The New York herald., 1879-12-16

law declares the slaves that not registered
in 1867 that in the register which by virtue
OF this law should be made in 1871. declared
ipso Ico free. After eight it seems that the
time arrived full the law but did not enter into
the plans of the savers Under special preexts they
asked General Blanco to make this article neiiec-
tive 1t was denied. and they applied to the nome
government The Spanish government was
astonished at such demands. Illuminated thunder
bolts. and ordered that the law be fulfilled. BUT the
Are vs1y IN shs island They got
round poor General Callejas, who governed III the
interim representing the results that TINS
out of the Law would have-nameiy, freeing AZ once
80 900 slaves. when in reality it would scarcely Tree
$4,000 The Secretary Of the governments was OF mucn
knowledge and who did not wish to remain on bad
terms with the slavers with any one worth any
thing In this world and the telegram ., % .ns &
fulfilled. real autonomic stroke OF our savers
few days after General Blanco and General Martinez
Campos In Madrid received advice that two or thlee
Thousand negroes had risen in arms IN the Eastern
Department claiming their liberty.
THE RISING AND THE LIBERAIs.
The liberal party received the Of the insur-
rection badly: it came to disturb and to make
difficult their existence THIS rising takes away
able to Thorn, put in danger their hopes, their
dreams. 1t may delay the reforms they desire and
cause in Madrid, hearing of the insurrection it
was said the advanced liberals spoke OF not
allowing any in Cuba. at least to suspend
them while there remained one man with arms in his
hands.
It is known that in. Madrid the commission that
spoke to you Of the other day is discussing and pre-
pariug u draft of law. The Cabinet without rest
rrsss alS liberty the opinion in
eral is very favorable to immediate emanci-
patton; the government Of General Martinez
Campos Is as compromised its chief to
take the question before the Cortes. II his Cabinet
does not fall it will take Il. II 1t falls
that which succeeds will take it also. In practice
opinions are very much divided. having on one side
those VINO wish only the Moret law, with the
article & who ad VIII not b see thic
that emancipation should be immediate, absolute ana
unconditional. Among the latter some demand in
indemnity believe with reason that the mas
ters have been sufficiently paid during the
If any one should receive Naturalization it IN
reality ought to be the slave and not the owner.
because indemnity in money is impossible IN view
Of the poverty Of the treasury many think that the
negro should be now made Free but forcibly obliged
to work for payment for some years or those who
this the most moderate will be content with hve
years; the more exacting want ten.
KING ALFONSO AN ABoLITIoNIsr.
The King. Don Alfonso Is ant,,sisvery M ana IN thus
much or more so than was the King DON Amadeo.
This every ono in Spain and Cuba knows except the
his signature to the law Of emancipation with as
much or with moro pleasure than he put his hand
ns wSo S this
ana signal service. In the end the majority OF the
Congress will vote with the government. and the
slave will be free.
THE LOST CHANCE OF cAMpos.
There is feared here and in Spain tho conse-
quences Of this act of justice and national generos
ity which will only always have the defect OF having
come late. Martinez Campos might have at
once resolved the question by his own will and au-
thority, and the question would have been definitely
settled now mora than year. He would thus have
immortalized himself. He would have been the
been grateful: Canovss and his government would
not have dared even to censure him: the slaves who
then e1t0sd him h nave 6 M h S
erals Of all the world; he would have made the
peace of Cuba permanent; his rivals. hts enemies.
If despotism and authority servo at any time for
anything. now that in Cuba 1t is in force
and for such insignificant purposes. never was
there better occasion. never could have been more
justified an act of authority which the Cortes
would have sanctioned with pleasure which would
saved US from the moral war we have waged for
nearly two years. But Martinez Campos Is not
great man; he has not such knowledge OF his power
nor Of his authority-perhaps it did not occur
to him. or II IL did he repeled 1t rs bad thought
He is generous loves what is good; he has at times
resolution. but he s timid, fears everything, and,
above all. he fears to make mistake.
THE FUTURE OF THE EMANcIPATED SLAVES.
You know that the Spanards are rich in proverbs,
all OF them of marvellous exactitude; there two at
least that como well in the present case. One says.
.sThat there is no work without some troublei-No
han traba,o ssm atajo; another that che who don't
risk won't Cross the sea-N que no aryIese0 no pasa
Ia mar. 1t is undoubted that the problem of the
emancipation cant be resolved without running the
risk of what may succeed and that 1t cannot be re-
solved without inconvenience and certain evils.
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i tta- ~. rorsi and ratmrsi valve os AZ
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tr a. ysrv dsarIv sa,S IN nv rst letter that the
raros nf Cnha ara in General GOOD Above all those
tnat 90 - =, az nen. rt,non+ 90 Tas Vti,os ard tha
Wast ~ ,ha ;sisnd Tattsr than thoso op the Fact
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hiho. ~ iss.aiI;n.rca srd ,nnra ;nstrrctsnr Tho
others OF nilder character, timid, frugal, very
dull and ignorant. are very subdued and have much
&oow w1p thnxyo oot,irA
live without Working. This is the beau ideal of
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force S o. nv The inci,amsnt of monsv as tbev are
very much interested and like to be able to spend
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