New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-01
Tuw CAMPAIGN I'm NEw-YORK.
x.,,cs Uuisn Was Meeting Mt oican-cid
Cn,araasms County Acknowledgements
by Hon. Henry II. Stanton and Gen.

nv Hon. Henry II. stanton and Gen.
CechrIEc.
s,.c,.l Dispatch to The N. Y. Tribune.
t.f oLKAS. Thursday Oct. 80 1902.
Iarce Union War Mafs Meetings were held here
tlss afternoon snd evening. Speeches were made
nv Hon. Henry Il. Stanton, Gen. John Coebfane
and oslerp
Every town in Cs-tfaraugus County cent delegates
Many persons were present from Allegany, Chsn
tsueaa and other adjoining counties, and even from
Psnosy lyania. Quite a number OF Seymouriies
were in tie crowd. Nh. STANTON spoke at length
anon The causes and consequences oil the war, and
,be Issues involved in the State election. He
exposed the semi-sscs ssion tendencies Of the Demo
,rs,ic party under the lead of Vallandigham, Sey-
nour, Van Duren and Wood, aud showed that every
unconditional Upionst ought to support Wadsworth
and T,emain as the representative men of the Ma
tionsl Government in this contest. Mr.. Stanton was
loudly applauded.
Gen. CocHRAs3 said that the critical course Of
events required that al men should direct their
action with most careful judgment and vigor to the
observation Of the country. He had at an early
Day, foressen that the present struggle Was TO he OF
NO transient restricted character, but comprehen-
lve of the very existence Of the Government, and
commensurate with the widest limits OF the Repub-
lie. Al the igBal Of such strife he bad, IN obedi
snce 10 an ar0eut patriotism, aburcd every locally
restricted or injurious party association thai could
ress, restrain bis cooperation with the friends OF
bis country or could cucumber bis hostility 10 Its
eleues and had placed himself III the ranks OF the
armies assembled for its defense IL was clear, the
sneaker thought That deliverance from the perils
which bes.t u.s. aud the ultimate of our arms,
depended in a large degree upon the support which
men Of an parties hitherto existing should accord to
the Administration charged constitutiopslly, with
Tie conduct OF the war. The admission was, with
ont exception, that we were engaged, not only for
the unity Of the Government but Tor its very exist
snoe. Equally indisputabe was the proposition,
that 10 other representative OF that Government
could be recognized than the President, charged oy
the people With its administration. The attempt
would, III his opinion, but become productive Of adj
ditional evils, and of more terrible cOmplica-
tiops Of the accused spirit of rebellion; and
there was, said the speaker, no tena6ie
ground between adherence 10 the Administration
and opposition 10 IT. The policy OF al
Administration respecting foreign war might
properly and with safety be opposed and denounced
Nay, the familiar instance which, III the War OF
1872, exhibited the distinction between the Demo
Gratis and Fedorssis of that period, in the light OF
difference Of policy IN the conduct OF the war, al
tested the fact. Such wax proceeded upon and
was oecasioned by policy Of foreign affairs. It's
existence and continuance were referred solely to
that policy. and the defeat OF the Government which
represented 1t amounted 10 but condemnation OF
its principles, ard The consequent arrest Of The war
Not 30, however, when civil strife rug ed-wheu the
war was not foreign, bit civil - when the
conflict not for national policy, bit for nation
al existence. In such war; they who were not
with tie Government were against IT, They who
opposed its policy OF sefpreservaton, Of necessity
were forced into that Of selfdestruction Hence, IN
such a war the present all political parties must
be in suspension. The aliment Of party was the
prosperity of country already esiabli he'd aud se-
sure. But country str0gghGg for existence could
not AFFORD division into parties Their presence, the
speaker conended, would he the inevitable insirn-
mentality Of defeat, for there could DO but one div-
sOn. They who were not for the country must be
against it. And this too, without strict reference to
The question upon which opposition was raised TO
the Government which represented the country,
for the hostility which should impair confidence III
the Government would ultimately necessarily ooca-
sion its defeat. The speaker continued-ihat he
therefore sustained the policy Of the present Admin.
straiOp IN tie conduct OF the war. lie respected
the Presidents Proclamation Of Emancipation, and
sdvocstedit simply as military recessty Hewonid
not pause 10 consiser lie constitutional character Bui
sztffed that through Its fundamentally. The enemy
would be weakened, and our strength augmented,
be adopted il for iis expected eject; aud thls he
did, even while holding unchanged bis opposition
10 The doctrines hitherto known as those OF fnsncl
ration and Abolition. The war Was lot begun Or
wsgsd 10 emanclaie the negro OF 10 abolish sI'Fs!y
II he thought that il wac he would have opposed "
tl6t the County uilRAl DC -dNth. Sheh "N"4'
yun the country; but the war was wsged Tor tie pre-
ervation of the country. They who threatened
existence employed against It their millions OF
slaves He would take If possible these slaves away
from them thus diminishing their power Of evil and
would thai We should employ them Ourselves, thns
sugmeniiDg our strength. This, the General
eoptended, was simply military measure, re
auired by a military necessity and responsible
10 u alone lie old not mean 10 10 under
stood as advocating policy OF ssrylle
instruction. lie naturally sbrdnk from the horrors
INSOFAR able from it, The true method he eontended
Of avertng tbose horrors % take possession Of
and thus willie directing the efors Of The slave, 10
restrain BIN by the rules Of civilized warfare.
These, the speaker continued, were no new senti-
ments Of his. They were, he thought, entertained
By tie whole country. He bad uttered them year
seo ard they were no more Abolition sentineiits
then than they are now, and that they are not now
their adoption by all men aitested. Gen. CochIane
waspf opinion that the men OF the army shared IN
them. they who had and were peTiiing their hives
for their coantry were determined to defeat the r.
bellion. And they were aware that 10 do 20 they
must weaken the enemy, and they had eyes to nee
that if hey deprived him Of 1000 600 Of sses their
defeat would be quite certain. Gen. Coehr1ne was
Isispsd 10 with close attention anu loudly ap-
phoded.