The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-11-22
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Great Meeting in New York.

The New York papers contain full re-
portsof long and enthusiastic meeting
held IN that city on Thursday evening,
the 5ist ult We give the following con
densationlof the remarks made by one Of
the speakers, who is one of the most
prominent leaders Of the Democracy Of
that State:
A large and enthusiastic meeting Of
the Mozart Hall" wing Of the Democrat
ic party of~New York was held on Thurs
day evening, to ratify the nominations of
the party leaders. Mr.. Chatfield, in the
course OF his remarks, observed:
4 am not here to Inquire into the cause
of this war. | have the satisfaction of
knowing that the great party TO which
belong has never been abolitionist IN its
sentiments.
have the satisfaction of knowing that
no one of that great family has ever
thought more of the black man than the
white man. None of us. gentlemen, not
one, is responsible for the utterance and
predomInance of those sentiments which
lie at the foundation of this great Seces-
| sion movement.
I know that during the campaign of
tsos III WIS slot, anu tiStVht'c an
over the country. we admonishcd those
who have precipitated this country into
its present pcriIs, that if they carried into
effect the principles that were uttered at
Chicago that civil war must necessarily
follow. But the spirit of abolitionism
seemed to prevail. 7they said to us, ''Oh,
they dare not fght6 And gang of men
paraded these streets night after night,
| preceded by torches; they were called
wide Awakes." In answer to these adj
monitions of tho Democratic party they
said to us, "what if they do fght?" 1--WE
can whip the South before the breakfast
bell, and all creation after dinner" Gen
tlemen, where are these Wide Awakes"
now? Go search your army. Go to the
van of that army. Go to the situations
most exposed and most dangerous. Go
to the Maryland you will search in vain
fornny Of those valorous wide Awakes."
do not say tins by way Of discourage
ment. Ii the war is necessary, and it is
now upon us, in Gods name let us prose-
| cute it. Instead of that what is the spec
tacle What will be the history Of the
next six months? We will commence
! with the glorious victory of Bethel, from
there we ; ~, &c TO Vienna, and from
tnere 10 Dull Kun, tnenoe 10 OnlckaHlai-
comac, and from there to the last place,
the name of which | don't remember,
and there you will find all these splendid
victories that not only make us renowned
at home but renowned abroad.
What did hear to-day as coming from
| the Standardization Gen. Nc
Clellan? That he dare not fight on the
| Potomac. So that we shall have no more
battles, trust, this fall We have now
| got in the field some five hundred thou
sand men, who have congregated about
Washington and vicinity, and this army
has to be supported at an expense of two
millions and a half day, and yet we are
to have no battles this fall. Why? BE.
cause the commander in-chef said he
dare not fight Now, gentlemen. what is
the English of all this? Why, that this
country will, in the first place, be placed
under heavier load of debt than any
country on the face of the earth. And.
in the next place, gentlemen, there is
nothing more sure in my mind-the sun
is not more certain to rise tomorrow
than that the independence and nation
atty of the Confederate States will be re-
cognized by England, France and othe,
European nations in less than six months