, 1862-11-13
srEECH OF GEN. n. r. EANhs.
Delivered Mt the Breakfast given to
the 41at -m0aR& chu8eEt& Votu nj 1eors,
ax the Aator House, New York, No.
Yeuabef 7khs

New England'h eons man who represents in
himself the history and character OF New Eng
man, be would select, Is that mau.'; Nafor
Gee. Banks. Tremendous applause, after
Which, three cheers were given .ior the gen
erat.l In conclusion. Dr.. Hitchcock proposed
tie tca1th Of Gen. Banks, OF Massachusetts,
The statesman, ths soldier, the one-idea-at-a.
thing, did i. Long continued applause fol-
lowed, amid which Gen. Banks ross to lis
feet, and hoHed his Acknowledgements.
GEN. BANKS SPEECH,
Gen Banks, on silence being restored, enid:
Ladies and gentlemen. ought to have been
here At breakfast with yoa. There ia nothin9
like lhe pure Mocha or the English breakfast
tea for setting tbs nerves or giving stimulus
to the eyetem. You must believe me when T
cay that it is almost impossible for me, pre-
sentirg myself 80 suddenly before you, to
have The power OF expressing any thing like
that Which feel in your presence, or to JUS
tit5 the encomiuns with which my friend
presented me to you, and which you have
SO kt,:cly appreciated and acknowledged. II
minutes, to look into your faces, should
be filled with inspiration and with appro-
PIRATE idens. That pleasure WAS denied me.
The whole ofthe morning I was occupied aud
absorbed by ideas Of vers different character.
pared to either express your iieas or nv oEn:
but will say that it gives me heartfelt pleas.
ure always to meet tte sons and daughters Of
Massachusetts,. [Applause.j Those slo have
done 50 much On every part OF this wide can
tinent to expand the principles Of sensible
liberty, Of material wealth, Of prosperity, Of
md more important than Ill, Of the true prin-
ciples OF home gogernmeut-without which
there Is 20 stability nor materIAl wealth, nor
permanent prosperity. That principle Of do
mestic government 1hich the mothers IF New
Epgland-(4pplaus-]- 1.-The fsthcrs Of onr own
lied on to give us the true principles OF Gber-
t., aud The privileges We haye hith3rto ea-
joyed. TApplause.1 Wherever 20, whether
North or South, whether to the East or to the
West, l see the results OF their tcachflgs and
thtir 1abors. Aud here in this most beautiful
cisy-tte city most attractive to me ii all
that &C encerns associated lds--I am glad also
to see the evidences Of their thrill, Of their
prosperity, o; their genius and enterprise, OF
their porer and s1ee spirit All this see
where, er turn my eyes, and whatever drec-
tion my steps take This has been espe-
cial1y prtsent to me in tie army-on the
the fttlo Of b.ttle, 70 sse By every days ex-
aid daught.rs Of Ne~ England ar1 engaged
tither in Lbe field, battling for the country,
Or in the relief {she heller and still more
important wo,l) OF those Who have gone
t.1rh from among them, and who nave
pleaded their lives. 8nd who are falling before
the entn'y- In A)l these thiogs recognize
your spirit, and know when tnat spirit has
Tree way and lair play there can he no such
thing 6s 1u;l-[yreaS applau6e1-iu the work
nc have to accomplish. [Cnnflnued app1 suse
Sometimes think should like to talk treelj
nFcn the subject OF cur national libert;es
But again, tliuk it is better not. As Yam
kee, ssy :]k-['aughterl-bu as one witt
eome little experiences Of 1ne world, I think il
b.st not to iaik much. Tie time has not vel
come fer talk. We have rot-she peopl. l.v.
not } Ct suffered enough. Crles Of s'Bfayo.''
We mus. sutleF yet more, and there mag b;
a1d s1ates ccsulated with m0urnlag-betor.
our people shall tie willing to take in fai
view Ct the facts and Of the strong case bsfor,
them. feel that j: is impossible for NE tt
lay anything to elucidate our di;liculs;cs o
| to lead the people in the right direction; bu
| OF this am conscious, and this know ant
| state without reservation. and without heEita
hesitation, and il the presence # Gud / be
Itve what sly TO be 1rue, Tat there is n,
power on the face Of 1be earth-nav, no
a1l the powers on The face oil the ear.h com
tnptd-1ha1 cSn destroy the government o
| the Anerican people, when tle people then,
| selves shall urdt rs:End their pnWer ard gre 1t
nets. Tremendous appl.use.} But, sir, Hl
| stall hsye to learn what cur power is, aud tu
| best way to nsc il. My experience, sir, :,
ulich ou a1l1de, leads me to the belief that
| Yaihte, lnyiag difficult task to pETform, i
| impressed with the idea th1t thcrs must b
| touv kbert Flu:e TO The resul. hs Is des.faE
| to obt4l2. lie is determined to do evcrythin,
| il W;y titItrtI.t f1*nl ot.trs. Et wants Il
| do something neyer done before, and he take
8 neH way OF dUiug ttat which has been olte,
Gone That Is L grcas idea, and it has b=el
succt EEsuly coMsiiShed in 1nau5 rrspa:ts
bcl,eye ne did much in Introducing .,rio.ia.
