The New York herald., 1862-10-05
War Meeting mt the Cooper Institut,

There was war meeting at the Cooper Institute last
evening" which was very well attended, il having been
announced that Colonel Hamilton Of Texas to be one
Of the speakers In that respect however, the audience
was disappointed, Mr. Hamilton having been called TO the
bedside Of dying acquaintance.
Mr. r. H. Havens presided, and introduced; Mr. SsAyA.
HAN, who made speech representing that there were
some thousands of Union in Northern Mississippi and
Alabama who were ready to take up arms they were
properly encouraged and they put into separate
military organization. He did show how they hap.
pened TO evade the rebel Conscrpon act and hardly sue
ceeded in convincing his audience Of the proprety of
supplying Je Davis with arms In that particular mode
The Rev. Mr. CARTER of East Tennessee next intro.
duced He paid tribute TO the loyalty Of portion Of
the country He still claimed citizen OF the United
States, having part lot in this rebellion He had
often ased rather than dine breakfast or sup beneath
the folds Of the accursed rebel flag Applause The old
flag foated In his native village late asNovember 1851
He had helped to raise 1t, and IL foated there till
q rebel regiment was sent 70 pull IL down.
He lived in county which he declared was more oys
tonight than the city Of New York-(cheers)-and be
WAS proud that thai county bore hs own name. (Ap-
plause On many vexed questions 10 differed with his
audience but he claimed to bc entitled free speech
Though he did not vote for Abraham Lincoln yet he was
ashamed 70 confess that be had voted for John Bell
ppause But he had declared the stump homo that
II he could vote again he would vote Abraham Lincoln
because he was loyal aud John Bell was traitor
He might be hssed tonight, but he did about
that; for the man who had bearded the devil
In his den was not likely 10 bc AFRAID Of
him in New York. daughter and applause.) He
politician and did not think much Of that trade
for kthe swedsnborgian doctrine should prove true
that would have TO follow In the world our svo
cation in this life, the politicians OF New York especially
would have a sad time Of IL. daughter and cbeers.)
He not ono Of those who believed that slavery was
the bottom Of the rebellion. He was STAKEHOLDER
himself and that nobody's business But be believed
that slavery the pretex for the rebellion and he re-
gardcd the Union OF these States infinitely more valu
able than all the negroes in America and Africa too
(chee)s-and therefore, he had always said that, II II
became absolutely necessary that American slavery
should die then, in the name OF his insuted
and injured country, let IL perish (Applanse.) Like
loyal law abiding citizen ho left that the authorities
OF the land Far better that should decay,
cities fall into ruin and every house In the land be- sd
Was be supposed that when patriotic mother gave
her 10 his country, he could not give his niger
(Appausc.) He would have rather given away oil his
nggers than separated he had been from wife and
children for fifteen months but he would devote himself
SON tapplauseS The cause Of The retoilicn
was ambion--tho thirst for political power.
satan did Tho men who at the bottom OF this
movement thieves, murderers. gamblers and drunk
ards. lie know that no good could to the country
from such from the women who Identified them
selves with tho rebellion and who seemed possessed Of
legion Of devils Some Of his female friends had
tsstsd for his blood. Let his hearers look AT the
who bad been controlling this governmcnt-Mason,
OF viTguil drunkard benjamin thief, aud wigfan
mlrerer-and Others whose names wcre 20 vic that be
disIiked 10 namo thom These southern leaders knew
well when Incols elected that the reign or sriso
cFacy ended for ever, and that the true democracy
rolled the governmeu, ADD held ali the high
PLACES, while the pecr Iazarusss OF black republicans
no; even allowed the crumbs that fell from rich
slayehodsrs in Now York-wers ,horcs "a voice. 'No;
Of Lss cf Office. (Cheer) Bot he was forgetting him
sea he wished 90 tell them something about East Ten.
wcstern lcnressce by the Cumberland mountains I, has
direct railroad communication with Richmond Charleston
savannah ana Memphis Heryotins population WAS 200
10 fay ,hev the viftusus, and consequently
The loyal TO tho government oi the country
While all the losards Hooded with treason lhe
sunlight OF patriotism still lighted The hills o. hasi zen
! nessce tchccrs The vote there on separation was
fourteen thousand ior II thirty three Thousand eganst
ofhc Union army They took their lives IN thcir hands
snd by day aud by night assaied on al hands travelled
into Kentucky aud offered their serviccs. (Ccefs How
did East Tennessee happen TO remain oyali Why they
had free speech there, aad they haa lew
/ and others who had the moral courage to face
death in every ictm rather than hold sncit p'acc
Pat they had free speech NJ re point of the b-youe
lie hmseif with Ave. hundred Union rifles in
| front OF him IT hc was IN bs'Own town tonight hc
could raise regiment within thirty six hours ltcause MS
ge,io Lad been streaming rebel dtspotsn should
such people be permitted 70 perish ('No') Ho aud
other ennessccas had begged and the gvernmet
rr fifteen mouths to East Tennessee DNt witLoaL
success and afhccausc had 50 rny political generals.
Theugh southern man by birth, though his wi;o and
babes N Tho south, aud though ho hoped die and
be bu led there he had preudces eaousy against
Il he North agas the President the United States.
The obed sDco nad always rendered government
hc would continue 10 render to tho end and II Mr. inco
succeeded ia bringing the country through present m
dcult,cs 10 man would be willing than himself D.
MI fa Igrp pf hiz
continued applause during which The speaker rcsuu
| mis- seatD.
The Rev Mr Fox proposed the thanks OF the meeting
Mr. Carter for his ablo and par speech an OK
prespou Of sympathy W tho loyal men of Tennessee The