New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-04

OF Chri7''| and patriotic love, -
var OF duty, becau9< onder the light Of our ~
ivlacn, no q ION can commit sucide withog li.6 u
)erpeuatiOn a Co,yardly and atrocons crime a.
bat han' does commit suicide whsn i.S
NE mp q an enemy from which mahhoOu an A.. ~
coul' sayc H. Applause 1t ie war OF uu'y' "a
r9 , ,To have no riht 10 bear our fathers names, u
,snlt sn degrade their memories by giving up .ne iu
sn,io~s won by their blood 20 be trodden under he
feet Of traitors II is war Of duty uecause We uNo
no ycht 10 bestow names upon our cndlSh sup
ned ~ that grand inheritance which rightly beiongso
thet1 and for tho transmission of which we are but me
appointed agents Of those illusirous men who won
bv the sword and with their lives. lApplsnse. II
. war of duty because devoted, SO we prOiess 70 De
TO law and Order and all the highest interests OF civil
zation there presses upon Us an urgent oohSiuoh 70
rebuke aud cbaeIiae this enormous crime when Is
being con oEmitted-becanse II y a rebellion not only
against but sgaDst the very race TO when we oe
long It is finally war of duty, because we have
assumed 20 ourselves as people the SPECIAL chIhpOh
ship not only OF the right, hut Of the eapac'y OF le
race for selt-gOverDmsnt; and that assumption mas
been accepted by the lovers of freedom everywhere
and now with the nations of the world looking doWh
upon U.s. as from the seats OF some vast anphltea'e
we have no right 10 suffer this sacred and sno,
lime cause 10 be stricken down, and crnsued
upon the battle fields of the South, and TO perish
there, amid the scOfls and jeers OF hingo
and despots. Applause How GnXi0usly and con-
denty have they predicted tbis day How they nave
Onged for its coming la the essential antagOsi Oh
their institutions TO ours, and IA the abhorIece which
tbev feel 20 that system Of government wbeh gives
the hOnors and fortunes Of the earth 10 the tolng mil
lions who are the architects Of both how glaay w0nil
each one of them this day build monument to The
skies ii he could only inscriOe upon II these words
" In memory Of tie great Republic Of the United
States founded by Washington, destroyed by Ioombs,
Twiggs ard Floyd" What q record for humanity
would that be Fellow-ctizens Go but utter truth
which ia painfully present TO all minds, that the dis-
LOYALTY which is found in our midst, especially at
Washington, and in the border States, has been
fruitful source of dsssier and of encouragement fTen
the very beginning OF this unfortunate struggle Ih's
evil has assumed proportions OF such magbltude thht
its correction has become paramount duty upon ta6
part of those charged with the administration oi e
Government. Its prevalence has been marked by All
those reacheies and eNces'es winch nave Deen ls u
fa ing characteristics III other lands ana IN Other nes
Next TO the worship of the Fatler Of our spirlis the
grandest and the strongest sentiment OF which our
nation IL susceptible, Id the love OF our country When
that sentiment has been corrupted, like an arch from
which the keystone has been displaced, the whole
moral character seems TO tumble IN ruius. The public
and the private profgacy Of traitors and spies, both
male aud female has been vouched for by all history,
and indeed il bas grown into proyerb that the man
who will betray his couDtry will betray bis
God" lGreat appliance. He viii beray his
friends, his kindred and if need be, the very
wife OF his bosom and children of his lous Suppose
that YOU lived in of those cities where there Is
steam freengDe and a paid company TO operate IT.
and suppose that your house was on fire and this
pany and this engine had been summoned 10 the spot
and were vigorously engaged in eXinguishin. it, aud
creeping ont from the crowd and sticking their knives
into the hose from which the water is to spout
forth in all directions upon the payements OF the
street How long do you think the presence Of such
miscreauts would be enduredi But suppose that,
looking more closely into the faces Of these men you
discover that they members Of this fire company,
receiving the salary to which you have yoursef con.
tibuted In the first burst OF your indignation would
you not feel that their punishment would not be too
great if they were thrown into the flames which they
were thus Indirectly feeding And yet this Las been
| precisely the condition OF the Government of the
| United States A voice" That's fsct."l That
has beeJ from the commencement OF this struggle, its
precise condition j know there are those who look
with liberation upon these ofeDses which prevail
among us than can possibly do. Perhaps / am too
harsh; but must say this that the men who in
own midst give aid and comfort to the enemy, either
by furnishing them secret information or by advertising
their cause, OF by striving TO SOW dissensons among
ourselves, OF by insidiousy dissuadiDg loyal men from
entering the military service, are more vltay the foes
Of country than ii they were IN the army Of the
Confederate States. Applause.l The power of the
Government do much 70 correct this evil but much
more can be done by the crushing power OF public
opinion, branding infamous socially aud politically
dsloyalty whenever and wherever encountered Zap
plause These men are, morally, at least, guilty Of
the death of those who fall in defense of the Govern
ment Just as much if they had met them upon the
battlefield with the deadly weapons Of war. In your
railroad cara upon your steamboats,, IN yonr thor
0ugbfares, in every business and social circle,
dsIoyalty shOnld be branded and blasted rs a
leprous and loathsome thing. [Great applause.l
And therefore, my friends, hen you zee these men,
be il upon Change or be il in the socl circle and
they offer you their hands, look well to them for if
you have the eyes that have you will thai they
are red with the blood Of brave men, your kindred il
may be- who have pershed, and who per1shing still
on the bsttle-feld-turn away from them in disgust
and indignation. Fellow-citizens, know there are
sOme for it II true who do sincerely believe that this
Repubhc-the quesio Of public honor out of question,
out of yew-that this Republic could be separated,
and that peace could be patched up, and that the two
Governments thereafter could live on prosperously,
peaceably az before No more false or fatal thought
ever cIept serpent-ke, into an American bosom.
IGreat cheering You might as well tell ne that the
boat which has been turned adrt above the cataract
of Niagara will have tranquil voyage. tCheers.
If you will 90 and stand, many Of us have done,
amid the ruins Of crumbing empires 10 the old world
ask them they will all tell you 1t is deusOn; If
you will go into the cemetery Of nations, aud hold
your ear 10 the scpuchre of young and generous
and hgh-spirited nations that lave peri.hed
through the cOnvulsons Of civil strife, they will an
swer In accents of Observation-Disclosures il q delusion.
And If YOU will not listen to the voices of the past 20
into Mexico and South America, and ask the iUhsbt-
ants of those bright lands, blest with climate the
best of earth and occupying soil Of exhaustless fer
tiity, and living amid lakes rivers and mountains OF
grandeur and insIiration-they will it up tteir bowed
heads, amid decentralization, poverty, aud dishonor,
and they will tell you il is delusion. lCheers Fell
low-citiens, l rejoice to believe-may not say TO
know-that the spirit Of loyalty at this time dwels
richly and abundahlly in the popular heart of the
North and West. But do beseeCh you, you who have
deep stake in the present and In the future OF our
country-you men OF culture and OF fortune, and of
moral power, do mplore you, by all means possible
add vet 10 the power and TO the eTvOr of that loyalty
II il grows cool amid the calculations Of aysrice,
craven under the dsc0uragements OF defeat, coun
try will be overcome. What now need il patriot
ism that will abide the ordeal Of fire. patriotism that
is purged Of all sefshness and from all fear which s
heroic and exhaustess which vows with every throb
NJ m IN Will