New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-20

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tie hello Of God ard tho people this Union viii be
maintained and TerTeiCie1. Ard now, gentlemen,
Dciore close permit 10 r,e1 20 tue attitude of tie
country. Tie nations are scruliaHiug our acs. He
tory is making record Of oar proceelinef That re-
cord VIII be consulted by future generations for ell
couIagement for instruction, or for waning through
ont AL time. Our only safely Is IN union among our
selves IN abaIdOninELl dry ii tine IONS, and u y
firmly in support o. The President and the lava We
shall thus maintain the honor Of country, yindicate
our Liberties bequoath 10 posery example worthy
oil The descendants OF tie OF 70, and restore TINS
PCa Republic TO iiH glorious rank among the nations
iPIot'aCed applause
Z member offered the following rc5ol1iion, which he
thought was sirongo than tho one which had boon
offered by the Committee:
Roired IS the opinion Of is Chamber tL-s lie immediate
So attitude Of treason md rebellion to tie
autho'ics OF tie Union, o. demanded % iceAA oil Piot'I,
thoHy Of traitors. and Of hostility Necessary to
yudclie lie may ~ Of an Cu:rsgcd aud loyal people
4 member stated that representatives OF the Cham
bcr Ind already laid their ease before the Government
aud that they had had response from the proper M.
thOity that measures would be taken inncdia,ey TO
efficiently blockade all Southern ports. Prolonged
applause.l
occasion; have not heretofore voted with tie Ropub-
lean party inaEuuCh as have thought, and believe
MANY Of my fe1w-merchauts have thought that some
OF re principles Of the Republican party under which
the late campaign was fought AID which resulted 20
certain extent sectional We have thought, Sir that
ON southern friends had some cause Of complaint. We
had hoVed from the enlightened cha actcro Of the Prei
dent Of The Uued States thai thCee dlincmes could DC
arranged Is between br0tLers, but we have been DIS
artCiuted We row find hat the very steps which ~
fst were not called treason, have 81 last resulted III
treason. We have seen tue President ol the United
States ealing for aid Ia support Of the Government end
telling thai the existence ofte government l5eiE IN
danger Th0ugl haveuO GuthOr 10 speak IN the nanc
OF ne merchants of New-Nork .iely acting with the
Democratic side vet think may fairly Pay that they
support tais movement in behalf of our Government
honestly, Loyalty, aud enthusiastically loud ap-
pl4use and m ekpressiug this sentiment think eX-
p5es. the feeling Of Democratic merchants generally
We hold orr,elves to be Union men. Renewed ap-
plausc.i We fought our battles thinking We were
nstt. for my own part have not changed ny opinion
IL regard TO the principles upon which that battle was
fought but Sir my individual scntimeItsln reference
10 party policy cease when my country ilsei 10 ID con
dict for - existence and my duty Is TO support my
Government, aud TO Go 70 without reservation. Loud
applause.
SIIH b. CnlTrFyDrs conceded with the resoln-
ti0us. The question was not now what ha1 brought
the patton into 10 present condition The resoluicns
appealed 10 every and woman and child Who bad
lived and reIcced 20 live under our oil tag. Tie
mOmeui0us question was, had that flag ever repre-
eeu.cd Government Of ary force or value. III had,
shouii we rot now determine yindicate II when il
was now n the dust attacked by rebels The qucs-
ilon wac Dot bow thee rebels had been organized hut
wlClte tlghte6u millions Of people FhOuld meet and
conquer ben ani enable tins Government 10 stand.
Where was the man IN this city WHO di-oN ned his
nag Iftherc WIS one the state Of public resentment
was fuCh that he dare not avOw II. There was not
one man IN the city who dared TO stand mp before
h, ieuow-man AMI say lie was not for the iise.
