New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-22
NETWORK, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 90 1869.

that the bulk OF these refugees content themselves how
ever with energetic outcres for liberty and vehement
appeals for assistance from foreigners OF every naon
especially from Americans" that the same refugees by
their want Of organization, well by their apparent
dsincnaon return home and share the hardshps OF
war with their gallant countrymen, afford standing
theme with their enemies to cry down the struggle for
Cuban freedoms and that IL they do not change at once
their Inactivity into action TO help enectuay that strug
Gle will fall TO the unutterabe regret of all lovers Of
Republican liberty. Such is substance the purpOrt Of
your remarks which we beg leave TO answer nr,eny.
"The formidable brigade referred TO cannot be raised
out of the Cuban refugees In this city and neghborhood
unless old men, women. and children were included
therein But granting for the sake Of argument that It
could be raised whence and how could II be started on
for Cuba without mourning seizure or arrest on the pea
public notorety that last Summer several members Of
the Cuban unta in this city were arrested on the charge
their having fitted out military expedition hence to
Cuba against those aws Is It not also notorious fact
that some 400 Cubans and Americans who attempted 10
get Jurisdiction Of the United States and then
leave for Cuba oyeraken, brought back and held
IN prison for several days as yioatos OF the aoiesau
lawsi Again. 1t not another fact that about that time
Marshal Barlow, with pack OF his deputies and guard
Of United States marines, set out on midnight expedl
OF some 70 destitute Cubans who were living In Weehaw
ken under the protection OF their cOuntrymen and who
dragged from their beds by the Jealous Mar
shall the presumption that they chartered there
contrary 10 the same charmed aws Such are the acs
OF arrests and above seizure Of goods and vessels to
case OF the " Hornet"
As to appeals for assistance from foreigners especially
Americans beg to dsclam your assertion upon TINS
point. War materials have been mainly sought for by
the Cubans from the outset, and that for handsome
consideration But few Of such materials, however have
they obtained owing TO the construction placed upon the
neutrality laws, while their enemies have been allowed
TO supply themselves freely with tho same materials
from the United States OF there has been no want
but TO convey arms and ammunition as Gen. Jordan
himself has averred through your columns In his appeal
TO the American people for Incidence, clothing ana
shoes for the struggling patriots. And as to Americans
can safely you that hardly 200 OF them nave
gone to fight for Cuban freedom, aud but few men
Of other natonates have as yet joined the Cubans IN
their struggle.
Our want OF organization does not arise from any
other than the persecution to which have been
subjected as appears from the facts above pointed out
And remark the face OF such facts as you have been
pleased do, that inactive, and apparently DIS
inclined TO return home and Join our comparios In the
field, is tantamount to requiring man tied up to move
actively As regards what enemies may say OF us We
would observe that hold them 10 be beneath our con
tempt they either Spanish hrelings, or mono
maniacs who formerly were champions of the Slave but
now adays are uphOlders Of European Slaye-traders
against American people struggling universal ree-
dom and national independence. SEVERAL CUBANs'
Neto- York, Oct. q, 1869.