The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-16
FIRST EDITION
q u B a.
Arrival Of CaptaIn.Ge General Dulce-Hls
Proclamation to the Cubans In Full
The Condition OF Things on
the Island.
This mornings N. Y. Tribune has -he follow

oTande revue OF all the troops In the city and
environs. The line extended from the corner of
| Refugio street and the Prad0 to the Campo dc
| Ma te, and thence out TO the Pdseo dc Tdc,n
| through La RENE street. IL was about mile
| long, The General looked sad. As tue troops
| dsfiled before him, he had something to say to
| nearly ever y commander, and repeated vlvas for
| Spala and Cuba EspdnoLd were given and
cheered. His farewell address was read to the
| troops, o copy of which Is herewith forwarded
| 10 you. II mad been arranged TO have mock
| fg6t st the Cborrera the next morning at 10
| O'Clock, but at "A. M. OF that day q cannon was
| heard 10 fire from the MORO, which annouuc'd d
the arrival of the mail steamer Comlllss. having
| on board his Excellency Domingo Dnloe, Mar
| quis OF Castelltorito; IL was uncerlain at first
! whether Or not he had died on the route,
and hence great rush TO the wharf of
| the populace to ascertain the fact. A dele
| cation from the Ayuntamento and other
| private citizens soon went on board TO ascer.
| lain the condition of the distinguished
| gentleman; among the very first OF the number
10 visit the ship was General Lersundi nj msef
| The meeting between the two Generals was
cordial. General Dulce was found to be in ex-
ceedlngly delicate health. BY o'clock the
and Uips at ii one could hardly get along on the
| streets between the bay and the palace. AT IL
! A. NJ. precisely, General Iersundi, preceded by
/ Ihe City Council and various dignltaries went
! down to the wharf, where he met the new Gov.
ernor General, ana escorted MIN, throngh lines
| to the Government House. Perhaps 1900
| persons were present, GENERAL pQl9e wslked
| 0ility; and when he reached the stairway OF the
| palace, General Lersundi on the one side, and
|
aided him to mount the steps. There we're no
| shouts OF welcome; but, in lieu thereof, q pro.
| round sympathy for the General, and, more
| than that q deep uncertainty on the part
| of the Spaniards ss to what was to be doue, and
mingled look Of pleasure and doubt on the
| face Of the Cuban population. The General
took the oath OF office, and attempted few
remarks. which are reported to have been
! Jan. 0-general Dulce has commenced in
| good earnest the contamination of what was
achieved by the revolution. He has taken steps
| 10 remembrance Isabel y
Queen. On Thursday morning the city was
| surprised to know that the staue OF nor late
| Majesty had been removed from the PaseO do
YsRbel III. The statue was seriously damaged
in its removal, the face having been partially
crushed by its fall. II was taken away at mid
night of Wednesday, The next morning the
portraits OF The ex.Queen were hauled down
and carted away. No great respect was shown
in their removal, and Il is not known whether
| the statue was Intentionally damaged,
whetn er it became so by accident as no one
was permitted to see the operation OF re noyal.
laterrs, and in full view OF it. but were ordered
away before the work commenced Il is said
that the statue of Columbus, now In the court
yard of the palace, will be set up on the site OF
the removed statuary. and besides that, the one
| be removed In few days from the Plaza de
| ArmaB
Proclamation to the Cubans.
The following Is the text OF the proclamation
TO the Cubans issued by Captain General
Dulce:-
The Government provisional of the nation, in
use of It's legitimate faculties, has determined
TO charge me for a second time with the superior
political direction of this Antille. an integral
measure of my duties. have obeyed, without
taking into account the state OF my health,
xiresdy a ys yon Know Know me- There is no danger @ Of
my being intimidated. no obstacle which
ien'sn Is nnser % consideration; there Oeine is NO
5esponsiOiity which Ssv be 40 not not sSoept
may settle the principle or authority on the
firm base of equity and justice. Cubans: Tue
evolution h has stripped & a. us Of dynasty and
poisont d the air we breathed, has given back
10 man his dignity and to the citizen his rights.
The revolution, in the exercise Of It's indispu.
table sovereignty, did not desire that over the
viii of the people there should prevail imsgl-
nary prerogatives, both hereditary and tradi-
Iional and 1T seeks that, for the future poliLi.
cal and administrative legality should nix the
from the deepest bowels OF society by means
of universal suffrage. In short time you vi III
,, sent ou in the Constituent Oortes. TIey Will
obtain from this power, supreme aud national
j the reforms that your legislature dem ands, the
in moral and political order that civilization
bas conquered. Aslandera and sons OF the
Peninsula. we are all brothers; we recognize
only one God; and this is for Us tae bond o.
the same religion; we speak the same language
island of Cuba becomes one of the provinces
of Spain. Doubtless, this change SO radical
be sterile % and even dangerous in 'ItS it.
\ practical results II public examination
/, Il
thing which might be remedy for the present
n and hope of larger increase In not far OF
future. Hence, here the necessity for those
grand electoral reunions which good sense
! commands ana custom sanctions hence ther'
; ikewise the convenience that men of tmagina
\ tion ana OF knowledge devote themseIves tt
This discussion, prudent, reasoning and cold
, | which has made OF the press one element o
life for modern society. Painful Is IL that youl
reason as a being. and the respect for interests
created. do not permit the trial OF certain sys
| sems and doctrines Ia which there is SO muct
interest for progress and h1manlsy. Do no
S1nh strange boldly @y speaking T6aas
w0rds which stain the paper OF
which they are written and scald th'
tongue which pronounces them. The posses
sion Of these three rights, the only ones which
the prudence and the wisdom OF the PrOvi
aloGe constitute the true political liberty OF
country; but II bad acts convert this noble aspi
ration OF our age In an insurrecu0nary band o
cry ot independence. intiexible II mus
exist. and be hard in the matter OF punish
menL rnere liz no liberty without order ant
wlthoot respect for the laws. Whoever volun
tarily abandons the legal ground with Whloi
he AZ hrst commences is a wicked man in th
eyeof Him who ls to judge in the tribunals 0
justice.
Islanders and sops OF the Peninsula sneaI
to you In the name of Spain, in the nams n
your mother. Union and fraternity! Forget
fulnet OF the past and hope in the future Liy
| Spain with honor DOMINGO DULoni
4 Havana, jan q, 1868
AhaIItIOn of Slavery.
Il The following is q copy OF an order sent L
the owners of slaves working In the mines a
| CObTe:-
| Hews that oar wise Government has pre-
| eIaInled and put into effect the abolition
| slavery: and as 10 is my duty, and as am au
thorhed 10 sio "a ea,pyng ih'9 Se1S ais2qS
J. | under my charge l now make IL known I
| YOU to the end that you abstain from collect
nave collected heretofore for labOrs from th
| mines, and said black citizens Will be mad