The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-02

prsng many beautiful ladies' consregsted last evening
in the Appolo Saloon, Broadway. The gentlemen wor,
the usual badge of mourning their left ar the ade
were also Tor the most part attsd in black Among the
latter one in deep mourning excited much and
attention She was the WIDOW Of Joaquin de Aguero y
Aeuero one OF the martyrs whose deeds being
At tie eastern end Of the room was erected q
low, cs7peted platform in the centre Of which st od
in the form Of dome. surmounted by an urn,
on which . fame burned In front the cenotaph
was partly concealed by the folds of the American
nag, and OF the Revolutionary ag o. Cuba Their ttafs
bound st the point Of crossing by fold OF grape
and on black scroll over them were inscribed in silver
Martores de Cuba.
.Sis ,e,o was surmoSntsd ey SINGLE star underneath
At the foot were two Shields bearing the following
inscriptions That 70 the left -
9 Q Q Q Q Q
Pragay Oberto. Gotsy,
C.ittenoen. O
SUE con- pRreros
Hernaadoz. N0ntez dc Osa
Faccislo.
Q eeeoe eeoe ee 800 > .
That 70 the right was Inscribed as follows
9 . Q Q 9 Q . Q
Agucrc. Armenteros.
Benav!dee, Hernandez,
ZLJes Arcis,
Betarcourt, o
PeTdomo,
sus conpa1eros.
.
At the of the ceaotaph either sids stood two
plaster iemalo figures holding badse Of mourning in
their right HANDS, and s,mboizipg Young Amer and
Young Cuba. both trsadsng serpent under ther feet
One was inaclibed-
JOvEN AMERICA.
framed painting was also affixed to the cenotaph,
half Of the shield bore three bars stripes and the
dexter Represented plantation with palm tree, the
top of which was surrounded By stars The upper
ton represented the rising the sea, a. the
geographical importance Of the island ypfed in tn,
form Of key. Ranged around and about the shell
swords hncss AID Durkets with the Phrygtsn
of liberty sra in the CENTRE Beneath lsy trumpsts
guns, drum and unloosed sbackles
The mestirg first aed essad by Senior GAspAR BE-
TAHccuRT. President Of the Cuban Juuta. His speech
delivered in the Spanish tongue indeed oil
the oratons but the following is literal translation of
it,
This is a solemn day and should be kept sacred BY
every good Cuban. In it we commemorate and our
the ilusious patriots of Puerto Principe Trinidad and
Havana, who. with the msgnaninous General Nsrc.so
Llez, as Chief form the heroic of the martyrs Of
our independence The frat day OF september, 1851 will
be- fer its sublime horrcr eterualy remembered In
taDed on 1t, and account of the boundess future
which then opened for Cuba since the very time which
announced to the world the ceath of heroes
ced also the birth to republican light of another daugh
ter of America through the baptism OF blood which
celebrated the scaod to redeem her from the slavery
September died Aguero A9 entero, Crittenden Lopez
and the valiant companions of those worthy Chiefs but
at the foot of the scacd remained Cuba resenerated
and anima ted with the spirit OF Lopez-not exposed
to abandonment but protected by God of JUS
tice, recommended to the maternal of liberty
and gusrced by thousands of Who inspired by tbs
same ideas and sentiments as AguGro and Lopez have
before their venerated manes to save Cuba FROM
died nor shall the spirit de which Lopez infused into her.
and the ustrious martyrs who their lives to give
her the he Of Rhel, shall rejoice in heaven at seeing
her raised from the depth in which they left her. strong
and terrible for tyIans to occupy the position reserved
for her by Providence among the sovereign and free
tions Of America. Immortal heroes ye who have &C
cepted oahs ye the best guarantee that they
will be fulfilled Gentlemen, al people who have sought
to free themselves from the gloom of ignorance or to
epoch Of cruel probaona sort Of purgatoIy where
they have been rst purified to arrive a, the rank and
misfortune that for a people to be Incorporated
into the conjueation OF sovereign nations they
tains of ruins. Bot this is general fact which
history PRESENTS IS it necessary condition
the progress and OF the human race No
civilzipg idea principle of jus:s, system whose
object has been to work the of soul and
body has teen able to triumph in the world except ct
the cost OF great acrces and crossing through of
blood and tears and mountains OF corpses. What
has passed In Cuba has taken place before anoog all
pie who tine fest attempts of revolution Err
rors msforunes uncer taines and bic losses
are nothing new or censurable amcnS people There Is
nothing to be ashamed Of in our revolutionary msfor
tunes. We are in the cruel epoch of probation and ap
premiership, and far from being dsgaced That which
fuDls the honor and duty of every good Cuban, of all
revolution which Inevitable since the question, gen
tle,nen is not whether Cuba shall or shalt have
revolution but how shall effect our revolution
cause The least loss ard bring the benefit the
country and 20 her inhabitants Philosophers aud moras
baye declamed much in al times against revolutiopiss
and revolutions Some have carried the oral exaggera
lion to the point Of counseng to suffer with rssg
Daton all the evils Of an nimcal government before at
tempting remedy IN revolution. n appears that the
great crime in making revolutions 10 when the fact Is
that these but the effect the necessary and inallable
Of the enormous mortal crimes of the hos
n
tate the people to them II Ia very vulgar but sensible
oyerb that desperate evils require dcs erae remedes
Perhaps Christianity moral fystem and democracy
political systsm, may succeed in civiEzing in
the Of ages to such degree Of perfection
tons tba. reason and iustcs right and virtue, may
prevail among people and nations: l admit, up to
ty, and viii no. deny that Christianity, dsmocra-
cy the aras and lciences commerce. all the clements,
in fine, which concur TO the Civilization Of humanity,
may tuscetd in deatroying the causes which produce
revolutions amclg reopc. But shall ray that that
reign OF universal Ieascn peace, and Justice, is not
besai7g vouchsafed to times and very far from It,
and hst we must sceocimodste ourselves to the world
ard TO are Ia days. More than eighteen
huBdIed ysars have paaed saee It was prohibited to
take ian oye fer eye, and tooth fer tooth" and it
and.d US 10 do good to prosecutors. Ne
vsrthtess gstleeD, all Chris ianJ Is subject to the
teenth century composed Of masters and saves-of
lords and vassalsof oppressors and oppressed; and
Christian people snnO: obtain their rshtsa men, nor
privileged families and hostile governments except they
resort to the remedy Of revolution uniting and arming
themscveg against tyrants and usurpers who csrainy
sare not thty who bow to the laws Of od give to
cries Of humanity. There is much morality In
revolution In Cuba than in resignation to slavery Con-
ylnced Of this TRUTH Lopez and Aguaro revolution
lists, and through that knowledge am revolution
ist because l believe that through revolution
liberty liberty Of conscience liberty Of the press
rslity. population rcenees arts ard general prosps.
rty. Gentlemen lot think Of the interests OF Cuba
and. with the aid Of Provdence and resources
join toseisr brethren and irerds Let have faith
and confidence IN the esson Of Cuba and lot her and
hsr work out their manifest destiny. C1bs hopes
from us and 70 Cuba viii 10 &C de IN the strife Tor