The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-04
THE WAR FOR TIE UNION.
BRILLIANT ADDRESS OF EX.SECRETARY HOLT
Immense and Enthusiastic Demonstration
at Irving Hall Under the Auspices Of
the Chamber Of Commerce.
SPEECH OF WILLIAM CURTIS MOVES.
VOTE OF THANKS TO MR.. HOLT.
New York Fraternizing with
Kentucky,
TO-, &C., &c.


Al the request OF the Executive Committee OF the Cham
Der of Commerce other influential citizens the Hon
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the ustre OF PATRIOTISM which he shed on the declining
DAYS of the Buchanan administration as Secretary of
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posite the Academy OF Music Notwithstanding inc Ter
rbe storm which passed over the city last evening and
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'n' '''' ''sn ".e'"o' p'"N' e'N" W Wv
was one Oh INC largest po'cai meetings 'n"' h's oo"
vencd in any hall in New York for long time past.
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accompanied by many OF our distinguished citzens, ne
was hailed with most aterng demonstrations OF respect
The whole audience rose and cheered and chcercd again.
waving hats and handkerches and exhibiting great en-
thusiasm.
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meroe, was chosen TO preside over the meeting In &C
ceptng that position he sadThis meeting fellow cIti
zens, s 10 give PUBIC Tecsp.on 70 o, w
(cheers)who is accidentlv with us Mr. Holt has been
drawn to this city by business motives, and did not in
,eha 70 aKo PAY IN any puoc dem M vus
Of the Chamber Of Commerce and Of many distinguished
citizens, ana nc honors Us with ms company .s Even
ing IL may DC proper introduction 70 inc pIoceeangs
Oh mus evening 10 advert 10 aew o. .nosc iior ,
events which nave gwen specla promnence W Mr. ne.
before INC pubic az TINS ume we all OF us rememper
that doeiui interval IN our history wheh to eAecuc Eo
oo ay "he" s"o NY
Uhteu STATES, unucr tne INGENIOUS arrangement vi mr
fioyd had pseh scatterea through remote reglors anu
was unaval'aple lor any important purpose wheh ne
pest arms OF the government han pcch careiuy sent 10
those states tha were ripe Tor secession ana when inc
navy OF me United states were scattered 70 an remote
parts VI the earth haGcess,olc 10 he o.cers y! ue ~
vernmeht ~ was under tncse cncumsI hces .hs. MT
hnt accepted tne appointment oi secretary vi wal
Cheers Tor Mr. Holt-and am sure that DO not tra;s-
hrmncss vgor and patriotism, IN great measure our
government was saved rom rum (ohoers ana cries VI
ihat Is 80. am sure u.'er .ne seht'nieh. ., WIS
large audience when say that we owe 70 Mr. oit cor
dia ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ana everlasting grattude Tor the
services when ne has rendered. nave inc honsr oi
introducing Mr.. Holt TO this assembly.
Again and again did cheers in honor Of Mr. Holt rend
III. mir A lerg,b tho snroar sobsi,led and Mr. I,ot
was at liberty to proceed. He said
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FELLOW CTIzESs-lt Is 10 me source Vi pouhuces IT,
oicng that the frcemen Of Kentucky are still permitted
IN cal, Tho rreeen of Now York their fellow citizens
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0ud checrs Tor kentucRy) TRAITORS wtih and 'fA'o'
without have strven increasingly to drag that noble old
Commonwealth from tho noorlngs Of her LOYALTY and TO
ooN''no""ea.n rum 'no "ioo' '-es =, ~. ~
SEND her adrt On tha stormy ana pIooay sc VI
au % 80 'ern so many Of our States arc now being
put tnahk uoa neitner their seduotions nor
eir hachations nor 'neir threatshlhgs nave proved
~ ona y ha va'. AIevs1 ~ spo u al ae sno' - 70
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wheirng non,uar Jemnusira,inn. and in dsance and
W ao -, oo;rot .at c,a, tho
Sorrnr nr @ , nI pn, honsa ho S Is
rd =, ~ s S ~ o,py % r, od s h ane =,
refused TO follow Inc example OF tanss ana sell herself to
sorco thov oiroc,usIy nnrsis in onnoai;ng cron,
The ,on,or voto N Tho synr ihnn vcntnre 10 p,clint
.i. ip ~ W. go, H., ~ Iiiar 80, 20 - S - h
their sincere love Of peace still carry bullets as wei
us ballots in their pockets cloud applausc) Fellow
citizens wish that had language which adequately
to convey TO you my grateful sense of the warmth aud
kindness of this reception and my thanks to
the distintinguished gentleman who, in terms so
gracefully expressed has presented me to YOU
The very slight services which it has been my good
tune To have rem Tered to our common country are alto
geher unworthy Of the generous appreciation have
ceivod at your hands Had done infinitely more |
should have but done nv duty and should have
been abascd in my own conscience and utterly in
famous before the world had / done anything less.
4 heers) When | accepted the distinguished honor
from tho Chamber of Commerce TO present myself before
YOU TO night IL was with the distinct understanding
unon NV mart that would not n0ict upon Won stu lied
political harangue To elaborate a discussion of these
iopjcs which so painfully occupy the public mind
is not AZ all necessary before the oyal men of
New York The fearful mport Of the current
events and the stern dutv which these events mpose
upcn us ali are too well understood by you to make it ne
ceseary for mo to strive TO explain them or to cndeavor
TO impress them upon your conscienccs few words
however | will submit, somewhat in connection with a
onrnev recently made through several of the loyal
States hayc everywhere found the most hcalthfu and
tho most encouraging condition of the public sentiment in
reference to the prosecution of the war Enthusiastic
appausc) have nowhere found any feeling of exnspe.
ration against the people Of the South-n0 buster NJ
Threatening: but at oyery point found solemn deter
minatun TO uphold the government connected at the
same time with Sadness and with a depth Of
tenderness I would in vain cndcayor to describe
(Applause.) Strong and brave men, when speaking
10 me of the unhappy distractions which rend our
country. have went in my presence, | have hcnored
these men for this unwonted exhibition of deep feeling
for IL brave man cannot weep over the threatened ruin
Of such country and such government as this where
is there catastrophe or sorrow that can touch his
heart Everywhere m in all places the people seem now
TO realize the fact that this is not war upon the people
of The South but war undertaken for their defence and
for their deliyerance (Cres Of Goodu and "Thats
IF it were indeed war against them we should bow our
faces in the dust and confess that our glorious institutions
were failure But IL is not such war Applause II is
war against band of traitors and consprators who have
possessed themselves of the Of this distracted
country to establish military dcsposm and who in the
remorseessness Of their ambition, are plunging
themselves into a worse pro1igacy than those
who in other lands have disturbed the repose