Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-23
THE CUBAN JUNTA IN NEW YORK.

| The Cuban Refugees in the city of New York held
meeting on Tuesday evening last and formally or.
gained their association its officers swearing fealty
to the Z" Patriot Constitution" ON the Holy Bible.
Their fayorite organ, the New York " Sum-" gives
following account Of the proceedings
| INAUGURATION JuNTA OF CuBA-Last evening
the SPANISH COUNCIL charged Nth the achievement Of Cuban
independence formally inaugurated in the presence Of
an influential meeting Of the friends of Cuba in particu-
lar and liberty in general The important intatory pro-
cedure took place in the Apollo Rooms Broadway the
spacious apartments being about half filed with ladies
and gentlemen who took the veest interest in the pro-
ceedings,
Upon dais at the end of the were seated the
members of the Junta canoped over by the stars and
stripes of America and the Lone Star of Cuba nertwn-
ing, viz:
Gaspar Betancourt Cisneros, President
Manuel De ]. Arrange, Vice President
Porfro Valiente Secretary
Jose Elias Hernandez, Vice Secretary
Domingo de Gocouria, Treasurer.
The act of Inauguration then took place. each member
pedgrg himself upon the sacred volume to the due
Torrance of his allotted function.
The Secretary then read manifesto in which is set
forth at length the wrongs and expressions of Cuba and
the iniquities and crueles of Spanish misgovernmen
IouOWnB appear 10 people
the world and the Supreme Being
Free people of the world brothers of North and South Ame
RIGA The people of Cuba borne down beneath the weight
tyranny which aicts humanity and dishonors the age in
which we live mpore assistance in their unaeabe
solution to achieve their liberty Our defence is yours
principles those of the holy of Equality Come
and assist to crush tyranny and gratitude will be
positive and eternal.
And thou Omnipotent Being, the God of Goodness who
abaseh the proud and raeth up the weak and oppressed
protect Cast thine eyes but upon the unfo
auai1n G,ha ynfn
task OF infinite justice!
An interesting feature in the business of the evening
says the Sum the presentation Of superb ri-coor
silken flag in the centre of which shone conspicuously
and hopefully the lone 1t the gift of the lady
of the Secretary and the lady of the Treasurer and
companied by note eloquent with patriotic sentiments
The banner of future freedom received with enthu
siastc cheers
The President addressed himself to the cause before
them with great energy and in the language of indignant
denunciaton of Spanish tyranny adding, with reference
to Cuba, these the days that try mems souls Don
Armcs followed in similar strain and in the course
Of his address aposephzed the flag of the Lone STAR
quitting his place to embrace it. Seeing this, young
Cuban gentleman rushed from his place and kissed the
hagan act of deyoedness that received with hearty
applause.
Mr. Edward Blankman made the only English speech
in which he predicted that the Lone Star would proudly
wave Ger the public efces of Cuba before the lst
Of January, 1853
After short addresses from other friends Of Cuba the
meeting adjourned.
The members of the unta had sentence death passed
upon them by the military butcher General Isabella
Secundus They live to fight another day, however, for
tunatey for themselves and Cuba.-Sua.
On the demonstration which sgnalized the arri-
val of the Crescent City, the Journal of Commerce
has the following:
ExuBERANT PATRIoTIsM,-The treatment Capt. Porter
received at Havana ELECTED yesterday noisy demonstra
ton from Capt. Rynders and eight large boys red
shirts ~ho accompanied him. They procured small brass
piece owned by the Empire Club and proceeded to the
foot of Warren street. about o'clock where they
tended to the captain Of the Crescent City reception
They afterwards fired off their gun several times in the
Park and paraded through the with standard
inscribed follows "The American flag shall not be
insuted The lone STAR flag surrounded by several
American flags, carried by the company; the
whole preceded by large drum, with attached to
It, When Rynders was asked what he was about he
Piled "Pm going to protect the honor of the national
flag"
The best thing our Government could do, (says
the New York Mirror did national treaties al
low it, would be to send these I" Guardians of the
United States Flag" to Cuba by the next steamer.