The New York Herald Newspaper, August 3, 1869, Page 3

CUBA AND ERIN. TAMMANY HALL TO THE RESCUE. The Red Hot Democracy Fili- bustering. Denunciation of the President and Cabinet on the Irish and Coban Questions. Speeches of A. Oakey Hall, Richard @’Gorman and Others. Tammany is in mourning. Her mourning is wmingied with wrath. Her wrath partakes of indig- mation, And why? Because—according to the call ef a public meeting by her Grand Sachem, Mr. Wm, M. Tweed, and which duiy came off last night—“An American citizen yet languishes in an English Prison for an alleged Irish political offence;” and also because ‘American citizens are executed in Cuba almost under the guns of federal ships of war, and witiout formalities of trial, and before they had committed overt acts.” Woe to perfidious Albion for allowing an American to “langutsh” (cutting off luis Mint juleps in summer and his whiskey skins in win- ter) for any sort of an offence, more particularly for one that comes under the denomination of an alleged Irish one. And donbly woe to Spain, and her Regent. and her Cortes and her €uban Captain General for having the audacity to deal summarily with those pious youths whose seuaibiliies are too high strung to let them permit the ever faithful isiand to remain: faithful any longer. Tammany is irate; she is on the warpath, and the combined Powcrs of England and of the two Castiles had better beware. But, as has been sald, her wrath partakes of in- dignation. The public 1s told, literally and allite- rately, that the ‘Secretary of State supinely sits” (however he manages to doit), and thatthe Presi- dent, with the grim Sherman and the smiling Far- Yagut—or, in the words of the call, “his general of our army and bis admiral of our navy’—does no.hing but “junket from watering place to watering piace, in holiday contempt of the outrages against Aimerican sovereignty.” Is it not too bad? No wonder that the admirable paiience and for- bearance and other Christian virtues of Tam- many are exhausted. No wonder that there should be heard de profundis clamavi rendered m these pathetic appeals. ‘“Shail such occurrences stand at least without indiguant protest from a dewocratic people?” Perish the thought. No, a thous- ‘and times, no! And therefore was it that the demo- crats of New York were invited to meet in mass meeting in Tammany Hall and vicinity last night at eight o'clock, ‘to protest in behalf of this great me- tropolis againet the weak admmistration of federal affairs upon the great questicn of American citizen- ship,” being promised speeches from A. Oakey Hall, our dougnty and witty Mayor; the silver tongued Richard O'Gorman and a dozen other philosophers, most of them “to fortune and to fame unknown.” And therefore was it also that in obedience to the call the hosts of Tammany buckled on their armor, took ® parting “smile” and streamed from all quartera of the city to the rendezvous, there to aid im denouncing England, Spain, the supine Secretary Fish and the junketing President, with “his general of our army and his admiral of our navy.’’ ‘The hosts of Tammany came, They crowded the neighborhood of Union square and overflowed Tam- many Hall, There were many of the lights on the stage, among them A. Oakey Hall, Richard 0’Gor- man, William E. Robinson, A. J. Rogers, William M. Tweed, Judge Garvin, Robert C. Hutchings; the Fenians, Colonel Warren and Captain Costello; Judge Shaodiey, Thomas J. Barr, William ,C. Field, &c. ‘There were some few ladies present, but they were ratuer the representatives of the green island thn of the ever faithful isiana. The music, too, brought back Irish reumscences to the audience, the airs being principally such as “Patrick’s Day,” “Garry Owen,” &c. And in the centre of the stage wus suspended the green flag of Erin. In fact, Cuva was nowhere, and the meeting was entirely Irsn and democratic. While the proceedings were progressing inside an immense gatuering outside became impatient and excited, hearing the cheers, enthusiasm and music which marked the meeting proper. To meet the demand for speeches it became necessary to organ- ize a meeting ou'side the Wigwam. This was done, Mr. Thos. C. Fielus was competeut to che occasion and speedily formally organized a meeting of whici he was made presiaing oificer. The meeting was ad- @ressed by sade Gunning 8. Bedford, Recorder John K. Hackett, A. J. Re re, Capt. Kynders and overs. The usual miseravie erat cone for the press that bas been noied at every public meeting held Within the new wigwam under the incompetent and rant janitor o: that building was more than usually felt by the reporters last evening. Threc mall and entirely inadequate tabies were all tnat ould be procured, and one of those, aiter a long search, Was Obtained and carried to the platform by the reportera themselves, Tie appreciative courtesy of a wember ol tae Committee belore Lie close OF the proceedings secured much needed accommoda- ton ior the reporting of the speeches. REMAKKS BY OHIRF 8ACHEM TWEED. The cali of the meeting was read by Mr. TWEED, ‘Who said:— FELLow Citizens—We are pleased to see so many @i our Jellow citizens present on this imporiant oc- casion, out sorry that our roum 1s not lacge enough to hold the iarge congregation of democrats that iu the sweets outside the building. (Applause.) Be- Ueving Liat the chief authority of the city should be recognized, and believing that a meeting of tus kind and for the great object 1t has at heart would have a stronger and probabiy exert a more powertui , edfect in ali parts of the country and abroad, if it was pe over by one wnoin the peopie iad seen ht elect to the highest oiice im their gift, 1 au authorized by the Tammany Executive Committee to nowtnate as the presiding oillcer of this meeung our worthy Mayor, the ion, A. Vakey Hall. (ureau applause.) Music by the band. MAYOR HALLS SPEECH. ‘The nomination oi “ir. Mall was greeted with Much applause. Advancing vo the fuovilghts the chairman sald:— PELLOW DEMOCRATS—(Cheers)—Belore assuming the fuuctions of chairman upon tuis inieresing aad entiuststic occasion, 1 permission to make a short eface for the eveuug book, To-night our fellow democraws m= kKen- tucky ale doubiless rejoicing over their usual August State viviory. io-morrow tie aia buma claims of democrats in a Congressional elec- tion will be consideaed vy the motley radicais of Suat State. On Weduesday tiere wiil be local eiec- tious turoughout Nortn Carolla, and on Tuursday comes off the State election in ‘Tennessee, which will shake the republican Cabinet to its very “centre.” You will perceive, thereiore, that our meeting comes at an appropriate poiiucai season, And to-day in Ohio, under tie gadaul oseucrans- (appiause)—and in ienusylvaua, under tue ofen tied but never found ‘wantin, Packer—(cheers)—the democrats 0! democrat, Asa Oo ana Peno- syivania will inaugurate tueir October victories, Cheers.) ‘The cail for this meeting criticises the administra- tioa servants for junketng at the waiering piaces to the decriment of tne great quesiion we have met ‘o- ther to discuss. You douviless saw by the moru- ig papers that after a little horsevack exercise on tue oh on Sunday alternoon tie vresidens is- tened to @ sermon in the Stetson House by a preacher from Wasuington on the text, “saul, Saul, Wuy persecutest thou mey? and in the very room Where, a Jew nigits betore, le danced a unilitary nudrilie to the tune of “Let Us Have Peace.” (Langhter,) No text couid have been selected for a More appropriate sermon tur admunisvration ouicials on this sovereignty question, I doubt, however, that the aduinistration preacaer gave it the appiica- tion that we would have given, The Genius