What, thea. mad We 20 fear We excluded
from our dehbom,.ons oil Tary influences. We had
only 20 stand together resolved THAI whatever bcide
al Whatever Co-t Of time and blood and money, our
flag should Pc honOfed. IL had been too much the
fashion uutI Wei u q wesg for people who had iEHu
q ffF NJ Il sfr
% eat 300 S5u.s ~ fssrqse tEal there was enOr
mOls parfy q, sls Ns~. who syMTAthlzed with them
IA thcif Ileasc14t.e ,CpdgC. We wanted 20 let the
Government n Nasa.nrCu know That that influence
hid toeu eb.tera.et-tDat we were Tor the Unaon al
fmChEgy low AM forever Loud applause.
PEosrEH ". WrT~oRr also supported the re.olu-
tons he sad ih.t tie President in cav
ny that 81 tins dsy, knew division Of party.
II, 10 w.s no man IN IN the world who had n mind
acute enO1sn 20 ran party line upon the questions
that efrc ne country b. thlt TINE Loud applause.
They had come togi hef a. body 81 merchants upon
.Alf OClasi.a iL wac an unhappy cay for our cOun-
try Civil war away, brought unllI mere sorrow,
and misery, upon people divided IN arms agninat ,
themselves. But SIR 1t-re was great frit even IN L
that picture, AMI we presented IT here today. from
The extreme border 81 Mane 10 The Sikquehannai
and he hoped TO The Chesapeake anu from the .
Atlantic Ocean 20 the Pacific, 2lnt1nno II The people
affixed with tie action OF iii- body today.
ihplhaseJ Tho spectacle Oi 2J,UJjOlU VI IoJple j
iig together and aodrefslg tie supreme i,veF, aud
rlsiginV thcms,l ,es in support oi the Union VIE I
such an one ~ Co challenge the admiration Of the
world. Renewed ippiguHe lhis wls not the flint /
time the merchants Of tie Cry Of New had
Together in support Of the principles oi Liberty and
Union Before We had q name as ./ailon tie ner- \
chans Of NewIork led m the grcat crusade aSain't
lApplause.l lie va- reminded ~ The /
pieseuce OF "a gentleman leX-GOv. King who had con-
ierreI honor upon the Gubernato1ai chair IA this .
State and whose grandfather whose n1mc he bore, !
was one Of the st PIetoeuts OF the Chamber Of Com
inerce that 80 years ago. III 100 Tie ne,eaAn's OF
in tt. Of
action Of 200 merchants OF the City 81 Ntwl Ork who,
in oct 81 l71J struck the fret blow that lei 10 The
revolution and gave III Independence and name.
lie regarded = as proud and hapIy day wleh Tue ,
merchants Of NCw-York were called together 10 show b
their iealty 20 the Union, to the lonsl'4'iJn an" 10
Liberty. Renewed applautt 49,
JAsrs BooEusV said that ii his memory served him 2
,isbt in tbe wear 1872 the President of tits BODY and
lofell were l.y ed in the Federal party. The ID, n
ocrstic Marty Of that dav had involved One country IN
iefegu war; Yet he remembered that Tho ffeident /
aud hs were fouud that occasion SHOULDER 70 /
fE0uldrr In the pay and tie service oil the United
States applausel though reared ia politics different
ftufu at oil the PARTY then ruling lie country. From
hi, lie thOpgt useful lesson might be learned by
those who have opposed the present Administration IN
meeting the crlts Mlch u HVN upon INC county
Loud applause. ,.-.-.,
GgoRGr w. BLusT, after abiding to some historical
"Reminiscences Of the time Of Washington, asked what
it war for them az merchants oil New-lo,k 70 CO..
The had prJspercd under that Constitution, had never
had our national hag hoisted without looking upon u
as the symbol Of their protection. i was lot worth
while 10 talk of the past. II was with the future ihey
lad 10 deal, and they were bound 70 Pi'dse al 'Aer
substance 10 sustain the Government.
Col. LAEyED, who lad just arrived from Washing,
ton. was called upon, and lie responded. lie stated
70 the meeting the latest newsirom the seat of Govern
ment. Io folly conceded with the sentiments e&-
pressed In the resolutions Ia conclusion he sad that
bo was with Judge Douglas, tho candidate whom he
had supported in the late compaien, when tele-
graphic dispaioh came 10 him from Missouri IN these