The New York herald., 1862-10-26
REUNION or SOUTHERN REfue- rs.

Southern SHtes. including
or'0N'' ~ General Rogers, Of Tennessee;
~~s's frazer, Of Florida, ana sumo score
more se'Ne who, for their patriotism and loyalty
1tion home, and Drawing all perifs, ef
eesa 'Ne escape TO civilized regions met together last
evening Il the Cooper Institute TO narrate to New York
puo' the sad history of their experience and to give
eir views the rebellion and how deal with IT, Tht
hail was densey packed with appzsciatve audience
includng-a peculiar feature Of the timssa large mum
ber Of ladies Mayor opdyke and Mr. Bancroft occupied
the platform.
The meeting organized By the choice Of Hon. Jas
" Beekman as chairman, and number OF vice presi-
dents and secretaries, headed by Mr. Bancroft and
bracng many Of our distinguished citizcns.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions adopted by the Onion citizens
Of ,heSouth then present. read and adopted ~ the
sentiment Of the meeting
Whereas The political leaders the States under
she administration of James Buchanan without cause or
mw.as aulhol cqsaisa ana evea VAT ,o ovsrhrow the
ogarhy whose foundation and chief corner stone Is the
tsa. sGnarss md @ q s s Mad Magistrate . nsas d.
sutonal means rut Down this rebellion restore
son aains free institutions 10 ecadign punishment There
ls Resolved That regard the Conhscaticn and the
rrssdsn,s smanefpaon proclamation as einineny Just
forced ..... ..,...
Thai shoad end with the capture Richmond aud
.on-wayward sisters depart in peaceas prciudcai
aud cruel toward :hs loyl men o the smh & base
s"aersa lI g. 50 !a much T. for for the Union
authority Of the Un,e sae Moa he rrans spes 70 % 'se
sovereignty and rucye the rights and liberties Of all
.o.1 .,, esizens y sass .; tRe .rs South :,
npon vigorous of the war; until stars
strpes Maye trampantiy from the Canadas to the Gulf
9Th Resolved rha. We know no distinction between the
other. '0' y '"e
Colonel HAMnros Of Texas vas the first speaker His
recent speeches have been fully reported in our
columns that is unnecessary 10 repeat his arguments
OF last night Hs declaration that he Of those
sbohonsis who we're determined TO pluck up slavery by
ahe roots ana cxtermnate forever stirred up tho audi
ence 10 high state Of excitement and the sentiment
mos vociscrously applauded. Ii said that man who
believed that the rebellion could be put down slavery
preserved, vas an mbece, fool, stn worse III i.
cipient traitor. Tor himself, il he had the power hc
would strike the shackes from every slave the ilmi,
able universe. llheers.)
While expressing his unbonnded approval of the procla
nation OF emancpaton one Of the audience asked him
say wbai part OF the constitution the United states
the President had right issue that proclamation
colonel HAMILTON tsuppressing the growing excitement
Of the audience against the !nerrogator-My dear sir
will you show in the constitution the United States
any place where colonel has the right drll regi-
menC daughter and appause.) Every knows tina,
right 10 seize all the property oil I'll mer-forcgnsor do
msstic-who are n arms against the coua,ry. zap.
pa,se
The next speaker was the Rev Mr. CARTER or Ten
He did believe that the great question 10 be
now decided by the sword, was whether the African
slave should be freeman but he believed that the
cuniest was between constitutional freedom on
the one hand, and despotsm on the other.
The greatest p which tire South received year or two
derived from certain class .. Northern papers,
Several Vices The HERALD"
Mr.. cARiEs-You suow them better than DO gentle
N N frUy1fh fha
~hi.h Southern rebels use against u.s. What was the
character of those arguments Eefnay prating about
Southern rights and Northern aggressions And that is
what your palers are doing now beg these editors,
lor the sake OF country, FOR the OF the
weeping and pcrishing thousands of loyal IN the
south 70 cease tradncing their own government apd
10 sfsain that government. win those editors tel me
what rights have lost Ii one of them tells have
Boobv Brooks - want these editors and these con.
