The New York Herald Newspaper, March 7, 1863, Page 1

OLE NO, ‘9670. _ MOTH WAR DEMONSTRATION, ‘mmense Meeting at j the Cooper Institute 4 if JNTY AND VICTORY THE BATTLE CRY. i ‘The Unanimous Support of the Government. HThe “Chain Lightning” of | Popular Power. No Compromise echt. Treason and Rebellion. Patriotic Addresses of Professor Hitch- ‘oock, James T. Brady, Judge Daly, John Van Buren, Hon. Mr, Carter, &e., &e., &o. ‘The largest and most enthusiastic war meeting ever held in this vity since the memorable open air gathering at Union square in 1861, took place at the Coeper Ineti tate last evening. ‘he meeting was called for eight o'clock, but long before seven the large hall of the Inst!- eute was besieged en every side by citizens of every rank and condition in life. To say that the building was crowded to-repletion is toconvey a very inadequate idea of the numberiess numbers that were packed within its walls. Such unity of feeimg and warm, outspoken en- thusiasm for the vigorous prosecution of the war against the rebellion have rarely been seen at any loyal and tic gathering. The expectation that Licufenant ral Scott was to preside was an additional stimulus o the patrioti@ ardor of the meeting, and evory new ac- cession of a distinguished citizen to the platiorm drew }forth loud applause, . Geveral Wermoum asked the audience to give three cheers for General Swift, a soldier who fought for bis ry fifty years ago. Three cheers were given with nimous fervor when the veteran soldier appeared. After the enthusiasm had subsided, | General Wurmows said that there was another brave | and gallant soldier present, whom he was greatly pleased ‘to introduce to the meeting. He alluded to Major General ‘Couch, commauding the Second corps d’armee, now at ricksburg. ral Couch, on coming forward, was received with a (perfect torm of enthusiasm. Meu and women 1086 up for that gallant soldier, The Goveral bus a very fic wilitary appearance; his countenance is Pfravk and open, and his .oretiead broad and promment. He was sin) ly dresced is fatigue uniform, and bowed his thanks Lo the immense audience that so warmly greeted m. General Warmone said he bad al-vays been satisfied that “New York was true to the Cuisn: but he w w more than ever rej,iced to gee tha. there were #0 many loyal lependence of mon whose hearts were bound up in the ind: “he pation. The next attraction for the audience was the introduc- ton by General Wetmore of the young American drum. mer boy of Fredericksburg. The General sail he bad another soldier to present w the audience, The army was not made up all ther of major gene- erais and colonels. At the battle of Fredericksburg—ihat glorious battic, though n¢t a victory—one hundred bri men voluntee od ty cross tho rivef in fuce of the enemy aad to spike their guns. This boy (cheers )—insisted ae wita them, but they said be was too small, Nevertheless he hung on by the siern of their boat and ‘went over in the water, BT guer ) When he arrived eu the other sido he picked up a rebel and made bim pris. @ver. General Burnside praised bim the face of the rn [a cg nay wader ) Geol. MOR! le is a drummer boy and has got his drum here. (‘His nume—his name!"’) + Gen. \\ ermore—Histname is Robert Hendershott, and he shot a rebel too. He isa member of the Fighth Michigin regiment. This drum was presented to hiin for valiant conduct, and he will now give you @ tune on it. ‘(Load and enthusiastic a; plaise, Young Hendershott, a ruddy aad spirited boy of some sixteen years, came to the front with his drum, blushing deeply 6s he was opertediy cheered, With singular fa Wity he played several military calls on his now and splendid drum, and retived amid iremendous applause. A la: ge number of copies of the speech of Senator Funk ‘was distributed to the crowd. at about quarter past eight o'clock, General Weraone cailed the meeting to order. He @aid—I expect that General Scott will uot be with you this evening. Yesterday morning he was well enough to make an engagement with me to call for him at half-past seven o'clock this J eaw bim again at half past nine o'clock this morning, and be then saw no reason to Prevent bis fuliimest of bis intention. At balf-past seven this events g I reyret to say that he was in bed suffering irom an tiack of tne\pient pieurisy, and his physician has positively forbade him to leave his room. He, however, has sonirod me ty exoress to this meeting Bis deop regret thet he evonot be with you to-night, and bis sincere assurance that he is with you in favor of the loyal ca we (av lause.) No man could use stronger terws than did that distinguished eoidier, patriot and citizen imroforence to his desire to be bere to-night. In his absence it would have beeu my great pleasure to have introduced as your cuairman the Mayor of the city ot New York. {be grest crowd outside have, how #0 bicked up the passeges to thie buiiding that be is posat- biy dotamed outside, It is now, therefore, my duty to present your notice ag chairman, teu.porary or per Win, Cuilen Bryant, Esq. (Applauso.» ’ ANT, on tking the chair, said that he was un ec'ediy—absolutely unexpectediy—cailed to proside |} over the ineoting. fellow citizet were animated by a common desire to sustain the govermnest and the unity of their country. The F meeting would excuse him for not addressing them at any great engih. ‘There were so miny eloquent speakers ready to uiier loyal ventimenuts that would be acceptable Ww every cne—sentiments of uudivided fealty to the Union ard the cwstitution—that be would occupy no tine in speaking. fie then called on the Kev. Dr. Hiteh cock tu address the meeting. PROF) SSOK HITCHCOCK'S sPREOR. Fellow citizens of New York—fellow citizens of var once and still glorious Unioo—I did not feel juite eure that J would have heen led upon to we sari anything t yoo tonight; bot certainly I if not for a imoimeeat expect that I should have been Marie the first speaker, Lut, Mr. President, if this be not A oprising of the people Ihave sever goon an uprising, ami to my dylog doy | cover expect to see one, This is Au up ing. in my opinion, more grad because more Solid aud slero—tinmeasurably more solid and stern— than yriving of the month of April, 1841, when * frst opened their roar on the walls of Sumter. time the people started up in a phrensy F enthusivem and political passion. The passion peo (Here Mayor Opayk@ entered and was rected with subdued applause}. ‘The pumsion of the pe . mie Par estas at that time was best Webt- tha bn m0; the present passion of the people, fed by tho thought and acrificon of mouths is chaia Highining Overhead and it will rend this rebeltion to its Sete Noten te), What was then an instinct that | should no wetneme 5 Wo rqvard onrselves as the guardiar A trust to preserve this