of Liberty, (whose handsome picture ts on the new currency), as she stanis beside dalplue in his English prison, or as sie stood beside Wyeth aud Poihaiwus on the Spanish rauparts, where they were shot—Haipine cluthea with the sovereignty of citizenship by uaturalizauon, and ine otier by birth Q,0n Americun soll—doubtiess excianmed, * Ulysses, Uiysses, why persecutest thou Liberty symbolized by these men.” Seruous are very well, and the Long Brancn sermon rightly imverpreted was better, but are best, At least four facts must be admitted in regard to this meeting. First, that Halpine (wnen on his trial he claimed tae same imumauities oF citi- zcDsinp that are yielded to Frenchinen, Austrians and Russians, in a british court) was substantially told that the #ritish Crown did not recognize tue forms by which he was invested with American citzenship, and that his renunciation of aile- glance to the Britian Crown was ouly an ide Yankee ceremony. Second, that :olhamus and Wyeth, when they claimed of Spamsn officials that ‘they were American citizens, and bad committed no over act ayuinst the sovereiguty of ain, were demed the right which has been acco} by treaty with spain to every American citizen of trial and defence. ‘The third fact ts that the admimistravion in the Inisn case, joe the bh day of March, has been cognizant y wutraxe ON American sovereiguty, aud in the Cuban cake was appriaed of if through Admiral Hott, who, 48 an American vivebouie tly, Te seems to be, West ints the parior of the Spauisi as | ‘NEW YORK :4ERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1869—TRIPLE SHEET. tate the reserved rights of WSS divlemacr,’ And tne fourth tact is party .Bet cniy in the metgepote tivity of the government. a4 nor Spaia have claimed that the men bat guards oy nore on. he. hunter cub when the enters her dea. not the American eagie in her Nevada eyry fly straight to the eyes of tae back- wi her youn; who invades the nest. where peor} sq) ingly talk horse ad vot rise when her young are attacked by te Spamsh hunter? (Cheers,) 1 notice it said auion man that in di Secretary of State will go fishing.in these deep an dark waters, and that so soon as General Grant an lus yenerwis and adwirals have re-estabushed their health, shatvered by recent conficts with angry radi- cal, hounding oifice seexers, then whe cases of the Irishman American will be attended to. Due ume, indeed! In these days of two ocean enn rapid interoceame communication and railways sealing Wax should be broken in American State de- partnients and red tape burned, So far as Cuba and Spain are Concerned, the negotiations avout outrages on Polhamus and Wyeth and American citizenship shouid be openedon the quarter-deck of a frigate off the coast of Cuba and nov by the deep damnation of some Admiral Holf, but. by some man animateds by the spurt of the commodvre in the Kosta cage, or of the British government when intelugence reached it of the Mason and Slidell seizure upon the West India steamer, aud her Ministeis auopted stringent meas- ures to compei an appeasing of the oatraged British lion. And yet the American Kagie, chalaed in the smoking room of General Grant, is not allowed to soar into the demyeratic clouds of freedom. RS Voice—'The Generaiis looking for & crown.” ir. Yall—“‘Ah, us they say 10 the screets of London, the sunallest chi for a sovereign 18 half @ crown.” (Laaghter,) Vainly do we claim to be a great peo- ple. Vainiy do we sing the Drake-Halleck hymu— Forever float that standard sheet, ‘Where breathes the foe, but fails before us, —unless our people are always able to harrah for some spontaneous acuon by the admmistration in behali of the sovereignty of American citizenship, or ac least shail, failing in that, by warm hearted and vigorous protests, shame the administration into maintaining tie national dignity, and bring the blush of shame to the cheek of General Grant. (A Voice—You cannot do it.) As the call of the meet- ing well says, unfortunately the democratic party is in @ minority of the administration upon these as well as upon aL rien of a mere expedential cha- racter. Let the democratic canuon, therefore, thun- der down the line of ail the States which hold elec- tons this Monday, or the next, or two months after, and perhaps when Congress meets and the summer junketings of administration officials are over some justice may be done in maintaining the sovereiguty of American citizenship! (Cheers.) - BEORETARIES, At the conclusfon of Mr. Hall's speech, Mr. THOMAS ©. FIELDS proposed Messrs. John Houghtalin and William Hitchman as secretaries of the meeting, aud they were 80 elected. RESOLUTIONS. Mr. Rosert ©, HUTCHINGS, Assistant District At- torney, then read the following as embodying the senuments of the meeting, and the resolutions were adopted by ge pot yaa chairman thanking God there were no ndéa!— Resolved, That the United States governme: recent occurences in England, and ot the feeling rife through- out the Union, should at once confront the tory dogmas of Great Britain, (1) “that on citizen of the British govern- ment always duoh a citizen: or (2) “that the British yovern- ment can never e. pdr opey epee tn rican naturalization of rah aubjecte of the 2 es Hesolved, That this question of British rejectidH of the claims of Irish-American eltizcns, presente an international question between this country and Britain, superior to those arising out of the contiict between the two countries on the belligerent rights of the North and South, commonly cailed he clvedy fiat the ies of the d tic party of solved, That the abies of the democral of this metropolis and all over the country are with the Cubans struggling to overthrow the exactions of Spanish revenue oft cers, and the bloody tyranny and partial government for native Cubans; and that, so far as we can, without render- ing ourselves properly ainenable to, the neutrality laws, we wih endeavor to succor and comfort the struggling people of Cuba. Resoived, That if the administration, on all the subjects involving the sovereignty of Amertoan citizenship (and reject» ing the juggleries of redtapery and the procrastination of anelent and crooked wai fiplomacy), would only exer- cise the same alacrity which tt has observed towards bunting Cuban refugees iu New Jersey and on Shelter Iniand, and de- taining themes Furt bafayette until they took itiegal oaths, then our national honor would be better vindicated, and the just demands as wellas sympathies of the American people widely gratitied. ‘Resolved, That the recent outrages by the Spanish govern- ment in Cuba, tn the execution of American citizens Polha- mus and Wyeth, without form of trial, should have received the most instant and urgent attention at the of the Grunt administration, and such a8 would bave been given in Behalf of an outrayed American people had the democrats been at the head of the government, Resolved, That in vain would the administration, against the wishes of native Cabana, acquire their island’ by. pur- chase, and so make them citizens of the United States, {f the oppressed inhabitants of that unhappy isle continue to see ‘American citizenship so recklessly disregarded by our fed- @ral administration. . Resolved, That athough it was to be expected that an ad- ministration whose supporters have demanded, and to some extent obtained, desperate and despotic acts’ towards sov- ereign States like Texas and Mississippi would sympathize with similar government acts on 1 tof Spain towards Its province of Cuba, nevertheless it in the duty of every patriot to demand, as we democrats in mass meeting now as- semb.ed do demand; that the head of ‘the government awake from its