New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-25
PUBIC MEETINGS.
UNION MASS MEETING IN BROOKLYN


SMITH, AND HENRY {. MURPHY.
Yes'arday at 3 P, ~, there vac mass meeting
Of Fou Urgene Brooklyn, in response 10 the cal. o.
abe Executive Committee, il support OF the feofi'
Union nominations. Tire attendance was qu'e ~, -
numbering at least 900, though the cold ana Oi1s
tering safe Of tie weather doubtless sep n,''".
away. large col3on OF police was Suu'l'u -
front of the speakers tert, ehectu"i! i0''''e
me crowd f,0m TOO .lofe gIQXNI!, o;.,,on4 Of
tie following oihctfo'
p,.,tGs,--E A. LA,rtEEr, esq u ,,., LIN Sind
~. con II g. Doycs, G. Cania O. ef d; ". pi' lso
stephen Croye Jes , - p,,tsr teo ". F,Id lion
e Nsi Clsalcry Pony, lion. !. u NIo'i JoL In, ~
a. ~ htrac- s4uu, hubbard Is. W. iader, Je1n H. IA
er d ID whitney =. 8 Powell, Hon s'Noei 'io'h ~ J.;
Ilb.ey "a es sa,Ac., J5mc, h. Cuil Bon Samuel SgiA'
5 h. Hoajcj J,e,h smith. VIM Eooc.is, "H. H'lt'lhI'
la scfsn,s EIeds. ssloles jelg eir's, H. v Van
denver D G Migsl2w A. " Nan stolen ,,, ,,oct
spih fgge. $ W. Inalo% = lap'3e nooIs9h 500
s Nj. heeser, .. : Melton
SPEECH or THE PRESIDENT.
Tic PRESIDENT opened the meeting by slalhg
ihs' ON The SD OF April lest, just sax months ago
yes,erdoy, We met on Ills spot, aiier tLe iaii OF
Sumter, TO 1--WE utterarce 10 the outraged feelings Of
our ipuot sOuls at tha. noialiOus crime of treason
aud disgrace. Ccnd TIC eloquent statesman ard
soldor Gen Baker. be iere to-day L doubt Eo: ne
would Tcloio al tie spectacle pIcseated q ui;on
OIL the patriotic IiGtiouu on which we stand. lis
Voce Is now silent in death; bic eloquent lips ~ e
elnsed; but bis lior,ed body and Lis blood louIed
out for rs and our c,ildien calls TO us from thc
grOuui. ON The oeC. .ou referred to, Gen. baker
used the following languages
lac oa,uto toe sscabll.e T. not ne ely to stnri tie
t ya.r Of oar young lon about to leave us io dis
conflict ihl j. ret pecesg The iwp.iuaps ol,ol ia
have hshs rober purpoe hsn even these itso ege-
m ';;eni'@sn as s.1.' 81 10y N l' ,. III, t 6tr
vii rc11ie The blood le Children leT treasure he5 sn
De cudgrlurr"
The pur,oe Of t.is meeting IL 20 pledge to each
Other that these gins .hsll be offered these sacrifices
made TIE President concluded by quoting from a
speech of stephen A.NDouslls, to tle effect that
the.o was bnt enc path Of duty for patriotic men 70
pursue. IL wac question OF Government or 10
Government country or country, and beLee It
became the duty Of every Union man, every frlen0
OF Constitutional Liberty, to rally to the ca io1 o.
our common country, lis Government, ana rs nag
as he only means Of preserving the Union oil TIE
81. Ropuly then re.d the following resolutions,
wore unanimously adopted:
Beye Tlot IN ,h' hour Of naiopsl daIgGI when to-
mof vicSeI ".a @ q io ioI 5nt tie yery
s.trce OF Ike ticy1leiti when sue pliceiess Of
present soneop ne hopes Of poeiy ana iae cause
IL event Of DE cou the enemies Of cur peace are
And every Pl:rot rsy to the deion'e Il cur common
county. ,1,i..r.