government, which Moet bo as united in ite dostiny as it is ia ite geography ym the likes to the sea there can be bul Peace with & dismemberment of these States be eternal war aud eternal chaos, Ho ep of tho componition of the re there were two-thirds born in England 1 poopling New Engiaud and another one third’ ing the svuthern States, thus farnishing the syntax The olber tbe other thigd, under the jod, had beon graciuaty distitled toto ou d thi«grand amalgam which we hail as the po people of history i the xi God to the oom. i d fOME CDBSEFY Ing OUt againet England, (A + +An Irish My frienda, it was not rom the loins of the English aristocracy, which haa set jt proud heel on yoor nation’s peck that’ this continent bas been | by the middie, atyrdy mint ¢ gland, whore hearts bo music af our nation. (Apples or Fogiand making itself heard in Exeter Ha self felt ever in the city and in the centre of power, and the ‘uture of Fuglind te in the stout hands apd in’ the aturdy loine of that middie clase from whom we derive our deseent (APetaase ) We are one poopie. We have taken Irciand largely) and we are thankful for the eon tribution. (Appliance? The Green Inle will * re. sented here tp-night by ve silvery toogue which wo soall ‘ali be glad to hear, We are foankful, yho follow Kigel in bie’ glo 6 more Kagit- neo, bo nore t tiny themiel\ ex blew God that they ppinuer) We reenguiee a ere vorsily of materint in ereaty (king all the States of Polop ity the aceuut, Woe wut ihe Atlantic seaboard America tivent a a Providence, by the decree of dedicated to manufuctures. We fit the great mae St eonenee 2 comes .— oerer take Battocad wr Gade ‘Allegtantes which God has mountaine East to West, ing two governments, but up and down tbe continent, North and South, opening the contt- pent to the bracing wing of the Arctic and the soit breezes of the tropigg. These mountain reng¢s, North Sroad of nlnglo posple.+ (Applause) Why, ted, are | ofa poople. (Applause. . 4 we divided? The heart of the controversy when we reach it is simply this—a duel between democracy, under whore bauner the and id chrobism, out of time in’ this place on this democratic continent—(applause)—an aris- tocracy which not only hates Ct fm the demo- cratic croed—an aristocracy which spit and trampled on the democratic orecd—an which, be the ‘sons of ite chief ex, » bas eee aad at ta art i tions. (Applapse.) Of what this aristocratic sentiment has been born I néed not tell you. The Vice President of the Southern bastard the great high priest and chief apostle of this Luciferean revolution, says ‘the corner stone of our confederacy is slavery” — slavery which is black as ebony, as biack as night, as black ‘as hell. (Applause.) The chief objection to the adn) nistration in its gallant attempt to throttle and put an end to this rebeilion is thet it has prociaimed liberty to the captive. (Tremendous cheering.) 1am afraid you are ail abolitionists. (Great cheoring.) What has the government done in this mattery it has found this ram- nt rebellion rushing on the capitatand striking at the cart of the nation, mounted on biack shoulders, and it at last has (aken tho resolution that this black un derpinning sball be knocked out, and that the rebellion, its own honest or dishunest feet, as the case may be, shall meot us foot to foot, eye to eye, Dreas: tw breast, and then it will be known whother twenty millions of de- mocratic republicans, standing on this continent, conso- crated to democratic republicanism, shall be @ ine | and overmatch, for eight millions of rebels. (Applause. ‘The admiaistration bas deternrined that this issue shail ‘be fairly tried. Military necessity, military wisdom, has dictated this measure purely and sheorly; but shall wo not bless God for the opportunity which fe has giveo to consummate @ magnificent act of holy justice, in and under the waving of our starry flag (point the Dunner on the stage). Wo strike for our institutions, for the graves of our fathers, for the cradles of our children; but we strike that grander blow for humanity, for man as man. And now, beneath the spices of these pbew measures, the voice that was chocked almost to silence, bowing to the dust, as billows arcogs the oceap, in clarion tones, the heart of true England 1g is respond- Every true Frenchman, every true German, every true Christian man Europe over is on our side. (Applause.) It seems paltry in us to have misgivings at this eleventh hour; the rebeliion is almost quelled, the Jast blow for our institutions {3 almost strack; and shail we now be false to ourselves in this final trial? the memory of your fathers, by our hopes for our children, by ourfaith in God, the Father of all Mankind, no, no, a. thousand thousand times no. Prof. Hitchoock resuined his seat amid loud applause. At the concicsion of Prof. Hitchcock’s remarks General Weruone addressing the meeting, sald that as his Honor the Mayor had now arrived it was m order to read to the meeting the names of President, Vice Presi. dents and fccretarics, They are too numerous to read throughout. He would, however, read a few of them. and they must, therefore, take the rest on trust as loyal and patriotic men , ag he could assure them they all were. Genera! Wetmore then announced the officers of the meeting, whose appointwsent was confirmed by the ap Plause of the assembly. Mr. Buyaxr then, in a few complimentary remarks, re- signed his seat to Mayor Opdyke. SPEECH OF MAYOR OPDYKE. ~ Feitow Crnzeve—I regret exceedingly that my slight delay shouki have caused any interruption in tre opening of this meeting. I had understood that one of our most distipguished citizens—one whom we all delight to honor— w Pg gue over this meeting. I bad not supposed that 1 should be called upon to officiate at all, and when I came and found another distinguished citizen, whom we all eyually delight to honor, I felt that the chair was very uch better filled than [could fil it, Towe you this apology, and I think it a very goed one, I ebould have been here at eight o’cock, and left my home in time to be 80; but, upon entering the hall I was met by a solid mess of patriotism thet restrained ny movement. | am not here, gentiomen, to detain you by any remarks of wd own. I bave had no jutention to make any remarks this eyenibg; but! cannot eee, temptation to say that the cailand the ob_ect of this meeting meets my bearty ap- proval, and I cannot heip toadd that it rejoices my heart exceedingly to sce the generous response with which it has been met. Without detaining youfurther I have great pleasuredu introducing you Seagt beni silver tones which represent the Green Emerald Isle, I have the pleasure of introducing Mr. Brady. SPEECH OF JAMES T. BRADY. James T. Brady, Veq., on rising to address the vast as- semblage, was gréected