, 1869-10-05
SPAIN AND CUBA,
The Text OF General StcKIcs' Cclc.
brntcd Letter.

brntcd letter
The letter Of General sIckIes to tto Spanish
Government. upon the condition Of anairs IN
sphert gbut has not before been published ltopens
with the sr1teMe Mt tnnt the Wrtttr ha1- been d.
rrcted By the President, to fsmoos'rate with the
humanity Of the mode IN which The conflict Il car
Itet on b3 the Spanish troops IN Caesa. nnd theu
continues IN the following stfatns
"rne manner m xhtcn the war e esndncted.
the horrible atrocities that arc being committed
The sseassnati0ua the cold. nloodet EuafueEA, the
san1iago de Cuba, the executions OF Cuban pEts-
enass, r. bo, though taken In 21lnA, were human
es,r& I'D 1sss5sa ;e at ~ " q maaee
:iun iIom Amt1,cs, i1on England. nom France
you, he sain, " to LOOK at facts wh1ch cannot be
PA.I,ateo, which tell too rad fale Of the intense
nt.sly 1nto which = lasxo and ptospetoqs rs tslana.
plunged b. . mode OF warfare which eren IN the
nest tnrtaIous nn es R01ld hare hten uetipcd
errel The var nEs aarsao5 isstea iali year
lions hare been looking On. expecting that some
prrEress xoola be nlade 70 br1nK u 70 A end
that the spsnish Government are further on tnsn
ever rom sttalniEg tnei1 pS}ect- 'r1s0-thitdao ot
tte island fs In pobseeson oi the C1haus, many I'm.
BY their troops, tncy hare well DISCIPLINED a1utes
IN the Held eth full Supplies OF tue munitions OF
;ne no s aTsss T s tn es
brtps aFsir,st hem FIum a fiUp.e insu.rectton, -
It has been wrongly der omtnaseJ It h&s dereinpt'i
Of the same race, nj which bntles Tor indepen-
deuce Ahd liberty, The other for possession which
II cannos ma,Ltasn. These arc Iacts. and ne PEG.
credit them. Within twelve months the Spanlsn
GoselnueB hts not advanced from the point =.
ssen despatcnsd 10 ,sl,ttxr, | a5nly siter ary, asst
uiIei 1tet fer lite puFpose ul snprcesstns the re-
telltop: tHt year has passed, aud the rebellion
arc very near lie 1,nne when the; must be called
M pf+renft nj and separate uatIo1. the rccoK-
ult1on Of their bellGeEehcT VII fhsfetoft DC but
iact which not ait our love for Spain, mt I'll our
reFpect FOR ih- gnyeEtnens now III power, not all
orr regard saE political neutrality viii permit us ~
tlzfbel1eEe. TIE recognition OF the tubAnS ~
heIlKerebta VII bt no more than We readily az
co7ded to the present government Of Spain. Nbep,
n ssn ma.~ a saa.nss isl tiranny md popre.sIen Spa
.alds, who shave afaaJs been notorious for lhri7
love OF ubetfE and haired 10 respottaM, should
EoE deal hataJ With their frosh<Fs IN Cuba !ur
theJ taye h+tD nttuateu By the zane feehne-
Hbeh pEoTpted the Heopte os nc Peuta.uia 70
@ ltndeEee, tns Go7ernn M eas O: lie United stats,
Lep it nax evident It could no: be otherwise, 81
compelled 10 recognize her rs fepaEate Ssa.e.
n,aIner nre the Cnbaus n ar1us to,daI fighting fur
sne!r nLerty. When there IS every pfuspeCr OF
their tuccess why ssouIu Tbs United States Co..
