New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-23

could portray the agony OF the patriot, lie shouiu
feel his sacred edice surging beneath bis teet ana
lettering to its fall. Away with the thought New
York will never Join in such sacrilege, nor viii any
marty st tho North all in the unbalowed work.
The Northern heart and the Northern strength will
continue united in tho sacred task OF crushing ont
treason and rebellion. They will surely accomplish
the process of regeneration whatever party may be
in the ascendant, and brighter and moro glorious
future for our country will reward their efforts
Tremendous cheering aud waving OF handkerchefs.I
Mr.. EyARTs said he had received a note which
be had read 70 the President OF the n. Il. Society
DgaR SIR: Could you not In dsc,te war In yonr official
capacity give gentle hint to some Of your long wndsd p9sy
speakers. When many wish TO be heard short spicy
sa to 90 Sas n %sa @
eI " p M he OBLIGED to listen e snoissr e1 re,,e ugVs
Mr. Evars said that he omitted to read this before
his own speech to which he knew it would be
applicable. Laughter and appliance.
T. Onr Country-Foanded the principles Of pilgrim
fathers like the iock which they lsndedi shall stand
unaken and be forever the home all racesthe common in
hcdsnce Of All mankind.
HEsRY WARD BEEcHER responded, after three
cheers After brief reference to /" that impertnent
letter." he had heard lately not few things said,
suggested and sung, which led him TO believe that
many men were becoming ashamed Of New En-
gland. f" No. never."l OF such men New England
had fret had occasion to be ashamed. lie could
understand how men might bate her. The devil
hated Heaven he hated it, he did not desplse II;
he wished he was in. The Yankee meddled with
eyerything because he attended TO his own bust
ness; his field was the world. A Yankee was
the most prying and meddlesome creature In Gods
world; he was the born radical OF modern civiIiza.
ton. We tho children of radicals for at least
800 cara. People called Yankees Of one idea;
didn't they wish they bad one IL seemed as if
in New England and the South God had meant TO
show by thsse two civilizations wha, could
DO shown by moral and material resources each
without tie other. The South gave Slav-
cry, Rebellion ard war 10 tho country;
New. England gave liberty fealty and troops Of
her sons TO fight for thesc. Massachusetts, had now
in the dold more than 6O,OO0 armed men, and who
ever tired first Of the war; II would not be New-En
gland. Not because her fields were not desolate;
they were always desolate when her sons were
sain and they were buried on every battlefield.
The idea ho understood was, after little, to recon-
s;Iuct the Union AID leave out New England Feet
and legs and belly, aud chest, and arms-and no
head. Great laughter. New. England would defy
them She was the pickpocket of the world. Wher-
ever air could 20 she coull 20. She wonid have a
rnu.rain OF printing. She would no. he kept out Of
the Union. She would attack them through her
parGons Ly the process OF regeneration, and II That
did not succeed her sons would marry their dsush-
tiers and do il BY the original process. Immense
6. ri. Constitution Of the United s,,sA sacred com.
rac. the people to form perfect union e'abh n-
tense promote the general welfare and the blessings Of
liberty 10 ourselves and our pOsienty.
Three cheers for the Constitution and the Con-
gress.
power snd glory Of New gland and so everywhere the
bes, nufefes Of public and private virtue, enlightened lib
The Rev DIR. LoTHRoP descanied very happily
on the modossy Of the New Englena churches. But,
instead Of s.aslDg on Plymouth Rock tonight. he
preferred 10 s.lnd on The rock OF The Union and the
Constitution 81 the United States. We should be
worse than Rebels, we should be inhdels, # we
doabted TOO resEt II our struggle for freedom.
The Co.. ne, ss: =. e grtas ~ b..
the sentiment. Of religion and Viftae freedom aud
justice.
The Rev. DR.. sronRs responded with elaborate
reference 10 the dates Of colonization aud 10 Choss
aad Webster. The clergy Of New-England were
the clergy of the whole land. Even 10 the Pacific /
shore everywhere where the slire had been lifted
pointing 20 immortality, there YOU found the New
I'M gland clergyman. The President bad said there
was no .EnglAnd Society IN Charleston to- /
night. There wa., only i was four miles ont OF
tho h4rbos; 10 wOgld 10 IN the city Ia good time.
( Loul laughter aud applau-c.l flo concluded by /
"a eoqueucs compariron between tie struggles of \
this country and Ito labora Of IefsEios, prophesyiog
that would a, lati pluck the golden apples OF the
IIesporidcs.
a. 81 p-fm.nsac. Of the 0ovrru- ftor honor
h Ia obedience a., law their fan. Ia che triumph CT tho
Cor.,ltrt',s over tao Rebellion.
MIR Eyarrs read a note from Mai Gen. Geo. y.
AcCls !ls,l rogreting bis inability 10 be present.
I oud APP isuss. He had the happiuess 10 presen
"A General Ton Iasiachuse'is who had led hs resi. /
ulent slaiist TIE enemy III W winchester, NJ Colar
Mountain and at An'ie,an.
Brg .Gcn ANpArws was received with loud ap- /
plslfe lie eaid tint he did not think that numbers
alone would determine the prosen, war; nor that
when had struggled FOR foN en- years for lndepen-
deuoe we ought 10 expect TO put down such q re- |
bellion In 90 DAYS. We needed better organization
and more thorough training OF our sodiers aud Of
our officer. We had large army in the field, but
il needed much instruction 70 bring IL into III state
TO cope with the gigantic proportions which the lie
bell.0n had now assumed Our system II volun- /
teerng was very Objectionable. The truly Demo |
cratic and equal plan tic only proper plan, was that
Of drafting lie could refer with pride ~ the con-
duet Of tie troops OF wEngland.
Brig .Oen. DVIGHT, who Was wounded and left |
for doad upon the Geld OF Williamsburg, the Colonel
Of the lsi Excelsier Regiment Of New York, said
that the greatest soldier who ever lived said of a
General nct great shN il was disgase to las Gen
erals Of Divisions that they bad not by their ronon
stlances driven him nom command. VIVA. we
needed was military criticism. We could only have !
II from Generals. FOR fifteen months we bad sirug
glod through disaster and defeat, aud W. hai but
just enc. ped from butchery the responsibility for
which lad been placed everywhere but where II be-
longcl--on ,he General in command. This period
VA nr.ar % the first OF the bronch Revolution, /
when the hosts Of France were lei 10 slaughter BY /
incompetent Gonera!s. Success then secured
by consixnIng unsuccessful Generals 10 tao guile
tine. The method was barharous aud he hoped
would not be resor,ed TO- but must have success.
even ii al that price.
TO- The Prsn-The terror Of despo,s-,he glory Of free
men it, influence is Intensive win atioH-1s
a. unyeIla 3 the intell geucs OF mankind.
PARKK GODwIa Of TIE EUeHiHg Post responded. |
Wherever the press went with our army, 1t should
carry proclamation Of freedom to ali men. II II
dd not, Il wac no press, but an instrument OF the
devil. IL said Il to men in Lancashire and IN Ire
land, and it ought TO say tua, to oil men in this
model Republic. Cheerng.l
H. Our Slater Charitable SocioestO laborcs IN noble
welcome guests their honoTod Tcpfcsen,A