The New York herald., 1874-11-08
CUBA L1BRE.

Patriot Protest Against Negotiations
for . Subsidiary Settlement with the
Spaniards-The Lone Star Flag Must
BE Com mpieteiy Free.
KINGSTON. JAM, Oct. 20, 1874,
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
l see now that you were right when, in July
last, you boldly asserted that intrigues Of some
sort were beng laid down in order to settle the
Cuban question between General Concha, the
insnrgent chef In CUBA, Santa Lucia and the
Cuban Junta at New YORK. Indeed the assertion
was afterwards repeated by the whole press IN
the United States in England and in spain gen.
orally. The Epoca, OF Madrid, on the 9th ol
August went so far as TO denouDce AS fltfouste,o
demonstration banquet that was gwen there
about that time to the Cuban Commissioners
charged with the delicate task OF setting the DIM
cultles among the Spanlards and the CUBAN in-
surgents, which have lasted long enough, ana with
no prospect oil speedy end.
According to the Epoca, soon after the secret
banquet aforesaid, powers were granted to Gen.
eral Concha by the Spanish government to
approach the Marquis or santa Lucia and try 10
bring about between tue two some kind of an
arrangement preliminary to treaty OF peace. For
this purpose Captain General Concha commits
stoned Brgadier S. Marin, who. suppose you are
aware, wenr to Holguln and took command OF the
eastern military district, some time In the month
OF August. You know already how this well COM
bined plan and intrigue came TO an unexpected
and bloody end through the nlundering OF a too
Jealous Spanish officer, who, ignorant OF
the manGuvre Of his Chief pOunced upon
General Caixto Garcia Iniguez and made
him prisoner. Previous to that event
Messrs Aldama and Echeverria, respectively the
agent and the diplomatic commissioner OF the Re-
public OF Cuba IN that country. had applied to Cis-
neros, acting as president for the same, asked
OF him discretionary powers that they might
enter into a peaceful arrangement with Spain.
who, as they asserted, was tavoraby disposed TO
cede to the insurUent Cubans the utmost that any
other prominent Power would be inclined to grant
to it's colonies 1t appears that Csneros or santa
Lucia was not prepared to entertain such propo-
siton from Spain, although his feelings father
were touched his son in Madrid being more or
less mixed up in the endeavor to make him waver
and swerve rom the right path.
This is plainly shown in his
PROCLAMATION,
Of which the following is a copy
70 THE CUBAN PEOPLE
FELLOW C1TzENs-Slhce the Spanish yoke com.
menced TO bear heavily upon us our protests
against It's tn1quites and wrongs We're also begun.
TO our just petitions they answered with exile and
the scaifod TO the Cubans UNTIL our burden be-
same purpose, the glorious rising Of the 10th OF
October 1863 was effected. From that time to
this, with the tears Of our outraged wives and
daughters and with most noble blood OF our broth
ers split on the battle fied an ocean OF hatred and
repusiOn has been created, deeper even and more
expansive than that winch separates Cuba from
Spain.
This ocean our enemies now seek to suppress by
offering US their pretended system OF republican
government under their hateful nag, before which
would nave to be lowered and folded our unsued
one, on which SHINES an oniy star, rehecTing its
pure beams upon Lopez Estrampes, Aguero,
ignaclo Agramonte and many other martyrs OF
this most suollme epoch OF redemption.
We can hardly Understand how snch an idea
came into the heads OF our enemies. No.. We
neither want their empire, monarchy, repuDhc or
anythlng to do with Spain; nothing whatever but
absolute, total independence, and in the same way
as many OF our brothers have attested their devO-
riOn with their blood, thus will spill ours until
that ensign OF evil, Oi degradation and OF shame
has disappeared forever from Cuba.
TIE PRESIDENT,
Salvador Clsneros BeJanCOurt
NAJAzA, August %, 1874.