The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-07
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SPANISH OPPOSITION TO EMANCIPATION.
Mr. Summers Rssolutions-Ths Fighting Point
Reached Tho Death Of Morales Lemus-Iu-
portant Change in Operations By the
Insurgents-A Rising to be At
tempted in the Western Depart
ment-Bembeta in the Cinco Viii
las-Afairs in Camaguey

HAVANA July q 1870.
The coming storm on the slavery question has
Ion q been dreaded here. and how TO avoid enamel.
patton has been very often and anxousy discussed
IN the Casino Espanol, where Spanish sentiment
il embodied and expressed. The spirit OF
the revolution OF 1868 meets with re-
Spouse in the hearts OF Spanish residents here, aud
however liberal may be n peninsular AT home, once
settled in this island he adopts the motto Cuba for
the Spanards' and becomes among the loudest adj
vocates OF the statu quo. Men OF this class have
always opposed the introduction OF reforms, rcalz
ing that the only way for them 10 retain their SUI
preniacy lay IN strong and arbitrary gOvernme mt.
in the matter OF emancipation there are no two
opinions. All bitterly opposed To II and 1t lies at
the base Of opposition 10 change, as more than any
thing else is feared an entering wedge which
shall. result in the freedom Of the slave. From
the beginning OF the insurrecon the antagOnism
between Spaniards and Cubans was sufficiently bit
ter but when emancipation became the established
theory and, far possible, the practice OF the
latter, IL became deadly and uncompromIslng The
Spanars' material interest here Is their all. they
have the history OF abolition In Jamaica ana the
other West indies brought about by ph!lanthropists
not statesmen before them, and they realize that
however much the former may be delighted and the
negro elevated in the scale OF humanity. as is exen
piliei In the islands mentioned, great loss, If not
entire 10 them VIII result. III ueSpitc VI
summers horror OF gradualsm they believe That the
| sudden upheaving Of a labor system winch IL the
growth OF must be immediately disastrous,
and they fear IT. and not only this but they VIII OPP
| pose Il III ~ o,rofS necessary. In word, Spain
is powcyless emancipate the slaves on this Island,
and decree OF her Cortes abolishing slavery at
once would be obeyed she realizes this, and no
such cree will therefore be issued The recent
law OF the Cories ostensibiy providing for gradual
| emancipation meets with the approval Of
| slave owners aud all others, as ii puts
| or the evil day ar tlat they Will long previous
nave pussed away from ear H. AS provided, 1t gives
the option OF freedom continuance In slavery to
all over sixty-vc years OF age. II declares that all
children hereafter born OF slave parents shall lie
free reaching the age OF twenty-five, up to which
time thes shall remain IN charge OF the owners Of
the mothers 1t leaves all others 10 die IN cond
Ion of slavery. who so wild or foolish as TO sup
pose SPAN win retain for twenty-five years longer
The possession OF this sandr The recognition OF the
Cubans beiigerents, as proposed ny General
| Banks, sufficiently exasperated the Spanards, but
was received with mild compacency compared with
the resolutions of Mr.. sumner demanding emancipa-
ton. II was this which brought out the Did''t0 de
Ia gdi1na those heroic words translated ana for
waidcd ~ a pr. vious despatch:-,We nave nor
tenn to Impose our VIII upon any one, nor Will We
permit any one 10 impose his upon Us. We do not
boast OF ourselves strong, but parsevering; yes.
anu n We cannot enjoy the triumph, we viii make
the victory dear. We can conceive Spain destroyed,
In view OF these facts, apparent that even the
| most foo ish may comprehend; them, the American
government IN considering ITS relations to the
struggle gong on here may rs well leave cut the
emancipation question. Tor uti Spain IS ready ana
able 10 conquer her hitherto loyal sons on this
island ~ VII never DE accomplished through her or
| them.
| The death OF Morales Lemrs has caused profound
afction among the Cub3ns mere, and corresponding
satisfaction 10 the Spanards Prior TO The lnsurrec
| ton no man IA Havana or Throughout the island
Stood higher Than he. truly honest man, OF great
| capacity ana learning he was a constant adviser Of
the government, ana managed 10 stamp the impress
| OF his Influence. 10 an extent. the adminstra.
