, 1862-07-21

ea1ty cheers, and thus ended the initiatory
Meeting for protracted prosecution OF CHI
ago's duty In the present crisis. |
THE COURT HOUSE SQUARE MEETING.
At an early hour, large aud enthusiastic
5ourt House Square, which soon filed the
treet, b1ockading it to vehicles. TEN
}orary staging had been erected, from which
Ion Ira 7. Mum, presiding IS chairman,
,alled the meeting to order.
GEORGE c. BATES, ESQ.
. George G. Bates, Esq, addressed the meet
ing In few spirited remarks, nrging the ne
cessity Of immediate action, and piedgmg
The faith Of the city for the support Of the
Ea1nlliee Of those who should represent It in
this crisis. His address was greeted with ire
Quent cheers, aud served to rouse the large
concourse which By this time had Increased TO
SOME five or ak thousand
HON. ROBERT s. BLACKWELL.
Hon. Robert 8. Blackwell then held tbs at
tention Of the audience in 8 characteristic ad.
dress. He eketched graphically the almost
ipcre dible results accomplished by our young
nation, aud pictured most clearly the effect Of
a dissolution Of the Union. This instead Of
giving peace, would be but the beg1nn1ng OF
q continued war between the severed repu6-
lies. Nor would there be peace at home. The
slavery question would no longer agftate US, T
but in its place would rise the conflict between /
the agricultural interests OF the western, the
mechanical interests Of the central, ana Ine !
manufacturing interests Of the eastern States: |
The country is in danger; aA efforts should
he directed to enlistment, for In that path |
alone lay the means Of preserving onr Union |
and our country. |
The speakers words met With hearty re-
epun=es, aud his scsthing expose of tae PR,
sent great treason struck q sympathetic chord
in the hearts Of those before him.
wM. c. GoUDY, ESQ.
Mr. Gondy said The country makes its
appeal to yon tonight to fly to it8 rescue in
this its hour Of extremity. Viii you answer
that call? We must return to our first en-
thnsiasm when the guns were fred at'suuter,
and give support to the country Irrespective
Of it's policy, and having confidence in its
leaders. Tie soldier in the field does not
ask his general for the plan OF operations, but
oheys, trusting that he will be led to victory.
The old flag must again be placed proudly
T. is administration is Rot to be regarded as
simply tile administration Of the party which
brought it into power. It is now the admin
i.tralion Of every citizen. It is the admlnls-
tration Of the people. And II, for lack OF
that administration, we 1ose-eaeh OF US
all that is worth living for, all that is worth
dying Tor.
HONEST OLD ABE.
At this point, Frank Lumbard, supported
by two voices, sang the Red, White and Blue,
the whole audience joining With will IN the
chorus.
At it's conclusion, three cheers wcre given for
Honest Old Abe, and three more for the gen
erals we have in the field
It was announced by the chairman that
adjoining Bryan Hall II making this an-
nouncement, Mr. Mum spoke q fcs; words,
| few in number, but very touching from the
evident deep feeling auimating them
t Is there father here who can spare a SOL?
| Is there a husband who can leave his wife
] Is there q child who can tear himself from his
| home? That sscrifice Is demanded. Tae
J dearest ties must be sundered. Our country.
| the common mother Of ne all, is in danger Of
death. Who can calmly stand and sec her
| die2
| REV. RoBERT CoILTER-
h1r. Collyer said: This is dark day, but
there is better day coping. It is ths day
secret, shall be put at tie bottom Of The A.
| l,ntic.
When bridge is to be built, or an ediGce
erected, it is necessary to it's stability not oaly
that the plan Of construction shall be good,
but that the material shall be Of good stuff ;
else, no matter how good the plan, it fills to
powder. Onr republican institutions are good
enough. We eau get up no better country
than this. But to make it stroug, its citizens
must be Of good stuff; each man must be s
brick, and q sound brick.
Nv friends, we stand tonight in solemn
crisis. The country is IN deadly peril, ant
| there must be fighting to save it. Fighting
means blood, and wounds and death. As VI
went lately to Pittsburgh Landing, a discus
sion arose as to the means for the salvation 0
the esoldiers, l said, on that question, ther
!, can be no question. He who falls in the de
fence of his country has achieved his saliva
ton. He goea to Heaven. He who can e1y
his country and co9ardly shrink from th
] duty and see her fall, though he die In hi
ed it.
