, 1873-04-01

tages on thor Bldo They recruit from tho nogroon
and Chinese laborors upon tlio plantations, and
oach plantation Which thoy ovorr1ln flrninhoa a
very considerable and, ut tho saine time, worry
willing accoBslon to tl,oir ranks. Each ono Of
thoso 1nborors is hrmed with hiH sugar.knifo--n
weapon NJ formidable ns tho bayonet in n fight.
Tloy l,avo no neod Of a oo1nmissary department
for tho natural products Of tho ialand,-
oranges, yanns, plautains so., which grow
ovorywhoro in groat profnsfon, n,-fur nisl tl,om
with abundance Of food. Tlloy hayo no nocd Of
Of qnartormastora' atoros aa tho climato Of t1,o
island requires little clothing or shelter
Having tho means of subsistence. mud clothing
and arns to oortain oxtont, already at |, and,
loan treaaury doea not materially affect them,
Their positions aro nucli that tho spanfazds must
assu1no tho aggressive, mud must, to very largo
oxtont, attack without artillery, Us thoro nrono
roadB for Its transportation II It B used at al IT
must bo carried 10 tho sceno Of notion on tho
backs Of mulos. In addition to thls, no system
Of blockade which tho Spanish authorities havo
yet established has boon successful in proyen.-
Ing tho landing Of ar1nB, ammunition, and aup-
plies for the insurgents.
The roal condition of a{fnra in tho inlnnd Ia
shown by ita OBJECT upon tile Spanish residents
OF HAVANA. Americans who have recently ro-
turned from thoro report that, while tho Spanish
merchants Of TINT city talk but littlo about tho
rebellion, they wear detected look, and tloir
facos express m anxiety moro significant than
wnrfia Tim n.,flnrtiou +to,ro,1vo, n w., ., ...n-~
hopeful than tho morchants. They Beom to
havo givon up not only Cuba, but Spain
itso!f, aud, having concluded that tho whole
thing is tottcring to It's fall, they hayo
commenced d systematic plunderlng Of
the revenues in uayann, and, in col1nson
with cortain ringa in Now York and olac-
where, aro loading themselves with booty
preparatory to lenying tho wreck. Corruption,
dofnloation, and general Generalization among
tho public officials are nlways tho Bigna Of o
broaking up.
Such is general picture Of tho condition Of
tho Cuban rebellion mud tho prospects Of the in-
aurgont8. Tho friends Of FREQ Cuba lave every
reaaon to bo encouraged. Tho policy Of Our
country, meanwhile, should romain what 1t has
boon,-that Of strict neutrality. Tho policy OF
annexation which Inns bcon mootod in Homo
quartors is highly repugnnnt to tho Cubans
themaolvoa, and every consideration Mt present
is against 1t. Tho Cubana themselves would re-
Bist to tho bittor end any attempt to enforce It.
They have nothing In common with the people
Of tho United states. They aro different raco,
speaking different language, observing difror-
ont form Of religious worship, and aro of difror-
ont habits, CUSTOMS and feolings. Even If they
| wore in favor OF annexation, and tho way waa
cloar to it, tl,ero Is no good roason why another
large stato should 10 added to o,lr Southern
dominions, to 10 devoted to carpct-bng plumber
ings and corrs,ptions. As far MI tho question Of
tho emancipation Of tho playes Is concerned,
that will soon Bottlo ituelf. Betweon tho re-
bo1lion on tho ono hand, and the internal
| convulsions Of Spain and tho emancipation Of
the s1aves in Porto Rico Oh tho othor, tho
people Of Cuba aro already coming 10 the con-
clusion that emancipation would bo moro favor
ablo to tho prospects Of the Island than slavery.
Thero is no good reason why tho United States
should hayo my other than commercial relations
with tho iBland. As mattors look at present,
Cuba is amply nblo to work out hen; own saliva
ton without any interference from us and
while her freedom from Spanish tyranny would
be hailed with satisfaction, especially if her free
dom waa secured by hor own nrms exclusively,
the1o is no reason why tho United statos ehould
bo mixed up with tho struggle.