The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-25
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Meeting OF Refugees from the "Ever
Faithful Islc''-They Proclaim Them
selves i'm q lengthy Manifesto-NO
Allegiance to Spain, but Separate
Republic Dcmnn ded.
large number OF Cuban refugees yesterday
morning assembled at SO West Twenty-fOurth street
for the purpose OF considering sundry matters
relating to their country and now assuming i'm
portance because OF the change that has recently
taken place in the government OF Spain.
G. vilaverde was called to the chair, and Mr.. l..
xiqes acted as secretary. Without formality the
latter gentleman introduced the following
the form Of government in SPAIN win they now BE
.Ssy lay Down her piSydss liberty
n the st es
persons who sympathize warmly with the insnrreetion
properly all these questions we must be permitted few
We win employ the same words which society of
Cuban ladies did in petition to the Congress OF the
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mpeed by evil passions and directed by foreign agents
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before this to more liberal and fair towards Cuba had
Of slavery in the Antilles We're i possible the EXISTENCE
an pS whr they for their
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&c interest Of both peoples opposed as
never b IDENTICAL wtG ne peiiey Which hey viii
because heir destiny will perpeualiy revove in differ
en orbit because the ono has no psea Of the other to
the path of progress and virtue because il would be
Europe endsavors to Exercise here in A@erca ; be-
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States, and who little by little, is shaking off strong
despotism religious intolerance because It would be
repugnant, and the former slave would always feel
later would be asunder ties which reason
dignity, even convenience certainly never put to-
Then there is no halfway measure for the question of
Cuba with her former rulers The Cubans ask nothing
now of Spain, and they expect nothing from her. And
and mOnarchica Spain has neither been able
the insure cton have the purposes of the Gu
policy as her predecessorsvho owes her existence to
their uslrpaton and lives the lite of exotic plant
must be weaker and more impotent.
Such being the Case the Cuban refugees residing this
city believing that they faithfully interpret the feelings
and aims OF their fellow citizens, both Of those who are
towns oppressed by the enemy, send forth this their
manifesto, to protest their firm loyalty to the
Of April, 1859 and to declare in the most
solemn and formal way that their purpose is immutabe
and fnal In achieving their Independence from Spain,
deathfor every Cuban.
This manifesto numerousy signed, met with
unanimous approval, after which the following
resolutions were presented and carried without
dissent
Resolved That said manifesto be published spanish
and English and widely distributed that the feelings
be Of life or death to Their own Beloved Country be- tho
opghly known by the civilized world.
, Resolved. That committee COMPOSED Of citizens
Xiquessheud take charge of the publication said
manifest; to pass copy e. it e our in
refugees the United States in Nassau Porto Plata
Jamaica, Mexico and Cartagena, s. A.
The abOve-named committee then waited upon
sioner, at his residence, 406 West Twenty third
street. and read to him the above resolutions and
manifest, in the presence of several other Cuban
gentemen-Aguiera RosadO. Aguilera, Jr., and
II. Csner0s-and each and every one OF them
warmly endorsed and applauded the movement.