The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-01
6sada's Addpess to
Danish Soldiers.
Power of the Press on the
Fate of Cuba.

We have recevedby the steamship Eagle, Captain
Green, which lett Havana on the 25th ult. the latest
mail advices froh Cuba. The purser will receive our
thanks for fayors received.
Independent Cubn-The Robert e. Lee
ProIect--The Spaniar,ls No. Ia 80 Ennished
from the Eslnnd-Their Interests Identical
with the Cnbans-Oniy Certain Lenders to
BE Bnnished--Proposed Gradual Esnamci-
HAVANA, sept. 25, 1862
In recent communication your correspondent
spoke OF class Of Cubans not represented by Carlos
Manuel Cespedes though at the same time nimlca
TO the Spanish government, whose desire and pur-
pose IL Is to establish here an independent State with
General Robert Il. Lee or some other prominent
American at It's head--something akin 10 absolute
power-for the space OF ten years. since writing that
further information, and on important points OF tho
ideas OF tins class-composlns, as is claimed. the
greater part OF the wealth ana intelligence OF the
isand-has been furnished HIM.
With all their hatred OF the Spanish domination
these men have no desire TO cxpel the spanIards
from the island. They have no revenge to seek and
Imagine that with the departure OF the Spanlards
would go from Cuba by far The greater share or It's
commercial and industrial energy. Nor would 1t be
SAFE The planters would leave 80 many negroes
behind them that they would be In a great ma
jority, and SO another Hayt might be the result.
Matters have SO shaped themselves here that
1t has ceased to be question between
Spaniards and Cubans; 1t has become one
OF life and DEATH OF preservation or destruction.
Whatever the result OF the strife in the field, the
moral effect OF the instruction the island In the
\relations of person, commerce and agriculture can
nyer be put down. The government, though 1t
Dsdatters every rE2e insurgent will not have con-
ha torch nd will takn he
place OF the musket and night forms better cover
for the bravo than trenches to the soldier. Say
they:-"In this age, when government bases It's
power solely on force, reason leaves Its subjects;
when justice IS perverted revenge supplants legal
redress" Let reason resume its sway among the
residents OF Cuba and It VIII be easy TO reconcile in
6ulars and peninsulars. Their interest IS IN COM
mon, and opposed 10 Spanish rule, whose course has
all alike Ike SPANS stead towards we WEAKNESS
and decay, her knoY lily for maintaining
ssss as n sE's1: sTsss Of es5
With ~ achieving OF independence there would
not be 60re lEan 200wlo woud have to leave or run
the risk OF a worse punishment. These are the
leaders OF the volunteers those Men who really
hold the power OF the government in their hands,
who prevent the legitimate representatives from
shaping their course by the rule OF right and justice
who are the responsible parties for all the ourages
on person and property, FOR the midnight OF
innocent persons, Tor the nssassination5 so alarm
ingy numerous all over the island ana short for
all that which now causes Christendom to stand
aghast In contemplating tins civil strife. Certainly
for the mere chance OF preserving the interests OF
these Few the great mass would not care to risk
their all.
With the government once established it is calcu-
lated that immediate and unparalleled prosperity
would result. With the certainty OF stable gov
eminent as base industry and enterprise would
have fair field for development; taxes, which have
heretofore crushed the people. would De reduced
more than onehalf, the products would be increased,
onicial robbery would be stopped each citizen free
and selfreliant and not in the leading Strings OF the
government, commerce would now IN upon us, our
cities would be filed with Northern visitors fleeing
from inhospitabe winters, virtue would DO culti-
yated religion would exercise her legitimate func-
tions and cuba become greai and happy. Such are
the anticipations INDUCED n by THIS class OF Cubans
over their project OF pacLg General Lee at the head
a1 % the esla an elaborate
plan has been prelrei for its gradual accomplish
inent In such D1nanner that the labor system shall
pot be throyh into confuslon no oss accrue TO the
Owners, wlfle at the same time the interest and
Ultimate b4ne1t Of the negroes VIII be looked after.
| THIS pl<h may be sketched AZ iollows:-Ihe emsn-
rIpat1sd Is set down for ten years IL Is proposed
At/I present owners be recompensed for the
6Yhe OF their slaves by the government as
Notwithstanding each negro to be worth $500,
the government shall issue Its bonds for that
amount bearing interest at eight per cent and
payable by tenthS commencing after the third year,
80 that the bonds shall be cancelled at the end OF
the thirteenth year. The owner shalt pay TO the
government one dollar month for his slave during
the first year, two dollars for the second three dol
lars for the third and so Embarrassing one dollar
each year-so that in the last year ten dollars per
month would be paid. The owner shall IN like
manner pay to the negro half dollar month for
the first year, dollar for the second, and on,
increasing his pay half a dollar month each year.
so during the tenth year he would receive sixty dol
lars.
AT the end OF four years the government would
have received $50 per negro, anu would then have
TO pay slxty-sx dollars, which Is one-tenth OF the
principal and four years. interest that one-tenth
The payments during the years can be seen by a
glance at the following tabls-