, 1875-11-30

Of tho yoar, II botng customary To re-
Lava thoae companiea aud, fcRiaae.'ts
who sneHtt tbs summer in tho Housh Ut this
various war vesseln had brsn ordered into conn |
n,irxlon,-- among thep the Shenandoah. Tho
fact II that Tho activity 1t the Nary-fhrd hero 10
not extraordinary, And The Shenandoah In hImply
ordered lIein to 10 repaired aud to reeeiTe ne"
hoitsrs. All rnnoss which may reach, you by |
AtsociAted prees or by special rnpoets to son |
rational contrary arc o1aggorations OF the
facts. There il no uar.etotd hero wbataver.
CUBA.
1 FLEA FOR THE nfcouy1Tt0H OF frH 1SrEpEHu-
EScE4 AND Irs ULTIMATE Ax*ExArioa.
Stvciat CorT+spor,Ltnee ~ 1'hs Chicago 7r'bunt.
WAbH1x1Tos, u. G., Nov. H.-1t is prntty
discriminatory settled by tho 6scst 0mnlscicnts
Of our political iuncr-lfo that ths President. In
hsa coming message to tile coming Congsesa,
intends 70 propose to that body tLo recognition
Of Cuba's rights "a \ betligerent nation. and tho
acknowledgment in smpiest tsrms Of her
bcllIgcIcncy. The apathy with which our coun-
Try Ass horetofose regarded tbs struggles Of tho
Liberatorb in Cuba, for thtit freedom from Nh
over er-the-seA Jospot,sm, IN + wonderful! 20"
cultarty OF public sentiment, that owes its riAo
to forsesfutneas Of pas. personal hsssoEy, and
ita continuance to tho zane, superluduced By
homo-troublos of ~ eugrossing paturs. What
WH lAChf I'LL nave lACAcA4 - hut W lAENla1tGs
Bus the tsue IL u hand when tho everlasting
fitueaa OF Thugs ia 70 be brought into active
operation, aud tho sentiment and spirit OF DOR
mant Administration are 1t length revolution
1zcd into positive action. whose vivid result.
will Immediately obliterato Rrnat desa Of tho
timiditY OF the pant What haa heretofore mill
tased a8ainAt Cuba with MS, Is we'll ~ want Of
thought upon the aubtect, is ignorsncc. Tbs
absolute fact Ia, thai NO a1o protty completely
in tho dark concerning the island; and. 81 the
press hus been qucerIy si!eut upon It, tho IT,
norapco has continued and exaggerated itaclf.
Mil detail i little on Caha ~ It Is, not what
it might be; which light can bs reflected oil tho
subject 10 the general beuelt Of ths public
cunA ~ GINA 1s-rgHT1L1Tr.
The area OF this combasant Inland il 47,05o
squnro miles. Its population By the last
Official BtatBticaa report Ia 1850 900 iu'hhitartn.
In area 1t ID trico as largo Greece, four times
az large ~ Belgium, aud half ss largo hgsln ~
Portugal; 50, If the right Of Independence Of
natiousi Ia to he mensured by their sizes, Cuba Is
ahead OF three other Powers to begin .ith. Dosofo
tho wsr, it's ANNUAL productions amounted in VRldo
70 s25y522 8lt which, Of course, Ia not tithe Of
ita ABILITY II worked up to the proper pitch OF
cultivation. The negroes OF tho island punbcr
about ono. third OF the population. SIAroty ~
Spanish institution, the Liberators having iRsuod
q
One-lal{ Of all tho sugar conaumed In tho
world ia produced by Cuba. 70 temper tho con-
sumption Of 10 much euEar, it crolsas out Of
Itself 1U.U00. 900 Of kiioesaulmes Of coffee. Its
mines supply elx&h OF all the copper iu tbs
uuiyu1se. Tobacco and mahogany ata two pro-
| ductions identified With the very namo Of the
place.
| 1heso details arc dull,--nosossarity so. Faota
generally when d!shed up like ratent-G lice
1!oport; they might DO onlrened bY romance.
but tho matter 10 too grave and scrsous to joke
about; tho pnly thluR fear ia, that, truth be-
ing stranger than iction. will compromise my
yerscity BY tcl!ing too much IN tho subsequent
! dctails.
