The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-05


rival Of Secretary Cameron to pay their respects which
occupied the gentlemen up to dinner hour Archbishop
Hughes and other gentlemen Of Now York invited
to dine with Mr.. Cameron in the evening
The Secretary War will visit West Point to-day and
will leave this morning by the eleven o'clock lie
viii return to New York the afternoon and his further
movements will then be decided on
Sercnale to Secretary Cameron.
SPEECHES or HONORABLE SIMON CAMERON, sEcRE-
TARY OF WAR, COLONEL JOHN cocHRANE AND
ADJuTAhT GENERAL TnoMAs-ENTHusIAST VEL
CONE TO THE CHIEF OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT
AN OFFICIAL VIEW OF THE PRESENT CONTEST ETC.
The Hon. Simon Cameron. Secretary of War, having
arrived in this city yesterday the Union Club Of New
York proceeded to tho Asor House where tho honorable
gentleman is stopping, and serenaded him, Dodworth
Band furnishing the music AT about eleven O'Clock
P. NJ the rotunda filed with gentlemen anxious to
hear words from the head Of the War Depar
and before the honorable gentleman prepared to al
dress the people gathered here the place was crowded to
sunocaton and needed The presence Of several Of
policemen to keep order.
Shortly after eleven the Hon. Simon Cameron dc
scended the steps leading to tho rotunda, and
was received with deafening cheers, and at the
same time the band struck up cnlivcnng air.
As soon as the excitement subs ided the Hon. John
Cochrane introduced the Secretary Of War TO popu
lace appropriate W0reS. lie spoke OF the
Of tho people of New York developed in their efforts
for the salvation Of the Union He had the honor
OF presenting to New York audience gentleman who
stands at the head Of the organized military forces of
the country and who had tken advantage OF the oppor
tunity kAdy afforded him by the citizens Of New York
to give expression TO his views in few words on tho
present state Of national frs. He would say no
more, but present tho Hon. Simon Cameron.
Tremendous cheering followed tho remarks Of Mr..
Cechrane and the advance Of the honorable Secretary
War.
SPEECH OF SECRETARY CAMERON
Mr. CAMERON began by saying that n extremely y
obliged at such manifestation of ndness that exh-
bited that evening lie glad TO meet the gentlemen
before him, representing as they did, he great city Of
New York the great question before the country
He said great question: because the greatest one
ever known in the history Of country which the other
day was united happy and prosperous, bn 8 in
VOWED in one Of the most important which the
world has seen Why we have beea thus chastised
by Providence is not the question Certainly
be for some grievous sin. There wrong somew here
but he did not believe that was il this State in
this section of country. (Applause) II now our
s.na and plain daty to restore our Country TO its prs
believed il would yet enjoy for ali time to come (hp-
pause He was not vain enough to regard this demon
strato marx at hanor and resncct TO himself pNl as
mark OF appreciation Of the Efforts Of the government
O.ord cheers, aud noise from man in the 'ear)
(Ioud cfies OF "lut HIN OUT here arose, ana some
scuflnC took place in the attempt TO eject the inrude,
when the Secretary requested that he should be let
a'ope)
there to thank those before him and the
patriotic Of this great city for what they
had done for the caga of the whole naiol-
ont Of a population Of one million Now York has sent to
the field Of war no less than 35 900 men. Bat he was
sure thit If the n cssity should arise she would be
ready to send 100 eco. tremendous cheers) In the
war of the r. yoution when we were only building IN
ths government the little State Of Massachusetts ont
of her population Of 100000 SOILS, sent $4,000
armed men to battle for freedom and indie
peniencc (Cries Of bully for Massachusetts,. ,.
fol owed by loud and ringing cheers) That more
no time was Massachusetts more patriotic more brave
than New York and hc felt fully convinced that if the
enceies OF New York should ever be aroused and call
be made upon her for to the opehfh Of her
whole popuation she will be ready send five
hundred thousand men to tic defence Of the coun-
try-1oud and long continued chccrng)-and more
she had not only sons but she had given her
| moncy-,hat commodity with which frequently
less lavish than with the lives OF their children Crcs Of
cause not only in thousands but in millions and need
lie they viii be ready with hundreds Of millions the
salvation OF that country and that
by the blood OF their fathers Il aplause) We Ger
tanly had some reyerses in the comm anccnent Of tn
aud there we're excuses TO he ade FOR them
The pcope Of the North are working people engaged for
the last fifty years in the peaceful pursuits, Of civil indus
try For more than fifty years the South had medi-
tstjng this foul rebellion and preparing for war
while tho North was consolidating peace and harmony.
They WI re not their own resources but they
began bv stealing that which belonged to rs The honest
man vbo was in the War Departmsnt not long ago stole
All our m, nons Of war and sent them South and when
the rebels were ripe for revolt they stole every.
jnculcated and disseminated treason among the
peo pie They stole the soldiers whom we had
educated at West Point that they might iSht against
their fathers and their brethren There have been
verses in every war and have had But be-
evc have passed our day of rcversos loud cheers
and continued appiausc.) When the commenced
were without money, without men, without arms. All
money and arms had been stolen by those who had
meditatcd re1clion. ut now tne cass v'iy aiere,
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