The New York herald., 1869-08-03
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At last Germany offered treaty to tnis government
and ct last treaty was made between the United
then withdrawn by England, and yet American
citizens were still In British dungeons. and
the American government does no! command a tneir
release. Heaven knows am no nattefer OF Engiand.
The tie that bound me to British allegiance
was broken twenty years ago. tCheers) But IN my
has made England great nation, and n0nor that
burst OF honest Indignation with which England
sny 20 ewes 70
In which they dealt with the Trent analr. They
and we did it, because we knew England
meant mischief and II we had done the
mitted to our demands. Mr.. O'Gorman concluded
by expressing his conviction that the result Oi the
next presidential election would place the admins.
tratiOn In the hands OF the democratic party-tne
naiion at heart and would see that the nag that
protected American citizens would be honOred ana
respected throughout the world.
REMARKS OF MR.. ABBET.
Mr: HALL then introduced 70 the meeting tne
President or the Democratic state Central COmultee
OF New Jersey,
Mr.. LEON ABBET, who proceeded to make some
citizen Is as much citizen as any man born on the
soil. lie would abolish all naturalization laws anu
cltlzenize every man tne moment ne LANDS from =
The rights Of American citizens would never be re.
cognized abroad until they were recognized
nlzed at nome until the republican ad
ministratlon would be swept from power.
(Cheers.) What was General Grant doing
dancing the Lancers down at Long Branch or
driving fast team behind Helmbold's buchu
lLaughter) II was worse in Cuba than u was IN
Ireland. In Cuba they shoot men and apologize for
1t afterwards He related an interview that Con-
gressmen Banks ana Kelley had had with the Presl-
dent before his Inauguration when 1t was given
out that all that General Grant wanted emancl-
patton In Cuba. Acting on tnat idea Cespedes had
not only declared emancipation put annexation.
But the Spanish government had sent out SenOr
Roberts, an aIiable gentleman, and one VINO had
great power with the administration because he had
plenty of gold. And this Senor Roberts had also
ieagued with sumner, VINO had crochet IN his head.
and both had gone to Secretary Fish-and very
"Weakn ish ne was "a voice-.He Is only smelt. ~
He demanded Of SenOr Fish that SenOr Lemus should
not be recognized, and Fish acquesced. He swal-
lowed the nook. (Laugnter) Roberts did more. He
Of Secretary Fish for his counsel and tnen when the
gold paid, the SecletaryS heart was ShuC
against the claims OF Cuba He related the case OF
SenOr P0lhamus, an American citizen snot in cuba
without trial. and OF Mr.. Wyeth, VINO was also shot
by the Spanlards. And wnat had the American
government doney 1t coquetted with Senor Roberts,
and 1t sent to Spain or our choicest specimens as
minister IN the person of Daniel E. Sickes "a few
hisses.) 1t was an outrage on the American
people that Senior Roberts, the agent monarchy,
should be received ana that SenOr Lemus the agent
OF the Cuban people, should get no reception. He
he believed in the World tnat the island or Cuba
should De bought from Spain He regarded that as
an aDsurdity He thanked God that he lived IN
State where all the officers OF the people were for
liberty. New Jersey was small but she was true.
She had LII again the torch OF freedom and 1t never
would be eXtin9nished. (Cneers he urged that pc
ttIOns should be sen6 to the national government in
respect to cuba and If those petitions were neglected
then the people would realize that they must 1all
back upon the democratic party for the real princ
pies Of American freedom and independence.
REMARKS OF COLONEL WARREN.
Mayor Hall next introduced Colonel John WARREN
VINO mad been imprisoned in Ireland for his cOnnec
ton with Fenlanlsm, and who spoke on that subject
and OF his recent interviews with Cabinet officers
lie mad first called on General Grant and told him
tnat he represented certain class OF his country
men who were imprisoned In British dungeons
General Grant appeared to be entirely ignorant Of
the position Of AFFAIRS. He entered into the matter
z& @ aes sE H. YSa Ssa ysS Rgsf lin s se sIsl
OF introduction to Secretary Fish, who had received
him courGeously but fell back on the legal question.
The result of long interview with Secretary Fish
was that naturaiZed citizens were not American
citlzeus except while they were In America. He had
next called on the Secretary OF the Treasury, who
stated that 1t was question OF qstice-not ques-
ton by all the Secretaries had been agreeable until
he came to Attorney General Hoar, and there he was
treated with that dlscourtesy winch Is peculiar to
REMARKS OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY GARvIN.
District Attorney GARvIN was the next speaker.
He thanked his Creator that he lived in a demo-
cratic city and In democratic State. He mad been
asking himself all the evening what would
mour had been elected President OF the United
States, as he should have been There wopld not
have been stone left III Cuban fortress If hOratlO
Seymour had been President or the United states.
Nor would Warren and Costello have remained In
BrltiSl dungeons HOr0tl0 seymour nau Decu freSl-
dent (Cheers.) The time had gone by wncn the
British government picked quarres with other
nations. America had bonds of peace with England
which England dare not break. Those bonds
were Ireland and lrishmen. 1ney never would see
war between England and the United States unless
the war was made by the Omitted States; and that
would not be done while General Grant was
President of the United States.
But, said he when the next election comes round
we shall put John I. Holman IN the place OF Grant
and then we shall see change OF policy in the ad-
ministration OF the government tCheerso We shall
Americans in British dungeons. (Cheers.) And we
shall see also about the Imprisonment OF American
citizens IN Cuba. tCheers.l Then we shall
see whether American commerce shall be swept
with impugnty from the ocean by England at
a time when we are engaged in difficulties at
home. Then we shal see whether or not the govern.
ment s strong enough to the insults inflicted
upon the cOuntry. tell you Great Britain has an
eye on the American republic since 177o, and she,
from her hatred to this country, prolonged our do
mestlc war, and during 1t swept our commerce
from the seas. The question now arises, shall
godY (Crles Of no. No. shall it be settled
with territories1 tNo.) mol 1t shall be set
tied in no other way than through the blood.
settedp There is no other settlement tnan ths:-TO
say to England, you have oppressed and trampled
upon Ireland; you nave undertaken 10 inlct lnju-
RES upon the American government, and now we
are after you for reprisals and we are gong to take
them This is the result that is coming There IS a
wave flowing and rising slowly perhaps, but it Is
coming by degrees, thai VIII bring US Canada, and
we Will have 1t. We will have Mexico, and
we VIII naNe OuDd anu we WIN nav q du Ile lslaluS
OF the sea. (Cheers And the nations OF the eartn
see It, and that Is the reason why spain, and France
and England are talking about an alliance for the
purpose Of putting down the American republic. l
tell you the day IS Fastening when every drop OF
blood they shed IN CUBA and every drop OF blood
spilled IN England and every American prisoner
confined in British dungeons only paving
the way to the day when we snail
have reechong not only from every hill top OF this
great country, but rolling along the valleys the
versal song OF liberty and independence to every
American citizen, whether born ON the soil who
has eXpatrlatcd to this country.
REMARKS OF WIN. L. ROBINSON.
MIR. WM. E. ROBINSON, late member Of Congress
from the Brooklyn district, was the next speaker.
He ooasted OF being the first man. while in C0ngl ess
to Introduce resolution freeing Cuba from the
Spanish yoke and that he had carried through, not
withs anding the sneers Of the press, law that
naturalized citizen should be imprisoned abroad for
words spoken In debate in this country. The
late treaty with Prussia was the result