Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-12-18

McNA0at&fn ana n HOST 81 I1nm~
OcrntaesttIs Bitter Atfhcht ON
the President and the Ad-
observation-disclosures Peace and
Compromise speech.
Captain Ryndsrs, Hon. Ben wobd, Rev. @
O. Burr, NJ, Harrington, Mr.. Thompson, for
merly Mayor Woods Private Secretary, VIM.
Mullgan, Esq, and q host Of the Democracy
ofthe city, sereuaded Hon. c. /. YallandighAm
and Hon. @. II. Pendleton, Of Ohio, at the
New York Hotel, last evening. The sero-
nadeta employed Dodworth's Band, and start
ed from Thorp's Hotel shortly after 10 o'clock
p. NJ. The music consisted ofsundry stirring
airs, among which "Dixie' was prominent
and decidedly welcome. Amer n few airs bad
been played, there were loud cries for Val.
landieham, who was lead 10 tho balcony and
introduced by Ex-senator McMnrrsy, Mr..
Vallandjgham commenced his address ut near.
lyllt o'clock, and spoke substantially as fol
lows
Mr.. YALLAHplonAN's SPEECH,
Men Of New York thank you for your
presence here tonight ! Am assured that
the persistent m~Alignity and slanderous mis-.
representation Of an Abolition press lap
%plausel has not taken from me the confidence
Of my fellow citizens OF this city. Applause.
and a voice, "Nevert'1 l am glad, person
ally to meet with you on this occasion. Aside
from the compliment that Is implied, j ac-
cept this as n testimonial that there are those
in this great metropolis Of the United States
who are ready now, after an experiment OF
twenty months. TO turn their thoughts from
bloody intentions, 10 the contemplation otthe
prosperity and the blessings Of peace in this
~land-peace not by separation, not by dis
union, fapplause, but by q return to those
instrumentalitios alone by which the Consti-
tuition and Union we're first made by our "a
hers-[applause1- Ito the spirit Of humanity,
Cancellation and Of compromise-[applause
to the spirit Of the Declaration OF the Fa-
theirs Of our Countryside foundations OF this
grandest and greatest temple Of liberty, rooted
strong and deep in the beginning of this Gov
eminent, II Is by these Observation-Disclosures
alone in my deliberate judgment, that that
fabric can be maintained and restored as our
fathers found it rApplauso -.
There are those, indeed, who distinguish
between the Union and the Constitution !
recognize no such distinction. As well might
you attempt to separate the precious met
al from the vase in which It IL manufactured
II that material be destroyed, the vase itself
perishes. If the Constitution be destroyed,
the Union perishes with it [Cries Of "Good,
| ROOu. w hHDlhbufs a mNNh eHN ohAoh -
d was-Tappiause 1--the Union as our fathers
made it-fapplause 1.-THE Union Of Wash
iugton-of Madison-of John Jay aud Alex
ander Hamilton, Applause which gave us
peace, prosperity. happiness, granduer, glory
and greatness, such as never belonged TO any
other people sinca creations dawn. Zap
p%lause The Union, which now is pro.
claimed TO be "the Union % il ought to be-
the man who attempts snch Union-a Union
4 different from what descended TO us, and oil
those blessings which our fathers gave us--the
man who attempts such a Union, by
whatsoever name he may be called, is a trGi.
tor. ["Bravo,'' and cheers Not for any
such Union, it is the unity Of despotism, not
the unity of f~raternal affection, or OF indepen-
dent aud sovereign States which legislAted
for them selves. II would DO a Union with
out the freedom Of tho press, without freedom
of speech, without freedom from arrest, with
out freedom from search unwarrantable, uu.
/ reasonable and Observation-Disclosures any
of the guarantees which a free people have
ever demanded such is the Union which the
, Abolitionists Of this land would set up for the
, American people, and which they proclaim ia
the Union as it ought to be. Applause.
Not such as our fathers made-not such as In
1887 they established and consolidated fol
/. the protection and defense Of the liberty O
the white race Of the United States. ZAP
plAuse1 That Union / am ready 10 defend
Yon have been told that was a disunion
. istl who have stood by the uuion.-I VIII,
!. nm ready. TO atand by, Aad defend, at the sac
!, ri6ce of life, which your Abolitionists hav'
z not vet done. IL Is that Union, and tina
, alone, which secures TO the people Of tn,
: United States, those born here and those no
born here, but who come from foreign landst
this land OF the Tree and homo OF the brave
which secures TO us those guarantees whicl
1 Englishmeh, even living under o monarch,
demand. IL is the Union and the Oonstitu
A., ton established by our fathers. 1t is for tina
that wo who love our country, who serve
= not with lip service alone, are wiling 10 ote
: ODE lives, In the field u necessary, or our SOL
vices in the councils Of the nation, with whAI
y ever wisdom aud capacity has been vonct
- safed TO Ne. II Ia that Union which we dasir
too see restored that Constitution maintaine
forever. [Groans for Greeley and "Faths
Abraham" am hero tonight TO say I
you %solenly, with sorrow, that n the Unio
aud Constitution, Of which ] have spoken, Ut
es to be, the one restored and the other mar
rs tanned, il is in and through the people Of N
IN United States acting through the instrumel
:, tally Of the Democratic party. Applause
There is no other way by which these hlesse
benefits can be secured and maintained to th
s, people but by that party, Applause.
r. have no hope IN the Executive OF the Unite
IT, States. Applause am not Of that nur
ID Der who seek TO secure personal safety for
~ scorn IL GApplause.l My birth.right, IL
Ia have it at all, is to speak plainly, because
no was born a freeman and mean TO die a lre
q. man. am not willing TO seek my own pc
sonal safety by compliments to the PresideI
Of the United States, [Applause He d
serves il not, and he has II not [Hisse'