reticent imbecility and enJeavor at once to right the American nation upon these, yrent questions of outrages by British and Spanish offieiais upon the sovereignty of Ameri- can citizenship. The CHAIRMAN then read to the meeting the fol- lowing DESPATCH FROM GOVERNOR HOFFMAN. I received your despatch, on my return to Albany, too late to enable me to reach New York to join in the demoustfation at Tammany Hall. I hope it will be an enthusiastic and decided one. Our govern- ment has begn disgraced by its failure to protect American citizens against injustice, cruelty and op- pression, Whether in Great Britain or Cuba, Isis the mission of tie democratic party to wipe out that disgrace, and they wilido it. (Applause,) ‘the next administration will now say “Let us have peace” when the rights o1 American citizens are trampied upon. (Applause.) RICHARD O'GORMAN’S SPEECH. Mr. O’GORMAN Was next presented to the audience, and said he was ajwazed to read in a republican paper a few days ago the prediction thai an attempt to unite Tammany Hall for the benert of the nation- alities of Europe would be a miserable failure, That prediction was not verified, for he had never been presen at any meeting showing a sense of more deep, earnest and sincere enthusiasm than that which he had now the honor to address. (Appiause.) In what assembly but a democrauc assembly should men expect to meet enthusiasm ior the oppressed nationalities of the earth? What partyof the United States started on the principles of freedom to the oppressed nationali- ties of Europe but the democratic party of the Umued States? (Applause.) What did ireland) ask for hundreds of years? She asked that her loos! concerns should be governed by Irishmen, upon Irish soll, and for the Loterests of the Irish nation, vie lause.) What did the democratic party ask for Virginia, for Texas, for Tennessee, but that their locai concerns should be governed by the men of Virginia, Texas and Ten- nessee, The principles of the democratic party in view of ed were division or union; Of the republican pariy of unity or empire at last, The demo- cratic party bad borne all for some time. It had seen the civil law trampled under foot. The people who composed the democratic party had seen the constitution they respected violated; they had seen a radical revolution inaugurated into the system, and yet 1 triamphed at last, and all true democrats hoped in it stil. At the lass Presidential ecuon two millions seven hundred thousand men vied the democratic ticket—tour hundred and fiity thousand more than voted for Abraham Lin- coin, tie last Presidential election before that. The duys were fast comiag When these old principles would seize hold of tie minds of the American people. (Cheers.) But, While we hoped, there were present duties that We Must fulfil, We must wateh the auininistratiou, Which was so conducting itself as vo tarnish tac Awmercan nation and the honor of the olier nations of Wwe earih. (Appiause,) ‘The honor Ol @ bation consisted in fuilliment of its duties at home as weil as aorowl—whue it fulfilled its agreemanis with otfer navions it should still be as rizid in protecting 18 citizens from any wrong. Cheers.) Some years ago several citizens of the Tnited States, naturalized according to our United States laws, but having been vorn im ireiand, were arrested in Ireiand, tried, convicted and punished solely on the ground that they were not American citi.ens, but sritish subjects, owing allegiance to the Briasa Crown, They claimed the protection of a repubiic tiree thousand miles away to which tuey had pledged tie allegiance of their lives. (A voice, “Reverdy Johusuu protected them,”) The courts in Ireiand did no more than their duty obliged them. They expressed and expoundea the law so that those persons were pronounced not to be American citizens, bus Bug- lish born subjects. According to Uritish law every British born subject was a citizen of England tw te last day of his life, According to British law the child of an Irishman born outside of Great Britain was a citizen, and, acc w a law uuder George Ll, the [agi ‘Was even @ subject to the Britisn Crown, So that not only their chiluren their grandchildren, forming millions of the citi- vens oi tne United States, were classed os Britisn subjects, (Groans and Many men, respectable and honest, among then had been prisouers in England for the last three years. There sat Coionel Warren (tarning and point. ing to that personage). ‘A Vorce—Three cheers for Warren. (Cheers,) The speaker continued to observe—Al, citizens, if, when he was in his lonely prison, instead nome that reaches Nim atter his enfranciisement he nad heard the voice of the American government cheers.) @pder Upob 4 CourwoUs laViiauon, and alier a lillie | Uiuudertag at 1 portals, demanding Lis release, would be younger man than end not suffer three wi ered & treat) fo is government at fast @ was made between the U1 ana Germany. sane Gnas $0 Sar vera then withdrawn by England, and yet American citizens were in British and the American government does not command their me to British Cn and Hor and tembece tue spirit which Or ane tne spirit w! England @ great natiun, and I nonor chat honest indignation with watch England the relief of her citizen everywhere Where nation dares to gives gn insult to them, ) 1 like the short, ah: and solid manner which they deait with the Trent affair, ‘They gave us seven days to release the men. and we did because we knew England and if we had done the British lion would have on mitted to our demands. Mr. O'Gorman concluded by expressing his conviction that the result of the next Presidential eleciion would place the adminis- tration in the hands of the democratic only party that had rt Std Atte the honor and jon at heart, and would see that the flag that REMARKS OF MR. ABBET. Mr. HALL then introduced to the meeting the President of the Democratic State Central Committee of New Jersey, Mr. LEON ABBET, who led to make some Temarks, He held to the doctrine that a naturalized citizen 1s a8 much a citizen as apy man born on the soil. fe wouid abolish all naturalization laws and citizenize every man the moment he lands from @ foreign country and takes the oath of allegiance. The rights of American citizens would never be re~ cognizea abroad until they were at -home, and they would never be bh mized at nome until the repubiican 4 ministration would be swept m power. (Cheers,) What was General Grant doing? dancing the Lancers down at Long Branch or driving a fast team behind Helmbold’s buchu. Cane) It was worse in Cuba than it was in reiand. In Cuba they shoot men and apologize for it afterwards, He related an interview that Con- gressmen Banks and Kelley had had with the Presi- dent beiore his inauguration, when it was given out that -all ihat General Grant wanted was emanci- pation in Cuba. Acting on tiat idea Cespedes had not oniy deciared emancipation put annexation. But the Spanish government had sent out Senor Roberts, an aifable gentleman, and one who had great power with the administration because he hac plenty of gold. And this Sevor Roberts had also ieagued with Sumner, who had a crochet in bis head, and both had gone to Secretary Fish—and a very “weak” fish ne was. (A voice—*He 18 only a smelt.’’) He demanded of Sehor Fish that seiior Lemus should not be recoguized, and Fish acquiesced. He swal- lowed the nook, (Laughter.) Koberts did more, He uried @ present or two, He engaged the son-in-law of Secretary Fisn for his counsel, and tuen, when the gold was Dald, the Secretary's heart was shuc against the claims of Cuna. He related the case of Seuor Pothamus, an American citizen saot in Cuba without