Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-08-15


rhs Great war n1setinr in ega.hinntpn
--aneech of wreetdent nsfueeln.
Thelteleepaph has plrtasg npiicsd ehe
grand National war Meeting whieh cane
of with great eeIat In the Rssi Capitol
Square, on Monday afternoon aud svsaiag.
The gathering Was perfectly opsrwbplnine
in number and tremendously sn,huastic 10
feeling. Ten thousand sais have Iluisned
70 the patriotic speeches from distinguished
orators, and the chsers Of tha vast andiencs
have ruoe out upon the air and up through
the corridors Of the Capitol. Il was .
great day for Washington, and free speech
for vigorous prosecution Of tho war has
echoed DoLIy from her Capital. The war
meeting was announced at o'clock BY
national salute Of 80 guns, from q battery
Of Dnhlgren howitzsrs stationed a. ksst
Capitol Square.
Speeches we're made by various gentIs-
men and spirited resolutions, calliBg foe
vigor 10 the prosecution Of The war. were
adopted. Among the speakers wers Presl.
dent LINcoLE. On appearing before the
audience, three cheers were given for the
President, and after the band bad played
"Hail to the Chief" the President 10 70.
SPONGE TO impatient calls advanced to the
front Of the platform and spoke as follows:
FELLow-crrIzzx believe there IL no
precedent for nv appearing before you on
this OccAsiou-[appIsusej j-but Il ia also
true that there Is no precedent for your
being here yourselves [appIausc and laugh.
teri; and offer IN Justification Of myself
and of you, that, upon examination. have
found nothing in the Constitution against
it. Renewed applause. !, however have
an impression that there are younger gen.
tlemen who will entertain you better.
TVoices-"No, no---none can do better than
yourself-go Oul''] and better address your
understanding than will or could, and
therefore / propose but to detain you mo-
ment longer. [Cries--"Go onl Tar and
feather the Rebelsp] / am very little in
clined on any occasion 10 say anything un-
less hope to produce some good by it,
A yoice--"You do that; 90 on" Tho
only thing / think Of just now not likely 70
be better said by some one else, Is a matter
iu which we have heard some other persons
blamed for what did myself. Voices
"Wbat is h9"l There has been q very
widespread attempt 70 have quarrel be
tween Gen. Mcclellan aud the Secretary ol
War. Now, occupy position that ena
bles me to believe, at least. that these two
lgentIemen are not nearly so deep in che
Iquarrel as some presuming 10 be theil
friends. [Cries Of "Good."1 Gen. McCieII.
ans attitude is such that, in the very selfish
ness of his nature, he cannot but wish to be
successful, and | hope be will, and the Sec
retary Of War is precisely in the same situa-
ton. If the military commander in the
field cannot be successful, not only the See.
retary of War, but myself, for the time be-
ing the master Of them both, cannot be but
failures. Laughter and applause.
/ know Gen. Mcclellan wishes TO be
successful, and know he does not wish IL
any more than the Secretary Of war for him,
and both Of them together no more than I
wish it. Applause and cries Of "Good II
Sometimes we have dispute about how
many men General Mcclellan has bad, and
those who would disparage him say be has
had very large number, and those who
would disparage the Secretary of War In
sist that Gen. Mcclellan has had a very
small number. The basis for this il, there
is always wide difference, and on this oc-
casion perhaps wider one, between the
grand total on McClellan's rolls and the
men actually fit for duty, and those who
would disparage him talk Of the grand to-
tai on paper, and those who would dispar-
age the Secretary Of War talk Of those at
present fit for duty. Gen. Mcclellan has
sometimes asked for things that the Secre-
tsry Of War did net give him. Gen. Nc
Clellan is not 10 blame for asking for what
be wanted and needed, and the Secretary
of War is not to blame for not giving when
he had nothing to give. Applause, laugh
ter, and cries of "Good." Aud / say here
50 far IS know, the Secretary of War has
withheld no one thing at any time in uay
power to give him. Wild Applause, and
voice, ''Give him enough nowpI have
no accusation against him. believe be Is
a brave and able man, [applause, and /
stand here, Ms justice requires me TO do. 70
take upon myself what has been charged
upon the Secretary Of War as withholding
from him. l havo talked longer than en-.
pected to do ferries of ~No, no: 90 oil" ~ and
now avail myself Of the privilege Of say
ling no more.