The New York herald., 1873-12-08

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impossible for spain TO send 30 Cuba the necessar,
number OF troops to maintain her present militar,
position. This leads to the conclusion that I
Spain, with all the moral and material assist
ance OF this nation has not been able
to sustain herself victoriousy against the Cubans
the latter would easily have conquered, had they
from the beginning, been enabled to introduce into
the island the arms they needed. Your Excellency
VIII may be, answer this that the high interest Of
this country would not permit her to take any
steps In this matter and that the wiser and more
prudent course was the one which has been
adopted. The undersigned respectfully beg leave
to examine what this course has been so far as a
noncompliance of the secret facts and policy will
Minister to Spain ana it has never been denied that
ne conndentially presented to that government a
proposition Tor the
oUBANs TO BuY THE ISLAND
WIN guarantee OF payment by the United
states. 1t Is known, through public rumor that
TO this proposition SerranO and Prim answered
that any question concerning the island could not
be discussed or entertained until the complete
suppression OF the insurrectionary movement, for
the national nonor would not admit OF any action
which might appear to result from the threaten
ing attitude OF party OF rebels. 1t is not prob
in the future. and the undersigned has some per-
sonai reason for believing that IN private General
i arlm, at one time, expressed himself in favor OF
ernment could not carry 1t out without exposing
itself to the national susceptibility. He was
it has been said by men in high
position that in his death he was the
victim OF the Spanish slave traders who feared
that he would be instrumental in carrying 1t into
effect. The ultimate result was that the govern
ment OF the United States was assured by Spain
that, II given the time she would very soon put
down the insurrecti0n II she promised to do
something In accordance with the wishes or the
United States after her triumph it IS not known.
II she has made such promise IL is probable she has
done so, not bv any written communication, but
by private diplomatic assurances What is evi-
dent is that, as though natural consequence OF
such assurances, the efforts OF the Cubans In this
country to assist their brethren in the field was
thenceorward thwartedi In every manner possible
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Deane, Franklin and Arthur Lee were in
France, their expeditions were seized; their rep
being received as the American commissioners
IN Europe, with enthusiasm and proffers OF aid,
were put in prison. Meanwhile the Spanish Ambas
sauor was an especial iavorite IN Washington
Nor was this all. In this country was constructed
a squadron OF gunboats to aid in suppressng the
Cuban movement; and from TINS country too
were sent the artillery and the Remington rlfles
used by the Spanish army IN Cuba. The record OF
the the AID extended BY this great Republic to rvet
not be complete without reierring to the order to
American war vessels cruising along the coast Of
the island to receive all deserterS from the Cuban
forces who might MAKE application TO be taken on
board-an order wnch constituted q true armed
rs Avon ON u ne part 81 s ss IN the
dent rom the fact that SPAIN though punctilious
regarding any interference III her affairs from with
out, has, so far as is known, made no remon-
strance-ound no fault. In the meantime the
government at Madrid was sending thousands
upon
THOUSANDS OF SOLDIERS
to the island, and, in order to prevent any change
OF policy on the part OF the American government,
achange winch was demanded by the American
people, Il resorteo to the subterluge OF proclaim
Ing several times the entire paclticatlOn oil Cuba.
IhlS was done by the Captains General, De RodaS
and Valmaseda during 1869, and in 1870 the Spanish
Cortes extended unanimous vote OF thauks TO
the former ior his action III bringing about the
alleged pacidcatlon. Their object, In these deceit
iul declarations, has been to gain time and to con-
tnue the American government bound to inactlon.
Knowing that the recognition at Washington of
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blow TO tner power In America.
The slave question was also used by them to win
the good graces Of the American government.
Striving to make 1t appear that they We're inspired
by spirit OF abolition. they issued laws with
ing the criminal institution IN the island, only
suited IN It's continuance. Thus, year after year
has passed away without the Cubans obtaining
that recognition to which they were entitled
UnquesJionaby had they been less vigorous they
would nave succumbed. Cuoa, conscious OF It's
own inherent strength accepted with sorrow the
apparently undeniabe fact OF the hostility OF the
administration at Washington, and determined to
continue its struggle for independence, relying
soiey upon its own resources and convinced OF It's
ultimate triumph. This confidence was melted
not alone by the justice OF It's cause, but by the
unanimity OF sentiment among the natives and
the TACT That every man, no matter what his situa
ton III life or place OF residence, doing some
thing to advance the interests OF the cause.
1t may be SAID that this community OF sentiment
and EFFORT IS not always suincient TO accomplish
the Independence OF a people, as was shown in
the cases OF Poland and Paraguay; but it should
be remembered tnat both OF these had TO contend
with extremely powerful neighDors, who by their
own weight necessarily overcame them, while
Spain Is poor, weakened by internal commissions,
and is situated far distant from Cuba. Besides
this the Poles and Paraguayans fought for Inde-
pendence only, while the CuDans fight for their
lives as well, assured, as they are that II con-
quered they VIII be exterminated, as was the
large Moorish population BY lire and sword.
after the conquest OF Grenada.
IL Is lact, demonstrated by the history Uf all
Spanish America that she %etroposan govern
cused OF being tyrannlcal and opposed To all i'm
proyements In the colonies, has never been SO
much so, never inimlcal to the best interests OF
those colonies. and to the happiness ana preserva
tion OF their people, as have been those Spanish
residents coming out IRON the mother country and
settling among them. They have surpassed in
reality any conception OF the despotic courts OF
Charles Y. and Philip II. 1t is well known that
Plzarro, arose in rebellion to the crown because
IL desired to make the Indians free.
The codes embodying the laws OF the Indies and
the municipal laws were, perhaps, not perfect
models OF Liberalism, but, considering the times In
which they were enacted, were calculated TO bring
about the prosperity OF the societies affected by
them, had not the spanish residents always pre-.
vented their execution, In order to retain mon
opoly Of every good thing, In TACT The creole pop
have endured the tyranny OF the government at
Madrid, and been resigned to remain hereunder
but they could not endure the
TYRANNY OF THE SPANISH RESIDENTS
who condemned them TO imbecility, misery and
death And thus It Is with Cuba, as IS Indicated in
iards established IN the Island have always bitterly
opposed any measures Tor the Improvement or tile
natives Interested only in the slave trade and iu
accomplishing tine total degradation OF the Cubans
Far from composing the aristocratc portion OF the
people, as has been enormously reported to Your
Excellency, they constitute an uneducated popua-
ton OF bachelors, and careful TO create no ties IN
the country. They are thus left free to indulge in
their hatred to the people, which they never rein-
quish When the war Tor independence broke out
they formed themselves into militia CARNATIONS.
called "Ine Volunteers more ieroci0us than the
JanlZaries and Mamelukes. In order TO overawe
the naiive population they have grossly exagger-
ated their numbers, but there are, nevertheless as
many as 25,DO0 OF them In the island, doing garri
son duty In all the towns, the natives thereof
beng deienceless, as arms are prohibited
them. Beside the volunteers and regular
troops there but few Spanards In
the island IL Is not easy to estimate the entire
population, az the government and the Volunteers
have always been interested In preventing reli-
able census, and they have fixed as they liked the
returns. Ii may be safely assumed that OF the
], 500, ,0O0-the estimated populatlon-500.00 are
cUiored OF the latter more tnan 800 900 slaves.
There are in all 100000 Spaniards in the island.
The Volunteers beng the only armed bodies In the
towns, they are enabled to perpetrate their out
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