Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-03
The Cuban IuSurrection

Captain General Nalm4scIa % Cubs has
issued q proclamation in winch he -sy-
the offer of pardon 10 the insurgents cannot
last forever lie gives notice that every in-
sargeot captured after the stu oil January
viii be- shot. and those sJrreuieyuc after
that date VIII Re sentenced Is perpetual im
prisoumcnt The negro men are to be
treated the same az tho whites AL negro
women captured viii b.. delivered O. their
Juners. aul viii b. compelled g. wear a
chain for -four wears: and all white women
captured DO Che woods alter Tine l5,a OF Jan
uarv will Dc 1anishel from the country
The chiefs of snsurgent bands viii ne allowed
u SUR ender, until the ] 5th Of January. I'M
Ter the conditions hitherto granted.
This condition of aF,irs 10 Cuba naturally
gives rise TO much speculation az to what the
government O. the United States can o.
,ught to d5 respecting fairs 10 that island
md the newspapers and Individuals that
laye been clamorins for intervention in be-
lalf of the insurrectiunists IN Cuba. arc
eadY, Of course. to seize upon such deolsra-
ton as this or Valmaseda and insist that. in
the face Of such an atrociuus proclamation,
cte United S,a.cs ought g. Interfere 10 the
inter, st Of humanity aui put a s53p 70 the
cruel war. Ifit were possible. however. 70
separate. in this talk Of Intervention. the
motions Of the real friends of human liberty
n this country as We'll a- in Cuba. Fl IN the
Interested arguments and appeals Of those
rho want Cuba. or want o war, or want to
,ssail the administration, we could get much
nearer true state of public opinion than we
are likely TO, a. things now are. There has
been no doubt that, from the outset Of the
Cuban instruction, there were many persons
N this country determined Ia the rev,lt
should be kept on foot, If possible, until the
United States acquired the island aud the
instruction has had its chief fomenters ami
supporters among citizens OF this country
Ia iced. the insurgents could not now keep
up their resistance to SPAN except for tie
.uppiies of arms and ammunition sent them
from our ports; and it may, therefore, be
question whether more vigilance on the part
IT our goyernmen: to prevent the shipment
IF such supplies to that people, would not
really be one Of the best things We could do
q the interest Of humanity to put an end to
be conflict which has from the beginning
been marked byt e greatest and most brutal
,arbarities on both sides.
IL is difficult. indeed, to zee that our gov
.rnment can do anything else. unless TO joir
other governments IN an expression Of our
ceprobation OF such atrocities. \ recogni-
ton Of the independence Of the insurgents in
Cuba a. an established government, cannot
be made, because it is contrary to the fact.
the insurgents having hardly more the
character Of government than the Ku-K TX
az the South besides. suea a recognition
would accomplish no good to the insurrec-
sionists except as 1t might draw us into
war with Spain We can % nothing else
unless we voluntarily 70 20 var with Spain
in behalf OF the insurgents and ii We we're
TO do that, ana should succeed 10 driving out
the Spaniards from the island at the expense
Of the addition OF many millions to our
national debt, the people Of the island would
be no better of than now, unless we estab-
lished protectorate and maintained peace
there, and by standing army kept the in
habitauts from cutting each other-' throats
Those who think the United States can
wisely devote their energies T. cultiyating