The New York herald., 1851-08-26

ought to be its result unless Cuba should "a nation
freely desire aiter her Independence shall have been
Resolved That Congress ought promptly to repeal all
laws Of the United States which may be construed to
Prohibit an .rmed intervention by citizens Of the United
States for the relief Of those suffer der the tyranny
Of the present despctic military governrsent Of the
spanish colonial dependencies in America
Resolved That Is Incumbent upon the government of
the United States to adopt enforce the OBJ
Of civilized warfare IN the tresment Of prisoners
captured Ia any such contest that in which the Chan
Resolved 7kat the President and Congress ought to
insist in the- respective departments upon national
atoEemen by Spain for the late atrocous act OF assa
sipasion, by executing Without trial citizens of thv
United States wko, like Lafayette and Others and in
noble that Of Lafayette and his associates
from Earope volunteered their services In aid N liberty
in Cuba and when made prisoners OF publicy
bucberst without rral; upors national dssavows
Of the atrscity aud punishment o. It's perpetrassrs by
apsn.
by Congress 70 send Commissioner with suitable ravd
and military Clrs to to sne honorable in
terrien in thst island OF the remanJ Of our murdered
comrariots reported to be now the fccd OF dogs, or 10
bring their honored remains to the Urted states, for
nermsu in the national brTia ground at Washington
with such monrment as Congress may diEect
Resolved That the duty of the government of the
United States to Investigate, promptly and smpartaly
the charges against the Consul of the United States at
Havana of non-intsTference rainerence or ukewarm-
to The fate OF the cham pons Of American liberty
whose lives have been thus barborousy sacriaced and
either Of these charges should be sustained t, remove
him from Office in which he is unworthy to represent
q free nation
Resolved That the President Of the United States be
respectfully luested to consider the propriey OF calling
extra session Of Congress- soon as the necessary
information shall have been obtained to enable the se
rate and House OF Representatives 20 act advise lily
the subjects of the reso utens.
Resolved, That cordially in the resou tions
passed by fellow citizens assembled in town meeting
on the evening Of the I'D inst
Resolved That the proceedings of this meeting 5e
published. and that copies OF them be transmtted 30
the President of the United States the Secretary Of
State the Senators of the United States from Pennsyt
vania and the representatives in the Congress of the
United States from the city and county OF Philadelphia
Gen. Peter sken Smith, f. w. Power, Col Small, and
others, made speeches. but owing to the falling of
platform which precpitated about thirty persons among
the crowd, your reporter severely injured that
be is unable to give synopsis of what they said.
To up, the meeting was perhaps, the largest
held in Independence Square-it being estimated that
there not less than fifteen thousand persons
during part of the proceedings; but the weather
drizzly and unpropi.ious and the people not
disposed TO listen to long speeches The despatch of Mr.
Owen the U. 8 Consul at Havana giving true state
rent Of the shocking affair had also Il somewhat
Of dsmper on the ardeat patriotism and warike dis
position previously eynced by the people here in behalf
Of the Cuban patriots After repeated cheers for the
Of the betstors and oppressed Cuba the meet
ing dispersed