with loud cheers, He spoke as follows: —Mr. Chairman and fellow-eitizens of New York-— You bave beard references to siiver t.nes,as if, indeed the trumpet of the festival were to A when J ha the honor and pleasure gf uddreesing you; and during the last few minutes [ havhad serious doubts where I was, in trath, bern, (Laugbter.) My earliest recol.ection is that | derived my nativity in the city of New York, of which city this gentieman is the w chief executive fiicer (pointing to Mayor Opdyke). But with the accus- tomed sel’ appreciation of the race from which I spring, I Ubink | may become a competitor with Homer, and have the worid divided in opinion as to where | was born. (A voice—"‘Louder. We came here to hear you.”) It is. a gratification t hea®the gentleman say “Louder,” for it is £0 long eine | discovered that any pereon wished to bear anything from me vpon apy s.bject that my va ity is I recognize in the voice that first broke the f this maguificent meeting those rich tones which as to bave presided here vuce declared gave pleasure to bis heart, snd it oes not become me as a descendant of the Green Jsle to admit that there is any- thing less (han masic iu anything that comes (rom us. Tama little disappointed Une evening, however; Lex pected to have the pleasure and the instroction which every man, however great Le may Le in intelectual capacity or in merit, wil undoubtedly receive H he be an American bora or an American in heart who has the vi lege of looking mpon the form that! expe All of you remember that iCul Ceay opm Stratford-on-Avon seen the dust of Shak is 10 Bh wal som. 10 hay Dat it 1 sor 4 in the words of an old | Lilia writer fui ¢ um, to Gne\the genins of the American people ab this hoar expressed lu the two words that Winilel | Hee the namo of cout. (cheers.) He is absent from this procogsion to night. 1 A procession, itbough you | who sit here are stationary, borause it is a movement to a result whieh no physical power can ever thwart, Cato’s Stetuc js indeed absent, but Cato lives, thenk God, ond will live for ever. iam aiso disappointed in not beyring the clarion tones of that great son of Kentucky, Whore loyalty ix equal to bis eloquence, and that is the big ment 1 can pay hi joseph Holt, of Kent And yet I 1d be gratified with the cit deen jad gratification when that circumetance hos oecurred. Bot bere Lam, with ail these deticiencies charged upon my seif, a mortal man of the nineteonth century, with no greater bope of apything in the futare occurring to me than thet I may be honored with « position de- scribed by the geutioman who wae first named as your { tonight m that beatiful poem upon Jove | h ginddesed the tmmoet recesses of my heart when 1 first began to love poetry as the synonym Of ircedom and truth. Ani when I come to perieh, as of you, I think, will (I bellove that fs @ recorded and unquestioned fact), if Toa what he bespeaks for toe humbiest peasau: of the lend, it ie alb that T can claim, 7 Whose pride to all the circuit of the summer pill is ‘That his grave is green. But that grave of mive, bowever unnamed or imnoticed, I waut to bo distinguiehrd by some lingering of affection jn some heart that ‘cleaves to the recollection of him who one® was an American, whose coumtry was the United States of America.’ (Loud cheers.) That ia my country, and I can admit of no other, There ie no to be eubstityted for that; w ts u I can ever | accept, No stripes to be stolan from it, but sare to be ndded to it without number, | agreo—(cheers)—etripes to be accu malated till the eyes tire with looking at them. Bot all the while the gallant bistory of its paatand the glorious ansociations Of its present—however gloomy the prospect man appear to many—is that this shall be for us now and hereafter, one coustey. ‘one constitution, and one destiny, (Tremendous applause.) A friend’ this | evening read to me from the a terrific buret of hooting, yelling aud,hiseing followed ,the reference to the Bepres.) You may think, my friends, that I made th « joke Azpress for this oocasion—(langhtet)—dhat this | ting of abolitionists, and that Brady would nut (Great laughter and applause.) Tam entirely 1 fam—(oontinued laughter)—for there ia so ich individuality, and spiritual Power, avd tendency to great rewults in Uhiv meeting, charged with patriotiam and devotion to coumtry that I grew like nothing ia this ma. jeotie presom (Aypianse.) Bat, #0 far a8 | am capable of knowing mytell, Lam bere with deljght—(applanse)— Here with pride ' (Continued applause.) And altuough from the very first time 1 ever made a speech public in to the time when now I address you, many of you being opposed to fe, a | well understand, in thefpolitieal senti- meots that have affected the gener question which has determined who sbeyld bold the highest offices in this bitc—coming ae? do from the ancestors of a land who loved this country owen better than their own, 1 care not whether ‘allecyor folly may attaint the mind of any wan,or any Lumber of men io Uhis atm iy 1 thank Goa it is parmitted 19 me to be present on an vsion, when ahy human being would attach import ahee to my voice that Kiave wedded myself, as I have ever done, to the preservation of the Union and the con Ftitation. (Applause and three cheers.) I aevopt the bame of Yonkee appiied w me. | accept it in the myirit of our forefathers of (he revolutionary peri! fand if there vaa be found no more of disgrace to be attached vo it than * sur te andy ing struggle for the preservation of this govern ment, whether slavery existe or fails, | thank God for it (Great applause and cries of ‘That ® good,'’) mutters terse and pointed, if I lived m a hole with a friend, amd he announced’ to me some dey that * Do copmideration would he arroctite wita we any J would but vindicate whatever is many to iny y telling biat 1 would go somewhere else coud tltable com pau ors.) sored turvugh tbe sree e coming burt .such @ sentiment ag that; and they ’ THE NEW YO “NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1863, i i errts eeraek rE se the pro- the eountry in which find a place far supe- rior to any they would be porsalited to eniey iu tbele own land. (Appiause.) They are invited to clubs by gentle- men, and they lie about thom in saying that they dice for drinks where dice were never known. are spiea and pimps, eavesd: who are admitted to the circle of private soetety ‘out to write letters upon it and it them, shewin, there thing wanted, aud mds into the street. the purlieus of the ale . which they seldom rn Ae —Cavaiaen ‘and which they permit their American friends to contri- bute for out of that extravagance which characterizes the American wherever he goes, and then they turn up their snub noses and their ugly mouths to abuse the country. Canahtes and