New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-07
SLAVERY IN CUBA.
Address TO the President and People of
the United States by the Cuban ANTI
Slavery Committee Special Appeal 10
the Free dmen of Thi. nuntrY.

the Freedmen of This Country.
Following the lead of the REPUBLICAN,.
the Cuban Anti Slavery Committee of New
York. of which Mr.. K. Scottron is chairman
and the Rev. Highland Garnet, d. d. is
secretary, have prepared the following adj
dress. which we copy from the New York
Heuid:
To tie citizens OF size United States:
The interest Of freedom, humanity and
Christian civilization demand your atten-
ton. The existence of slavery in the island
of Cuba and the suffering condition VI more
than five hlAAdred thousand human beings
has undoubtedly attracted the attention
and enlisted the sympathy OF large por-
ton of the American people. Inc unset
tied condition of affairs IN our own lanu
since the close of the rebellion. setting
questions OF great magnitude both IN re
gard TO our foreign relations ana internal
improvements has diverted the attention
of a large portion OF our citizens from the
war that has been carried an during the
past four wears between the Cuban patriots
and the Spanish government. We believe
that the time hae come when an expression
of sentiment on the part OF our people Oh
the affairs Of Cuba Is demanded ia Dthall
of liberty and right
have been SO recently invested with the
rights of freemen in our own republic, and
who from their past condition, are particu-
larly able to sympathize with the oppres sed
and down .troddcn in every land, have
taken action in order to bring this subject
before the people and government OF the
United States.
For our own disenthralment we are truly
grateful, but we can not rest while slavery
Il .I,c Il Ia. ar It1y
We regret exceedingly the lnhuman traffic
being carried on under a foreign govern
meut and that the question OF enanclpa-
ton is linked with that of particular
party, but as in our own land during our
late war there were two parties, so there
are two parties in Cnba-the ono endeaVor-
inc to establish freedom and equality, and
the other to establish slavery and the slave
| trade.
Hinder these circumstances the question
of liberty is inseparably connected with
the cause of one Of said parties, and as In
| this country all lovers of liberty and eqality
were obliged to support the army OF the
Union, so in Cuba are we obliged to sym
pathize with the army of the Cuban pa
triots. They in the commencement OF their
struggle inscribed upon their banners lib
erty and equality to all the nhabitants.'
while the army of Spain has made itself
conspicuous only for the energy with which
it has endeavOred to perpetuate the instl-
tuition of slavery, and has committed bar.
| barities that are q foul blot upon the ma
tion's history. and a shame TO the century
| in which we live. The patriot army has
| now struggled more than four years under
| disadvantages ~ which ! less brave and
| determined people would have succumbed.
| and though the cause OF liberty has often
| been imprrilled. they stand 20 day strong
| and united. and ask nothing of the world
| but an equal chance with that of Their
! Oppressors in order 10 secure their INA!
I triumph.
II is for the people Of America 20 decide
! whether or not our sympathy shall be eX-
tended and an equal chance given 20 free
! dom with slavery and the slave trade.
| Citizens OF the republic. and in particular
| the 1000, 600 who have SO recently parta k n
| of the fruits of freedom. the voice OF SOC, COS
! fellow men, bent beneath the iron hand Ot
| slavery. undergoing hardships IN many
cases exceeding the horrible Practices il
| our own land i'll days gone by. appeals 90
! you for aid. 1t is sincerely hoped you will
not be deaf 20 their appeal.
! The following petition viii be sent TO all
| who are willing to assist in securing sigma
lures, to be presented to our goveTnm.l:
at an early day:
! 10 General Ulysses &. Grant. President. Of he
! We, the petitioners. citizens Of the
! United States, ,lul y grateful for our own
| dis.nthrallmert AID REIMBURSEMENT. fully
! comprehending the genius OF treU govern
| ment and heartily eympathillng with the
| oppressed i'll every land. have the honor to
| .aQ your attention 20 the existence OF
| slavery in the island at Cuba, and the sut-
| terng condition of more than JUO,OOU OF our
! race i'll consequence thereof. The repeated
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| treaty obligation. and broken faith OF the
| Spanish government IL regard 80 slavery
| in Cuba, running through period OF more
| than twenty years. Is sufficient evidence
! that slavery and the slave trade vii! De
perpctually continued in the event of the
| triumph of the Spanish arms IN the war
| now going on in that island. We respect
fully submit that We have the fullest assur.
! ances that in the event ot the triumph OF
| the Cuban patriots. the benefit OF freedom
| will be secured 10 our ens!aved brethren.
! We therefore pray That the government
| OF the United States accord to the Cuban
patriots that favorable recognition 10 which
| a four years gallant struggle IN the inter
| est OF freedom Justly entities them.
| The present movement, which is the spirit
! OF our national constitution. Is not confined
| to race. color or previous condition OF ser
| vitude. and therefore 10 is earnestly hoped
! that all classes of the friends of freedom in
| the United States Will co operate with us III
the work of arousiug the Indignation OF the
Christian world against Cuban slavery, SO
| that its destruction may he speedy and
complete
S. X. SCOTTR0N, Chairman.
| HENRY HIGHLAND GARNET. Secretary.
| The Herald, Of Saturday. says:
| Mr. Scottron and the Rev. DIR. Garne.
| leave this city next Monday for Philadel
| phia, Baltimore, Washington and all the
! principal Southern cities, down as far as
New Orleans, for the purpose OF holding
Cuban antislavery meetings and obtaining
signatures to the address 10 the President.
! Ii is also probable that the gentlemen jus,
mentioned will wait upon che President &c
urge the claims 10 liberty OF :he Cuban
slaves.