, 1862-09-08


pic Of liberty, and sat donn amid storm Of |
applause.
Gen. Walbridge of New York Was next in
troduced, and spoke as follows:
GENERAL Il. wALBR1DGE's ADDRESS.
Mr. President and gentlemen Of the Board uf Trade
and fellow citizens:
beg to tender my grateful Acknowledge
ments for your invitation and the cordial
greeting sou have extended to me. But am
not inst neible that the present condition Of
the country is my only authority for address,
ing you. ---....-...
When I contemplate your unparalleled
Rrowth-the creation of q first class city In a
single decade-I am profoundly impressed
with the great geographical, commercial and
social necessities that have produced it, and
am only the more anxious for . speedy and
tsiuuphabt result TO that contest nov going
on, which is to decide whether in another de-
caue your population shall be trebled, your
wealth multiplied teu-fold, and WHITTIER this
gigantic Northwest shall Continue to dr1 r its
inspiration from your commercial bosrd, or
whether violence, anarchy and disunion shall
sweep over the land, destroy Jug its commerce
and all its varied Industries, rendering ten ant-
less these magnificent structures, which
would then only remain to testify to your
former greatness.
Though for thirty years the Southern mind
has been educated that sooner or later con-
test would transpire between the people Of
the eoutb, acting under the falsacious heresy
Of secession, and the loyal people of the
Union, Who believed that this assumed right
is in COL hlct with the existence Of the gov
ernmenr, it was not until the spring OF 81
TINT This rebellious sentiment OF the South
sought PREPARATION by direct appeal to arms.
Since that first event, series of disasters,
viewed in The light OF q superficial obserVa-
ton, seem to have attended tue loyal c luse.
RY1ty ,xcf.r flcr cefp
I recognize in them the footprints of Deity,
leading, educating and iustructing the loyli
nassee of the Union to that hi yaer eiviliza-
tion which must inevitably cone as recon-
penRe for all our present tolls, sacrifices and
suffering, when ne eh Ill have re-esEabIish-d
the foundations Of public liberty, and fur
nished new claim for the admiration Of man
Kind by The manner in which individual aud
civil line1ty, personal and political equality
are re again guaranteed by stable, we'll
regulated government
believe, if the disasters at Manassas had
not trsnspired, the people would not have
been qualified for the great struggle That was
to come; and the philosopbic historian will
also iIq qnare whether it WAS not necessary that
even the disasters before Richmond should
take place in order to Thoroughly invest the
loyal men Of the Union with the intense bill
terness and mal'gnitv with VI hich the struggle
was to be conducted by those that are seeking
10 diemehber these States and overthrow this
III ion.
The loyal North had ben engaged in COM
merce, III The arts Of peace, in opening to new
ses11tment this broad, rich, ample territory,
capable OF supplying food TO the world. IL
had created an inland commerce on these
great western waters, never before cona1ltd in
the history Of the world.
During these two psst generations, while
ptcnle of the South have htrn ednratinu q tnem-
s.lyts fer var h1nt,ny fl-snit1inT mi, ,nonuc
war, II a1sy man doubts the 1erH'in,,,on of
the strussl+, let lin CALMLY inyesti,ratt the
cit meLts representt hv tn. rnnt.odinJ M.
ties and hi. eannot consci n intalv = re: fr,n7
This investigation without belfrYi1,r there are
ageucies at work beyond J.uman coa.roI> and
without being str.n n.tnened and inyirorared
in the conviction. tnat The eternal law crntIn
ues, that truth stall triumph over error.
The re can be but on. Termination tn ths s,r a.
rie-a styneyle AS old as the hmm racaN,a.
tween cnnt}ictinp eystems Of rhon,rht Nc RI rha
best means for the dtyelon.mt.nr 0f tI1t. GREAT
interests for which government was eSrsn-
listed. A contest hetwt4,, VI, oopflfctincy ecs
Teens Of social Observation-Disclosures one as IN,
1tssnted by.tbe Sturh. .s,rkinp its rr,.t1tcar;fsn
in The neT:nr,al in,,or1ance of ~ nos..s.;nn
whirh hrnIts NJ r,-st1.;ot or oentr.I ~
which, rehtis wtenevcr c,]Ird nnnn to f,1,a IN.
Ia n com1,,nn hodv roI;r1c 011 ~ A'A7e -
The STnfhern c;u5i zation ia , oont;nro+;o,
of that fsnda1 system. which invests fhs h.roa =
y. i'm ohsonTa 80 ,S;,;-.id ,,s,+o. VIZ .. ~.
arena; y ;s IN. IN ~ stlm hat atf"i. ll
At war viii, Xii, p@o ,,roar.ss ~
tnciaI odvane-Iurnt II "a a ,.nnT.nE .,ion ~
the rler tntarv 81 STEM re- uovern,u.nt 1nsfi.
4nted bv n,rn IN fhrir frst Ti1e ortra niz ;finna
htfure III, y necame snniected to + =. amsiinr.
aiipg results lot confscr. assncf.11on. concilia.
fion and cnmnrnmisr
Th,: hisntr s1,1,reTe Nortbern c5v;,7z,+;on
seeks foF dtycloptment and urot7rt.ss in t,hr
tuhordinafion Of the inr1,yiduaI tn the h;,her
Claims and efforts of tile r1iorit1es. FnT
great results can ouly be realized. and gr.at
acbi.y, mems accomnIjshtf Nv ~. inin2 If:
forts OF commuu ittts ontra, inS 1hro,tyn con.
ceutra1ed Organization in which there must
pert ssari.y pe differences in rank. in uthoritv
hut with po3i,ical EQUALITY.
The differences, therefore, between the two
conflicting syeteuls OF rnousht. of ppwer. and
Of civil zaliun Represented oy these two dis.
til ct claeses, the North aud the South. arr
hire clearly and uneuuit ocallv dtfinrd.
The sou1h seeks isolat1on.the North de-
m1nds unity. and the former addresses itself
| to the success OF the single iudivldu Il, bus
the latter to The advancement and progress O
society as whole.
| Tie people OF the North recognize the GOV
ernmtnt as valuable lust to the extent OF th,
| domain over winch 1t exercises its power
! The South prefers eeclusion-the North con
| 1iptally driLauos exnauslun.
Tire South builds 10 orders. privileges anf
monopoly; the North on the contrary recog
| n1zts equality and rtuuires ouIg So mucf
ttetdom uf the citizen 10 be surrendered q
may De necessary to guarantee the security 0
the State. Hence, the policy OF The Norrt
utuId 1,eople this vest do maiu stretching t.
tie Pacltic, the nighires heritage ever ep1oY
ed ~ any people. 4 regiou embracing ever.
valiesy ot soil, surface, ctimaze and produc
tion, and shire each citiz.n may fud scop
Tor The peculiar tndo~ments which ne M