New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-05

ob0o-;ro1 II was war, c.eil war; and they who
nd ,ha hand and the, whc fired the gun were
thew whoeyere the rel ls, snd it ia they who mus,
he crushed, we hfust Tersb. lAppianse' len
a not Of Slavery nd of slaves and the peculiar in
stitu,ion of the SD1,h. We all here at The NoIth
nave heen the ar oigists, the supporters. nay the
champions of the institution, and we have re-
.1aned hrn and true 10 onr fsi.n
so long as the Constitution under whlen
we acted wss respected and obeyed by all.
But h0 title hand was raised against that Cons'tn-
ton its' IT, and the question was rais-d Tor our dl
cussiV and consideration, whether the Government
whlc that Constitution had organized should Longer
eXiSs for tine protection of ghs and our hber-
tieS. That is the question viii IN was propounoeoi
t. at is the question discussion upon which has oeeh
ermra,ed, and that ia the question which our
armies are TO settle. IL is nothing more nor less
than the eimple question whether we as ooVein'
ment and a reople-whether this natl0Il, 40 .Ie
representative of the Republican nations OF he ear'n
shall any longer be permitted TO continue ana 10 eA
list, aud if that be not question OF self preservation
II know not what question OF more ind sle o
canoe that can be invented or pTopoundeo. III 10 III,
deed thus that you my fellowcitzens are eng geo
every man of YOU for his altar for his home, for The
liberties secured 90 you by the Government: lhp
pausel. Then let throw TO the WINGS this me,
gmen Of the imagination, this tribe by when cnil
dren said 10 be horTihed, that u ls VIZ. ~
the emancipnton of slaves, or that IL Il
L war upon the institutions of the South. Nay, ID y
war OF the institutions of the South upon the iFee
d men OF the North. Cheers. And II Is IN thls wa
. that we all are or gagged; war for toe difeohlnu
ance or the disrupon of no institution, 1or the sur
pensioa of no Individual national nights, Dut 10
the conservation of all Individuals rights Tor th'
continuance of the Government of this land and 10
The conservation of civilization itself Mr. Cochfan
continued TO speak at length upon the sgnlicance
civilization at the prs sent uncture oil the world DIE
iory and unless we succeeded 10 this war evLtlol
Ii would perish and religion would be destroyed
: Though he wss not in favor Of making this war o
emancipation vet ii the exgencies OF the service re
u qulred the putting of arms into the hands OF III
negroes 10 fight for the Union, he was heartily II
favor Of ayailing ourselves Of such chance oi war
a This expedient would be DO more than on
g enemies would DO toward us. lie thought this th
. general opinion of those who bad gone to fight tn
battles Of the Union. Without distinction oi party
o with one accord, et us declare that we know II
= object of action no subject Of thought except ou
r country and our whole country, and that, live 0
u die we are for that country. Mr.. Coehrahe con
Z cluded amid great applause.
:, The band having played several airs,
u AdiutantGen. THOMAS was introduced ami
cheers. lie came he said, as a soldier, and solde
= only. He had looked over the whole matter, and h
c was convinced that we had raised up an army a
{ was never brought together before. Beside we ha
: right upon our side. lCheersl We were fghtin
/ for our country and Providence would not desert
in such a oourre. Cheers
: The assembly then dispersed.