| ton Of affairs and always Tor good He had the
faculty OF aacertaniEg The IDEAS ard preIudices OF
| those associated with him and of shaping aud in
reality controlling them without seeming TO DO
IL l. Thought by some who knew nm well that he
never would have left the island and gone into the
! msurrection had he believed himself safe here, but
rather have attempted an exercise OF his vast iniiu
for tie good of hs country IN allegiance 10 the
government. BE TINS as II may, IN him Cuba has
| lost her most capahc son, anu al u time when she
| can aly afford tile loss.
about to make an important change IN their Held OF
operations. Having received the required arms and
mined TO draw the Captain General aud his troops
from the Camaguay 10y the magic OF their presence
| in the Western department Bembela has entered
the CInco villas. given 10 the Ave districts
OF Cicn;uegos, VILLA clara, Trinidad Remedies and
Sant Espiriu, which are among The most important
in the sand. Inc movement has caused some sen
saton here and the statements an reference TO II are
numerous and contradictory. The commanding
general OF Sant E-pi,tu ana Moron telegraphs that
| Bembeta has appeared in tie former jurisdiction
with 800 coo men, with the view o. raising the
Western Department. lie states, however, ihat,
pursued by tie troops his forces much dcinOralized
aud suIering Iro,u the cholera he had returned 10
| whence he came rus Is The usual an
| nouncement made whenever any ne" move
men; IL nauguaed by the insurgents, and inc clear
indications are that II IS as iaise as usual.
There nothing 10 prevent the insurgents from
runnng one way wen ~ another, and IN an
conceivable state OF Generalization IL is as easy to
move 10 the Clnco Villas iS til, Cainaguey. The
Vox de Cu5d announces the invasion Of Sant
Espiritu, ana the people are clan0rng Tor arms
mcnt IL apparent. The spanish forces mostly
concentrated IN the Eastern and Central depart
menis, where they have been subjected TO an ardu-
Gus ard exhaustive campaign for eight months,
one which has very greatly depleted their ranks.
to the rains, ana should ttey he compelled 10 move
| 10 the Western Department and tnere open new
| campaign ~ tis season the elect would be Dis
| astrous in the extreme The movement Is evil
IDENTITY in accordance with some plan long COLI
| telhpated. Ever since the nsurrecon began bands
| OF Insurgents nave been moving through the CtncJ
Villas and among the current news lnvaraDly
come to reports OF encounters there, al so much
| alike that nobody reads them. Of late party has
been operating in Colon west Of Cenfncgos, and 1t
Is supposed that attempt similar 10 that u the
| unfortunate Arredondo is 10 De mate 10 pas
| through around the Cienega de Zapata into tina
most fruitful locality, the VueitO Abajo. Persons
recently from that section say that the forces known
az "tnc chapel gOrrls which are IN pursuit or the
insurgents, are shooting innocent people, aud u
reign OF exists In Trinidad vi late there has
been unusual activity among the insurgents, Wh0
| have appeared in much greater numbers than here
tOfOre. All this indicates action ani II the lnsur.
gents manage TO keep the troops at work during the
hot and sckly season there VIII he required IN inc
fall full large rcnorcements as were sent oul last
! year TO carry on the war
| And still his Excellency the Captain General
| comes not, and what Is more remarkable those re-
ports 80 encouraging the ''Ovcrs Of order" have
| ceased The Presentad0s, upon whom 80 much
stress mas been laid, to be all IN now and no
Insurgents can found TO he killed. The last effort
| OF his Exceency is an atempt through four columns
| in the gazette 10 create the belief that
oil the arms and munitions landed by the
| Upton on two several occasions have been
| ,trn1 nIIfH
| been 80 persisent TO create this impression that
they have Oyersh0t the mark and excited suspicion.
This last statement Is based on the reports Of prison
ers and officials, and though IT contains nothing that
has not been already made public comes 10 the very
| satisfactory conclusion that though the landings
| were made, they were made only for the benefit OF
/ SnanIards. qIQ have caplurcd nll the maeral.