, 1869-03-29
FREE CUBA.
Mass Meeting in steinway Hall, New
York.
Speeches by Horny Ward Beechr, Mayor
Hall and 0thera
Protests from Spanish Re fdtuss'
SAs fsR TosE Sun. 96&k.

Protests from Spanish Re fdtnts.
From lAe fev Tsrk Sur. 9dtk
If Cuba Ia not frce, h,'nhrcd4 ol hcf amy ny ana
daughters arc 1na ney nec ea 81 s,s n, tic uorn
ws hung the naes q ahe Eai. 6as ~ ~ o9.
s,Tin~s,hree blue enclosing TWO Eite-and
1stsnSu,af rl piece With lone white star there
,.c1c Tcrc " some enemies to Cuhsn Independence
rreecnt In the hzll. but Their efoE1s 1T hs!es Rnd
t,s1rproval were drowned by the unbounded en- I
ME h Charles n ~ - dana called tne meeting |
to onicT, and Nominated as pses!alng ON
received with prolonged applause
MAYOR HAlLs KFEEcM
Mayer HaN opened Ills address with few ~
n,atIs complimentary to Cuba- and then LAUNCH
ilig olt ,n,6 the question Of her independence, be
frmarkei tns1 those who Fnutd be free themselves
Ie 1'a aI Tue M duty u loving ouf neis5ors rs o
seises requires us 50 E2eak aad Flte, aud night, U
Children the principles OF revolution, we fall 70
n.csl LArplailse1 We re)oice to-day Ia the aoou-
rejoice that tic 8laycs If Cuba hare beca made
Mayor u New lork SHOULD Sc nefr Il s,lca meet
o. ne4snioF and IL love ios freedom IApplaasei
The smoke Of the revolution ~ It nsses
s IT the 1se g1 40 h
nHEhbor trade IN 1850 yt30tU,et0, md In
1~e, It was ~, s,00o,Ouo. Guha Is the conmcse!s:
Tinted S,ate4, and u such demands our war1nest
sympathy. What has CntA done since last No.
,S Ss,n,sI; ~, he asked Thcu 10 men marched out ou,
to-day lsi ro*na are up In arms agalllat Tue y.
rat 1a,n Apflsass Ins 81, sn'ssnsy o. !. sns ia
DUR, calls these patriots "insurgents" lG.Gst
al7luufcl Ec 1t ~. So far U We internationally
care to become allle4 wc shall do 70 some oay;
1n:rt, hut they mag afterWatd CSC phTsical Iofse-
You 1an tell that emissa1y o. slaln doRn ssa'rs
against 1t Ii wIth tue lohutHent. namely, tSe pub
Il, nlinou of the ctslllze,l world But thesr h
rT!s ss.r.ainsy M l., execute IeAr1ul havoc against
SI4s..-}e!u~ jsck-a4lu With iIsae loices. n1rA
~ y sua ns. ns aeG f. s asa n M
a,h upon ;ec government n WashtnRton- The
Pr>cnt /. in tae habit OF taxing inspiration from
Ha,u:t, hit he H.il stsn sake It fE,m towns BE-
yt1d Havu:uI iie sIGs Sent to tbs Stnntt, to-day.
ior tOlsul General to Havana, IN old Jackson
Democrat, who viii know when 70 strike the Con
lx.4, h rytutu next day with sip ot war, LAP.
pl uscl This city has ulways bccn the asylum oi
c1n.talsuis from Cu1,a who bting funds wt;4 them,
ard w.o came to get funds here: and he b.
Tan cid W that W Es.lant Sergeant Of Police who az
rtIcd the boy that WIS distributing these tnceodi-
a1s documents at tho door few minutes ago.
ItiriauEel THE Major here referred to ne pa-
b.: ri tile meeting aud the object for which It Was
Gust iriiainJ
TIE OFFICERS
Mr.. Charles A. Dana then read list OF Vice
Tity IrrstIf,t..-W. {. Nryant, lIcntJ N6nl
Bepc;,rr, A. ". Crrcncaf, Jua. II. Van Alien. Sim
ern IeIann j. Eticar JOHN D. Sherwood George
NHkca c, i, LOurrv, l;epYEt W. Curtis, John 4.
Pnrtcs, Charles A. Daua, S Il. Wales, ueary
Cacws James Goraon nennets Fletcher Marref,
s:.:iarll. WIN. C. Church, john Ruthrcn, Frank F
HuWr, Wn. Hnztinga, Alexander Taylor, John K
HarLttt IKaac E Taylor, Henry A. Smythe james
Parker, j. IL Norris.
:te7sht1.@-Flctchcr Harper, Jr, stuart N. Tay-
'oT amss eas n qn W i 4 ~a.ss si'
NJ. Dana rcud the following
RESOLUTIONS, ..
