The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-21

srss 10 shed our bsod v preserve me Union,o s,s
Assr1g was senssrssbl, snshnspastc yass g che bs
sssfnsrn was ceng 'saa war snnouncsn thHt ~isp
after he reached The platform, accompanied nv
iaperDtendept kerneds As seso xapW ,oae~soa
sssenied himself the vGst muWiode apelsoded fr.nt,
ans for several msusss toe band psaving Hall u IN
hiefo me gallant defender Of the stars AM stripes
RAs-e rs eDshr ,ued w the havts Of MILLIONS a. ht
Ssrymen, and wh'nh WI, hpper.hsbse ach NO YiesQ
I'd The epthuststie peieone by howig then repAre
to- Other stands escorted by Mr. Kennedy howevr
efeEe be writer, who pears the Of the de
ssder q snfnpser- nad warm grasp Of his hand.
sPEscH OF THE nov. JOHN ooCHRAsE.
fhe pprsmssr mt oduced Hon. Joas CoaRAsE Who
rosiec rith cheers
vnIow crnsss-An instance unpe ranelsd in the hie
~~y Of sh~ country, NJ On snis dsy. Ihs en-
,ks Vt abe prDcae witch have assembled 70 oele
has appeared here before you IN tue oersn OF Ms
s ~ Ss integrity n .,
be unon, ana the v,nd'caiioV Of IT'S honor (Rens~ed
s-s Won are h'rs .,S asseo ~, sS re,sreoos
4 revolution, party h.s disappsared-denoorsts
md republicans s.aod shoulder % shoulder with she
narshI ardor Of the ancestors whom you honor, and
.ksse " ncples you selebr.ie You stand here with
Axed principles, supported nv the nxed bayonet Of the
ss,er citizen Mr. CotJpAn had not proceeded hong
seen SUSPENDED bis vks, saying, give way for
a<snsnt for the plose OF Introducing 70 two Of ns
salans band Who nnoer the Lead nj the heroic Andsr
preserved gforiops flag intact desire TO pre-
~st 70 you two more OF that gallant band
heroes 10 whom the country stands 80 mnch
stetted--raptatn Foster and Doctor Crawford These
sANant oHoers received ~it1 almost much
sshas,ssm ss Najor Anderson Happy, indeed, gentle
.hsy-cOni innad Mr. CochYape-opoo whom tor
Ase has the destiny N sustaining the advanced
nayd gbe honor ef the American citszans;
s~se are hey than the imperial cesar uooe the throne
powerful they than the despo tn the midst Of
ia armed mirm,dons rhes born within the anec
Mons Of the country again and again are enshrued there
vhhis the mnerpost heart Of the American people
,tsy escupy citadel which NAV defend honor, and
WIN preserve the integrity Of tina, proud ensign eec
say they were preserved within the battemens Of
reri Sampler, fcbeers.)
SPEECH OF HON. JOHN COCHRAN.
se1sw Otizens-So ordinary events hsve notified you
10 assemble ordinary circumstances have Convened
vou upon thug spot Another Of the periods in human
sArs which constitute the epochs OF history tran
ssrsd, and, summoned nv the emergency from their
zai voctons the people have copyrighted here day
take upon that which intimately aects them
sse she construction Of government hitherto has It's
suntyoIlng policy determined aud applied through
- tnstramentalty Of political parties. To be the
y fancsions Of these parties uniformly been de-
rived the people the Of ali political power
YEA the avorte method OF asserting It's sovereignty
nsst usually preferred bv pablo opinion has been
Mat which embraces party org AnizaLion and party
st.stpine Accordingly have great public msa-
when proposed enher adOotet deested under the
sussices and oy the strength Of political divisions rhe
Of conflicting pnoea have various times pro-
teedeA rom the various cations which prompted
Aem. The federsist at one time contender with the
cbheaD another the democrat struggled for poli
asceBdency with opposition vari0osly desigoaet
expectancy irresistible Of political
can, sbig republican, These progressive changes
ysa will not, follow otizens. h,l 70 perceive
vailed among the citizens Of common country
Respecting the method of guiding its destiny
sAey were but the internal ds''nct'ons adopsed
AaoUg occupying together the common position
n government and ono country AMI aevoting their
w6pe energies whatever their conflicting opinons upon
Incidental questions to the advancement aud prosperity
q thai government and that country Such hitherto
has been The attitude of our political parties towards
each other and such their reatious 10 the country
h net singular, therefore, that when government and
ssxa try aye nperled the divisions u party sh ,ud d
