The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-24
The Second Uprising or the Norti-Thc
People Versus the Cabinet.

TO be taken in view OF the Union disaster at
Bulls run, and to take measures in accordance
with the spirit Of TIE second grand up
rising of the people of the North OF this meet
Ing, and of its object we most heartily approve.
1t was most fit that hi, committee, appointed at
the monster Union meeting in April last,
should be the 6rst TO give voice to
the wishes Of the thousands it represents
We are glad that those wishes are
so appropriately. so energehcaily ana so an
mistakeably expressed The administration can
ncithe! misunderstood nor disregard them
at tie needing of the Committee, Simeon
Draper, Esq, occupied the chair, AID Messrs.
Moses II Gc,nnell and Cbas. Marshall made
speeches. These gentlemen are well known
and respected merchants Of our city They are
also strong conservative republicans, and their
record is equally clear from the cEatges OF Aav'
Ing embarrassed the administration by urging
undue haste, or Of crippnne Il by eiamorine Tor
It dishonorabe comp omi,e In their stand
ing ihry are the ngnt men TO repre-.
sent the great commercial city Of New Yo'k
In their politics they are OF the right stripe 10
address conservative republican P,es'den,
and Cabinet and then utleranCes will demand
attention They have done nooiy in thus step
ing forward 10 give AN intelligent and practical
direction 10 The grea, popular excitement
Never since the era ot pipelaylns ba- simeon
Draper SO distinguished himself aud never has
he headed more popular movement.
The speeches OF these gentlemen harmonic
Nd tnv ,ba I..y
ment all and and support, IN men money and
means. They regard our present defeat a. only
the means of our future inevitable success. The
patriotic cheers from the mass meeting held
yesterday in Providence, Rhode Island
tain and endorse this view of our disasters,
and this promises that hey shall be retrieved.
They assure the government that the people
have not been defeated. that they are stronger
and more enthusiastic than ever But, at the
same time. these speeches arraign the admins.
tration upon that indictment The several counts
of which have already been recited IN our
columns. The people offered The administra-
ton thousands Of men, which were refused,
they offered regiments Ut cavalry ana OF
sharpshooters which were refused, they
offered the very pick Of the best vessels Of our
mercantile marine which were refused, they
asked for experienced and educated command.
ers. The administration gave them the leaders
at Big Bethel and Vienna, and kept General
home. They dem anded careful preparation and
| an assured victory The administration listened
not to the people but to the rantic cries of abo-
lition maniacs, and have given the army of the
Union defeat, disaster rout.
Upon this Indictment which il without flaw,
and which leaves the administration without a
defence the Union Committee and through them
the people, demand thorough pufging Of the
Cabinet the army and the navy OF imbecles and
blunderers They demand that the War Depart
ment should be relieved of a Secretary who
has shown himself unfit for his position
and who has benefited only party contractors
by that power which was bestowed upon him
for the good of the country They demand that
the Navy Department should be lightened Of
the incubus of ON old fogy Secretary. who has
not experience enough to know what to do,
! judgment enough to consider good advice, nor
energy enough to accomplish even what he con.
! ceives to be necessary. The reform thas begun
at the head they must see extended to every de-
parment of the government This is no time to
mince words The rotten limbs of the Cabinet
are pointed out, and must be hewn off,
To enforce ard to make effective these de-
mands the Committee have made arrange
ments for monster meeting of our citizens
! a meeting which shall excel even the great
Union meeting of April last-and which shall
outriyal in its numbers and influence any popu.
| lar gathering ever held At this meeting every
man in New York will be present. All those
who have lost father brother, uncle, son or
nephew at Bulls run will be there, demanding
justice and strong government Democrats
| and conservative republicans will stand shout
der to shoulder to accomplish a common oh.
| iect-the salvation Of the country. Speeches
! will be made there and resolutions offered and
passed, which will embody and rei,erate the
demands of the people. It is tic purpose Of the
! Union Defence Committee, in a .er,es Of resolu.
tons, to demand change in the Cabinet In
every city, town, village and hamlet. such meet
ings will be held, taking then key note from
that Of New York. This is democratic
and republican government. The voice
of the people is still the law of the land. Let
it speak, then, and to the purpose. Corrup
ton and imbeclity in Bucharan's Cabinet nur
tured this rebellion, and imperi!ed the Union
lmbecilty in the present Cabinet has given US
Big Bethel; Vieura. Br.l's run, and their train
Of bloody disastersi have put our commerce in
the power of few Southern pirates; have dc.
feated our best laid plans, and carried useless
and unnecessary wo to many mourning fami
ly. Let the Cabinet officers who are
guilty Of these disasters-let the Senators
and Congressman who have supported, sus-
tanned and urged on these lily arranged,
premature and disastrous movements the
anarchists who have assumed to misrcpresent
the people and encourage defeats--all feel the
wrath Of an outraged wronged and wounded
! North, and be made 10 understand that this is a