The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-06-19
mand OF General Jordan, who has charge Of the
cavalry OF the revoutfOnsts
THE RECENT ARRESTS Of ALLEGED CUBAN sYmpATMzERs.
NEW YORK, June IS, 1869.

NEW YORK, June is, 1869.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD -
Notwithstanding all that has been said about the
venality and viainy Of our officials, and not only
said but proven In many instances, the rudeness
and brutality exhibited by them on Wednesday in
the arrest OF several Cuban gentlemen exiled in
this city, surpasses anything recently enacted.
without ever having established, beyond contro-
Versy that an expedition has left this port with hos
uie designs against Spain; without proof that any
attept OF that character Is to be made in future,
and III tue lace OF resolution of sympathy for the
struggling patriots in Cuba, passed by the United
states Congress, endorsed Enthusiastically, by the
sentiment OF the whole country, these officers Of the
law, worked upon by the vague Suspicion of some
hired Spanish SPIES have authorized and
executed the arrest Of several highly RESPECTABLE
gentlemen, and that 100 at an hour OF the dav when
bail could not be received, In order to crafty the
malice OF their enemies by compelling them to pass
night within walls erected to confne felonS From
the manner or arrest OF Colonel Ryan ON Broadway,
TO the extravagant rudeness offered at the residence
OF Mr. Mora, the action Oh the officers was not only
most unsatisfactory, but positively insolent, VIII
any one contend that the United States Marshal had
rignt TO selze private papers on the person OF Mrs.
tne whoe aliair reveals the fact that men were Sc
iected 10 make these arrests who were known to
DE incapable of performing their functions
without acrimony and insult, and most
probably melted thereto by Spanish gold.
to the crimes OF the Spanish government,
every mail brings new enorrnities, heaped up to
crush out the spirit of liberty but the tune
gives fresh evidence OF a determination in that
spirit to conquer. The island Is by all nations adj
United TO be In state or revolution at least Large
supplies OF munitions are shipped from and a navy
Is building in the United States ior the prosecution
OF war there II the neutrality of our government
Is intact In the face OF these facts surely II would
not be broken should It's vigilance he relaxed to
allow d lew men desir0u5 OF taking up arms III
ulere were any such) VITA the revolutionary forces
to slip out oil port for that purpose. Taking in
sideration the climate OF CUBA the season OF the
year and the inevitable lardshipS to be endured it
Is hardly 10 be supposed that any one Is to he found
SO desperate as 10 wish TO leave this latitude for
camp life amid the lunges OF the tropics in mid
summer Possibly in the TALL men might he recruited
for that purpose, but not now.
me disaereedbe and dsgraceful business OF
resting refugees who sought shelter on our shore Is
due TO the influence OF tue Bohemian press ever
ready to trump up something that VIII introduce the
name OF their insignificant sheet. No matter how
SHY no matter how dero gatofy to public Interest,
II only sensational no matter how false, down it
goes IN printers ink, and bat Tor the existence OF
few outspoken papers like the HERALD, would do :
Immense damage to all that exercises their peculiar
talent The writer has rot interest to the amount OF
Que single dollar In Cuba or any thing connected with
rage should call forth not only public expression
from individuals. but should be marked 10y an in
dlgnaton meeting on the part OF our CITIZENS.
Deputy United States Marshal Gregg and tho
Recent Amnesty.
Deputy United States Marshal Gregg contradicts
the statement published in yesterdays papers that
in efectlng tie arrests Of certain alleged Cuban fiji.
busters .he behaved roughly used language that
was unbecoming Ollcer and o gentleman He
performed his duty with all the grace and suavify
not say anything or act In any way as alleged by
some OF his prisoners.