The New York herald., 1875-10-09
HOW TO FIGHT FOR LIBERTY.

NEXT SUNDAYS CELEBRATIoN-wHAT A PA
TRIoTIC BAND OF MEN CAN ACCOMPLISH.
Next Monday morning the Cuban struggle for liberty
will enter upon its eighth year. The struggle com
menced in the plains of Yara the 10th day of 0cto
Der, 1868, when small band of patriots solemnly
to rid themselves of Spanish tyranny and the
Of slavery The actual President of the Re
public OF Cuba " Aguilera, OF the number
and he put his protestatons into effect by beratng
slaves and inviting them to Join in the struggle which
invitation they joyfuy accepted. Since then rivers
Of blood has fown and the Seem of the Antilles' is
fast being turned into shambles, its fair fields
dcsolated by the 'Santa Tean 'hoy torch" the
Cubans call 1t. The butcheries of defenceless men,
women and children by the Spanards only be
pared with the bloody festivals OF the King
Of Dahomey. With the Cubans the cry is and still will
be, Liberty Death!n During the long and
ing years Of the revolution shut out almost from all
connection with the outer world they have fought as
only brave men can fight Penned up in their noun
tain Businesses, they have swooped down whenever
occasion offered upon the il-fed, unpaid and demoral
lied troops Of Spain. 1t is roughly computed that
1000 Cubans emancpated slaves and Cinnamon have
fallen in the contest and perhaps 100000 Spaniards
who being unacclimated the tropical heat of Cuba
fell prone disease, from which, the Cubans were ex
empt How many more years the butchery Will 60
Heaven only knows and the patriots seem to be for
saken by the outside world. They will listen to
propositions Of peace from the Spaniards and fear not
their threat that the slaves will be made to attack
them, and that another St Domingo slaughter
will take place The CuDans say, as
November comes, and the crops will burn, 'wo
will apply tho holy torch and destroy all
property that meet in our path The threat is
empty one, and many weeks have flown such bon
fire will be doubtless in the island the civilized
world has conception OF All far il is SAID in love
and war and the Cubans believe and know that gen
era conhagraton in the island will mpoverish and
ruin their enemies. South and Wall streets will also
feel the blow and other establishments like the Com
mercia Warehouse Company, will be compelled 10
close their doors.
The feeling Of the Cubans the present moment Is
admirably expressed in FL Pueblo, Cuban paper pub
| lshed in this city. II says:-'Meanwhie must
prosecute the war with all possible energy with
rifles and also by using the destroy all prop
erty. Slaves who have helped TO till the
crops will now, as providentia agents and
free men, help TO these crops into
ashes Terrible tribulatons and expiatons have
been gone through to tree land from the Of
slavery Spain has TO pay her penalty for having per
mitted this foul inquty Cuba pays it with the pow
erty of her children with her blood with the scafold
and with all the horrors of war for having been an
accomplce in the traffic OF her brothers in Jesus
Christi
SUNDAYS CELEBRATION.
On Sunday morning next, the 10th OF October, the
seventh anniversary OF the proclamation OF the inde
pendence of Cuba, the Rev joaquin de Palma will
preach patriotic the subject at the Cuban
Church OF ST James, in Twenty street. between
Filth and Sixth A solemn Te Deum will also
be celebrated the occasion The widow of tho cee
brated young Cuban hero, General Emilio Agramonte,
has consented to sing in duet from the "Stabat
Mater while Sonora Amalia Smon and Senor Cortada
have also sing the