The national Republican., 1862-01-01

The court then adjourned until Thursday
morning.
fao. Daaisi y. DIckinson At the smith.
sOntan last Night. ...
An i'm tense throng assembled last night, In
the spacious hall of the Smithsonian, TO hear
lecture from distinguished statesman, pa
triOt, and scholar, Hon. Daniel 8. Dickinson, OF
New York.
Il 10 truly significant that old feuds are done
away in the generous heat Of " War for tho
Uni0n," when we sss Daniel 3. Dickinson, II
States Rights man indeed, and Of the true
stamp, uniting, oven with tor rmsr political foes,
for the promotion Of that great sentiment IT
loyalty, which, supplied frOm one s'urce and
another Of humanity atd love of Q institutional
liberty, shall make tide 10 sweep forever even
the footsteps If desputism from the sands OF
time.
The speaker was introduced u the audience
by the ProS,d.h nf The association, Rev. John
Pierpnn, rs n fns specimen Of" Young Amer
ic~," which was true as far IN tho distinguish.
cd lecturers ssntimenis were concerned, but
the .ng and flowing gray locks seemed 10 say,
Ny y.mthful days were In 49,"
Tue 81 aker commenced by saying: We have
Constitution have been vilined, and equality
and Justice assailed by its own sub co.'s; ard
not until rebellion be crushed, and the heresy
of secss ion be torn out b. tho roots wi equal
The Government established by the conspira.
tors had for its chief object the estab. .hmont
Of \ monarchy and despotism on the American
continent, the Africsnization Of coutiguol 3 ter.
ritOry, and the revival Of the slave trade That
they m ght add the Queen Of the Antilles to
their possessions, and that the spark ing mines
N Mexico might shine In thoir dixdem, these
mon, who, with uplfted hands and with solemn
pledges had sw0rn to sustain the Government
and the ."nstitutiOn, now consptre TO destroy.
Judas lived before his time. He ut least
had u decent respect for public epinon-he
hung himself, but these modern traitors not
on,y attempt IN destroy their Government and
Establish another. but attempt, thrt ugh their
new oovernnsn,. 70 plot against The liosrtie.
whore the people plot against II; hut whore the
Government plo,s against the people.
Arnold only betrHy cd y cause--a government
yet only 10 prOspective--but the traitors OF the
South have betrayed = sovsrnment already
f,thsrs. This Is y contest between Govern.
ment and guerilla, between anarchy and order,
between despotism and freedom. We are ad.
monished both BY. religion and humanity to
the weakest. We know It's weakest point, and
there We must strike our most deadly blow.
Connscsto tho property. Of the rebellion, its
lands, cotton, and its slaves. Do this edsot-
uslly and oompletey, and rebellion will wsne
and begin TO decline. Make one concession and
we will have to make another. One com
promise viii lead to more, until ut length
we will bs left without Government to
compromise. Concessions will not do. We
must crush this rebellion ut once, and
forever, by the force Of arms. We have
now Upwards Of 5000 men IN the field
We can have million more, II they arc needed
But we must ACT together, II we wish TO sup
press this treason. Our moral institutions are
10 danger; that Is subject we are all interested
In. Then why not come up and save the Gov
ernment before We contend who shall admins
ter ~ II there should u fre break out In the
streets of Washington, which threatened tt
to qusnoh the h.mssy Would we ssk Of saci
other, whether Democrats, Republicans, Wings
or Know No,hingsy No! We would. withou
hesitation, and with one accord, endeavor 4
The speaker drew n graphic picture o
the effects of rebellion In Virginia, the only
b,rdsr State which had withdrawn from thl
Union. That the proud old State, the mothel
of Presidents and the burial place OF the i'm
the wake Of South Csrolina, thereby making
her soil the theatre Of war and the battle .helt
Of contending hosts, was to be deprecated
Has 1t come to such pass that the Virginiai
cannot visit Bunker Hill and Lexington unles
by permission of the Government. nor the citi
zen of Massachusetts make a pilgrimage I,
Mount Vernon without u rebel passport!
II were better that the entire wealth o
the country be swallowed uD In this contest
than yield to this treason. Those that woul
do so, would agree to dismemberment Of tn
Union, and the overthrow of Tree government
The spirit Of the people cannot be crushed
their yfdthas gone forth, that the rebellion mus
be put down, and that speedily. Terrible a
WAS the storm, tho sun was beginning to emerg
from behind the clouds, and we would 500
again ba,he in the light. with Constitu.io
unimpaired, and Union, though scarhed vii,
fre and sword, yet whole in all its parts.
The speaker concluded by paying feelin
and graceful tribute TO the ladies OF the countr
fur their sslt-sscrincing devotion to the csus
onihe Union.
The Alle0 ms miami.