New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-14
WAR MEETING IN aOBOKEN.
An Exciting Timr-Judge Whiting De-
nounce. Acknowledgement Thsmns,
md l. Arrested BY mn Army 04iter.

and il Arrested by nm Army 0Giter.
A War meeting was held 10 Odd Fellows Hall
Hoboken, last evening under tie auspices OF tn
Common Council Of that city and Il committee o
citiz.ns Lewis w. MARES was chosen President
and Frederick Is. Ogden Secretary. There WIS 0
large attendance.
CHARLES WINFIELD, Of jersey City. WAS the first
speaker, and diverted considerable portion of biz
time to statement which he said appeared 10 The
TRIBUsE, that distinguished Democratic politician
had been over into New.Jersey md had reported The
State to be full Of SecessioDsts This be pronounced
10 be q lie.
Gen. SIcxLEs was received with deafering cheers.
He paid Tribute to the sodiers from New -Jertey
III his Brigade; and General, he said, owed far
more to his soldiers than he COULD claim for ninse
Alter passing tn euiogy uron Gen. NcClcilan, the
speaker sand he was glad to hear that New.Jersey
meant to DO fat iul 10 the glorious record Ut her
past history. and tina, she meant to furnish her entire
quota now needed Tor the army, not Us cobscfipls
bui IA volunteers. lCheers
Looking over the large assembly, Gen. SIcKLEs
eaid: Has il occurred I" YOU TINT it would be ImPo
al e in all the utbefn States TO find one scene like
that which now behold Show me the Southern
ely, with your population, in which at Il bret mo-
tee so many abe-bodI,d men could be brought to-
geher to hear a soldier talk about war.
There Is regiment here lis,el * to me-a regi-
tnt NJ OF ADic-btucN men. country btr called
for them. How many Of these that ] now address
have enli-ied? a voice" am One."l There ia
one. Recruiting OIL, at the cesk-' Let him put
his maine down" How many are there here To-
night who mean to enlist A voice-"Put the
81 Ok Repub ans and Aboliiouisis down.
Tell my friend that If very poor excuse; better
tell the truth that you not IN the huDor to ii ht
lGreat cheering. That nao IL a .ubsct tor draft.
ICbeers and cnes of +" Put hIm out. That is the
Kind of cr.ven-hearted fellows that run away to
Cansds to escape the draft Such rnen have their
utility and susll mase OF this occurrence.
have found many men dsI osed 10 throw politics
forward Or excuse for failure TO perform q duty
much higher than any political function reSliog upon
any tizen at tbi- moment.
No ole could suspect him from bic past political
couFse Of ANY sympathy with the politics Of those
who were now ia power, bu, from the lim- tue fret
gun WAS fired on the holy flag of the Union he nud
ceased 20 be politician, aud had been soldier.
Gen. Si,kes tbea ierred 10 the difficulties the Ad
mns'raiion had hsd to snrmouDt.
lie had wo,d for those with whom he had been
politically associated, vii h was to remember the
doom 81 thore non who opposed the war Of 1912
and tie Mexican war. Candor aud truth demanded
ihat he should ssy of Abraham Lincoln that lie Wan
a brave, an honest, "a capable Chief Magistrate.
lCheefs.
Their iirst duty was Gil up The ranks of the old
and shattered re-iGcrts-thOse VINO had stood the
brtut Of the fire. IL was uistske TO suppo.c thst
the new regiments wonld tot be put Into active
field service, they would he brought forward to
give ibe d regiments an on oruniy 20 recui erae.
man IN gong into an old regim, 1t VA ned
great deal in being instructed ia taking care OF hs
health. le,s0n which cot every bew regiment
loo lives to learn. La an old regiment, the new
crut inhrrts at one. oil The aurel- al the lonsf
OF The Iegimenial iHg under which lie eniisss Gcn.
chles renred AMID great cheering.
Gen. HIRAM WALTliDCy followed in an eloquent
Il am and Wiz warmly up, laujed. he ~as pain. d.
k.t,e lie tint len (.Fn >Ifk keI
how many ulcn ia that yast ls,cmbly were wiling
TO respond 10 tie ell Of ti,r ,OuutTy, ihc,e whr
but siugle response, and that from man - old
hat be might escape the draft. "A voice, 81
Hm it,.
Come mp hero, ny old friend. "a gray headed
man came upon the platform. ! nov submit 10
you whether h u direct r. ii-riion on che young
men IT New Jefs'y. when gallant chriihin hp'
y,al- them 10 20 with lin 10 the held, thai there
Should lie but one r-slOutr. Rtd tina from , msu
wbo.e YEAR ehliile hin be relieved IL don'i
srk auy relief AIN in; chip Another yyi,e-
10 viii co.
Gen. Walbridge then proceeded TO draw a con-
inr.s0l between IRE present slragslo aud that oi
"a inihcf. H. tie Revolution, and be trusted that
every loe.ihle agency employed tv The Re els
would liz employed by rs that We nigh, nske the
contest shArp, vigorous, and decisive Tremendous
cloefiIgl.
Tn q ,aktr then spoke Of what would hspren IN
ca.e Of inicrveuinn IL kussia, ut The request Of
t.on, sud 0n trcir rejection tia. tie teo iauer
countries sLould comiHeuce hoeiili-s, low loug
would n b, i~iorc Ireland would spring - the RS
cue Of Ter aucien, iudeprI deuce-"ow hong would i
he before libcIty would rue throughout Europe and
lie woflOl
LEI rpe eulist row, for trey had better &c: lit
tle ex~iirnce ~ fighting the Rebel AS they would
almost Inevitably he wanted for greater tulngr BY
aud by. Gen. Welbiidse'r address aboundei m elo-
qLeut cassa,,s, and We regret that our space will
lot allow pie.ief justice - u.
There were here cfier of Whiiicg," Whiting
aud, in response. Judge J.srs X. WHTTiSG
addressed tie citing. lie said he was not there
D make "A speech. ne time Tor talaing had PARSED
-ih. time Tor acuon had arrived. We had teen
a.iatng the question now Presented practically 10
Our attention Tor over thlI'j VEN.
In tie long vista OF tpie ~e had been promised by
our Southern brethren that the presebt Stae and
,oudi ior Of a1ars should arrive. IL was Lot al
i-.ue which we formed wi'h them, but an Issue
which they formed and presented u III. They hhd
aid to ~ that the ouly question hetween them and
nuhJu, atioh or eAteiihii"'i"h. ihey el'curs
10 other
IL was the only question that was {, be determined
Inv tins evil war. We called il rebellion; all
civil wars we're called rebe llonr. The south he'd
aid that th-y hated us; tBcy hIed the tnlled
sfotes. obey hated the Yankee; that they would
never cone back under the uuiOp; that tley wOd!i
never live under the present Constitution, ana thai
thew would suffer eXterminaiVn uuiehe We su1Ji'
gated thcn
Nov what wa. tie use OF t1ikiHe any more about
III Judge Whiting, ia continuing. said that III he
Sfate ia his iy lie had read with regret The procla-
nation OF ,he Secretary o. War, asking tlir police
force to prevent rcneS,des from running away IRON
beng drafted. -,
nan VITO was unwilling 10 lay Gown bis life
sacrifice for the country Which projected han, let
lin run. III the officers of tue Government wan ed
10 enlist towards, let them have them. a man who
would run away 10 avoid being drafted was No. III
t. be ia au army.
ii we had towards drunken men, who didn't
love their country, the sonlheyners would WHIP vs..
There were come thir.s lie must ash the Govern