zion needs ehcn hsJe ths unanimous support O. te
people Of @iss Ssun!' o. % tbr rioa sJ he Con
sha,On and therefore csl uPon al men no love tI
boaor tie Fsho-s died 80 achieve ,hcm' to sustain the
S.rpS ust lie increased burdens, which must result
from demand hge in the cASsc'el o. our ls
latuTs ard e. .2a,. sd &c S, o Of IT,
esolpsS hat heartily approve the nominations OF the
Peops Union COM eton and feel assured hat our
vii be- promoted by the election ct M cauadatCE ihs' we
recognize among them Zen sEiner.y hel W
ture against toe schemes Of uerce ry poca1s ana e,h
speauetors by whom the al rover have been TOO 9
pouted De sae di,gaced and ne H"i'S o. honest i"0'i
e'sorl fs ~ isrnarioa action Of ihal Couverin,
Oh character ofi.s Nominations, and their cordial opiToa y
tbe people, onous better times tGr hopest ana nous
srvus should Inspire the4 Nth de- ennha,ion 70
sassn iaiustcns s DE Pols sd . deiat the I'M
20 the patty sp while the cay q noiT Deeoing country
ringing in the.r cars
After the reading of the resolutions the President
introduced The Hon. DAEIEL s. DIcnXsoS, who
waa received with loud applause. He began:
SPEECH OF THE HON. u. :. DICKINSON.
1 erect YOU upon this classic and cOnsecTated
Krolmd Ia ihe name Of our cherished Union. The
lime iOg discUssi0ntree, earnest, and bold dlscus
sionh0s not ceased, az has been suggested, nor VII
II cease until every honest citizen III the loyal States
i shall be convinced what Is hls duty until lgno
rance shall be Informed; until partisan Efforts stal
oil be merged in nnOn for the sake OF the Union
until traitors shall he shut Out from society," TO IN
gilIlge IN .eu-cWnHtlDlJn; until UHdSOhhDt pIce
shall be senoed, and the stars and stripes shall hoa
again everywhere throughout the land, on the runs
oil a dark and darnnng rebellion. III during thu
Au.nmR Of 1860, an intelligent stranger could have
entered tie Bay Of New-YoTk and could have looked
upon the magnificent ships arriving from every
sea, aud O,lers outward bound 10 every CLINE undo
heaven; eOall have contemplated the emporium
of the New World-soon TO be the emporium OF th
Old and New; could have cast his eye over the I'm
pite State and seen its ether pOpulous aud thriving
cities and towns; could have calculated its agricu
tural elements and strergth-he would have inyolur
eariiy exclaimed, Where can YOU lind 80 subhIne
view 20 interesting an anicipatlon| Ana IL he Ia
vel desired TO look further into the wide abyss
possibility" let him pass beyond the boundaiIe
OF TIE greatest free State that ever bad existence
che hr.sSi fields Of our Federal nion let him nun
her upon this vast area, embracing almost ever
variety of sml, climate, aud production, thlity-lou
free and INDEPENDENT States, drawn together by
common impulse in holy and happy Union an
thlrty.fve millions enjoying alli and when ID
ms looked upon this, with wonder and adinlra
aion, be would inyoluntarly exclsim, " VIVA
more could mortal desire ~ And could I'm,
same stranQer come again now, hndlng IN
raue free thriee-blessed and happy people
fnrned from the pursuits aud Rcts OF peace 10 th'
horrors Of an unnatural evil and intestine war
tbese States discovered and belisereGt, he would 81
shocked that IN short year such beauty had pe ei
turned to desolaion, and be would eXelan " Al
enemy hath dohe this " This rebellion was without
c;lse it was the fruit of conspiracy, aud The con
spirscy was the production Of mad, and mean, an'
insatiable ambition. Ii originated in desire 5ol
rule and was quickened by the determination t.
cover evidence Of robbery and plumber. lts prime
sn0vers were few, but it was encouraged by many
20 whom il had not fuily committed Its scores. II
made the election of Mr.. Lincoln the occasion fOl
inangurating the rebellion, without any well
grounded preense that il was the cause. lis leaders