trial, and of Mr. Wyeih, woo was also shot by the Spaniards, And what had the Awerican government done? It coquetted with Senor Roberts, and it sent to Spain one of our choicest specimens as @ minister in the person of Daniel E. Sickies. (A few hisses.) It was an outrage on the American peopie that Senor Roberts, the agent of a mouarchy, should be received, and that Senor Lemus, the agent of the Cuban people, should get no reception. He had noticed a very funny proposition rst broached, he beeved, in the Word, that the island or Cuba shouid be. bought from Spain. He regarded that as an absurdity. He thanked God that he lived ma State where all the officers of the people were for iiberty. New Jersey was small, but she was true, She bud lit again tne torch of freedom and it never would be extinguished. (Cneers), ite urged that pe- titions should be geno to tie national government in respect to Cuba, and if those petitions were negiected then the people would realize that they must fall buck upon the democratic party for the real princt- ples of American freedom and independence. REMARKS OF COLONEL WARREN, Mayor Hall next introducea Colonel Jobn Warren, who had been imprisoued in Ireland for his connec- tion with Fenianism, and who spoke on that subject and of his recent interviews with Cabinet oiicers. He had first called on General Grant and told him taat he represented @ certain class of his country- men who were imprisoned in British dungeons. General Grant appeared to be entirely ignorant of the position of aifairs. He entered into the matter LY, nid that he Would protegt the nebts Pe ee a Hon hie a eter of introduction to Secretary Fish, who had received him courteously, but fell back on the legal question. ‘The result of along imverview with Secretary Fish was that naturalized cilizens were not American citizens except while they were 1n America, He had next called on the Secretary of the Treasury, who stated that it was a question of justice—not a ques- tion of technical inverpretation of law. His recep- tion by all the Secretaries had been agreeable util he came to Attorney General Hoar, and there he was treated with that discourvesy waich 18 pecullar to the man. REMARKS OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY GARVIN. District-Attorney GARVIN Was the next speaker. He tuanked his Creator that he lived in a demo- cratic city and in a democratic State. He nad been ask himself all the evening what woud have m the condition of things if Horatio Sey mour had been electea President of tre United States, as he shouid have been? There wonid not have been a stone left in a Cuban fortress if Horatio Seymour had been President of the United States. Nor would Warren and Costello have reiuatned in British dungeons if Horatio Seymour had been Presi- dent. (Cheers.) Tne time had gone by wuen the British government picked quarrels witn other nations. America had bonas of peace with Engiand which England dare not break. ‘Those bonds were Ireland and Irishmen. They never would see war between England and the United States unless the war was made by the United States; and that would not be done while General Grant was President of the United States. But, said he, when the next election comes round we shail put John T. Hoffman tn the place of Grant and then we shall see acuange of policy in the ad- ministration of the government. (Cheers.) We shall then turn our attention to the imprisonment of Americans in British dungeons. (Cheers.) Ani we shall see algo about the imprisonment of American citizens =m Cuba. (Cheers ‘Then we shall see whether American commerce shall be swept with impugnity trom the ocean by England at a time when we are éi ed in aiMeuities at home, Then we shal see whether or not the govern- meut is strong enough to resent tne insults inflicted upon the couatry. I teil you Great Britain has an eye on the American repubitc since 1776, and sie, from her hatred to this country, prolonged our do- mestic war, and during it swept our commerce from the seas. Tue question uow arises, shall We settie this question? Shall it be settlea with goid? (Cries of no.) No. Shall it be settied with territories? (No.) No! it shal! be set- tled in no other wey than through the blood. 1 ask you, fellow citizens, how is this question to be sevtled? There is no other settlement than this:—lo say to Bngiand, you have oppressed and trampled upon ireland; you have ungertaken to iniict inju- ries upon the American government, and now we are after you for reprisals and Weare going to take them. This is the result thatis coming. There isa wave flowing and rising slowly pernaps, but it 1s cowing by degrees, that Will bring us Canada, and we will have it. Wo will have Mexico, and we will have Cuba and we will have all the islands of the sea, (Cheers.) And the nations of the earta Bee tt and that 18 the reason why Spain, and France aad England are talking about an alliance for we purpose of putting down the American republic. I be the day 1s hastening when every drop of bi they shed in Cuva and every drop of biood spilled in| Engiaud and every American prisoner coutined in British dungeons are ouly paving the to the day when we snail have re-echoing not only frum every hill top of this great country, but roliing along the valleys the uni- Versul song Of liberty and independence to every American citizen, Whether born on the soll or who has expatriated to this country. REMARKS OF WM. E, ROBINSON. Mr. WM. E. RosiNSON, late member of Congress from the Brooklyn district, was the next speaker. He ooasted of being the first man, while in Congiess, to tutroduce a resolution freeing Cuba from the Spanish yoke, and that he had carriea through, nut- withs' anding the sneers of the press, a iaw that no naturalized citizen should be imprisoned abroad for words spoken in debate in this country. The lave treaty with Prussi was the resuit of his efforts in Congress. Tne ground that the goy- ernment ought to take about Cuba was this—to tell Senor Koverts that uf he was not satisied with the recognition given to the Spanish revolutiontisis, the government would take it back and recognize Queen isabeia again. He claimed, a8 a question of iaw, that be micht march up and down Broadway with a placard on tus head or on his back declaring that he was gomg to England to assassinate Queen Victoria, and ne might go to England with that Jsact publicly known. and yet the English government would have no rignt to try him in Engiand for doing so. Lf it aid, and if ahair of his head was injured, the American gov- erament would .insist on reparation it 1 had ihe spirit of @ monkey. As to Sumner and his Alabama claims, he was an immeasurabie humba There was uot a dozen intelligent men in New York who cared @ fiddier's damn about the Alabama claims, For every minute of time that Warrea and Costello and other American citizens were imprisoned in ngland she should be calied upon to pay @& million of dollars. As to Mr. Sumner’s speecd, it had no influence im killing the Alabama treaty. He hit it a kick six weeks after it was dead, and then he cailed upon the peopie to see Wat he had Killed. He hunself hit ita biow two months before, and he did not know that it was dead at ihe time. Sumuer,s therefore, would have no stand in the next Presidential canvass on ac- count of his Aiabama speech. ‘he real issue would be the remuneration of Warren and Costeilo by the thousand or the million of dollars for every minute they were kept in @ Brush dungeon, REMARKS BY CAPTAIN CUSTELLO. Captain CosrEkLLo smd he came not to speak; he Wasnot an orator. (A voice—*'You are a soldier.” He could not, be satd, lay claim to that; but he would try lo qualify