The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-16
OUESADA'S DISMISSAL.

An Interesting Chapter of the Cuban Revolt
Quesada's Resignation Offered and Re
iected.
The following documents have just been pub
lished. 1t would seem from them that Que
sada's present visit to this country is not alto
gether voluntary one:-
Citizen President:-In compliance with the
dictates of my conscience, which requires me
to act always in the way most conducive to the
welfare of my country, and believing that there
should not be at the head of the army one who
does not deserve the confidence of the peoples
representatives owing to the countless evils
which his continuation would bring on the army,
as well as the country; moreover, thoroughly
convinced as well by recent events as by what
has been taking place for some time back, that
| do not command the confidence of the Cham
Der, have the honor of placing in your hands
the formal resignation which / make of the
delicate charge of General-in-C Chief of the Libe-
rating Army which the Government of the re-
public had conferred upon me.
On the same day / received from that en-
lightened body the two replies following:-
CUBAN REPUBLIC CHAMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TO Citizen Manuel Quesada: Your official note
OF this day, resigning the charge of General-in-
Chief, was received at quarter before eight O'Clock
to. o.night-some minutes subsequent TO the adjourn
ment Of our session in which you were deposed. 1t
has been resolved by acclamaton that receipt OF
your resignation be acknowledged with the further
tion been received before the adionrnment of said
session, it would not have had the least influence
towards changing the resolution to depose you
which was adopted.
God, our country, and liberty.
MIGUEL G. GUTIERREZ Speaker
EDWARD MACHADo Secretary
Palo QuemadO, Dec. IT, 1869.
CUBAN RBPUBLIC, CHAMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TO CiliZen Manuel Quesada AT the session held
TO. day. it was resolved to depose you from the
mand as General-in- Chief. In accordance there
with, you shall Immediately hand over the archives
and other appurtenances OF headquarters to the
Citizen Chief -of-Stan General Thomas Jordan, who
has orders to that effect This order is made known
to you that its purpose may be accomplished.
God, our country, and liberty.
MIGUEL G. GUTIERREZ, Speaker.
RAFAEL MORALES, Secretary.
Palo Quemado, December II, 1869.
To these replied as follows:-
HoRCoN DE NAJAsA Dec. is, 1s69-Citizen Presi-
dent of the Republic:-Under one cover have this
day received by post two communications, dated
yesterday, from the Chamber OF Representatives.
In one OF them am notified OF the resolution OF the
Government to remove me from command as
General-in- Chief, and am ordered to hand over
headquarters to the chief OF staf, General Thomas
Jordan. In the other receipt is acknowledged OF nay
official note, also dated yesterday, resgning the post
OF honor which had held in accordance with the
aspirations of my conscience, and the declaration
is made that, even had my resignation reached
that assembly before the adoption OF said reso-
on the adoption OF that resolution. 1t being
established, then that my resignation was presented
before the document deposing me was promulgated,
and without my suspecting even that such resolve
was under consideration, my honor is wounded by
this refusal to accept my resignation, but above all
by the express terms OF the refusal which l have
quoted. confess this conduct towards me on the
part of the powers OF Cuban government, whose
prestige have always secured and would even at
this moment wish to see In the highest degree of
splendor is painful to me- However, the superior
orders contained In the communication first alluded
to have been obeyed ON my part.
GENERAL M. QUEsADA.