The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-28


for the purpose of joining Quesada This is
attributed by the Spanish papers to the fact that
they are no longer able to sustain themselves in
the Cinco Villas. 1t is more probable, however
that the movement is one of concentration to
oppose certain operations of Valmaseda known
to be on the eve of Inauguration. IL is under
stood that the new commander of the
Eastern Department is to take command
Bayamo, or some other point to Las Tunas. at
the same time initiating other important
military operations in accordance with his late
bombastic proclamation, informing the insur-
gents, in effect that they are about to be wiped
out. To this end such forces as are ready and
can be spared are hurried forward to him The
balance of the battalion, known as the Guias de
Rodas, left here by railroad for Batabano last
Sunday, and from Trinidad we learn that some
portion of the cavalry which has been operating
in the Vueta Abajo had taken the steamer for
Mansanillo to join Valmaseda. We may there
fore expect news of interest shortly to relieve
the long monotony with which we have been
afflicted.
Card from the Cuban Envoy.
A few days ago an evening paper in New York
published q detpatch to the effect that il has
been discovered by an official at the State De-
partment that the Cuban Constitution, published
in May last, in the United States differs from the
one promulgated in Cuba in July. The former
is antislavery in its sentiments, while the latter
contains clauses recognizing slavery and uphold
ing it throughout the island in case the insur-
rection is success. In reply to this Senior
Lemus has addressed the following card to the
editor of local paper in Washington.
LEGACIoN DE LA REPUBLICA DE CUBA EN- Los EsTA-
DOS URIDOS, WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept %, 1S6g--The
prominence given in your paper this morning to "a
despatch from this city to the New York EUeniRg
Post, demands some notice from me. The truth OF
the matter is that only one constitution Chat adopted
in May last exists in Cuba have in my possession
complete copies OF all the official acts Of the repub
lie OF Cuba since its organization up to the first of
this month, and defy any one to find therein one
single sentence which COntemnlateS ANYTHING
absolute and unequivocal freedom to the slaves of
the island. The republican leaders long before the
adoption OF the constitution emancipated their
slaves, and wherever the army of the republic.
marches freedom is proclaimed to all OF every color
New Scheme by the Spanish Authorities.
HAVANA, Sept 1S.-The new arrangement, at
the head of which stand Seniors Zangroniz and
Ajuria, contemplates the payment of $15 for
each Cuban who does not wish to volunteer.
Every man must now show his hand. Are you
for the Cubans, or are you for the integrity
Espanol These are the questions that have to
be met, and no avoidance is to be tolerated.
The journals contain long lists of names,
affixed by Cubans as well as Spaniards,
which lend all seeming countenance to
the action of the Government. Very
many signatures appear of old and honored
Cubans, who, according to this showing, desire
to see Spanish sovereignty preserved intact.
The Count of Pozos Dulles, long the old recog-
nized leader of the Cuban party, for years the
editor of El Siglo, and whose sister is the widow
of Narciso Lopez, figures in the number. Then
one sees the name of Zaldo, of Jose Antonio
Fesser, and of many other well-known Creoles.
What does this mean? Do these people really
desire to see the Spaniards succeed, or are they
afraid of confscation in case of refusal to lend
their signatures to the manifesto?
The policy of putting out this paper to secure
names has been alluded to by your correspond
ent heretofore The object is, of course, to
manufacture public sentiment abroad. The
thirty gunboats will ere long be finished. They
are withheld from the use of the Spanish Gov
ernment at present by the United States autho-
rites, but superhumen effort will soon be made
to have them released. One of the leading gpowers
oil Europe will, the Spaniards say, offer to guar
antee that the new boats building at New
York will not be used in any event against Peru.
Now, in addition to this, the Spaniards are de-
termined to show, to their best ability, that the
principal Cubans of the isle do not want the
United States to recognize the insurgents as
belligerents, or give them the slightest eneour-
agement. 1t is believed that many, or most, of
the Creoles' signatures have been procured
through fear. At all events, the Spaniards now
seem to have no idea of giving up the contest.