New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-30
FREE CUBA.

| striving 70 throw OF the yoke c
Spain. is one tha: should be read by ever
one. Its sentiments are noble, its languag z
temperate and well considered, and it eman
ates from recognized authority on Cabal
affairs. Colonel Quesaia holds the full au
thority of President Cespedes and pOssesse
his confidence. The address from him is t
be regarded in the same light as one from
the Presiden. of the Cuban patriots himself
| To the American people. without regard to colo
or past condition
] Emulatihg your example and aspiring t
| your station. Cuba has struggled to tret
| herself from political and social bondage.
She knows that the price OF liberty i.
blood. and a spirit determined never K
] wear again chains once broken.
She comes to you no mendicant. She
| claims to have achieved her victories by
| the unadei -aior of her sons and endur
ance OF her people, without the military
| demonstration OF any foreign nation ia he!
| favor.
| Americans. do you not recognize in thi,
| an indOmtabie spirit, kindred to your own
| Do not the battles with the hirelinc sol
dierv of foreign tvrant, fought without
adequate arms and with inferior numbers,
remind you of the Delaware, of Brandy.
wine, OF the Cowpens anu of Guiltorc!
See you not in the patience of Cespedes the
furtitude o: Washington. and do you not
recognize in the perseverance Of Quesada a
partisan as indetatigable as Marion!
In the admitted inability OF the despot 70
invade the country now sacred to freedom;
with the total cessation OF all compaign
warfare. is there not evident the sullen de-
spair of the tyrdnt which has always been
followed by reluctant acknowledgements
of the prowess he could not conquer.
Americans of color. you owe much to the
courage OF one par: of the Union, as well as
to the acGuiescenCe of those who now rec
ognze your admission into the federal
family on terms equal with others. Will
you not do justice to those who delivered to
their own slaves, as their first act, the lib.
erty which they demanded for themselves!
Have you not sympathy for those who. sub.
jected to the most hopeless bondage, find
daily fresh captives brought to share their
miseries and perpetuate their woes! Are
you willing that your songs of joy shall be
Interrupted by the clank of chains, the
echo of the whip or the cry of agony! Is
an indifference to the wrongs of others your
only return of gratitude to God for
the blessings he has vOuchsafed you! Are
yOu content that relation terminated in
your favor and at such cost should be per-
mitted to watt anew its baleful influence
of its presence! The world knows TOO
well your kindness Of heart and the ad-
vance of your intelligence. The position
sustained by Revels, Pinchback. Burch. In
graham Chester and others is guarantee
of devotion and vigilance to the march and
maintenance Of freedom.
These statesmen will assure you, also.
that in relieving your kindred in race and
industrial relations fIom the memorable
,r,1, ,.I I~1Nn
the gIdtetul relaxation will be accompa-
MED with diminution Of the product of
staple which they cultivate in common
with large portion Of yourselves. That
this reduction of quantity will be followed
by stability or increase of price. and that
thus the toiler will receive. for a labor alto
gether voluntary. a better compensation
than attended the product Of the most
cruel force.
The Cuban patriots have established their
freedom. 1t might have been hoped that
the loss of a continental empire through the
rapacity Of delegated rulers would have
taught Spain tn. folly OF such d colonial
policy. On the contrary, she mad become
more oppressive. and seemed to have con-
centrated upon the last and most loyal spot
Of her territory the cupldity and prescrip-
ton before dittused over but driven from
half continent. We will not recite the
story of our wrongs. Of our appeals, or of
ohe cruel and contemptuous treatment with
which they have been received. We refer
I" your own declaration of independence
for the catalogue OF our expressions Added
to them might be found punishments of a
of which even the tyranny of
England was unconscious. From these
causes people signaized as the ''ever
oyal' have been scourged and slain into
resistance.
Fojmore than five years has this spirit Of
'esistance existed. In many different ef
forts to throw OFF the insupportable bond ,
age has our determination been eyinced. |
There can be no ocompromIse-there will be
10 compr0mise-with a power SO pertidious
md incapable of trust. Happier are we in
he Switzerland OF the Antilles. free in our |
inaccessible Businesses: fighting day 0y day /!
II the defense Of our frontiers, than when +,
olIng for superciious tyrants who only |
to increase the exactions, and |
through others 20 compel the toll OF her un, |
lappy slaves by punishment which we re-
used longer to iutict.
The present war Of independence Gem.
nenced five years since. We were weak |
nd unarmed; we have wrested weapons
rom the captured foe. We have received
id from world pathizing in the strug-
le of two races for liberation from a
oubie bondage. After having defeated
he regular troops Of Spain in many pitched
attles and innumerahle skirmshes. the
republicans have compelled the mon.
rchiSts to suspend their campaigns. They
ave defended themselves by line of
,ockade forts stretching across tie island.
hey thus hope to keep out invasion. This
assation OF active hostilities with their
resignation OF territorial limits
lstals the Republicans in possession of
luch the largest part Of the island. They
ave regular representive government with |
nG executive head. They have main
'.ned successfully their independence for
term. rot sufficient to satisfy Spain.
no claimed sovereignty over Holland for
nee quarters of century, Mexico for
Yenty-tive years. from the period when
lose counties had respectively established
leir separation. and who within few !
ears passed. claimed tha: she had only
lspended hosti!ties against Chilli and
cru for the forty years that had inter-
med since her soldiers had los: their | :
s: toothold On those States. Yet the
epub!cans hay. maintained their
dependence long enough TO satisfy all i'm !
Irtlal powers that they are ready and com :
tent to enroll themselves in the growing
t Of free republics. Free as your air. and
as Holland or Switzerland to defend our. :
Ives and make defensive alliances or 5
litical union with other powers of congo
al principles and approved position, .
. now ask at your hands the substan-
! aid which none better than yourselves :
ow to be indispensable to maintain the
uble charge OF freedom to two races.
e aid we solicit may consist of an active O
iuence with your government to recog- | :,
,e the Just and demonstrated ability to =
fend ourselves from invasion and to main. ,
II all the responsibilities of a nation o
~. To strengthen. by immigration a
your strong and resolute men the
don of hearts that now surrounds
r hostile frontier. To contribute especial \
such assistance of arms and other ma y
iaI of uor proyisious and fOrpipn credits | Il