Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-11-28
Sympathy for Struggling Cuba.

MEETING OF THE COLORED CITIZENS.
A meeting was held at the legislative hall on
Wednesday night In response to a call pub
ltshed in the city press by some of our prOmi-
nent coiored citizens, to express sympathy with
oae hundred persons, mostly c0lored, were
present, among them Prof. John NJ. Langston,
Prof. A. NJ. Green, Lr j. L. n. Bowen, DR.. c..
b. PuTvis, Col; Perry Carson, Lewis H. Dong
lass, DR.. S. h. Watts, Prof. StOrum, G. n.
Thomas, f. II. Lewis, q. h. Underwood, Mar
cellus West, Henry Piper, Prof. sampson, w.
Brazee, Capt. Peck Dukehart, Col w. Bowen
Prof. A. NJ. Green was elected president; D.
A. Straker, G. b. Purvis, Isaac Sinner, and
Lewis H. Douglass vice presidents, and Drs. s.
X. Watts and j. l.. \. Bowen secretaries.
Messrs. Perry Carson, @. y. Thomas, Allen
Coffin, w. H. Lewis, and Prof. Storum were
appointed a committee on resolutions.
Prof. Green thanked the audience for the
honor of electing him presiding officer and
said he thought all would agree that gross
outrage had been perpetrated on the American
flag, and an insult offered the nation. The
emancipation of the slaves in Cuba should he
effected, which would be in accordance with
the wish of civilization everywhere, and would
be just retributiOl to the lovers of monarchy
and tyranny In that island. The voice OF the
people is tor the freedom of Cuba and the ln-
suit to our flag. He called upon Prof Langs-
ton, who came forward and made speech brief
and to the point, during which he was FREE
quentiy applauded.
DR.. Augusta Straker followed, after which the
committee su admitted resolutions: +" That those
true lovers of freedom and equality in Cuba
who have been struggling for 80 many years 10
be free, and who have stricken off, as far as
they could, the shackles from the slaves held in
bondage under Spanish law, have our warmest
sympathy; further than this, we stand ready to
extend to them all the aid consistent with our
respect for international law and our duty as
American citizens. That the many outra yes
which this noble band of persons have endured
and the insults which our flag and country have
received, give rise to an Indignation which re-
quires ali the restraint of a civilized govern
ment and the amity of nations to prevent us
from rushing on to Cuba and redressing by force
the repeated insult Notwithstanding this in
dignatiOn burning within our breasts, we are
nevertheless mindful that in CASTELAR, we have
q statesman and patriot, who, had he full
control, would establish such republicanism in
Spain as would protect the citizens OF other
nations from insult and outrage. That we re-
specially suggest to our government that in
demanding repsration from the Spaniards for
the outrage committed on our fl ag and country
men. it insists upon the abolition of slavery on
the island of Cuba. That we have confidence
In the Administration, and believe that with
President Grant at its head IL will MAINTAIN the
dignity which we, as free Americans, proudly
CHI rish."
Mr.. Geo. T. Downing was the next speaker,
and counseled moderatiOn-there must not be
be free in "a very short time.
MIR. Joseph Williams and DR.. G. b. Puryts
followed, both making short and effective ad-
dresses.
Professor Sampson thought that the President
OF the United States would recommend in his
message TO Congress that war be declared and
If IL was done, he predicted that il would be
easy to raise 500 900 men.
Letters were read from VIM. StickBev, John
A. Perkins and Frederick Douglass, expressing
regret at their inability to be present.
The resolutions were adopted, and the meet
ing i0uyned-