Appsar that their should be regarded but
sCsptive " more cordial and general operation
Sor the general welfare But yesterday and the commo
OF party strife charscterize d councils and
Aparted v,gor to political contests. Then, with
. constitution unimpsached and government
sNnpared the etruggte FOR ascendency contributed
ysisai divisions But 10 party zeal has subsidized
and psvtv ati0n ceased for today country
Aoe tine whole people have cast aside the atrones Of the
pslitscal partisan and IN I'M broken have
sAea 70 express their UNANIMOUS contemplation % the
by which the puDc has been violatsd,
A.d the pra'is veal endangered. tChcero) Events n
dire import signal 70 as the approach Of war-aos the
constituted Of resistance to the hostile tread Of
n invading foe, and laden with the consequences
sniy Of foreign aggression resented, and foreign
Dsss,ons waged by the forces ana coosst,ng OF the
scnfics OF ctzeus brothers and frienfs IL rs true
mat ,be prob EN- Of the future CON
prahepsive wisdom and compel the patriot into painful
anxiety for the fate that awaits Yet are not for
biSdsp 70 extract from the past whatever cancellations
reeSnde purpose end ciscrect conduct allow ami 70
summer their inspiration 70 alliance and aid II "
my purpose fellow citizens to you with the
eecaptnlason OF the party differences the conflict of
whwh, While constituting our past political history At tho
same the question long pernaciousiy
fearuly donated between the North and the south
reed not direct your attention TO IN ,se which
seem necessarily constitute tho pralminares u
nm Of which however brief, cauDot fail manifest
the patience and forbearance with which conflict hs
shunDed and the evils Of sought 70 De svertsd
Nearly all that need oa submitted upon this point is d.
pertinent - the recent i-coarciys altitude OF
che oitizens very generally OF the city Of NeS York
CpcD revolutionary Of the Gulf States
sbere occurred ~ hat honor
sole should be employed TO induce their retention
v the OF states IN this Uuioa II this could
not be attained, It was stia hoped that coaside-
ratio policy might retain the border slave
tsAtes, and thus poesess US Of Tho mesns of
she Onion Thus, though the property Of the United
ssates had been se'zed jurisdiction violated am
W refrain hostility and 70 court xed national
harmony through the mder methods OF c,rctstion and
DDppromise Accordingly many. actuatei by snch mo
Uyes tabshed themse yes nrls in the policy Of such
satisfactory 70 the Union sentiment OF the
themselves also TO the c the Northern people
believe that very largo portion OF our fellow citizens
Entertained similar views, and quite willing 70 ad
towards any settlement Of national difficulties
rot much 10 the remedial justice To The South
that 81 eectual method OF restoring Union For
n7ash may say that while actua'sd by such views
lave supposed requirements Of
States would exact what Northern opinion would
os srspt nor while affirming nv belief that Northern
,ca would resist The inirscs,on Of southern rights
nd for instant imagine that could be understood
ecndng and the Of the property Of
he United states among them. Whatever the ooustitu-
I'm has secured The South, that there has been
hiding wsh throughout the North TO confirm; and al
boseb there have been and differences OF
yip q TO the extent OF southern constitutional
tgbts yet have Understood the Disciples OF
Northern political school 10 advocate those that
rere affirmed by Its party platform TO be strictly
q constitutional character But strenuous were
bese efforts diserbsrras by coercion, for tho
Ncution Of the laws the friendly Intervention OF the
tder shve states in behalf disrupted confeieracy,
beir authors have been bsfied and their dearest
stirgushed, by the active hostility Of south Carol ma
er attstk upon Fort sumter gimply act Of
b. right 81 property the jurisdiction thereof
pued the United States and It's dag denoted sovsr-
sn,v perfect and onimpzired (App,ause) rne cannon
al which frat visited these bettlemepts IN hostile
reer v,oia cd that sovereignty and insuted that flag
hrs tho VIII Oh, at the North had been depre
ted for The cake tho Union ami spsnded that Tss
ius commended by the south 10 the NORTH Te cnsigns