New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-08
FREE CUBA.
MASS MEETING IN BROOKLYN.


decorated by numberless Tags while large tables on
the stage the prizes conspicuOusy placed
ing Of silver and gold articles ramens, oil paintings, and
other things to the of $4,000 Proceedings
delayed considerable time by the absence Of the prnci
pal speaker Gen. Jordan.
SPEECH or GEORGE W. BROWN
The meeting opened at 81 by the manager, Mr q.
| W. Brown, who said
| Ladies and Gentlemen From some unknown cause
Gen. Jordan has not yet arrived He IL little tardy
need state To you why this meeting has been called
IL has been advertised IN the paper ana sy circulars Ia
the two cities. will merely state u At there has been
large number OF articles Of iewelry siyerware, &C.,
what you before you, donated by patriotic CHban
that thew hid to give for this noble cause, and such
articles before you 10 be disposed OF tSr inc
benefit Of Cuban liberty: lCheers 10y request, bayo
| taken charge OF this matter, aud 80 iar man.
aged this gift enterprise, rattle, or whatever
believing that realize more money IN
shorter time than by any other way he sPoEo 81
among them the cry that these affairs are hnmbug.'
prizes just yOn them. He then detailed the
The first name drawn was to take the first prize
cheersl the second the second prize and 80 on
up to No TO- He concluded by reading several letters
from various gentlemen expressive OF their inability 20
be present among which were the names F oil wg
the Hon. Stewart l.. VOOdford, and the Hon. Thomas
A Committee to examine the prize tickets and wheel.
and superntend the distribution Of prizes was then ap
pointed consisting of Dr. Bennett Dr. Norris, and Gen.
DR.. Lacy, WHO reported al corIcct'
REMAKs OF d. R. LrDDY.
Mr. Daniel r Lyddy OF New York was introduced, and
said he certainly embarrassed 10 commence the talk
of the evening He thought the hundredpounders were
going to lead Of and sEs n9 20 Su1 a1a Il be
he had better enter upon bis task, Wnch was hsns
T 2osr sg$pathes with CUBA; to her
claims to those sympahfes ana from tn oS Cow
eminent at Washington which than once the Amer
lean people have declared as cgba' right She bsi
been agtated over ana over again eloquent men nvo
%eS iasr Lydsy then Of the
ectiOns which have been advanced by over cTedaIos
ty 10 succeed and concluded by invoking the God Of
| Justice to he the God Of Vengeance.
| SPEECH OF CEN JORDAN.
The Chairman then presented Gen. Jordan, with tho
remark that had been in Cuba more than year, ana
knew whereof he spoke. The General was Loudly aP-
LADIES AND CiESrLEMES; / am painfully sensible OF
my want OF the gifts and practice reqnsg, ~, 'IIs
press 80 impreesble and symPaihens az AZ
audience as this with the true For fresom in
which has been my good fortune TO take part ana my
for He regretted detective speech, but wonld de
vote part OF The evening IN stating ~ht 9 fd Am
and with such q strain as the highest minds am
lOtest aspirations have ever been engaged wis dn5
conflict aad been with a sanguinary enemy Won" G,
that it were in his power 70 eve Dut onSn,
conception of the Widespread insauate Ps~ tSa
spanards. Their arms raised against the old Inel
and the chlldTpn anu Otner Juan tnOsc
parallel in Spanish history But proper facilities Of
dienee substantial act OF sympathy 70 WHICH
stfE Se at 6ayH y formed SOE material aaeh T part o
freedom. have ventured before you, vim
| the hope that your deep sympathes @e
already enlisted for the TO which know tina ny
tell YOU Gen Jordan landed in Cuba early in 1856. and
for year has been actively Identified with the pydD
generally known that ne did not enter into thatmo,e
ment as hbnster OF propagandist for Liberty 9Eior s
ment On such mission Of DISCRIMINATION did l@Ve
myself that the ongsmOthered discomfort OF the Cban
people had at last burst into flame, in which thtveIy
had that the revolution begun the petty rlago
Of ala in 1858 spread and enveioped the Whole
S fSst they were were ashPn ae for oS inSependse
that people When sought out by their r9 ssent
atEes in this country 70 bring about an ' MA,
movements. AS an American soldier ] coth leglt
enter into this and sS 1
to Cuba and assumed the Responsible duties ,!.ss
by the Journals that 1 took with ne large
the fact. even commander of Their petition
My duties did not begin until | touched TAO shores OF
whom 50 were Americans and Cubans; hetthers we're
Cuban youths returning to taer home5 a Tp sI
can birthright tCheers.l The Americas a few IN
|
arms Four days elapsed before as maty as 200 men
could be mustered TO receive the arms and
by ''i Cabans almost exclusively, S,h little or
inapprecabe external add III the mater OF arms anu
substantial benefit from the neighborn United states
Less than 5000 arms in all have reaches them IRON tGs
the land and naval forces OF spani NJ IL Is because
OF the apathy Of the American Goyerme nt TO the M
terests Of Cuba More than 2oOo stIt OF srns pIr,
chased by the agents of Cuba in America have been
seized by the keenscented officials OF Tie United
States and England, and withheld by tie strong
while Spain, the other hand, has been supplied with
arms and ammunition bought or tns most pau IN
from the United states This, my eountrymen, is what
Is called impartial neutrality" has been said in
high places that the movement in uba Is terrtoraly
and numerically insignifcant-aU sseRtiOn which, it
unquestiOnable fact that the SIP Tisl Government has
been obliged 20 employ in the sppre ssion, in the IL
than 100 GOO men and more than q ships Of war
while the Cubans continue the same The revolution In
wolves threefourths OF the island 5000 square miles.
and only that narrow part OF the island westward OF
Havana is entirely free, and that only because OF the
their history will attest the truth OF the remark Never
have they carried the with greater cruelty with
greater disregard OF the weaknesses OF humanity thanh
this attempt TO repess the revolution In no instances
have they spared the prisoner of war Their official
ports have stated otherwise OF course but they do not
state the facts correctly AT the outset OF the many
OF officers and soldiers fell into the hands Of the pa
riots They treated as they ought 10 be treated
The Cuban fell into the hands OF tue spaniards aud they
treated cruelty because the, were prisoners OF the
revolution. Many were killed some were received, at
their own request into the rans Of the Spanish army.
Gen Quesada in 1869. made stipulation 10 exchange
the prisoners thereafter and conduct the war on civ
zed basis. This reieotet after the characteristic
! nsolent Spanish manner Afer the laws Of war had
| been neglected the Cubans had the right TO follow
| the example set them. J was reluctant 10 agree
| To this. In an engagement where there were
| go Spanish prisoners, 01etentl or the number
precisely put death. In my incoherent way will
say but word two one OF TWO more To this Not
slave and made To work under Spanish tyranny. There
/ is between