New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-21
VALUABLE ALLIES,


steamers arriving and departing daily for
Havana, as for Galveston. Those who
wish to import sugar and export -four to
the Spanish West Indies. or to FL orders
with Spanish goods. would like to see ves-
Sells come and go without the exhibition OF
nanifests. Of passports and permits. the
boarding and guarding by custom officials.
They wish the commerce to be in every
respect like the present coasring trade
between the ports Of the States. Very
well. This desirable object can alone be
attained by change of political relations
between the United States and Cuba. The
government of the United States should
be urged to recognize the belligerency of
the combatantS in Cuba. The colOred
people OF the South and throughout the
Union have been impelLed, by considera-
tons Of sympathy and safety, TO impress
upon the government the Importance Of
positive action IN favor Of recognition
and emancipation. History tells us
that when one nation finds that a
fortified place belonging to another
dominates over It's own power in that
quarter. and threatens injury in case of
sudden declaration Of hostiilties. the first
nation demands the demolition OF the
minatory Notifications. This. We think.
was the ground for demanding the demo-
lition Of the commanding fortitications of
Dunkirh, long cause OF controversy be-
tween England; and France. The colored
people Of the United States look upon that
citadel and stronghold of slavery in Cuba
as a position fraught with danger to
them. and ask It's demolition. not, of
course. by military Intervention. but by
demanding. as the British people have
done, the enforcement o: the anti-siaye
trade convention and the recognition Of a
people who have waged wa. unailed.
for four years. This movement of four
million American citizens. represented by
Congress and organized il TIE several
States Of the Union. has been treated with
great respect. Large meetings have
been held at TIE Cooper Industrial
Institute, New York. AID IN Boston. urg-
ing the government. TO positive action upon
this subject. 4 grand mass meeting Of
colored men will be held in Washington the
day before the inauguration Of President
Grant, asking the government to give
material aid to struggling Cuba. We
announced. yesterday, by advertisement.
III our columns, that our coiored fellow
citizens, who have certainly put this ball
most efectually in motion in the South.
vii, be represented Ga that occasion.
Messrs. BrIrch. Barber. 1ngraiam, Brown.
Lewis. Demas an. Others, should b pre-
sent and participate. The phi!an:hro-
pists of Boston AID New York represent Il
sentiment tie men We mention constitute
power. l.: them rally the coiored vote
Throughout, the South. and TIE govern
ment vii! respect their appeal. /; the
merchants and planters Of the South Shall
find free commercial! intercourse with
Cuba, WITH al. Is Advantages. VIII they
not admit that the colo-ed people have
rendered them Important aid il urging
national aid on the subject: We trus: to
See a full co!orea delegation from the
Southern States Will attend the general
Cuban liberation convention. and hope
the President il L:s inaugural will an