The New York herald., 1870-04-05
SCUBA SHALL Be FREE"
The Queen of the Antilles to be
Loosed from Her Ehackles.
Enthusiastic Mass Meeting at Cooper Insti-
tute--The Government Called Upon to
Fulfil Rawlins' Dying Prayer-Ad-
dresses by Mayor Hall, Con-
gressman Fitch and Others.

Enthusiasm and patriotism for Cuba was not
cooled by the rain ana snow storm or last night.
The hall OF the Cooper Institute was cramned by
real mass meeting composed OF men chiefly for very
few ladies were there OF every cline, color, race
and nationality. The feeling aroused by the patriotic
eloquence OF the speakers found intense demon
stration in applause and the waving or handker-
Chiefs Whie9 was considerably helped by tne musi.
cal strains OF the band and the singing of national
melodies. The dying declaration OF Secretary Raw
ns SCUBA shan be freen seemed to live again last
! night.
Mr.. Douglas Taylor called the vast audience to
order, and Mayor Hall was introduced to the presi
| dency with loud reclamation.
Mayor HALL said-Lades and gentlemen, Ameri-
cans, native born and naturalized, co-equa IN the
| eye Of the American law. If supposed that the
| greeting You have given to the introduction made
| by the chairman OF the Committee OF Management
| was personal greeting to myself should indeed
| be proud and happy. recognized rather IN
| 1t The greeting which the friends Of the
Lone Star gives-cheers)-to that almost
unbroken cry af sympathy which has always been
given by the State OF New YORK, personned tonight
in It's chairman before you and here standing before
| you, and in this cause should always be the Mayor
OF the metropolis OF the United States. (Cheers.)
| had the honor little year ago to preside at
| similar meeting. We were told on the following
| morning by the organ of the Spanish government,
the El CTontsa which, believe, literally translated
| Is 'l1me server'-"The Mayor OF New York and Its
| compatriots had done themselves and It's city
needless service, for iC was only tempest in tea
| pot; there was only few Instructions on few
| sugar plantations In CUBA, ana IN ninety days Will
| be all overs The facts from that time and the
| details that we know well identified with the
| struggle OF Cuba for her supremacy and nde-
| DenCence. The fact.
| boiled again in this meeting-(cheers)-to put
| up again the cry OF American sympathy with
| Cuba is enough to show that Cuba still lives, and
| her cause is in accordance with the motto Of the
great state OF New YoIk, 'Excelsi0r," "Higher ana
Higher" (Cheers.) We believe tnat we have ap-
| prOach ed the time when that which was shown as
| sympathy a year ago is now secured and shaped
into something like practical aid towards this strug
Cling Power. During the last year has spent Itself
by the indomitabe spirit of her sons against the
fftytwo thousand men, the eghty-two frigates
and almost innumerable guns with which
Spain has tried to put down the glorious
Cuban nation. Cheers.) We are met tonight
Il am % proud to know that IN the State Of New York
every single democratic newspaper, with one excep-
its aid, It's sympathy its eloquence and It's enter
prise TO the cause OF Cuba | am proud
strants 0ts the areas republican party % has been
| almost united In favor OF Cuban sympathy. We
met tO-nlQnL 10 cnueaVOr
upon the American government, through the sense
OF the American people as shown in this great me-
,S the o. gng y as When waS as
be Tee." Cheers.l WHAT mas % been done TN: yearY
leaders lead rs lave have been be- % what the spanish have
not. been-intelligen: and humane. In the
whole history OF the world, from the days OF
Tnermopyle TO the present there has not been
80 much humanity shown as n that hat manifested by
IN characteristic simles to the playing OF Mac
beth" last night in OF the city theatres and to
but their sense is shuI and to the fact that the su
pineness OF the administr alton would day pro-
..Out, out damned spot.D He then referred TO the
death OF member OF the administration last sum.
mer who left his family to be cared for by
try, but who LETT also legacy that Cuba should be
| tree" They were called upon tonight to take out
Rapidly retracing the struggles Of the past Of Amer
| lea and ana also that OF the late civil war,
name m neN Of the past in the name Of the glorious
l present. and, still more, IN the name OF that
sivin@ pracca aid and sympatny IN her her demands
| upon Spain for justice and freedom. (Cneers.) The
Queen OF the Antilles stands with open arms. but
kings and queens, and anew by Queen Isabella. and
even In the name Of repubiicanlsn, by Prim. At
least 1t Is the duty OF the men OF the American ma
tion to sustain her IN striking on those chains from
those arms and leaving them untrammelled and
reach their arms across and say, 1--WE free repub.
licans together" loud ana long continued cheer
lng)
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were then read
Whereas the people Of Cuba determined to enjoy the
s heS % s 1n s saiss
with contest so near their borders nd
which repeats nearly part of their history there
the catalogue Of ysn as
cr"ees which saya the % ns Of n ns
~.
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.a 5s @ S has hs has hs
ro es-pe
giving hs a tho Rs
them to tho sympathy and admiration of Chris
Resolved That the military and forces Of the king
months consisting Of $1,000 and eshtytwo vessels Of
a.a such s non TO OF an hsss ss
Acknowledgement Of bsligeren rshts and to the observ-
the gnsd states .ns wS.d 4 no; Be s
esass4ly Carrying ~. eoisy sgpi.ssss
Monroe any attempt the part European Powers to
ss viz yssT 81 % s't be Of s e ss
words OF the iustriou, General that Cuba must
public is respohsOs for that" And ". depIse.e ana
expense Of repubiicanlsm which bisIs tie liberal
impulses of people towards those struggling 70
be free, which permits the oppressor TO build and
vessels of forbids this prvi-
lege the oppressed And this Is enforced
OF neutrality laws then call upon repre-
sentatves the councils Of the nation
may change present crngns policy to hon
discharge Of those national obligations which to
people striving for self government and which obgs
tioDs necessarily observe would preserve
fore all the world national honor.
Resolved people of Cuba must win for themselves
the approval Of mankind by their noble OF
principles contained in their Declaration Of Independence,
in the :To the God of and
to civilized nations submit the sincerity Of pur-
pose Vengeance does not msead Ia ambition
guide only be free, and ali with
| equally free, the Creator intended mankind
be. Our earnest belief that all breth-
Hence love toration order and justice In
We desire the gradual abolition Of slavery with
indemnihc admire uRversa suffrage
sovereignty Of the people, demand religious regard
and national greatness" The people Of the United States
declaration OF rights unless they ready 10 repudats
ustrioua fathers Of Revolution, whose example,
both In word Ia deed, the Cubans have nearly
| lowed.
Kesored That Indignantly repudate the