New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-07
Speeches by Leonard Sweet of Illinois, General
Shepley, Military Governor Of Louisiana,
Gen. Shields, Robert ]. Walker, and
Richard W. Thompson Of Indiana.
wAsHlSeros, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 1852

greet eclGt III Las NtHlOl tus atSiho'h
and evening The gathering was perfectly over
whelming in number and tremendously enthusiastic
in feeling Ten thousand ears have listened to tie
patriotic speeches from distinguished orators, and the
cheers of the vast audience have rung out upon the
air and up through the corridors of the Capitol ii
has been a great day for Washington, and free
speech for a vigorous prosecution OF the war has
echoed nobly from her Capitol The war meeting
was announced at o'clock by n national salute Of
"a guns. from a battery of Dahlgren howiizerS sta
toned AT East Capitol square.
The Speakers platform, between the statues OF
Columbus aud the Pioneers, decorated with flags
and festoons of flowers. The Marine B.nd CON-
menced playing from the ros,rum at 4! o'clock, wi en-
the " ope began TO assemble in Thongs TO listen to
the interesting speeches Of the occasion. The Pfesl
den; and Cabinet graced the rOstrum, and also the
Board OF Aldermen and Common Council. The
western entrance was closed except to ladies. Gen.
Hslleek Gen. Wordsworth, and Gen. Sturgs were
present. At o'clock Henry Addison, Mayor Of
Georl e,own and Chairman of the Committee OF
Arrangements called the meeting to order Mayor
Waseh was nominated as Chairman, and acknowl-
edged the honor conferred upon him in neat and
appropriate speech.
The following Vice-PIesiderts were now sp-
pointed:
Henry Addison, Mayor Of Georgetown. W "; se,ton,
Francis p Blair John C. Reeves, Fred " Seward George
NcLeIlsn T. J. Coffee John Hay +. t. Spinner, iac New
ton 5. P Brown John ~. FOrney Emerson E'heFdge B. b.
French, Ws'd H. Lsmon Thos L. Walter Lewis O. posne
Joseph Brown John feePeI Nathan Sargent Jas Cor
John II Houston Jud. Mitchell John Msrbay, r Henry
Cook Wm Laird w" G s0a ''j a Aa Soe o1 Thoa
Lloyd 5 J. Bowen D. w g. Ga ke l. j. nidalr'pn' oidI
ss' h. BT0T Tbo. he' Barnes Won Todd Vim g. Webb
r. 0oodhae T. h Robbins, Jos. Libby, VIM Edes. Evan
The Secretaries were appointed:
Gen WIN. Hickey, Richard c. Mccormick George
s.0s ;;so C. WhitaF Wat j. Smith Daniel Buck SAM
L. Doug.ss Ctas Russell, Ezra l. stevens John o
l,tt Jas " Deebe, S p Hsnscom Ira Goodaow, Chas IL
Thomas. b. Van Ripper, T. J. Middleton.
TIE following Dispatch from Gen. Hiram Wal
YEw.YoRx Auz 6. 1892.
