The New York herald., 1869-05-05

bAISrerenta nave reeorted 10 ms cOuntry OF late
YEAR Tor orrns and other Euppies The ouestOn now
nresented to M ia smply will we sell To the oppres-
sor and refuse TO sell To the oppresseds II such
snouid no the nolicv OF any ADMINISTRATION am sat
,sned II wonld sOon be Overwhelmed with the indg-
patton of the American people While we are
hesitating as TO what course we should pursue the
beigerent rights to the Cubans and that Mexico
mas already granted them we have no authentic
hut siLuOsnp the news IN be true what
canse % Of ofience could such RECOGNITION give 10
Snain or anv other natonp / take Tor instance the
casa nj the Eenian INVASION of t,ona,,n ara the
saiemDed T uprsinr in Ireland within the past few
vea ars Sunnose fhe friends of Irlgh liberty should
hold for six months the interior OF Ireland against
the revoIutionists shonId he recoonized as belle.
erents NV ns or any other nowery The policy Of
England af the nresent time s no mt atom 10 this
war in Cnba a. n is constantly exposing her TO de
mands Inv the United States For every Violation of
our fiag on British waters in The West Indies we
nave right TO look TO Great Britain in the first
place tOr any damage done American commerce,
and sne Is Compelled TO LOOK to SDaln for indemnify
The case of che General Armstrong; sank In the ar-
bor of Fayal during the war OF Isi2 nas settled the
nrInc,nle that a neutral must look to The sovereign
within whose territories wrong may be done 10
him nrOyjded ne does not take the law into his
own hands Moreover England rs fully aware
that we win not permit a surveillance oi the
seas IN the vicinity of the West India islands,
some wears since when it was intimated That
EnWland France and Spain intenued TO order
neeis IN crnse in these waters 10 Iniercept yesscs
csrrying contraband goods and men. our gov
ernment protestcd against converting those waters
into mare citfls,t,1l and the project was aban-
nrsnect OF oupie % with forei Powers Increase
Inc government ot Washington must act, will ad
moi disposed fo add to the diiicnltes OF their posi-
lion Yet who will venture to saw TO them that no
patry policy OF prudence and regard to wishes OF
any foreign Power will be weighed in the balance by
the American peOple with what Is due to our own
Interests and our own honor as a nation, while we
act within the limits of The laws OF the civilized
world, and known as the law Of nations ? The peo-
pIe OF America recognize the appeal of a people
struggling co be free 1t comes from the land where
IIn.-a
ashes of Columbus, who gave new world to CASTLE
and Leon Americans Will not permit it in silence
TO be dishonored by the thraldom which degrades
The great race on which Columbus conferred undy-
ing glory Cheers.)
Mr.. Stewart L. woodford next addressed the meet
ing He said he did not come with the feryOr OF
poetic words to stimulate the feelings of this
blage for 1t was IN fever heat aready-applause and
laughter)-nether to demonstrate the right or justice
of the cause. but simply in brief terms, to enlist
their sympathy as men, as Christians as freemen.
upon this cause OF liberty free government and free
our civ the tidings that an nsurrection had broken
out in Cuba It did not appear to be the result
the part OF those who rose against oppression. Be-
tween SIX and seven months that isurrection had
been waglng and now assumed lot only the form of
an organized rebellion but that of de dcto govern
ment What was the cause of such rebelionY IL
was SIMPLY the cause of Justice. Whence came the
rigbt or Americsns to rehel .goinst EnTIandp Inst
hecause they had a rio,t to do 40 0heersl Thev
had right to establish a government. From our
ernment to' had right 70 he '"' reco0nined
that tailed 10 support the interests of
the c;ttzens Tho SnonIsh government hod failed io
%Ive fraadnm in jtS snhects havin1 amonT other
.hinra Geoiaa the Sreadcm or tha nress fut tha
C,,hsns had Tho tights of hum,nitv n tha,r hands
ChnarS T,a C,,hn, GO N, RI ~, u;,a he VIC wIne,
W toa b,o hoe, oa tho oc "S the clio ne o also 80 y,
sEt ~ me I @ 9 rov @ e the hee M oT the Snaniar frar
NE our ,f,haars y II ,vos a rrand sent'mnnt Witn
,hs S,i ns Ca rmon ,Sa s,Sn thn nad ad
vanceI an,dv and had for tho nrogresS M
tha sa bad %ama 100 TOO far thof onv cd,,ntrv Ibot
rr v Is for % nnerfv sn Sbon,a M not SmccaeS annanse
pnt wv Who, M had smericans to do Win It's Vnmr exst
a"c. aS % rrea nenn,a yoS a ren'ntaiion to thnse
strnrr,insr I nnda,P hirGons to ctrra Tor rroodon,
1%hasers II r,as "rand fn,ng 10 he fraemen INIT
tSare wos rasnons;hii,ty viii ~ for n cali,d "n
those enioving ~ 10 DO cvervth,nG for those that
were s,,Tgeiin,c Iii, In he treemen e,hears', II was
carto,n ths3 1,5ba nnst evantna,v dron out of the
Had nr nir I'VE ,,ass;on ,uaa no rn,tad
80 sau ,'o,dor 80 cno,y ,,a ,,rst san ,,"w:iar tn
We sen Pomuer ,U Spam @ % we Ell rs. s ss,i pomug W
i;,to .hnoner and rive tham Innrar cradt sChears
an Iht % 1 o st,no tSaro ,,,nt ,ot onda
bn fair Nav bnt thera he hands or. other,sa
tna Tnita% Sratas must stan in. and NV Tho Cod Of
Tations che w"n,d sranG nv bar Tbenrs AR
WnoJford continned his address rererrn0 nrinc,
naiv to tbe various which inSti1atnd he In
psnrraction animodverf,ng strongiv on the snanian
rnie and assert,ng that the hour or devera nee
close at hand HIS ohservations were m IntervaIs
ioudIv anniandad "
Mr. TawSsENn' Of Staten Island. then addresses,
tho meeting Ue was conscious of idetv 10 his conn
,rv and he was assured that no one present wouid
ieave snch an enthuslastIc assemhlaoe witnout the