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their own particular law.
Mr.. Dean said-fellow-citizens, have not the
power of voice requisite to make myself heard
through this vast assembly, and will therefore
give way to other gentleman to whom nature has
been more kind, and whose powers of oratory
will hope, reach into the farthest recesses of
this magnificent room. To them give way.
The band here struck up, when the towering
form of Gen. Scott was perceived on the plat
form, he having just entered, and tremendous
burst of cheering drowned altogether all the
sound of the instruments. The cheering was
repeated again and again, the gallant General
being escorted towards the front of the stage,
where he took seat near the Mayor. The mu-
sic when the cheering had somewhat subsided,
struck up "The Bold Soldier Boy" and when it
had concluded there was another burst Of cheer
ing for the old General.
The Mayor then put the question on the reso.
utions, which were declared TO be unanimously
carried.
From among the numerous addresses deliver
ed, we select the following, as affordng crafty
ing proof OF the state Of feeling which exists
among the great mass Of the Northern people.
James R. Whiting was next introduced to the
meeting, there being considerable noise prevail
ing.-He said-if the audience will endeavor
TO be quiet, will endeavor to make myself heard
(cries o. "Scott," "Scott," and considerable
noise.) This is no ordinary occasion ("Scott,
"Scott," and some hissing) This is no ordina-
ry occasion. fellow-citizens. We are called to.
gether, not as party; not as democrats, not as
wings, not as aboilionists: not as fanatics IRE.
peated cheers3 but as Unionists Cloud cheers.
We are called together on one platform, on
which all the various parties Of the country, ex-
cept the aboitionists (laughter) may meet and
extend the right hand of fellowship, giving and
receiving respectively from the heart, the senti-
ment that we are one and all for the Union, that
we will die FOR it, and die under The Union.
Loud cheering A black cloud now overhangs
the Southern hemisphere, betokening in its as
pect that it carries ruin and destruction in its
train, and all TO enable the news TO be carried
through the world, that in this country, the coun.
try OF fraternity, the country of liberty, the
country of equality and union, that several stars
have fallen from the emblazoned argent of the
stripes and stars-and for what? For somewhat
OF injury we have done TO the South. | stanC
here to speak the words Of truth and so5erness
The North hitherto has not been found perfect ir
its duty to the South, Loud cries Of "Good!'
"Good!"l and it is, Mr.. President, high time tha
we should gird about our loins the panoply o
Justice. and mete out TO the South what she il
entitled to BY the Constitution and the Union
that we should do JUSTICE even handed, but sin
| gle Justice, and when that is done, all cause o
grief and annoyance will be removed, and ther
| the South can sit down under our vine and ou
fig tree, and worship through all time this glori
Gus Union. Instead OF this we have done inlus
tice in violating the compact Of Union which re
quires US to yield up their property when nnde
our control and jurisdiction, by returning t
! them their slaves when found amongst us au
| identified. Fanaticism and aboitioniSm are bu
other names for burglary, for larceny, for felony
for fraud and villainy. Cheers.l Why shoul
we refuse to make laws in accordance with ou
great, glorious and harmonious Constitution?
was one of the compromises which brought u
together in the adoption of the Constitution,
was part and parcel Of it at its birth and origin
and we pledged our sacred honor that whe
those bound to service should be found in our ju
risdicton we would yield them up. And as
this question-have we done it? [''No," Mo-
We have not, and until we are first just we car
not ask the South to be generous. We kno'
that here in our city, men have come on an
claimed their property and proving It too-uI
dertaking to prove the laws of sister State.
Maryland, by one who had seen the book use
in the courts Of justice in Maryland, elected iroI
the Court ON the ground that the Identical cop
which was in Court. was not the one ne ha
seen used in a Court in Maryland. | will go a
far as any one in relieving man from bondage
but will never so far violate the provisions
the Constitution, which every man is sworn
support, and which is enrolled in the orlgln
provisions of that compact which made us whi
we are, bundle of States, as to refuse to vie
up their property when found in our midst.
is our duty emphatically, ii we would be jus
to record suitable laws TO enable them to recla
their property VIXEN they have found 1t ar
proved it to be theirs. have myself, gentl
j men, defended these persons when claimed,
innumerable cases-when say innumerable,
mean several, laughter and have met in Il
course of them, men from Maryland, from Mort
Carolina, and from Georgia, and | never y
found one who was unreasonable or ungentl
: manly.
They ask only that you viii mete out justi'
to them. There is a recent case which
member, and tell you that these fanatics al
{ abolitionists are the very worst men ever sS
, or had communication with Cheers.I N
! LEE, of Maryland, was the very last case. +
was as high-minded, honorable, chiyalrous ge
: tIeman as ever lived. He came on here al
found his body servant. whom lie had permits
] TO 90 any and everywhere, and in whom he hi
, perfect confidence, and whom | may say was trea
{ ed far better than many free men in the Mort
well this body servant had been met by some fr
2 negroes ofthe North, and had been ever persu
: ded, for he did not wish TO leave his master
2 leave him and come to New York. He "
I found here by his master, and expressed bis. W
e lingness to 90 home with him. A writ oil kabe
: corpus was got out by some of the abolitionis
0 and one or two abolitionist quakers, whom "
: not name now, and he was brought before I
!, Judge. myself undertook and made an a
!, rangement with Mr.. Lee to purchase this sla
: for half his value, and il the abotiopists had
me and one or two others alone, it would ha
!, been all arranged, and he would in short tir
: have earned his freedom, and been honestly at
: berty. But these abolitionists-these fanatic
t quakers, these vagabonds, these grand arce
villains, whose canting hypocrisy should dout
0 damn them, interferred with the arrangemel
]. and interferYed with the Judge who was Undue
e to break his promise, and to violate one OF I