tourded politicians 20 tell me what rights have lost
ld you see them: bid you ever hear themy Did
you ever taste thems Did YOU ever smell Them .
tLluehter.) i ary Of these Northern men have
i'"nd any oi my lost rights hope he win tliela
an conscious Of having lost rights, not through my
government, bu through this atcgrsel Southern CON
iederacy Applause) have lost the right Of seeing
my w,lc ard httic children. have lest rght OF
abiding beneath my own vino and fg tree. In short,
have losi the right 10 be my country enan.
give back those rights Crush tn rebellion
against he government send the exile back to his home
his wife and children. N word -eestsblsh the star
spa gicd Ban every town aud city henct IN
ihit broad la O. Thus only yon g.c back the
,uncrn people Their lost and priceless rights Ar
Ter hal read newspaper PARAGRAPH stating ;ory
enc sfanpedcfs from East Tenrossee captured "
rebel troops al Mulberry Gap.
NoH Es-Waai pa.sr Il hat rom,
Mr. tAErfIIEc hnoxv liz Register the most GIL by and
lying sheet thc World ever aw. Oeices-- Exccpt the
HERALD lie went on say that those refugees vera
sent 70 richmont ard .Erown into dngeogs and he
asked is there COVER to the .vany thousand nha
otanls VI East Tenne.eeey
VoicE.--Rostcfans (Jheersl
Mr. CARTER have faith Rosecrans-- cheers )-and
will tel vow now that the rebels him than all
the generals q Ihe Western army. But he the
Imoeriand 70 'ntans in time 10 cave these ihousandss
Mr.. t4RrYR-Ah yes, fellow c:t,zcns For fifteen long
months and other East Tennessoeans waited and
uep and prayed in vain And now TO repeat the words
u ny dear sife, woe s upon us" Nay God help us
or all other help mas isiied ms.
Mr. BoNNtoS, Of ida, was the aext speaker. He
advocated the employment Of tbe most strenuous
snrcs Tor the suppression OF the rebellion and declared
that no compromise with the rebels either proper
possible Loyal Sontherners were in favor OF prosecuting
ths by the shortest and by the effective
measure. and were not at ali frightened by
the emancipation proclamation OF the President.
Alp pause.) He had found in the constitution
: phrase or paragraph declaring that rebels
asans, the government should be protected in their
right TO have bacon apd hominy produced by negro
eINes Canghier.) In conclusicn lie exhorted all
good citizens to 40 straight through and the REBEL
roughly crushed.
Inc Rev. MIR. 0SrS, Of Mississippi, was the mex, |
speaker. He said he got here The dergro1nd rail-
road daughter lie had been heavily ironed. and
paced with eighty other prisoners a loa,hsome dun.
eeon, the charge against him being that he had talked
talk Mny led oGt execution Al first they
prov dcd collins for those who were executed but they
Esve that np and simply had holes lug to which con
denned persons lei and shot through the brain
lis doom be by hanging, because be was regarded
ss an arch traitor. He had preached which
he tod the congregation 70 oppose secession by taking
against H. by writing against H. and " need pc, by fight.
ng against Il. fApplause) lie escaped from
rxoa but was rctakcn, having been hunted by rebel
svary and bloodhourds The second time that
he escaped from prison he took care 10 leave no |
particle Of clothing behind him, that the blood |
~ nds could not get his scent His fellow prisoners
AIDED his escape they had appointed him their chaplain
lie bad suffered greatly from starvation and
.macmtcd when he reached the federal lines lie gave
narrative OF his adventures mentioning one horrible fact
hat camo 10 his knowledge. tn6l man IN Mississippi
lsmed Newman was seized by party Of rebel cavalry |
They debated how they would dispose Of bnn Esne I
dNocatcd hanging, and some were in favor of shooting.
sut hhay ney procured scdng water and scalded him
2 deaih Lamentations OF horror among ts audience
They then hung up the corpse and put label on ths
breast ting that whoever should take iown and bu,y
would be served IN the way The men who aldaa
MS (Mr. owensQ escape, did however. come by uirh
md cut down aud bury the CORPSE He declared kmseis
n favor OF the Presidents proclamat ion ma .-nsa