New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-10

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of Massachusetts aud citizens OF the United States
/ of America We all know that il il the
existence OF an mteruecne civil war. The object OF
our meeting is 90 put an end 70 that war. We may,
perhaps, differ in opinions % the OF il,
/ in free country like this. suppose must allow
some latitude Of opinion. Some may suppose that
this war has grown out Of a conflict Of IDEAS not
sectional but conflict Of ideas, namely, the idea OF
freedom on the one hand, and the idea OF Chattel
Slavery on the other. Some Of nc may entertain
tha, idea, but not all. remember seeing it stated
that "a certain minister had on the FastDay-it was
nos my friend, brother Bellows-on the strength OF
most ingenious hypothesis referred this war 10 the
aDpnlling fact that IN some of the Northern States
capital punishment had been abolished. assume, as
the ready reason at hand, and more satisfactory
10 mind, that IL has grown out Of conflict of
ideas. And these ideas, it appears to me- Mr. Chair
nn, are looking each other IN the face, and one or
the other will conquer before this war Ii is
in the nature Of things that they must. Whatever
may be our choice our preference, that is what must
take place. Either must all be slaves under the
dictatiOn Of Jef DAVIS, or we must all be free as
we have hitherto supposed that we were. ZAP,
plause. That as il appears to my unsopbi ticated
mind Mr. Chairman, is the issue. [Cheers. Are
we prepared TO argue such q point with the sword
and bayonetl ICheers. Yes Some of us who
have accepted the pulpit for the last thirty years
have seen the dangers which this favorite, nursed
institution was in bringing upon this country; but
we have been met with opposition. I" Art thou be
that disturbest Israel p Now it is too late
TO preach; now comes tho practice. Loud cheers
Some of our people in Boston would not let me
preach short time ago. But through the blessing
of iod and the charity Of Gen. Wilson lsu2hterl,
stand now where have some opportunity 10 prac-
lice. IIaughter and applause. Mr.. Chairman, we
at the North have never yet bad our eyes tuy open
az to the whole; we have not seen either the mag
uidcence or the bitterness OF this contest we nave
not fully entered into the spirit that actuates our
antaoo,ists OF the South. They have beer born and
educated with the idea that they are brought into
the world 70 command and il viii be exceedingly
difficult TO di-abuse them Of that idea But when
see forces gathering aud moving on TO washington,
cannot but think that they will have an opportu-
nifty TO stand corrected. Applause ana hughtel;l
/ | shall not trouble you, Mr.. Chairman, with
a long speech Those men who have not loved
Slavery, Uut who have detested II abhorred II,
dreaded is effects, not upon commercial interests
alone but upon social and moral principles, we nave
been blamed. A generous spirited woman IN New
England has been allowed 30 open her Mouth against
this evil but she has been cried ont against by the
community as "A c1ssdEdra. The people at largo are
now beginning 20 consider that such women are not
Cossandra,, but that they arc Debordts. say
these two autsQoustic IDEAS are looking each Other
ia the face could not better illu.trate this than
ty referring to a fact which l saw several years
ago IN sporting magazine. An In
glish officer in India bad been ont sporting
with liz iOwng piece which had ramrod win an
iron point or screw On its end. lie was waking
under the nOt 1OulhU buuf ho ~ NtAho oh N'NoiN
evening. and he was returning, he rested under
grateful shade lie had not sat long before he saw
his head lifted above the tall grass the serpent OF
that region. the cObrd de c0p,d, the most poisonous
of the whole race, the touch OF his teeth being almost
certain DEATH Coming through the grass easily, the
terpent observed the man sitting under the tree,
lie stopped and looked moment, thinking he might
be profitable customer. The soldier saw club OF
bamboo lying near, caught 1t up and threw It,
killing the snake that he fell appa-
ton ~ IA m
and having taste for natural history,
! began TO observe his neck and head, and TOOK
smal stick with which he essayed to examine his
teeth when suddenly our cobra de copefo Threw h!s
tail around the officers neck and sprang Win all mr.
force to seize him in the face. The man, win
the utmost tension Of his muscles, gave hlIn
a clip upon his neck, while the serpent drew to-
gcther with his full force coming nearer and nearer
10 his face every moment; and the man found that
with hi, utmost elm n be could not hold him from
sliding through his list lie found there was the only
choice between two deaths, poison from his iangs or
srangnlsion by his Bcay folds, when his arm raised
and it occurred 10 him that bis only resource was his
ramrod. lie drew il from its sheath. As the mon
ster opened hi, mouth, he fixed his aim
and thrust the ramrod down bis throat.
He Rprang of; that ramrod settled the
contest conversation would not do. The monster
was IN earnest and be had 10 be in earnest IN turn
Mr. Chairman the spirit Of Slavery is the great an
tagoni- of the present dav. IL ia that spirit that
1 has evoked the martial spIit Of the North IL Is
that spirit we have 10 confront not a. venture but
AZ a fact not dream, but a true reality; not IA
false friend, but as a most determined Zoe. HE
question 10 Of life and death for Freedom IN our
country and the world IL is that question we have
now 10 decide. This spirit has coiled its folds
around the neck Of the North IT now stands con-
fronting ne. We have caught II by the neck, but
shall we bold it, while il slides through our feeble
grasp and at last fixes its fangs in our face. Or
.ball We by one tremendous effort put il under our
feet foreveri "a Voice" Amsn! and very enthu-
sisstic cheering
| This brought breakfast.table talk to Close and
the party then adjourned to the front Of the hotel
where the regiment had been drawn up in hollow
square for more than hour, waiting impatl'ntly
for the order 10 march. A small platform had been
placed for the Hon. JAMES T. BRADY, to whom fell
the agreeable duty of presenting color to the reg
ment, and of addressing the officers and men. Mr.
BRADr's appearance the signal for a brave
burst Of cheers, and when quiet was restored he
was formally introduced by Col. HOWE, and bow
ing said:
Cot. WILSON, OFFICERS AND MEN or THE MAS
sAcHUsETTs TwEsTY-SEcosD: 1t affords me the
utmost pleasure and pride to be among those who in
the fulness Of grateful hospitality welcome you to
the City Of NewYork. To many, If not most Of you
the places which surround you strange, but
you cannot feel like strangers on any spot Of the
country in whose cause you have taken the field.
You are not strangers to VI. We have long been
familiar with Massachusetts, faces in every civic
lstcn aud now that legion after legion Of her armed
Sons have come among ne, we know them equally
well in the martial array. The soil Of your beloved
old Bay State does indeed appear to us
A. n the very earth egain
Grew quick with Gods creating breath,
And from the sods Of grove and glen
Rose ranks Of lioB.heaIted men
To battle TO the death.
[Loudapplause. You arrive here in a month full Of
historic suggestion. In October, l777, memorable