The New York herald., 1869-03-26
INDEPENDENCE OF CUBA
Grand ytally in Aid of the Patri-
iotic Army of Cuba.
NEW YORK TO THE RESCUE.
Enthusiastic Meeting at Stein
way Hall.
Spcechsi by Mayor Hall, Rev. Henry Ward
Bsecher, M. Du Chaillu and Others.

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Beecher, M. Du Chaillu and Others.
In pursuance OF call numerousy signed by some
Of the most influential citizens OF the metropolis. ir
respective Of party political Affiliations, grand
meeting Of the citisens was held last evening at
Steinway Hail. me object set forth was Ito confer
upon matters connected with the present condition
Of affairs in Cuba.n The hall was crowded to its
utmost capacity, great portion of the audience
being ladies' who evnced the greatest enthusiasm
during the proceedings
The meeting was called to order by Mr.. CHARLES
A. DANA who nominated Mayor A. Oakley Hall as
presiding ofncer.
The nomination was affirmed with enthusiastic ap-
plause.
THE MAYORS SPEECH.
Mayor HALL, on coming forward, was received
with great applause, the ladies waving their hand
kerchiefs with the greatest enthusiasm. When 81
lence was restored he said-To-night on that beau
tful island whose name is inscribed on the banner
that is in front Of the door, that nag droops. But
then, as the wind lifts 1t towards the Stars and
Stripes above it, it seems to nutter in the spring
wind with hope. (Applause In that beautiful island
tonight It's native born citizens preaching to the
Spaniards practical sermon from the old song,
"Who would be free themselves must strike the
blow.n Applause.) And tonight you, my
fellow citizens, and, | am proud to add,
my constituents, have assembled TO preach
to Spain, to preach to the Cubans and
more especially to ourselves, through that grand
old text "Love thy neighbor thyself.n tCheers.)
And in vain should teach children the lessons
Of the American Revolution If we could not sympa-
thize to-day, at this much more advanced stage Of
civilization and enlightenment, with those who, in
that beautiful island suffering the same ills which
the coloniss suffered under Great Britain. Yes and
suffering woes and barbarities behind which the
barbarities practtsed on the coloniss shape them
selves into mere misty shadows (Applause.) And
In vain would we rejoice-men Of all parties to-day
In the United States-over the final dissolution OF
African slavery in our republic, except we saw the
approaching striking on OF the chains Of slaves In
Cuba IN order that they may become the soldiers Of
revolution. tApplause.l And when the text to
which ! have alluded was announced-"Love thy
neghbor as thyselr'-the lawyer asked. "who is my
neighbour" That Is especially appropriate to-day.
speak now not as the individual but as the o1icer-
that the Mayor OF this great city should be here to-
night to lead you and to aid you in this great meet
ing Of sympathy with our neighbor, protesting
against his enslavement Great applause.) We can
almost stretch out our hands and grasp the bright
and beautiful blue curling smoke OF that Cuban revo-
luton as 1t rises from one side from the other To
kiss the beautiful msts OF the Atlantic every wave
Of which, nowing from free shores sympa-
tmzes .a with the upheavings going on in the
patriotic view that we can take tonight OF our
neighbor, but as Is frequently the case 1t assumes
the shape OF expediency, OF political economy, OF
that which sometimes underies the greatest poiti-
cal acts OF the world-the matter OF self-interest
and which Is often the rightfu basis OF struggling
nations or sympathizlng nations in political revou
tons. That neighbor, whose total trade In 1850 was
about fifteen millions but last year that trade had
Dor OF the great commercial metropolis OF the United
States. Who Is our neghbor? What has sne done
since last October? On the 10th OF that month one
hundred and twenty-seven men marched like the
men OF Thermopyia. and to-day this 25th March, one
hundred aud forty-seven cities, towns and villages
OF that beautiful island are already in possession OF
the reyolutionists. tAppause.) The Mayor OF New
YORK, and, believe, every chief officer Of every city,
and perhaps OF the national government so FAR as
we internationally dare, gave TO the fighting Cubans
the name Of revolutionists. There is nothing In
gress In revolutions as this revolution in Cuba. Tap
plause.) II would almost seem to-day that those
Cuban revolutionists need no sympathy from us
scarcely anything beyond protest; so far as we
internationally dare TO become an ally some day
oil ayship begins with moral force and then
afterwards circumstances shape themselves to
events -and become aids In physical force.
And Of the increasing baibarities-Ihet's the
word to use from the dictlonary-in which there is
no such word az fail-it il the word 10 use-the
barb2rities which are chroniced tonight In the
evening papers, and which you read before you got
here they the protest OF the moral force O, the
civilized world against such barbaritles. And there
rs another ally marching, an ally whose weapon Is
deploys his troops with terrible celerity: Spain
may send her troops there; but that ally is the friend
Of Cuba, and Ipat ally and friend Is Yellow Jack.
Ss he p6yss ana Tf Or ss gSSea asusR aRq
working against these barbarities, they must be
ae a 9ssTe sne into Summer Is TSr to
tons TO be offered and eloquent speakers 10 address
you who wiz press the matter Of practical sympathy
great city Of New York, win press them upon spain
and on the national government at Washington.
Applause The President OF the United states has
been iond Of taking social inspiration from Ha-
yana-cheers and appausel-and now believe that
the President Is prepared al the proper time 20 take
his social inspiration from the towns and villages
beyond Havana Applause and laughter aud cries OF
"Good.'n And almost the FIRST diplomatic appoint
ment he has made OF any consequence or OF any sg.
nifcance, he made to-day, ana y0u viii read oi IL in
che evening papers. Tue President has sent to the
Senate as Cofsnl General 70 Havana tho name AZ
man VINO was brought up In the Old Jacssonian
school; man who knows how to protest. and VINO
knows the nature and force OF national protest.
and who will know when American citizens In Ha-
vana are struck at or injured lie VIII know the
right time TO strike his consular Dag, and, wrap
ping + around the sorr sta steering n from Ssnes, an
them good morrow, and he will be back
In the shape OF war protest sucn
States has to-day sent to the Senate for connrma-
ton. This fact shows that the Presidents sympa-
thes and MS intelligence are at WORK and that he
has some plan TO work out having Cuba for itg OBJ
lecL tApplausel There Is another reason why the
Mayor Of New York should lead this meeting OF sym
oppressed, and am proud every day TO welcome Ia
the city as do, people from Cuba who come here 70
instruct us, and VINO come here TO obtain funds
ana who bring funds and who send out something
Tor the support and assistance OF the brave reyou.
tlonlsts at home. tAppause.D
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions then read and
passed with loud and prolonged applanse:-
Resolved That the present struggle OF the Cubans FOR nde
with the American Revoutgn isas II should excite sa
sympathy OF all friends Of popular progress and deserve
every kind OF assistance that other may be able
render.
Resolved That the Cuban jus, that the wrong
against which the Cubans have revoted shout
indignation Of mankind, including they
zion without representation the forced maintenance Of III
Institution OF the exclusion OF all natives Of
from public service the denial of the right % bear
OF all the privileges Of citizenship and nationality
Resolved That IN proclsming the abolition o slavery h
patriots OF Cuba have conclusive evidence that the
most substantial iiess Of modern democracy
that their political principles unison with those whc
inspire and govern the prooundes thinkers and Statesmen
the
Resolved That while men Of free minds all countr,
must view with interest and hope the uprising OF Cuba
citizens Of the republic of North America and mes
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