The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-04

nent Bat what Kind Of war vas defensive war; wI
IN wheA the government should plant lts troops afouno
Washington city, and satisfied when that was secured
BY dirty On q hundred thousand mem They might 9
Wat defensive war, bus would be very inet ien.,
expensive in the end Is necessary 70 meet the
enemy in his stronghold (Applause II Il was neces-
sary 10 move upon Richmond and take it. applaass)--
loud cnefs He believed was necessary 70 NOV upoa
New orlosns and take possession OF that-(cneers)or
that the great reservoir Of the Of he South
eopeder and when they got hold OF New 0reaDs
they got possession Of the head or the rebellion.
But IT was pot Tor the subugaton OF the cities Rich
servatiou and protection and especially for the proc
sion encouragement Of the body Of loyal cit.
found throughout the whole Southern section that
cities would be takenf0r the protection and benea
those who have been forced To fly from the trouoious
persecution which they had to meet Il their homes
No expected that any State o. this confeiesacy
could be held by force against the viii OF the people 70
would be subjugatsd by that mode. II Was the
DUTY of the government Of the United States
to plant the standard Of its authority in every
State (cheeJs)-to rally the people around !,
and give them an opportunity, and 10 tea,
their devotion the federal onion (Appause) When
he ope Of the southern states TO determine whether
hey woulo would rot be members OF the Union
would be time for arrangements TO be made to permit
OF tb. ~ 60 oat il they disp 10
But he believed the standard of authority, behalf
Of tie federal government planted to day in the cen
OF Virginia, would prove her To be loyal state L1ud
cbeeiDg He ha no hesitation saying that tennessee
would be to the memory OF Jackson-(oh ers)-and
the Union VI the states In pe petuy The government
would perfo i's duty until il accomplished That
work Cheers ard cries Of "Good, gopd y He took Il
that this was not var against slavery-nos war
against the Institutions of the penpe Of the South aud
II could have serious effect upon their instisu
ss IL were proo' gtd and exasperated and unless they
should succeed ia ccOaplshing their purpose Of sepra
ton then, in ts opinion, their ooasted NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
very corner etons-~oud be gone forever. (1Aeera)
He fnew that the pc pie Of the Northern states were ex
sent temper OF the southern peopa, any loya, As.e
Icing sithp II slaves, should call upon heir Northern
brethren 10 assist them against servle insurrect,on
twenty thousand bay one,s from the city New York
would be ready 10 protect them. cloud chesrs ID
truth all this o,c atty ose from mea whose aspirations
Tor power hGd been cut of and disappointed After some
further remarks Tie speaker concluded by wishing the
some Guard u New York success.
senator FooT OF Vermont, was next iDtrodp led BY
Mr shelter. lie made an eloquent and patriotic Union
speech.
Mayor woop next spoke He said that OF course the
municipal authorities Of New York could not be ndier-
emf TO organization Of much pawer got astan
bb as home service, and com dining, as they we're
aware go many Of their very bes; sud reliable otzens
hey felt OF course very deep Interest in the 1roec
ton Of public property as well as private property thsy
felt very deep oterest ia the prese vson Of public
der aud they felt, certainly, deep nteres 10 the Sc
cur!y Of persons as well as property therefore, he had
looked with great oeai OF favor upon the organization
OF that corps, and as far as he himself cl1li,
he would do all in his power to favor their
organization and make il efficient (ipplaassl
He DID not however, anticipate that SO far as any at
tempt of any pei in this city would be made upon
the wealth and money Of the city-be did no. imasias
they would he requrec Tor any mere a9Nce purposes
He thought the police were sufficient " protect toe
citizens and their proper ty Both they AID he were
that there were trcu5lous times ard they c>ld
al that they really but az the threshold
and that they We're entering upon crisis The end Of
which man cJuli For although they may
lie appiehensive OF foreign coercion (when he sad
foreign, he alladei to the seeded states as well
as TO that OF another charlottesville they codd
not appfehend coercion in the city Of New YORK,
IL well TO be prepared. some OF oar
best military men bad been sent away from us,
and they aoe fcurfoId - meet any Gem Ina when
government might make on them. He had doubt that,
il sary. every cjtiZen or New York would pro
tect the federal capital add The authority OF the govern
mept-- all Of them would enlst in the service Zap
pause II was not necessary for him 10 make aoy au-
sion to the questions hat agtating the
world because he IL only the pc ple OF this
country that Interested in the result OF that ntes
Therefore he said IL was now a tatrg tbs civilized AMI
Chrstispized Id 1hey should main ain their govern
ment II they bad government il was 10 be maintained
in rs 8dey 10 its integrity, in .s power ana In it's
efficiency We were the first government in the word
where every man was representative in the a.
mnisraion Of the laws well in the
making Of the laxs. And ait oagn IL had been slid
that this government dd not contain the inherent force
necessary maintain that power OF which the govern
mtnt is 10 be the a1miu, tat0r yet he Thought tue
time had come when II WAS To be ceteImDei whether
republics We're capable of maintaining a COVE
the great prncpe at stake was that Of SELF government
The people, then were wefenoJ capable Of self
ment I they we're not capable let them have Che one
man power IN iis most rannicai sense Bat if they
could not maintain self government with ~ their l;ary
pogef they sbopld then admit, in the eyes
Of the sbole ,,,, .s~t tnee bad no government
-. ,ney were isaG,,bTe 0. forwrf eF n.aos .iaing
government and they had got to 6ght 70 The deah 20
show that they could 90 After s9ne other remarks
which We have not space 10 give, The Mayoy closed
Bon. JonS CoGIANe proposed that each ward assnrii
ton appoiut three delegates . attend the Union meeting
at the Cooper Institute tn (;aturiay) evening that
they report themselves this meYai5g at tea oc.Cci
Carried Adjourned