New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-28

several gentlemen were appointed Viee-fresioen'S
and Secretaries. c., NJ ,,ora
Wsi'.Gen. o. NJ. mitchell Of the Army Of the
West was the first speaker. He said
SPEECH OF MAJ-GEN. Mitchell.
ErILow-CITIzEss or NEw.YoRK: 1t affords me
the deepest pleasure once more to meet the upturheo
faces of nv loya cOuntrymen. IL IL long whlie
since had the honor of greeting my loyal country
men. For nearly nine months l have been sunk
deem among the enemy; have been surrounded by
them on all sides, aud the muliitudes l have met
there were multtudes in arms against tho flag oil
our country. ready to strike down that great ban
nrr. but. under my own eyes, that has never yet
been done. ICbeers. ! have but little 10
mv TO YOU to-day The time for talk, for
eoquence, has passed by. The time for
long speeches, and arguments, and hgures,
Of rhetoric il gone We want now tue bayonet' tne
thunder of the cannon, the marching OF tramphn2
souadrons the array of armed troops, and regiments
moving forward in solid phalanx to divide ana
crush and grind TO powder the armed resistance OF
the enemy. Applause. That il what we want;
We have engaged Ill the grandest con'ict tne WORM
has ever witnessed. We are to-day lighting the bat
ties of the liberty of the world. We are, Tell you,
nv friends, engaged in the most stupendous strug-
! ole the world has ever witnessed We are fighting
the battle of freedom for the whole world Single
handed as We are, are you ready to-day TO meet IDS
conflict Are you ready 10 gay, care not If the
pure and holy and glorious, and we are ready to
die in defense Of thai eause J" Are you ready to
say, "Our country calls, in the discharge ofduty, for
our blood money, our sons, our lthcrs, ahc our
brothers aud in this cause we freely give them to
God and orr countryl' Last evening had almost
decided not TO appear before you 10 iay Dul tlis
morning picked up IA newspaper, and IN tina. paper
I reed speech made AT banquet gwen TO Lord
palmcrst6n by Mr. Roebuck [groans for Roebuckl
and now want TO tell You what Roebuck said Nv
that meeting He said he lad no sympathy with
the North ard Its struggle, because our cause was
an unrgLteous and immoral ole, ard could not SC
ceed tell yon our cause is The greatest one In
which the sword has been drawn. This war costs
US thousands Of lives end Thousands OF millions oil
expenditure; il has cost Us blood without limit ana
money without stint. What do we get for 1t all
Why we are fighting for grand principle-the lib
erty Of the world tho integrity of this nation; and II
this integrity be destroyed. liberty is lost forever to
humanity. Bat Mr.. RoebucA says 10 on divide the
United States. That shows the eloyen foot. why
iney have been too insolent, too drong TOO inde.
PENDENT they ;Qok JOIN Bull by the throat ana heia
him and saii 10 him. Do us justice. NJ this point,
the Ggtb Regiment headed By Col. Corcoran, passed
into the Park, interrupting the speaker. Nothing
could have been gratifying 10 me than 10 stop
and welcome Corcoran. | welcomed Corcortn SIX
teen months ago. and law hlm on his way 10 WASH
in,tou. You know his suirerngs since; yon know
villa, he has suffered for bis country; how he has
resisted every effort TO induce BIN TO leave oath'
some prison at the exI ense Of his truth. fou know
how lie ha. trunphed, and you know how 10 stop
and welcome a noble hero suffering for hs country
/ Let him 20 on. iou have made him q Brlgadier,
and given him regiment. Give hun
IL brigade Of forty regiments. Cheers.
/ with 10 tell you what Roebuck was aiming AZ lie
was trying 10 excite the envy and ANTI ahy OF IN
world towards Us; he was attempting to turn The IN
terest % the people Of Eu.l against u.s. In the
division Of this country England will be proi'ed.
But let me tell Roebuck that when he begins the
came u splitting and dividing, II IL game that two
can play a.. Immense applause. The sol OF our
country il sacred 10 us and We will preserve IL ut all
hazards and riskr and will sacrifice our lives,
money or blood, everything 10 protect II. Because
we know the division oil this country will be literal
and absolute AID EDsl death, and, my friends "A
death of utter contempt and degreda,lon' Can
any OF your bear 60 think OF IT Suppose
tie South should triumph over the North,
who Of YOU viii ever be able TO look
ANY honest IN the face. care not m what way
YOU ,etile this question. Will you make treaty of
Il peace II you do YOU can never llfi your head IN
III, face Of any honest man again. Suppose you do,
| will give Won the advice gave friend. You had
better 20 down the brass founder and get an iron
max, because If you get bronze one the heat will
melt down the buzen mafk TO the conemptuous
gaze OF everybody Oh the other side OF the oceau.
let me go one step further with koebuck. He nlys
We can never make friends with the North; We can
make friends with the South. And now am going
"a give yon his reason. He Saws the Souih En-
ei.h gentlemen. the descendants OF English gentle
men and We of the North are-what The scum
and refuse Of Europe. Ihs, ID his language, and
desire 10 read II 20 You, that Won may know
am right. Here his words: OF the
South you can make friends. They English;
they are not the scum and refuse of Europe, with
the North You cannot they suoh." . Ina-
nous liar. That II nothing more than outyourlng
OF the envy, hatred, aud malice OF the old English
aristocracy uIon the Democracy of the North. And
We have got TO meet II every hour, ana | ask you,
are you ready to meet tl "a VOICE." God knows
| AN ready" Sixteen months ago, IN Union square.
| lad nav life npOn the altar Of my country. | DO
not own any liie-any will, or conscience, or mind
gave il all to my country and TO my country, God
helping will ever devote il. I" Three cheers for
the General. Now, my friends, that is all very
well. What 90 you cheer NE for You cheer the
sentiment enacted, that is all. Every man that
can fight H. him leave father and mother, wife and
children and let him enlist under the lanner of his
country and fight, and let il be done promptly. The
President has called Tor 3OO,OO0 volunteers, and
= 300 900 more. VIII YOU not, by giving HIM free
will Offering, be noble sons of your native land
Let every man say, What am and have, every
thing possess, bclongs TO ny country aud tel
Won the result cannot be doubtful. We have ire
uendous battle to fight. Every day cements the
North The South is n solid mass; the North ID
divided as yet, but we are coming together every
d.ly aud "A mi ghty stream Of people deliberately IL
extending until it will sweep every thing before IT,
and bring absolute destruction 10 everything in
lis path. HE battle iniist De- iongit, hrd Will
tell Won how IL must be fought. We will
organize battalans bIiIAdos, aud divisions
drill them, prepare them fer the battle field,
and hunt the enemy wherever he may be found
and destroy him wherever find hun. There il
to be 40 more DELAY or hesitation In rerard 10 tLs
matter. We will prosecute this without any
eumnty toward the South, but with II solemn deter
ninaiion To from their tyrnnical giq.p ihosc
! who urc in a. / understand them well. under
stand jeff Daviss despoiic power, aud believe tie
ifom it, thruldom, and that many henrt will re-
lui ID u remrn % That ID lag which arnLol. to