New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-31
THE DEMOCRACY FOR DIXIE.
James Brooks Proposes an Armisticc'

a meeting OF the 1oung Mems union pomouau'
Club whereof Luke +. Cozans is President was called
for y o'clock last evening, at the Hall, No VIZ
Broadway, headquarters of said Club. AT So'clock
the seats were somewhat more than half filled The
exerons of a very fine brass band for the previous
hour had been worthy of better success. But Dixie,
though loudly called for by the Democracy present,
and given with much vigor, does not appear to be
very popular tune ths side of Burnsldes pieket,
Mr.. COZtNs announced the opening OF the iihi
for new campaign. lie said the usual thlfgs aoou'
the Conservative Revolution-the eloquent gentle
man who was about Ac.-the arbitrary exercise oil
power noyer deegated-the distribution oil puDlc
iccuments and the holding Of public meetings
throughout the state. They intended 10 agltate-
,citate -agtate until Conservatism should again hold
che scepior Of Federal power. They wanted nateiAi
ana 70 give strength aud . eilectoilty TO 'he or,
gani1ation. He concluded by introducing amid
loud applause,
The Hon jaws Brooks. lie commenced bya
eulogv Of simple language, and 10y an invocation To
" the Immortal God 20 bless our deliberations.
When he last addressed this Club, he said two
proc.amatOus threatened us one diresed against Tree
speech in regard to the Government, subyor,ing the
civil courts and supplantng them by provost'mar-
shals. The effect of Democratic meetings, votes,
and victories had been TO secure the withdrawal 81
that proclamation. But there remained still one
which, # carried out, would subvert the laws OF ma
tions and of humanity and the Constitution OF the
United States. Cheers. We were in the midst of
horrible civil war, unlike anything IN history, eX-
cept the civil wars of the old Roman Empire. Inc
Democracy went into the war Tor the Constitution
of the United States alone, not for the AdmlnIsra
ton. They recognized no allegiance 20 those con-
situiing the Administration, but fealty aud loyalty
to the Constitution alone lie had learned when
Young TO reverence the Constitution almost as much
AS inspiration; but since then he bad found that II
was not 80 really inspired M the g:eat principles OF
Iotr q Eunlrpd-tl 4Ieas t'pTUIa
Tnal by Jury, the rights guaranteed by Mag
Ia Charta The wisdom Of the Constitution
wrs, in fact the wisdom Of the Com
mon LAW. Hence when South Carolina
seeded the Montgomery Convention assumed TO
suhvert our Constitution and Tag, and the atac
was made on Sumter there arose from the North
and West "a universal cutlery "the Constitution
shall be maintained For this we all entered into
this war and for the protection Of the capital then
threatened. The war was solely for the mainleIl-
ance # the Constitution and the tsg. The Fresi-
dent IN his inaugural sad that he believed he had
no lawful right 20 interfere with Slavery. Congress
passci a similar resolution IN February In Jn'ythc
Cutenden resolution passed by an almost unanl-
nous vote. Nj. Brooks read II. The official prin-
eipos upon which the President and the two Houses
enlisted an army and -wore It 10 uphold the Govern
rnent were these. This the war OF the Demo
cratic PARTY Your war and ny war; and We never
entered INTO any other war. But zee now how on
I the 22i OF September Abraham Lincoln changed
IA this war Tor the maintenance Of the Constitution
in.o war Of - OOO OOQ = white frocmen 10 secure
she freedom Of 100000 Of black slaves. Mr.
Brooks read the Proclamation liz asked what or
who constituted Abraham Lincoln the executive
Government Of the United States
\ Gcntlouau-f Not inandible the people
Mr. BnooKs-No. The Tcolle never gave lin a
majority. Cheers. " Pot him ont Put him
out o. lie holds hi. Office, aud only holds ln olce,
not by tho people, IN spite Of The Ieople % and
under the Constitution of the United States. GrcaI
applause The President spoke Of the military
authority - the United States Tie army aud navy
were sinCiy subordinate to The civil authority. ihc
Proclamation secmcd ALEC 10 contemplate the eKcIt-
iug 4 seryile war IN TIE South. IL, would not
imJhtc 20 the lrtsdcat the horrible iltcnf Of con.
yertng the whole southern country into "a llayii or
-. Domingo, bat such Interpretation had bcen given
to II throughout The civilized world ~. Brooks
quoted Fesscndcns fcsolution plcdsng Con. rcss 10
the support OF the Proclamation. On that resoiu-
ton ana On the Proclamation the Democrafi, pnrly
took issue. Loud applause No King OF England
,nce the reign Of The Charleses, had attempted 10
cNcrCse such power by pToclamhil0 ION this. II WAS
The duty Of the Executive 10 proclaim what law
wa. not 70 make law. But our President in mi,a.
ton OF the ludOrs and SiuArts Of England placing
himself above law, subyercd not only the C0usiItn-
lion but whole States. The Queen of England Ia
1850 uttered II proclamation against Ana3Autisu..
Another proclamation ordained that no iushmhn
should ever ~ ont Of Ireland. james !. Issued a
proclamation oonining country squres and country
gcntlcwOmen 20 their seats aud Charles |. stopped
by proclamation the clearance ~ Ia vessel Tor New
In, land, which bad on board llampden gul Crom-
well. But we were told that II was "a pOhic war
measure, and that on thei let Of January, SambO
and Scpio would seize upon their masters and
bring them prisoners 10 tho uierer Of this proclaus
ton. The first effect Of IL had been 10 make ur
disuniied people and the South "a united people.
Since the utierance Of that Proclamation, although
before our arms had been triumphant. Providence
bad ceased 10 smile upon them, ls t. warn
AT of I.re
was nothing against which the American people
Were more thoroughly committed than this. The
British in the Revolution uttered such rroclama-
tons, while our Generals constantly declared that
the use Of negroes IN or IN serve insurrection
was not only contrary to the law Of ia, ons but to
the law Of God. Mr. Brooks quoted from Edmund
BnikeH Address to the King Of England, IA cDudem.
nation OF bis attempted excitement Of servlle in.
surrecton. In Burkes Address TO the Co.onizis he
used smilar language. This did a. much IN any.
thing 20 lead the popular opinion Of England To Il
condemnation Of the war In the treaty Of I.s1 a
special stipulation provided that tue British should
surrender the slaves they had taken. Jefferson and
Randolph, and not only these, but JOAN JAY Of
New FORK, were committed IN the correspondence
which ensucd upon this, against the IRE OF negroes
IN war In the WarOf 1912 the same attempts were
repeated by the British. The demonstrates Of our
country Were remarkable. Among those most
strongly committed against the Inference of such
prOclanaiions was that great lighi Of the
hepuDncah party, thOugh never himself keIuhll-
can, John Quincy Adams The letters in which
Mr.. Adams committed not only himself but his
country TO tins could be found in the American Ar
ohives, and III the American Jurst. The authority,
the dignity, the honor of this Government com
Initted over and over again against the use. Of
slaves bin War in the manner in which Mr.. Lin |
coins proclamation proposed to use them. Mr.. |
Brooks begged his auditors to excuse him in these
extracts as he was Addressing not them merely but
II portion Of the people Of the country, with our
Southern countrymen or, if not cOuntrymen, our
quondam countrymen, at least with whom IT In /,
LcCeasEN 10 elAul rIl,Li Tho rDcnrd