The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-04-07
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Cuban Sympathy In New York.

read and passed with loud and prolong-
ed applause:
Resolved, That the present struggle
Of the Cubans Cor independence and self.
government belongs in the same cate
CORY with the American Revolution of
l776. 1t should excite tho sympathy
Of all friends Of popular progress and
deserves every kind Of assistance that
other nations may be able to render.
Resolved, That the Cuban cause is
Just and the wrongs against which the
Cubans revolted are such as should
rouse the Indignation Of mankind, in
cludng as they do taxation without
representation, the force main
tenance Of the institution Of slavery,
the exclusion Of all natives of the island
from public service, the dc.ial of the
right to bear arms and Of all the sacred
privileges OF citizenship and nationah
ty.
Resoloed, That in proclaiming the
abolirlon OF slavery the patriots OF Cuba
have given conclusive evidence that they
share the most substantial ideas of mod
crn democracy, and that their political
principles are in unison with those
which inspire and govern the profoundest
thinkers and speakers Of the age.
Pesolvcd, That while men of free
minds IN all countries must view with
interest and hope the UPRISING OF Cuba,
we, as citizens Of the republic Of North
America and near ne,ghbors of the is.
land, recognize q special obligation
tow1rds The patriots who are toiing and
fighting for its emancipation from Euro.
pean tyranny.
Resolved. That in cur judgment it ia
the duty of our government 10 recog-
nlze the belligerrnt rights OF the Cubans
at the earliest practicable moment, and
thus 20 show the world that this nation
is always on the side Of those who con-
tend against drspotism and oppression;
and that we earnestly entreat the Exec.
ntive at Washington that there may he
no unnecessary delay in decisively deal.
ing with this great subject.
The following officers Of the meeting
were then appointed =
ptce Presidents Gen. John A.
Fremont, John Ru,hen, Frank E How.
ard, William Hastings, Alex. Tavlor.
John K llacketr, FIenry Smy,he, Jas.
Parker, j. B. Norris.
.SecTctdrics-- Fletcher Harper, Stuart
NJ. TAYLOR, w. Watson.
REMARKS BY MIR. PAUL b. Du CHA1L1u.
Mr.. Du Chailln said We have
hearo the cry from Cuba Of widows and
orphans. War and revolution is wag-
ing in Cuba, and poor people arc suffer-
ing from the barbariles inflicted upon
them by these tyrants. He was in the
country to which the Spanish authorities
are cxiling the rcvolni onis1s, and lis
ie&h shudJcrcl when he read that these
men were sent to Fernando Po. He
could stand great deal of African cli-
mate, but that Of Fernando Po. on the
west coast Of .\rica, is the mLsl in
snllrrable. 1t rains there all The time,
and is extremely hot, and from the de-.
oayed vegetation that sends forth pois-
onons eXhalatens it is the most un.
healthy spot in the world. The Eng
lish first had it. but the Spaniarls about
ten years ago claimed it and the Englisl,
conceded it to them brcausc Of its un-
healthfnlncss. 1t is to bo hoped that
the revolution will succeed, so that the
poor Cnbans will be promptly rescued
from their exile. lie protested against
the outrage Of sending political prisoners
TO Fernando Po. 1t is an outrage
against which every man ought to protest
especially every citizen of this great re-
pubiic-lor, after all. Cuba is part of
our country. She at our own doors.
Cnbans are Americans born on this con-
tinenl. He sincerely hoped, therefore,
that all were united and acluaied with
the same desire to give her material
and physical aid. (Cheers He would
therefore call for three cheers for the
freedom and independence of Cuba =
(Tremendous cheering and waving Of
handkcrchiefs. IN. Y. Herald.
Still WATER Runs DEEp.--Time,
which is a great discloser Of secrets, re-
veals that when Gen. Butler took the
trail in pursuit of President johnson
during the tempestuous days Of inn
parchment md seized the books Of The
telegraph Office he brought down differ
ent game from what he anticipated. He
stirred up, in short. formidable nest Of
the "worms of the STILL" species Of
insatiate reptile which fattens on tho
in,es'mes Of Tie country, and for which
it is to be hoped Congress may find a
prompt and potent remedy. IN the
books which were con6scated by Gene
raj Butler, as chairman Of the commit.
tee, are said to have been dispatches
from various leaders Of the whiskev
ring to the chairman Of the Ways and
Means Committee. Their exact tenor
is not yet made public. but they were
probably instructive and suggestive
rs to the best mems Of collecting the
revenue tax on whiskey. At least We
hope that it will prove so, although it
seems little singular that the celebrate
ed impeachment witness. Wooley, who
was whole week telling all he knew
to Buffers committee, should have offer.
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