The New York herald., 1872-10-11
CUBA LIBRE.
Anniversary Of the Independence Of the
Ever Faithful Isle."
The Position Of the lnsurgentS
Portrayed. ;
Grand Mas Meeting at the Cooper Instls
tute---PairiOtlt Orations.
SKETCH OF IHe STRUGGLE FOR FREEDoMa

SKETCH OF TIVE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDoM1
Yesterday, the 10th OF October, was the anniverl
sary Of Cuban Independence as proclaimed by Cari
los Manuel cespedcs and Francisco Agullera at thd
small village OF Yara In the year 1s6s, and II waa
appropriately celebrated by the cubans residing III
this city, most OF whom are exes under the de4
crees Of the spanish government. Cespedes, d
short time previous TO hts proclamation, had beeu(
secretly notified OF his intended arrest by thd
Spanish authorities. which preciptated q move1
ment long In contemplation. lie gathered to&
gether some two hundred OF his followers-a fak
proportion OF whom were manumitted slaves-de4
cared for an independent republic, and soon after
was at the head OF several thousand men, sta1
toned at various points In the eastern and central
portions or the island.
STYLE OF WARFARE.
From that day to the present the war has been
kept up against the combined military and naval
service Of Spain amid Every disheartenlng circum-i
stance. Adopting style OF warfare similar to tha1
Of the liberals under Juarez in Mexico during thel
French intervention-that Is, OF avoiding battle
with the forces Of spain, superior In number and
equpment-the Cubans are still struggling, and4
have hopes Of wearyng Spain into recognition oq
their independence.
For the benefit OF their brothers In arms th4
Cubans in the United States resolved to devote tho
entire proceeds OF their labor during the anniver1
sary day.
At an early hour the Cuban nag was thrown ou9
from the front OF the City Hall and other prominenH
points in the city, and at twelve NJ. salute OF
ONE HUNDRED GUNS :
was fired. At half-past twelve religious service1
were held at the Cuban Episcopal church in Twenty-
second street. A large audience gathered at the
appointed hour, the large majority OF which was
ladies' After the usual services discourse appro-i
br j. Palma, who referred in touching terms % tx
the necessity for patience under trbulation and AM
aSa he asn IN apy s 81 Of the the
Cuba was held at Cooper Institute. At the hour
for openg the large audience
was tastefuly decorated with Cuban and Amerlca1
robe OF blue, holding the Cuban nag, forming thd
centrepiece Before the meeting opened shabby
tiOn, took position fronting the audience and ana
nounced the death Of our hOnOred
This Se IT, sUme ten min.
aes ias9 ss s Of s
ranted.
ADDRESS TO THE cuBANs.
There was scattered through the audience an adj.
OF the insurrection In very favorable light. y
stated that the patriots numbered ton thousaAd
Ignacto Agramonte held the advanced position IN
the Camaguey and tnat his actions at varioua
y.l
Il was claimed that the Spanish forces were snrer
ing severely from the climate, that the volunteers
an me IT Of D and that
be followed by ultimate success. o.,. :,
9a s on the saa
Ramon Cespedes, Commissioner from the Cuban
Republic called the meeting to order and an
nounced for the
that well-known friend OF Cuba, Mr.. Charles Dana.
In his remarks Mr.. Dana paid q high tribute to the
said :-"No grander sight is presented In the an,
nails of history than that OF tie Cubans struggling
for that liberty for which our ioreathers fought AMI
died." He indicated the right OF selfgovcrnment3
sa e w "a at the
OF the American government and the manner III
which Cuba had been treated, and argued that i
ing hand to the struggling patriots whether this
would be done or not he knew not; but Cuba was
certain to achieve her independence, with or with
out aid There was no cause for encouragement.
The other Spanish republics had struggled ior ten
would Cuba. Mr. Dana's remarks were received
with genuine Cuban enthusiasm. At their close an
enthusiastic individual proposed
THREE CHEERS FOR HORACE GREELEY,
which were gwen with win, mingled with q few
Kisses.
The next speaker was Ramon Cespedcs, who read
from manuscript patriotic address highly lauda-
tory OF the patriots, and by no means compliment.
ary to the Spanish volunteers. lie was very bitter
upon Valmaseda, whom he styled criminal with
out shame. He portrayed the demoral!zed condi-
tion OF the Spanish soldery, the turbulence and in
subOrdination OF the volunteers, and the bad con-
ditIon Of the Banco Espahol-tne base of Spanish
finances in Cuba-and argued nope OF success to
the Cubans from these causes. He closed with
Ufrds tor Cespedes and the Cuban army, which
were heartily responded 10 by the audience.
Mr.. ]. NJ Mazorga, the general Cuban agent, then
took the Ddldbrd, and, after short address in
Spanish, made way for
GENERAL M'MAnON,
President OF the Cuban League. The General
after thanking the audience for the enthusiastic
reception accorded him. stated that he did not pro-
pose to make elaborate speech. He merely
desired to express his sympathies for cause
which must excite the sympathy OF every lover of
humanity lie referred TO and deprecated the
attitude OF the United States toward Cuba, but pre-
dicted her ultimate in achieving her inde-
pendeDce, though compelled to struggle alone
THE SPEECH or THE EVENING
In the Spanish language was then made by Mr. j.
NJ Mestre, a distinguished Cuban lawyer. The
burden Of his remarks turned upon contrast be-
tween the colonial system of Spain and England.
The one brought religious liberation, the other tho
Inquisit0n. In his elaboration OF this idea he was
particularly effective, and was greeted with fire.
quent outbursts Of applause.
Assistant District Attorney ALGERN0N $. SULLI-
VAN followed In an eloquent speech upon the right
OF selfgovernment with reference to those nations
and peoples whose struggles for liberty have been
the most prolonged and bloody.
Other speeches followed and the meeting ad-
jOurned ut late hour, with loud cries OF "V(c0
Cubd lb7e ~