himsei for it. (Appiause.) He came 8 an lriahman Whose rights had been violated. He ‘Went to ireiand, and scarcely two hours had when he was seized, liuprisoned and convicted for saying here tm America that he would live and die for ireland, his native land. He was seized and tried for treason-ieiony. Yes, ‘on proud citizens of the great American republic, jook at the facts, A man who lived, fought and bied under your lag@bccause he dared to utter the senti- ments of his 0. Bast, a8 soon as he placed his foot on Lue despotic sou of Bagiand he Was at ouce seized, incarcerated and imprisoned in a di H d without the slightest justification ed ; tried by @ packed jury, by men a ett for two long, solitary en an for tw ears ienin the walls of dun fwhile here in the Balls of Congress men, if they be men, to whose ‘cheeks the blood of shame should rush, bave denied the recognition of his rights and privi. as an ean citizen. This re; should at once de- their determination otect its citizens or them to be oppressed trampled on by these Saad the enemies of freedom everywhere. ig the question the citizens of the country to ask of their rulers. The time is come when that question must be asked and answered. He left cause of the brave men in Ireland and the strug- patriots of Cuba in the hands of the meeting ta ig nd democratic party of use. lort speeches were also made by Mr. Andrew J. Bers and Mr. Paul, and the meeting about eleven o Cuba. adjourned, with cheers for Ireland aud for TROTTING AT THE FASHION COURSE. ‘There were two races trotted at the Fashion Course yesterday, and, notwithstanding the slim at- tendance, occasioned by the majority of the old patrons of the turf baving departed for Saratoga, the liveliest interest was manifested throughout the atternoon, and quite a large amount of money de- pended upon the result of each. The first was a Match for $500, two mile heats, in harness, between Dr. Ogle’s bay gelding Red Rover and John Haslett's ¢hestnut mare Bird Catcher. The second was a sweepstakes of $300, mile heats, best three in five, between Red Rover, H. Casey’s black gelding Black Dan and Mr, Haslett’s gray geldmg. Tne first race proved such a fiasco on the part of the chestnut mare that the sec- ond was improvised on the course, to repay in part the visitors for their trouble in attendance, or in other words “to give them their money’s worth.” The mare Bird Catcher was not im any sort of con- djtion to trot a race of two mile heats, the evidence beip® that before a mile and @ half nad been trotted in the first heat she was “uscd up,” and failed to respond to the most vigorous applications of the whip. Her owner would not allow her to trot the second heat, and consequently she was withdrawn by her driver. The second race was also won by Red Rover; yet it was not such an easy victory for him as the first. The following report gives the par- ticulars of the excitement incident to the day:— THE FIRST TROT. First Heat.—Red Rover was the favorite in the ols of $50 to $30. At the first attempt they got away, Bird Catcher having a full length the best of it On the turn she increased this distance to three Tengths, but nearing the quarter pole, which was emed in forty-two and a half seconds, Red Rover d leaxsened the gap to about half a length. Trot ting steadily down the backstretch the bay remained at the mare’s wheel, from which she could not shake him, despite the greatest efforts. At the half-mile pole daylight could not be distinguished between the contestants, but the mare ied past this position by a neck in 1:22%. Down the Flushing turn the gelding increased his speed, and trotting very easily voked the mare, and swung into the home- stretch passing her steadily, when simultaneously both broke badly, but the gocng soonest regained Ins feet, aud went under the string two lengths in advance, making the first mile in 2:47. It was very apparent that Bird Catcher had but utile bottom, as ghe seemed even now thoroughly tired, yet her driver urged her kindly, to which she responded, for a time, but it was hard work. On the turn Rover still led two lengths, but at the qurrter pole, 1 In 3:32, they were again neck and neck, the now being applied to the mare, but it was of no aval, a3 the gelding immediately shook her off, ‘pnd from the half-mile pole, made in 4:17, had things all his own way. From whis point the work for jim was of the easiest character. Still the driver of rd Catcher mercilessly applied his whip; but his willing animal was unable to respond, and was beaten seven lengths to the stand, Time, 5:4334. ‘The owner of Bird Catcher at once witharew the Mare, conscious that she was unable to trot another heat. In this opinion all the spectators joined, The following isa => - SUMMARY. Fasnron Track, L. I, August 2.—Match for $500, two mile heats, in harness. Dr. Ogle entered b. g. Red Rove 1 2 John Haslett entered ch, m. Bird Catcher... Half Mile, Mile, Mile and Half. Two Miles, Time.... 1:22) (2:47 4:17 624335, SECOND TROT. First Heat.—Again the bay gelding Red Rover ‘Was the favorite in the pools. In several of $60 the prices paid were, Rover $35, Black Dan $20 and the <a gelding $5. At the word Rover hada le the best of it, Black Dan and the gray being neck and neck, On the turn the, gray was driven to ‘@ bad break, and it was only after continued jump- Ing that bis driver could get himdown, At the quar- terpole, made in forty-three seconds, Rover was two Jengths tn advance of Dan, who led the four Jengihs, Going down the backstretch the black Glosec up a iength, but the gray made but a poor show, being from eight to ten lengths to the rear, The hali-mile pole was reached by Red Rover in 1:23, one le ahead of Dan, aud at this tine it- was feared the gray would be shut out. Along the Flushing turn the black trotted very prettily, and as they swung into the homestretch was neck and neck with the bay, and go steadily did he Keep to his work there were bets he would win the heat; but his driver was too ambitious, and forced him to a break, which lost him the heat, Rover passing under the string five lengths aiead of Dan, the gray ust saving his ais- tance, Time, 2:49. Second Heat.—One. hundred to ten on the bay gelaing. Rover again had the best of the start, and led the black two lengths around the turn, the gray one length behind him. Dan and the gray broke badly before reaching the quarter-pole, passed by Rover s1X lengths to the front, in jorty-three seconds, Dan second, two let ahead of the gray. Atthe hati-miie pole the bay geiding increased this distance to eight lengths, making it in 1:22, his competitors in the same positions as before. On the Fiusbing turn Rover again opened the gap, and at the homestretch was ten et in advance of Dan and thé gray, who were side by side, both having broken badly. To the stand Rover was taken in haud, winuing the heat easily by three jengths, the black second, one- half in advance of the gray. Time, 2:44. Third ieat.—No vetting on the result. Rover again one length ahead at the start, which he increasea into two at the turn, bat at the quarter pole (,,assed in forty-two seconds) this was reduced to half a leagti, the olack second, two lengths ahead of the gray. Going down the backstretch these positions were maintained, but approaching the half-mile es tue gray looted it past the black and was making rapid strides towards the bay, when, as if by word of command, all three broke at the same time, ana tis position Was passed ona jump in 1:22, Rover a neck the best of it. On the F.ushing turn they settled down to steady trotting, anc thegray was edg- ing upto Kover splendidly, when his driver, urging him too much, he broke and floundered so badly that Lhe bay opened & gap Of two lengths, the black also leading him a length. Homeward Kover in- creased this distance, aud at the string was three lenguis ahead, the black one length in advance of the gray. ‘Time, ‘rhe following 1s a SUMMARY. FASHION Course, L. L, August 2.