The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-23
LIBERTY OR DEATH"
IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE CUBAN LEAGUE
QUERALTA-THE SEPTEMBER DEMoNsrRA-

IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE CUBAN LEAGUE
APPEAL or COLONEL FERNANDO LOPEZ DE
oUERALrA-THE SEPTEMBER prMoSsTRA-
TIoN.
A meeting OF the Executive Committee OF the Cuban
League Of the United States held yesterday at the
ONCE OF Colonel Juan Macas, No. lls Broadway, at
which the following gentlomen were presont:--G
eral n. T. McMahon, chairman; Colonel II. c. Lock-
wood, secretary; O. Various. treasurer; ex Member
OF Congress E. stewart, General Z. X. Graham.
General J. J. Bartlett Colonel Ethan Allen. Major J.
u. Bundy and others. When the meeting had been
called to order the following appeal from the well
known Cuban patriot Colonel Fernando Lopez do
Qusraita, and formerly General Cochranes stan
our late var, was received
Tug SITUATION ~ CUBA
To THE CUBAN LEAcuE or rnE UNITED >rArEs:-
the Official lately puolihed N the papers
Il. no aoas, - 10 the % The Cuban ess OF
O. General Vicente Garcia who has lately assumed tue
respsc.falls ask % consult the q uaba order
Of the island The existence q the icy button since
COVE nmea are we known facts
oil tue contest the Of the
10 asievs their independence In tn nine long years
sssa asssd issss ls ssS
ssa int G % Thirty s"a
grsss Of tue revolution we nave experienced sckness.
e mid Of our darkest da1 .naupass u a Ia
with Gou's help justice would be done The peru
struggle additionally a,ihsut OF the Spanish
na.y Ssn a sSs A. Sosss the ,.a With ,nsr war ys.
and towers capable OF with ne
In SPIT. Of these Precautionary measures We
OF arms and ana would have made more aa
matters been properly nanc'ed Y the o.
three have compelled the enemy many Of
Their forts aud towers. aud our war measures Of strason
they have beer compelled 70 withdraw iron active
es 10 COM ana return he lanli "a as"s and
s ps bs %
90 pa Of ,ne IN and ss
ben- unaole TO obtain the money esew.ere.
WEAKNESS or
Tho true thermometer OF puDiic sentiment In Havana
shown by gold benz quoted At 2io unc,oa ofic
Iua but the twentieth part OF the material resources OF
Spain. would BE- here to-day avosipg tic iriendy
hand OF the Cuban League for oppressed
You are aware that spain hns Of issued analion
the government in Cuba also offering them
property and guaranteeing profession the THIS
d,tion OF spain. any one aeouainsed with spanish
o the south American republics will
Spain has never shown any enency 70 reoeous people
spain oilers Cuban citizens has been mostly
ss by tue s sy sss
from Cuba, and am authorize 70 .peak on behalf o.
The only condition on which We will make i on the
oil perfect independence oil Sp Our
motto under Lone Flag oil Cuba is LIBERTY or
DEATH" remain gentlemen, your obedient servant.
FERNANDO LOPEZ DE- O. ERALrA.
After the reading of the foregoing appeal, on mo-
ton accepted and ordered 10 tho
minutes Of the League. Coionei Macas appon ed
recording secretary, and VAS resolved that ali app-
cations Tor membership in the Cuban League to
DO made to him. Tho memorial TO Congress praying
for the recognition OF tho Republic Of Cuba, now
being prepared by Colonel Ethan Allen aud Major
Rundy, not 10 be made pubic before Congress mcets
The Office OF Colonel Maclas, at No 1l9 Broadway was
Amounted q Lea
and the days OF meeting were set Tor the second
and fourth Thursdays OF morth. Before the
members oil the League separated II was agreed that
large puolc demons ration III favor OF Cuban rights
should be held IN tins city next September.