New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-17

party, o. 70 b found ready TO ve their professional
aid and services Upon this point he ssd occasion had
been taken TO question Southern ocers In this city who
are likely to know the real sentiment Of that section Of
tho country and report that the Is simply
absurd On the contrary, he continued, were any one
allowed by the neutrality laws TO go to the Mississippi
Valley organize command 10 atd the Cuoans MS
only dlculty would DO ind OF transportation
for the young men willing aud indeed eager
Co lend aid TO secure the independence OF the
Cuban people from Spanish oppression. Fundsment
ally he added Spanish nation itself believes In the
ght OF every people to determine their own form Oh
government, be It's political complexion what IL may.
still argued there treaty between
the United States and Spain that would apply 70 ths
these nations must rely the law which guar
antees trial the part OF Spain 10 the passengers
taken the yirginins II so, before what tripuhai
could they be srraignedf Certainly not unuer
any clause provided under the treaty OF ls5 Such
trial. he added, would have been "a sheer an outrage
upon the American nag as the killing OF the men, The
true and only point that raised by Earl Granville
that they could modest them at al and the preext
Of piracy not TO be thought OF for q moment
From further Investigations 1t was ascertsined that
the current OF this oowardly crime runs
all way, with only ripple OF dissent
OF the Rev Dr. Chaplin the Rev Mr.. Frothingh aud
the Dr. Bellows for the benedt OF the family OF the
late Gen. Cespedes.
THE MASS MEETING TONIGHT.
The Executive Committee of the Cuban
League met OF Saturday afternoon to complete arrange
ments for the meeting tonight. Gen. Mcmahon
stated that Invitations to speak had been
sent TO many prominent persons IN vari-
GUS parts OF the country, among whom were
Gov. Dix the Hon. Charles sumner. vioe-President
w,lsor Gen. N. p. Banks Wendell Phillips, Gerrt
smith, ex,Gov. Seymour, the Hon. ". 8. Cox, GOV.
Parker OF NewJersey, Gov. Hendricks Of Indiana Col
John W. Forney and Judge Perrepont From many OF
these gentlemen favorable answers had been received
already and replies rom the rest were hourly expected
The call for the meeting signed by the foll9wing
Gen. A. L. Burnside, C. K. Graham. Kiburn Knox.
Martin mcMahcn, j. H Van Allen. Aoram Duryee, chas
Allen, j. NJ. Maoias. jacob sharpe Isaac H. Bailey,
Joseph j. Bartlett H. c. Lockwood. Douglass TAYLOR.
Blacke A. M. C. Smith, Daniel X. Lyddy. Clinton Wag-
ner f. ". Blgelow, Charles A. Dana, Charles w. OAR
ing.
1t was learned at the Army aud Navy Club, late last
evening" that the Hon. william M. Eyarts would preside
at the mass meeting aud that Geu. Banks the Hon. D. B.
Cox the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, aud many Others
had signied to the Committee their willingness to At
tend and address the meeting.
A PREMATURE EFFORT.
The mass meeting called take place in front OF the
City Hall at $50 .. mr. on Saturday was failure owing
to the fact that the who signed the call was not
known 10 any Cubans in tho city. About thousand
persons gathered from curiosity, and they were
such as could DO collected in five minutes on day
A fes Cubans present. but they did not
seem to recognize that IL was for their
benefit. Frederick @. Bell opened tho meeting
by a brief address, and then introduced
r. Packard. This gentleman denounced Spain, aud said
the whole nation ought TO be wiped from the face OF the
earth Cuba destined to be free, sooner or later.
aud the late massacre OF Cubans had awakened the feel
an OF hatred and ven gea nee every bosom and
1t was the duty of every American citizen to repe the
insult which spain has given to flag. Thomas Du-
gam who called the meeting. then offered tho following
resolutions, which were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, Submission to spanish ourages by our Gov
ornmen In the past has brought additional insults to
and repeated slaughter TO American citizens on
the Island OF Cuba and whereas the foul aud bloody
perpetrated n the streets Of Santiago de Cuba
wherein the captain passengers. and crew TO the num-
Der OF i45 OF the American Vrgnius
agey butchered defiance Of all laws human and divine;
and whereas tho hauling down OF the American nag on
an American vessel the high direct aud
studied insult to the Sovereignty OF this offended Hepuo
sbe at the broadde OF American frgate. and that
tho cowardy and wanton insult demand with
this nation should be flung into the scale OF Gu
ban liberty against the tyranny OF spain and the whole
sale butcheres of at her mercess and bloody
Resorsd, That the United States. as sovereignty
among the Governments OF the world. having rights
spain will not respect either the island OF Cuba or
the adjacent thereto the high 1t is the
honor it's citizens aud Its flag to protect them each
and all wherever her territorial integrity may be
rights sue will not allow any power 70 rample with
impunity and which shei now means 10 defend under
her violated nag and ~ the mouth OF her ayenging
cannon.
Capt Courtney next addressed the assemblage, and
asked them TO adjourn and meet in Cuba 80 days hence
10000 strong Tho Cubans regret that their has
been made public jest, and hope that more suoh
meetings will be held.