The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-06
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EFFECT OF THE LATE DECREEa
The Natives Among the Spanish YOlun-
teerS DESERVING to the Insurgents.
Families Fleeing to the
Mountains.
Cuban Sucoesses-The Conduct of tho War-Bsr.
barities OF the spaniards in tho Into
rior-The Financial Question.

Cuban Sucoesses-The Conduct of the War-Bar.
barities OF tho spaniards in tho Into
rior-The Financial Question.
MANzANILLo, Feb. %, 1874
The recent grave events which have during the
last week transpired In this vicinity brought about
py the recent DEGREES OF the Captain General re-
qulre some mention. Fhe revolutionary reaction
within the short period mentioned has been most
astounding. The country people are returning BY
hundreds TO the ranks OF the insurgents. from
which they have Kept away for the last three
years, and although taking no active part with
them, have not been acting against them. But
now they return armed to their brothers in the
field, with their spirits and passions afame, ana In
many cases an assassination or personal wrong to
avenge. Unhappy lesson for Spanish despotismt
DEsERrIoNs FROM THE SPANISH CAMPS.
About two days ago. from the Spanish encamp-
ment called Campechuela, some 100 Cuban volun-
teers, armed with Remingtons and provided with
49, 900 cartridges, deserted and joined the insurgent
forces; from the Yara camp lorty-two fully armed.
disappeared, and the Palma Atlas camp has lost
thirty-tw0 of Its garrison. bound in the same direo
ton; from Ell Homo eighty-two, and from various
other Spanish encampments, such as Blanquizal,
GuamO, Jguani, Barre. &C., the assertions OF tho
pressed Cuban volunteers are constant. In all
cases they carry or their arms and as much am
munitlon as possible making valuable acquisi-
ton to the insurgents Their families In many
instances fee In bands to the mountains, flying
from the gaunt spectre OF famine which threatens
to overtake them in the towns and villages.
Meanwhile the Spanish government can do
nothing but look on, p0werless to remedy tho
evil calm the new storm arising about 1t.
THE ARMY or THE LINE VASTLY DEMORALIzED.
plo oba1~ rnh
an extent that about eighteen days ago Lieutenant
Colonel Campoamor left for the Caut0 with col
umn Of about 600 men, and fell into Cuban am
buscade OF about 100 men. At the very first voley
the Spanish column lost eighteen. but rallied to
charge, receiving q second voey from their am
pushed antagonists. The commander, Lieutenant
Colonel Campoamor, himself fell wounded, ana az
it was then impossible to induce the Spanish SOL
diers to make another attack, they abandoned
arms horses and everything, and, alter disgrace
full retreat, took refuge in the Bequita eDcamp-
ment. The insurgent pckets and advance guards
make up their iascines and perform other military
duty In ull view OF the town, and the Spanish BAT
tallOns satisfied to say that they are not
strong enough In numbers TO 90 out 10 ATTACK
REVIEW OF THE SPANISH SYSTEM OF RULE AS IT IS:
ali military operations. follows the usual course
marked out for ali nations that strive TO shake on
the yoke OF tyranny. Two causes oblige me to
show clearly to the foreign peoples and to govern
ments of order the existence OF terrible abuses,
OF unqualified excuses, which chain this people to
misery and bury generation in an abyss OF de-
cadence and wrongs. There Is nothing more PAIN
fui and deserving OF punishment than The employ
ment OF such systems Of degradation to enslave
man and rule linn without allowing him even those
usual rights OF le-that IS, refusing MIN even the
noble and simple precepts dictated by common
nenta Amer nsas and stu rules in Cuba and
this IS the reason that her conservative journals.
Institutes OF learning. directed by Inquisitorial
hypocrites all ching to the penalty OF death or the
cnaingang for all political offences, aud thus mako
away WITH everything tnat does not bend before
the monopoly ana the power Of those VINO i've on
the labor OF others. Two causes compe me 70 Dreak
able, as 1t does not refer to men, women and chill
dren who groan out their lives confined IN hlthy
who are forced to perform the labors OF criminals
on the public roads dressed IN the garD OF galley
slaves. The police Of Manzanillo now arrest boys
OF eight ten and twelve years OF age and send
them to work on the streets, generally under tao
ind And LOT what crime no one knows, but the
reason Is clearly shown. sy these means the
growing youth OF the poor classes, gratifying at
Ihe same time their national spite aud bringing
without opinions, without In snort, any Of the
virtues, ana endowed with the most aDominablo
ern Communism. shows the means employed By
Spanish domination in all its possessions in tho
New World and the origin OF that savage character
which every war Tor independence In Spanish
America has assumed.
THE FROwN AND PUNISHMENT
OF all enlightened peoples ought TO fall upon
nation when seeks to establish It's power upon the
ignorance and degradation Of the provinces
It has to rule over; the consideration OF
That nation which, scorning the law, luz
prisons young children, and, amid their tears
OF Ignorance, forces them into the path OF evil IN
order 10 rule them in the future, through the obe-
dience OF ignorance and the tendency TO crime.
Ragged children recalling the tales or "Martln, the
Founuhng,n I'LL the streets OF this Town. engaged in
the duties OF the changing. THIS IS the Cuba
Espahola" civilized and SO beloved OF Span
iards; this Is the youth which generous SPAN
prepares for the future Of this unhappy island.
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION.
second point to which wish TO refer Is the
financial situation through which we are passing,
and the unblusning Impudence and arbitrary means
employed by the governors and other Spanish man.
darlns to remedy the ihsupportable lack Of means.
The stores in the village OF CautO have been
sacked-that Is the worldly the troops OF the gov
ernment TO furnish themselves with provisions,
which merchants mad refused to give them without
they were paid Tor them, but which they were
obliged to yield through force, receiving in pay
ment bonds worthless to them and which their
creditors VIII not accept as they consider them
uncollectable. Other villages and camps have suf
tered in the same way The military admnlstra-
tiOn Is lnsOlent debtor, which. by simply saying
81 have nothing" thinks to pay multitude OF
unfortunate ones, from whom 1t keeps the price Of
their wages and wares The authorities build
works OF 10rlfcatiOn and enforce 'voluntary"
subscriptions from the people 30 frequent and 80
pressing that many merchants seek to wind up
their business and go away. through fear OF being
overwhe lined, ii not by the attacks OF the Cubans,
then by the voluntary" exactions OF the govern
ment-
GUERILLA ACTION.
All this district has been Overrun lately by tn0
skirts OF the town, to the spite and Impotence OF
the Spanish troops VINO can only contemplate
without Initiating, the daring OF their adversaries.
THE CONWAY HOMICIDE.
Investigation Before Coroner Croker.