New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-27
Republican Nrss Meeting in Norwich
Speeches of David Dudley Field md
Thomas a.. AivoTj.

NoavcH CHKs.sco Co. Oct Is, 1862.
A Union mass meeting wss held here to-day, al
which Mr. David Dudley Field, aud Thomas G..
Alyord made speeches. Mr.. Fields speech was IL
snbstAnes 80 fopowsi
CIrIzENs OF THg CousTY OF CnEgAYGo: II Ibid
rot tuink chat the election Of hr Seymour would htp
me Rebels. shooli have taken no other part in the
conlet, than 10 give silent vote. To Inc there Is
10 oiher public question than that Of tho success or
def ut Of the treason which DgS involved IN tbs
civil war. Parties ars nothing, men are nothing;
this question Is everything Whether that person
or THE snail be placed Otce; whether the ~tepub-
lican party the Democratic shall hold the pouti-
cal power Of tie staiei whesher we shall have an
economical o. a was,eful administration Of on
State finances; whether We shall have oal
canals well or i'll managed; whether We
shall have few millions more or less OF State debt
all thete arc questions whieI, however important IA
themselves aud at other tlles ore now absolutely
nsigt ifcant before the great question OF national
existenco Ho these tines any man can be IL
Iarty man, cast party vote, DO not understand
That party should throw colOung over his View
Of patriotic questions is resdiy perceived, bus thai
lie should give q VOTE or do IN act with the mere
view OF neuei,ing hls party such, or placing any
sSt Of power becauae they have particular re-
la ions to h.mself, should seem to 10 Incredible.
know, ndt ed, how strong hold party has upon IT.
ldherents how II warps the Judr ,ment, and bends
even the conscience, but parties ere formed with
political principles which have q definite appica-
lion 20 given circumstances IN the Ordinary
conduct Of Affairs tho occurrence OF an unforeseen
event particularly If IL be Que which strikes AZ tile
foundations Of tho Government, should dissolve
all party iss-blOttiug them out, indeed from eyeu
The recoectious Of men. IL ths hope, then, and be-
Lief that we Gun approach this creates. question
our time with as ll,s possible Of the disturbng
inhnen,e Of party attachments and parry names,
will ask yon 10 consider with mo what Is involved
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ton Of Sir. Seymour win help ii. The Success o.
the rebellion involves OF two things; either the
cismemOerment Of the Republic, or It's union under
tho dictatiOn aud III tie interest VI tie kebes.
Whichever is accomplished, tho country we have
loved, respected, boosted Of will exist no longer
1bA. union OF untou anu State, that blending of lib
erty aud law, which have made us at the same time
great nnd free, will have departed. We shall have
the sane plains aud tie same m0gntains, tho Lakes
will cot change their beds, nor tue rivera their
counes, but the American name and nation will be-
gone. Two republics, rival, and enemies, or one
republic, with the accepted doctrine that minority
may take up arms TO reverse The votes OF the major
ity; Que of these alternatives each Of which IL too
drea iiul TO contemplate, Is the only end Of thar
great American Union which wss loved by the pe0
PIE and feared by the tyfaats al over the Christian
world Whether it be thought that the reyclied
States bud real grievances 20 conn aiu of or not,
the rornl upon the future OF the nau0n s the
successful appeal 10 arms tIom tue event of pop
ular election, IL Incompatible with republican gov
crpment, ana equally latai 10 =, stem whether
the immediate issue DO one republic or Two.
IL il were possible for two republics TO main
tain themselves side by eide IN the great
basin VI the continent 30 that neither should en-
croaeh upon and swallow up the other. that result
could only be attained by the maintenance OF
large standing armies. und the formation Of foreign
alliances Introducing into the continent the Euro
poan doctne of the balance Of power, 80 fru fui OF
war aud 10 destructive TO the liberties Of the people
l. on the other hand the Union should be- reestab-
lrhed not by the victory OF the Government over
Rebels, out by the Of the Rebellion IN lore
lug the North 10 accept the domination OF the oouth
ns "a condition of Union, position would be sui
more deplorable, tor we should then have lost our
liberties with our courage and onr honor For these
Ioasons, and many others, II must be admitted that
thcro ID involved in the success Of the Rebellion
the destruction Of our free and noble system OF
Government, tho establishment OF an olgarchical
Government either III the whole or III one
of the pnIts of present Republic, and IN either
case the destruction OF alt that best, purest and
braycsI IN our land will assume, therefore, that
the success OF the Rebellion would 10 the greatest
canmiiy which could beiall this nation. Bat how
will Mr.. Seymour's election tend TO produce that
result do not say that II will produos IT, but t1a'
il will tend TO produce It; will advance u5 IN that
direction. In the first place, At will help the Rebels
because il will help the frieidr OF the Rebels. Who
these arc 1t 10 easy enough 70 Gee. though they Will