—Sweepstakes of $400, mile heats, best three in five, in harness. Dr. Ogie entered b. g, Red Kovet » Black Di Bo TIME, H. Casey entered bi John Hasiett entered Quarter. Half. First heat. 43 3 Second ne Third heal OBSEQUIES OF ISAAC TOUCEY, Funeral of the Late Ex-Secretary of the Navy in Hartford Yesterday. ‘The obsequies over the remains of the late Jsaac Toucey, who died in Hartford, Conn., last Friday, took place at his late residence on Prospect street, in that city, yesterday afternoon, It is rarely if ever the last tribute of respect to departed greatness has been rendered in &@ more quiet and unostentatious manner than i this iustance, During the last few years of hus lite he has been entirely disconnected from pub- lic affairs, and it was his wish that on the occasion of his funeral there should be no extra display, and ip accordance With the request of the deceased the most brief and simple services were held over the remains of & man Who had occupied the Guberna- torial chait Of his State, served it in both branches of Congress, ana also presided in the Cabinet of the nation at the head of the Naval Department. There were about fity present on the occasion, inciuding in the number his most intimate personal and po- liueat frends and a few of the prominent citizens of Haruord. The services'were of the Episcopalian form, conducted by Bishop Williams and Kev, Mr. Meach, rector of Christ church, and consisted simply of prayer aud the reading of appropriate passages of scripture. When these were concluded the friends of the deceased took @ last look at tue features of tne departed, and his remains were then conveyed to cedar Hill Cemetery for interment. Ex-Secretary Welles of the Navy, ex-Governor English and Gov- ernor Jewell were among those present, aud the pail bearers. ten in nuuber, consisted of Judge Shipman, A. E. Burr, James Goodwin, Judge Pardee, Mr. Beiknap, Jonn Brocklesby, 8, H, Huntington, Judge Waldo, H. A. Perkins and ©. H. Northam, THE NEW YORK HERALD iN WEST VIRGINIA. {From the Buckhannon (W. Va.) News and Adverti- ser, July 28.) One of most successful papers in the United States, and successful because it is one of the best, if not the best, is the New York HeRaup. Always the first to seize on the latest improvements in the way of improving the mechanical portions of their paper, or recetving the lavest news, and the best writers, regurdless Of Cost, its Hberality is proverbial. And as a specimen of enterprise in having the latest news, 1 18 a fact that tue English government re- ceived the latest accounts of their army in Abyssinia from We colnmns of the HeKaLD, We hope wo tind it on our exchange list, YACHTING NOTES. According to vhe orders issued by Commodore Stebbins the squadron of the New York Yacht Club will anchor at Glencove on Saturday, about four o'clock in the afternoon. To some of the yachtmen the hour may seem rather premature, considering that hitherto it has been customary for the fleet to sail from Whitestone. Effect is sometning on the Occasion of the grand rendezvous, and none will en- joy the ptcturesqueness and excitement prepara- tory to this summer campaign better than the Yachtmen themselves shoula the fleet anchor at Whitestone and sail for Glencove in the afternoon. Apart from the orders, however, yachts ‘can anchor at Whitestone early in the morning and sail simultaneously for Glen Cove. Doubtless the yachts pursuing that course will enjoy a delightful sail and will be enabled to enter their favorite anchorage ground with all the honors and admira- tion which their entrance ever elicits, Much is expected from the annual cruise of the New York Yacht Club, a grand dis- Play 18 earnestly anticipated at every port they visit, and it ig but fitting thas the entrance of the yachts into Glen Cove harbor should be somewhat appropriate. Crowds from the city will dvubtless proceed to Glen Cove to look at their fa- vorite fleet, and it is sincerely to be hoped that the numbers present will not disappoint their earnest well-wishers. Should the squadron sail simuita- neously irom’ Whitestone, instead of coming by single yachts on Sunday, the eftect, whicp, alter all, 1s both impressive and encouraging, must necessa- rily evoke that commendable pride which our plea- sure Lavy, When unanimous in its intent, must ever AS no general orders have as yet been issued re- fattins. the annual cruise, it would eperiiaps not amiss to est @& slight altera- tion in the hitherto wel: beaten path of pro- ceedings. The Commodore’s orders will of course depend latgely on the surrounding circum- stances, but beyond question an alteration in the old couise would doubtless give much satisfaction, not only to the yachtmen themselves but likewise to the many hosts and friends only too anxious to re- ceive them, The splendid anchorage of New London will of course be taken advantage of, as well as the hearty welcome in store for the members of this club, But instead ot breaking up at Holmes’ Hole, ag is usually the case, it is understood that @ large portion of the squadron Will continue the cruise, probably exteading itto Boston—an eveut devoutly wo be wished. The old routine of the cruise is pieasant and very entertaining, but itis evidently not as novel as Most Of the members Of the club desire, The gallant Commodore wiil doubtless make tie cruise as long aa possible, extending to comparatively unknown ports au opportunity of seeing the great squadron ot the New York Yacht Ciub, of which every patri- ouic citizen feels 80 justly proud. Hithervo the fleet has returned almost on the same track whence it started. The strong, Weatherly and thorough sea- going capacities of the vessels weil deserve a better display. If the Meet itself 1s efficient then let it have an appropriate exhibiaon, Presuming that the squadron will proceed to Boston, a arcumstance that would give rise to much confidence and eujoy- ment, the yachts could take the outside course upon their revurn. It is tiuie that the owners of so many able yachts went forth to struggle mantuily, though, indeed, the inuer cruises proved unmistakably that they have already done so sauisfactorily. Yet the outside cruise home Wouid be a novelty, and the sail towards Sandy Hook would be marked by great excitement; so that on the whole the cruise of 1869 would be ren- dered memorabie in the annals ofthe club, Three famous yachts nave already displayed their powers in cruising upon the ocean; they have ridden it most gallantiy and triumphed, exciting the aumuration of the globe, It is appropriate, therelore, taat the annual cruise of the most powerlul yacut club of the country sould be yearly extended in order to keep pace with the progress of the times, Holmes’ Hole is a liutle more than half way be- tween this and Boston. It is probable that Commo- dore Stebbins will extend the cruise. All the yacuts Joining the squadron are expected to be anchored at Gien Cove on the alternvon of Saturday next. The Bayonne Regatta To-Day. The annual regatta of the Bayonne Yacht Club, which takes place to-day, will in all probapility sur- pass anything of the kind ever held under the auspices of the club. It may not be generaily known that the spirited members of this club post- poned their yearly event, which is ever welcomed witn delight, in order to reciprocate the friendship of the popular Brooklyn Yacht Club, Whose annual union regatta is the occasion