New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-19
NEW ORLEANS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL, lg, sls7l


CUnAN CRY0D nOan0R.
Rsns.ssra.ee - Pr.ssas.s Css,esss
Asa1uss eDainss Baxbayess eyssen ef
Warlhro-Women, Children ard Old
Men Asaassinaaed-An Appeal . ehe
CiviliseA WeSfa-TeTrible Rsta1iation
Threatened, Etc.
IFren tns NV York wogA.l
General Julio @. Peraita and Mr.. Jose N.
Tragmire, representatives Of the eastern
department OF Cabs, arrived in this city on
Tuesday last, with Important official c0rre-
sp0ndenee from tho Cuban government to
Senior Aldema and other Cuban representa-
tives in New York and Warrington. They
report the feeling Of the Cuhans a. very in
tease in every part Of the island, especially
in the eastern department, and have fnr-
nished Senior Aldema with copy of the
following letter addressed by President Ces-
pedes to tho government of King Amadeus.
TO the Supreme Government Of Spain:
The respect inspired BY the law Of ma
tions, which, under the inflaence of modern
civilization, has, as far a. possible, de-
privod war of its savage character, imposes
on MS the obligation Of addressing to the
Spanish government an energetic rem0n-
STRANGE, in consequence Of several Oppres-
sive acts, which should not be known with
From the time when the standard of inde-
pondence was raised in Cuba, unworthy
motives have been attributed to our contest.
We will not explain the justice of the Cuban
revolution, for such an explanation would
be unpleasant to that government. and
besides it is not now necessary; but We may
say in general, . colony Is justified in sever
ing the knot which binds it to the mother
country If it possesses sufficient elements to
n
Colonial life is restricting; it can never
entirely satisfy the aspirations Of an intelli-
gent people, and, therefore, it cannot bejust-
~ imposed ON them when they are in p0-
sitiOn to maintain their own. political exist
ence. A vicious rule which was dissipated
in Spain by the popular rising Of September,
made worse, we might say intolerable, the
colonial existence of the Cubans. The Gu
bans have decided to conquer with the
sword, ~ they can obtain in NO other man.
ner the exercise Of their most important
rights.
Weighty motives prevent their govern
mept from being moro explicitin in 90 delicate
matter, butit Is certain that, only taking
into confederation the result of the war, no.
other relations are now possible between
Cuba and Spain than those Of . friendly
spirit based ON the condition of perfect
independence. In addition to what we have
already stated, political party armed
from the commencement of the struggle,
under the denomination Of Spanish vOlun-
teers, and known by their intolerance and
retrOgrading tendencies, huve converted
question of ideas into question Of
petty personal interest; Wrestling the au-
thority from those delegates Of that gov
ernment, and imposing their caprices like
official manifestations relating to the revo-
luton; and. in entire forgetfnlness of the
rights Of man, have perpetrated Incredible
crimes which cast blot ON the history of
Spain in America To. relate all in detail
would be very painful to US and to the gov
ernInent whom We are addressing. IL il
sufficient to say that the troops charged
occupy themselves, in preference, in per
scouting the families who reside in the ter
ritories of the republic by depriving them
of all that they possess, burning their hahi-
tatiOnH, and have even gone several times
90 far as to make use Of. their arms against
women, children and old people.
At the very moment while we are writing
this remembrance an awful example has
occurred. On the sixth of January of the
manded by Colonel Acosta Alvear, while
marching from Camaguey to Ciego de
Avila, assassinatel in its march the citizens
Juana Mora de Mosla and Mercedes Mora
de MOla; the children, Adrina Mola, aged
twelve; Angel MOla, aged eight, and Mer-
cedes Mola, aged two years. The horror
which is produced by crimes of such enOr-
nifty, above all in the minds of those who
are far from the theatre Of events, is such
as. to make them appear hardly credible, if
we did not take into consideration the de-
m0ralizatiOn of an army accustomed to pill
lage and violence, which generally has mo-
limits.
Such excesses doubtless are not with the
consent Of the supreme government Of q
nation in which the spirit Of modern times
has made very eloquent manifestations. If
Spain will mot grant to Ms the happy estab-
lishment of their acquired liberties, reoog-
mixing the'right of the Cubans to the sepafs-
ton, We hope she will at least be disposed
to guarantee the Observance Of humane
principles in the prosecution Of the strug-
gle; and as some chiefs Of the iberating
forces have ON several occasions demanded
in vain from the opposing chiefs proper
method of conducting the war, We now
ask the supreme government of the Span |
ish nation to enter into arrangements to
protect the lives Of the prisoners, and |
secure the inviOlability Of those individuals |
who, on account Of their sex, age and other
personal considerations, may be unfit for |
hOstilities. protesting that we will not be |
responsible, if such Spanish chiefs will not |
regard what We now offer. for the terri
BILE consequence which will certainly fol- |
low this barbarous system of warfare.
We give publicity to the present dispatch |
that it may come to the knowledge Of for
eign governmental.
Headquarters of the government, January
"a, 1871.
CARLOS MANUEL DE CESPEDES,
President of the Cuban Republic.
Tho foregoing il a true copy Of the |
original document.
RAMON CESPEDES,
Secretary Of Foreign Affairs.
A RARE CHANCE-William de Lacy, auc-
tioneer, will sell this day, at twelve o'clock |
NJ, at the St. Charles Auction Exehapge,