The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-10-23
From the New York World
A Great Speech-.Meeting at the Demo.
cratic Ill Headquarters.-Speec f Rich.
ard (eGOrman.

cratic Headquarters.-Speec f X ich
ard O'GOrman.
The rooms of the Democratic Union Asso
citation. No. 932 Broadway. were crowded te
their fullest capacity last evening by an in
telligent and enthusiastic audience, to lister
to an address by Richard O'Gorman.
Hon. Luke F. Cozans presided At eight
O'Clock MIR. O'Gorman appeared on the plat
form. and was greeted with continued cheers
lie spoke as follows:
! Mr.. Chairman and Fellow citizens: If |
could have believed that my humble Opin =
ion on the conduct of public affairs was of
mnch consequence to any portion of tn G
immunity, | should not have remained
silent on the subject. | should have mad g
for myself. ii did not find, some occasion
on which to express it. That have form
ed an opinion on the subject is most certain
L should be ashamed of myself if / could
have looked at the melancholy events of the
last two years without being thrilled with
sentim erts of concern, pain, amaz ement and
Consideration. [Cheers. To your invita-
tion to address this meeting to night | could
offer no refusal. To speak my mind to any
TIL care to know it seems to me now a sim
pie duty, and l. perhaps, should be thankful
that time has beer allowed me for some re-
Election on incidents that at first aroused only
Indignation. Anger, no matter how just, is
an unsafe guide, aud the way out of great
peril is more likely to be found by the light
of sober thought and wise discretion. /
know of no nation that in so short a spac ce OF
time h as accomplished so terrible relapse
from high and progressive civilization as
this dear land of ours, to whose integrity ;,
honor AID sava'ion the loyaty of our hears
and the devotion of our lives are due.
Great applause.
Two years ago peace and plenty walked
together smiling through the land; to- day a
million of men in arms posted along line oi
battle, six thouS. n miles in length, surging
to and fro w th the averrg fortunes OF war,
carry with them waste, Geath. havoc and
desolation wherever thev q, aud leave be-
hind them the seeds of fear and hatred from
which, in dre time, shall start further crop
Of armed men. 1t Is. perhaps, no eXaegera-
tion to say that hail million of the bravest
and b@st Of our people have. in that iser-
4ble interval, perished by the sword-there
is mourning in FIVE hundred Thousand Desc
late homes to night Two years ago we
knew tax alton only By hearing other nations
complain of its intolerable burden on them
selves. 10 day the national resources, taxed
to the utmost, scarce can supply the ever in
creasing demands of the Government, and
we may prepare ourselves for the certainty,
if public affairs continue to be conducted as
now. that we shall be in one year hence the
most heavily tax ID people the earth
'Tha"s so.'l Two years ago we were
governed according to the terms Of written
Constitution, by which we foEdly thought
freedom OF person, Of speech, of the press,
We're forever guareuteed. forever secured to
the dyelers in this land. [ApplauSe. 1t
was written by m en- just fresh from a struG-
Gle against despotism. They surely meant
by that solemn covenant tc secure freedom
to themselves and t. cir successors forever.
[Cheers W e thought it thing too plain
to be mi,iuterpreted, too clear to be evaded,
too sacred to be tramp pied under foot. APP
plause We had laws, too. aud courts. and
forms of proceeding, by means of which
guilt could be detected and innocence pro-
tected.
To day the personal liberty of every one
of us here in the city of New York depends,
lot on the Constitution or the law, but on
the good pleasure Of one man and bis dele
gates. Great applause By sudden, Sc
cret and Iawless arrests, the exercise of free
criticism of the conduct of public affairs has
been punished, and as far as possible sup
pressed. While the adherents of one polti-
cal party seem to revel in unlimited license,
all Others are condemned to silence, or if
they speak at all, to speak with dated
breath and whispering humbleneSs," as be-
comes men conscious of inieriority and
learning to be slaves. While one set of men
can freely, boldly, insolently criticise and
threaten the Government, express their con-
temp for the Constitution, make and un-
make Generals. plan campaigns, alter policy,
set up, knock down, appoint, snpersede-to
all others is allotted the part of passive
obedience; on their lips remonstrance is dis
10y atty. They must pay for the war. They
must pour out their ii!es blood like water.
but for the purpose and object Of the war, in
the conduct and management of the war,
they must have 10 voice, no control; the
mildest suggestion is an evidence of SYM
pathy with rebellion, and dignifed remon-
STRANGE an overt act OF disloyaty. They
know the money of the nation is wasted,
squandered, misappled. [Cheers.] They
know that horde OF spectators, contractors.
obbers and politicians. plot and plunder
with impunity, and, by one device or other,
grow rich on the National disasters. Ap
plause.1 The past has been for two years a
series of unprecedented National calamities;
the present is an hour of affliction, Insecurity,
distrust.
The people see no sign that the party,
whose guidance OF public affairs has hitherto
caused misfortune, have learned wisdom By
experience, or that their future conduct Will
be less RI nous than their past. ct to take
such steps as the Constitution and the laws
llow, for the purpose OF giving to the na-
ion other advisers, of infusing into its veins
lew life, new thought, new intellect, new
! nope-this is stigmatZed as a factious op-
ositon to the Government and disioyaltY
| : the nat.ta. II would seem that to des-
| l:be this condition of affairs vas to develop
: utter absurdity. If the same story bad
| cen told US two years ago, of France or
| pain, or Naples, think how our hearts
| ,ould have thrilled with indignation, pity