The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-10
Meeting or the Cubans.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE RECEPTION OF THE HON.
u. NJ. BARRINGER, OUR LATE MINISTER TO SPAIN.
On Saturday evening the Cubans in this city met at
No coo Broadway the purpose taking consider
alton the acts of the Hon. D. NJ Barrnger late Minister
of the United States Madrd in favor of the Cuban pr
soners Several hundred Cubans present, and the
conducted with the greatest deccrum
Don Ygnaco Belen Parez called to the chair to
Canize the meeting and Don Porro Vaene elected
pi iesident and Don j. b Luna, Secretary.
The PRESIDENT taking the chair addressed the audi
erce on the objects the meeting in brief but eloquent
discourse, in Spanish, as follows;-
return you gentlemen, my most sincere thanks for
the high distinction you have just done me i'll cecng
me to the presidency of this meeting, in which
together to pay tribute of gratitude contracted by the
people who aspire to liberty Ii Is no more than month
and eight DAYS since we met to satisfy this sentiment
though of kind sentimental and sublime to the
iustrious heroes victims of our cause and to-day we
60 me fulfil another duty, worthy Of exciting our most
feeling gratitude While by the indomabe force OF cir
cumsances look for the fortunate day In which we
must Nv 10 the banners Of Cuba to annate oppres
srs and to plant the Of bertywhle restrain
the ardor desires belongs to the dignity OF our SEN
tents to render the homage OF our gratitude to those
who are entitled to il by conduct towards u.s.
Among those comprised Mr. ID. H. Barringer, American
Minister 10 the Court of Madrid, who has just fulfilled
his mission and returns the bosom Of his country
Whilst he WAS performing the duties Of his mission
there adored soil days eternaly to be re-
membereddays Of grief and OF great Importance AN to us
the Of the execution of Lopez the pole star
which guides through the darkness Of the revolution to
the conquest of liberty or of gloryf applause Who
does not recoect the sublime cries from Puerto Principe
and from Trinidad the heroic efforts Of their sons, their
usous DEATH and the great actions OF Las Posas ana
1rasP Whilst some falling, elevated themselves to the
temple of Immortality, others only preserved their life to
spend in the Spanish predios To them hundreds OF
persons led through motives Of benevoence and,
om the rst that arrived, Mr. Barrnger to ds-
pense to them the most generous succor. Those who
reached ygoCubans and foreigners If different nations
applied TO him. and without lending any attention
cept 10 the voice of his American heart he interered
that time in thor behalf and procured the liberty
az our comparios Montoro and Curbia Those who had
the fortune Of being Incorporated in the American
Union objects of his most diligen solicude The
Americans who had gone to Cuba to expose their lives Tor
our liberty obtained them in Spain owing, in great
measure TO the reosmaons and efforts of their Minster
and the other foreigners had done so likewise and
who all indebted 10 deepest gratitude owe 70
the efforts Of Mr. Barringer that their own representa-
tves interceded for themor, rather with the hunSs-
rams and Germans He saved them by his own means,
and enabled them to return to their country And whom
could not succeed 10 we'll with the cubans, hc recon.