The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-02-05
Real CondEsisn OF Cpuba.

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WAsHfNeToG. sJan. 20-The statements
persis, emily and maliciously made and re-
peateda to-day by a New York Journal, of
more ~notoriety than good 'Eepute, that a
war. exists in Cuba of sufficiSSl,t magnitude
to warrant the recognition of both parties
to it as beligerents, is aisproven,' not only
by the pesita1e Information received at the
State Department from our own Consuls
and Cons lar Agents in Cuba, but by the
most. disinterested advice that could posi-
bly, be received, and which have been sub
mitted to the department, namely letters
and kilograms from commercial agents in
the so:cailed insurrectioT!ary districts. Of
Cuba, to business houses in New York and
other commercial ports of the United State
These advices all agree in showing that he
insurrection-which has at 10 period been
thoroughly organized and ptwerful, but has
expended its force in a kind of heterogene Z
GUS warfare and disorder-does not now
tang,bly. exist, save in the mountains or in
terror ofthe eastern third Of the island. II In
the western and middle part, including the.
district of the CincolVillas. there are, accor-
ding to the information ebtsined, no insur.
gent bands save a few proving marauders.
One evidence of the freedom of this exten
siYe region rom war is found in the anthem
ticated fact that the Spanish Government
the island were re establishing therein
the telegraph lines. The remnant Of the
insurgent forces, qnartcred in Eastern Gu
ba, il not known to be so orgaliZedI and dis |
cipIined as. to be entitled to be called an ar
my NOR has tn alleged revolutionary ma
tive government. in Cuba proved tself to be
either a government in fact Of th,t island. !.
or to have been. Originally or subsequently
authorized BY POPULAR election. The Gu I
ban Jnnta9 have been! unable to prove, to
the ~satisfae; ion OF the President, the .Secre.7
t&ry of State, or anybody else, not blindly
p4ejudiced in its favor. that tie representa-
tiyes from the western districts Were, ORR
could haye, BEEN, chosen by the people,
where Spanish rule was then, and now is, /
pred mi ant; nor is it shown that the ma
of the people of Cuba have been at
,hy time in active SYMPATHY with the in.
slrrection Immediately afer. the dethrone-
ncnt of Queen; ISABELLA, in September, 1868, +
/ powerful, party in Cuba prepared to orga
aye a revolution. which was not, however,
o be begun until long afterwards, in the
all of 1868. The season for gathering the /.
was at hand, and planters were I'm
Wiling to jeopardize their best interests by
'ngaging in an immediate struggle The
Uprising at the little tewn of fara was there.i
ore considered premature; and though that
Of ipsurrection $, read gradually a-.k
pong the comparatively Irresponsible popu- ,
of Cuba, the venture was regretted by
large number of Influential Cubans, who -.
ave never since given the 1iovement,that =
uroeeded it enthusiastic and! AT the pres-@ J.
mt tim4sthe Cuban insurgents do, not pos: !
ess q singh fort on the coast of, the island, {
OF have they ever possessed one; nor do =
ley hold,a single important town in the ,
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