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possible to do Justice to his effort, nnd we
reproduce few only Of Its silent features.
HENRY 3REENHAIIkx

possible to do Justice to his effort, and we |
q few only Of its sa1ient features
HENRY GREESBAUM.
This Ia an occasion Of terrible e.rnestnesa.
Never sfnce the hour when the great founders
Deeia4a9on n of Isdepe5denee Tss rs theFe At tine
OF more solemn import than tbs present.
For eighteen months past We have been asleep
while the shareholders Of America have been
TO work by armed force to undermine and |
ace Of the earth. Il Is time that the men Of
the North should awake to realizing sense
Of their danger.
Popular speakers have been In the habit Of
talking about the greatness Of the Amsri-
can people. I Eill not indulge in these high
sonGufEg eu1ogies At this time. ! tel yoR
that The American people this day stand on |
trial before history and the civilized world.
The fair form OF government, wrought out |
ard created for us by the noble s1res OF the |
trust to hand down to posteIity unimpatred.
The question with the rebels Is, whether his
tory shall record them as traitors or IS fathers /
Of q country. II It records then, As traitors,
on the other baud, It records them |
as fathers Of country, we will ba |
recorded as base and miserable cowards. |
Why have foreigners by the million LETT |
their county, the home Of their childhood,
cutting loose from all those pleasant associa-
backs upon copgenial cline, and from peo~
pie to whose habits and customs they have
been ardently attached, have come across the
Atlantic and settled In comparatively new
q free government, under the blessings OF
popular government, where men Of mind and
intel 1ecI could realize their manhood. Per-
NIT the rebellion to be successful and what
viii you have let to boast Of The East aud
West would not remain united for five years
after, and the future presents the darkest pic
ture of anarchy and despotism the mind can
imagine. Every one Of 1a must realize that
the putting down of this rebellion is the most
important thing to himself nothing but the
whole strength Of the united North will save
the government. If we suffer the breaking
down Of this inestimahle political fabric We
do 80 because we were petty and miserable
towards. And II, God forbid, 1t should fall.
men will not for centuries to come make an
anywhere. Then will 1t be demonstrated that
men are slaves fit to be ruled by despotic gov
ernment aud not competent for self:goYern-
ment.
Some Of the greatest men We have had in
| speaking Of the possibility Of disunion, hare
said that they won1d not wish to survive the
contamination Of SO great calamity. These
men are no more-1hey sleep beneath the
| green sod-God in his infinite mercy has
| spared them this melancholy sight. It would
! afford Stephen 4 Douglas no Qualification to
crushed. The beauty Of this country has been
| that 1t afforded the humblest individual in the
land an opportunity to become the maker Of
hls own !ottuue. a poor cabinet boy could,
honesty aud loyalty to the best interest OF the
| people, work himself up to seat in the na-
| tlonal council as the giant representative Of
| great and mighty state A poor frmer boy
may become president Of these United States.
The time has passed to discuss this Or that
| n7HER nf W,pfftrp. II rpnn1fea Tinted Nnrth
! and The best effort to save the Government
| II there Is any one here who still insists that
we should fight With the eword in one
hand and the olive branch in the other,
belongs and g6ht With t6a traitors. let no
one content himself into fancied security and
say to himself this 300, 900 men will be forth
coming and that will put an end to rebellion.
The SOC, COO men would not do it. The whole
North should at once be one grand military
camp-every man should enroll in a company.
Business ought to be suspended every after
noon, and we should drill IS companies
or regiments, and when fa11 comes
On, ,,, With 1 . cheer - for the qzion that
one grand attack and crush rebellion unto
death. We all delight in the history of the
American revolution, and with admiration and
sincere obligation applaud the sacrifice and
patriotism OF our fathers. How shall history
| end-shall We preserve that liberty of which
Patrick Henry spoke so g1oriously, OF shall
We be towards and have our memory cursed
by our caiIdren's children? I have not voted
for Abraham Lincoln, but thank God thai
during this great crisis We have an hones'
man 1t the head Of the government. He il
entitled to the united support aud confidence
Of all Of us.
SPEECH OF VIM BRoss. ESQ.
