The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-03-13
JOHN VAN BUREN
Extract from his Speech.

John Van buren, IN his speech at the
great Union meeting in New York, on
Friday last, spoke as follows, in reference
to the Presidents Proclamation Of Eman-
cipation Slaves are not cmsncipated in
Kentucky; they nre not in Missouri, they
arc not in Maylandj they are not in Ten
ncssee; and his purpose, his sole object
In my humble judgment, was to declare
the general policy that, az our armies ud-
vanccd, tho servants OF the conqu red
rebels would be likely to be free. Well,
there is no doubt about that. (Applause. }
Slavery exists by force, recognized by
law. Whed our armies advance aud the
rebel governments, by which slavery cx.
lists, arc ovcrthrown, tho Shareholders
" who refuse.rccognizc the Constitution Of
the United States will lose their slaves by
law beyond peradventure. (Appluuse. }
Again, no said:
With this explanation let mo SAY to
you that nothing has occurred which
makes II necessary in my judgment for
any fair minded man to oppose the pros.
ocuton OF the war. believe that not
withstunding everything that has been
done, II is just as much our duty Tonight
to unite in vigorous prosecution of
the war, under the President of the
United States, as It ever was when the
war was first dcclared. (Applause.)
The following impnssioncd psrogroph
occurred toward the close Of his speech,
in speaking Of the pem,.orasy. ...---
As a general rule they arc wise, and
prudent. and patriotic. Occasionally blind
guides or had drivers take some sleepy
passengers into bad roads and upset
them, as they did in '4s, (laughtcr,) but
then they wake up, the passengers get
out, they inquire the right road, and final
ly get all right again. Laughtcr.) !
think they will do so now. 1t has
seemed to me that as careful man look.
ing at their course just at this moment,
It was prudent for me to get out and
walk. (Grcat laughter and applause,
shaking of hats, canes, and handkerchiefs
Mr.. Prosper NJ. Wetmore rushcs to the
front Of the stage aud shakes handker'
chiefin energetic ecstacy.) Whether ]
shall step into the stage or not or foot i,
through depends upon circumstances
(Laughtcr.) But whatever they do, or
whatcver an, body else does, I shall aus.
tain this war to the bitter end. (Groa,
apPlsusc.) The State ofNew York will
do it after sending SO 900 men and spend
ing $780, 100000; they will not hesitate
to 60 through. The State will not hes l.
tate to 60 through, Was there anything
ever moro preposterous thon the idea
that when we are told by the Southern
men we must recognize their indeper-
denee before they will treat with US that
Wa should be wasting time in negotiat-
'ng peace when the President OF the
Confederate Republic, as he claimes to
be, denounces the best men in the North
and East and West as pqates aud hye-
nas, and what he seems to suppose
worse than all, as Yankecsl
Is it possible 70 make terms with him
or listen with composure to any arrange
ment for any actomodatiouf Who arc
the men we have sent from the State Of
New York; Who are those denounced
by this rebellion phieitain. havo diff,
. fered with grcal many Of them poliii.
}, ealS and personally: but when you find
Resrpcys, the vsa Rensselaers. the Mid.
{ dlctons, the seiuslers, the Jays, the
Dixes, tho Pratti, the cos,ars. the Hex.
, ters. the camptells, the camberllngs
, the Duers, the Kings, the Wadswor,hs
tho Hewlands. he Vosburgs, the besl
+. blood Of the State Of Now York de.
, nOanced uspiratcs, why, submit !, re.
quires more than ordinary oomposure &c
listen. Yankee.l They are the Knick,
, erbookers Of New York. and when they
peril their lives md shed their blood ia
defense of tho Constitution Of the coun.
try and the Uniop Of the States, he whs
denouuces them as pirates and hyenss il
fOrgetfal Of the principles of truth ans
henOr that should govern the languag,
. Of a gen,lemhn. We have nothing to d,
but to fight thiswar through.
The patriotic Democrats cup In arm
! against the subnissionists Of the VsiIan
: bingham stripe, snd such ars some Of tn,
u,tsranees of leaders in New York,