New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-08
City TnteIliganca,

City Intelligence.
GREAT INDIGNATIoN MEETING AT BANKS AR
cADEIen thousand People Present-atense Excitement
The meeting held last night Banks Arcade to give
preston to the deep and indignant feelings of our citizen
regarding the late hghhanded outrage the athorte
Of Havana perpetrated upon the American honor in or
deng out of port the q s. Mail Steamship Cresee mt
called forth the largest the most unanimous ana mos
enthusiastic assembage of citizens that has ever met o.
any occasion in this city. The enthusiasm among til
masses altogether unprecedented Throug bout tn
day and night previous tho excitement in the city wa
most intense No had the humiliatjug fact ro
abroad that United States Mail vessel commanded h,
a Government officer and sailing under the flag of th
Republic had been insulted and driven out of the port
Havana--no sooner was it known that the mnions Of
dastardy desposm exulting in brief authority ha(
dared to offer an iudgny to the American coor thar
hundreds of anxious and excited citizens assembled in
crowds drew together in knots wearing anxious faces
and discussing the all absorbing theme. Business was
orgotteu and the minds Of turned only on thoughts
OF vengeance. In the hurryo events meeting was ad
yertsed. Though the notice short the news of ii
spread TO all parts of the city was to take place
at O'Clock Long before the hour, crowds were seen
hurrying towards the place of meeting and along the
streets there was nothing but tramp! tramp! tramp
and wild deluge of frantic Soon the wide area of
Banks Arcade filed with turbid throng the streets
and galleries were amed to sufocaton every door and
window and of entrance was blocked IN the
in the and the street in front were filed
till they would hold no more-he place selected being
completely jammed Another portion and by far the
the largest part of the crowd formed meeting without
and selected stand for the speakers beneath
AIDES of the Atchafalaya Bank
The demonstration not the eiferyescence of pom
uar excitement, frothy eeting gotten up in con-
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apology might wipe out ctface but the expression
of deepseated resentment having its origin in repeated
insults accommodating through series of years kent
alive by iconceaed luminosity on the part of the
minons of Spanish Royalty, and heightened to state
little short of fury by last and browning act Of gno
rance, insolence and folly,
In that vast crowd were identified in interest and
by every feeling of patriotism with common country
There merchants who in defence Of the nations
honor would sacrifice every pecunary and commercial
Interest lawyers who willing doff the robe to
the lance and target Judges the Courts Gov
OF States, officials of the General Government
sres who felt the glow of regeneration under
the burning influence of the hour and citizens of every
class. representing every interest and every caste
So appearance of quiet established in the
vast congregation, Col VIM Monaghan called the meet
ing to order and the following officers appointed
President. Col VIM. Christy. pIce PRESIDENTS Gen He
ratio Davis, Hon James H. Caldwell Hon Louis Boreon
e, 7, Parker. j. L. Carman, W c. Tompkius. J. RAY
burn, E. Beulgny Hon. A. Walker H. J. Carroll Col
VIM, Scott Haynes Col Seymour Col j. H. Maddox Col
John Magnis, James p. Frere Gen, John L Lewis O. c
Lathrop and others. Secretaries Benjamin Bloomfield d
Ricardo, Captain j. A Kelly
The meeting being organized tho crowds in the vicinity
continued to gather thick and fust select band of
Cuban Liberators composing portion the Carlenas
expedition and the brave remnant of the gallant few who
fought at Las Posas marched in bearing the flag of the
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headed by band of music playing spirit stirring strains
Loud and deafening cheers greeted this arrival
Col Chtisty taking the Chair made an enthusiastic
address He said that he had had the honor of address
ing the first meeting that had assembled thin those
walls, ana that meeting was summoned there to sympa
thlze IN the struggle of Texan independence In adj
dressing his fellow citizens this OCCASION he knew no
North, no South no East no West democrat nor no
wing In avenging national insult he recognized no
He ilibuster in principle and his
whole life has shown that he was friend of liberty lie
was old and has spent lis life the advocacy of freedom
but Old as lie was he could shoulder gun yet and there
was yet strength In his arm to WELD blade. We had
government IN winch we all had condence-one which
would not see our nag nsulted Our whole population
would rise IN arms to resent an indgnty to our flag
would call upon the Government to ayenre the wron
10 the people he would say, be calm be dgnfed but be
determined. a grosser violation of the law of nations
more wanton insult than The late conduct of the rb,p
authorities, had never been perpetrated on any nation
1t the charge against Mr. Purser Smith We're trueif he
lad made developments untavorable to rotten despotism
he had right to publish his opinions and he Otolonp
jhristy) would defy the Cuban authorities to show anv
aw that would punish him, unless he was a resident |
within their doinnions Col Chrsty said much more
hat we are enabled to transcribe and took his seat
midst roar of plaudits
Judge Alexander Walker being loudly called for made
brief and inSpiritng address He said that his voice
vas equal to addressing ordinary democratic meeting
'u that u was inadequate to til crowd Such was the
ces'oh' 'aa though his natural modcsty prompted him
remain silent he felt bound raise his voice in yndj
a'ioh OF the national honor. Fifty, he said has the
neeting been called in this place This was the cradle of
Faneul Hall had been the cradle of
liberty The atmosphere of the place was hostile to dos
otiSm Not less appropriate was the choosing of Tho
lace than the selection OF the President 1t was he b
resident of this meetpg) who aided our sister Repuh
Texas in her first struggles to throw eff the shackes
ia hated dcspotsm, and it he who presided over
MS meeting, which promised glorious resnt in
ne annexation of Cuba! 1t was question Of honor
it'll the American people to revenge this last outrage
nd on questions of honor, the American people were
ways unanimous. Wing and democrat would lay
side all party animosties and embracing each other
ould rally as one man in defence Of the National
lg lie was In favor of debating TO the Coy
nment the course il should pursue in this matter
Id thought that the Cabinet should be subjected the
Inside pressure of the people The action of the Gov
nment Should proceed from the people We had a
eaty with Spain that stipulated mutual advantages and
e foundation of which WAS equality Spaniards came
our ports and allowed liberty of speech the
ost unlimited extent inStauced by the outrageous
aracter of the articles in Spanish paper published in
If midst but the Cuban administration satisfied
18th exercising tyrannical espionage citizens
mieiaed amongst them had sought exercise uris
cuon over soil instanced in the of their
nuneistion of Mr.. Smith of the Crescent City The
eaty was unequal in its operations, aud all its obga
ons We're performed alone by The Judge concluded
saying that NE did not call Spain for reparaton
we submitted TO the degradation that had been put
eoh US III hf Violation of our flag we drsced in
lie eyes of the world e.. II
nero mere Were loud cries for Capt Porter but =
ssesoon that as United States officer, he might feel
neoey In coming forward the call was not insisted on
r john s Thrasher took the stand and from his
Sitoh as sufferer in the Cuban Independence
eatea an immense sensation We regret that limited l.