Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-10-03
Great Union Meeting In New
York. -.

vi tnc SotH llSt- luc meeting was OpeDeu
with speeches from Charles II. Marshall,
Esq.,, and Hon. Joseph Hoxie. but the great
event Of the evening was the speech Of Hon
Daniel S. Dickinson. AT late hour in the
evening, says the reporter there was q
movement about the door, and the expectant
audience caught glimpse of the flashing
eyes and white hair of the noble man whom
they came to-hesr. Mr.. Dickinson was
greeted with terrific cheers and proceeded
to address the meeting at great length. ,Wc
have room for but part of his speech which
was the ablest he has yet delivered:
MR. President AND My FELLOW CrTI-
ZENs: You need not be surprised If you
find me little deficient in voice, already
considerably exercised before another assem-
bly,. | have heeu campaigning little at
the East have spoken recently at Bridgeport
to large and enthusiastic meeting. I have
spoken at Hartford, the Capital of my ma
tive State. where two hundred years ago the
people seized the charter of their liberties
and concealed it in the old Charter Oak, to
save it from perishinp, and where they pro-
pose now to seize their country's Constitu-
tion and bnry it in their own hearts, to save
it from destruction. Cheers. l have
spoken under Griswold' stained and shatter-
ed walls, where an Arnold, who betrayed
his country, and massacred his countrymen,
and burnt the town, is yet remembered by
all with that terrible execration due to trait
ors. Applause. l have to-day returned
from New England, speaking there last
evening. and just returned from Newark,
N. j., within half an hour, where there are
u few Hessians left yet laughter, and
very few [good, and cheers, growing small
by degrees and beautifully less. Laughter. |
And everywhere, all over, find the great
masses rallying up with u popular heart, with
a will, with determination, which | have
never seen in all my varied experience in
public affairs. Literally, it is time in the
popular heart which the political kings and
prophets might have sought, but never
found. [Cheers. We all understand what
question is before US. 1t is dividing the
country into parties-it is not sustaining old
parties. for the foundation of the political
deep is broken up-but it is dividing the
country into two parties; one great and one
small one [applause /; one party of truth,
and one of falsehood; one of honor, and one
of shame cheers one of fidelity, and the
other of treason; one ofloyal hearts, and the
other of traitors. There are only just two
names Ofthese parties, for he who is not for
his country's Constitution is againss it.
Applause. Let every one determine the
position he will take. 1t is free country !;
range yourselves where you will; 60 upon
the side Of your country, Of our institutions,
Of this glorious Union, or take your position
with your dagger in one hand and torch in
. IL, Al,
and best government that has ever existed
prctenses The popular demand is for him
there. Good. He who means to take
bellion that ever diseraced heaven or earth
Let monarchy, like Milton's Devil,
"Grn horribly open. uhasy smile"
Let narrow politicians who are bounded by
ideas as narrow and as miserable and selfish
as their own cOncetS, attempt TO restrain
this matter. 1t has passed clear away be-
yond their control. They cannot bind it
with girdles. They may as well attempt to
draw ont the wire from the hook and bore
his jaw through with thorn, as to control
this great and mighty question. 1t is the
question of the Government, the question
of the people. 1t is not question Of politi
cal parties, nor can you make it such, any
more than you could if the Great Fire of
1885 was raging over and desolating youl
city again. 1t is a question that concerns
the political institutions of your country
it goes down to its very foundations it rise,
clearly beyond the narrow conceptions of
men. 1t reaches further than human idea,
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greater question than that involved, and thai
that solved in the American Revolution
That was question of experiment; this i
a great accom- plished fact. That was a ques
ton of hope; this is question of fruition
independence and freedom on this continent
IN the hope that it might be successful an,
it is now an accomplished fact, and the ques
ton has Travelled far beyond what the mos
sangune ever imagined it could travel
Armed, right in the morn of this posterity
when the sky is cloudless, when the sun i
genial and beaming. when everything tend
to tertilizn and to bless, we find party rise
up, raises the snaky head of rebellion, eve
, attempting to destroy all government.
is nothing more nor less than that Ii shOul
he called by another name, this rebellion
, is pure, unalloyed baseness, wickedness with
out stint, with nothing to mitigate one sin
gle feature in its accursed atrocity. [Checrs.
The rights that have grown up between tn
North and South, between individuals G
portions of the people in different section;
S have nothing to do with this question on
, way to the other. Ifthe one were diseased
the other would not breathe the contagion
they are entirely separate, and one has notl
J ing to do with the other. This rebellion WI
] inaugurated for the purpose Of breaking u
A the United States OfAmerica, of destroyin
the Government of Washington, and tn
: question Of Slavery had nothing to do wit
this rebellion except to be used as a polio
. for the purpose than nudity in the Feje
Islands. To talk the words plain out it WI
an attempt of old worn-out politicians to $,
up Government of their own they ha
7 rather reign in in He'll than serve in Heavel
7 And they having failed to control the who
!. Government, they determined to have
Government by themselves, and they has
; rebelled; and that is not the only shamefl
thing about it, for men and devils have +,
r belled before. The most shameful thing i
8 that they have found sympathy, and su
!. tenance, and succor in the loyal States I
: be sure, their attempt TO aid it is in far le
volumes now than 1t was few days sine
They are all the while crawling away to q
q Of, and saying, Thou cans't not say d
IitY' BUTT has been marked, and it is wei