Daily national Republican., 1863-11-02


led by serenade at the Brevocrt House, New
York. The compliment was tsndered him by
general influential persons and. q large number
Of eminent citizens and military officers, were
present. The General was introduced 10 the
sssemblage by Chas. P. Kirkland, and nfads
felicltous speech, ...' 'TE. ,qi
SPEECH OF arSERAI. sIcyIxs,
GENTLEMEN: Having declined the 1hsndsone
offer of public reception by the city sufhori-
ties and denied myself the pleasure Of accept
ing the fatteriug tribute of public dinner,
had snjoyed the pleasing anticipation thM my
brief visit to the city for surgical sdytqa would
be quiet enough to meet the most stringent al :.
rections of DR.. Carnochan. That illusion is
broken tonight; surprised In my own camp by
an overwhelming force, surrounded, > 1eRtma-
neuvred and outgeneralled 1t Is q consolation
to know that l capitulate to friends-friends'
who have ever been too partial In their judg-
ment to refuse me their indulgence now. cars
have passed since I have met q public assem-
blage In my native city-years of eventfui in
teresl to the people of this country. We have
learned, meanwhile, how to meet the require.
ments of a great war. .rr
We haye seen that among States, as with
men, there 10 swim descent from friendship
to haired, from union to discord, from peace to
conflict. u In our foreign relations we have
ieuIhcu tuut ucithcr tTaultlOudl ALLIANCES, nor
common language, nor consanguinlty are uar-
aptees against'the selfish instinct which sway
the most cultivated nations. And although %
yet only in the first century of our own history
the youngest among, powerful empires-we
have proved that matchlees RESOURCES, unyield-
ing endurance, invIncible will and heroic love
Of country, are attributes OF the, American
people. The great problems Of peace and war
engage NOT alone the councils of our statesmen
ane generals, but they are the topicS which
now most interest you. How shall we restore
the lost sovereignty of the Union How shall
we undo the foul wrong OF the rebelllani There
are are not a few who have quailed before the
magnitude ofthe task. OF these, thank Heaven,
the Presidents not one. He whom the burden
has most bent has never faltered In heart or
purpose. He Is sustained, - s Just, by the
great mass Of the nation, by the potential voice
Of the press, and by the armies and fleets of
the Union. '... D ih
Graphing with administrative quest lions more
difficult and delicate than ever before tried the
sagacity and courage Of our statesmen, he has
so borne himself that every loyal heart ackpowl.
edges the candor, ability, and tact which sig
naiize the character of our first magistrate.
That history will assign him conspicuous rank
among great rulers Is no longer doubtful. It
il now more than ever plHin that the sure way
to peace Is to fortlfy the Government in public
opfnion-steadily and staunch. We can thus
increase the effective strength Of the army, SO
that II will dominate the rebel forces at all
points and leave reserves enough to occupy
Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas, and North Car
olina. The establishment of regular govern
ment and the return of tranquility and indus
try In those States Will be the means Of proving
to the South that liberty and order are only to
be founa In the restoration of the Union.
Thus reassured, the Southern population,
already weary Of the war, despairing Of sqccor
from abroad, and convinced Of the inAdxible
purpose and incxhaustible power Of the North,
will denounce the Richmond despopsn, bereft
1 Of moral or political support, our military ope-
rations must soon .isolate Virginia from the
remaining fragments Of insurgent territory,
With this consummation the rebellion falls,
and peace will be proclaimed. To this end the
President asks for three hundred thousand men.
Let no one be invested anywhere with civil
authority who hesitate TO give these men-nay,
who will not 20 himself, II need be. The worst
foe of the army, the real opponent of peace,
the most recreant citizen, Is he who, by word
or act, delays or hinders this reinforcement.
BY all means let them be volunteers. This
woald be the crowning glory Of the Struggle;
and, to say nothing OF the effect abroad, the
spectacle OF another grand uprising Of the orth,
like that which followed the fall of Sumter,
would carry dismay to the Southern Cabinet
and camp. !e. %.
Let us all set to work, then, 10 raise these
volunteers the authorities, the press, the
women Of the land, the church, the politicians,
Societies, leagues and committees In the State
Of New York we have fourteen thousand school
distiicts. The State government and each OF
theHreat political rganizations has Its agencies
in every one Of them. BY employing these OBJ.
vlous facilities fye volunteers can be gotten
ffom every school district In the State, making
seventy thousand, which exceeds our quota
under thelast proclamation, 0ne good leader
resoiute, active and pcrssyeriis s--can do this
before the lst Of Jannry. This done In the
State OF New York, other States viii follow
and the breexes which usher the coming spring
will bring to every home the glad tdingi
OF peace. Altogether Withdrawn myself
from political lfe-and this determination has
been strengthened by the habits end incli
nations OF my profession, without wish or al
object to seek through popular favor-I may
be permitted as citizen to offer word OF ad
monition, might say leaf from the expe
rience OF retired campalgper--in the felA o.
politics men are tolerated In political nonyen
tions, who differ In nothing from the enemy
except as force differs from intrigue. Wher
offices Of great trust are distributed as meri
lplunder among those who do not affect to con
eeal their disagreement upon the paramount
question OF the day, the time has come u
prove to those who dare do such things fol
votes that more votes are lost than gained BY
such shameful sacrifices Of patriotism to party
This war will annihilate any leader, or party
or institution that stands In Its way. Not onlI
to-day, but in future years must Il be the tes
Of all respectable preferment. ~. ."
How has he stood IN the great war for tn,
Union II In that struggle he has been false
his doom will be that of the Tories of the Rey
olution, the Federallsts Of 1879, the yallapdIg
thams Of 1868. There can be no submission e
the demands of the South for separate hAtion
sllty. There can be no concessions to the in
terfTense Of foreign povers, i know that
speak what y written In the heart Of ,Aperia,
whei Lsay: Rather than sec the Republic st
degraded, Jet the last Citizen perish; lay wsst,
this continent regal the red man from hislenl
exile, and give back 10 the proud lords Iof'thi
forest and plain theheritags we took from thsi
fathsrs. FiII IaR 20 -! Il.
The Generals speech was reoeIvsd with un
bounded enthusiasm. The parts alluding tt
volunteering and the support of the Unior