of so much keen competition and excitement, It was the intention of the Bayonne Ciub to give their regatta at least a month since, but judiciously recog- nizing the importance of @ union race the members delayed their annual exhibition until to-day. Beyond all question such clearsightedness and judgment, as well as the manifest spirit of progression, will naturally elicit the Nighest’ eucomiums from all true yachtmen, and when they are grati- fled the public must surely be delignied, Nothing but the greatest energy and determina- a Meyda [hes hin ot ia Bayoone Club to the position it now enjoys, and it 18 pi w > template the rapid advance the’ nse spr ‘made within comparatively @ very brief period. To be sure the boats entered ure not of large dimensions, but the time must come when the Bayoune Club, judging from the proceedings which have hitherto characterized its existence, will boast a prominent fleet in the yachting navy of the country. To-day its members hold tneir annual an event that will not only be largely attended, but most heat preciated, and that on account of the in- tention of the members of the club more than the display itself, which Will doubtiess be a creaitavie one. ‘The entries are as follows:— 1-Nellle ds. 2 agar, 3—Onward. 4—sophn: 5—Pearsall. 6—Bayonne,. 7—Muskodeed 8—Blue Beli. Club, -+»Hoboken Yacht Clab. -Bayonue Yacht Club. -Bayonne Yacht Club. -Columbia Yacht Club. -Bayonne Yacnt Club. -Aulantio Yaent Club. -Columbia Yacht Club. . Brooklyn Yachi Club. . Bayonne Yacnt Club, Jersey City Yacht Club, -Bayonne Yacht Ciub, -Bayonne Yacht Club. -Columbia Yacut iub. «Columbia ) acat Cinb. ‘Mary. . Bayonne Yacnt Club, 20—Velocipede. 21—Lavine. 22—Gretta. 23—AlGa 24—Jane Vernon. 25—Waterfall «Br - Bayonne Yacht Clap. -Bayonne Yacht Club, - Bayonne Yacht Club. eumic Yacht Club, 2s—Seamew . y 29—Comet., Jersey City Yacht Ciub, Columbia Yacht Club, Tone Yacht Club, .Jersey City Yacht Clab, All boats must be in line at eleven o'clock, report at club house and get numbers. ‘The course wlil ve from stakeboat oif club house and stakeouut oi Fort Lalayette, returning to stakeboat orf club house—tne course to be salied twice. If necessary to make part oi the race to windward a third stakeboat wil! be placed by the regatta committee on the day of the race. Stakeboats to be turned from east to west. it ig to be hoped that the sanguine and commendable efforts of the club will be rewarded by tuut success which the members unquestionably deserve. The Meteor. The most idle, the most childish and positively the most absurd speculations have been recklessly in- dulged ta concerning this new schooner yacht, and all upon as sound a basis as @ sappy, bottomless and dangerous madbank. The capacities of the yacht, beautiful and elegaut as she 1, have never been tested. An improvised run to Newport has formed the subject of endiess criticism. It is like the story of the Indian’s canoe, which, at first, being able to skim the water like an arrow, was finally so altered at every friend’s suggestion that it could scarcely move at all. The Indian resolved to build a new canoe on his own account; but scarcely had it beea launched, without, of course, the customary compit- ment of the dear old woman Cliquot, when quite a crowd of friends assembled to discuss the merits of the boat beiore any one knew her powers, Some said this and some saia that— the boat of course had never been tried—when finally the noble Indian, who, sitting upon a stone, with meaning glance quietly pointed to the boat which the combined efforts of his would-be friends had virtually destroyed, said, “Look there,” pointing to his old canoe suspended between two trees, “that is every man’s boat. She moves not, but this (tne new one) is mine and I'll make it go,” and the canve went accordingly. Unfair and partial comments upon that which has never afforded a suificient opportunity for criticism are decidedly disco as well aa extremely © objectionable, ‘acht- men, however well wed, should not be overanxious to discard that which was built to add to the fame of the country’s pleasure navy. Should Mr. George Loriulard be disappointed he will never lack the highest commendation, for he has done all that the most sincere yachtman in the country de- sired to accomplish. Day after day the most idie and untrustworthy statements concerning yachts unior- tunately get circulauon, Such rumors and unwar- raniable observations are not only unkid, but most prejudicial to our yachting interests, which, by tne | way, will never grow 80 long us an ungrateful twit- tering is incessantly kept up without a cause, The Meteor is @ new schooner yacht, and why | shouid whe originality of her model give rise to dis- 3 the world, few men can honestly state to the one. are good a fo their way, but truth is betver than fiction. We hope to see the Meteor make a brilliant career. Her owner deserves it. Askiifal and ssperienced yachtman, Mr. Loril- lard built a vessel which he intended should be sec- ond to none in the world. His spleudid effort has been marked by neither success nor failure, since the instrament of his design bas not yet been tried. ‘The lines of the Meteor have been strongly comment- ed apon the principal reason because they are novel and totally different from the hackneyed form. By all means let the Meteor shed a new light in amore? circles, and if possible make @ new and proved era in the architectural construction of hts. yemne ‘Meteor was placed on the screw dock last Sat- urday week for the pur; of receiving a iead keel, which has been adjusted 8 near the ceatre of the ‘acht as le, weight being about eight tons. ite bas thoroughiy and has just re- celved a new coating of verdigris. Un dock every- thing 18 complete, while. provisions for tlurty days have been care! stowed away in preparaiion for the ocean cruise, though perhaps not more than one-third will be consumed ere the Meteor will wave ancnored in Britisn waters. Not has been spared to render Uhe Meteor one of the fastest yuchis in tae worid. ‘The trouble, expense and anxiety of ber owner fully warrant him a triumph. The Meteor will leave tue k screw dock to-day and will proceed ona trial trip with her new keel perhapa a nundred mules or 40 beyond Hook, Should the cruise prove satis- factory she will immediately set sail tor Europe. The omicers are:—Commander, George Lorillard; Captain, W. W. Tuthill; H. W. Ricudale, Sailing Master, and George Morris, Second Uflicer, with a crew of twelve aole-budi quartermasters, will probably have six guests on the trip. The annual regatta of the Shrewsbury Yacht Cinb ‘Will be held on the 13th of August. ihis promising club has been largely augmented since last year aud the forthcoming display is anticipated with much leasure. Several new yacats have been added tc he list of those belonging to the club, which, by the way, 13 perhaps the most popular and hospitaoie within @ circumference of many mies, Tue course Will be from a stakebvat oif the club house to Ked Bank and return, a distance o: about twenty mule: A large number of entries are expected. The ollie of the club are—Commodore, ie3 OC, Marting Vice Commodore, H. Urippin; Secretary, C. Simuio and ‘treasurer, Thoinas 3. cl which has been newiy decorated anit ¢ up, Was lormaliy opened last moutn. The Race Between the Sadie and Elaine. ‘The report of the race between the yachts Sadie and Elaine, taken from the Fall Kiver evening paper, although deficient in those details necessary to iorm apaccurate estimate of the qualities of the two vessels, is nevertheless of considerable interest to yachtmen, for the high repuiauon for speed und weatherly qualities which the jormer vessel