New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-20
CUBAN AFFAIRS.
Orsa nIzaiiOn of the Cuban Junta.

The first meeting and organization OF this
body took place last evening at the Apollo Saloon,
Broadway The attendance was quite large, including
about fifty ladies. All present appeared to be of high
" respectable class of residents who manifested by
their department deep interest in the proceedings At
the back of the rostrum the stars and stripes and flag
of Free Cuba tastefully arrayed To the former
was affixed shield bearing the name of CRIrTENoEN,
and the latter appended shield inscribed upon
il the name of PRAGAy and between the two national
emblems engraved kenesscs OIL and others we're
conspicuously displayed.
The meeting having been called toorder. the
proceedings were opened with prayer by the Rev. PA
DIRE VALpEs
The following named gentlemen took oath sfotlice
President, GAsPAR BETANCOURT CIsNEROS.
Vice- President, MANUEL De J. arrange.
Secretary PoRFIRIo VALIENTE.
Viee- Secretary, JOSE ELIAS HERNANDEZ.
Treasurer, DOMINGO De GoIcoURIA.
The manifesto of the Junta was then read by Sgnor
VALIRNrE the Secretary. Ii is as follows:
MANIFESTO OF THE CUBAN JUNTA.
When one people which depends upon another ar
rives the knowledge of the right which all men have
enjoy the benefits of Liberty, of which sees itself
deprived the generality of its natives ardenty desire
10 occupy suitable position to give Just and benei
cent Government the revolution Is accomplished IN tne
idea and lacks only for the ulhment of It's desires the
struggle which is indispensable with the power which
Expresses II, and the power to enable 10 destroy
work OF niquty and erect upon its own foundations the
grand edihce Of its regeneration Cuba IA this people
While she remained unculrvated, depopulated and poor
she suffered all that is possible for men to sun r from g
rance and misery by and by she arrived at certain
state of civilization and sggrsndzemen by which she
learned her rights and her strength and sspred to Indie
ptndence The world has been witness of her endeAV
ors TO achieve that independence though until now they
have been unsuccessful
multitude of conspiracies 10 commence the rev
olution have been discovered at different tunes; and
those concerned in them have been punished by bsns
mept imprsonmeut and death. The cry oil inde
pepdeuce was raised in uertoPrncpe and Irinidn oy
their aant and their blood shed upon the oate
eds and upon the scaolds sealed the general voice OF
HE villages of Cuba. Twice these same Cuoaas, OF
their own means and aided by generous strangers LED
on NV the valiant General LOPEZ, OF everlasting mem
ory planted the standard of Liberty al Cardens- al
Las Pozas end other points where their blood ran on
the fields Of battle and in silent sacrifices offered as
holocaust to The idols of tyranny:
Great is me enterprise arduous ana unnCun S
lis execution the msfortunes of the first efforts should
not uiindate strong minds. decided and resotSu 70
conquer independence at any price and Ia the nns' %
the profound grief caused by the death OF 40 man! sl
tyrs in the months of August and september Oh IN
last pasta mournful wall which weled up rom INC
breasts of all the Cubans and which echoed from one
end Of the island TO the oherthe vaor OF tne uhior
tnnste caused new and grex hopes TO arse Of NE ua