Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1851-09-18
ST.. LoVrs, Sept. 8, 1851.

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|. - ST.. LOUIS, Sept. 8, 1851,
Dear Frieid:--In my last lcft the Cuban l. b..
orator symPathisers on the qaUiue; as to meet
ing in the Sixth Ward. That meeting adjourned
after passing several unimPortant resolutions 10
meet at the Court House on the ensuing SatIii-
day night. During the time Between thestw 90
meetings. other and more important news was
received, which filed the Court House on Sat- !.
urday to oTerioWig., In the meantime a1fonl;,-.
ctamGto. cmanadng from the anti-religi6us, 11a= /,
tive German party press Of the .Aneeigcri dcs
.JteSenS5 calling "a meeting Of all the's' Good cit
t5ets translation, those in lavorof breakingsthc
Sabhath) to meet at o'clock p. NJ, Saturday. TO
form nournful procession" for the fifty ma.
tiots who had fallen beneath the lead Of fIIaS
Spaniards. Upon the making pubic Of iLis
ponmcidmslto Che English papers. with hardly
.aneXception; came out boldly and frmlyapainsfif.
but, despite the wishes Of nne-tenths of the
citizens the procession was had. Those engogcd
IN 1t numbered but 600 odd; and upwards of 400
OF them belonged TO the Social Reform Assotia4'
lion, OR Free Thinkers, Cor rather Anti-Chris
tlan Soclety.) Letit be said to the credit OFT
city, that not one American was found in: tire
procession; 1t consisted. entirely of Germans
The meeting on Saturday passed several res
0lulions, expressing sympathy with the unfortl-
nate men. who We're shot blythe Spanish Gene.
raj; condemnatory Of the American Consul n :.
Havana, Mr. Owen, Cor his unmanly and. i'm
'7iaerlcan conduct during theirexecution; asking
the President to remove him; and exprcssinSS
lhelr belief that the expedition. was 'ilst..' o
Indeed, the Cuban Liberafors have been th,c,
prevailing topic of thought during the past five
weeks to the exclusion Of every Other rs...,. .
bHI The news received by the TclGstaph some
lWo'or three days back, and since confirmed do
Lopez had been taken and gar6teH. has. tenJ"5
10 allay the excitement to a considerable ;cvtfn,
As many Of your readers may not mdcrsionJ
the meaning of the phrase, ..saroie3" Il ,,a,,
not come emlss to. explain it,, The garotesis >
remnant OF the dar X ages, used by the inhnsi-
TORS as a system of capital punishment I'm
person 10 be garoted,'i placed within am arm, =.
liar' ms heGIi'lS placed SOFAS to. rest vitbi,'
t"o Senh-cIrcular grooves of iron, vhicbooro
united by screw. The executiofpr t,r,,ss,I
screw, and the person occupying tbe cgais ~
literally choked to death by inches, II is% "a IS
.he most horrible deaths that the brains ~ =,
human demons ever invented So epdstbe scooiJ
eNpGollon TO the Island of Cuba. and twill ,,.o
lila i''sl Tor some TIME 10 come. 70 ~
some Time last week, sweet BLOOMING Snri,,.
was W. united to cold gloomy Wnter-an Old nag
Tgora?I; o,'' lyllg young girl of sixteen,
i,'IioieoPon' company OF Germans, | beIic,o @
s,'el' ilpsV OIL Qlem were. surrounded the bouso
ana made two or three nights rn asa6 W aSgi u.s.
co,g Lm ana refreshing music of lin mans ms
COW bells, etc. The German Tribune m paas'
c cES 'I in dsr?gaoy Of The worthless asso o
proceeded to the Tribune office, and 5 S.o0tf1sn
ireG concert ending with scene not pou u th
programme. Getting tired of ~ pm nc
proceeded to stone the building and Womb paGy
Of pmis iTp,pI IN posing room, with the intention
ias , lh'm during the dull times bnt ,Yu aon M to
men n5n Io appearance Of eight or ten po Prc
five o r?u NE stage g. c s,rcc) who ntrc't rS
in one U, Of IF o. .herogcer nddepoSitcd
Times are i" '.IT I,,; o. the city oyerooat
,nj ,y =. , ,ne merchants arc receiving cr s KEN
iGe facc of stocks donolhermonlhwiIl cbmsn
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