The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-21

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holy temple thrown open. This took place at hafpsst
rix O'Clock, when the crowd rushed In.
After the rush partially over, Dings's band en-
tered, playing martial air Horace Greeley followed,
who took his seat In Of the chair Immediately in
front of the music After short interval the princi-
pals ofthe meeting not having yet arrived, the band
again struck up playing the lively tune Of the Love
Knott which was received with slight applause.
The crowd still continue to increase and the band
to pass The time struck up the tune of Bowsry Gals
knS for the oSss the
of the committee OF arr aBgemens, the soul stirring
tunes Of Hail Columbia and the Bold Soldier Boy
plsyedto excite peaceful feeling In the bosoms
of all present and especially OF those who favors
BILE to the war; and had patriotic pri: burning within
The meeting was then called to order by J. H. Hobart
Hanes who nominated
DUDLEY SELpEN.
As the President Of the meeting, which nomination
was unanimously received. J. Phillips Phoenix then
named the following gsntlsmen as
A Aas 1sss ssen jo.ia.
5 kSss s. Is Jas %Ssa 1ss2
sehaemaa ,talsted Peter ). Titus John A. Dsysau.
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c mfa esDssa wsrs then named b. VIII
liam H Van Colt as secretarrs:-
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Morsaa Morssn.. Reuben Zip. Welcome 4. Beebe,
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The call OF the meeting was aier this read by one OF
the Secretaries, and unanimously responded to.
The nesting having been organized the Hon DUDLEY
SELDEN being conducted to the chair addressed the
Fellow CIrIzxNs:-I have not had the opportunity
Of the address and resolutions to be presented
to you this occasion hope how they were die
tated in the spirit of peacsin that spirit which has
brought us here hope they will give expressions to
4ha
which the Of the country exhausted aud
the character of the American people, might say the
Of being changed do not PROPOSE Fellow citizens, to
review the revolutions which were adopted by the cit
zens Of Lexington nor the speech OF Mr. Clay nor the
address under the signature OF Albert Glatin II argu
ment5 such these, which have been employed
by such these, not sufficient to convince the
public judlment they could not be convinced If one
rose the dead But 1t is thing to couvince the
judgment and another thing to control and sway the
passions Here let remark that aude not only to
the passion Of war-there is some dignity in that
aude not merely to that passion which goats
of blood but aude to that degrading passion Of fear
which prevents man whose mind is convinced, from
speaking out his real sentiments allude to that class
Of per who willing to .ay If they meet you In
opposed to the action of government, but who
willing to act with their their efforts pre-
in Opposition to the administration of the government
when that administration s wropg Knight here refer
you to that example In the history Of Great
Britain, when the elder Pitt Earl Of Chatham though
deeply suffering under sickness at the time had himself
carried from his bed to the House of Lords and there
gave utterauce to that great remark =" II an
American as I am Englishman, so long Q foreign
soldier had his foot upon my would never
Who was there then in the British empire who dared to
charge him with being false to his country or tatorous
to the Crown He spoke those words not in the hour
of triumph but when defeat had tarnished the ustre Of
the British for he thought it more becoming the
dgHty and good Of his country not to be engaged
with victorious armies in the field Of battle. (irsat
cheering) That was his last effort and few short
the King and Parliament, who erected q moan
mrnt {, his honor in Westminster Abbey, In testi-
o. this wa. thu condo Of
a heightened Engshmen; and shall We, as American
czeus enjoying greater freedom than those who live
under crown, hesitate to exercise the same fearless
in opposing the government when 1t Ia In
the wroug The state Of things in this land Is aston
ishing il 10 state In which the lovers Of peace
found hand in hand with the warriors of their country
II you to proceed TO Mexico, and talk with our
brave warriors there you would hnu nine out OF ten OF
them ca ling upon government for peace The army ia
com posed Of many of tn. peace portion of the AM rean
people, who are opposed to the government. which
though IL gives out the ed cts Of feels and suf
frrs its pains, its sufering and its difficulties
(Ch.ers) Are We NOT satisfied with the military
for the honor of the country = Has not blood
enough been shed to satitfy the appetites Of,
| may say, the worst portion Of our people =
Are s,i American cit quirsd to bs offered
up upon the slrer Of their county! Ask these ques
lions Of that remnant Of men which have fought
their way from the interior wasted by dis
sase worn out by suffering aud privaton shot down by
the pnemys warriors at every sep they took, until the
gallant band Vas reJucrd TO bali its number Do you
ak that they should remain longer there for the
saKe of ADM isrraon which Ia a. Of and free rom
thu dangers which they are hourly exposed speak
not only In half # the peaceful cz OF the Unit
States bus of army which ebt ted by its bravery
by It's obedience to the orders OF goverDm-ntby the
dangers It has hr 'ush-by the suf rings L. has
und-gonr ~y winch 10 entitled to re'pite; that
It should onge r-main 10 foreign Land, exposed
% the knife OF the asassin and to the approach Of
I opcai grease But, fellow citizens, they tell us
hat peace cannot be made, that the Mexicans will
not negotiate ! call upon them for proof ] ask.
was not able to negotiate q peace ] deny 1t. He
was a automston. he WAS under instructions. and
he had no powers confded to him Was that the sort
agent negotiate peace following as he did In the
footsteps Of war 7 Would any one believe that minis
ter without any powers and who was bound to be obe
such minist' could make peace deny that it was
possible for peace to be made under such circumstances
But If the President would give directions to General
Scott the Commander in-Chief Of the army, to make
peace my lif. for it, he would have sent home treaty
of peace within sky days, but with this quaf cation
that he must BIZ left and be tied up under
instrnctioos who would iot think that the honor
of the country might be cenaded to that distin-
gushed General? might Say the same thing Of the
vernment would bestow upon him the proper power and
untrammeed by instructions he also would soon make
msh tSs OF all the great me and
of Mr. Van Buren,, OF MIR. Webster, of Mr. Clay (At
mention Of this name there was marked and Jealous
applauding When it once ceased 1t was called up again
by proposition from the platform to give three more
cheers for Henry Clay whereupon the applause was re-
peated with extreme oudnese voice from the gallery
shouting three cheers for Horace Greeley Mr. con
inued-l had intended to add the name OF Mr. Henton
to that list Any one Of these men would have been
able to make peace, If they had had the power,
and not been tied UP under Instructions Therefore,
/ deny that the government has made any move
ment In order to brig the Mexcan war to a close
We have heard fellow citizens, great deal Of patriot
ism at this day We have the exhibition Of It, so
far, Of the highest orderly army by who have
triumphed every I'll juty exposed to dis and
dee b, moving In the midst OF an opposing enemy van
gushing them every step howev great their forces
however immense their numbers. Such has b,en the
patriotism Of the Amrio army; and when they re-
turn home they will be received with the gratitude and
thanks OF their country But there Is another kind of
patriotism and OF as high standard alluds to the
patriotism Of the statesman, who Is willing to sacrifice
himself in opposition to the passions of his countiymen
when they are wrong. aude to that patriotism which
leads man 10 expose himself to scandal reproach In
suit and ribaldry, rather than join In course of
measures by which he beholds his country dis
honored. and her Nhertiea nerilled. Such. frl-