New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-01-23
r, ,,c Co,ored People OF Waah.
Ington City.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 20, 1873.

are on ieotIng oI l'oHtICai equality Win US,
fhcv can 10 much toward breaking the
,haeke!s which have enslaved their brothers
r. Cuba for over two hundred (2o0) years.
can The co,ored people hesitate one moment
- embrace the golden opportunity which is
now open to them to dig the grave that will
barv the Whip and shackels forever?
You know what slavery was and what free
d5n Is, and yOu should not hesitate to give q
helping hand 20 those struggling for the same
tights ana blessings that you now enjoy.
Tho e"loEsd people should call a national
convention. Every State and Territory be
'epFo.cnte1 by the most influential OF their
.aTtys and that convention should adopt
some measures to give Immediate AID to the
cc!o5ed people Of Cuba who have been fight
.ng for over four years TO cast off the tyran-
D.ca! yoke Of Spanish despotlsm. The COL
17ed people Of Washington should head this
movement. They should immediately call a
lE.a;s meeting and take steps to forward the
good WORK. The good Of such meeting and
the action Of such convention cannot fail
10 produce good results.
Pebble sentiment IS il nlyor Of the aboli-
,.on o! slavery. The press Of the civilized
world loudly calls for it. The Cuban ne
ry0c. ar, making a desperate effort TO be
zee. They are fighting nobly and deserve
tie liberty that God INTENDED thew should
-nioy.
President Grant, message indicates a
change Of policy. There are indications,
TOO, that Congress will take a decided course
\ favor Of Cuban indcpendeuce. The coun.
:!y expects this: public sentiment uniyer-
ali, call 10. Il. The hour or Cul.a's free
!,rn ! approaching. such a contamination
would 70 honor to the country and bring
-lor, = the Administration and the party in
vawer
Tho ,..l.,.c.l uc,I,Ic should max, 4 general
ih,,. ALL lai-h onward until slavery is effect
at.iy ..t,! -hcl in this country. (Cuba and
r,.ta is:-...
u,zi Erl state the causes OF the present
...s IA tuIa. Th. uupreiudiceJ. civilized
World :. ,ully awarc Of Them. The Cuhons
-f.,tiu.A..l - the ,u.,e,;,r STRENGTH of Sna;n
,.- oycr t,y,. .uud,.I wear. The neace
.g;cl, rested from Them in,. risbts of noIi,icoI
,iyu and RELIGIONS liberty did not confer any
sirs.inos urop them L,, inflicted d.oncr
wounds ilau war Itself Hcipr uuIcd Lv
,,,r.. unmiticated military desno,isn denied
The RIGHTS Of local salf.government and
heavily taxed without their consent. and be-
inc compcllcd TO support a host of HUNGRY
officials who had no interest in the Island but
Tag Of liberty and strike blow for independ-
crce. Spain was determined to exhaust the
resources of the native Cubans. and by her
lgis Of cruelty drive them from the Island.
But he Cubans rose as one man. and now a
war Of determination j, the result.
No reo,,,c hal 4 greater cause to revolt.
The Cuban Congress first act was the abol-
,ion Of slavery and granting equal rights to
all placing the negro and Chnaman on
footing Of absolute equality with the whites !:
exercising all the fights ana privileges of
iheir late masters, and fighting side BY side
with them in the same company, not scpa-
rated rs il. our late war. The POO, 600 that
have been set free will not consent to return
10 their former conditon-they can only be
vanquishcd by being eyterminated With
the "Machette" in one hand and the torch
n the other thew have laid waste a large
portion Ct that beautiful but Inflated Island.
The war Of determination has begun in earn
est. Tie Island is not large enough (al-
lhough 5000 square miles in sze) for the
oppresscd and opDressors, Spain must with
draw or the Cubans and negroes be EXTERN.
mated. Sra.n, with an army of l25 900 men.
ra:t trains Of field and siege artillery. and 81
ycseels Of war surrounding the I.lond has
not and cannot crush the rebellion. although
i has lasted nearly FIVE years. Spain il he.
coming c1bau.tci. her resources are cone
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