, 1869-06-24
CASTELAR, AND SERRANC ON
CUBA.


i CASTELAR, AND sERRANC o,
> CUBA.
uskat1 In the CeTtee en- tho Cubu
70 ReyolAt1oA.
:, In the 9partah Cortes On May 20, the dlscusstc
= sook p|&aa o1 Article 109: "The Cortes Consult
+ ehtes Wilt reform tue actusl system Of the 60
4 efnmeas Of tte provinces Of shd Eltranat whe
q the deputies ffpU Cubs and Porto Rico hare take
ncaueus which may be believed necessary, II
g abort sPreches fEorn ssncrea PeEnande4 Vanh
4 sAse1a, RAlz, Gonez, Garcia, Lapez aud More
sssor CASTELAR, gpote as fellows:
GKHILKXxN; am very farigued- and tie Chan
ber ls slso. riHe solT 20 comply With q duty o
conscfence. which u The same tans beuev
es one e p Tns qgs1es gnae
Mea. potis,es 6 s<,ence, eSpe1sreata s a aat t1
sod z ths as's s,sss g 0Gh de, Desa o s
Nhe Republican HatuoEsy> hare given toptesens
circumstances ~ " peszibty could We have
r woala n nowfse have sune. Ca5a was n war.
1he nag of lnsntEeeslon bud been raised aFsinst
q sa eos " ss xsp, snss b.
plies splFo3auon Of the oet9 of the government,
much 1eaa rennncaa=fen Of .ha ideas we have al
a ass w w pss s
fsp.-essa!1ts1ss - o Cuts snd Psrto RICO WI CONS
1s1so,n @ a5rS sr.ss n 9 1 IL nc,a;.s =; M ~
srty an@ef right. But should bel great remorss
nasas aoxa w,thoas aeslztng saaf % Aspabl!eao
a e sssealss: we 20 ha3s ses ssEsys sEs3
9Stsh'fs esasss a H.. e' cn.s a. Ans.s ssnor
nysro, rhedln former epceas he aas on taese
giorious pazfanentarS esfeeS defendag specta1 NJ
69t most ube7A, laNs for Cra,a and Porsa RICO
vs., N As ps-eod q vhSh seeak, hare ra1aba:-
Ia YRar 1r4tr& ~
tssn in no otbetwsy. IN M EsAusssea, 75sssns' =
o:meerasian add se1sania .yaesonah pe1{o,llcAs q
I afoas We hare dsfendrt shc lber:y and the rcat
q eur POSSESSIONS begoud the seas. A. gTat
taioker has said, ~ y KEa7e prob.rm ,ec Pc.
| govern one people ~ another." There are til tares
systeAs o. rean!.tg thls-she ancient assten.
Malsa Hoass.s t,d, T. nsoasng ,ae ee:oy II r
d10m 15sten, which consists IN asse1tiatth4 aud
identh:tng the colour to khe metropolis; and tha
colonies popular cocInrahon. tts autonomy, b.
NJ which they goveE2Hhenseives BY teeu.ss4Eea,
aia a aass S not nith tas Eest o. n ceanTy ~
C1<n, must not forgctThas la The epoch ami In
tne times Of The reso] ]ctton Of September We have
ms Cubans ousht to have considered that that > nsr-
turbation IN those d.stano regions would add great
difficulties 70 the iumenss problem We wefa about
ters 70 my 1E1euls there and have SAID Il ID
9uol!o. ! do rot aqProse thoH could / ae 8
spanlasu y o. me condact sae Liberals Of Cuba
Wou.d have been for the country grand stigma !
taas some DAY e mtght dave been said thar I
mantle some portion OF the Spanish terfItory. !
For this, gentlemen, We have been prufonulfy !
si1ens, and BY cur silence we have believed We I
cou7tSy. 10 Hherr1 aud tn fse nsvnire.an
But Il ls now absolutely necessary We shosld |
az ana Foo aeS sSa safe e
much more right to complain OF us! We have
lately governed our colonies with regimen Of tne
governed our colonies In accordance with Ill tie
pr.ncptea Of Justice which could possibly be ayer-
III spsnsa Teeroys WSEe madei q or ns1asn
Ouf laws OF the indies arc one OF the at..atest
aos9 Theh ean s!s goaa9, hs tou9d 60
humanitarian policy with respect to America Tho
wont ene1nies u Spanish domination ID America
tross COLONIES and tbe mother Country morp by !
Affection than ~ authority aul force. So II MAS,
that from Ruenoa Asres to Quito IN that Immense
1he majesty bf the Spanish uatten- Ne, wu0 |
were 10 implacsnle Hlth the heEesy which pre-
sented itseu In spalr-we, who would not pardon
Constantine Or the most eminent philosophers,
pataoned ii he Indians the heresy Of lGnorauea
the spanish empire obeyed Well there came !
