The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-12
THE CUBA QUESTION.
Important Proceedings il the United States
Senate and Of the People.
The REPUBLICANS SHOWING THEIR HAND.
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SENATOR HALE,S SIGNIFICANT CONFESSION.
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Threatened Decentralization of the Re-
publican Masses.
Necessity of Taking up the Subject to
Save the Party.
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MASS MEETING AT NEW ROCHELLE.
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The Slidell Bill to be Forced to
u Vote,
THE QUESTION BEFORE THE PEOPLE

THE QUESTION BEFORE THE PEOPLE
Mass Nee ting at New Rochcile-The Popu-
lar Cuban View-The President Sustained
Speeches by e. w. Andrews, j. w. Law
ton and Captain Ackerman-Lctters from
Senator SIidell, Theodore sedswici<, Jon"
@. Mather, GOuverneur kemble, ana
Others-Strong ResOiutiOns-Great Enth"-
siasm, SC.
The first grand mass meeting OF American cluzens LOT
the peaceful acquisition of Cuba and the sustaining OF the
President proposed negotiations for that island was
held at New Rochelle Thursday evening last Posters
had previously been circulated throughout that and |
neiphborpg towns specifying the place and purpose Of
the meeting and headed with volant eagle, beneath |
which the following lines were prominently dispayed
No pent up Utica contracts our powers;
The whole boundess continent will be ours.
Before the hour for the meeting arrived the quiet little
town Of New Rochelle echoed the reverberatng
cannon which not inaptly denominated the first
guns for Cuba.
The meeting held in Reebers Hall, which was ap-
propriaey fitted up for the occasion The American ban
ner was displayed behind the speakers stand with a
new evergreen star worked the stripes OF white
and blue Upon the star spaDgled red leered in gold
the word Cuba' with little gold Immediately be-
meath it, The ceiling of the hall festooned with ever
green's and otherwise decorated
The meeting being called 10 order capt AcKERAAN was
elected chairman The Captan on taking the chair made
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afe~ remarks appropriate 70 mo o0cas' unahAng 'he
audience the honor they had conferred upon him.
expressing his unfeiened delight at beholdng such popu
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lar MANIFESTATION Oh m'eres' ID resafo W INC acquson Oh
Cuba He hoped that it would not be long before that
gem of the ocean would be added TO constellation of
stars Such an would be Of equal il not of
greater importance TO the Cubans than to ourselves Cuba
ought to be ours and some time other she would be.
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(AHa"se)
Messrs II. Gulager, X. Rhodes and +. d. kallanburg
were elected vice chairmen Of the meeting W. H. Nor
r.r Fec was elected secretary
ean' E~a'' wac
Mr. GEORGE W. LLOYD stated that several gentlemen who
had been invited to be present and address the meeting
-, r.h,o IN attend I'm, had con, ,o,,ars sor,. Of
nAo oeen un"o' " AN' 'N' AAN S'A' ''''' 'o"' VI
which he would reao
LETTER IRON SENATOR srIpEII
SENATE CHAsBrR Feb 8, 1859
have the honor to acknowledge the recent of vour
letter of the 9Th inst inviting me 70 address meeting to
be held al New Rochelle on the 10th inst for the purose
of discussng the question of the ACQUISITION of Cha
Seriously occupying the attention of the country
gret that public duties will permit me to absent my
sefrom Washington or would gladly take part In yonr
proceedings on Thursday evening next
JOHN SIIDEII
Messrs GEORGE W. LLOYD and j. w. LAYTON Ne Ro-
chelle.
LETTER FROM GouyERyErR KExRIx
Cold SPRING. Feb. 9. 1889
Your letter honorng with invitation to address
meeting OF national democrats New Rochelle on the
10th reached yesterday Participating do
in the almost universal sentiment in favor Of the annexa
ton of Cuba whenever it can be effected by honorable
and legitimate MEANS believing that this must be the
final solution of this great question IL would afford me
pleasure 10 address the meeting although little qualified
70 be popular speaker, but am at this time laboring
under a severe cold that renders it impossible While
sympathise with the national feeling on this
subject vet must be permitted to say that II Is by no
means clear IN me that the bill now before the Senate of
the limited states were well devised TO produce the desired
resut The Spaniard ia not man 10 sell ma
f ess Of pottage and NAV feel Often 1ed nv ~ @
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and brave have much of their former
ndomtabe character since the separation from Mexico
and South America which exhausted the mother countrv
Of ali It's talent and enterprise and becoming the prncina
OF revenue rendered the crown of The
peoue: and il is very remarkable that from the discovery
and COLONIZATION Of America to the separation from the
great colonies old Spain was morally sunk in wealth and
and continued revolutions by which the country has been
devastated her population aud resources have been on
the increase. Cuba and Porto Rico the last
possessions Of Spain in America, and these only MAIN
tanned by a large military and naval force stationed
always on the ISLAND Oh Cupa, cosby 70 the naton
but useiui 10 the crown by the patronage 1t al.
fords exercised to reward lis adherents and 10 control
the National Cores and should be the desire Of every
liberal Spaniard to dvest the executive government Of
power but too often exercised to the injury Of the country
when, on the other hand either as belonging TO the Anne
rcan Union or as separate sovereignty the trade with
the mother country would be increased and great expen
dure cut of In either contingency is not alone that
would be benefited but England and France and every
would participate with US. AS part of Union,
the .insular position OF Cuba would render II more
difficult to defend in time OF war, would increase
the cost OF maintaining II in peace, and greatly
extend the patronage OF the general government and
were II not The strategic position and the harbor of Hava
ma commanding the whole trade OF the Gull OF Mexico, as
were cutting the nen ROAD between the Northern and
Soutnern poruohs OF our consueracy should be satisfied
witn hpgs as they are put the possoy OF SPAN trans
erne her rghts 70 any one OF tne great maritime nations
OF Europe renoers imperative on US 10 acquire the pos
niust,ce 70 anv one Humanity Too calls mon n" ~ @
noisb tho African save trade Inv which ainna
a,ared in The ISLANDS Of CHA and Porto Roc IT, ,h
limited States the save nonlaon under The mild and ha
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