The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-10-25

Wslciip frpmlah exchange the follow
ing synopsis Of speech delivered by
John Van Burru. Esq at an immense
Democratic meeting held at the Copper
Institute in the city of New York, on
Monday evening, the, 18th lust, to ratity
tho Democratic noulinati61s for State off.
GERS
-,, He commenced, after stating that be
had eniir,ly rcnlerrd from his long lneii-
cal prostratlon. b. reading a corr, sl,onlcuee
letweeu hims,I If aud Gr. Morgan, in
which, after tie .leitat OF the Federal ar
mics. betMe Washington, he offered his
services, as ''our Capital seemed as likely
to; b. takeu as thai uf the enemy, stIpu-
lating, however, to receive no. piy save
histxpeEscs, but with privilege 10 with
draw in the following contingency
IF certain Influences, n"t nov, L trust,
predominant shonll Hereafter unhappiiy
prevail in the administration Of our Gov.
ernment, the War will be prosecuted t,r
objects which are unconstitutional, aud y
means which l ipvk upon as unchristiau
and ,nfanm rs' VII -asa
The President of the United States
was fully informed before lie entered upon
this war Of lh- nature Of tie contest in
which lie WAS going to embark Mr..
Van Buren, prnceededt, say:
Ike had information from a source
which never Could have deceived him in
regard to ti.e struggle upon which be was
entering On tie I'd ol March. President
Lincoln, about tn he sworn into office,
found himself in the city Of, Washington,
having reach, is in disguise [laughtcr]
covered with Scotch cap, and wrapped
iu a blue cloth cloak, for the first time in
the history nj this cpuntry, the President
found himself in the city VI Washington.
Laughter aud applause. On the 81
day of March, before he to"k the oath uf
Office, u letter was addressed ". him, which
l propose to read to you. l ask you o.,
notice, because have not time to return
to it, the wonderful spirit Of prophecy,
the extraordinary Judgment, as well as
unqpestionrd patriotism that actuates
u Mr.. Van Buren, requested the reporter
to state that he made this letter .ubl,c
without the authority Of Gen. Scott. 1t
is Us folluwS: ..E.l..... ,.....'
.ellsr WASHINGTON, March 3, 1861. d
h7' DedrS iS.s": fbp ny that III day or
1--WE tile new ii,+ ilclt will have happily
parse thmn@i an pr r>una! danger, ana
lind Inns !, .n>I" cd an hunhreli success mr.
ot tue great Washington, with YOU as the
chef OF his cahinct, 1 beg l>ave I" rpear,
III writing, WHIT have before said to you
orall y--this supplement Ia my printed
'''views" ('lated in October lasO "lr the
highly disorderc,i condition vi OUT TO
late) happy and glorious uhion. ..'
~ 70 meet the extraordinarily eSisenries
f6f the times, Il seems to me that ain
gully of 10 arrogance iu limiting the
Presidents Eerl If selection to one ol the
fur lnns Of proc, DIR. sufjo ned = l9e
9a I4lIhr w., II Ah,. I'LL 1ahu ass,i,ne ii neU
'desi@ natl '-the Enm party i'd, pt the
.cimciliasory measures proposed BY MIR.
Critrenden'ur Tie CAGE Convcnti"n, and
my HE upon il, we shall have no new
CAKE of tse.es i5.,; bit, I'm THE conliary,
Az early return u maliy II not all If the
States Wti,cL h,re aIrcaiy Dr.kcn OH iron,
the Un!oiI. WIlru Ut SOME equality be.
tnign measures, The remaining >ia,,told-
sing States will probably JON Ahe Mnnt-
tgdn,ery Cam,u'.acy III le i 'hau sixty
sdays-wben ms city betty sinclud, d.iua
foreign c,,uhtry, would require a p riia-
inent garrison Of at least 80, UO0 troops to
protect the G'ty,rhinenf within ~ ls'9
Ill. Collie. ne du'i,s Oh iurtign goods
outshlenhep Oits ,.fwhlch TINS Govrrnin,u Il
ehaslost tfittIc''nldi,it,d, orSclose sacii p'rts
10y act ofCdhgres>ya nd bluckady;th III g
aaallEi sC0hquer tile >eccdvd State by
invading aille.s No ddabt tins might
besdone ~ swn ef.ifrae yeats ty u 1uLiIg
and able Geaefal-1a Wolie, IA 10, SILK, ar
u 1f6che--witlf 39U,UUU' disciplined nel,
l-Lesii,na Ing iFinYd for garf,sons, ara u
t0ssota u Set gs'nirf nutii6tf by skirniish-
les, sie,ses,d bstrlss aud Southern levers IL
The 'destfuctiohq Of life aud property on
'thes0the SHE would be- friglfful, however
perfect tn, moral discipline Of the ,Iiva-
defs. sflsa5 sgpti5E9 AHgtg sldaI.
ge1rihes copquest cotnflet at that ehor-
NOUS wa~te If hli,itsfG3 ftie W tile NUlti,
and Nofth&es, ll-with at least z$25o,UUO,
i00Ola added thereto, as,il Eli 5oHoI Fifteen
devastated 4j,0csnces! not 10 be 9If"ught
intb hafif5by viii, their conquer,rs. bat IL
HIS hal 5 hk,ft