cheers, ) patient and much en- luring people to tolerate all this. 1 hope to God that the Jast illustration of that kind of importation to this coun- try will prove that the goods are not credited to this mar- ket, and we do bot mean Englishmen to insult us under any circumstances whatever. (Applause ) I will differ with the great majority of this audienco in reference to one thing, and that is their great apprehension that Eng- Jand might interfere with us. “I have od God op my bended knees that whe would. (Applause } Let hor but exhibit one single manifestation that she was going to in- terfore with the Northern people in a matter belonging to themselves, and there ig no man of my race that would talk about an exemption of forty-five years of age. It is not remarkable, however, that they should be stimulated to oppose us. Permit me, gentlemen, to do justice to the wise, the excellent and the patriotic gentiemen of Eng. land who have acted so justly towards us through this controversy. I would diegust myself and insult you if I did not acknowled here my gratitude to the men of the British islunds who have stood by our cause without fear, affection, favor or hope of reward. (Appluuse.y 1 would do myself injustice if | could not admire the character of that great man—John Bright—(great applaise)—who re- gards not the censure of the London Merald Standard, for neither of them in the markets of England could affect the price of a pinch of snuff, I ayy to you that a single reason why France and England desire, if they dare, te interfere in this fight, 1s the acknow! t which they most make in the presence of the world that they are in- debted to us for the means of employing and support- ing their lation—( Applause. Cries of ‘‘that’s 90’’)— one bundred thousand men in the Lancazhire district alone maintained by public charity. When I last spoke to ap audienee tn this building | was led to make « propo- sition abont which 1 challenged contradiction from any source—that while wild, flerce and blind as the rebels are, each div®ion of the Union, in its armed presentation, is greater than the power of England. I was happy to dis- cover that what fell from the lips of 60 obscure an todi- vidual as myself provoked a reply in a Manchester paper, in which the writer said that po man could have ut ized in the name (Mr. Brady) one of thoso Irishmen, Anglo-papists who aro controlling the destinies of this country. If that editor was here be would hardly conceive that I had religion enough to contro! anybody: apa, if I had, ‘that it would control the assembly before me.’ Now, my fellow citizens, to the gentlemen who ask ne why I was coming bere, and lo who wonder why I amr here at oll,! propose, in the final re- marks I bave to make, briefly to suggest an answer. I am met in the railroad’ cars, in the omnibuses, every. where by this question, ‘* How ts all this thing to end.” Every man in this assembly has had the inquiry put to him, “How is this thing to end?” Now, 1a: sorry to say that a satisfactory answer to that question is inter- fered with by two classes of human beings. 1 say if the ‘women of the North—and, bachelor os | am, no doubt the observation I am about to make will subject me te cen- sure and reviling—had manifested as they should the ja- terest in the snecess of our cause which the women of tho Sonth do ip theirs, thousands of men would have been more stimulated to 'tuke their position in the field than of those who have prerented themselve jo military array. Then there isac'ass of my fellow citizens who sneer at the misfortunes of our army, and wn, spate, to Leet ee Saw something Ife coer the prosperity of our foes. Ica never. on poled gine dy eo ter, Mr. Brady remarked that he met with Southernors the other day in Vhitsdelphia, as ardent and bitter seces- sionists as you could tind anywhere, aud he said to them, gentlemen. you must admit that there is a moral suje- Tiority in the people with whom I have associated, when you can talk with me freely what I would not dare to say im? the South except at the peril of my existence. (Ap. plause.) The South say to you you are all Yankees; we propose ho association with you and will consent to none. Have you ever seen a man With a white face or a black face upon bim, that would purene for the sake of society, 4 person that spurned him? (Applause) You ask mo how this thing is to end? You propose, gentiomen, of the South, that there shall be two govermente on this soll, armed governments, striving with other {n the prereace of the great Jessons of history , with which every echool boy is acquainted. refer you to the Fideralis’, to the articies of Alexander Hamilton tn regard to the porsi Dility of mainte ning separate organizations of govern. moot upon this continent. And now, gentlemen, in con clusion, | propose to answer that question to my Southern friends—what will come of this war? You say that you sent to be united with us. We say that we re to the existence of two military govern ut of Che same people on the same terri The issue 48 distinct. How is this thing to be will tell you my prophecy, and yet tory. resolved? I there are many here who will differ in opinion with ine. 1 remember, on «n won when we celebrated St. Pa trick # day, where we often made punch for others and selves Judy's of ¢ bonorable—n General Spields—where name is this remark, “Ihat wherever the Yaa boy ted a blockemith’s shop, a tavern or sel Mr he never was known to recete from it in Dymoroug term of the Yankee out oked s'apacks by the regolar tick of Uh Southern friends, © nti apy tu regard to the f inatitution whieh they cull sla nuke many in this ¢ blag, 1 would propes retain for tuem under the constitution of the United Stuter—fhat their only chance is to let that covstitution be their guide, for if these Yarkees once get down iuto ‘thet Southern territory (who have a theory about this war), and put arma into the hauds of the negroes, “and put thelr long feet on the tables of the estates of which they took posses: ion , J don’t want to be the lawyer employed in an action of electroent. (Great loughtor and applause.) J stnearely believe that untees the ge..Uemen of the South will mani- emnant of attachment t thie Unica, titution of the United States stall #till pretery y in the territory that we ocoupy, the end of Ubis war will be cecupation. Mr. Eli ihayer—whom I never had the pleasure of seeing—in ad vance of mg, and with more intelligence, bas illustrated the fact that whenever you show a Yankee any place to 0 to he goes there—( nter)—and when the Yankee gets there he stays, and when they propose to remove him they find it exceedingly difficult. Pardon me for tel! Ing an avecdote, Aman in New Orleans, who heard « gentlemen troubled with the nightmare, ‘went into hie room