New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-14
MEETING OF AMERICANS IN PARIS.

MEETING OF AWEklCANS In FAiIo'
SPEECHES OF THE HON. VIM. L. DAYTON. THE
HON. CAssIUs NJ. CLAY, The HON. ANsoS
BURLINGAME, COL. FREMONT, AND OTHERS.
From GaIis.anss Me,'enger May 90
A most important meeting Of American citizens TOOK
place yesterday at noon in the Great Hall OF the uoe
On Louvre, very nearly 200 perons being present On
entering The room, one could have imagined hat the
reunion was is purely festive purpose, three tables
loaded with plate, cut glass flowers and other objects
recreative to the eye, ran down the whole length OF
the immense room. The intention was to breakfast
pleasantly first and then express sentiments and pass
resolutions ON the Secession which has unfortunately
arisen in the United States. At the end Of tue room
aoHted he French flag bust Of the Emperor, and
Oh either se Chat of United States Displaying It's
w.l-kuown Stars and Stripes. When all The company
were stated. ss great number of yoaDg and elegantly
dressed wonlon were present. the coupdelI was most
striking. An excellent breakfast having been duly
honored,
DR.. Thomas w. Eyans rose aud proposed that The
,fiee of President of Ibe day should TO flied by hr.
Elliot &. Cowdn, Of New-York.
The m ,lion having been passed by ac.'sma'ion,
Mr.. Cowdin took the chair, and after the appliance
which greeted his appearance had subsded, rose ana
said:
SPEECH OF ELLIOT G. COWDiS ESQ.
FELLOW. coUsTRYMES, LADIES, Asp GESTLEsrH:
Let Me thank Nos must heartily for The honor you
have done in calling upon me TO prrside on 1913 o.
cston. Forgetting oil considerations OF Irer-rt, OF
parry, and II section, we meet as AHeTicohs fiiIhe
or ihu Uqild Staies, b,tiihg no higher appeiaip'.
GraR'iny, 20 l must, that the time for speech-
making has passed, and the time for actoo has coEe
II we'll nevertheless, that have net together TO-
day to listen to worcr Of wisdom from oar iusIfi"s
countr, men, a. " HON, IL ,our nane In eord j
u.lc Anil Tli9 Ilrpe aud dis lAxIlsnef
lsge, cf. in tits or 1T eat ai Tar IRON our MAJ
tv, land, Is happy angury OF the Je-p interest enter
,sin.d by all, IN aiming the Governments ~ us de
T. rninaIIun maintain tho Constitu'iOi the Ia"s
md TIE tsr,ies OF comm country. Out nan hhi
Uuou--ihe re-ult Of the worids progress, WIS hot
frn., for ourselves alone bat for thc whole htiy oil
man. lie there ore, who by word Ut deed, DOES aly.
toward i,s royiog inag uiion - not only uhiol 10
hi. vunry, but enemy TO Bis race. lCheers mo
CtrtiaGiuian general brougI' hs cbiid 20 the ~
10 Ike nu Data OF ceiseiess Vebgonoe aShih-t
Ib. .ueui.s of his country. Bo ours a higher,
"A nnller &. boiler dirty. To deeI lro our aud!iS
utiacAn ,be great principles oil liberty and Js
tie upon Which oar Government was ionuusd, ana, II
u.ed be- H. tho sir If vuraihers, 10 pledge OR hres,
our f,riurts, ard our JARED honor to uphold aud
drfsrd them. lCheerr. IL Wac remark Of tie
u.tr WnAin xon who-e very grav. l. drsecrsd a.
| "t,at tie value of liberty WAS enhanced m our
.sriua N ~ tue diH uIIy Il IL aainn ent; ana TIE
worth Of rFHcsr bppr' eisieo by the ui1i u hdver-
siy." SO i'll il ever be; and when this conflict i
-, er, ile Union will ,.ud forth pHrgsi ard Dnrted,
~
Nav more lbr great chara which the ,Ai- euciee
viii call ioth are e~ ind 10 be recorded upon the
rales OF history among the brightest heroes 81 he
hine, zenith ei,tury. ltesr, esr. ibe srussle W.
have entered uIon IL q momcn'ous one. Tie rebels
nr- uo d. daiing desperate; de,erLi.et 10 rule OF
rum de, nliu. lth Satan:
'"Tis better reign IN hen
Than bssyeu'
Rn, nv eoun.-ym.n, be not disinsyed. Relying upon
IN. u,iice If oar c.lse the Lnunnity OF lie people,
ud the pro ton o a righteous God, we have notbug
10 isar fAppiause. Tr.,ors have inaug lratrd Wa
10 establish y1anny, and can We snLk rom ~ d.
