Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-09-16
cuban Meetinrs.

Public meetings have assembled in all of tie principal cities to consider the course 10 te put- sued with regard to the Cuban revolution. In N York, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Clneinpati, Lons- vi.Ie Frankfort, Jefferson City. Memphis and ail the other large towns the Mississippi uvet large assembaageS have declared their sympathy and de- teFnination to aid the Cubaas n thelr struggle for liberty In New Orleans the perpie bave entered into the affair with iaudable spirit, and are giy- ing substance to theif ssEapathy. The following is an extract from the proceedings of the Cuban meeting there:
 "Af,er the reading of the document, there werc loud calls for Judge Walker. who made a hiet but spirited and eloquent address. He said that however conincting the intelligence from Cubs. t was certain that the patriots had taken up arms and met their oppressors; that battle had been fought and victory petehed upon the bonner of tho patriots. Something more, he sald. should be doae foi them tban mere speaking. Sympathy was nct what was required. They should sead to ,hs struggling patriots of Cuba men, arns and means.
 Judge Walker, at the close of kis address, ofsr- cd the following resolutions:
 Resstped. That we greet with joy and entbBsi- assn the recent intelligence from the island of Cv- ha as indicative of tke heroic resolution and de goGfn of the people, and ef their purpose to mske every sacrifice to achieve their independence.
 Rfsotvsa, That the Cubaas have given an csf. nest of their sincerity and constAncy a the sifug- gle for liberty, tits Ong dnty, as brother Iepab.- cans and men, to aid sy all means in our power, their efforts, until they shall be crowned wts sue cess.
 Resaieed, That conmittee of ten be appointed h.ff Af dress to the efizens of Lot iaiana and the Uailed States m behalf af the Cuban fevola ation kssafced That committee Of teH be appointed by tee chair, 10 be called the Committee for ,se Promotion oE Cuban Liberty. whose duty | shall be to collect contributions from our cltiERs lo ah the Caban patriots, and to forward the same as speedily as possible.
 The pressdea. put the question oa the adoption Of these resolutions, and nnanlnoos aye Pesitd 1 from the assembled multitude. lie said there NAs no necessity for calling fos the nays, for he aseS there was no man among them who wcnd say nay ] The following nsmed gentlemen were then sp pointed. ia accordance wsth tae iosFth EesosHaoa' a committee on collections:
 1 M. M Cohen. D. l. Ricardo. Joseph Genos' MaiacAi Kelley, ]. J. fiispaisick, J, |. Lev, J L. csrnan, Gardner Smith. Emile litfsAfts thsa' 1 H. Nobie. WE- BaTns, E. " Perry The president sad ihat he could not immaculate ly appoint the committee on the addscsa. bps would ! ao so al ss early an hour as possible
 At ihe eall Of tbc mestiag, GsR E. hRfiph ] came forward and spoke for nearly sn hour fe said thas we had syupaihAssd with the sos's Asaer.can ssates whea sIrazglsag fot theis inde- penaeacs. and in 1925 tba psoPas ef seS fesA fitted out shsg aaa loaded hsT wi,A aea and assas to aid Greece in her e'aFts io oseEaio@ the power of ;ae Tarks. In is36, when Texas beisi- cd the slng:e star to the bfste, shc men o weai1A came io Aes asa. and thoss sho had ao ~eai'b broash. to the csase of freedom strong ss11s aHd stout hearts,
 He conteaded ,bst an AneEicaa clsfssa aAa sAs rsAs to sia caba in bss ssruege sss sadepeSSeass' and eoaeIndea by asking shses cheers fos ias ess' lasasSsu of Cuban pssfiOls; whlch were gisea l0ss and ioad."