New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-21
War Meeting in Brooklyn.

rane and large and respectable audience; approprl'
etey consisting 70 large extent OF men who, In the
South at least would be considered qualified to enter
tho field assembled last evening in tho Academy OF Mu'
sic in Brooklyn under tho cn Of the War Fund Com
nittee OF Kings County To encourage Volunteering and
take sleh measures might condnce to that end.
The meeting was called to order by the Hon. Lpw A.
LAMBrRr upon whose motion A. A. Low, esq, was
called 10 preside who made some preliminary remarks
after which c. H. BENEDICT esq. nominated ust oi
oilicsrs 10 complete Ihe Qfgan.,atlon,
Tho Hon JAMES HUMPHREY offered an appropriate
series Of T. utinnz commencing and sustaining the re-
cent call 81 the President for volunteers. . .
Tic Glee Club from the U. ). ship Norn Caroiha
ssng Columbia VIC love thee" and other songs,
which were received with much applause
Gen. {. L. PRATT, of Brooklyn. (wlc Was wounded
and reported dead at Aptetam said the North hal not
vet walked up TO the importance Of this war lie souh
were united but We have never JET Lau' sucui
speaking. united North. Gov Seymour had statea
that there was point IN this struggle when the nation
oad become bankrupt On the other hand II We 40
not continue the struggle and succeed 10 It, ths country
is bsnsrspt to-day; not merely IN money ou. ~ .'n
hood Hpplerse We must 20 on until We oOtelh an
dennity th. past and security for the Inture lLs
wrr might have been closed year ego ny aunitt
energciie Effort such Is embraced IN these resoiu
on nv Tho whole peops a tho North and tia, il the
only thing that viii end IT. Thirty Thousand more mea
vonld have given laohmcnd to Mcclellan IN Ieo2.
lGreat applause.) Thirty thousand more men WIN
,;fan. to-day would scatter Braggs eriAy 10 the oli
winds The question - whether we shai have thehf
Music Is the Band Of tie North Carolina and py the
Glce Club.I
Tho Rrv. Dr. vrTos remarked FRAT Il had hoen
saia Let NE mako the ballads and care not who
urles tho lsvs' TIE voices " these sailors iine N
our hearts These arc The men who have handled the
gurs of our May tht carries our flag 70 tho cncs OF
] tn earth fApplansc Before this war broke out We
Ws re living under aGOyeFnncnt so perfect IN us opera
ton that, liko the Brooklyn ierryhoats II seemed 20
~ i-e no attention II seemed II could take care
ofifsef A. the time the struggle commenced ~ haG
occasion In New.YoFk to refer 70 the constitution
of the United States; and he'd gore % .aa!sr ,er
lawyer In yein in search OF copy. Bu' ne lDle az.
tcnion was called tn the Government and III TWO Ga!
tho Constitution sod ~ the neSsboy at TWO oshts
a copy He thanked God fr Tie war; eM we Esd
come out 81 tho low miserable selfish. peitiogghg
condition Of things IN which the war found Us IL hhs
made men Of Us. IL hrs made men % me il..os H Vi
oUf A ho have goua frth nom the North II haS na1e
men In the sou pud requires men 10 meet Ia. 10 nov"
Referring 10 Ito watcLHVrd III Cen ny W ho"s'a
lauls down the American iae shoot nn on 'ns so.
ic said that his deserved ~ 80 aeNn 10 pVsi,tlp
icno,cf and sir in ballas1 snd held sacred ana eh.
derrti % every American heart Tho procains'on o.
President Lincoln by which tho large mass oi hsblo
.I,s .ci as war which Is ole oI
the reyoiuc6s this war has produced thus Gep1tshs
H., south of tle means By which hth0rto tnel hafc
b.ea supported has not only been potlc ana Wise
sapre but hc would have been dereAc TO sis 4g!y az
tho head of tho Ition nnl q! The army and nG'F hai
b. rot dccFced it against Tue Rebels ehehent APP
pause did Dol think 70 ~ tue 9cginrne OF the "I,
In, IL has changed my mind. end it has changed the
minds Of the wholo North. Tiat which Shs r!diouied
a Bal against The Comet was tie annuncisioh OF
great principle, end great ieii' Which WI lnilo
ne tie crisi. IN which we I've. Ana when saw" ID
tie Eopse of Representatives the bill for Emancipation
n no Disircto Columbia, which oelongcd TO the wh"ie
country bul which politicians and statesmen n yam
lal erdeayO,ed 20 pass before, quietly presented 10 te
chairman atcr having been enrolled and l'd upon we
.abo In l.c4cc. said TO my friends what say now
tlat that paper thu, quietly and sublmey gyen' 'nsn
hereafter stand .u tho Patent cncc by he side oi ihe
Declaration II Independence, and VIII bo galed upon
0lt a venoration Ike that with which we gaze npon
tAn. act Of oIr f-tlers lAp.isrse.l -.
