, 1873-11-20

chnso Cuba for o0,000.00o, but tho offer was
rejected by SPUN. Indeed Spain has shown
quite MS carnost desire to h9la POSSESSION ~
occasions, asked the United Statos to join the
other nations in guaranteeing to her ats nnals-
turbcd possession.
Va1ioua attempts to obtain indopondence nave
every instance thoy have failed from LACK OF
arms. money, OF experience, md the leaders
and particpators hnYo been shown no mercy.
Twice tic United States hayo been nearly
DRAWN INTO uosr1L1TlEs
with Spain owing to acts committed in CUBA,
tho first b.ing tho execution OF Crttcndon as,a
q number of other Kentuckiana who had made
q descent upon tho island ut bahia Honda, un-
dor tho command Of Lopez, Cuban. !ho o.
and probably much grcater than at this timo
over tho massacre at Santiago. The other occa.
sion was tho firing upon tho American merchant
steamer D!ack Warrior By Spanish tnan@ot-war
in 1852. Tho celebrated
osrESD MANIFESTO
appeared shortly after this, that document
being the result OF somo unofficial deliberations
OF Messre. buchanan, Sonlo. snd Mason. United
atatos Minister'S to London, Madrid ,and ParlsFe-
Apectiyely. In this document, being tho produce
tfon Of three slayooorats, it Was set forth that
Cuba naturally belonged to the United States,
and that, OH certain contingencies, such as tho
emancipation Of HlayeB IN Cuba, i would DO tue
right Of this country to take forcible possession
| Of the island. This manifesto causcd an i'm
| mense. sensation in diplomatic clrcloR at tho
| time, but no Official action was takon, It boing
considered the net Of the Ministers nj tndlVldu-
aIs and not az otltcGl.
IN October, 1868, Tho successful revolution
against tho Bourbon dynasty in Spnin cmbold-
| clol tho 1eadcra Of the Cuban patriot party to
attompt tho overthrow OF I'll Spanish authority
on tho ialand, especially aB Spain waa then III
| state Of internal warfare horaolf Accordingly,
| about thirty Of tleso leaders, mcn Of eduoation,
refinement and wealth. Issued. oil tho 10th day
| OF October,
| pAoNuNcIAsiENTo
| at Yora. Tho REASONS alleged for throwing OIL
the Spanish allegiance wero, that they had been
deprived OF all political, civil mud religious
liberty; that tAey wero not allowed to hold
public meetings, nor to write upon pohtlcal top
les; that they woro excluded from all share =, u
tho Government and woro plundorod by tho
S..n,sl, oficnls; that they woro grieyonsly
taxed without representation; that restrictions
wero placed upon public instruction; that thoy
were at tho morcy Of IN Immense stanaahg
army, whoao cost tlley woso obliged to pay: aad ~,
tLat While immigration was restricted mud tllf
elayo.tralo encouraged. If thoy aakod tue
Government to reform any abnso, thoy, were
treated as rebels, their porsons wore imnr'somet ~
or benhhed and ther properly m VT fro r.i,
; OF Treo Cuba to unite IN common cause ant
drive out lhe Spanish parasites that had 81
| lnnp lived upon the blood OF the native patriots
Tho sjgners woso not more aavensn1ess. aas.as
|
Mi men Of influence and wealth. Most notabl
Waa .,u.,,,>.a
| cANLOa MANUEL. CEarEDES,
lawyer and planter, owning large catates 81. Il
, N[auzaullo and d man Of tsne tatonts nnu rip
nrnnrionce. Geu, Arrange, Marquis Of SAINT
, T,'cn. native OF Puerto Frinoipp. MAS another
, Some Of tho other signors wore dc''. Quesada
| Gou. alar1nol, 0en. ANuiloro, Mayor 0! bayanc
anl Gen, Castillo, all Of whom have done goo
, service in tho patriot canBe, .,,
,, Tho Cartai1l.Genoral ut this time was l4eraut
i di ono Of Qucon 1Bahol1n's appointeos, ans
Q hcaco, not fayorlto with tho nc" &3oYer11nlo!
' under sorrano, roncte, and lfim. nasanS & w.
a fov ara.1ab!e troops in tho Eastern Depafsnlel
a excont to hold tho larger ei.ies, tho apanlart
wore forced to occupy tho fortified coast sn"t
a where the navy could Afford liroteolioh: a'1a "
!. CubauH soon had roHHnssfoR OF no!rIy t,o VINO
,- of tho eastern mart OF tho islnnd except hofn
n large placoH like Puerto Irincipo, Sal'taas'
y Darncoa, md Nuavitna. YhoYe nlaces troy col
o tipually attacked and harasBod hy tho Cuban
a though from
" IAGK OK AnMA
ii | they wcro ulablo to gAfn any ttocl9lvo sncoea
Ha,l thoy been supplied wltlk p!enty OF tie arli
H. u1d munitions OF war ut thu commencement
thoi1 inio,anlleneo would have been asaure
since, oven NTH their rough arnlH, soytAc
D. machetes, aua y {ew firearms, tacy wore ahIo
IN tlcfcat tl.a BpaniartB III several engagement
Oh 1t ih probable that they dill not u"t!cl}@te th
ct tho now lOy0rnment Wpul1 act with 10 1alt
bo promptitnae i'll nolldiug forward reinforcement
RI or else they thought that aiaira il. Spain YOU
In ho 30 strong to require the presence OF all 4
ot army there. At any lato, thu tlrat throo mont
T. paaaed-tle goltlon opportunity to gain posaes
r. ion of well-Torti1lua gcaport waB lost md W
ng it, all liope If recognition Of bcllgercnt 11I
| ne lin, cf0EtHh