The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-04-02
a RALLY FOR CUBA AT rAMMANY HALL.


of New York city, says the Mississippian
was held at Tammany 4 few days since to
give expression to the predominating senti,
ment in favor of the acquisition Of Cuba.
Resolutions we're adopted to the effect that
as Democrats 1--WE shall do our utmost to
hasten the settlement Of this time honored
question (the acquisition of Cuba) by all
legitimate exertions within our power; aud
that we call upon all our brother confessors
Of the DemocratiC creed throughout the coun-
try to aid Us in our liberal purpose, and to
strengthen the hands of James Buchanan,
who first had the wisdom and boldness to
look this great national necessity in the face,
and q consult the sense aud principles Of
the country on its advisability and the
ineaus for its accomplishment, as the great
est and most vital issue of national security
and expansion"
Senator Brown, Of this State, being intro
duccd, earnestly advocated the acquisition of
the Seem Of the Antilles" We extract the
following from the report in the Herald
Cuba must and shall be ours. ECheers.
The decree has gone forth, and there exists
nowhere on earth power to remove it, The
only remaining question for us to consider is
this by what means shall We make the ac-
quisitiOn2 Three modes have been proposed
first, by purchase that / regard as the
most honorable; second, by conquest; and
that | regard as the most certain, [applause I
third, from the agency of the mysterious op
Grafton Of that power known in political no.
mencisture by the name of flibusterism: and |
that | regard As the most probable, TAugh- |
tor but whether by'one or the other, or by |
all of these agencies combined, say again
Cuba must and shall be ours, Tcheers, aud |
the power does not exist on earth to prevest |
it. If Spain is disposed to sell the Island, |, I
for one, stand prepared opay for it, Amer.
lea IS young, active and vigorous, prosperous,
rioh, and stands prepared to pay Spain one
hundred millions, and if that is not enough, !
to pay her two hundred millions of dollars
and more; and if she be not disposed to sell, |
then my next proposition is to propose an
investigator for the settlement of present
aud past difficulties For the purpose of /
having indemnity for the past aud security
for the future--if Spain be iudisposed to
sell-I would seize Cuba, [applause, ] seize
it as indemnity for the past and then nego-
fate for the future security.
We want Cuba for the purpose Of extending
our agricultural resources, we want more
sugar, and cheaper sugar and the way to get
1t is to acquire the country where it can be
produced in abundance and cheaply. We
want it for the extension Of our commerce
Down in Mississippi, upon the banks Of that
Father of Waters, there lives not man,
woman or child who does not glory in the
expanding commerce of New York. We
want Cuba to extend the commerce Of Boston,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and New Orleans,
rs well as that of New York TO each ac-
cordiDg to its desert. = =
When we proposed the $50, 600, 900 loan we
declared that we did not want the money /,
We only wanted to declare to the world that
we wanted Cuba, and we wanted to bring
him Seward and Others out on this question. Il
But We could not get him up to the point to
could not get him up to the point
to vote against it: and in seeking to
,vade the question they defeated the Post !
Office appropriation bill and left the gov- !
'rnment almost bankrupt. If you have 7
7Our postal accommodations decreased one.
lalf within the next fifteen days, understand
hat Seward and bis co.aborers are responsi.
BE for it. We determined not to be com.
nitted, and to prevent being committed lost 5
'he Post Office appropriation, which will re ,
alt, believe, III few days, in reducing J
'ur postal accommodations QUE half When
saw there was some chance of passing the
oill, moved, myself, to lay it on the table,
o as to get test vote upon it. Bat The
lbolitionists were fearful that If they passed
he Post Office bill we might take up the !
Juba bill and pass it at the last moment. If 1
am reported want to be reported as have
poken--not word taken away from what
have said and no word added. TLoud and :,
ong' continued applause
Mr.. John Cocbraue was the next speaker. :
lie was in favor Of taking Cuba by virtue of
lecessity or the law of Nature, or by the fr
crce Of power if necessary. [Cheers1 There
vas time when America should have q
truck, and that was when the Black War \ =
ior was siezed; and had We a pilot at the i
elm then, Cuba would have been ours.
Cheers But another cdsus 5elI would :
rise in which white warrior would be prom
nent, when the cohorts of America would z
esceDd upon the Island with sword in
ne hand and q purse in the other loud =
heers He was sure that his words found /,
full response in the meeting. Cheers
o conclusion, be said that the standard Of
ID Tammany vas a1oat, and its blood FED
Oldsin the light of the morning would ex-
ibit the word Of our idolatry "Cuhaw