! s,.t,k ~
| 10 Establish common schnoie, that every On
might uIitc; and VIC lava done our part i
Manufacturing lux and pcua aud paper. ZAP
| plause.] T4se Hait btiug too elow ior US
| and The mail established III New Elglaad vi
utmost 1Ae fist On the coniinent-we cor
cciytd and established railroad. It was i
| our pail OF The country that the first railroa
1as established. Bat it, too, became to
slow fer US, and Cba.1e6town by euggessc
ard carytd cut the iGez Of tle electrl: te!s
graph. [app:au5e-l Even wills It one OF th
sohs Of NhudleEex county who vent to th
| South, and Etejng their dill 1culties there Wne
they first got what to them wus cotton, sn:
| Etstcd and carried out plan to make til;
cotton available. Aud in MY own timc r,
nitnber-and am not ct au old Man, thong
rot SIS young as you, sir referring TO Pro
HltchcGckl ], according to tie dates Jou ga,
us \ few moments since liOul lauxheer]-t
layc followed "i'h fcvliuga OF reneratloa-
: yea, Let ME rtpeaE, with vcncration -tlroug
| Tie streets ot m7 nstlre IOWA the great &C
good man who conceived the cotton HAN
1uc1u.e, and ~Eich has made tbs Southet
part ct this county HAat il il. Go1 IA,
went Ii, but it was the Yankee who gave Il
South every thing else it has ever eujo;c
| |AFplaust and laughter. From all the
\ things it will be e.eu that short cuts to t
: astslnu.ent ot 9 tbirg arc exceedingly val,
j. ll., wttu they answer TITO purpose. 3
q That is the tield Of battle. For the d.fIic1
), ti.s in which VIC are involved there
|. no method Of evasion. We must fig
i [aIplausel, |, and Ee must fight with
t :spprt ciation Of the enemy VIC are
= meet, as we'll as the character of the eau
g asinc all c1pedients, Of whatever character
= Object, and agree with one mind aud act wi
j orc purpnsc syaintt the enemies Of our cor
: try, we will whip them With the 5eonrge
e 6esc1atiou and leave them naked. Ircmt
e dous applause, excited NO doubt as much
r the acliun as the words Of the speaker.l
N advice to Jou. rs representatives Of \
EGS1anL-as these engaged in tue holy III
= OF proceeding 10 The relief o: the soldiers
l. our couutry-as citizens, who may occ.si,
IA ally, according to the PRINCIPLES Of our 8
hi eminent, express opinions upon the partiss
n the country, is to leave all minor conslde
a 1ions to the futurc-to bend all your eneFs
- and all yvu7 power, which is illimitaole ::
f.. unaplroachable even, to the great ard no
ID wcrK, the restoration Of the government
p our country. IGreat spplause.l For be
re su1ed That if lie American people, ont Of :
e. n.ere ditltrepce OF opinion upon inmate
= natt.ss, sh*ll surrender the Institutions {
re- and their fathers gaye TO them, the m:n
= cTucintd tie saSior shall be held IN resi-
ct when the American name will be ha'
:st cursed ard sccrn.d. -iThese words, spo
fu, With great emphasis, ar:~ forth t1encad
~ aIIlause,l We csrnus alEord-rith tue i
-. orable career bcfure US, and upon which
-. Lave thus far entettI; With the great
n. noble ra,ri1nony our fathers LETT to Us.
m greatest ever yet b, queathcd 10 the faulil
hc 1uar-po, we Cannot an;,rd TO hayc 1t said |
h.rcstttr the .ctcl Of time shall bear
Il, a7:lcst de1rnciasion, the etroay:ss rer'u
d.tesfa1ton for IEe American race and Au
csn people, that has ever yet h1asted
r. uar:e and lame Of any race or nation in the
lol tory os the world. [App!ause- No, and We s
Eor do it. For be assured that whatever
~ Irsssion may fall u!'on MS from temporary
~ Ic:tt OF reyc1se, whatever sorrows, what,
N ~ tisaztA may come upon the light. the E
la4 light is over us aud before Us, and the vic
1ot which We sre bound TO win vii! be bequta1
Der to us hy the fiat Of Gcd himself in his
10 good time, AID in y<IArs. Rene red aprlar
spe My cn,y PRAYER is that our portion Of
au- country shall hesitate at nothing -hesitate
'9s. sh at making any sacrifice III furnishing ia
the to bring about the accomplishment Of tn
ave suit. / would be unjust 10 myself it
po- nut say thht my heart Las ofEentimes sWt
3pa with pride when I reflect upon what onr
las ton OF the countrs has done for the sus
up mint Of the government in this crist
le1I have been associated In the il=la With
Ar. 1,1rn f.. -, ~. sE:,tms Wesr f,nm thr y,
States, as well as from the E:stcrn-a
.ate | should be glad to express, if had the p