American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-09-02
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.2assFrom tho Republic Of this morning. "a
Cuba Nee ting in Was In 4 ton.

L2assFrom tho Republic OF this morning ie,t
Cuba Meeting in yyashing gton. .4L
The Republic Of this morning contains tho
following account of public meeting in this
city. We invite attentionoto the calm, firm and
dignifed tone Of its.proceedings: '1s as l
Last night there was a large and enthusiastic
jassembage in frent of the Patent Office, notices,
having been posted throughout the city calling
"a public meeting to take into consideration the,
present affairs in Cuba.
General MoCALLA was called to preside, and
HENRY g. DAVIS was appointed Secretary sh06
The General explained his views upon the
subject for which the meeting was conyened;4
and in the course of his remarks he said that
he was opposed to violation Of the laws of the
United States, and that it would not become us
ito set an example to the world Of setting at
nanght thefinstitutions by which we profess to
be governed. However, he advocated the right
of expatriation and, in such an event, when
men are beyond the borders Of our own country,
the United States Government can exercise no
control whatever over them He insisted that
the Cuban tyranny was more insupportablet
than that of fSpainiitself; and thatthe Cubans
were more oppressed than the people Of any
nation of Europe. And further, that the tyranny
Of the Spanish authorities forfeited all anegi-
ance on the part of her subjects. He gave the
substance of the intelligence which he learned
had been sent to, this city by telegraph yester-o
dayr-namely, that LOPEZ is, now in the tide Of
victory, and that the commander of the, oppos-e
ing Spanish forces had been killed, and the
troops were joining the patriots
His remarks were received with denonstra-
tions of applause. To6s l3 eG ,aeGo aal 1sf'g 5aE
T J. Men. LATHAM then offered the following
resolutions, which had been previously pre-
pared by committee, viz: g.
..Resolved, That the people Of the United
States sympathize with the oppressed Of all ma
tions, whether found in Europe, or Asia or
Africa or America whether groaning under
the iron heel of Haynau in Hungary, or q
Radetzky in Italy, an Oudinot in Rome, or a
royal mbecie in Naples, or in the land of Kos
cinsko under the barbarous Russian, or under
the endless and boundlcss aggressions and
butcheries of the " Universal Robber, whether
In India or southern Africa, or in unhappy Ire
land; and especially do we feel pity for our
neighbors of Cuba, whose exiles SO often find q
refuge among Us, and whose groans are borne
on every breeze to our shores. ~" 41"s7
- Resolved That we trust in an overrulng
Providence, which will overthrow, at the proper
time, all these tyrannies, and establish civil and
religious liberty throughout the world f.-,
'tRcsolOed, That our nation processes to be
governed, not only by the holy impulses of
sympathy, but by law; by the first we are
taught to pity and assist the wretched, and by
the latter to respect the legal rights of others,
while we maintain our own. a-.t .-ssrtrs.-s.,
. RcsoIUed, That Spain has stripped her un-
happy subjects in Cuba of every right which
elevates man above the beast Of burden, and
has forfeited every claim TO their allegiance.
" Resolred, That as an insurrection of the
inhabitants existed before the late expedition
of Lopez, it justified him and his exied CO.
patriots in flying to their aid with such rein
forcemeuts as thew could command i@..a@
"ReSoteed, That every American has right
to expatriate himself, and can devote himself
to any cause which is founded on the principles
of natural justice, subject to no other restric-
ton than what the laws of his own country i'm
pose while he is in its borders being free from
its jurisdiction so soon as he passes its bound
ary he thus yields all claim on its protection.
''Resoired That i'll the brutal massacre OF
City prisoners by the Spanish Governor Of Cuba,
which has SO terribly shaken the public feeling
in this country we do not find cause Of war
between our Government and Spain, the gallant
victims having met the fate which they nobly
dared 10y their dangerous expedition. H EH
. Resoleed, That the insult offered to our flag
by the firing of the Spanish vessel Habanero
into the Falcon, should not pass unnotced by
| our Government, which should demand speedy
reparation from Spain-lin the event Of whose
| failure to grant which, proper measures should
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Of the United States
"Resoirtd, That IL the conduct Of Mr. A. f.
owen United States Consul at Havana, has
been truly presented TO the people of the United
States, he deserves the censure of this nation,
whom he is unworthy to serve in his present
official capacity, and that his speedy recall is
demanded by freedom aud humanity" #
Mr.. Latham briefly but earnestly advocated
the cause of the oppressed, and justified inter-
ference in behalf of the patriot forces
/ f. b. Robinson addressed the meeting, when
an adjournment took place, and three cheers
were given for Cuba.
CoSNUBnL DrrFICrLTY ExPLAISED.-Jerc-
miah Speer, of Paterson, n. j., advertises his
wife Rachael, as having left his bed and board,
and cautions people not to harbor or trust her
on his account. Rachael,responds thus:
Notice--I saw in the newspaper, Guardian,
an advertisement signed jeremiah Speer, for
/ bidding any one harboring or trusting me ON
his account. ], his wife, say he never had any
/ bed or board for me, but he boarded, with my
father, and paid his board A few months
ago he was taken sick, when his mother, with n
hired man and wagon, took him away without
my knowledge or my fathers consent, and
paid three weeks doctors bill for him. When
he came back | told him he must 40 to, his
mother and stay till he got weaned, before
! would live with him.