New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-25
4 PROTEST AGAINST CUBAN SLATERT.
MASS MEETING AT TIE COOPER UNIoN-ApDRE-sEs
BY THE REV. II. II. GARNET, GENERAL COCHRANE,
AND OTHERS.

MASS MEETING AT THE COOPER UNION-ADDRE'sEs
BY THE REV. II. II. GARNET, GENERAL CoCHRANE
AND OTHERS.
A mass meeting was held last evening a:
Cooper Insttue-n the words Of the call" to adopt
measures for the relief OF the 100000 human beings
now held in slavery in the island OF Cupa'
and to urge upon the attention Of our Govern
ment the fact that than 100000 slaves are held IN
that island contrary solemn treaty rights" Tne au-
dence was large and many coored people were present
The welknown colored minister, the Rev. Henry land
Garnet presided.
The resolutions declared that slavery in Cuba was the
occasion Of deep aud regret and that by me
treaty Of 1917 100000 slaves have the hight to be abso
utely fee. The fact that many American citizens
were owners OF slaves and estates worked ny
slaves in Cuba. was pronounced disgrace 10
the American name. and was said TO can ioi
the immediate attention OF the Government, To enact
a law which should make it impossible Tor ctHeh OF
the United States TO own slaves anywhere TIE nnai
resolution petition recitng the abuses ennm
Grated should drawn and presented to the President
and 10 Congress.
Dr. Garnets opening spec II was in part MS follows;
1 wish TO tell you for what purposes we have formed
the American Foreign AntSlavcry Society. We have
washed onr hands the guilt and stain OF slavery ana
now we can advise other governments TO do the sdne
thing. Danger, dlscOTd, and ruin follow IN the
train OF oppression The time has come when slavery
shall he banisncd from the face OF the earth freeo"h
gives harmony and peace TO nations advances every
form Of industry, and quickenS ana expands c0mmtf'
The Bible comna1 us us to open the puondoo Of them
that are bound Tae gospel OF i,erty mas received s
bptism IN the GOspel Of Christ. Al this we can
say other nations. slavery, III our couIhS, H"9
b en- smtten the dust, aud 1t viii a. FcI
have an exstenc again in domain BY the VIII oi
God and the irresistible logic o. me uueS ana III
obedience TO the voice of free ana patriotic reope'
slavery fell We well know that the anil, a'eN men
and women made mistake when they lastly tid down
their They should nave resisted slavery Nhrf
ever a. existed on the face OF ne cftI. II
the veteran abohuousts OF the Uhteu o.ite'
had not mustered themselves out ol serve
believe that would not now nave been sihee
slave in the Island of Cuba. We symptIHe vain We
patriots of Cuba, simply because te} are
Re ubIcaus, bur because thcir triumph VIII
be tine struc,ion of slavery IN VA, Ia ana
All Europe now trOwus upon SMn because 81 nef I,li-
tude toward human honda e.. We must 'd"c gu. pa'v
on the broad platform OF 9niyrt1a human lEis' "n'
With spirit aud sucn principles We hteu nave Il"
iearO failure.
Afternoon : Sullivan SAID that the man had been
tuougAtess read of history, who had Mt uouced that
events frequently assumed dramatic form within
few hours il had been announced that the Cuban Prcsi-
dent had been captured, ana 10 seemed as ii are no"
had fallen upon Cuoa just al this moment
the meeting OF the aUti-Shvery Society WIS
called 10 send back TO Cuba sympathy aud hearty
cncouragcucut. People VINO wer' Tree We're soicmnl'
bound 10 assist otucIs 10 secure tier I '"H' '>
ing IKE wOuld doubtless .aVc lu4c tHtci ~ iilI H'
nave watched eagerly ioI new. from Caua ani f-ci
tuat Tia blessing If success u 'mc To Lei WEI
Is needed HOW is courage and dicli -
General John COcnlane sad IN The course OF his
specCi:
We stand tonight for liberty not for the white m9u
alone. bat Tor trk man aui for huu1niN. o. 'ht
J5JOOUO iul.u ucin-s tiat mnahIt UDa, 9JO.OJo a'e
Canaus, 100000 ar lave, .Hd iV''pu arc Si'' .,''
IN re- are iusJ $4,000 Cnincsr, ANA tl's", VIA tAc
C.bius ana ,h. siiy :, are united in cr.cIIS Toe
standard %, l.rrty In that Isle. A-alaS tI"sr three
races the 100000 : auiIrds ar.ayed. We are
To send "a message tu-n gut to these cOnltndius
hosts. Nnat snail tndt message be IL Wth
he this: iuat We OF tEe UnJcd States, having
won freedom, and having assisted oar col0'ri
orcturcn To- wn tHers, demand h"t t1ele sna "e iee
dom Tor tu.a. +. ON Acr mountains, Aor '!S LA nc.
realms, Acaru the Of Ire dom lo uHc years
tuat cIy rcycIJ,Iatcd nom mount iu Vfth 10 f'i'
ami still gathers on the icln1to ana 20" ID Uu- ict
| no ca i, comes 10 us-Cuba must DE Zee!
Brief address. were also made by Lorenzo Cortela,
l. wson ~ Fdiier, and Appleton O.kSnth' OF Noith
/ Carolina NJ. Cortela sposc IN Spanish
PROGRESS OF TIL INsUHECTiON.
Colonel Qirra Ia, of the Cupdn Army told TRIBUNE
reporter YESTERDAY that dSpitc hal been received
no.n CUBA stains tnat the instruction extended over
tyo-t.irls OF the island and that between Srpjrmbei
% and October >, uJuber Of encounters nct"c,H
/ tine spanish and CUBAN forces, and o. incd'-
s.us by C,uhtua reported 10 he tNcIit' -rlA
aux. fo ovvug were tine prIu ,ipiI engagements ana De
cr-Ians: nvuy Of provisions Tor inr ahi7h troop,
captured % the lu1ufS"hlS lho idhds vi
nSuig.nt. sacked PdlmarlJ anu ga tnItidi'O' anu
carr d of ana cattle from th. itler place
II ynlo u inCts, tlc Insurgents suffered tcrus
a severe tu-tgpin ut tO06 place tween tc >pdHtld'
and Clnaus 81 E.cOndlia, and Guotc. Wth IN: garrison
of Florida; Drsai.e. -6eIrFAi N"efi uaP tSeu IN
futc-t o. P-i.n mar ~ 'igun. Ia tic western dtlht
mrli. wHIcu hts Dc-u ANNOUNCED rs pdcil'd nine en-
counters took place bttWech tnc Cub1hs ana HPihI"s
MADRID. Wednesday. o.. -, 1877.
1t is stated that Don Tomas Estrada, and
the er Cuban leaders vino been taken prisoners
in Cuba, Will DC brought TO spain.
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