VI Gen. JOIS Co nIANE said 10 hardly knc" Whethet
tn consider himself "a volunteer or conscrip' lie had
o0uo u Nstel but had been coed upon q iifke an P
peal i,r volunteers which nc Toee.,cn go 81 In
usual e'o0uent dctiOn seitngiOti IN persuasive ttis
40 necessities OF armies on The ono hand ana ths
\ bouutlos offered tho other ne drew huinoi Ons
u,fnro ~ Hara' Nnlaudrham ard ls friend liornlo.
g., N,r,elius Wood di,coursinc upon the Peace lat
iln ri the Canadian line, aud az imaginary snake
fper.au cOuvorsatol IN which after speaking 81 ihe
Iinfefs blast fcy speak Of tAr hour saying ~ s paat
H. ocioek " Heard YOU not khOtc lsiand-Cne. Sc,
enumeratng the several recent Union election yicto-
ries aud Ielchine the CLIMAX win NeW'Nork-
twelve tGrcat applause. followed by tree cheers for
New, lOrk1 There struck said he. the last syllable OF
recorded lme; and H. Horail1 Your aurcugr nerve Is
dead TO that must bo fhe duh cold ear Of death with
which you h,rkeu. The dead heard IT, and looked up
and wondered sc tlc miracle. Tie living heard It, and
'rho band hero played thc Star spang'ed Banner.
during which tle national Tag unfnrled, and was
! received with chec-n ns.
GeL SPnOlA sai ,lat about twenty months since h,
had lad tlc pleasure OF making an appeal for aid,
!
bn With nucfy Now, Le was proud 30 say that every
man of them lad dis charged his duty American
patriot lie here again to appeal % the citi.
Lus Of rro0hlyr 10 Join with him in going meet the
cohorts ~ rebellion. Tho urgency then great; but
ono more wOud be worth ~ much in supprcssing
The Rebellion ten M that time. Although the war
mi continue llg several years 10 come everl thing IN
dcatsd speedy lose No party rancor should so enter
tho heart of any 10 induce him 10 take sides
AGAINST his Government. lt sometimes said that
bn or lie Conlsca'iOn act the war world have been
ended long AGO He who said that false prophet.
lConnscationt Who first conf3caied thousand mil.
lions oi dollars OF Norhcin properly oeonseaied
our shirs upon tho seaf When Leo invaded Pcnnsyl
ynnin did his army respect Northern propcrtyi And
after tley have taught US 10 coniiscate they blame
us IN We five up their teachngsf The Emancipation
proclamation had been spoken OF as cause %! the war;
but there was such thing known when the war COM
menccd He attributed The war TO desire upon tho
part of the South to Lave Government Of their own
under which they could have dukes. marQuiscs, and
other such titles If We stood aoof from the call of our
country anerchy would again riot In our streets
Without Government We might well not have a |
home lie anxious 10 raise n regiment and leave
for the field rot because ho would not prefer 10 stay
Al home but because ho felt IL 10 be his duty 10 go Ii
the women at the North would do rs the Southern |
women do-you them whining upon the door.
steps when their 60 10 battle. but they put the
muskots in thor handswe shall have our armies
filled up and before the snow stops flying in the Spring
we should have such peace would be mn honor 10
the country and show tho despots Of the world that the
American Government was not created for day but
for all time. Applause
Mr.. S. B. CnlIIlyDES, In behalf Of the Committee
explained that General Sccs expected be here to-
night, as annonnced, but had been positively forbidden
by his physician lie proceeded make sono remarks
II which he declared that 800 were wanted from
Kings County and every shop should DO recruiting
oheo until they were raised II sl3 wond Lot bring
the men he would give $50, but tho must be had.
The resolutions were adopted and the meeting
adjourned.