Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-07

Cterlnehl. and the President-16
Nays-Messrs. Lewis, Hauh aud Talbart-3
Mr. Thompson mo we'd to make the Mayor and
;he President of each Board committee to
purchase the engines; adopted
MIR. Garfield moved TO lay the bill on the ia
BILE; lost-yeas 4, nays is.
The bill was then passed. Adjourned.
SEEESADE TO Gov. MORTON, OF INDIANA
A crowd Of probably one thousand persons as
sembled last night in front of the Metropolitan
Hotel, on the occasion of the s-reuade to Gov
Morton, OF Indiana, After music by the band
the Governor appeared, and thanked them for
the honor rendered. After an absence of eight
months from Washington nc had returned and
found many changes. We had Won victories
and had suffered disasters, and though
these disasters protracted the war; they had
also the effect to deepen the determination that
the rebellion should be crushed. We have suf-
Tered much but are not responding. We have
men and resources and we can and viii, COIL
quGr. tapplause.I Indiana in this war had
suffered the loss Of her most gallant spirits
she moUrns her dead, but their blood is precious
Every life sacrificed is guarantee that the
rebellion shall be crushed. All that we have
Is at stake In this contest, and therefore we
must stake all upon the result. He argued
that two governments could not exist here even
II the rebellion succeeded. The rem linder
could not M held together. The examrle would
De fatal and the work of disintpgration would
go on until We would become anumbnr of patty
States. The Pacific States would set up a re-
public OF their own, and if successful, the South,
With the prestige OF arms, would claim the en-
tire Mississippi valley. The remedy for all this
was to crush out rebellion. How shalt II -a
done! tFoicPs-"Kiilthem,' .sannihilate them"
chang theIn.'l
The speaker said it should ne done by the
destruction OF the military power Of tii;, rrbpis
ICheers.I The President had 4 perfect right To
issue his late proclamation As a war meas ,rc.
lAppiause.j Nor was there any more doubt OF
his constitutional right than OF the right OF
Mcclellan 10 cross the Potomac or of Butler TO
take New Orleans. II was clearly means to
an end The President, Communicating
Chief, was charged with tine responsible duty
OF crushing out the rebellion, and it was his
duty to find out wherein the power of the rab-
els consisted, and If he found that slavery was
their great power-that it fed their armies or
dug their trenchrs-hc had as much right 10
pull it down as he had TO tear down a f,rlihc;-
ZION. 1t was no longer question whether sia-
very was right or wrong. II WAS no longer 10
be viewed lii its moral and political speci>.
All these questions are aside, and the great
question was, - Ia what does the great rebel
power consist - War consists not only in the
use OF gurpOwder. We must use every means
and we had an undoubted right TO take that
Which Sustalns their armies in the field. IAp-
piaUSel There was no doubt OF its right a, a
question Of power. 1t was IS much L question
OF expedlency as march across the Potomac,
or III any other direction. The loyal States
have exhibited too much tenderness in lraiin-.
with the rebellion; and, when We remember
what We have at stake and the sacrifices W.
have made, We should not hesitate 10 Resort to
every means 10 crush il ont. lAppiauSel
be also approved of the conilscation act. The
rebels had commenced the work OF coutis cation,
and ia the most des picable way for eyer, bforr.
Lincoln was inaugurated they had conlsrat,.d
debts due northern merchants, rs We'll a. the
property Of 10y al men in The South. They have
used Siavrs III every way except ID place arms
in their hands, and that they did not dare do
Eut il WAS evidently not from conscientious
sCruplrs, for they had employed the Indians
The rebels had principle which worked both
ways-all " 10 had the least black blood IN
their veins were SLAVES, and MI who had thu.
least white blood We're liable to CONSUMPTION
We were suffering under many evils, one. OF
which was that all our generals hal parties
Mcclellan, Fremont, Pope, Buell. all had their
parties. There was hut one too poor 10 have 4
party. IScices-s' Who is that - Tell us
whothatis:" That's McDowelir'l You may
md out who he is for yourselves. Ian ht-rl
lie was for any man that cOuid win, whether
il was Mcclellan or any one else. EVoce-
'iENCept Fremont; H. has backed OUT While
AN officer Is IN command 1t was Important he
shosld receive the support of til. entire nation
The speaker then concluded by IN alIuSion TO
the interest the West had III the success Of the
Government arms, and then retired amid cheers.
Hon. u. p. Holloway, Commissioner of Pat
ents. was next called out. The American PEG.
pie, he said, had duty 20 perform, and that
was to sustain the supremacy of the Govern
meEt. II was not his purpose to talk about
leaders. He knew but one leader, and that was
Abraham Lincoln. IFoices.-.'Three cheers
FOR Uncle Abe" ssGod bless Old Abb The
President was man in whom the people could
place implicit confidence. He WAS man whose
honesty and patriotism was above reprOach,
and one who would carry US on to victory.
[Applausel The speaker urged all to lay aside
all dssenSiOns and fully sustain every one in
power. Indiana had l02,Ooo men in the field,
and vas prepared To furnish $4,000 more, and
they had thrown aside all party and coma to-
gcthcr as one man, determined to crush the re.
b-llion. The Rebels have no claims upon hu-
mainly. II he were 4 UniverSaliSt, ne would
take back all his doctrine and say 4 hell should
BE- built at once for the Rebels. Voice -"ffur-
rah for he'll" Iaughter.l An ordinary hell
would not be sufficient, but one ten times
strons ger than even the s,rctast OF Presbyte.
Tians could think OF. Laughter and appiarisal
Col. Meredith. OF the 18th RagIment indiana
Volunteers, was then called out. He did not
propose to make a speech. His wound would
not permitI. He had been engaged for eighteen
months In ODE ying the orders of that gallant
soldier, George IL. Mcclellan. lApplausa.l He
had been an instrument 10 do what he couid in
putting down the rebellion. He had been en-
gagged in several Sanguinary battles lately and
success had crowned the efforts of Mcclellan
to drive the rebels from the loyal State of Mary
land. fChrers.l All that now is necessary is
to give confidence to those III power, tyoics-
eve want Mcclellan TO go ahead, u and when
they are incompetent, withdraw them and put
oher- in their places The speaker said h was
mCrtincd TO hear the denunCia leveiied by
some against the Commander in the field. who
l. periiiing his if' and is ready to pour out his
Was no REASON why Mcclellan should be de-
nouneed, and therefore why do il. Yes, and
old joe Hooker. TOO; one OF the most gallant
spirits in the flaid; he would do to ii. 10
t'Thats sol Hooker will soon b. we'll again
and then we are going together, and will be up
4 I %
this tine."l Give us n lutte time, and we will
Clean them out. The gray backs must como
down. II2ughteT.l
Col Meredith then paid q glowing tribute TO
the 18th Indisna, and stated that he had but l.5
men left. The others were in the spirit world
or in the hospitals; bat with these us he would
take > contrac; 70 clean out 500 rebels. lAp-
plause.]
The speaker then retired, amid applause,
and after music by the band the crowd dis
per-.t.
REMOVAL OF THE wsUSDED.-To-day the
wounded In the Capitol are being taken in am