Year: 1869

Change In tnc spanish Pol icy.


General Caballero de Roda is to succeed
General Dulce as Governor General in the
Island Of Cuba. This is the tenor of short
despatch yesterday from Madrid-short but full
of meaning. Dulce was the man for concilla-
ton, the map Of the amnesty, free press, free
speech and representation in the Cortes. Roda
is the man who put down insurrection in Cadlz
with the cannon and deluged the streets OF dis
satisfied Malaga with grape shot. The two
men represent great principles and give fair
picture Of the change which has come over the
dream of Spain in relation to Cuba. The pro-
gress of the revolution there has been so rapid
and 50 great that new policy has succeeded
the old one in the Spanish government as well
as in the Spanish population in Cuba. The
latter at first secuted the idea thai the Cnbans
could or would do anything towards over
throwing the colonial government Now they
have done 80 much that the Spanish popula-
ton in Cuba think that every Cuban should
be at once tried by military comaission and
executed TO save the honor Of Spain.


Cabalero de Roda comes to Cuba to fail
more signally than Dulce has DONE and Dulcc
has failed from the want of common sense on
the part of the home government and the
Spaniards residing in the island. Had he
been authorized to act In the spirit of
the nineteenth century instead of the six
teenth, and to establish a Colonial Assem-
bly, he would have preserved the island
to the Spanish monarchy. There were not
wanting Cubans in Madrid who urged these
views upon General Dulce before his departure
for Cuba, but he either coulu not or would not
listen to them. He now goes back with the
simple satisfaction that he can say to Azca-
rate and Bernal, "You were right
The Cabailerp de Roda comes to different
banquet-a banquet Of blood. From Cape
Maysi to the river Damnji, two-thrds Of the
territorial extent of the Island Of Cuba, the
Spanish government holds only the ground It's
troops stand upon or the gAns of its ships
cover Instead Of being able to reconquer the
Central and Eastern Departments the struggle
will now be to hold the Western, for there the
fires Of revolution have caught at several
points. This win require more troops than
Spain can under any contingency send TO
G,.ba, and more money and material resources
than Roda can possibly gather. He may shed
much blood, he may rival Murillo, of Vene
zuela, in intamy, but the result will be the
same-the Spanish element must leave Cuba
or perish by the sword they have drawn.





In the early future sore difficulty will
press upon our government When your
neighhor's house is on fire the principle Of
Intervention is an admitted right. Not only
may We intervene to save ourselves from
danger, but tie voice of humanity calls US as
well to save life and property. II the tenant,
possessed with the fury OF madman, insists
upon consignlng everything to the flames, he
may be controlled or even dispossessel. This
madman's policy would seem to be that which
inspires the Spanish element in Cuba, and our
government, as the next aud strongest neigh
bor, viii be called upon to intervene. We
must intervene there. The day has gone by
when the madman OF Europe can be permitted
to repeat the atrocities which the early part Of
the present century witnessed in every Spanish
American country on this Continent. , The es-
tabishment Of free government in Cuba and
It's admission to the Union would BE- the best
solution for all parties there, and one which
would save us infinite trouble in the future The
Jacksonan policy in Florida is the only one
which viii save General Grant from host of
Spanish flies, and he should be prepared to
adopt L ID lis own behalf and that Of the
country.