New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-11

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proportion of them, in recent keen but already
forgotten party divisions entertaining re have done,
the kind-t feelings toward the South, they have hur
ried from the lawy ers Office from the contingroon,
the pulpit; they have left the fishers line upon the
reel, the Ilow in the furrow, the plane upon the
ork-hench the hammer on the anvil, the form upon
the prnhing.press-there is not mechanical art nor
useful handicraf that has not its experts in these
| patriotic handsome at a moment's notice all with
unhestatDg promptitude, and they houe ift Their fom
,Aes behind tbea. These last words fellow-czens,
tell the whole story; these wcris are the warrant
under which this meeting is held The have left he,
bind them their Wives their children, their AGED
parents their dependent relatives OF every degree in
many ctses, doubt those whose only reliable re-
source TOR their daily bread was in the stout arns,
which have been called away to the defense OF the
menaced Union.
Well, my friends, tbese families must not suffer in
the absence of their friends and supporters The Gov
eminent viii doubt compensate It's defenders az
literally the nature Of the admits Bnt every
one knows that the soldiers pay is no adequate sub
siiuie for Tie erniags Of prosperous livelihood even
III the hunbleet branches Of Industry The dehcisncy
NUT be made up by the towns of which these brave
volunteers citizens acting in their corporate caPa-
city, and by efforts like that which you initiate TINS
evening. In word il is absolutely necessary that III
one Way another by public aud private hberahty,
the Of liberal assistance for the families that
ueed il should be provided by those who rena am al
home. This is duty in which oil OF every age and
ioce TO that the gener rex H. as USUAL seting Us
the example OF industry and zeal III this patriotic wotk
Tie no nrt contribute Of their Abundance, ana tuce
OF moderate means from their competencc III our
brethren who take their lives in their hands IN tins
righteous causc strengthened aud cheered by tue
assurance TIA, those deaTer 10 them than their yves
wiz be cared for AZ home.
II any arguments necessary to urge IA TO the
Performance Of tits duty they would DO found, and
that of the most powerful and persuasive character III
the nature ard character OF the war which the Sonth
is wacing upon us. And here state Of tiings preb-
ents itsef which pos;eiity viii lie slow 70 credit. On
the ls anniversary Of national iDdependence a.
tie invitation Of my feow.citizens OF Bos oD, had
occasion 20 undertake defense OF the ULred States
Government, III It's practical operation, against an at
tack made upon II, with considerable ability IN the
ID aish House of Lords. In his effort clued-hon-
ealy and oous,ienlousy claimed aud as lave reason
10 think with the concurrence OF my feow-citizeis,
of all pnes throughout the country, that under Our
constitution ad.d laws we bad EMO! ed a Ir?sie,hy
and made progress not merely ia the uliitafian hut
in the seAecal and refined arts OF lie, wlthodt an
example in The world
Is id nothing of the unhappy sectional controversy
that was raging in the country, not because was ~
sensible TO it, dangerous char ter, but because nothing
was Ri about il 10 the speech to which undertook 10
reIly TIE general truth Of my description OF the
rrospery q the country, and the general md foster
ing influence of our Constitution and laws, was IA
generally admitted at the South as ct the North. No
loop.r ago tlAn the 18th OF last November, Mr.
Stephens OF Georgia, now Nice-PIesdeut Of the
Southern Con elerat Y, and gentleman Of frtt-rate
intelligence, in a public speech at Millgdgeviile de-
olx.d il bis "sc,iled conviction that the reseut
Government OF the United States, though not without
its defects comes the objects Of all good gov
eminent than any other the fac Of the earth He
pronounced it ga model Republic, the beet that the
bi.tory Of the world gives US any account Of and he
asked In triumph: "Where will you go following the
sun in bis circuit round the globe TO find government
that better protects the liberties Of the people, and
secures 10 them the blessings which we enjoy"
THIS, you will observe again, was the language Of
very leading Southern Statesman, the second officer
of the new Coufedersey, no longer ago than last No
yember; and in truth the South had and has greater
cause than any other part OF the Union TO be satisfied
| with the Government under which she lives and on
which she il making war Respected abroad as MI
integral portion Of one Of The grea powers Of the earth
mainly ia vrtce Of the navy OF the Union, Of which
the rength rerdes at the North, the South, almor
exclusively agricultural in her pursuits derives from
her climate profitable monopoly Of four great staple
products-one Of them the moot important sipge article
In the commerce Of the worlds while, IN CONSEQUENCE
chiefly, Of tho political sympathy with each Other
which pervades the slaveholdDg States abe has ever
enjoyed monopoly scarcely lees complete Of the Gov
eminent Of the country.
At this moment, and though numbering but third
part Of the free population a the Uuion she bad
net most unjusiiably withdrawn Ter Numbers Of
Congress, che would have Rad in her interest major
~ In the Senate in the House Of Representatives,
aud in the Judi ary. For ity-sx out OF the seventy
Two years the Presidents Of the United States have
been either Southern men or Northern men IN whom
the South has conEced For the hTst time, last No
yember a President was chosen who received no cleo
toral votes from the South, but that President has
given tie most distinct assurances that he con,en-
plat no encroacbments the constitutional rights Of
the South, ar, indeed lacking majority Of both
Houses it is impossible that he should make auy such
encroachments, bad he ever ardently desired Il.
Snch il the ,ances under which she thinks her.
self justified in revolving against 1t.
saw revolving against it !" although Mr. Jefferson
| 4. .lsAA I'LL.
language 10 Lar gusge TO call revolution" Ican-
not 20 into th. Argument at this late hour, would
il be appropriate 10 the occson TO do 81; but believe
il to DO ss deinonstrable any proposition 81 Euclid
TINT this doctI Sc estoD that H. the Cons'itu
toea right Of State TO at will her connection
with the Union H. il possible, still unfounded
still rore fsllacious, Than that Of it's omened and
now universally discredited predecessor, Nullifcl-
tion" which crushed never ~ rse again, thirty
yea ago BY the iron mace Of Webster in tie Senate
Of the United States.
will ouly ray at present. that this mon.trous pre-
tended right Of" Secession" though cslleda reserved
right" is VIGOROUSLY nowhere expra.fy reserved 10
tho Constitution, although every one f. els that moth
ing but an express reservation in the plaDeri terms
would he sufficient ground for claiming such stu.
pendous power. What il maintained by the poh-
Clans Of The accession school IL, that the right may lie
inferred from one Of the amendments TO the Contu
ton by which il is provided that 81 the powers not
delegated to the United States by the Constitution
prohibited the Sates are reserved ~ the States
spectively or the people. II lie to maiutain
subtle aud sophstical and utterly unwmrantable in
ference FROM lis amendment that the Sou,h is
now striving to break up the Government, and if
sisted in h.t uaAslowed attempt, TO drench the coun-
try in blood.
But am willing to stake the great Issue on this
amendment. The Constitution does expressly dele
gate to the United States all the powers Of sovereign
State, with respect to international and interstate
Affairs; the whole war power; the whole Admiralty
power; the whole commercial power; tho whole nan-
cial power; the power 10 regulate and Dispose of