are ent1tled: There are o4ner serious things u
he tzlen ,nto con.ldeza,ion rhicn have !nduce,t
tie Government Of the United staies 70 take this
ttep, b sides the cause lor whjCa the Cabans are
70 ealantlT cnntendtng. besides their prospects
Of Fucceke- Tue once eu0rmous rrs+le
sna PEE o1
idly becoming waste tbs wealthy plantations,
Tue sources Of vast rarRnue, lie Idle aud ata e-
rr0n mers tusp,clop. and their proprietors eSie'l
to Fernando 20: esta.ss 1Eh tn cattle have been
selzed upon and the Esnaions PITT TO the rsinrs: :
nt{r ~ Ia FYdA nf fhR hAaf
have emtgTated; the boae and 61new Of the couo-
III, the young meD the Pride Of happy state, are
6stng . aaa sent oe se
poyer1sheG t1ss II must Ate century
to restore wha: las rpih:essiy heen dessro, eli
within the lssr sHsl1e monthA The cont!nns-
uun Of such eour.e civilization aud tue
present enlightened aRe capnot permit, and
1he Aneneaa PEOPLE, sno more tnen sit o:h-r.
| ite cuhanR, are 20 loud and unitsd tn thelr
ct1nxnds that their GuEeFnmeas da1b not much
ssss eo oag
| American Government hss hestiaisd, and ro-
Trained sTopa Intervention hitherto is becAute It
toward reconciliation, that Spun eosld b. led 10
rec the isui1Ies4uess OF continuing the Desperate
| ws11aro; II remained Leut1al necaaee The Amef1-
gard lor lrtelnauot ii oongaunas and the
| uzdItioL2i Gently that h81 ex.s:Rt tes ~eeu the
that lie cnhans sts.ed tnis oomiry, 9ood feel.
tpE. std friendship that the A19es'ean 5ossrn~
| Mtlt and peppo enttffdtne1 11f SFAl0s tnA&
| kC.Etthl1 u due ihe1r Cu1sn .t1snoss eometnlDg
slsu u due TO the Wlcfprcad y 1ra:hl 10 Aneftca
for Cuba. The insttncts Of sae American people
II ia row loo evtfeut that The government must
| srccuub 10 The popetaf opinion ns cIpTcased In
| tie fyess and IN aAse enoLe4
"Ggeas a. asa4A u, poFe.dnl Is fne nay be, abe
| u fut1heF I'll than Ever frnm the consUmuntfon u
| her hopes Her tn asuEy t8 depleted, the c0antfJ
has bxen faxt& 10 the utmost II the min effort 70
suppress the n belltoc, snd 1t ig Impossible to
| alrt1!n the etrugRIe any longer. Tna time Is
therefore near when tae Government OF the Enise.
M;za'1on, The centu11, lasioe 70 the cause +. pEo-
] trts e., Impose upon T.
The Go. eminent Of Spain has YET time &c ,l!s-
| poee the Cnnao que5t1oa nouoran1y and satisfac-
| tortIy 10 Sr3ni2lu1, Cuh2ns and the world Tue
I people Of C1ra demand liberty; the proxFrsa
| lceJ have made sfoxs that they E1l sIeceut
| Sune demand lnttpendeL e. and others desire
! that Cuba eno1d be annexed TO 1he Unte,i
state9. Ire He1tcan Gover0mens otfess neguti-
people. u tacI deste liberty and independence
| the ubtted States Is N duty hound to Iol-
! low the coR:Rs of Perm and the TSonln American
| fepntteA Tho CLbsna deAtra to be a.
| te1ed to tAe Gnlied Sta1es, the American GuE-
ment Il Wiling 10 purchase the tsiand 1rptn Span
jGr = t1m of money hereafter TO be agreed upon
Whafevef dettalon tue Spanish GovefntDeus may
aHtre u, II Il pe1S1lts II prosecuting the war It
| noss Ee done On humane PRINCIPLES. for humanity
! otE auos L. II Il tn Kindly spirit that haze
Lid these tacts before JOE. hare wtttteu ftank'
H. u aoklltr ehnulf write to 3 military power
and. AZ ! an ar.pfesentariye Of the Government
resp'e, had failed in my dnsy had I written
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