The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-12
THE CUBAN REVOLUTION.

Editor Crescent-Four months ago the leading
men of Eastern Cuba struck for Cuban freedom.
During that time they have not only succeeded
in controlling nearly onehslf of the island under
provisional government of their own, but also in
firing the Cuban heart throughout Western Cuba
where general uprising is now daily expected.
But how shall this uprising take place if the Gu
bans there have no arms for it Shall 1t then be
justified? Let Us see.
Ever since the revolu onsry movement in East.
ern Cuba began to grow formidable, the captain.
general began also to restrict the keeping of arms
by the Western Cubans, while be supplied himself
freely with war materials from New York and Bos-
ton, and allowed the spaniards to import for their
own use the best approved weapons of the United
States. This, which is the work Of royalist Ler-
sundi, has so much emboldened the Spanish vol.
unteers, that they are setting at defiance the an.
thority Of liberal Dulce, and attempting to massa-
ere the Cubsns at theaters and coffee houses. The
public is already acquainted with details Of these
with the character Of their perpetrstors.
They are men 80 low and dsspicsble
that only their worthy chiefs hold social
intercourse with them In Cuba. They
are the very dregs Of Spain, while their chiefs
are only their betters by wealth acquired mainly
through the slave trade. OF such characters is
composed more than one half of the Spanish pop.
ulation In Cuba, and all Of them hate the Cubans
so cordially that nothing short of Cuban subjugs-
ton or determination will satisfy them. Hence
their fosming and raging as the revolution of
Cuba goes on and bids fair TO be successful.
Hence their gross Misrepresentation of that rev.
oution, notwithstanding the earnest assurances of
its leaders that 1t Is meant for the good Of both
CubAns and Speniards. Hence their outrageous
assaults on dwelling houses of prominent Cubsns
and their reported Vaccinations for Cuban
slaughter at an early day. What wonder, then,
that the Western Cubans should rise at an earlier
day, despite their lack of arms? Ii Ii far better
TO meet death in q struggle for life than TO die
psssvely from fear Of the struggle.
Reliable private letters from Cuba show that
the murderous proceedings at the Vianueva
Theater and the Louvre Saloon in Havana, arose
from O Spanish conspiracy to massacre the
Cubans at that city, Matanzas, Csrdenss. Sagus
and Cienfuegos, as appears from certain move
ments at all those places almost simultaneously
with the proceedings referred to. But the fiend'
ish object Of the conspiracy seems TO have fallen
through, because the reported attempt to assass.
nate Gen. Dulce was unsuccessful. But in default
thereof the conspirators in q large body, entered
the residence of Mr.. ALBANIA and sacked IL, after
committing every description Of outrages. They
broke all the furniture, chandeliers, paintings,
mirrors, etc., etc., defaoed the walls and ceilings,
and rifed Mr.. and Mrs. Aldama's wardrobe, lesv-
ing them entirely deprived of their valuable
wearing apparel and jewelry. So that Mr.. A.
cannot cover the damage and plumber with 500 O0O,
as remarked by himself. The servants of the
house only inmates present at the time) fell also
prey to these vultures. They plundered from
the porter s26, from an English servant woman
over 500, and from another servant several pieces
of clothes and lottery ticket, to say nothing Of
the outrage perperated by several of these
tends upon the body of q colored girl hardly
fourteen years old, who was left In q critical con-
dition within sight Of her broken hearted mother.
The foregoing remarks convey but a faint idea of
the state OF affairs in Cuba so far as regards the
Spanish rabble theresa that many families are
leaving Havana for safety abroad, or at some &C.
cluded place in the Island. Bot the life of de-
fenseless Cubans lie not only at stake there; tina.
of our fellow citizens is also in danger as appears
from the brutal murder of Mr.. Conner. merely be-
cause, in answer 70 tie challenge OF some voun-
teer patrolman he showed himself TO be an Ameri
can. Yet our government seems to be Indifferent
to such facts. But thanks to heaven that the ides
Of March are near ct hand. and then the State de-
partment at Washington shall be relieved of its
present incumbent. Then true American states
man will doubtless occupy that place (; q states
man who will not commune with any Spanish
minister at the shrine of Bscchus, nor truckle to
monarchical Europe, but statesman who will as
sert the rights of our citizens abroad, and secure
fair play to any people struggling for freedom in
America PHIL0 CUBA.