The New York herald., 1869-01-21
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Now that the revolution in Cuba exhibits
undeniable signs of subsistence quackery-'
mongers abound with assurances Of the new
phase which the Cuban question is taking.
One assures us that the people will never sub
nit when in fact the greater part OF them
have never rebelled; another tells us that
movement is on foot in Madrid favoring the
sale of the island to the United States, when
such an idea would suffice to insure the over
throw of any Spanish Cabinet; and third,
more hopeful STILL insists that the revolution
is to obtain new life from some undehnable
cause and mount in triumph on the wings OF
glory But there stand the hard facts to
contradict all these. The teegraphic
advices from Havana which we have
recently published must put an end
to the hopes many had entertained OF an
early severance of the Seem Of the Antilles"
from the Spanish crown. Count Valmaseda
officially informs General Dulce that on the
10th instant he took possession of Bayamo,
which was the headquarters of the revolution
ary government. This is the Richmond OF the
revolution. Whether, pursuing the parallel,
General Cespedes will like General Lee, find
an Appomattox and accept an honorable sur
render, or Valmaseda, like General Grant,
offer terms which, by inducing capitulation,
shall free the country from the horrible evils
of guerilla warfare from disbanded insur-
gents, remains to be seen. One thing is clear
the movement which has been for the last
three months on foot in the eastern portion of
Cuba, with all the honors of revolution,
now subsidies into mere local disorders
1t is not our intention to review the causes
which have produced this result. They are
many, and have been faithfully presented to
our readers by our correspondents and our
own frequent comments on events as they
occurred. But there are certain facts which
it will be well for General Dulce and the
purely Spanish population of Cuba to bear in
mind in their prsssn! triumph i they wish for
p4sce. The late nsuffecssii14H waas ..iio ss77st
purely Cuban movement Of any extent against
the government which has taken place in the
island. 1t has taught thousands of the native
population two great facts-frst, that it is not
a difficult task to drive the small, isolated
Spanish garrisons out of the interior OF the
country; and, second, that it is very far from
being every Spanish bullet that kills. In gain
ing possession of these two facts the popular
mind of Cuba has made an immense stride
towards the independence of the island, and
whatever fate may attend Cespedes, Aguilera,
Perdomo and the other prominent leaders,
they will be looked upon by the people as re-
preventative men. No act Of the Spanish gov
ernment can tear them from that position.
There is but one course, therefore, that wis
dom will counsel to the Spanish authorities in
Cuba. The government must abandon the pol
icy of intense Espan0lismo which it has hitherto
pursued, and permit, in the coming election
Of deputies to the Cortes, that native and
representative Cubans be sent to that body.
Cuba has wrongs which Spain should re-
dress; and she can never DO this until the
true voice of Cuba can be heard in her legisla-
tive halls. 1t is not enough to send Span
iards resident in the island to the Cortes, and
much less Is 1t wise to send there any of the
few Cubans who have become thoroughly Span
by their countrymen. If the government per-
sists in ignoring the people of Cuba and in
sending only its own partisans as deputies to
the Cortes it will prepare the ground for
new revolution in the island.
But both Spain and Cuba have made great
sixteenth century policy which still rules the
Spanish colonies. The scheme which we pub
lisheG some days since on the authority of
Selor Ascarate, one Of the Cuban deputies
now in Madrid, as being the plan of General
Serrano, chief Of the provisional government
the telegraph announces as being the policy
adhered to at recent meeting Of the leading
liberals Of Havana separate nationality
for Cuba with an insular Assembly, division
Of the Cuban budget from that of Spain, and
Captain General appointed by the Grown
from the civil or military list, as may be best.
We have good reason to believe that agitation
for this plan is the shape which the Cuban
question in the island and in Spain will take at
an early day, and all other forms OF agitation
must give way to the new idea.
As 1T OUGHT TO BE.-The last snow that
fell in Broadway was swept up with brooms
and carted away--a simple process and
effective in the prevention Of the great winter
nuisance Can il not be done always
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YACHTING. HG.-Elsewhere we print the commu-
nication Of "A British Yachtman," who sup
poses that the Fleetwing is one-fourtb larger
than the Cambria. He probably means by
"Thames measurement.
"WE, rus PEOPLE OF ENGLAND" said the
three tailors OF Tooley street. . In the name
| Of 4, 600, 900 American citizens said the half