The New York herald., 1870-03-23
"crBA--,rs HISTORY AHD IT'S HOPES"

Lecture ny Rev. George H. Hepwarth.
Rev. George II. Hepw0rth, ID. d., delivered an IN
terestlng lecture last night on the above subject In
the large hall OF the Cooper Union, for the benefit
OF The Cuban Charitable Aid Society. There was =
fair attendance on the occasion.
The lecturer, in opening his DISCOURSE said that
on the threshold OF the tropics, and within speaking
distance OF our own continent lay 10000 square
miles OF the most lily governed land In the world.
Discovered In la92 by Christopher Columbus, Cuba
had ever been rich and JUICY land, winch all nations
had tried to pick. The crime of Spain was that
she cared only for what she could get out
OF Cuba and not for what Cuba In 1924 slaves
were first imported from Africa TO the island For
sixty years this was carried on under the home gov
ernment but in 17S9 IN order TO enrich herself de-
cared the slave trade free to all advenurers. Since
then England stretched out her mighty hand and
Spain solemny swore that from that moment no
blackl man should be imported. But Spanish word
was not worth the breath that uttered
II, ana sooner had she signed the
treaty that the uafic should than she renewed
the save trade, aud III less tnan i've years three
hundred and thirty five thousand black slaves were
imported into Cuba. In 1859 a captain eeneralsh,p,
80 called, was established it was only another
syn0nyme for universal despotism. lie mad the
power 10 send the most respected man In the coun.
try into exile II he chose TO do 1t. No black man
treaded the shore OF Cuba but put douDloon
into the pocket OF the Captain General.
man in the streets who was not Spaniard ana
Spain mad organized an army which 1t dcnonlnated
IT'S volunteers These were simply the persOnited
scum Of society. They were men VINO failed 70 get an
honest living in the Old Country. Their sole object
was "Dooy and beauty" they neither respected
the sanctlty or home the innocence Of childhood.
The spirit OF Cuban independence to-day was the
spirlt rocked In the cradle OF plymouth Rock aud
winch at last achieved our natlonal independence.
(Appause.) As he looked upon CUBA II seemed To
him she had put of her passive and seryle obedl-
ence. She no longer took OF her hat to the home
or hnd my grave" God bless cana Tor
adopting that as her motto and allowing IT 10 burn
in her heart. applause, In October 1865 the
were the audience know. Now the Cubans had
lifted their oanner again, bearing on It
the words Liberty or Death" Appiause.l
Things which Spain had never allowed; aad, better
tnan tnat. she declared that slave should never
enter the Ever Failhfil lse.n tApplause.} Ana
having done all that tley turn their implpring eyes
TO us. 10 whom should the oppressed look II not TO
If we are true TO our own antecedents we
should send our '.God speed your to Cuba and give
right to look 10 Us, for America was Responsible for
liberty The world over. tAppiause) And so the pa
pers had taken noble stanu 0a the question. The
papers were the intellectual artillery IL the matter
They tell us II we help Cuba there VIII be war
with Span Spain might buster awhile, but
she would not Dadge an inch. they told us at
Washington 1t would interfere with the Alabama
claims. But he han q motto which was ensraven on
our fag-"fidt Justiclu CteuDt Rudt.n Having
ptcaed into the action OF the govern
ment Of the United states in protecting
Inc thirty Spanish gunboats built here. whlle
they took the poor little Hornet aud let ncr rot the
lecturer concluded by saving that Cuta needs iree
schools. Tree press, free speech anu tOeratlon In
regious matters ie was not for US TO send our
armies to Cuba-Jhat was not asked OF us-hut we
ought 10 give to Cuba our moral sympathy ANA spend
our dollars 10 help them.