Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-04-26


At the New York meeting Oh Saturday, at
which, the JoHrgil q Commerce says there were
lOUUOO people in attendance, Senator Baker
Of Oregon made the following stirring appeal to
his hearers. Il was received with tho most
tumultuoul applause Mounting table, Sena
tJr.llnkrr said;
The mnl,sty Of the people is here to-day to
sustain the majesty Of The Constitution (cheers),
and I cone - wuulerer from the far Pacific to
record my uRtn anew with you Of the great En-
pire state tod y. Tho hour for Cancellation is
passed (Appunse.) The gathering for battle
is NJ hand (cheets), mud the country requires
Thai every man should do his duty. (Cheers.)
Fellow citizens, which is tint country? C"Frec-
dom.'J Is it the soil on which we trtal? Is
II the gathering OF familiar faces Is it mere
lectuing and talk May, more than these, is it
power, md might, and majesty alone 2 MOI
lur country is more, far more than all these.
The country which demands our solaoe, our love,
our devotion, our hcntts blood, is more Than oil
these Applause Our country is the history
uf our fathers; our country il the tradition OF
our muihers; our county is past reunion our
ruunuyis present power and pride our country
IL future hope nui destiny our country is great
ness, glory, huth, Constitutional liberty, and
above all, Freedom Forever. (urGat applause.
These IRE wntchwords under which we tight,
mad we will fight them out till the stars appear
in the sky in the siormiest shock. cloud ap-
planse.) have said that the hour for eoncil.a'
ton ~ past. II may return, but not tomorrow,
nor next week. Ii Will return when that latter
ed flag painting to the flag Of Sumter over his
head Is avenged tLong anu continued APP
plause.l !; VIII return when tebellious traitors
nre mnght obedience and submission it will
return when rehrllious Cuniederacy ARE taught
that Tie North though fJIbearing, is not lear
ful il will return when again the ensign Of the
Republic streams over every rebellious fort, and
cvory rrbeliuus Statei then, Ms OF old, the en-.
sign If the power aud dignity, aud majesty. aud
tie peace ut the Republic. Cheers Young
4nen of New (crk--No! Young men OF the
Daited States, You are told that this is not to be
a war OF aggression, ln one sense true in
mother not. We have commenced aggression
upon no man in all the broad land ln their
tiaitorous ucst in their trnitorous camp, no man.
no truthlul man, can say that he has been ever
disturbed, though il he for single moment,
either in liir, liberty, or estate. The day that
tpgnn this unuaturn wicked, rebellious warfare
their rights were more secure, their property
more guarded liy ns--not by themselves guard
4 more securely thnu ANY people ever did have
property guarded from the beginning of tho
mollI. ,tbec,sj We hive committed no ap-
,.res.ion we have violated NO compact we have
exercised nu unhoy power; we have been LOYAL,
constitutional. and Just. majority OF the
Union, We will govern cur own Union in our own
way. We are All Democrats we arc all Repub
licnns. We acknowledge the sovereignty of tho
pcople. Uudcr the Constitution aud beneath
iLut flag, let traitors beware.
In this sense, then, Young men of New York.
We ATE not for n war of aggres-ion but in an.