The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1861-05-03
GREAT UNION MEETING IN NEW YORK.
400, 900 PEOPLE PARTICIPATING.
THE UNION MUS BE PRESERVED.

The greatest public demonstration ever
held in the Union was the war meeting at
New York on Saturday last. One hundred
thousand persons assembled in Union Square,
and the Herald says at least half a million of
people were out in holiday attire, wearing
rosettes, stars, badges, and every conceiva-
bic decoration that could symbolic Ameri-
can Union. BUSINESS was generally sus-
pended, and the shipping in the harbor gaily
decorated with flags. The crowd was ad-
dressed from five stards. At the principal
one Hon. j. A. DIX presided. Speeches
were made by the President, and by Hon.
d. S. DICKINSON, Senator BAKER, VIM. M.
EvARTs, JOHN CoCHRANE, II. j. RAYMOND,
FERNANDO WooD, R. J. WALKER, GR1NNEL
KETCHUM, MOVES, and host of others,
The report of the speeches occupies eighteen
columns of the fine type of the Herald.
The flag of Fort Sumpter was placed on
the bronze statue of Washington, the hand
of the Father of his Country grasping the
battered flag staff: The following is a
sketch of the reception of he gallant AN.
DERSON:
From the balconies of the Everett House,
where hundreds of fair ladies were assembled,
there suddenly arose loud and prolonged
shout of applause. 1t was caught by the peo.
pie, like an echo among the rocks, and car.
n farthpSt extremity n hn Of
course. At first those at distance did not
know what was the meaning of the hubbub
and confusion; but it very soon became known
that Major Anderson and his gallant officers
were being escorted to the platform. The
cheers and vOciferatiOns OF one hundred thou
sand men then rent the sky. Cheer after cheer
arose, and was repeated at varying distances
like the morning waves of the sea. The vast
multitude opened by instinct to make pas
sage for the progress of the faithful servant of
the country. Aud there was, simple and un-
pretending man, unaccustOmed to the rough
but true hearted greetings of the people, so
overcome with the emotion and the eVentful-
ness of the occasion as to be unable to utter a
word.
When the Major reached the first stand, to
which he was conducted by John &. Hamilton,
the people resumed their noisy acclamation.
Three cheers were given with determined
vigOr for Sumpter, followed by three more for
Anderson. For upwards of twenty minutes
the roar of voices sounded more like the dash.
ings OF distant waters than articulation of hu
man speech.
Major Anderson was visiby affected. At
the call of the crowd he was forced to a stand,
where he repeatedly bowed in all sim mplicitv
and thankfulness. He seemed then like one
who was fully repaid for all thai he had suf-
fered anu endured. His silence was by far the
most eloquent oratlOn OF the day; and if we
mistake not. spoke more forcbjy than words
to the hearts OF the assembled thOusan who
greeted his appearance.
All the speeches, even those from Mayor
WOOD, DANIEL s. DICKINSON, and JOHN
CocHRANE, were uncompromisngly for the
support of the Government. senator BA-
KER, of Oregon, wanted to raise battalion
in New York, and the Mayor pledged his
aid, and that OF the city, to the enterprise.
JAMES L. BRADY and Bishop HUGHES
sent letters, expressing the common senti~
ment. The following is the ArchbishOp's
letter:
NEW YORK, April 20, 1861.
DEAR SIR:-Unable to attend the meeting at
Union Square, in consequence OF indispOsi.
tion, beg leave to state my sentiments on the
subject of your coming together, in the follow
ing words:
Ministers of religion and ministers of peace,
according to the instructions of their Divine
Master, have not ceased to hope and pray that
peace and union may be preserved in this great
and free country. At present, however, that
question has been taken out of the hands of the
peace-makers, and it is referred to the arbitra-
ment of sanguinary contest. / am not au.
thoriZed to speak in the name of any of my
fellow citizens. l think, so far as can Judge,
there is the right principle all among them
whom know. 1t is now thirty years since,
foreigner by birth, l took the oath of allegiance
to this country, u0der its title of the United
States of America. Loud cheers.] As regards
conscience, patriotism, or judgment have no
misgving. Still desrous of peace, when the
Providence of God shall have brought it, Imay
say that since the period of my naturalization,
have none but one country.
In reference to my duties as citizen no
The Government of the United States was
then, as it is now, symbolized by National
Flag, pOpularly called 'the Stars and Stripes"
Loud applause This has been my flag, and
shall be to the end. [Cheers.] l trust it is
still destined to display in the gales that sweep
every ocean, and amid the gentle breezes of
many distant shore, as have seen it in for
eign lands, its own peculiar waving lines OF
beauty. May it live and continue to display
these same waving lines of beauty, whether at
home or abr DAD, for a thousand years, and
afterwards as long as Heaven permits, without
limit or duration. JOHN HUGHES,
Archbishop of New York.
"What to DO.''