fem. ,ii hu+ity Trey laye s0wn the wiud-ii.y
hall reap tbs whflaiud. Whatever ID pc eesaFy,
eiihe, Of money Of men, is ~ our command: twenty
millions e eoi h. eroued III behsL Oi Inn sacf-d
rnu.e-tle prv,,ciion of our common paren'onr te-
y.d o0n.try mt whore very yiials treason IL amiug
iis d-a6l, thr.,r. Already he decree has gone forth
- Lst treaom's II ~, ne ~ rsust lie s,',bis, be
therefore gEtck, k0rd. frc,Sivs." let there be no
e., ,.sit o. Of war; 10 hsng ~ the Cal iAl, nor nj
Richmond nor at Charleston, nor a. Montgomery nor
AL, where until rreedOuo troops sLail have nj inird
FIR .Gon's siarA and Stripes every urs2ud, and
ever, fort and every difce from which si,cl gous
a,i iufuriaed oh Que hauled them down. Hear
Ia such "a singsls there may DO danger; bat on
tie one band there ia dancer accompanied with
llsii1g honor and Inevitable success and, on the
'h-r :, ere j. ds GER With ind It'll shane ana utter
d,-tructlon Il ii slid thai Lord byron, when boy,
rreveucd lie cO,nlncs from demUnsbiug bia school.
non by showing them Heir fatl ers naues Oh Lhe
wll- slf II ~ be less VIE les gra,4f thln scAu oil
Ioy,l Shnll We hesitate 10 preserve ind defend the
Temple If Freedom, reared by our Fathers upon the
" ia of wb are inscribed the Danes pl Washington
and Enr, Jefferson aud FrsnAii, Madison s,d Jay,
icnry aud OH, llucspy and fnn htnuI tlo.d
ch-ersl Permanently dissolve NaioD. uionl
Rrp.i u banner Of freedom with The black flag Of
IIra.y Break up our Fedenl GVS eminent Tram
L. und, foo, the countless t sngs which our atiers
lurehased luI dear rate, hiid With 80 much
Immortal honor aud glpryl II Cannot it nls' not il
she'll no be. Letal 10y ii izen', ereyer found,
ION baud and heart IL the solemn pioiSe 20 nphcid
n,,d di, nd tie Dag Of Union aud frtrrT. let
there lie nv ialtrriog in IsuLsDo swervilg ffom
duty, no compromise OF pIinriIe Thus ball speed
y resume oar ard march vi true plvr The glory
81 kno ledge aud wisdom; oi truth snd justice; Of
U.i0a and i.Ib,riy. Enthosiastic apPhore.
NIjor SILVER California proposed i'at THE follow
ing Z, ntlcncn sbond be canned 80 Vcc-Pcedcn,s;
Mr.rs John }. Ragswly, frpnci. Wsrer. woodbury.
Laigiou, Dr.. 1homs, ilism Evans Wr strong Igme,
W. s'i Lowing S.s Ra ir, Js %% G Ds9 X
Cco,s! -. M'hT,sai '. 'ba 70 s.,a d sooi.
sbonld b. req,es ed 70 act ~ secr'taiiss.
TBuss no.4luA.itns were asceued % unapimousI..
Mr. Tucker on behalf OF the Committee o; Arrange.
ments proposed the following RESOLUTIONS,
T. .: II s' sSa % The e
lops bloody did ordain and establish toa
' s s Ss s6 R. .ad uo
tue SS-Hs. Lbs he@:eive: e1drsn .d
Constitution made COnsrss pur.o
,Hs Of % o 'f cn a"d he s Il. dsS
eralU Government and
b.,oas Numerous States have since been admitted Into
the Union by Congress- and have thus received all the
formal State authority which they poases from the OonorA
Government; and -.
Wheroas period OF nearly the people Of all the
States themselves have eDjoyed
pcs~ prosperity and tho undurbod exercise OF all
and civil rights and abroad under the protection Of the
United States which charged by
IT, with having enacted laws In violation o. the
Constitution. nights Of any state citizen md
eon.StsS 70 o,ssoa .s benign and haze
esdsd In exciting rebellion and plugging the said States io
revolution the Government without however submitting