Dispatch inc, received OF coufse cannot come in time
r., Irs Tbst We vii never ebsndou this struggle
sutonsl liberty untl we have crushed the rebellion a1
Rendered the pubic liberties es enduring as The psis OF Tie
Alter prayer by the Rev. John c. Smith, the
following resolutions were read 10y Ed~aid Jordan,
the Solicitor Of the Treasury:
Reovea That We esident o. the District Of Columbia
but having among numbers citizens o. every portion o the
country regard the deinbeent Of TIE tbOn event
be cootsnp ated IN contingency "hateyef being
foi5dden lac by our geosr phe comnefee 'ocie and
the shame which wold attach 70 ms did We suffer is accom-
pishm nt and the worheness Of what ~ouo man 10 ne
tn mighty interests oived ia tue .ni0u
and h sscridce- whch have been made for s defense
by the no Of the living the and
we deliberately and soIenn declare tnai Wine
IT. rthro, ace ogt Pro'eDe TIC Pye'e't oar uafH osT
hO aud cites saud Do Teouee 10 ashes our ed 01d BE
deoated and zee md tat ore dar % s s'Df haze Te,
ihed wh posse Let the Union be presored or ne
oouafyt be mace deert. lApplanse.l
ht,glred Tia, hare MT dobt that almost ths eaife
population Of 10y States ed tie sen
which "e EXPIRE ind ns a. there l. o. ne pIcsenl
time any hesitation NANTES ed by them ia devotiiR them
their mO9ery 70 the cause ol the county II is
owing the .ivngs to the prosecution OF the
war 70 an apprehension hee Is the psrJ hoe who
direct military oqsreons whether % the CaDine O. on
the field Of TraGDe.s and Co elimination to employ ~
decisirs cVsTgs tie ui power Of the naoa, winch
all iee ana know to De oyrr "hsln,Ls 49,, .- h.. al
Is the Of the hesetion We deem il he duty o
Desy h % 0dopt gee'ndt m'aas ot a'tH9 the geo
PIE that be il re'otea % pToseenfe tue war on 'oo
~ me country aud hail with
Joy the order d. ectng The immediate dram Of large
sddiu iorce cheering eSdsnce VI sach resolve zap
Re.o.red That while there among Us dh-renoe' Of
opinion upon ~ or quo ou Of pohcy ~ we IOscu3l o.
t1ose which will bear with most mining weight upon
tb,.e in REBELLION, whether il MT. lAPps1s-l
RsOlred That Convinced that the etdefs IA 'e
rsbeiJD. and those who emily act With them viii ne'e
sincerely return T. their all glance 20 TIE Union o. 4lis
soon 70 H. laws We Of opit hoi ttey should be
o,d and treated ss lrfrcaimalr traitors who ere 10 be
stripped Of heir pose-.i,s whatever Character and 'tlr
dsp'yed Of their lie of expelled nom ne country WIND
,ppla0se AID cdes OF " Coca ID
hsolVedi mat IN judgment wherever our arll- 20
within the RsD~,us states should be- taken Co es.
The io5ety q The ins9i4n aid ,lst those VIII, re.a,s
thef unqne hed adhesion 10 me coss o.. ,he Union sio'
shh.T be p ced uHdss rss,Tui compelled 20 beyond
Our hnes. Whine tneir eaests shoud be- rom ts ed
~ Ear ss available connseaed 10 the asv IAi
pla0ss
ns.oced, That IL. Eaiorsl Capital IS enioty she r.s
where treason slsd De Hsts1ty deoOuac-d end pulhrd
thls polut the applause from thousands al
voices dcaie1iug, and again three cheers we're
automatically gwen with EXCAVATIONS: q" Read
that syaiu. Good. Read 10 again Nr. Jordan Wa
about 20 do % when interrupted by the
heavy and continuous sound % cannon, mingled with
mu.ic from the Marine Band for The PfesiIsut Nat
now maze his appearance, aud was Drocecdiug 10
the front Of the platform, where a CHAR had been
provided for tim ir q Conspicuous place. Inree
ebeere were given IN his honor, and Vhen his aea-
ant eXciteuent bad somewhat subsided Nj. Jordan
read me entire resolutions, as foOws
Re.o!sed Tbs the National Iepi.a 70 ei1eny ne pacs
vbers L. a.on should nstsluy denounced un ned,
and hat .be Stringent naasnfes s1'ui be adopted By
the proper auflOTt- without d'uJ % lHtDvtr aid at-t
the disayai men ald eho invest Diet ie aud
tss .osy shud b. comps either 70 sstooih 70 sne most
eoneu.ys .belf fidelity % 'be Government o. 70 for
feit tie proegtio..
me reaaiug, throughout, VIA gss..ed win APP
plause
REQ tsd Tia, We respor. folly b1, very em1hnclly 3d.
,0to ths sitonon proper alhofuse " 40 i2eseg
ses0i.iiOu
Reotd Tht We besr lis spifeve o. che a. Of COnUs.'
rssHfo - i'a isceht session tt'rctoc 20 .''"'@ Nie
b1y ~ ie'' and dcL1yny Jyse such o. tns t.'.e' ~
sEa tase refuge wi,na ln-s of army AMI tst
asen - 70 d. ih- 1oy 81 tle President, 60 En- u"D ut a
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