The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-28
10y al NJ Meeting in New York
General scott Prssldss.

~ ENEAa@ 80
ere of National sol diers In the streets Of
Baltimore was celebrated by the Loyal
Uoion League of New York on Monday,
BY an immense meeting in MadisoD'
A vast crowd filled the space in
front Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, stretch
ing along Fifth Avenue as far do En a.
Twenty second street aud up as high as
Twenty 9th %street, overlooking into the
Enclosure OF Madison Square. -Four large
platforms were erected for the accommo-
ton Of the speakers and distinguished
listeners, the first stahd being directly 10
front Of the entrance to the titth Avenue
Hotel. Gen. Scott, who presided over
The meeting, was seated on the balcony
of the hotel, which, as well asthe rest OF
the building, was covered with flags and
patriotic notices. 300
About 4 o'clock, says The Herald, the
committee and SPEAKERS marched over TO
stand No. ] from the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
aud Immediately afterward Lieut.. Cen
| einl Scott stepped from the p%arlor out to
The balcony, attended by Mayor Opdyke,
| d. d. Field aud several other gentlemen.
Then the band struck up 'Hau TO the
Chief but high above the strains OF the
music pealed the laundering cheers from
The vast assemblage, as the venerable
chief was recognized. All the time that
the cheeii ing continued General Scott re
NAMED standing, hat in hand, and bow
ing right and left.
lie was in plain clothes, and over his
outside coat he wore a brilliant blue
scarf tipped of with stars, and with a
simple decoration Of the Fri .colOred
badge Of the League. After he took his
seat a servant was seen 10 carry him a
blanket shawl TO wrap around his legs,
- hich did not appear TO suit the Gener-
ais taste, for he sent the servant of with
il, who soon returned with o shawl OF
he national colors. This wos what the
old chief wanted, and with a gratifed
air he folded il around him-an action
more eloquent than words, and which
the spectators enjoyed hugely. Thus,
wrapped in the American %cClors, be pre-
sided over the great meeting.
After The music and cheering had
ceased, the Hon. James Wads worth ex-
pressed General Scott's sentiments in
these words: Z" am desired by General
Sc,tt u express his thanks 20 you
. Wherever the enemy of his country is "a
he found there is he ever present, as this
day, 20 try e. take one battery more
1cheers l%--until the UDian and the Con
stitutiOn shall be restored throughout
all the republic"
Speeches were made by David d. Field
General Harrington Of Delaware, Mr.
Parsons al Mimi, sofa, Hon. LYMAN Tre.
maine, Prol. Hitchcock, @. W.. Curtis
District Attorney Smith, o. Il. Spence
and others, besides the gentlemen who's,
names appear Go the title above, for who's
addresses only we have room
i, JOHN VAN DUREN's SPEECH.
o congratulate you fellow. citizens
upon the magnificent uprising of Oh
:, people Of the city OF New York and sur
; rounding neighbOrhoods. 1t shows tina
there has been no abatement in the sniri
Of patriotism that distinguished the PEG
: pie OF this country some two years sine,
al the first outbreak of the rebellion
which has bad no parallel in the civi
Q lized world--ihe first attempt on Oh
n part of men 10 upset the Government.
8 when no human being engaged in tn
\ attempt was able, nor has been at an,
time since, to name one single particula
II in which either his liberty, his propert
n or his life had been put in jeopardy.
q defy the most acute rebel in the South
70 ern county, or any sympathizer wit
him, TO tell me how he has been injure
by the Government of this country up
: this day. [Applause.l II was an utier
l. ~ nrjustiiable a tempt 10 overthrow III
existing Government. / have often cor
coded that there were circumstances
- irritation and prOVOcatiOn but theI
e, constitute an excuse and not justifcaiio
d and THE rebellion is wholly witho,
any justification in my judgment, an
the judgment Of the people of the low
, S ales of this Union. (Applause) TIL
being the act, it was natural that n
l. people of this country should rise unar
imously, as they did two years since,
put down a rebellion so utterly unjust
:, fable, and assemble here IS in other poi
e ions of the Union, TO declare 10 the e,
listing government, whether 10 was n
a administration ofiheir choice or their Of
probation, that the time had come whe
:, party considerations mnst cease 10 opeI
ale, and when the people of this countr
with entire unanimily must uphol
20 the government OF the country, irrespeC
p tive OF all party considerations. Gar
> plause) II was with 10 little pain ihi
, observed that many of those associate
le with me in political fellowship, though
o that circumstances had occurred whic
N authorized than 10 withhold their suE
port from the constitutional auihoriti,
Of the country, and that the time had al
ne rived when they we're TO declare that IA
he war must cease, that the object had bee
"A perverted, and that il was tho duty
lhose with whom l politically acted
90 in and cOnqrer, not war, but peace.
decline TO par icipaie in any such pre-
We ceeding - (crIes Of Good, good" on
ID cheers)-and upon several OCCASIONS
=, have taken the liberty 10 state what seen
" ed 10 me 10 be the duty of every GOO
es citizen. Mr., Van Buren, then referred
II, detail to the various meetings he had &C
I'd dressed within The past year. aud part
cularly 10 the "Union meeting" held
:, the Cooper Institute. at which the Unis
IL League was formed, Gen. Scott heif
ia e'eeted ss President, aud Mr.. Brady Al
10 hlmsrlg with other gentlemen, as vi
Presidents. a newspaper printed in Ia
State, edited by a worthy gentleman wi
Sc was bora aud reared IN Rome, and -four
lg his way 10 Albany, and who now hI
m charge OF the principal organo IT the Den
IA %ocraiic party, took occasion TO deDounr
' the League aud all who CO. operated wi
y IT,. Mr.. Van Buren read various extrac
* & ON the Argus commenting In %unirien'
Ia " terms upon the course taken by hin