The Express.
London, England, 1852-11-10 00:00:00

bole aspired to it. The doctrines of old black letter tomes
were mut according to the spirit of the oge, and whoever in-
voked them was like him who would run his go-Cart
against an engine. (Laughter and applause.) Ink govern-
ment had a destiny to full% and must run its course Until
its Isere and Institutions were sp°cael over the land from
the icy pole to the Isthmus of Darien—lrons the Atlantic to
the Pacific The proposition he should make was, that we
should have immediate possession of Cuba. Serve us, if
possible, from the horrors of war—let us buy it, if
we can ; but if not, let us have it any how. (Great
cheering, and cries of tt War ! War:. ") It was, he
said, his ?thymus faith that we should have Cuba.
Spain should apologise or fight. lie did not believe she
would apologise, but that as sure as the Lord hardened the
heart of Pharaoh to the lamentations of the children of
Israel, so that he would not hearken to them, so sure would
pride and arrogance harden the heart of Captain-General
Caned°, so that he would not listen to our demands of
satisfaction. Its did not expect an apology. (" We don't
want it," from several voices—" Give us the bland.")
The government of Spain was a despicable sarcasm on all
governments. One man was employed to tie the Queen's
shoe ; one to see her go to bed, and others to do like small
services. It was an arrogant people, and had never re-
covered from that arrogance engend-red at the conquest of
Grenada. when the last Moor turned with 'mowing eye to
gaze on the gorgeous towers of the Alhambra. The
judgment day of Spain's dominarions was at hand
n the last vestige of her power on this conti-
nent should disappear, and nothing should be left her
but the mewierree of the past ! America would
weed teas bar the last of her discoveries sad her
esequils. It __ illiettiltet fled ma the will of thir
people— (laughter)—and wee as certain as the coming on of
doom. The American continent should be possessed by one
people and guided by one government, the model sal the
world to come.
Judge Laurie concluded amid great cheering.
The following are the resolutions passed by the meeting
Whereas the Spanish authorities of the Island of Cuba
have, in the ezpuiston of the steamer Crescent City and its
passengers from the port of Havana, in a time of profound
peace, with no apparent cause for the disruption of the
amicable relations between the government of Sprats and
that of the I.7niteil States, committed a most gross and fla-
grant outrage upon American citizens and the American
flag, alike repugnant to the faith of treaties, the laws of
nations, and the enlightened cease of the civilised world,
ailing for prompt resentment and ample satisfaction on the
part of an insulted people; therefore be it
Resolved, that the first duty of government is the protec-
tion of its citizens and the commerce covered by its flag,
wherever, whenever, and by whomsoever menaced or vio-
lated ; that this meeting exp.ete, with abiding confidence,
that our government will p-remptorily demand and enforce
full, prompt, and immediate &nista, titan for this most
gross and thigraut outrage upon the rights of American
citizens, and this wanton insult to the American flag.
Resolved, that in prompt vindication of the outraged
honour and insulted dignity of the American people, and
in the enforcement of our just demands, even, if need be,
to the declaration of war against Spaiu, the citizens here
assembled pledge themselves to our government and to each
other, to support and sustain all measures to attain those
patriotic and national results.
Resolved, that the president of this meeting and the
committee on resolutions be requested to forward forthwith
a copy of these revolutions to the President of the United
States.

MILITARY.