and said, “You ere in state, my friend.” “I ‘am frightened in the extreme. ’ What ts the such terrible dream. he, bid you dream of deat “Dia you dream of the devitr’ “What ‘did Fn dream’’’ “I thowght I was back in the State of jaine”” (Lond langhter and applause.) That clare of people are never to Le defeated. (Cheers.) When civili vatien began in the bart it pursned its way over all the ruine of empire, When I first visited the Old World I was impreewed with the notion that I should stop and shed tear at every ruin that | bebeld, but when I discovered that they were the great stepping stones by which ba- manity adv&nces to Ufe high position that it deserved to occupy, the ruin became to me & pleasure, The witima Ceule of civilization was this land that we inhabit. Hord civilization bax found it last resting place. There is no piace to which to go back, and civilization knows no re gurgitation; it haa no refluent wave. The pooplo of the fouth, in the single State of Virginia, would never employ physics! power to redeem that prostrate roll from the condition which it occupies. Nobody will way a’ter my discourse to-night, that T have been very Mor wtic of the kee; but. seriously, in the presence God, tn the exereine of the be the Almighty capacity (hat I know be aay 3 say my frienda at the South, however gallant, chivairic, determiped ani pereevering ™ ia the field, ai! history Will be false, all analogies f uus,and every promise to the human race an absurdity if there people whe con- quered the barons of the Eaat, conqu the ocean, and are willing to conquer anything under circum stances of privation, anall got own the whole of this country before this country expires. (Loud cheers.) MR. DUDLEY PIELD'S KEMARKS, ; etod that the mecting would be ad peakeM whose political alfinities wavid be op reas to those who placed the adminiatration in power tie bettor ax it is. He stoodon the common ground to put down this rebeliiog by foree of arms and arme alore. Other questions may be peetponed oF laid aside. Whe Drought on the war and who rerpunsible are questions ov which we may differ, but we can settle (hom hereafter Something else isto be done now. The question of the conduct of the war can also stand oy ut all agree there is but one way to peace—through earnest, victor! our war, (Cheers.) War ix @ great enlam.ty destruc ten of property and Jife is appal vitate # &@ greater, War i oa dipensable evil in certain cond Peace men ark whether we shall « Southern brethren. We are pot ¥ We are warring to the fe ral wo y would distard i bide defiance to the government, and () try are not permitted to pase it on the © the eral law pooper waters Viesemopt Mot It mast be opened, rourd every dueling there. ‘They er tho Soom, but our ' re thet work = ad wy “quicam—we peace not by ‘oun + bat by the question is referred to the arbitra ment ef the award, Sos oly by the sword can we oan- of resolutions was then read to (bé NEY Py ye 4 je the duty of every citizen to unite in and to X—-o Cedenangleadagee That the conduct of disaffected person ply age soa 3 n of sensilated and Id the uiterance of treascnable 7 and should receive we com People of New York here! ofthe ity in every. vigorous eienaes vi us ani ore arm, on oeu and Tand, to secure x com Tirrectoe ‘ow des >lates our country, Resolved, oary of the United States owe therr to the constitution they bave aworn to defend, and that no soldier or saflor can righ! in bis noe to the commands of supees bose authority is derived from the go- "Sf volved, That every’ oltizen Yowes allegiance to the vernment, 9 who denies sts authority. or faile im his duty to u) the honor o/ its flag, je an abettor of treasen, an au penalty due to his crime. , That ing, under solemn convictions ef duty, and i @ firm rellanoe on the justice of that Providence which guides varde governmeats and poeple. does pens. plead fo an uncon ditloual arpport ofthe gorernment ‘support of the govern 4m all its constitutional efforts to suppress the rebellion, and romising opportfion to treason in ‘whatever forma imnliiee of the Loyal Union Leagnt ot tos oi 6 fork, and that each person present isa ‘The Cnamman then submitted the resolution for adop- tion, Carried by acclamation, JUDGE DALY'S SPRECH. : The Chairman then Reais Jadge Day, who ad. dressed the :—The great question of the day was what is the of Northern men in this vital crisis in tho history of our country? Men tall of peace and armistice and compromise, who have no hope for the* ‘war, and in these men he had little faith, War was a groat evil, but there are greater evils iu the world thun war, La ig: which destroys weak nature, s on trol 5 ‘8 Loess grew out of two bund. agree war. Civil war has made France what it restored past civilization. The result of this war waa e question of time; but so far as man may speak, advised by the experience of the past, the rozuit is acertain thing, except in the eventof foreign intervention. Those who Of armistice cannot give greater encour- agement to these who desire interference than by setting an example of dissension jn the North. (Cheers.) The reatest bulwark we can raise for tho preservation of the ‘gion is ap entire union of the Northern people in ove sentiment and conviction—that whatever may be their ditference of opinion in the past history of the country, there can be BO diflerence of opinion with regard te the ation of the war to ultimate results. (Applause ? far ie a storm teacher. Individuals and vations learn much from it which they could not learn without it; and we of the North and South will learn a Jos- son which we would never have learned without it. ‘The leaders of the Southern rebellion imitated Catalino in bis treason against his country. They ure trying to overthrow the government of their fathers, and have, in their effort, brought civil war upon the country.. fut when the war has passed away, the poople of this ovuntry will come out of it strengtheved in virtue and patriotism and all that bind a people to the country of their birth. (Al ) In conclusion , he would refer to the historic ine that when Admiral Diake was fighting tho bat. tes of England in the wars under a government in which be did not believe, he gave this answer to his men who would matiny:—It is our duty to stand by and tight for our country, bo matter in whore hands the government may temporarily be.’ (Applause.) JOHN VAN BUKEN’S SPEECH. ’ Jou Van Buna was then introduced, and was received with great applause. He raid that be regretted that Genoral Scott was unable, through ill health, to be pre- sent and preside over this meeting. Jn looking over the Tesolutions, except with some verbal and unimportant corrections, it seemed to bim they were perfectiy proper to be adopted. He came in while Mr. Brady was spowk- ing, and be derived great pleasure and satisfaction from his remarks: nor was there avy thing iu the remarks of the gentloman that followed him that wou'd cause him any uneasiness. He bad every reason to believe that their proceedings to-night thus far, and he hoped they would continue to be such, country, which they all bad at He desired to call their attontion to the position which luo as- eumed here. 15th of October last, when about ‘upun the condition of the ovantry then. Among other things! eafl that we should Sustain the I’resident 80 far as justice would authorize Dim to sustain bim in every fair governmestal measure that be might adopt for the purpose of carrying on the war or upholding the government. It was our purpese to njon and the constitution—to stand Lincoln 40 far as bo would let us, and y General MeCiellan whether he will let us or mot. (Mingled appinuse and hisses.) It would be observed that he stated in October that party Organizations had cessed to be of any practical import ance, and that the gole inquiry was, ‘How should we dost carry on the war?’ The duty now for the people of the State of New York was to unite cordially in such measures as night be necersary to put down a rebellion that has no shadow of justification. He cordially agreed to the resolutions that bar beeu adopted, and he was for ‘A Vigorous prasecution of the war until the rebellion was wholly overthrown. Me was for deatroy jog this usurping government that had been setup over several States of the Unio hich was known as a confeflerate government and until that was effectually done be Leld ail propositions for peace gp be entirely preposterous and wbsurd. (sireat cheering.) Now, betng for the war, he wax necessarily with everybody that was for tho war, and being opposed & peace, he was necessarily oppored to everybody that was for peace. (A voice Waywyrd sistors.”” Laughter.) The first in quiry Of every man should bo, Was this & just Mr. Van Buren then gave a running sketch of the eratic comyen: nus Lo the last tiow, and al it Lipeoks's in Xpressed his nw illogness to interfere stitution of flavery ip to States. It recognized t extent the right of the differnt Mtates to ry Mf they chose, and bis eutire jodisposith n to with it,” Notwithstanding that, several States eled from the Union, as they raid. They held conven 6 and resolved themselves out. Their representatives abandoned their seats in Congress, Although t the Fenate, the House of Roprossntatives and the Supreme Court of the United States, they retired from the Coo of tho United Rtater They went further and ee ernin the «i t of their own, In the debate with Hayne ect of the right of a state to nullify a law oF from the Union, Webvt od Hayne the — result that sitaply rebell 1 order what “they assy be a right of p and nullifiestion, the ree, and the strou the controversy They (the rebela) eb and went through the various cei government. but they were pot contout with this, for they seized the property of the United States, fihed upon tue fing at Somter, aud claumed the right gnd to exercise the power of subverting the g Evory (air minded man would bear in mind this moment net one hair of their heads had beon injured, and the people who ay their finger showed either that their property r lives bad been in the slightew: particular ed. (Entbowiastic cheoring.) That being the the city of New York, with « patrlotiem which did it honor, reat over eighty thounand mon to quell the re. beilion, and the capitaliate of New York advanced three hundred millions of dollare to put down the reboliton The Siate of New York seot two hundred the tod a Pres ent eof ineulting & (the contest that the rebellion was the war in which we wer 4 with the South, aud wae rightfully p defence of the property of the a rightful contest fereed upon the von lav Beater by those who are sh a republic within the republic, based upon slavery, And to prostrate this revellion | aus wiiling to devote aby means, any tine, any exertion within my power during the ‘rest of my natural Life, ry (Applauro—"'Three cheers fur that.) The measures ntly adopted by Congress are yet #0 little pwn that it becomes a man to speak of them with ©. Thi | pay: the President haa imved two mations whieh [ disapprove, bat | do not see ¢ iu them to binder us in @ vigore war. The bille passed by Congr fensibility oF some gentlemen who recently Joreey (eroank) and in different places in thin city, Bilis | which give oxtraordinary power over the ree and | word (0 the Prerident of the United Stace. A bill to protect the President, aod thowe acting under bim, from acti n of indenin'ty unaor the suxpenrion ef the habeas corpua—a bill which authorizes the President, at bis discretion, t suspend the writ of habeat corpus, ‘Now, on theve bills f In the fret “emorINoO® will ex ees my Opinions ae briefly as | can b ae the Prenvt place, an U> the bib wi pore ver the almost & reat 4 Aiotater tretch of m “4 agree that should wot nd in owe | power, 1 a nUMely without precedent In proseoutiog 4 war i ay be dine, and Or lowe are ‘ four = nen thas there will be Bo unity or wetem, | ent euergy in the executive bead, But w ne aivendy through with focrem In a Britela took forcible porsemion of a por U@ “tote of Maine, Geversi Ha yy on it. The @ “ met this action by ame erritery 2 Of Congress, and left ik wo them to 4 be done The action of (on © confieled t the the timer demanded aid com qn Ot war, The (wilest powers he pureg and sword of the eral Beott was then le om ine Th of arrangement « bales, For 0 Colne Wes Capeyded. outs vulva | LRALD. Qnt, not a man of the militia was put mato he would put it to hin democratic friends byte) ae Mealy os the nuance set, gkOvernment ‘Congress be followed with pI eaults? continued to say that there was pothing wrong, as far as he could see, in putting these immense = the banda of the goverpiment, or rather of tho ‘resident of the United Rtates. A vigorous provecution of the war was what he desired above all things to end this rebellion, As ag he was convinced that justice do manded that the whole power of the country should bo lodged by Congress the hands of the President, ho would ‘bow ip silence, whether he approved or not, — (Applause and cries of That’ the | now there’s hope for tho country.”’) | If the ’ President had usur these powers, it | would havo been very different; but when th® represent. Atives of the people, after duc deliberation, decide on conferring these great powers for the good of the nation, he did not think any reasonable man shy object. Mr. ‘Van Buren went on at length to speak of the wind which | raised by a certain meddlesome Senator ,who had | care ol all New York, Jersey and a jgood mavy other Statesffor fear that he (Mr. Van Buren), f by coming te that meeting, would