The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-01-20
Cnmnos Whinped on All Sides.

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Campos Whipped on All Sides.
The situation is today that Martinez
Campos. s,nt out TO serve another term
as captain general Of Cuba. has been out
generated and whipped back within the
gates of havana in most nuniliaiinS
manner.
30 add 10 tho disgrace Of the situation,
II is openly charged that his leading officers
have BETRAYED Kim. and that they preferred
seeing = - Spanish colors trailing IN the
dust TO seeing them upheld 10y man whose
past life has committed him 10 a liberal
lire Of policy. Taking his stand At JoVita,
in the extreme east. ami NJ Bayamo, GEN
cral Campos was numerically whipped by
the negro lnSurgent NaCeo. After the lat
ter engagement Campos ran, losing ammu-
milton and men. AMI had 20 submit 10 the
personal indignitv of receiving a message
from AIaceo that he would take care of his
dead and wounded.
The Negro Leader.
In the personality OF Maceo there is
more interest than in that OF any other
figure connected with the Cuban insurrec-
ticr ard as time passes. he will grow into
such proportions rs 10 dwarf all others.
A. a means Of attracting strength to the
insurrent cause in 1865 the headers in that
movement guaranteed freedom 20 all slaves
eli the island who would abandon their
Spanish masters and join their fortunes
with those Of free cuba. That insurrcc-
ton Wa really the work of the white peo-
pie OF cuba. excepting OF the official class.
The exa stions under which they lahored
were 50 severe that II seemed 20 many of
tho wealthy native planters that more was
70 b. hoped for from the insurgents than
from the government. The impetus was
-iycn hy Carlos Manuel De CespoGes. tie
lion %. "A family winch traced i,S descent
from tine days 90 Columbus TIE had been
educated "a tka universities OF the old
world and Inherited from his associations
there Tire rel cap ideas OF tle revolutionary
ircamers 81 lSf>. which ut dtted him Tor
residence in land ~ s...very. he set
free I'D slaves that they mle1t tglf under
General Agramou1e. ana mis- example was
followed Dy numerous others. Later dur
i-s Jtut wur. Sps-iu recognized thc free
dom 81 tl--e slaves aal ID others -tih D.:
slavery, In "a spirit 81 CouAscttIou against
their cuban owners. These now b. metz
'.a-ies of freedom. hating spain. we're wei
.omei Is Che Insurgents, treated as equals,
ana Eiv.1 Lrst places. lH order 90 eu-
courage an ~ their race IN j1if iug them.
DO Was oUt ~ Tins accession of blacks that
Antonio Ell,o and his eleven brothers
slraag .rto r.-#, nine Of tho number
lst.l- l4st ta".- ives IN the cause which
tat- bad csnoIs-
r. aLo-a >saads Oas Firs,s.a
H,hrn. therefore. spain ana the insurgents
came together in tle treaty 81 ZanJau 10
->->. la.a SIDES found themsgit.s borne
down with weight 81 their own creation.
The negro lad won a place Fl equality m
counsel. Sc action and Zoe society of which
-'. Insurgents couil uot deprive him. Tnc
SnaniarGs. Bro FREEING them - punish their
---- Cu.an ouIe-s. ha1 lost ai power t0
n1li them in subsection. and h,nccforth
tha rejected son" was 10 be q source of
trouble - tine Spanish household The
s3ccter was present at tho ;-tlty 81 Zau-
Jan. for while the terms OF surrender were