The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-24


al the expnng cestury put the heht" that lie which,
With Rtss dy an Rro~ng usrs IN any o,nar
human hpht that shone aOoog shed the benign ia
nosDce upon The affairs o. his country int up,n
the hopes OF hs race. Tns sacred seal OF death
stamped his life iortuuase AMI caBsenratsd la the
hearts OF bis co0ntr meu, shrine tina, never anal
b" ceeeried (Applaase) Ia sixty years two gene
raops OF men have pAsseh, ant se TO dsv, IN aciro
HE, are 20 look upon cur country aud us mbsrses Us
union and liza Independence, the issues
OF controversy fsI our time ana action Young. fee
bic loosely connected wneD the warnings o. Washington
were gwen, who II there 10 Say that important
practical lesson and duty Of should make soc
ocs against the threat az naosa Independence from
any foreign sourceY Why, where is the danger from
abroad unless some potent al than that fool
sh VrRiDas VINO has dared to say that the
foreign emperor shall trample tue dust Of soil and
hir et shall with their kees waters Of our
coas'S Unless from some more respectable source THAI
that We IND threat or indication OF foreign INVASION
We need not fear from that source dangers to nde
ptbdt ana then 10 Union. Two guer atoms Of
meo that have grown M To know and TO feel the aivsn
tokes, shall say Of the Union, (~hy II 10 putting II
upon very ow bsss to talk Of the advantages of the
Union )two geuer atoms OF met have g-Oxa knoS
and love tier country and that country Ii Union
And are for the first time nation in the history II
the world shO base their love OF ami thsr pre-
sefvsuon OF its integrity upon calculation Of advau
tsget? Why, one might well weigh the beauty Of
mother in the scale Of other competitors, 70 talk of
the love OF coantry being limited ana regu, .sed by
acscuation OF iU advantages. (Ipuf apolauss.) After
stating that the purpose Of the republican patty
the liberties Of the country, threatened By tue
slave power he concluded oIows:-Anl Nv, gents
men the example OF Washington ia MT merely subject
OF communicative reverence-u n bright aud hvng
spirit that should be accepted and adopted quite
and adler OF action In the warfare OF politics. which
belongs to free people whenever pubic affairs require
redress Tue sentiment Of the country has by
abfesteo itself 10 the iau3able
The women OF America have visited the Sep uchre or
Washington aud have rescued bis tomb from tas neglect
f hands Of h,s kindred and from the careless keeping
OF that State Of which, alas much ot its greatness lies
buried in his grave This well. But the spirit o, Wash
ing appeals the manhood OF the country wherever
be found rescue the great mcoumant rearet N
bis fame 10 the pesce prosperity, dignity power
liberty Of the American people from tue sgr tnat Tue
neglected. han6s careless keeping or that portion
OF this nation which cIams him uea - the
olveo them aud us IN Ana the suhooi OF the usuoa
my judgment IL foun1 not all in the republican
party, but ali that there Is IN the repuSli
can party is msnful and brave aad II IL
realms its manhood ana its valor it will soon
en- brace within numbers and lts strength all the
manbcod and the vaor Of the American p-op,s liz
vii follow IT. principles follow It's leaders abide their
in which true leaoer OF the foora paty GOES not him
self plant the true standard Of the republican party upor
our glory 3 secure hut Il we fall short aud wsyer toe
liberties Il the country will find them
The Union OF tue S,a,es'' was responded to By Mr
DJAr1kD SMITH who in bis introductory remarks psid
comubm 10 s ats ana Moves trnsi,os IN A. the ,,m
might cone WON nv the advnncem, nj an Isva,,. "a
the Presoepcy of our oistprosneo and favored len
which advocate republican primo pss in the it,c.i III
bunas OF oar country edvoc, those pruc lies 10 the
biph senatorial councils of thu nat,on M SIN m cno
Guided thus ct us then rally around our h,nns, sra
a,onps our oripc p,es arnlv ana t,asio vii,
leaders m sec IA nv .i,s
tipeushed speaker who precedea me oelisv. eentls
M tia. our nation Al are 10 be r req. lea rs
and that VIC ought TO march forward uoder The
lead OF men who have been tried and f,Ypd faith
fu and thus secure the respect OF the country at large
for believe that If TO day the peope OF this iaoa he
eved that we are perfectly srce,e IN no, wishing anv
temporary success 6ut in deeir,na 10 suss,n ana
tain the great principle which our was
adopedI believe, say that il the people Of the Uni,ei
States could be convinced convicted In their udg
that the republican party Is not spols party bit
party Of principles they would rally ths ODDS OF
the leaders Who now lead Us ouwas let them be- ia front
Of US where they belong ana folox the a on TO glo
rious and bepehoent victory"
WM CURTIS NOYEs, Fac responded to Hrhe Territories
Of the Union That was the first occasion during the
egatons which bad distracted the country tor the last
three or four months when an porton OF the
hcap party conyeueh for the utteraucs OF
is sentiments. Re regarded It therefore, a. peculiarly
fortunate that they hso there those who might in some
speak party The leaders OF the republican
party were charged with fomen,pp dissolution OF the
Union, but he repelled the assertion with s,orn The
favor OF dsunion What the republican party proposed
to do TO be lawfully under the constitution,
by force OF persuasion and argument, and by
vioerce or outrage by wapton disregard the de-
ciiops Of the court They did propose the event
election of President tast did not suit them to
dissolve the Union they would leave that entirely
for southern brethren The republican party sup
posed that any elected according the provisions OF
the constitution fairly elected without fraud and without
violence entitled be President the United States
for bus whole term They did not agree with the
imputed Governor Wise, that President is ele tod
docs not t0cy VIII uafcQ 70 WASH
iDetCp and prevent HIS Inauguration 81 should see
that operation tried with Northern President" sail Mr.
koyes Several vcices--So would The republican
party would ntan that there shall lettering OF
The conscience, and padlockpg OF the lips would be
tolerated. They would not their sentiments
to create excite domestic resurrection, "put at the
North :" said he eve Will speak, will write, will
think as choose upon ali these SUBJECTS" h did
ap2ebeud that in the event o, an election Of repub
can President there would be any difficulty. In his jrdg
mept, II the republicans defeated in the next
csIvass, II the South sbcnld elect STEPHEN
a. Douglas, Jefferson Davis, Governor
Wise, JUDAS lscariot or Barrabas, they would
sue tain the Union They would try aga the mex. ume
and ,hey would enihrone republican President ia the
capital prtg The speaker went on
to speak of the poncy OF ns party In keeping slavery
the Territories conclu;cd thus:-H,w afe we
ADVANCE she sentiment tie principles winch we NAN.
tam 1t is by 6rm CONSISTENT straebtfor course
respect r,gtts southern men
oeusocu that they shall not IN the sse,hst degree
ioier with own and go forward to succ IS II IL
may be deea, If il may be, under own coosen
taders-Dot any half way leader auy of doubt
VI e. n'ineps, any be against us the
moment be Exaggerated, Of whose antecedents