Cuba's foreign trsdc IL. Of course, limited g;
but there Ia every reason in the world Of reasons
Why it should, II properly managed, aud nn-
piojudicod by external violence, 6o something
q coa't, ,ndcnted With magnificent rotts- Ha.
vana is specimen; but uarana IL far hehind
GuauIanamo. Cienfuegou. Nlpc. anu dozen
others, IN thia re8pect; in aus ono Of which the
nrgoules Of the uulvosso could hareor In safety
| ht o1b time.
| 1n tho volume Just published by, the Stat.
Department On tho commercial relations OF tht
United States III 1s71 ls recorded gu page .o3'
worked up to ita producing capacity by a. muct
40 one-half or two-thIrt1s" aud that The aoi
is probably tho most productive IN the "or'd;
just imagino-or don't, for il thresteus insauit!
--how spaiu'a despotlnu is keop!ing up tue ptlc'
of tobacco, sugar, and iu mediate uay. whisky
| Tor Cubs can be turned Into regular old dls
tiIlery Of tho cheering luid, on account OF tn
immense sa>chartuo produce 1t raises.
Talking about fertility: in the Dtetrlct o
Colon. where tho insurgents are DOW tlreateu
Ing tue suga..tlelds, tho depth OF tho top ihge
| ct soil aveEagee from lG to 18 Yards. Farms il
that country are inoxAaustlble III richneae, an
aubsol plows aso thanss al unknown "a unnec
e8sary.
crpA's CIVILIZATION.
That tho native Cubsos arc naturally progreta
ive, i4 fonnd in the fact that .hoY Ind taiaroada
coastiug steamers. and teIegfapha. long bhfof
those articles Of modern enlightenment The
| nrp toicrably we1 Amntjeanized In agriculture
civilization, but not 40 much ~ thoy might be
they uo1o more 80. or 1t tho continuation OF hot
tiit!es ladu't pretty weIl left agriculture one
Ia respect TO pbtito literature, slepce. soait
culture, and tho polite arts CubA Is French, :
drawing upon France ~ her model and CLANS c
form, and being moro closely allied NTH tn
Fronch 10 atyls. TITO lateat books in Paris at
for sale in Hayaaa twenty daYs after their publ
SLAVERY IN cuDa.
| II HpAin h4d not been iutot t1bted In fta contiI
uAroe, slavery would have caused in Cuba yoas
ago, aud In = peaceful toannor; but the oths
country holds BY her living uegroca llte, deaf
| to 4 desd coered map. ~ means Of doutnat!o
ha on1sqf KY n ne
: laid before King Ferdinand vi. petition fe
! tho abolition Of tho slsve-trsds. 1heiI nn,'
> dscency taught them tho disgrace Of this oil
/ graceful business, and they hAsa 1t all tunes o.
posed It and IT'S effects With wgor. When ID
: {ioYeru,nent OF Queen 1sabel!a called de!eg,
l lion from Cuba aud Porto Rico to Madrid
= 1855 to settle upon soma reformation. the deli
Q xAtes denanded, ~ ono Of tho most imporsaE
! reforms the abolition Of bthsory. The mn
hes OF voluntary ornnncipattoos, contrantH
rausoms, coartaeionfs Il sort OF restriction
o determined before lcgsl mlRistrstes. Of tho owl
. ery' 1j9hts), ia faah.un with tde Cubaua, whe
{ detailed g1oes tulo aomethiuR maiessio In /
multitude. A yory pretty cnstom Was 10 vogt
: among the native Ouheus. Of tho dauGhtera
zach family standing ~ godmothera to II !s*
. qua a'aYe infant At the haptsnal fountt sud Il
d result Of such relationship wa alHays tho q
. al freedom by the Young lady to her coaeo.co
= ored eodchtld, This alone would count I'd,
fer ceuesa.iopa't to largo percentage Ut re
+ untasy emanc4pat4ons. lilo aegroos uudossta1
t tha nati.a sousiuent OF thu two partlea, and d
eide naturally againat the spaniarfs.
TIE COURSE puRsGEn ~ STAIN.
., l. scanda! Ia the dacaucy at othar nAssoua, n
| a;.nr.,a tn fha rnmnnn roi1ArfanrA NJ ma