The constitutonai regimen in tho lines ot isabcla
ss L. 90 q as s}sssT ras bennss o
Hnt5iies eannt. hers nn,S W can1j not at,nr ihem
a e re 9 Gess sd sa paa we o a nen
when the iast events arrived on Tue lutl October
sns5s ~ r. Gns Tn r. r. ~
per iastl There hsa nndopbies,sJ, hesr sens NO
ave or urarext for the rebellion We all condemn
The Is isl desds have eeen very sad. Tne Litern
union promised Cuba Liberal rAlorXah 5enor fn-
sesaes seas asfas1n 8 s. 'aa ). se .san1
the Hotetnmeaho o. 1SAns9t t 1nrr ~
6 e e opsnsa - = ,5en5: 81. y - q moss
e1a f9nm pnrf, Mco aSy1Tei Esfg ana prcsentaa
stat reononitsi ponteai. sjalalstsafiye and 20.
~ - ps i. ~ nstfrr ratsr1en ~ tha rn}n
~ iTs Sesr3 rne1n % Wstsnr.l u thryn: w
promised sa1Ake into eons,Gerstlon saalr coansela
n M ssst sncen-the 1sst DAYS ct Issnela Il va
Yn1es II ,es.ssf an 1b.sT ro1n an5 yyx1ujpra
oss NH ~. %nssnr-rttT Il "a fr1tsan nsshis thaf
TSnm thrsr benrhts tnn.n should .s55e 3 word of
nope @ aaa proTbs ot felicity for ssssc distant rc-
e.anot eontinnn ~ bSt3o ~ ~ morstroa4 exeeption
eItsp6,pa ass,f ~ Il, n1er ne Smts.sp NJ con;iuent
There are thrse eress ftcrs uoor which We ouvnt
10 raise on rsw eplolatai posieg The n5ss i lie
mocfacy Of America. aud tie :h,rd Is tic greas.
examrle Eugland set n ,ritn tone.v ThsTS Il
70 denying tas inasass q hes ss ny a:e
Consequently, II We WI4h to b u tho nttttudo of
cur destiny IN Amer!ca. and ia continue and ~
we ought 70 say aolemnlE that We viii not BE- con-
tent #ish proEutses Uke those Of 1887. We oasts
e%elsny % 70 psSm'ss ha sns Erovess q Cara aah
uilase them to sralp, because tnere are aa2,
gers And tncanvenleuces In 80 doing, yet the day
these doors we Will coneeIe to :betn rrg1ruea
of theK osn Walch w ss1Tt - an n, eta@plH
Ss'f ia ~ s'e u ~ sT Sae as
civilized ws are nos cotteot VIA saia bns that re
vii tettaN those grand e1amples q liberty and q
TIE ninelcenth century the century az nbesty1 !
ASpe tnss, featEmen. ssPsclall1 nope ms asom
spasns nv soTe We uaa,t 10. torget 1merfcs' snI
above III, not forget that! cuba and Posto Rico
have at tneir gates the H:aaa exainRss o. ths 20.
u fallen that that lmtneose tgnomlny a DESTROYED
ssi mat : IS necessary ~ snoaln nave no mofa
tsq o. tnssa as eapa pTnepss nssTty
% say hIe ne anrientss tnaa a. me sun vs. nev
e entirely oescnFed fEpa1 9nr aominlpns, Io,day
tnen. ltGnh cheets;l a.. .,u. To-
GenerL serrano l nave tns nonof @ "a ,Esst u ~
sa s9 ssn9s ffeS ~ e1osnt anesc M
tne 20 lsss eloquent speeen OF senof - ste.eL tna
~ Y" ae M 1t .ncss Vim
Ihtnt t1t+t ~ Snve osSan h;oh 1rr.ss n ~
S9uha Thsx h "a ar G,s!3cnit Inum.nts-aunrema no
ments..in Th!ch Il IA not lawful 10 nT:1u our own
ssence snd tnniht. "a asSnnwicdce .s SINCERELY
d. mi Senior Caststsr anI III tie Uther aerrie
men hare been jnsunei WITH 5 high seutkeeny OF
IoTe 70 fhe cassnexy. Tna royofanenx DO not
lake ills to sianiiy appreciation q ali Mar acts
Ia the Colon!es It u suspension ol nosti!l-
ties to 0ote favorable day, uuIter ls.s critical
ernbar1ast soent sad give his rsaaona Tho gov-
ernment> >haNcVar, cannot let TIC pressns moment
pass without giving Come explanation respecting
tne lnsufEsctt!akn e Cuba nnd the ceasluct they
have oeserYed.. There was s.nagulas coincidence
betHean Tue Faa3lut,o0 o. Se9tetober NOD the n
euftec.ion OF taoa, cotnch:e;1co q aates when
easily l1aucss co4!Nsiou. ihS Us. news tne
EaptA2 LenRSA OF LULA rcerlTeu o. a1H rtathE Of