New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-24

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rid Rebel masters were but dust In the baniea.nu
lGreat srplacse. Next to our duty to put down
the rebellion. wa our duty to pay tor IT, aud not to
put that upon our children.
O. The Father. of tbs Repubc-u,pred BY the principles
Of the Declaration Of Independence, they bated not tor
thr,useses but for their country and mankind -
The Hon. HENRY j. RAYsoSD responded. He
thought the specific obec. of the Republican party
was 10 put oil end to the dominant political power OF
Slavery. All the powers Of our General Govern
meDt were in the bands OF the sl,ye power. ~ was
to the eternal honor Of the Republicans OF the United
States that they bad the principle and hrnne's 10
take stand sgsinst The governing and overb.anhg
power VI Slavery. Beateo with the ballot, Slavery
had appeal d to The bullet were ready to try II
that way; 90 days hetce, the government which had
attempted TO desecrate this day would DO iulilve.
On every side 1t WAS epcouI a.red by the forces oil
the Union. The poll ical rover of Slavery was
crushed ont by the ballot; IL was dead on the day
that Abraham Lincoln cleo ei PresideDt. IL
mig not then be bereft OF sill power but now II
bsd, in addition, committed suicide. Wherever our
army appeared, Slavery melted before it. The Re-
publican party to-day was the def nder Of the Con-
sIituton hs our fathers gave it to US. We demanded
unconditional submission 10 the Const luton; we
coul ask noihing more. We had again aud again
pledged Ourselves to that. The patriotism OF the
eople would tolerate no change In the Constiu ION.
We shoulc again have Union Of all the States with
not State erased. To-day Tennessee would cas-, an
helmiBg vote Tor the ICOnsltnion. NifRitia
never had voted against the Constitution. Hang the
Rebel leaders WHO controlled Ler, aud the Old Do
ninion would swing back again to loyalty. Louis.
ans at the very tr.t OPT ortunity, would cone into
the Union without conditions. IL mi.ht take d gen
GRAFTON to make Loyal State OF South Carolina but
it mu-t be done. He wanted TO preserve her, If for
nothing else, for b relic OF the great rebellion. We
must pro eed upon the supposloh that these Stale,
could be governed by State Governments. The real
task OF the rebellion would come when the war Was
over.
| TO- Tho Army and Navy
Mr. CowDiS stated that II bad been the expecta-
ton Of the Committee that thew would have with
ITEM to-nigh, Mai. .Gen. Fremont. Tremendous
cheeripg.l Two days ago in reply to al invita-
ion he ,elegraI he'd these words:
shall IT, 70 be with you At no time MED" .,a
| A letter had beeu received from him, which would
now 10 read To the magnaniinity that peryaded IL
be ne ked them to llsteD
ELLlor C. cowDrs E,a-My Dsa, 81, IN reply to your
letter tho iih Deg you to say to The c. mnttee h.
nj .e.ibs Of the honor done 1. beng eesgnaied 10 10
| pl, iueensi OF " The Army aud Navy"
1h, important and a victories assure tho pfessrvston
Of that Bs nsty attainment 10 Pheo III the
you and should hsss been ad Of the oPpor
unit, sd1 voiceto the sppAuse bc grssa county
E.pscsl, would have been glad to fitting
cs,e. Il inlald Navy and that Of the Western Army
l. who's. riumpns naturally tel pedal interest,
My eug'ssmsns here are horeve' Of 'hcn positive char
set.r that lney ~il not permit ne to be sb-ent
begsing you therefore, to assure the Committee OF ny
hearty psrsc CATION III the objects Of the meeting
lam, very haly 5'p"s ,on,,ovr
Warrington, Feb. q, lCo..
"The Press" .
i Horace GREELEY responded-He said that at
tbrt late hour he should not venture rtil further to
deIlete their waning numbers by making u 81 eeth'
IL was too late and their time had been too We'll oc-
cu,ied Bat be would say few words OF the user
OF the press in struggle like Il at in which We were
now engaged. A few days ago, some week perhaps,
the attention Of the War Department was nttrnc ed
TO the sn, ct of the eat cost " the amy vi music;
r. .f a. ll.rs u Ia lall
mn.ic for the army ard they thought II cost too
mpeb The music which had sustained the hearts
and The arms OF tue loyal people ia this struggle,
tits arduous and doubtful struggle, hsd been maze,
not by the bands, but by the lie ~spapers. lt was
the voice Of tic loyal press witch had uphel Tue
country during The dark hours which followed TIE
ne. d-fs and anefu disastor OF Bull Kun Was the
srirt Of the pres reaching every og cbio aud ever.
hresid IN the country that bad rallied thai great
army of six hundred thousand brave men, who were
now writing the history of America III letters OF me
I lCheering No doubt the press bad made Mistakes
had been rometiues too impulsive, and sometimes
too dictator al perhaps, but the split that had sis
TIMED aud nj mated IT, had been Of intense de-
votion TO Liberty and TO the Union, where the rulers
OF the country dared not whisper the word Liberty,
est here might be some danger behind IL Of disaf-
lection in the border States. The press bad not
feared to say to the world outside RS well rs 10 the
bears of the country, that this WIS war for coup
try and for Freedom. tAppausel Because II
| was said the ranks OF the Union armies were
full and the hearts OF the soldiers were strong to
ldsy. II the men who went down TO the war did not
understand this struggle, they very soon under.
stood it after they had gone down. He bad met
csptnn In Sicklcs's brigade lat night, who told
hin that when lis men went down nine-tenths OF
them were ready to mob any body who was an Abo-
iitionist and now they were ready 10 mob anybody
who was not an Abolltionist. This country was 90
ing through an expensive school, but the learning
would be worth ali il cost. When We got through,
we should hud that We had learned a great deal
more than was set down In the programme. We
.nouli realize that all compromises with Iniquity
would be very costly ia the eud. Great applause.
Our pa,fiotc merchants had found that out. They
Thought they were getting Sboninally Iich out oi
the southern trade, but when they came To loot up
tbey lad found that inquity and ras,alily old moi
nav nm the whole. There Lessons were the lessons
of the war tie lessons Of courage, and honor, ana
i'll. lity and loyalty, which were being shown IN
.pcb contess Ms that at Fort Dcnelson; thee were
,nr.ad broadcast over the land by the loyal press
They were creating new senenilon generation
of The youth around the humble hiesldes OF
,Ls counfry. who were drinking in every hour e.-
son- OF PATRIOTISM aud lessons OF lo.e Tor liberty
These were to he tie future men OF the country;
tie,e were 20 uphold the country IN the dark days
xit,b he saw aIeac ana through the brighter days
which lie WAS sue would succeed Them. lie was
e,pectux some base compromise whereby the war
woud be ended In way not ut nil creditab to the
Ameiics PEOPLE lie saw beyond aiew year OF FRO
Slavery conn roo,se which would be succeeded by n
brighter era when tie people, remembering Tue
glorious esrons Of 1860 aud 1862, would return again
With prlde aud affection their first love, and would
realize that devotion to liberty was TO, only honoii-
ble aud worthy, but that II was The ony true mode
of standing By their own interest aud sustaining tne
I,,ellb,inv as we'll us the honor of the nation. lie
e;oc.d then 10 the faith thas whsteyer might be The
immednte present. the fual. the future WIS secure
His and was to be the band Of universal litet!
Igrea, chrerngl u land where man would not be
sshamed TO declare bimseli, snd whele men Snou'd
not be nobbed or declaring that they tele.ed in IT,.