The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-04-21
THE CUBAN REVOLT.
ITS HISTORY, GoTERNMENT, RE-
SOURCES, OBJECTS, HOPES
AND PROSPECTS.
Address of General Napoleon Arrange to
his Countrymen in Arms.

Address of General Napoleon Arrange tt
his Countrymen in Arms.
Cu6dns-When Carlos Manuel de Cespede!
thought of raising the cry of independence
and expected the other cities Of the Island It
second him, he received, as reply. from the
Jurisdiction Of Holguin and Puerto Principe
that they ocould not support him; and the
Cinco Villas and other towns maintained ar
attitude Of expectancy. Notwithstanding this
Cespedes said that he had no need Of the re
mdinder and that he ac0uM pronounce on the
14th of October, rs he did in fact, but some
what in advance Of that date. Having sc
many reasons, as have, to know the country
as we'll as the character and tendencies Of its
inhabitants; and also what Spain would dc
and what was to be expected Of the people or
the Island; knowing, moreover, the policy o.
the United States, and the effects as well as
the consequences that must follow q revolu
ton, especially when it was an e.ctenapordneoae
0utbarSt /; and being convinced, besides, that
owing to the heterogeneous nature OF our pop
ulatiOn and to the lille enlightenment of the
masses, nothing but determination, could be
expected for Cuba, took part in framing the
reply given to Cespedes by Puerto Principe,
stating that, since he took pains TO carry Out SO
ioicked az idea, he should not Ie seconded By
as !: and we made him responsible, before pos
terity, for the evils which he was about to
bring on Cuba.
Cespedes and his inexperienced fellow
believers proclaimed independence at Yara,
without any supply Of arms or munitions oi
war-without provisions, clothing, &C., &C..
with which to support their movement. Igno-
rant of what revolution is, they launched
forth just like children who heedlessly play with
a wild beast, In entire ignorance OF It's nature.
| The first moment OF enthusiasm on the part OF
the people, and OF surprise on the part OF the
| fba, tba yioto Do
and they at once thought that the independence
Of Cuba was already secured. This was a
fatal error, sad Illusion, which blunted the!,
common sense and gave loose rein to their
passions. 1t was the fatal error Of those men
who had not sufficient strength OF will to be
| able to walt, ALI how fatal it is not to know
when to await
The Camagueyanos were aroused at the en-
thusiastic shout for liberty, and they wished to
help their brethren Of Bayamo, driven on by
O sentiment Of fraternity and by their yet
stronger love Of liberty; that noble aspiration
| which God has imbued in the hearts of all
men. shared not in these desires, although
did really in their sentiments, but was re-
strained by experience and by my knowledge
of the situation. Anxious to be Of service to
my country, / offered to 60 to Rayamo rs q
representative from Puerto Principe, which
did.
From my first steps into the Eastern Depart
ment, I was convinced ofthe error into which
the people had fallen, and the impoSSibiity Of
keeping up so unequal q contest. Moreover,
after studying the revolution and sounding the
feelings of Tic people discovered that they
did lot desire the movement, but had been
dragged into IT,; without noticing, in the be-
ginning, owing to their blind precipitation,
that they were not prepared to secure a sue
cesStul issue.
In some private circles spoke Of the
rintt Of oh I'm orr
tlente into an acceptation of the Cudis pro-
gram'ae-an idea which was 1ceN receired,
and seemed so to change the course
Of affairs. that ran great risk, being threat
ened by the few who persisted In their original
intention. / spoke to Cespedes, and made
known to him the untmelincss Of the revolu-
tion; that If he really desired the welfare of
Cuba. this latter consisted in withdrawing
from a war that must be ruinous and unsuc.
cessul in the end, that the liberties offered in
the Cadiz programme 1cere perhaps eten more
.iun 1oould Slt,t Ctto1, It,, &c. coopodes, cVn-
and, If he then failed to follow my advice, it
was, to use his own words, because he feared
that he would not be Obeyed by those who
had already proclaimed for independence.
They did not understand the true policy that
should be followed In the guidance of nations.
They began nadly and will end worse.
On my return to Puerto Principe found
two or three men who were led wrong by
their ill-dlgested ideas of liberty OF by their
own DricQte interest, and whose only wish was
revolution in ,oiateUer aoay IL could be brought
about. l grieved ut this mistake, but without
losing heart; and, always firm in advancing
which was held at Clavellinas. There made
known the result Of my observations during
INV trip to Bayamo, and, after some discus
sions, the force Of my arguments preraited.
With one exception, all agreed that we should
adhere to the Cddiz programme. was after
wards appointed General-in-Chiefw especial
charUe thus was it set forth in the recordD
that should haze an intercielo 1cih General
YulnQSel0 for the purpose noted GGOUe.
In q conversation with that gentleman he
manifested the best OF intentions in favor of
pacihcation, but stated that he was not EN-
powercd by his government to make any con-
cession. He offered, nevertheless, to grant
efectual ones, so soon Us lie could obtain the
power He called my attention TO this, that
to Cuba, the rights of the Cubans would have
| to be regarded as attacked, if they did not
| send REPRESENTATIVES to have hand in every
thing that might be done In regard to this
country.
knew too well the reasons Of General VAL
maseda, but fearing that my felloW-country-
men might not seize the force Of his reison-
which I requested. in order to call another
meeting more numerous, and one which should
decide Ilron the matter. This meeting took
place ut Las Minas; and there, as we'll as ut
Clayellinas, the majority was-1ot for q c0nti,,-
uc,ion Of the loa,, hut for accepting The Cadis
programme. Had o vote been taken, 1t is GER
tan that this choice 1oould haze carried; but
refrained from calling vote In order to be
consistent with the Caunao district, which
| had made known, through its delegate, Don
Carlos l.. Mola (Junior) that it wished to have
no voting; because, in case thereof, they would
be bound to its result; ahI that district was
only in favor Of accepting whatever the gov
ernment chose to grant them.
An immense majority was in favor OF the pro
graYnme; and, nevertheless, the war was kept
I'm, because those, bent upon it, spared no
| means nor suggestion TO entlce away those I'D
favor OF the C00iz programme. That is TO say,
that, taking advantage OF family ties, OF friend
ships, and Of an i'll comprchendcd association,
&c, &C., they dragged along with them the
u:,,ca7U and the inexperienced, who were then
reluctant enough and who now know their
| error AS never wished to force upon any
| one mot even on my own brothers) my own
| ideas, nor to make Use Of any other means tllan
persuasion, in accordance with reason, contin-
ed myself to simply resigning the rank that had
| been conferred on me and withdrew TO my
plantation. From that time forward busted
myself merely with enlightening the people,
showing them the mistakes into which they
were led by those who were Interested in tic
continuance of the war.
have not sought to impose my notions on
anv one, but do not, any the more, accept