New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-10
UNION WAR MEETING IN FAEEUIL HALL.
BOSTON

BosroE Tuesday, Sept. 9, 1861.
The grend Union meeting in Fsneul Hall this
afternoon was an immense success The galleries
were crowded al early hour, great proportion OF
tbe number being ladies' and long before the hour ap
pointed for the meeting the Hal was closely packed
with dense mass, wblo all the approaches to 1t were
crowded with thousands unable 10 gain an entrance
The old "crsde' was never 80 besiegsd before. The
meeting composed Of representatives Of all par
ties. Ii was the whole people in council, united for
the prosecution Of the and tho restoration Of the
flag over every inch Of the Union.
II was called to order by Col 40 Brewster, who in
the course Of bis remarks ssid:
The doors of Faneuil Hall are open tonight to all
irrespective Of party or birth religion. He claimed
high hOrOrs for that Massachusetts, who
returns from Hatterss with bis brow garlanded with
victory; hoDor for our noble Senator Wilson, honors
for the eloquent and patriotic Holt Of KenGuckyi
for the brave and feArlets Dickinson OF New
York. to George B. Mcclellan the man for the hour;
10 the veteran StrDghsm and honor, thrice honor ard
all honor to the Irish patriot Thomas Francis
Meaghor." The mention Of these names was received
with showers Of applause. He concluded by propos-
ing the Lat OF officers for the evenng-the Hon. Ben
jaInin +. Thomss, President and the Mayors OF Bos
ton Charlestown, Cambridge, Roxbury, Chelsea,
worcester, Lowell, Salem, and Lynn, with others to
the number Of &C. for Yioe-Preeidents
The President attempted to speak on taking the
chair but by this time the pressure OF the crowd rom
without had become so great tie dense mass swayed
10 and fro and he could not be heard. Senator VIII
con followed, but met with 10 better success.
The lam became insupporable, when II wss an
nounced from the platform that meeting would be at
once organized outside.
Two vast meetings were at once formed, and the
numbers without far exceeded those within. This at
once relieved the hall, and the proceedings were re-
sumed.
Judge Lord made an eloquent aud impressive
aucha flu n
this All the hopes of humanity, Of civilization, OF
Christianity, be had almost said were bound up IN
the contest we were wsging. While Judge Lord was
speakng, the following dispatch was received from
Mr.. Meagber, which read amid thundeTs OF ap-
plsuse
To q; C1ei,aas efh U.ioa m,stsg Fes'pI a,A M a..
citizen, Of Ma,aohs.s. hsysnns The irsh B,s,d. i'm,
fri,h cause There hope for Ireland q you f to vim
There hope for liberty anywhere The United States h
| 10 win"
Richard Fro,binsham Of Tie Bo,tou Post, followed,
who said In the course Of his remarks; Z" The only
subiugstion seek to subiugate the South 10 the
laws hich their own bsot-boXes, their own indvid-
ualism helped TO create and be asked is not this
| Constitutional liberty 2" to which the meeting re-
| spOnded by tremendous and emphsiic I" Yes"
| Speeches made by the Rev. Charles w. Den
nscp, Chaplain in the HAtterss Expedition who ex-
| bbi;ed trophies from the forts; Patrick Douahuei
Chas. Hale; Ersstus Hopkins Of Westhampton, and
| more 80 diers, 10 sustain our Generals.
He said we need l50, 900 moro men In the field.
Gen. Mcclellan needs 80 600 men the Potomac To-
night and ii he had them the foe would be vsnqushed
before him in week. Gen. Fremont needs JOG, 900
men OH the coil OF Missouri 10 enable him 10 carry the
flag 10 the hanks Of the Rio Grande lie looked for
glorious victories ON the banks Of "the father Of
wsters."'
Massachusetts, he said ought 10 have ten more regi-
ments 10 the field and he believed she could have
them in less than thirty day. He defended the Gov
erument from " croakers.' When the President, the
Cabinet and Generals working eighteen and
twenty hours day to prepare the country for the Fall
campaigD then that the country felt there
nothing doing. The Government were covering up
their tracks from the enemy. lie Whom knew that
great deal was doing, and September and October
would show il.
There was disappointment expressed IN consequence
Of the absence Of Gen. Butler, but after COL Brew
sters explanation ha, the General had been summened
TO his post Of duty, the meeting peaceful IL ad-
ouIned at 10 o'clock after passing four brief resolu
tions embodying tho language Of the Hon. Joe Holt,
Webster, Arch Bishop Hughes, and Andrew jackson s
celebrate expression: =" The Union, Il must and shal
be preserved"
Az the meeting separated ronsing cheers wero given
for Generals Scott and Mcclellan.