After stirring music by the band, Vim
Bross, Esq, Of the TRIBUNE, Vas called for.
He said that every citizen has reason to b
proud Of Chicago. The entire unaDimtty witl
which the supervisors Of Cook county votei
two hundred thousand dollars for war pur
| poses; the large amounts Erbscribad By tn
Board Of Trade, and kind1ed associations AMI
citizens, soon to reach 1t not already reaching
fifty thousand dollars, the noble, patrioti
spirit peryadipg the city, as this magnlfcen
J fully tesli6es-aI prove that Chicago is loya
: to the core, that all the means in her pore
! she will cheerfully place at the disposal Of tn
bS e2Se hoP f bs eS %4a q
, home!!
: In this great struggle each had seperate du
| ties to Perform. When David went up deter
mined to punish wscked chnrl, four huudre
, ! Of his men were commanded to grid on thei
swords, and two hundred to abide by * th
stufr;' sud, in the division Of the spoil, d.
vfd commanded that the rear guard shoul
} share equally with those Who had taken il
| LIZ pF1uCltlE N&46 JuSty AuU IL QaQ AlHHES Dee
. recognized in war. That principle is tha
each one shall do his whole duty, IL whateve
t ] department. his lot is cast, or at whatever Dos
! he is placed. Some OF Us are past the age as
5 signed to the field, except In extreme cases
? some are untitled by inflrm1ty or disease (
e stuff in Chicago, and handle and send on th
+ grain and provisions to our armies, and the
, must also guard and care for the homes an
t the families Of those who folio" the fig {
? with the goung men in the prime an
, vigor Of their manhood the case is different
It With many, perhaps most Of them, the dut
to volunteer to sustain the Government whic
: God in his mercy and wisdom gave to OF
e fathers, is clear and should be controlling
;. When In the revolutionary struggle, the Bri
: ish were lowering on the coast OF Coanecs
8 cut, son Of venerable matron showe
n signs Of fear and began to frame EXCUSES wh
r he should not enlist. That mother, castin
T her calm ere upon him, eaid, = Ny son, don
Q you mean to throw yourself between yo1
j. mother and the enemies of your country ?
u 1t was enough. He seized his mnsket an
IT fought bravely till his countrg's freedom VI!
is achieved. So should sons do now. For I
fe. holier cause eau ever patriot lay down his lf
N unnumbered ages have in that God-giVen fire
10 contest. Snail We yisldS Never, 90 long
n patriot hearts breathe In American bosons.
e lle cau Tor. three Or l00f hundred tn01saG
o men must be promptly met With them
t. the field, and the old regiments filed, the T
IL be1l1on can be put down in ninety days. y
r. now feel alarmed at any prospect OF +
$. | verse; but look where we were year az
e, Then the Mississippi was all in the hands
" the rebels, Missouri and Western Virgin
ID we're battle grounds; many fears we're ente
lg tanned for Kentucky; and doubtful bloc
III ade vas maintained from the Rio Grande
.e the Potomac Now We have nearly the entf
T. Mississippi; and with the exception Of Texs
r the stars and stripes float proudly and glo1
h ous}y in every State in the Un1on- With o
re armies ful1 and the patriotic spirit now risin
a. in ninety days treason would be crushed, t
a autbority OF the constitution wouid be vint
4; Gated, and If he did not sneak out Of Il
" country we wonld hang JEFF. Davis as high
id | Haman.
x VIM. S. Cameron followed Mr. Bross, all
e; which the meeting VAS adjourned to me
to again in The evening.
IS IS At TEE WEST STAND.
sc This locality was crowded at an early no
y, in the afternoon By dense audience attract
TO- by stirring music from the band, and an e.,
f. est dtsire to hear SOME Of the speakers 8
a. nounced. The stand, from which the 6pea
nc ers addressed the multitude, Was covered b,
81 tough piece ofcaagass, taken from the secs
70 at Island No, 10. After the music ceased,
y, @. Hoyt, Esq, arose and announced judge
Ut 8. Wilson as presiding officer.
~ SPEECH OF JUDGE &. S. WILSON.
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