The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-23
O'KELLY'S REVELATIONS.
Will the New Captain General Ltberate
Him nd ReslOre Peace In the lsIa nd

Him and Restore Peace In the lsIa nds
From the New Yorker staats-Zeitung. April 1871
The outlook Tor the HERALD correspondent IL
more favOrable-his life IL not immediaiely threat
ened, and IL H. expected that as soon as the new
Captain General, General Pieltain, arrives In
Havana whom report states to be q firm supporter
VI the Republic IN spain, he viii not merely
set the HERALD correspondent nj liberty, but will
also endeavor by psaceable means, by offering
amnesty and by restitution OF confscated prop
erty to bring the Instruction to an end. 1t is
greatly to be wished, for spaniards well as Tor
Cubans, that he may succeed this, for n there IL
no permanence hoped for In the republican lnsti-
tons In Spain after four years OF open revolt by
the Cubans, the situation remains unaltered, really
nothing having been accomplished, no assistance
from without has reached them, nor have
the spanish Internationally liberated the slaves or
settled matters with the creoles. Neither Of the
latter may be expected for some time TO come !;
consequently the insurgents would act very nm.
wisely II they should repel the hand Of forgiveness
and reconciliation which, ~ IL stated, the spanish
government viii hold out 10 them.
TO be sure the account Mr.. O'kelly gives Of
his residence IN the insurrectionary district ana
the condition OF things az he found n, leaves
evnce a desire TO accept and lay down their arms
under an unconditional amnesty. IN the inter-
views which that CORRESPONDENT had with them
they expressed their doubts as 10 the spanish
Republic having a long existence. SPAN, they
Insisted, is a monarcii'caf country, and a iani
in which no permancnce OF political Institutions
can be hoped Tor. " they were willing IN Cuba
to-day that the islqpd on the republican nasls
should f6haln an Integral part Of the spanish DO
main they have no guarantee that IN month or
two they would not be called upon 10 acknowledge
Don Carlos or an Alfonso A. King. aud while they
allow the favorable opportunity which the present
trouble IN spain offers 20 pass unemployed. which
renders IL Impossible Tor SPAN 90 send anything
like strong nghting force 10 CUBA, believe that
~ ma an "A a
hands, OF renewing her tyranny over cuba.
We doubt, however. that these sentiments, the
minating war, will be acceptable 90 the majority
OF the creoles, vino are effeminate that m the
event OF cuba securing hcrindepcndence they would
desire that spain should stand by them snder ihe
old conditions OF others similar 20 those under
which England abides by her colonies. Ihey may
hate The .psaiartis but they tear them still more.
ana thus. n spain snoud DC completely crippled ~
subdued by the outbreak at homc-not merely IN
able 10 supply more troops. hut even withdraw fhe
present war forces from Cuba and leave the island
To It's iate-these creoes, who OF all south American
creslcs are the weakest and most umld, would
stu remain as spanish settlers AMI no such heroic
shaking OF OF authority can be l0eA "a lOT Irum
them az was the Gaze when the other spanish
colonies declared their Independents.
Mr. U'kelly seems 10 have been astonished that
he had seen 80 few white people an ths lnsufFrc.
tionary districts. The MAJORITY of the soldiers
were negroes. having, IA many cases eolored
officers. and many oi those whites who we're IA
command were not ,ubznk, but iiaInintcans. ibe
whole strength Of the revolutionary forces being
estimated az l2,0oo men. There seemed 20 - 40
absolute lack oi money aud arms. and 4 - efen
said that spanish greed has gone % isf a. y ~
the insurgents have whatever they waht " thol
are only In a position 20 pay Tor what they order
by the constant innow o. negroes ne revolution.
AIRY ranks are constantly oeing recruited. and
although the insurgents IN the hcld. n they are not
In an 0verpoweriDgy Superior Iorcc, are regularly
slaughtered still they are @ble ~ Keep M the
movement at least ty means OF their endless
stream OF followers. while the risAnlards. unaDse
TO recruit after suffering loss even u yctcrlons.
are compelled 10 fall back on the cities or BE-
beaten.
Even under this condition OF things without for.
cgn aid there Is not tue slightest Chance that they
can obtain possession OF even one OF the large
cities Therefore, the most righteous way out Of
the present difficnlty and 10 arrive az an agree.
ment between the creoes and the mother coun.
try ~ TO consent TO an independent government
under which the natives and the spanish shoaid
have perfect equality, the slaves 10 be liberated
under the same conditions as those Of Porto Rico
and granted an amnesty TO all who have taken part
In the revolution. The present government IN
Madrid nave, doubtless, considered such cosd
tons; and, as we before remarked. and now MAIN
tain our belief, that the new Captain General y
Clothed with the power TO nlakc such an oler ana