The New York herald., 1873-11-24

merely Chdnglng the name OF tne royal mousse
Castelar, opposed The great War Minister with all
the formidable and telling array OF eloquence
which was at his command. There has been
notnlng IKE 10 IN all Europe. Bismarck fought Tor
MS King and for the old portion OF Prussia. Thlers
accepted OF a republic IN France because he could
within reach under monarchy walked out alone.
contending ior republican ideas whlcn were dear
TO his heart; He had made republicanism his
stuuy, anu When his lesson was learned and he
was ready for his work God opened the door for
him ana @ ne entered 1t and pushed on. How sgnid-
THE FIRE WAS KINpLEp
while CASTELAR, was 1oating on the sea OF thought,
anu an Wnen, IA sne gray morning, cold and 1amsned,
ne approacned the place where he was to take his
stand ana begin his work. be sure tnat lre OF
welcome had been kindled by tho Lord himself,
MN, Bring what ye have and join your posses
sions with my preparation and there shall be more
Europe first heard and then felt CASTELAR,. He
ruled Spain by the power OF his thought and made
the King glad to resign sceptre which he could
Ministry-when Zorrilla brought in the bnl to
abolish ,6sn ,r.s,sS slavery In Porto he
10 every Spanish province and colony The
speech which he then made cost MIN the support
OF every 10y lover Of saveTy IN SPAN and Cuba and
every lover OF freedom in the world.
AS It was in the past so in the pres
and in ann, one-one in combining against educa-
tion and developments CASTELAR,, called to the
Presidential chair after tho assassination OF Prlm
sented In his person the principles OF republican
government, nnds himself confronted by peris
which make his path dark and which place his
lie at the mercy OF miscreants.
THE MOB LAUNDERING AT THE GATES OF THE
AMERICAN MINISTER,
and desiring to Wreak vengeance upon the repre-
sentative OF o nag which has been lnsulted and
which great nation declares shall be respected,
cost what 1t may; the brutal crowd leaping upon
the warm and writing bodies OF the victims OF
the Virginius massacre, are specimens OF this ma
ton with which he has to deal. The influence OF
N iCln M 90 ~ nnU n a q
the head weak aud plots his overthrow. In Spain
there is no Sabbath. Our Baptist and Presbyterian
any day. and only remember the Sabbath to keep
II holy by worship at night Those who work
In factory or field lose oil If they do not
work on the Sabbath and up to this hour 1t has
been found impossible to obtain i0othod for
obeyng this fundamental command OF God in Ro-
man Catholic spain. As have said before, so I
say now, that there ought to be a test made, and
only those VINO Will try to keep the Sabbath should
be admitted TO church membership; but, as have
been repeatedly told II Is very dinicult 70 make
the rule binding there or here. Think oh citizens
OF America, what you are preparing for your chill
the Bible to be banished from the school and the
Sabbath to be taken out OF your life well
ordered Republic without a Sabbath and without
the dissemination among its people OF these prin-
clples, is an impoSsibility.
Slavery in CUBA IS another thread with which the
devil seeks TO form rope with which to execute
CASTELAR,.
EFFORTS TO FREE CUBA
have been made, not alone by fllibusters from
the Antilles, but by the leaders OF republlcansm In
Spain itself. The insurrection in Cuba which was
encouraged by the troubles in the home govern
ment in 1865 wrote on Its nag "Llberty for AL"
but underneath 1t, In fact, wrote GRADUAL Eman-
As resn weakness 's act hssd
determined partly by the nature OF the country
and partly by the nature Of the comba.
tants. The speaker drew glowing picture OF
Cuba's former beauty and prosperity As soon as
the government OF Isabella was overthrown Cuba
began the revolt. The republicans at home offered
he &C.
tablisn independents institutions OF credit, every
thing bnt emancipation, which they did not dare
ofier because OF their fear OF severlng the only
remaining tie holding this dependency to SPAN.
Fully onethird OF the slaves at present working in
the sugar estates IN the island are natives OF
fulfil her obligations no African negro less than 4S
years ought 20 be found IN the plantatio In the
light OF this truth think OF our completely with
THE SLAVE TRADE
could not prosper without our acquiesceDce. 1t
does prosper, and no one makes an appeal against
Why is not Cuba free 1t is not the fault
G SPAN The p;m onaia W VINO
upon the downfall OF queen Isabeiias gov
ernment had long been solemnly pledged TO
CASTELAR, held them TO their pledges and result
the bill was passed In 1870 which provided for
emancipation. Had it been accepted BY the
welcomed IL and rallied to the support OF Spain in
its enforcement, Cuba would now be free state OF
Cubans fight for lndependence, not for liberty.
Two years elapsed before the volunteers would
allow the law TO appear eyen as rae
OF this is apparent The Shareholders are
to a man opposed TO IT. OF the l,5OoNugar
plantations but 800 could stand emancipation.
Now, be IL understood, Tor two years the insur-
rection had been going on, nominally Tor
pubc eeutm but the nsmrrectonists cared not to
join SPAN. They sought independence. They
proposed only gradual emancipation. There
result has been that the insurrection has lacked
force, and has not yet succeeded. These are some
is the question Tor us whether we Will help him or
crush him. The sentiment OF the Spanish people,
who are Tar below the leader Of their present gov
ernment IN enlightenment and culture, and OF
the brutal volunteers, has prevented the COrtes
from enforcing Its decree in Cuba Abraham Lin
coin, with Seward, Stanton, and o republican Con-
gress and an army at hts back found 1t impossible
TO 60 in advance OF the people.
SPAIN NEEDS TINE TO THINK.
Public opinion has there to be moulded and
fashioned, If not made TO conform to the require
ments OF freedom. spain, with her dependencies,
pomoers people These are eo Largely
stitons character. There is no free pulpit to stand
for God and the right such as distinguished the
North IN our conflict and helped the government
readers and Bible distributors in Spain. The word
GSa is getting hold the hearts OF the
and distinct ntterance in behalf OF liberty,
religious social and political, and sup
something. In the light OF history lei us read our
duty. Say unto the lovers OF republican and re-
hgous freedom in Cuba, "Go forwardp' The issu-
ing OF the emancipation proclamation saved us.
Let II be ours 70
STAND by RKPUBILcAsIsM IN EUROPE
and not to be swept away by the passions OF the
hour to the betrayal OF ioerty. The sensitlveness
OF the nations eager for the profits OF slavery can
never be forgotten by our people; the cordial
support received from Prussia and GERMANY we
can never forget Can we remember this and be
slow TO crush out oppression in spans admit
there arc duties we owe to our banner, TO our
prestige as o nation, but a man or a nation Is
never 80 large, SO influential, 80 godlike as when
annoyances are disregarded In pressing forward
toward the good.
The cry for annexation is full OF mischief. The
American government never leads but follows It's
people In any scheme OF aRgrandizement. IL was
not by arms, but by swarms OF adventurous
pioneers and squatters that the way was forced for
the occupation OF California and Texas. terri
tory must be AmericaniZed before IL can become
American. With respect TO Cuba no progress in
the way OF Yankee colonization Is as yet percepti-
Bile. IL has been well said that American mer-
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