The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-17
THE CUBAN ANTI-SLAvERY COMMITTEE.
They Mstrust the Action Of the Spanish Re-
public on the Abolition Question-A Fer
vent Appeal to the People Of the United
States Belligersnt Rights De-
manded for the Cuban Patriots.


Tue ent change in the government Of Spain and the
establishment Of q republican form Of government has
served TO create doubt in the minds Of many to the
propriey OF further vigorously prosecuting the recent
movement inaugurated by the Cuban Antslavery Com
mittee in securing recognition Of beligerent
rights 10 the Cuban revcuhonts Believing that such
doubt and consequent apathy may be caused by want
Of fuller information OF the exact condition OF the Spanish
Republic and Of the Cuban nsurrecton and ts object
Of the Cuban question and Of our duty under the
After many years Of oppression unjust taxation
Which f isrsed the SeSps tS
ser 1858 rose IN defence 81 their rights and
having FOR It's oes Cuban ID a. nS
e liberty ns
such people and we believe We can tGathiuIy say tina!
9, wi
cuaT since they have made their the
In this the Cuban patriots have claim the
x%ssisas Rsyo%iieS s..sSli.ssa kepuSiis
w s s%s Il an
was in SPpSs,i0I and 70 our own Decar
$s
eys that our committee &C. bgt REFLECTS the feelings
endesvor TO our the right OF
all men to secure the precious boon Of freedom and be
an that our the first mod
and asce shall not &c tarSy in according equal
tn. cus.s FOR LIBERTY
70 S Republic is uob
sSs to a %s Ts sc
not s s V: 1s Re . g sa ss
we love liberty more We have At no time doubted the
s are %
BENoT, eurNTRRo, CASTELAR, AND sALMERoN,
these d ali he Se reS
ss s as s
the Existence e Of s
for the party OF e was by the
I..t
'S'A rEH ssssisn cevxnSaFs s As EARLY AS 1862
eSs the
Being able 10 liz !" Of he
home 81 sending back he Captains General
Is: abe e
r high ABOVE simple H
Fellow citizens, in the island Of Cuba, within one
miles q our Own S d % s 80 that
are tons I'VE hundred tSeusand human besss %S
S no or rsc ts.rs but .. IN The saAvn
and brethren Border free STATE and BEYOND
s ysss ssd a' So %snS
S. %on nnf sEns: nss for By a
psssabe ocean and without single inch Of free soil to
which the slave may escape he tolls on and through
bsss se az a e
ured captiyes and the blood Of nay thousand slain in
which shall strengthen them in this their hour OF Attic
ton What signifies 1t to them
- ARcHYY
s as % s IS nfy are
immed ate and unconditional freedom & with feel.
On
we might await sign from the Eepuelc as y republics
that such persons may be actuated by the best Of mo-
tves, we cannot help concluding that they mis-
S SssR a ne q TIE liberty Of
The simple fact presented ,,,u us r. in the
g fne
belon by adopting into their constitution article "A,
GALL THE INHABITANTS ARE ABSOLUTELY FREE"
hence the Of freedom is inseparabiy connected
with that OF the CabaH patriots and he whS bids
ofberty We should not Be deceived BY the occasional
n 5 Pd1 the . % s favor
close observer that such bills are always offered mme
1s S1" ns sa
vicon that these bills thus introduced in the Cortes
thereby rs
GsssEsn' ssA that SaGsa pS
continuous efforts in this direction, by pc;
the Cuban patriots that favorable recosniton to which
they justly entitled. We particularly regard and
army Of liberty who have mmortaiized themselves by
their devotion to the freedom and acknowledgements q
not consider re work complete while slavery and the
slave trade exist in the we saMnE Mor X scorrRoy
Chairman Cuban Ants Slavery Commi.'ee
o. BOwDRy, New YORK, March IA, 1873