Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-12-29
CONM USICATED.

Gazette of the following speech delivered by
Rev. DR.. BETHUSE, al the recent great Union
meeting in New York lis perusal will
crafty mnny-and it is to be hoped that its
Union sentiments will be heartily responded
10 by all no matter what may be thought of
recent events. Many FRIENDS.
rise, Sir, not because have the presump-
ton t. think that eau preserve the atten-
ton of this vast assembly, after all the ex-
celleut things that they have heard this
evening. a, tins late hour. But, SIR, come
before this audience 10 show myself Great
cheering insignificant a | personally
may lie among the millions of this land. and
weak in influence rs my Voice may De. when
that voiceis called for, and there is "A ques.
ten where stand wish 70 be reckoned
with the Union now and forever. Loud
cheers. Yes, Sir, love the Union, and
when | say that, it is with the wish that
if that Union is TO perish. | may die first.
Applause And. Sir. there are many
things which have been said here this even
ing, with sumo of which may frankly say.
I could not coincide am not going To read
must be excused irnm accepting the the,'lo-
gy of some gentlemen who have invaded
mine. Laughter. Sir when saw the
call Of tins meeting said | must be there.
Good Never have | attended public
meeting in any way political before in my
life. Cheers, and cries OF good. -
And / can say with clear conscience,
no man has ever heard me utter in public n
single word of party politics. Applause.
| belong 10 higher service. Renewed
cheering. am, by my calling and my
vows. u minister of the Gospel of Peace
Icheers, and il is as minister of peace that
am among you tonight. Applause. 1t is
high time when the pui pit is desecrated by APP
peals to the widest fanaticism- loud cheers.
and q remark. The right man is in the right
place this time" when men by voice of
ecclesastics, are canonized because they have
shown the pluck OF bulldog with the blood
thirstiness Of the tiger Applause lit Is
high time, | say, that one who, humble as
myself, believes that the Gospel is Peace on
earth and good will towards man." should
net upon his principles Loud applause.
| will not enter into any of the disputed
questions that have been toisted into our
meeting tonight have seen discussion
about the call Of this meeting-that there
was first one call, then it was altered for an
other call-that the same people who signed
one could not have signed the other. never
read either one call or the other through
laughter all | saw in the call was the
word Union" continued cheering. and
that was enough. Renewed cheering.
remember an honest Governor Of Pennsy Iva
MIA, whose ancestry was traceable in his
broken speech, was appealed 10 for the par
don OF man who had murdered his wife,
but the honest old man said What par
don a man fpr suck crime aS thut-a man
who could take woman and promise to
nocrish and cherish and den kill her? Wy
he ought to be 'shamrd of himself" Up
roarious laughter aud cheers. SO | say
here to night, if any man in getting up this
meeting or in coming to this meeting, has
had thought Of Democrat, or Republican
or Native American, higher in his mind than
Union, he ought to be ashamed Of himself
Loud applause. Nor shall have synpa-
thy with him except he repent i'll sackcloth
and ashes. Laughter and applause.
You talk ci' the Union being dissolved
Sir there has been deep feeling in most ofthe
speeches that | have heard TINS evening
They say i this Union is to he dissolved
mhen the Union is dissolved. Why, Sir, that
is what we loSicians call an impossible hypo.
thesis Laughter and applause The Union
is not going to be dissolved. Do you remeni-
her, Sir, that once in old Rome there was a
gulf opened across the city: it was widening
and widening until it threatened to ensuii
the whole Of that splendid capital, when one
Marcus Curtius mouatel his steel fully arm
I'd and equipped, and rode towards the
chasm, and ieaped into it, willing victim 10
save his Rome. SIR, should such II chasn,
happen in our Union, there is not one but
there are ahundred Curtli-a hundred times
ten thousand, that are willing TO leap into IT,
Divide the Union! Where are you going to
divide the line? A Voice. Mason and Dix
on's line Mason and Dixon fddlestlcks
Loud laughter. DO you want to gr?-
Which side do you mean to g! | know
where should 60. 1t would be with that
section which holds fastest to the Constltu-
ton rs it is. Loud cheers.
Sir. if any man has right TO be proud OF
his native place. perhaps it is the man who
speaks to you. for was born in New York.
But, sir, what is New York? What is the
North: What is the South: What is the
East What is the West? Take away thI,
Union and we are nothing more than moth.
ing-a conflicting. .iostling chaos Of rude,
crumbling fragments. 1t is not for me to
enter into this question; hut repeat, where
will you draw line? Will you split the
Mississippi? Try it. Are you going to
divide by the assumed or imputed evil OF
Slavery. Where does slavery stop. They
grow cotton ut the South. but where do they
manufacture it: Tremendous cheering. =
be- your pardon, but have not time 10
be cheered have read a story of Cook,
the drunken player, who once, in Liverpool,
came upon the stage to act, and h.s condl-
ton being evident when he az preached the
foot lights they Kissed him. His indigna-
ton restored HIM for u moment, and he look
ed ut the Lverpudlians rs he called them,
saying, "iou hiss George Frederick Cook,
you people OF Liverpool with the sweat and
blood Of she slave between every two bricks
of YOUR house," 1t WAS So There never
was slave in Liverpool, if remember, but
they pruiited BY the slave. They bought and
sold them. Yes. Sir, there exists, il mis-
take not, in the Plate Room Of Windsor Cas-
tie, splendid service Of gold, given to one
of the royal dukes by Liverpool merchants,
tor his efforts 70 prevent the abolition Of the
Slave trade But wander from my pur-
pose, in recalling that historical remlnl-