had established for herself in several recent regattas, a3 well as from the fact that to @ certain extent it was @ contest between the two nauti- cal thrones as to the superioriiy of “beam”? over ‘ballast’? or the canvas, ae question as to which of the two principies, or means of accom- plishing the highest speed, stabuity and weacnerly qualities should preponderate in our pleasure navy, bas been an open one since the days of our cele- brated bulider, Mr. George Steers, who was Ue first, especially in Keel vesseis, to depart from the pre- vious ideas on that subject, and give in bis nautical structures a decided preponderauce to veam, in the lighter draught centre-board vessels ballast nas heretofore ocen geueraily regarded more as a nevessity, or a8 merely Auxillary to beam. ‘fhe Sadie and biaine are, nowever, bot centre- board vessels. They dufer in size sowme sive of six tons, the former belny lorty-two tous, the jailer thirty-seven, But tne Elaine nas two leet move beam and two feet lesa depta oi hold aud draugui of water than the Sadie. Aud te silaine, aitnougn a smaller vessel by tonnage measurement tian tne Sadie, yet by the rules oi the New iork Yacut Club she has to give @ certain allowance of tune to her competutor, owiluw to the difference in their area measurements, the Sade bemg only 743 feet area, Whue Lie Klaine is vu. Yet win ali that advantage im er lavor, and besides being the larger vessel (for increase or size 1s regurded as increase of power), 1t would seem. taking (he repurt of the coutest a8 correct, that ou that occasion and under the circumstances 0: wind and tide attending, ballast could not noid its Way with beam. As to tue manner in which tue cwo vessels were uandled, and which 18 of paramount iinportance im all such con- tests, the establisned reputation of the Herrshois in that respect Warrants Lue cuuciusion that notuing was age ' to develop the Sudie’s pest qualities. ‘This nautical contest 18 of suli further interest from its apparent vindicauon of the area ruies of measurement adopted vy the New York 1 acht Club, and now in process 0: experimental application. Here we have one instance wnere tue reaily smaller vessel, owing to her greater area measurement, gives tithes of time to the larger, and by dispensing with a certayn portion of bai.ast or dead weight and de- pending incre upon beam for stability, can weil aiford vo do 80, and give her ballasted competitor even more time than at plesent aliowed in tue scale of allowances adopted vy the club. And we have very litue doubt that the gume resuit would follow in any wnternational contest, with tue heavily ballasted yachts of our yachting frieuds across the water and our more beamy type of Vessels, espe- cially so if the couvest came off in our own waters, apd over our usual racing grounds. Should Kear Commodore Vougiass, now following in the wake of the Daunuess, with tie beam of tis yacht Sappho virtually increased by bilge and in- creased return by cabie as favorable a report as that already telegrapued regarding bis lecessor, we suall ave another satisfactory évidence of the superiority of the American type of vessel, and our yacht- men and naval architects will ve still furtuer encouraged to venture more boldly in carrying out the principle than has obtuihed since the palmy yachting days of the stevenses and their cele- brated yacht Maria, and of steers and his world re- nowned America—the one a promiienc type of the light draught aod almost, comparduvely speaking, ballastiess centre-board; the otner that of the keel boat, Wjth beam, however, und vailadt as an auxili- ary to it. * Mr. Douglass has good reason for congratulating himself on being the possessor of a type of vessel as satisiactory in the late performance as she 1s credita- ble to the conception and mechanical skfil dispiayed in her construction and the reveut improvements, EMANCIPATION DAY. a Or Celebration of the Anniversary of Negro Emancipation—Great Gathering at Myrtle Avenue Park, Long Island=The Picnic and the Address, ‘The celebration by colored men of the anniversary of the emancipation of the vezrves in the British West Indian colonies, was had yesterday afternoon at the Myrtle Avenue I’ark on Long Island. The affair quite surpassed all previous similar demonsira- tions. From an early hour vehicies of ail descrip- tions kept arriving at the gates of the Park, and it was occasionally amusing to listen to the chaMng and squabbling between the many colored Jehus, as to which of them had the right to the track and to precedence atthe entrance, All the cars running from Fuiton street were literally crammed with the sons and daughters oi Africa and their descendants, and great was the inquiry of the white people along the route as to where all these dusky American citizens and “citizenesses” of African descent were going. At the entra‘ice of the Park Mr. J. A. Trower ‘was stationed, a colored gentleman, who appeared to be the master of ceremonies on the occust He 18 @ person of handsome exterior aud wo dezful volubility of tongue, All tue sun-stamed ladies of brown and back complexion that made their appearance ducing the day were well at- teuded to by lim. Soiwewhere abou! unee o'clock afoolish fellow connected with a beer restaurant made an insulting remark to a light colored mulatto giri, and thereupon a row became timinent, bat throagh the fortunate interposition of a few white men present @ disturbance was avoided. The reading of the emancipation procumation was executed in really excellent style by Pieodore Gt @ youth of about twelve yeurs. Dancing intervened beiween this and the oration, aud to the waite ob- server the terpsichorean performance was perhaps the most interesung of sny other. It was ver: amusing to see the dark-skinned houris danc suddenly away to some emououa and vigorous Irish fis far away from the plaiform and induenced solely Wy the flddle in ihe orenestra. Mr. Poweil, introduced by the ubiquitous Trower asthe “honorabie Mr. Powell.’ made an oration, witch, untortunately, not a dozen darky inteilects were enthusiastic enough to listen to, ‘Vie audience having been previously engaged in dancing, were too much absorbed in continuing their terpsichorean enjovments to attend to the “huvorabie dir. Powell's”? Demostiiente oration. Mr. Powell tsa very hand- some darky, with well cut Caucasian features, and voice and dialect of unmistakable education, After the oration, which was altogether devoted to an exposition of the wrongs and outrages perpe~ trated u the poor African in slavery times, a velocipede tournament took piace and created a great deal of fun; but the foot race which followed some few hours ater was even @ more exciting source of amusement. The evening promenade and concert following the foot race was weil attended, over 2,000 dark men and muidens being in attendance. Tne tun was fast aud furtous and the only iroubie that appeared Itkely to occur Was what resulted from a difference between the members of a Brookiyn-and @ Williamsburg base ball cfab. Their angry passions were weil kept un- der, however, until past twilight in the evening. ~~ WAVAL INTELLIGENCE, WASHINGTON, August 2, 1860, Commander William D. Whiting 1 ordered to duty as Assistant Navigation Ofticer at the New York Navy Yard. Master George B. Livingston is ordered to the Pacific fleet. Payuoster C. J. Emery has been detached from duty at Hong Kong, Chind, and ordered to settie accounts, Paymaster B. C. voran Satisiaction, since her powers as @ seagoing vessel are yet unknown? Sie may not be the best yacht ua ec aE/UaF EEE yuna pS EERE EUROS re ne a a i cere en a eee yy - is ordered wo the Independence, vice F. 0. Cosby Ue LACLede