The chairman who Just addressed you,
, | the ful1ness Of his heart, asked, " Is there
father here who will lose his son to save hi
: country ?'' Oh, friends, felt thst 4l have e,
T knit, and am rearing him for my countr.
His heart yearnB to join in the strnggle, an
j I have given him for that purpose. He is *
Il too young, only fifteen, but when the tin
son to save his country: His tin
l. has rot yet come, but hear Of beunties b
:, ing given; and If the right man comes a1ou
3 to take my sons place now, I will give him
,e bounty: "a voice, What?'') will give hi
'' one hundred dollars in gold. I am poor, B!
only give the money, busI will take the ms
re to ny heart and be shall be to me as brothe
:, I will follow him and watch over him on Il
~ field, as would over my Own son. 1t he
wounded will take him to my hstne, .!
care for him as for my OWL son, and if he fa
: Twill care for his mother and care for I
I'd | children, as If it were the mother who Mt
ty ! tured me and the children to whose nurtu
be have devoted my life. Every man here n
Is knows nv name Knows am good for eve
~ .s premise mike. lGreat appiause.]
HON. G. F. LfHDEH.
s. b1r. Linder came forward in answer to
peated calls frsm the crowd: He said:
n have little time for talk. Why are We her
be What means this sea Of faces Our counl
'e- is in danger. Shall the SUMMER part oft
rn taken from US, and .despots turn and sn
70 at us. Where now Is yonr model repuoll
Id day? Can it be that any Of Us will eyer
We to see that day? We have stood upon
=: broad Atlantic for eighty years, and oper
!, l our shores to the world, aud hither they b.
IN couc for refuge and home. They h
1y filled the ranks Of our mechanics, {
~ that foes bare come, they have fill
lal our ranks and lead us to battle. Side
side With orr native SONS. they bare their
led som to the bullet, and side by side With II
3 they lie dead upon our batue-f1elds. Natl
.ed a1ity is lost DANGER has bound ns toeet
red seeking to destroy our country. Traito
these traitors! We're the man my brotf
ge, | lying on the same breast and suckled by
'nd same milk, were he traitor. 7 would kiu
~ aye, were ne my G0n. 1 laQ thought II VIC
te; come to this. When went South in the
nat egatiop, to represent Douglas, whose b
zed eCer heat to ua,1oht hut The deeucst patr
NJ: ism, they would not listen; they 1augh
ent they dInmmed us out with drums. /
III them that the time would come When t
would listen, when the message would ct
re, to them from the voice Of cannons and
nel barrel Of the musket. Loud cheers.
nat message is being delivered quicker t1a
1Myl thought, but now that It is being done, IV
me it should be delivered e6sctnaNy. [Prolon
! OF | cbeere.l
1ug The past WIS gone, with its errors AMI
pe' mistakes. It is not for us to look back 4
nt1- The present is before Us to act in, and the
o"s ture to look forward 70. What will be
consequs nces Of defeat in this var? Two
aAa tions, allies OF European powers, to be ust
cling said that but one Republic could exist on
t;s to continent They eauucisted great tt
's1a s1d AIy besrt goes back to those old daye.
nres member those old days. Ifemenber Nor
t 70 / remember Madison. I read their mess
as they came ont. They spoke then bo
per- And shall We. In this hour whisper, "he1
an announce tnaE put one natlou s1Su eals
vote TINS Auanllc SHORE! lCF!es u ny, w.
Taa | grsepipg eye. Ab, it is not our old Fran
not the France Of Lafayette. 1t Is not on
erlv ally. But it is he who stole his way to
67th throne by strategy and placed q mailed
ared | upon the neck Of The people: 1t Is stra1
had grasping monarch, who is now seekln
d to steal his way to . THRONE among us.
y to plays big game for high stake, but I
viii he succeed. Soon will We wash
Reed ! hands Of this rebellion If We present u
The | north, and can it be there are any ira
,e Of among US? Great God, can any nan
aced black ~ to cherish treasonshle thoughts
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