disintegrate the democratic —_ party. was afraid his coming there wou! not’ disintegrate — them more than they were at present. (Laughter.) He cou tinued at great length to remark bumoroue vein on relations to ths democratic party. He thought on the whole they were sound, good and loyal, although somes times liable to error. As to the course would par- gue, he could not believe that the men Who stood by Governor Clinton, by Jackson in 1812, and by Polk and eye the Mexican war would fail now. This remains sa seen, (That's #0.) The; as in may, go wena; but they Mitt Mind the Proper road ond be all right. As far as he was concerned, however, he thought it was obout and whether the car and get in again was a mater for t. (Loud cheers and laughter.) Ia any time to get out of the car and foot it be would sto} however, he was for a vigorous prosecution of the war ava sustaining the government in a general as. Sault on every stronghold of the reveliion, and in ninety ¥ days the people would be, astonished at themselves for ever believing that jt had duch wonderful strength as they ave supposed. LETTER FROM MR. SEWARD. The following letter from Secretary Seward was read by Mr. H, 5. Raymond Darantueny or Syate, Wasninaron, March 3, 1863. To the Hon. Gronan Orpipx and others, New York:— kk you for your invitation to the meet. to be held on the 6th instant, designed to resolve itself ® loyal league of Union citizens, and I deeply re. gret that public occupation here prevents iny acceptance. I Pray that my name may be enroled in that league, I would profer,that‘distinetion fo any honora that my fel Jow citizens could bestow upom me. Il the country lives. any Ttruat it will, let me be remembered amoug thove who ored to aeive it, If Providence could disnppoiut thor mankind, let not my name be found among those who proved unfaithtul, Taubscribe to your proposed resolutions in their exact letter and in their right ldyal and patriotic spirit, T would Feeerve nothing whatever from the sacrifice witch may be required by the country, He that preferreth himself, his fame or his fortune, his friend, bis fathery his mo- ther, his wife, his child, his Party,or his wecl, bik Bate oF bis section, above hia conutry, la not worthy to’ be m cilizen Of the bert'and noblest country that Ged has ever suffered to ‘come into existen No one of us ought to object when called upon to freaffirm his devotion to the Unien, however unconditionally. 1 would cheerfully renew the obligations of fidelity to it every day and every hour, In every aes, ‘at hoine oF abmpad, wn o Any elitzen should ‘questic iy loynlty oF aa often ‘as the renewal of the obligations on my part should seem Ukely to confirm and strengthen any tizen in bis pat te resolution, The reaffirmation ia wholesome for ourselves even if it Influence no ene elec. Tam, gentlemen, your ol Mr. Rayon then addreaned the mocting, and concluded by proposing the following resolution :-— Resolved, prove the action of the President and the Congress of she Untied Bates, in deolining—as unfriendly in fis tendencies and effecte—all intervention or mediation of yy, form or om any prelext, Im the eon. nis compelled to wage for the perpotua- 7. Stewart, who was un- pr ‘After siating the cause which com- polled his absence, he closed with suggesting @ resolution, which bo wished should be read and submitted to the meeting for approval. The resolution is ns tollows:— 4, Resolved, That, in the judgment of this meeting, the re- sort of the government to a eurrency of ite own, fur the pur- pore of meeting the extraordinary expenses caused by the Febellion, and made available for the payment of debts, pub- lle and private, Decessity which could not have been aided, and that an such currency binds ail the property, real personal, owned within the imiteof the United States, it constitutes an obligation of unequalled authority and valie, the upholding of which, by ita ready acceptance, by inapiris confidence in ita valldity nnd safety, and by denouncing efforta to Goeredis | Py, bousoever made or for Le urpore, are duties imperative a¢ aby now apportal (ab American ciusen, ~ The resolution was unavimously adopted. ‘The Hon. Mr. Caxren, of Ubio late United States Minta- ernment of Bolivia, and who baa just re- turved home to offer Bis services to the government, next addrewed the meeting, urging the necessity of prose cuting the war with vigor. It hen midnight the immense audience quietly dis) after giving three tremendous cheers for the Union. ‘Thun ended the great war meeting at the Cooper jnstitute. NEWS FROM THE SOUTH. . Capture of the Indianola by the Rebel Rams Queen of the West and Webb. Preparations for the Attack on Charleston, &e., &e., ho. Bar Timon, March 6, 1863. The Petersburg (Va.) Express cc ne the following despatch about the capture of the Indianola by the rebels — Vicxseune, Feb, 28, 1863, Thave the honor to report erious and hot @) aptore of the federal jroncled me ng Brown, United States Navy together with all her officers and crew, by the Confede tate steamers Queen of the Wost and Webb—an « tion that was rent out by me for Major J. L, Bent after a ne ner xpodl wd ryone The prize w ag tam gerd It. ¥. TAYLO patch “nays the Pepress, ng the op th Maj, Gon, Com, is received from apture of Another a Gen, Pemberton, announe and stating that she p Indianola, | t the in eupk river, also that her beats and upper works have beew | taken out and are near the plantation of Mr. Joe Davin Caan meron, Feb. 26 The iat Port Royal etate that tite kee feet and twenty three I twenty gun boate. The rest aro ¢ ports. There are wow ted there, and more are expectod. RIOT IN DETROIT. Attempt to L nch a Negro Convicted of Hape—Tthe Negro Seized by the Mo Milltary—Tem or Killed—Attacts of the PRICE Tt REE CENTS. FROM ALBANY. —— + INTERESTING The Broadway and Spring Street Ratl- reads—A Committee Appointed wo Wal om President Lincoln in Reference to Of s of this State Detained 1 fort Me! ry—The arges Againet Speaker Cailteot—The Annual Appro- priation BiM, &., d&o.t Aunany, March 6—P. M. ‘The Senate Commistes on Railroads held a meeting this P. M., and agreed to hold a pession nemt Wednesday at three P M., for the purpose of hearing arguments on the Broadway Railroad ‘The Chairman of the Ratiroad Committee of the House informs me that the argument on the Spring Street Rail- | road takes place on Monday, instead of Tuesday P. M., as horetofore stated Me. Korn this evening called up in the Asvembly bis Tesolutions Wo app int a sommittes of three to wait upon the President iu reference to the prisoners confined in Fort Meflenry for neurly two years,on the plea of detention as witnesio#, and who have siaoe, it ia alleged, been treated with cruelty by the government officials in charge After an expiavation Wy