New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-24

mined to shoot. They were escorted behind the
prison. when discharge of arms was Immediately
heard, but which had been, in fact fired into the
air. Tho men had been asked to confess. but would
tell nothing. Hence the firing which was to alarm
those in prison. Durafona had house pre-
pared to receive the FIRST detachment, and
soon after about 20 others were brought
to tho same place OF mOck-execution and
subjected to q similar maneuver About so had been
taken out and thus dealt with, when some of those
remaining in JAIL supposing that all who had gone
out had been shot, told DuraTona that there was q
conspiracy to shoot and rob all the Spaniards in
that section OF the country. Then began in good
earnest the work Of execution Some II persons had
been shot at the latest dates and many Others were
in Cdpilld-a state of preparation for death.
Count Vamaseda has written to Gen. De Rodas,
asking to be relieved of command, because he says
the men sent to him from Havana are useless, and
run upon all occasions. This request has confirmed,
it is said the Captain General in the belief which is
shared by many, that there is conspiracy on foot
to dispace him. 1t is not probable that the request
viii be complied WITH as the rumor of busting De
ROdas is growing stronger every day. @
From Puerto Principe the intelligence comes that
14OO Spanish soldiers died in the month of October
of disease. They garrisoned Neuvitas and guarded
the railroad. There is great dissatisfaction with
who charged by the Pepinsulars of connvance with
the insurgents The latest dates from thu Cinco Vii
las report daily communications between Cienfuegos
and Villa Clara. Had the expedition of the Lillian
arrived off the coast tho whole cargo gould have been
transported to the interior without wagons thou
sand men or more were not far off who were only
awaiting a signal to go down to the shore and aid
in the work of Decentralization, while feint was to
have been made by the rebels in another direction.
This was the plan that had been agreed upon The
guns and munitions could have been transported by
hand to the center of the Cnco Villas Department.
NEW AND EXTRAORDINARY SCHEME OF
sLAyERY-THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE TO BE
REOPENED FOR THE PURPOSE OF EMANCI-
PATING AND CHRISTIANIZING SAYAGES
HAVANA, Dec IA remarkable paper isnow being
circulated by certain proprietors and merchants
throughout Cuba The Government has allowed its
circulation in printed Sheets but will not permit it to
be published in the journals. stranger scheme for
perpetuating Slavery was, perhaps, never devised.
This document sets ont by saying that the question
of Slavery is the life and death question of the
Island" The project which it describes is that of
Don jose Esparrago and is in substance the follow
ing: All the slaves are at once to be declared free,
and without Naturalization Of any sort to the mas
ters But by the terms of the third article all those
between the ages of 10 and 60 shall remain with
their former masters for ten years afterward, in
order that they may be educated by them. To those
below the age of 10 years many more years are to
be added as they lack of being years of age Those
between 10 and 20 years to have 81 month from
the former owner, those between 81 and 0s2 per
month, and those II and 60 50 per month. These
to be instructed and educated during the existence
of the state of puplage so that when their term
pires they shall be able TO live and manage for them
selves and families Those who are unwilling to
form to these rules are to be banished under the
terms of Article " Others. who are between 6l and
10 may elect 20 remain with their former owners, be
educated, and receive 81 30 per month"; or 90 among
the free persons color. Such negroes above
II are to live in the houses of their former masters
who will take care OF them.
With the object of exalting laborlsay the sgners
of this paper Europeans and Cinnamon will be en-
plOyed to labor on the estates, with the manumtted
slaves, (which they do nowl. There is however, an
additional provision attached to this grand manu-
hitting process tuna oondcioR precisd) and that is
the permission must be accorded by the Government
to bring over from Africa just many sarage sldres
as the inhabitants may WISH who are to be educated
instructed, civilized and Christianized for the space
of ten years. all at the small cost of giving their time
and labor for these ten years provided they do
not die meanwhle) TO their importers, who, besides
are to pay g. ST. and 50 per month, as in the first
instance Under this provision, it is quite clear that
while 100 negroes are manumitted in name, ten or
twenty times that number may be enslaved by the
person mauumitting. The same process OF manu-
mission and of importation is to be carried on ad
iRfaiium. With this grand scheme bank is TO be
connected, which is to keep all the money of the
negroes Every married negro is to place so much at
the end Of each month in said bank for the benefit of
his wife and children. SO that the money which the
abOreTs gain is also under the control Of their former
owners and importers.
Another feature of the scheme is that our nation
SPAIN shall establish at the most convenient points
on the African coast numerous and strong colonies
which shall he denOminated Spanish Colonies for
the redemption and christianizaton Of African saw
ages" These societies are to gather up "savages'
for shipment to Cuba. The whole project if pub
lishcd at length, would occupy considerable space.
But its main features are here given. 1t might be
asked what sort Of education proposed to be gveni
From what can be gathered from the document in
question il would seem to relate TO instruction in the
arts of husbandry or, in other words, TO learning
how TO labor on cane and tobacco fields. great
number of names arc being procured for this pro-
cranne. all Of which are Spanish, and there is
prospect Of obtaining signcrs of the same class all
over the island
TIE HISTORY OF THE CUBAN NEGOTIATIONS AT
wAsHINGTON--wHAT PASSED BETWEEN MR..
LEMUs AND MIR. FISH-GEN. RAWLINss
SPEECH IN CABINET-THE PRESIDENTS TERMS
TO sPAiN-wHY THE sICKLEs NOTE FAILED.
From La Revolucon, Dee z3
On the 2jth of June last, at night, there was
held conference at the house OF the Secretary OF State
Mr. Fish, between that gentleman aud Mr.. Morales
The Secretary opened the interview by proposing
tile good offices Of the United States in bringing about an
understanding between Spain and Cuba which would
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