Tca,trtd, Thai the present struggle Of the CD
1ans fsr l.aesnaense aud ssltSsstn%sntp pee be.
n antion n II II ssaa eses e @sa ne
Fl friends OF popular progress and deserves every
1tni of assistance thai other nations mar be able
h reader
j.fs.,ret,, That the Cuban causc Is lust and that
The wrongs against which the cnlau hare re-
nanSsnd, % Inctndins as theS do taxation without
approximation, the forced maintenance Of the in:
ft,utou Of slavery, the exclusion Of all natives 81
dcht 10 tear arms and Of u tie sacred privileges
u citizenship uni nationality, -,
i1yrry the ratrio1s of Cuba hsvt given conclusive
evidence that ,hry stnrr the Substantial ideas
c1 n,rlern democracy. md that their political
tr!IciV.s are in UntAOn with those which 1llspre
lnI gsvern the profou1dest thinkers ard stalcs-
zen Of tile agr-
.n,n,r3es nnst view with Interest an1 ione tht
anrisinr Of Cuba, We as citizens Ut tie llerublc
s.n ana nSaa q ,be te sto
I'm nrc toi,tnc and rirhttnc fcr is emanctoatiol
ruin European tyranny -.
n..jrri Tnat ia nur intfrncnt II IA the sntF n
nnr ,-ovrTnnrrt fo recnrr,ISc th inllqcrcnt ritht
sr,it a1sIauhe1 of the Culans at Inc eafiest nfac
.hs nat'nn ts aixTs on he sd. of thosn Vic enn
,cnI a,cuisf ,espo,isul and oppression: md tha
re- ,aTu,.. y rutrrat liz Executive ut Wassln.tp,
inat t;efe 1i.ay bt 10 unnecessary dolly in deci
Fiss,, tIes1inc with this ~reai subject
i1,E EEv nESxy waKp nEEciiEH's ADDRESS.
,Jr i:esrhrrwas next iutrusluc,sl un.i WA re
,..,.,i W,, e1rsi enthusiasm three cheers bcn,
ri led tu ,ir usual arl,iausc He sai he iet hon
n ,t,Jr,ss s1rh m audience ,inon IN
:I.:ty uf lUua lie hoped TO be uea,
it, IND WHEN any people, however smau
~, :, ,,nnai;iy lie NAV fIot hnnw their isuruap,
Lnt ihp hart knoNa oniy one !al,u1arc-1hat Of lib
cry. iArrlanse.1, He rrjoIcel il 'ae reatly sym
n ;.ucl 10 have patrtu,ir injecting here and hayt
no htg mon. come Of It; he wanted 10 see spreat
in.isi..,.iI rxhy{rr,on mi yeai fonndef of
IEtwitsirr throughout Tits land 30 tia
Every man NAV rfan,l nr1u on this nuestiOu
u ,lcsitr,l to SC trra infependent and he
Wien ,tc .ru, shall no loncpr IL. on her hou}s m;
anllts Int when shc snail be free aIroEo the pa
,s Il .n sarta 5AEpanss Us wop1a H. nor
f;,,r icct,nas T1tia rTs~tIng il moi arsinkr Enai
or Srnnfnr,is in ia ar tte{r own p5o1er sptscry
ii,r,yr nn,i nnnlansr We tlont + mesn to tell IN
t,,antards who hnyr u,adt snci, noble efforts !
fire tbcMEe}yes tint We arr their encnllet. v
can forbcar II thcy cannot forget their early teact
inr If dd uot Selltyc that lie old Spn1lish bloc
nd dcrcncrxtIsl: it VIII rc.sae.t Itself yet Hi
nespIe arc now rising IN On even hll-so and con
ins nut II every valley. prclamlne frc.lon, ta I.
nciou and ubeTtF for persouA. Patriotism INTEL
rcncc indereudepre are t1e1r watchwnrd2; tnea
t,,,- f,,,t8 .
say To theYn tonight t.lat We ask these And notn
Az long "a You nrc In ia, vr IL PATRIOTISM rreeol
81 relieton. love o! l;ot7;s, 81 iunR bAs
you have our sy1npa. .htsA IApp.a1se-l Iy reaso
for being hcrr Is nn nut f's: Ha NAY one a.
seltsh motive Let her do that which het own IL
terrsts shall dictate. II sI: shall rEoo.c to max
application for admission to The Union she i We
conc: hu, she wants to e independent: 70 let hc
te 1t WIS not. therefore, selnslness that brouEn
him here tonight Why, he asked, ought Cuba
1e independent: Because zhc u srpafase an
dIstnt-t province; lecansc therr Il right OF
majority AZ well as of tulnort5 which We demon
str:ltcs iuur years ago. and . majority o! Cubs
son, desire her Independence. Cuba Is not pro
Vince: she l. continent In herself Smallncss hs
noIiIlnr to 10 With merits or heauty. tLAuGhte
and arp,ause.J Indeed, The smallest a1c general
II the muss beautiful. She ought to liz free X
tnlrret1 s:eht Of selt-goyeFnmenL iApplause.
~ may MI come 70 The Fgns ~.y Of aprsee;a;,
1iou and We aasef1 it for the Cu,ans tecause the
nekag TO tho great family OF mankind. LApplause
There II hut one doctrine for nj men who lire ul
der tiois good sun-so be fEce from foreign int
1t makes no matter how long tnis right Is coEcrr
up II the chain has been On the slave for tho'
sand years Ii does not give any riVht to tnzt sla y
ycs4iA she has no night 10 one sncE more Cubs
liz. 1nt COW In clover, and SpaIn the n1kmaid
the ra-.lawtns the fuia a. tast a. ~ 7, Is dstlne'