Mr, Korn, the House bocame so thoroughly couvineed toat an enormous outrage had beon. cominitted that tho resoluwens passed without a dienent ba vuies. it Ie understord to-night that soveral affidavits will be presented on voxt Wolneslay, when (be charges igainet the Speaker are (akeo u)), sustaining tho general charger. It appears quite certain that counter charg made. ‘The Annual A\ riatim bid was ordered to a hind roasing in the Amwemb'y ty mb be, Tho bill to inca pora’e Roman Catholic chorehor war ordered ts # third reading in the Senate, Pes Aubons inviting al lutior to viel Albahy were introduced in the Assemb y Wil algo bo NEW YORI LEGISLATURE, Senate. Alsat, March 6 1563, Mr. Pacyw reported favorably the bil to repoa! the act relative to sebool libraries in Now York. Mr. Gamo introduced @ bill to authorize the ety borrow money to butld the City Hall, Mr, Counets moved to ameud the charter of the Gorn Exchange InAirance Company. The bill to amend the act relative to welghte sures was pursed. ‘The bill to thoorporate the Harlem Savings Pauk wae ordered to a third readin, The Albany and Sasjichanra Railroad Appropriation Dill wan passod by the following vote:— Yuas- Mears. Abbot. An Railay, Bradley, Convolly, Cok MH. A Cork, Corne), Parr Folger, ilutchinson, Munroe,» urp sy, Prayn, Katey, Barford, Kuawih, Trova an. Woode —S. Nave Messrs, Bi " Ory, Richards, Bberiso., (obey aid Young—9. Mr. Ini MAN then asked unantmous consent to take up the Chenango Canal Extension til aud put it on ite final pi muge, air, W, CLanx objected, on the ground that he did not Like Lo #60 these measures tra vat ao clone loge!her i mea Mr, FOLGER uxkexd jv suiMsion Lo pub the rexolutions to atnend the constitution re ative to the Court of Appeals on fina) passage. me Objection was made. Mr. Connett tutroduced @ bill in relation to common sehools, Adjourned, v Auwembiy. Aunamy, March 6, 1803 Mr, MoGowaw, on a quostion of privilege, maid that the minority report of the C.nat Commitios against the bi! to appropriate the remainder of the cacal revenues ap peared in the papers with bie mignature. He had refured to ign bin name to the report, and it appeared there with out lie authority, WILLA Paton, To divide the Kleventh ward of Brooklyn, i For the appointment of a Comminsioner of Lunacy for the State of Now York. To authorize the Croton Roard to take certain lands to extend their works. In relation to the detention of prisoners jn Kings eo. nty. The (anal \ppropristion bit To moorporate the Society ‘or the Protection of Dest) tute Chitdrea in New York. (GAH AGAINEE SI RAR THR Ab twelve uo clok CALLCOT —PORTONIEDT OF anon. lal order—the char, of COrrUption agaiuat Mpe ynounced, Mr. 1.0 Vinson 6 lerncon, upon non the other side of the 0 pomtpone the mpectal © der uo day wext, He moved « pontpooenent uni | tht day, at twelve o'clock Alf, SUENWOOD hoped kere would hen) objection to the Mithn Wo postpone. It was mode hy coucent. a ‘er com fultation * th gotiew en on beth aides of the Houre Mr. HiGnan aed the mewn vrovail, Neat Tuenday war yrooral vider day, ie did not deel. W put Off public buries in which all comAtituencles were in torented, He liut 1ot bees esnmulted in relat to the postponement, Joa tern tl the #pecial od day than Tuer Me. 7.0. ¥ character sed dit (Ot receguize self constituted Fe WAN A KeOd FeRRON gi witing off he would wt to do wo Mf some other y wae nau 10% was bot desirour of @ pearing in the jouder or of claiming it for A watt hin for the portymement (lent and the wishes of the gentienen He rogretied that the geatieman from on the other Kings @iir Hughcs) was aot prenent at tive consiltation, ax jethat lw d mind of generous patore which be parseasen wo {him to agree to & post, oneme t, and yled hus preudics heb € Mr. ifr bot present at the oom fultation wes Mr. beet w the Nat dow he wt Alter turt te yourow, the fubject won p Aw Vedueniay eveuing r worn Hy Mr Kiso ovate fn» pir nat (be at ibey property w the @y horiee the bellding of Ue Grand Dernor, Mich, March 6—10 P.M A negro who had committed an outrage upon s young white girl wos being taken from the ooort room tw th Jail under excort of the military this afternoon, when &p attempt t wo wae made by a f row The crowd was fired upou, and one man kuled and peverat woubdet | Being fol ir attempt to got pormeenion of the | the mov perpetrated the mont horrible outrages | ple resting ere gutted and burned, and the tnraat 1 in many Instances k ied Le nity of the Ten oF fifteen liver nave already been loet and ae many hou roed All the available military bere, and a regiment in ¢ interior of the Btate, have been sent for tempt will pow be made to quell the net A vigorout City Tntelit Mew Up axy Gotn bows. —The ge fo malignant yeuterday ae om the eliog day, bar wan quile noe odarnent that, aod th fb the nuriferque piles crowd the wldew Mar hetandiog the mud which tw accomulated in on cn of the nnow storm of the moraing. The tak was loud at limes, Dut no sistorbar Me place be and bears, whe tyinte wy rin aod Ineypointment w ding the rest A hurmanity, A detachment of police (ern Viet ward weeom hand dering buries houre “ ing to Keep the mide 8 parenbie con (ry Meee ony he as inember « w York bar, ex won euly yemerday moruing, ce of mventy nine “ ben wee a brother of Prof. Charlee Anthow hin # aud a i Anthem, wh a this city a ereak many yon vo rd ned r ee Lie Progr mine guile Vatied 20d minwring } roquens t Hasiron Tporalore—Meesre, Wilting A, Sima! ley, — tenor, § H. Ferrin aodothere. The track tor m ¢ b, Mercer, Grand, Cromby, Howard I stre ity Mr ' ’ 0 for (he better collecting of taxis inf yu » the Corporation Attorney and abt Now Yoru elective by W poo le rr FAvOmaRey the heada of departments promo #0 of chain brvigen at ter To \mprove navigation, & To legalize the ordinances of the cly of ” © and reliet By Me Vers the coumtution ao aa tore organien th Mr Wan 4 ow the Harlem @taee and Ferry ¢ ” sileoad Wack on the plag route Hecees “ ever exaton Mr. Kon one appoint come mittee of t ° «with the Premdemt, to ae certain the ve eommnet im tort Meleury of four { Now York, snd W demanggneir re of fe mag oon Mr Kom ne talons in the provmble, and pend the ooet! eetead of -eemaed,,”! we se fathoty th see. HO epoke in favor of ihe rene Mr. lane good omcne on o<ermly opposed hen odeptes. { the comin ae commer sor fopt tation * dered wae raeclotene complimentary to 1 Une capital om a y vent footing In New Hampaht somo, NL, Math Iw sr ieen, Veiled Staten Beoetor fron ' wideos arge sudience ot the Clty fell, eke tonight Ot Netbos, and t A Koaienan, the dew de at the tne mA bie eveming ‘ tint ° fat Bradford, wwe rie mee d voen OA. Joho We Greve and win A ’ y at Detroit, M ue ae od ov loge whieh tas been held ie the t 7 4 canv we it r ' aoe held large tone egy tet