The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-02

men From this day FORTH the friends Of the country
will he known and those who 90 not support the
those no hesitate doubt their duty-those poi.
ticans who DO not know how to act will be swamped
will be scattered as mist before the The great ques-
ton who is in favor Of his country and who against
in This is the question. and have for a hong
time past that questions have been introduced into
national calculated to place section Of the
country in opposition 10 another and have often wished
that Tammany Hall had risen in her strength aud de-
cl.red that all who are rot win us are against us =
who was always rsdy at the proper occasion If the
great man whose name Rave referred to and who has
been taken from US, were alive, voice would have
Dome from the Hermitage which would have resounded
all over the land from the hill tops making Americans
of them all il they could be made Americans He would
have encouraged the mid and led the brave, aud
those politicians who seek to make capital out of the
aithongb he has been removed from s voice has ri.en
here this evening which will give courage 10 our suf
feripg country It was from this same place that voice
went forth the OF 1912, and it 10 from here that
voice will go forth on this war; that Will take the place
Of that cheering voice from the hermagea voice that
will Join all the States OF Union ia bond Of union
and brotherhood II will permit no extraneous questions
to be introduced but proclaim to all that united we
there were persons present in Disguise who would
seek to introduce discord they did at former meet
ing and concluded by saying that this meeting would be
sustained by all who support their country.
LORENZO b. SHEPHERD, Esq, being loudly called for
ascended the Platform and said that this very I'M
portant meeting He referred to the proceedings oil
opsress and wondered that any man would dare 10 70.
fuse 10 place in the hands Of the government means to
carry on the war and sustain the Of his coun
v in Prosecuting il The of the war is in the
hands the administration and 1t is the duty OF every
forward and sustain 1t by his means ape ms
voice This question Of war 10 great national question:
and has something In il than the elevation OF any
man. or any party For my part; (ne ssid) instead OF
IS eing our fig retreat from Mexico, hope that
he bones OF ,hose gallant spirits who fell in Mex,
leo fighting the battles OF their country, snail
rest in American hon so Vii no be brpusht back
one single loot but will 60 forward The question IT,
snail this be supported with vigor or shan IL %
prosecuted idly7 There be but one answer II must
be with vigor Mr.. shepherd then spoke OF
the at advantage would be TO America to have pos
session OF the ports the Pacific and said that those in
orr and that territory would rival the north
that it would become grain raising country to supply
China where he hoped to see american orsaas!u1 10
be made q party question-the wings say SO Wen let
them make it party question, II they choose ana men
country was in difficulty, and who was against US
Even of the wing journals In this city mas sara nat
the war must DC WIN m N. h,. tse an
opposite ground They oppose it and even in par point
Of view It is therefore, our interest to support It. On tns
tariff question and always have been right ana
on this question the democratic party will rally ia the
election of ls4s unless by some miserable mismanage
they do however the body Of the party will not do it;
and IL is this question that hope the next election
ton Of slavery will be abolished He concluded by say
ing that the country was in favor OF vigorous proecu
ton Of the war;
Captain IlArAH RyNpEss was the next speaker. He
said that after the eloquent addresses that had been
made it almost presumption in him to say any thag
Indeed having been brought up, as were NANNY oil those
whom he saw before him-a working man-he did not
we'll feel competent for the the task But, he said
have feeling in with all American citizens,
and when say Al erican citizens, do not mean all
those who have the honor to be born American soil
for nm sorry to say that there are many who nave
it, when it was in trouble and difficulty. What mean
| by American citizens, mean those who love theiI
country because 1t is land OF liberty snd equality
those who love its institutions because they are based
on justice end humanity. (Checrs) To such, say !
is their imperative duIy to come forward and use al
| their energies in sustaining the government. AL
| other subjects should be left aside. | believe tina
money should be placed in the hands Of the President SC
rican people, will stand, perhaps on broader grounc
than any and cay that the war was commenced BY
close, and if offend any person, can only say that
speak from conviction will refer to the public meet
ing in the Park last At that meeting certain re
solutions were passed and with them preamble stating
that the should be carried on vigorously There
was, among the assembled thousands there, feeling
that was credable to the American people, and worthy
of the Empire city. | did not believe that alter tina
could be found individual in this city and eas
of all conductor Of puolic joura who could oppose
the war; 1t is fact, that editor has come out IN hi
journal, and says that the we are wagng agains
YOU ali know mat he the editor ii the Tribune Laugh
| ter) No but traitor would do So But 1t L
not in New York alone where we have traitors
! In Boston they held meeting against the war
and censured the government for It's course on II
But what il the government Is not the governmen
| oPPoss
the government do they not oppose the people, or II
other words do they not oppose themselvesi Cheers
And let, IN Boston, within sight oil Bunker Hill, wher
the fight Tor liberty commenced, there was meet
ing organized that trcaAonabe in its act and dec
laIaons But these Cowboys and Hartford convention
iss are confined TO Boston They are in Congress
too Daniel Webster made great anli-war speech, AM
| 1t was considered 30 good by the Mexcans tha
they translated into Spanish, and copied into thei
newspapers, and the impression it made was 30 gree
that II the author were TO 60 there, tomorrow
and stump for the presidency, he would be for
midable rival OF santa Anna. (Good-well done
Captain SCI In fact he is better fitted to be Presden
of Mexico than President Of the United States In tn
war OF the revolution Wa had Cowboys-in the war Q
1912 we had Federssts. and in this we have Men
lean patty [Cheers Good. Capitalhit] Mr.. CorwIDt
pork senator Ohio said that he would not woe ssl
plies, and invoked the aid of the Almighty. How da
he invoke the cid Of the Almighty III his treasonabi
desi9 NJ Has no fol gotten the punishment inflicted
on his ancestor that driven from heaven 10 th
bottomless pitt Laugherl IL is said that the devi
would be alive Tor thousand years, and yo'
know tina. seven devns were driven out of TIT
SWINE, and wonder If one Of them has not got init
this pork senator from Ohio. Laughter Ii it mas
would like him to run into the Ohio river and then
would write his epitaph IN this way -" Here lies tn
great hog of Ohio, who committed treason to his coui
Try, and died from too much Mexican swilL" lou
rageous applause Captain Ry nders continued som
minutes longer, and followed by Mr. CARROLL, oil U
sexo county, Mr. Bosworth and another gentleman an
| the meeting adjourned