New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-11-20
Freedom for Cuba.


the Cuban question, to call attention to the
blood thirty character Of its Spanish Gov
errors. From the beginning of the struggle
for independence, the so-called insurgents,
WHO, however, are Tie only patriots Of the
Island, have been the victims of atrocities
from the hands of Spanish merccnaries, ap-
railing to civilization.
IL the effort to defeat the struggle for free
dom and independence, the Spanish officials
| have spared neither women nor children !;
they have laughed to scorn all rules of civil
lied warfare, and fiouted the claims Of inter
national law with a recklessness which was
born of cupdity and nursed by barbaric
spirit.
1t has been known by all who were
well informed as to the value and extent of
the conflict that two-thirds of the patriots
were colored men fighting for personal liberty
rs well as independence for the Island, and
at these men have been especial victims of
the mingled hatred and contempt Of those
who had wronged them while in chains. 1t
has also been known that revolutionists
preferred the risk of barbaric treatment as
prisoners Of war TO supine continuance i'll
bondage, and by their patient endurance,
bravery in battle, and fearlessness in death,
earned the sympathy and the admiration of
every unprejudiced republican Of this coun-
try. These men have for years borne their
part in this unequal strife with heroism be-
You'd all praise. Without the sinews of war,
they haya mot upl in MANY coSaS Iefpotpl
the well-supplicd armies of Spain unused to
military discipline, they have retained among
themselves Il united aud ever-growIng oppo-
stion to enslavemcut, which has been more
than match for the military forces of the
home Government sent to suGdue them: cut
tons, they have, nevertheless, grown in
numbers and increased in resources IT'LL Spain
has been forced to spend more money and
lose more men than shc could be conpcn-
stated for, even should she again reduce the
revOlutionsts TO bondage. And now, as in
al. cases Of the kind, wrong has found, and
been tempted to grasp, just rope enough to
hang itself, and freedom and right comes
forward to be its executioner
The monster that has glutted itself with
negro blood for half decade has become
bold, and ventures fr"m its lair to roam the
high seas i'll search Of other, and as it thinks,
more important victims. 1t has found them,
and American blood now adds a piquant
relish to its voracious feast upon horrors
which starte the civilized world. So, SO.
1t was, doubtless, good meal, but it is the
last. The Cry of these last victims have
reached even the drowsy ears OF Cabinet
ministers. The fiery indignation Of the peo-
pie has burnt up the red tape Of diplomacy,
and blood must answer to the CRY which
earth sends up to heaven. These murderers
must be punished. Spain must make amends
for her weakness, the slave must 20 free
Cuba must be made independent
1t is worse than weak in any American to
talk about allowing Spain to escape the con-
sequences Of Cuban butchery on the ground
Of her pretended repuLlicanism. We re-
peat, pretended repubiicanism for, had Spain
been sincere in her republicanisnl, among
It's very first fruits we should lave seen the
abolition of slavery and the incorporation of
&c IAN 4sAtIli IN CDL4GutTdIt state. y
she did not 40 THU, and until she does il she
has no claim upon our republican, .ympathics
"hatcver. As her ministers rely upon the
existence Of such Il sympathy in This country
is a ground of impunity, let them BE- unde-
cevei by Us through the shortest and quick
est method known to International law. To
hesitate here is to do Spain an injury. She
needs TO be saved from herself if she means
to make national pride substitute for inter-
national law-if she expects to secure unity
at home, through the assumption Of respon-
sibility for barbaric deeds in her Colonies.
And surely We owe it to ourselves to protect
onr citizens, to throw our weight in the scales
in favor of men struggling for freedom, and
TO vindicate the claim of our flag 10 be the
symbol Of liberty wherever it floats.
Let our Government do its duty in this
matter, and an end will be put 10 one Of the
most monstrous attempts to stain our conti-
nent with the barbarism OF European mon
arckies that the world has ever seen.
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