Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-10-16

Upon this OCCASION Mt the Court House
assembled a lhrge number Of our citizens,
irrespective Of party, TO give expression
10 their sentiments and feelings upon the
recent outrage inflicted by the Captain
General Of Cuba upon an American yes.
sel--and the disrespect shown for :the
American flag. j
The meeting was called 10 order bysap.
pointing the Hon. d. d. AVERY to THE
chair, who expressed the object Of the
meeting in appropriate terms, and referred
20 the recent outrageous insult Offered to
the Crescent City, and the American peo.
pie, in an eloquent and patriotic manner
Ia manner becoming an american citi.
zen, aud a passenger upon the ship at; the
time che received the IN warranted insult.
And Messrs. McNARY R~oBINsoN, ] s
MORGAN. G. w. CHRISTINE and john
GAYLE were appointed Vice Presidents,
and Messrs. II. M. PIERCE, and p: M
HATCH, Secretaries.
A resolution was then offered that a
Committee Of five gentlemen be appointed
by the chair to draf, resolutions expressive
of the feelings. Of this meeting--and the
President appointed Messrs. WrNrnEE. p.
II. MORGAN, On. Far, DUNCAN and II. M.
HATCH. ..a. ... .-...
The committee reported the following
preamble and resolutions. which were
unanimously adopted. and requested tio be
published in the several papers of this
city and parish of West Baton Rouge
Whereas; we have learned, threugh
the public prints, and from other so,trcfs.
that the spanish authorities in the Island
OF Cuha, refused to allow the passengers
of the steamship Crescent City, a vessel
carrying the United States mails from
New York to Havana-from landing at
that port;
Therefore be it Resolved; LIST, That
we consider the course pursued Oh this oc.
casion. by the authorities Of Cuba, high
handed, insulting. and oppressive action,
which deserves the condemnation Of all
civilized countries, and as are particularly
deserving the %reprobation and prompl &C.
ton for redress on the part of the people
of the United States.
Resclped 2. That, in our opinion: the
right of speech Is free to every American
and that he has the u%ndoubted right to
publish his opinions, whatever they may
be, regardless OF the threats or prohibitions
of any of the so called sovereigns 81 the
decayed monarchy of Europe.
Resolved 3. That we have now, and
always have had a sincere and strong de-
10 see Cuba disenthralled from the
bondage which has so long
kept her people in slavery. and that we
will do everything incur power, consistent
with a proper obedience to our own laws,
aud a proper regard for our foreign rela-
To accomplish this desirable object
every people struggling for liberty have
our warnnest wishes for success, and our
lid shall be given them whenever it is
for us TO give it.
RESOLVED, A. That we consider tie ac-
ion Of the spanish authorities in the Cres-
.ent City affair, an evidence that the au-
horities of the Island Of Cuba, have for
that While the people OF this coun-
ry are forbearing aud generous towards
nations, they have never. and
ever will submit to any injury, and that
whenever either have been offered, history
as shown that it has been Immediately
esented, TO the cost OF those who opposed
Resolped, S. That in President FILL.
ORE the South has had an able champion,
he Union q patriotic friend, and that as
re have had every confidence in his. pat
o,ism, W. trust he will pursue a course
this matter, as will meet with the ap-
rotation of his countrymen. {
Several gentlemen were CALLED upon
) address the assemblage and amongIthem
ere Messrs. r. G.. Morgan p. ii. Nor
an. Winfree, Dufrocq and II. NJ. Fierce, :
'ho responded promptly, and in a manner {
,tirely patriotic, warmed up in a love Of 9
a sympathy for the oppressed !of all I
and for Cubans in particular. and {
ost of all a devotion to the flag Of our t
'untry was expressed in terms not meas.
red but dealt out in the fnllness Of the 1
carts of the speakers on the occasion. i
And at 10 o'clock the meeting ADJOURN
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