The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-06
CUBA.
EmancIpation-Decree by the Certes.


HAVANA, Oct. 1.-The law enacted by the
Government at Madrid, and published this week
here, tending to the ultimate extinction of
African slavery in Cuba, will scarcely fail to
have an important influence, not only In, deter
mining the present insurrection, bnt also the
future of the island Slavery is officially doomed,
and planters generally can now initiate some
among them more prudent than the rest, who,
for some time past, have been putting their
houses in order in anticipation of the coming
event The law is as lollows:-
EMANCIPATION OF SLAVES.
Ron Fran cisco Serrano, Regent OF Spain etc. ETC.,
orders to be executed the following law decreed and
sanctioned by the Constitutional Cortes of the Spa
Article /. All children OF slave mothers born after
the date Of the publication OF this law are declared
free.
Article 2. All slaves born between the 17ih Sep
tenber 1885, and the publication OF this decree are
acquired by the State on payment TO their masters
Article g. All slaves who have served under the
Spanish nag, or have aided the troops in any way
during the present nsurrection in Cuba declared
free, as also all those who may have been freed by
the Captain. General OF Cuba The State will in
remained faithful to the Spanish cause; if they be-
logged to insurrectiobsts there will be no iudemn-
cation.
Article l. Those slaves who at the time of the
publication Of this law, have reached sixty years OF
age dc caI ed free without compensation to their
owl ers. Those who reach this age henceforth will
enjoy the same advantages.
Article All slaves pertaining TO the State, from
whatever cause, are declared free. Those who,
under the title OF emGncipddos, under the pro-
lection of the State will at once enter into full en-
jo,n ent OF their rights as freemen.
Article 6. Those free by virtue OF Articles and Q
OF this law will remain under the guardianship OF
the owners of their mothers, indemndcation being
paid them, as prescribed in Article IL
Article 4 The guardianship to which the preced-
ing article refers imposes on the guardian the obl
CATION OF maintaining his wards, clothing them, and
aiding them in sickness, and giving them primary
instruction and an education suitable for some
trade The guardian acquires all the rights OF tutor,
and can profit by the labor Of his ward without re.
compense until his eighteenth year.
A h AT eghteen a @ 6 years OF age t9e is
one-half will be given him at once the other half
being reserved as hereinafter determined.
Article AT the age of twenty two years, the
endncipddo will acquire the enjoyment OF his rights,
the guar dianship ceasing and his wages reserved,
as before stated, will be given over to him.
Article TO- The guardianship will also terminate
females after the age OF fourteen, and ia that OF
macs after eighteen second by proven abuse OF
the guardian in punishment', or of thorough ne
when the guardian takes the honor or favors the
taking of the honor of the enancipado.
Article Il. The guardianship is transmissibe by
all means known to law and renunciable for suffi-
cent caus,s. The legitimate or natural fathers,
who may be free can recover the guardianship or
tion for expenses made on account OF the ema,aci-
pdoo. Future DEGREES Will fix the base OF indemnih-
Article 12 The Captain. General OF Cuba will pro-
vide, within month from the publication of this
law, lists OF those slaves comprised in articles
Article 13. Freedmen to whom the last article re-
i'll remain under he protection of the State.
which is obliged to protect and give them means to
gain their livelihood wi hout this in any way affect
Ing their liberty. Those who prefer to return to
Africa will be taken there
Article a. The sa, o to whom article refers can
rem ain in the houses Of their former masters who,
in this case, will acquire the position Of gIardian
to them. When they shall have decided to remain
in the houses Of their guardians, 1t will be optional
with the latter to pay them wages or not but in all
bases but especially in that Of physical inability to
msintsin themselves, the guardian will be Obliged
to feed clothe and assist them in sickness AS he
will also have the right to employ them In work
adapted 70 their G. pac ty. should the emdncipad0
retnSe TO work make disturbances In his masters
house. the auth critics will decide in the matter after
hearing The emanciI Gdo