The New York herald., 1862-10-11
The Ir0nsidcs Regiment.
cAssIus II. CLAY AT TnE COOPER IysTITrT


meeting in support OF the Ironslcs regimen, was
held last evening in the Cooper Institute. Mr.. William
Curtis Noyes presided. He made a speech denying that
theexstence OF war the fault OF the North and read
paragraph from IN article In the Louisville Coari;he
organ Of the secession democracy OF the Sou;h-to the
elect that slavery was the mere pre;ex. the cause,
ol the war that the irrepressibe conflict lay unda.
mentally in the hereditary hostility the sacred anmosi.
ty the moral antagons between the two races that the
Norman cavalier could brook the vulgar familiarity
OF the Yankee Saxon, and that the latter would come
under the yoke Ike Ethiopian chattels The same thing
had been reiterated in this city The leader that sort
OF democracy n this city spoke of the Purans with the
same measure Of cJntcmpt and adherence, and who
Brooks )reiteraies the sander-(shame sharne)-apd
attempts to heap infsmy On tho mother who bore him
and on the sill on which he was reared. (Crles or
'.shsne Referring to the proclamation Of tie presI.
dei;, he described it blessed instrument that md
brought more comfort with Il than any that hal ever
any executive Of the United States ard more
than could ever como from anr such executive II that r-
clan,aiion were enforced with honesty snncjty ana
purity. He read PRAYER which offered No by New
Lnyand minister against Of the fleets sent OFT b
Eng = tie time Q! our Revolution II showed how
wonderfully that prayer had been answered the sink
Ing Of some Of the shps and in the destruction OF the
remnan, by Washington artillery at Yorktown.
In conclusion he introduced General Cass,gs NJ CLAY
who was received with hearty demonstrations
Mr. Clay went over the heads OF his recent BROOKLYN
speech The great mistake on the part o. the admins.
tfaion from the bes inning tue gncrinx OF the exst
ence OF four million black tnonsts IA the sor;h, and
SiAyeiUl1e-e, IlS dvic
would be to put the right kind head Of the
arny-nen who had heart and will in The matter:
men who would be as earnest in defence OF freedom as
Their enemies were Ia defence OF slavery, and when the
army advances q take sni leave enemy oshad
Wherever the army advances should say people,
care you for tina. Ga; Thoso who said eyes " should
be told 70 foea H. He was for the draft and Tor the
consc-Nicn. II necessary, al the bayenets pont not
only tae rebel but in the loyal states Those who were
no, willing 20 serve the ss 10, them pull up stakes and
60 10 the country 70 waich they their loyalty lie
/, war 10 ma h0 ttaah n.
fellow citizens IN Keutucsy Shareholder Of Louisiana
And Wat were we doing with army taeres Keeping
down the slaves and making them satssrysnt their
masters who come North throais an destroy u.s.
II there was any humsnty seass In thar he
by black man as Lv white. II sayeholders aa moi
return 10 Their allegiance and enjoy all the privileges
which all citizens ENJOY let them take the spsse1uepces
OF their STILL he not for seryo nsurreciion
He woald not arm the ssvez: but as the army moved
your qondam masters and now defend yourselve, nv All
the power which God and nature gave you He vouli
them wagoners. to build trenches and foriacaons,
AMI 70 fortdcatons In the Southern States Te was
agsins, any compulsory emigration or cclorcd men but
he would encourage colored expeditions 70 florida and
Texas He would con0scate the property OF rebels
divide il aosg the armed supporters Of the government
y nothing else but dos,h would satisfy these rebels then
lei thsm die II exile would do them let them 20 into
exile. But they were wise enough 70 ubmii 70 ths
laws and enjoy the liberty let them enjoy IT,
ana neh ,hsc y an end Of the rcbelion Nothing sal
cehea MN 20 much as 20 these who had come from
LufoPe 20 ENJOY the liberties OF the country identity
themselves with savehoiders.
hr ,LAf-lhat distinguished orator quoted from my
remarks tary and correctly but say 10 him (he lives
10 ths ciy ana Will te here for some te) that r he
ssys that the republican party for the liberties OF the
black man, and not for the lberes Of the white ma y he
knowingly lies. Cheers. yoice-s.Tiat's IL ~ who
y tie ma yer he serycy The sayeholanr ogarcby OF
the south Let Your OGormans come hero from the land
q oppression aud share the liberties which We would
9Feto Tue blacks The nan who Is willing 10 t-ode for
Office or distinction any other earthly considaratian
The liberties os four million black men, fnadoacrordig
70 our holy rcigonin the image of the Creator ih,i
man would sell white men 70 morrow Cheers ! Hrt ir
Nr OGormsn, or any other refuge from British o,,res
sion, syfapathizcs with the allies Of the Britisb ~
stocrdcy his native land od Ireland has no II Ter hear,
but for universal liberty. (chccrs) The new demo
cratic party, got up here unleg tho pre,e,cs
Of guarding nabess corpus end tho liberties Of ne psone
iraofo1s party Voices That Is 10 ~ no nn
follow such ss Wood O'Gorman and seymour Thev
the last card o. tho Solth The bid inae hy ths
rebes g. the Northwest Of the freedom OF the Miss
spni had parallel IN history but that Incident where
the dcy took one of Gods followers 10 The top of L,h
mountain and offered him all the kingdoms of Tho earth
while he did not own foot or nd.
During hr, Clay speech Mr. Koycs retired but lert
note authorizing draft upon him for 81 600 10 be paid
to the FIRST QUE hundred recruits the lronsdes
Professor Hitchcock afterwards introduced 10 and
addressed sLe meeting.