New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-26
MASS MEETING AT THE COOPER INSTITUTE.
REPUBLICAN, GATHERING.
THE MASSES PRESENT.
speeches by Hon James R. DOOlitle aud Hon. Mr.
Carroll.

on, h,t lrre Plumbers of ladies were also in attend
sroe trg the large hall Of the Institute The NEST
ing xss opened by a song from "Old Abe's Choir"
which drew forth shcuts Of well-deserytd applause
% motion Of Simeon Draper, esq Mr.. Charles H.
Msrsfa al was appointed ss Chsirman with loud shouts
snd ci ee. NJ, Marshall thanked the audience for the
honor; he raid they must not think the vic
to- already woDi but they lad to fight every
monebt till the day Of election; the enemy
we're in the field, aud Ntw-York is to
be the battle ground in lie conflict. lie
referred to Mr. Lincoln eniooDuy fitted to be
c' Chief Magistrate of the county, and if he is
elscte3 Re win he the President Of the United Ssass
He viii be serysve msn, aud not sec onal aud
the South win have no csOse for secession Mr.. Mar
shsl then introduced the Lincoln and Ham in Glee
Club, who were warmly greeted vii applause.
Ire Hen. Jsmee K. Dcohttle Of Wisconsin was then
int decd amid perfect storm Of applause the whole
srdi,nce rising with one might, cheer Of welcome.
M. DooIITTIE's SPEECH.
FkLIow.CIrIzESs TIE greatest work in which man
can eIssse is to Icy Tie foundations of new Saesbe
noblest wo k, to lay item well. To that work. under
Providence, we specially called.
From the beginning might cay before the begiu-
NJ the planting of settlements aud resrug colonies
IN vie wilderness the law of our birth il has been
tie law of growth and is still the law of our e
Tbst law is stronger than parties and governments,
toc-caN 1t by what name you please, the logic Of
events political necessity, the order of nature"
OF " God in history"
We are actually engaged, under it in building the
foundations Of new States in our Territories II ia
work which we cannot avoid postpone if we would
1t is already upon 1t must be DONE and done now
And the question lie shall we build upon Freedom or
build upon Slavery This great question destroys old
ps',ies snd bu Ids up The Wig party could
not .Ls~sr il, and dissolved The Democratic irty in
lite desTerae struggle 70 get around it and to answer it
bth ways at the same time is dying now and in their
psos behold four parties or rather one great party aud
three OF ITeng factions.
Tie ietder Of faction 10 answer to the question
faittly whispers, 81 don't know" the leader Of an
ether clsmorously shouts, 81 don't care the leader
Of the thiid says Let build upon Slavery" while
tie republican party says eve build upon Freedom
IL the TerIitoIies'
Amid the iargop Of contending factions, from under
Meath all this verbiage Of political platforms. whether
ed to express 70 conceal their thought there rises
the same question, Shs Freedom or Slavery first
the Terfitories aud hold possession until they are
reared up into States2 Lock which way you will,
there il staIds. Bel and Everett may profess TO ig
i altogethsrto knor nothiog-sDd therefore say
nothing; Dougiss may profess to care nothing, and
yet, 20 avoid it, say everything.
Still there 1t sands-the same irrepresible question,
that
own net down at your bidding"
de handing in deep and earnest tones of every head
that thks and every Deart that 1eos an explicit dn-
swer, ard ii will have one aud 10 half way answer
either. There is, aod there Can be no neutralty-no
middle g1ouDd Slavery is or is not blessing. S4v-
cry ought or ought not to enter tue Territories The
Constitution doss does not carry there does or
does not give CoDess the power to bar its entrance.
Mr. BfeckinIidge it is true, meets the question fair
ly, al frankly says, Let Us buId upon Slavery aud
bred Scott Constitution, guaranteeing as sacred the
right TO take and hold property in Slaves in all the Ter
ritoriss 10 Dow have or may hereafter acquire
Dir. Lincoln aio meets it, and says, " Let US build
upon FrtedoE and the rights Of and hold on TO the
Coustiirsicn ss made by republican fathers, aud
admit sered by all Presidents ard all parties Tor three
gentrstions.'
work in 17s7 of building States in the new rerriore
thew reither ignored sought avoid this question
They met and answered it. They sad, =" Let us build
on Freedom" They planted the tree of liberty In all
their national domain and that! too under the lead of
Virginia God bless her for tie noble deed
That tree thus planted by their wisdom and nurtIred
by their care, has borne precious rut. rive fres
ia OF pressed with the fot nor wet with the tears or
blood Ct save. The youngest OF these, from when
come 10 all that axes the greatness OF oats the
education AID Christian Ct 'llzauon OF her people as
well "a their MA erial growth and power IS already
snnsi 10 The Old Dominion. Though but twelve years
since her Admission into the Union as State Wlseon'
ain has almost as large white pop 7suoncah raSs as
many troops and az much bread TO !eed 'n'm' ~ VIZ
gpia herself. -,
tay tits neither TO boast Of Wisconsin nor in dsre
spect TO Nn9iDia ,., -. uIL
No, revef, in the heat of political strife, will Re
provoked to speak in unkind terms OF tns grea' yia
Stets She has deserved to be as che has been, the
rnctser of States and of statesmen. know snd &C.
nice il true the modern charge IN her poncyI oy
which ale now says to Slavery Evil, bs thou my
uoodp'-clutchiDg 20 her bosom to-day ss q Dressing
SShst Wsshington, j., GeTson Madison, and Mason oil
Ale Revolution and al her greatest ana oesI ANU
ner.od &C recent 70 be within my own recoHecIoh
denounced IN terms stronger Ihan snY OF mine ihey
dsnonpotd ss "a most serious evil socially ana p0-
ijt.slly, "the heaviest calamity blight, " mil
dew ds eance certain, steady, and IA Al IN us prog
.Sou,ce magnitude of desostiDg power, to which,
in coz the Federal UDiOn shou Do broken the PISS
,lercs that waketh in darkness and the destruction
,hat vysststh st nooDdsy" would be a blessing ",
,hs revolution in that State within the last twenty
i've yea,sl The fsnaticsl idea Of Calhoun that
g fry ia tbe most safe ard stable basis for free
institutions in the void, has 30 strong holo upon
he, neo,le no " that one Senator NJ masonl intet
1nn,iro ne in debate last Winter, declared, Ia inc
senate thst the alDost universal sentiment Oh thet
S,ste now is that Slavery Is a bessnglo DON rae1s
o. - encouraged cherished, aud fOstered, ana the
o,s.r rMr Uuuter( in an elaborate speech that tne
keystone If the American arch IL " the blaek Haroe
block e African slavery. 49, . xr;..t
n vbat a change from Washington 70 Nisel-
g., m Jefferson 10 Hunter from Mason OF tns henO
Iutiou che ersldsire, TO Mason we grsads "a ~
vi s citizen Of one of the five great free aVes
norb ,rest Of the Ohio feel 0ound TO speak OF VIZ
a., II always with re- pect Whatever sue nov Is
q i l,,s Ter and ask The Almighty 10 oesS her tor
whit che bss been and for what che nsS done ior
,l.0e States They were born OF NighA, u'uoi 'no
OICinsgce Of Freedom Of lIo|. ,.
Of Viigi.ia row, wien she loved Liberty more tla1
she loved Slavery ard in her fG visof, 10y ue greaV
law cf maternity, gave her ospnOg her owe love
Of liberty and stamped upon them forever the impress
of her Ievoiu OLary gr anets Mill ms II those ots'es
Int al mill Ton to lFna