The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-18
PRESIDENT PIERCE on CUBAN AFFAIRS.
Meeting OF the Friends or DIR. Peck-Report
OF the Committee Sent 90 Washington, Sc.


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Meeting OF the Friends or DIR. Pecl-Report
OF the Committee Sent 20 Washington, &c.
meeting Of the friends OF Dr. Charles A. Peck lately
made the victim of Spanish tyranny in Cuba was held
last night at No 6s East Broadway to hear the
of the committee sent Of previous meeting to lay
the case Of DR. Peck before President Pierce and who
were expected back from Washington in the evening
train The committee, consisting Of Mr.. E. O. Perrin
formerly OF Tennessee but Of the New York bari
e. w. Stafford and Dr. Lyman Fisk, into the room
about So O'Clock having come direct from the cars at
Jersey CITY, and received with the greatest enthu
siaim and warmest congratulations.
AS soon as order was restored the meeting was called
70 order, and hr. Jones was called to the chair.
COL SAMUEL o. REID, formerly of Louisiana, but now
OF the New York bar, as soon the mesting was or
esnized, made motion that the meeting at once ad
journ to meet again this evening, as preliminary
meeting to grand meeting in the Park. Col.
Reid supported his motion by few eloquent and i'm
pressve remarks but understanding that many present
were anxious to hear the report of the Washington
committee at once he consented to waive his motion
till after this report had been given.
Mr.. PERRIN, the chairman of the committee assembled
the platform and received with much applause In
giving report of the interview with the head Of the
government at Washington he said he would read an
article taken from the Washington Union. Mr. Perrin
here read leading editorial from tho Washington Union
of yesterday, which pitched into Spain for its many
ourages, and which incorporated the report Of the
meeting Of Dr. Pecks friends in this city, an account Of
the visit of the committee to Washington and the
statement Of this committee to President Pierce and
their demands upon the government
The letter Of the committee is given below. 1t was
loudly sppauded by the meeting At the conclusion of
the reading Mr. PERRIN proceeded at some length to
give the meeting report of the Presidents position
He said-The committee the President Monday af.
the comee and he trusted E wous Be- 30 70 the
friends Of DR.. Peck. When we got to Washington we
found this matter had already before the govern
ment The President and Cabinet had read the report
OF our meeting here in the HERALD The President with
much emphasis, said he was favorably impressed with
the tone OF our resolutions. While they firm and
decided they were free from all fibustersm. In reply
to our demands he said we might 60 home and tell the
friends o. Dr. Peck his case should be attended at
once to Cuba, as we suggested Said he, 81 will imme.
eatsy perhaps to- morrow morning, despatch agent
to Cuba with the instructions that the requires
While had heretofore determined to put down all li-
bufterism upon soil, had also determined that
to be vrure" President sPierce sad he did not
know what had come over the Island Of Cuba for
peared to him as II the Spanish autho.tkss were
striving to decide by mathematical rules how far we
might be asaed and insulted before would come to
the rescue of our crizens and The Pres
come when we could no longer forbear, and fold
arms and cry peace. peace, when there peace.
come when we should say to Spain thus far shalt thou
60 and no farther (Applause) The President in his
remark alluded to the other outagel Of Cuba and said
they all seemed TO come up at the time. He al
luded to the Of Thompson and said he was man
Of character andwas not at all mixed up
with any libusterng expedition. The Cuban authorf
tes bad brought charge against him. except that he
had left upon his office walls the coat of of his
country The President in reciting these instances,
said he almost deemed the Spanish government mad to
la this about substance Of the remarks Of the
peatng them wished the friends Of Dr. Peck and the
pubic pub 70 know the position Of Franklin Pierce
promises to- and the Impressions made up.
on your committee, time alone eeside. From the
President We we're invited to the once Of the secretaof
found Sip cut from % 'a,s the
the friends Of De. Peck, the same meeting which de-
spatohed to Washington. Mr.. Marcy told us he was
S 1 TO
Dr.. Peck. Upon his table Mr.. Marcy had the cores
pondsnce between our Consul at Havana Mr. Robertson
over to us As near as recollect, the letter to
Concha stated the exact of Dr. Peck in regard to
Cuba, precisely as we laid before the President and
demanded to know Of the Captain General why
rnS % mnt DE- pst WAS son The
msnt Spain did not think il ncumbsnt upon her to
Spanish dungeon. They were upon the same footing
with Spanish subjects when they within the Span
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he cid not feel bound to give any other answer than
this BE said that the Spanish government considered
wen imagine said Mr. Perrin, the indignation Of our
when it received the above from General
friend Secretary Marcy give US every encouragement
The above was about the end Of Mr. Perlin's state
ment Of his interview with the officials at Washington
He said since this interview the word had come
that Dr. Peck had been released upon bail, and
ne did not know what effect this news might
produce in the original intention OF the government as
expressed to the committee. From the above remarks
Mr. Perrin continued to make speech nearly two hours
long, giving his own views upon the actions Of the On
ought to assume towards them Mr.. Perrin listen
ed TO with much attention through his speech and at
times enthusiastically applauded.
When Mr.. Perrin had concluded the other two Of the
Marcy and but their account did not ma
teraly alter the statement Of Mr. Perrin. Mr.
said the President In the Of his remarks said
preser, Ing peace with al tie world he had done al in
bis power to put down 6busteritm, that Spain could
After the rendering Of the above report upon motion Of
Mr a. G. BANKs, the thanks OF the meeting were ton
which they hsd performed their mission to wsshnston
and the report was adopted, and the committee dis
charged amidst much applause.
Col SAM. C. REID thsn renewed his motion to make
arrangements for a mass meeting in the Park. It
finally understood that the committee Of thirteen ap
pointed at the former meeting OF the friends OF DR. Peck
to for meeting, should meet this evening
at the Smihonian House, on the corner Of Broadway
and Houston street. to carry out the object for which
the committee was appointed.
The meeting then adjournsd.
The Case or DIR. Peck.
From the Warrington Union, April ILL.,
We publish below the proceedings OF public meeting
held In the city Of New York Saturday night last to
take into consideration the recent arrest and nhuan
imprisonment Of DR.. Charles A. Peck, an American
citizen visiting the island Of Cuba for the benefit of his
health.
The committee appointed At that meeting, combating