The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-06
SLAVERY IN CUBA
ANri-SLAyERv Socy1rv. {.
OFFICE No. 81 NEW BROAD STREET.


rr n4M asa LONDON, Jan. "a. 1874, &C a..
To TIE EDITOR or THE hERALD:- esr
The question OF the immediate ana complete or
Of the gradual abolition OF slavery IN Cuba "a
coming more to the 'front.' and your readers viii be
interested in seeing what the views OF the
committee OF the British and Foreign Anti-Slayery
society. Nothing less than the immediate and
complete freedom OF the slaves IN Cuba can meet
the requirements OF that which Is just, humane or
wise. the Shareholders In Cuba Will do well &C
once TO shake OF the chains from every one OF
TIE $50. 900 bOndsmen. Yours truly.
BENZ MILLARD, Secretary.
Extracts from tho Minutes or the Meet
ing OF the Committee or the British
and Foreign Anti-Slavcry Society, Held
on Friday Afternoon, January z, 1874.
The committee has again had it's attention called
to the continuance OF slavery in Cuba, which Is
still the fruitful source OF crimes which dishonor
Spain and shock the civilized world.
When the Republic was established In Spain,
composed az it was Of so many eminent men who
had distinguished themselves by their advo-
Cacy OF total and immediate emancipation, It
was generally believed that slavery would be forth
with abolished To its honor, 1t did abolish slavery
In Porto Rico. from which the happiest conse-
quences have followed. ..llu
The benefits which that measure has secured for
all the parties concerned are mainly to be at
was to come into force Immediately on Its being
passed by the Cortes and second. the emancpated
slave was henceforth empowered TO choose his
own MASTER r b
bill for emancipation in Cuba was promised at
that time, but not produced and although the
Republic has now been established nearly twelve
months nothing has been done.
For this delay and all the deplorabe results
which have followed the committee submits that
no SatlSiact tory reason can De given, inasnuch AZ
nearly all the eminent men In power, In an address
to the Senate, in 1872, pleaded the justice ex-
pediency OF immediate emanclpatlOn and eur
phatically declared their solemn conviction that
the abolition OF slavery was measure highly
political to end the insurreCtiOn In Cuba.
RumorS have reached this committee that cer-
tain parties contemplate the adoption OF an APP
premiership III the place OF the lOng-prOmised
measure oil complete anu unconditional emanclpa-
ton. Now, apprenticeship IN o country where
slavery has existed is slavery still, though under
another name; and where 1t has been tried the
results have IN every instance involved aggravated
oppression.
On this ground and for many other reasons this
committee VIII rejoice to hear that the rumOr al
luded to is false, and that not less just ana wise
measure as that passed Tor Porto RICO may be en-
acted for Cuba
The secretaries are directed to send q copy of
this minute to each OF the following emuent men
VINO signed the address to the senate in 1872
Senores Fernando de Castro Francisco Pl Mar
gall Joaquin M. SanrOma, GABRIEL Rodriguez
Rafael M. de Labra, Emilio CASTELAR,, Manuel Ruiz
de QuevedO, Francisco Giner, EstanislaO Figueras,
Luis Padial, Manuel RegidOr, Rafael Cervera,
Eduardo CnaO, Bernardo Garcia, Luis Vidart Moo
las SalmerOn, Felix de Bona, Fran cscO Delgado
Jugo, Julio VlzcarrOndO, Ricardo Lopez Vazquez,
f.. EacundO CintrOn.
True extract from the minutes
BENJAMIN WILLARD, Secretary.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN ANTI-SLAvERY SOCIETY No.
q NEW BROAD STREET, Jan. 8, 1874.