The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-20
NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY MARCH 20 1851.


Central Republican Club.
LECTURE BY HORACE sRELEY.
Yesterday evening the Young Mems Rspub ioa7 Asso
citation held their weekly meeting in the room No. "a
Cooper Insttut having been announced that the Hon.
Horace Greeley would deliver lecture the occasion
the small debating room Of the society well ned by
the members hong before the lecturer appeared Con-
Siderable impatience was manifested the protracted
non appearance the great gun the Cub and various
diregardei suggestions thrown that bold
spirit in the audience would Take the place Of the absent
lecturer.
At the meeting organized In the usual manner
by the appointment Of president The honor having
been ccnferIe ed upon
Mr. TorsN-This gentleman called for the reading Of
the minutes Of the previous evening The were
subsequently confirmed Other routine business was
then proceeded WITH not the least being appeal to the
young 10 be backward 10 coming forward with a
dollar the tee Of mem oershp through which they might
not only hope TO be elevated generally, but might
hope To be o1e day elevated 70 the presi
DENTAL chair. Eventually The lecturer made his
appearance, when the peDdog business was hur-
rieoly gore through but previously TO his taking the
stand one of the musical members Of the Club treated
his fellows TO song, columbia" in the chorus OF
which be was joined by considerable portion OF those
present.
par ticular crisis in The country. Indeed they were
famous crises, yet sthe criss had not yet come
upon them over third OF the Union the government
was celed and treated thing of the past Treason
COW was defined as allegiance and fidelity the go
vefnmert federal collector for attempting TO collect
the revenues was thrown into prison, and men were
put peril II they declared the Union was not
aireaoy dissolved while YET no one WAS panisneo Tor
treason to the federal government. The truth was,
tna they bad according " the charter OF the govern
mept CHI sen President of whose opponents in the
contest, In the Senate of the United states, in the
month o. February last, In pursuance Of his Office,
counted the ballots and proclaimed Mr. Lincoln Pre-
Dartlcular norton of the states.
but Of the thirty four States That the President was
taken from free state was mere accident
But II not thing in the history of the coucty
elect President Vice President from particular
section and Calhoun elected President aad
Secessonsts to-day the men who enabled
them to elect their candidates The Yanceys roombses
and the Je.Ison Dayses were the men who broke up the
democratic party for the purpose Of breaking up the
Unon These the men responsible for the result,
and they accept that fact as pretex TO disrupt the
Union The democratic party was now . dead party
peace to its ashes The republicans who were the bug
bears OF secession, had never yet passed law and had
the secessionsts remained In their places, they could
have passed the tariff law winch indeed the exgences
OF the country demanded With regard to slavery tnoy
had however passed law and the laws the
sionists rcbeled against were passed BY themselves
The only duty devolvng on the President WIS
70 administer the government according TO the
principles of the constitution The South mad no reasou
TO chat they would pass single law In derogation OF
their rights That not the pretext That could only
be- the fact that they had lost the
tie o1ices They had surrendered much. Taey mad
u
slavery and therefore it said that they had surreu
dered their principles and 10 that they made no reply
But if no principle had been had the govern
ment been fairly and firmly supported they would to-day
ht nothing about the surrender OF Fort Sumter IL
therefore clear that concessions they could make
would satisfy the eecessonss che sonciators dema
ed the Crtenden resoution-divoe the rerrt res give
half and take half But measure Of compromise re-
publicans looked upon slavery az moral wrong There
fore they could not dividing the Territories, and
devotng half TO freedom an onehaH 70 slavery.
This against the great principles OF the party. rne
only c"mpromse was on. ,hsr eacn pesa0n noo,
ing their respective strength Union the main
thing. Righteousness was above the Union. s 70 COM
promise, he would cay that every mau in the Cabinet in
the army and navy who had betrayed their trust ought
to be hung cloud cheers.) His compron Use in thus
would be to be content with hanging reasonable mum
Der Of the traitors. Either loyalty must
govern the country To the Union according
the secessiopiss would be to put traitors to the
government back in their old positions, and IN that case
would any honorable officer serve under traitors like
these? Reconstruction according TO the mode OF those
advocating IL, was destruction. they tamperei with
treason. II they reconstructed without asserting tue
power OF the government they would only de5aucn aud
destroy the government. They must make charac
ter Tor themselves in the eyes OF the world, for that
which they had lost. The President anxoasly de-
sired peace MS inaugural peace; but such peace IA
secured by cowasdly surrender and submiss he
aid not seo how the country could DESIRE applause
Ii the Lon-colection OF the 70 be
basis OF peace, there could ba no peace, The only
peace they could have tha. which would be
found il obedience 10 The laws and dcty to the govern
ment He DID, not see how peace could come otherwise
without booosbed his great hope Of peace rested on
good Of the seeded States when resd from the
military despotism; then the people would
take the matter their hands, and to the
Union. The eaaefs Of the secession movement acted
Ike who playing for nea w stakes aud having lost
tho game Tho stakes and demand deal They
dared submit their JeT DAVIS constitution
the pee pie. Acu dare not be Cnionlsts The only
spirit tolerated IN the south the yioent, rampant,
overb airing spirit Of dsunon, of rebellion and Treason,
led on by IL the duty of the people sup
port MAINTAIN the goyernu Mt, whcver the result
might be- they must go on trusting IN Col to uphold the
constitution and the laws
thus closed the lecture, after which the song stand
~ that Flag, was sung, and the meeting broke up.