New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-09
vnl.anjisaar,'s Meeting.

street on Saturday evening. There were about 800
persons lresen. tno lades VINO amused ,lems ,lye
by chatting and smoking, sAontiny and stamping,
untA the speaker arrived. We did DOT discover any
J.stuguished gentlemen among the audilor.-indeed
! here was not even "a ro'ori'us character pre- sent
uu1ii John NcKcon mace Bis appearance. lie was
soon followed by Ben Wood. who .Vpkel very pal,
! Luke T. Colzenl, aud others of tba' giG oev. Coz.
ZTNs nades few IemaIke, and then introduced H..
! ViLLANpIGHAN, who was greeted with cheers. hr.
/ V. is OF medium night, lls "A ircon cOunte-
nance, sharp eyes, cpd JeWi-h nose. He dark
hair is slightly touched with the fros OF yve
Winters. His selI-assurance Is one Of the most
prominent cha rcts risics noticeable in hls tone OF
voice ana manucr Of address. ~ e sle.ker he doee
not reach fourth-Ta,e sta u.s. Has manner 10 forced
! aud monoiouous HE matter commonplace ard irele-
gauily expressed; but he has faculty of saying
bold and unpalr,oic things III plain words, aud he
| has made hmsel amilI " with points HAT never
fail 10 rleasc lie Colrerheads. That lis auditors
were Copper C4cs WAS made manifest by thor
continuous DiseiAg Whom The name OF Ple'i
cent Lincoln wa mentioned. When the
! +, eaker sluucd 10 the CONSUMPTION act a nun
Der Of parties pre- cnt defed the power OF The all.
tho.i,i.s TO draft lhem lie declared that the prcsi
deut Las been clothed with the power of dictator.
Ills speech was rehash Of his reasonable utter
anc4 in Congress. lie sid lie WIS 10: until
hs arrival that threats had teen made that this or
that man should hot speak. he would baye taken
an earlier train. IAppl4urc.l Tie purpose nj
Washington was to crush on the Democratic party;
but they could not succeed. lCreefs.l Tins l. not
Cooper Institute. LaugDter.l Ii Is ,ponlaneous
meeting. lie cane TO speak of thinSs which had
been done. Where was gold Invisible, only
serving tie purposes of the coin collector. What
aus their currency Voices: "Grenbseks-'
posta stsmps."l What was Their debt They
= ouid he wiling 10 settle ut S2l,OJO,OOO when we
started. What is ,he deot now Only $2217,00O,-
900 Of appropriations by Congress. The puFse,
,lc! was intended to be IN the hards Of the people
Tor the protection OF their liberties was now
placed Tor TWO years IN the hands OF tie President
TOR what ito control the Likelihood OF the nation,
iis business aud currency. Part OF 1t intended
10 enter into tie negro trade. The idea OF com.
pensated emanc patton entered into the mind OF hr.
Lincoln Ihis-es which, being interpreted into
eo0d old-in,hioneI Euglish, means "greeDoack abo-
htion." lGreat laughter. Bot that eehems hai
been defeated. 4 Noice--Wlat can wo do u j Ii
tell YOU We can do what we arc doing tonight.
We cun vote. We try this question before the
great tribunal OF the people. IA Noice-We ii
ight1 We ARE good Democrats, aud II We are beat
en-. we viii submit; aud If they are bea.en, by the
Eternal, they must submit. lApplause. Well,
what else ! Congress has siven tue Pre,Ident tie
sword Your misTeprceeniatiyes Odd 1t. Voices
-"No, nop'l Yes, yes, Democrats did it,
did not 10 it. lAPphuse If had had
my way the sword would never have be-, drawn.
| would have passcd The Cr.ttenden resolutions.
IApplausel There were 9T, 900 men cent 10 the
war and committees everywhere belped send t6em.
and they went voluntarily. Aud think no place
did more of that kind Of thing than New. York.
Voices" Yes yes" 1.-THE mob did i'll Con-
ron had attempted 10 invO.t the PfeEdenl with
power 10 compel every citizen between twenty and
iory-hvo TO serve In the army as oonsonW.
voices-"He can't 90 IT,, Don't SEQ H.
"Not another mau.' lie cant Tni.e an
other man." ave won't GOT This bill hid,
90 far rs Congress could, surrendered the en-
tire military power Of tho Government into the
bands Of the Preslient-5oih the purse snd The
sword What else could be needed TO make DC
tstor' IA Voice" Brain'." Laughter By
courage. and lrmuess, aud manhood, tho minority
had c0mrelled the " thdrawal Of every provision
that did Lot relate II as military measure Ap.
planseJ They h d compelled the rt dT.wgl Of the
proposed authorization Of Proyos!-n rshals 10 in
quro into diso~al practices such IS they we're en-
gaaed In tonight Applause and i'u.;hicr.l They
had a,o secured an amendment THAI all cizers W.
rested for re.istg the draft shall be handed over TO
tie civil authorities. iApplause. Without these
amendments the Presloeni would have han all the
power OF Cincinngius, without any o! his virtues
lApulhrse1 So al-o, - the bill authorizing the
rs,ideut 10 suspend tho writ OF habeas cofpu. any,
where, even "A tAousnnd miles away from the Rebel.
lion tlat law would be declared Unconstitutional.
lApplau,e Tic sa;ne night OF resistance that the
common law gives 10 Il man To prevent testasteF
from catering Bio house exits with reference
10 tnst law The same redress for tho attempted
wrong exists with IegarG 10 bat ar 70 any other
wrong. Any hoJes. Court VIII decide the law
uncoi situ,i0nal aud Illegal. Then, rs to the bill
permitting tie President aud hs associates TO im
prson man until q dirtant sessiOn Of United States
count; If III Is cleared OF all ACCUSATIONS, LES may
ie def aimed at the pleasure Of tho President uness
he choose 10 take an unconstitutional aud execrable
oath. [Apllaufe.l IL was an unequa!ed outrage IN
ancient or modern times; If II was nyAcd by even
Bonba Of Naples he would ike 10 see n. APP
planscl Austria was considered tyranny until We
ind ours. As to the rencdy Tor these oulrages, he
ii that as long free discussion free asselblnes
and a free ballot were allowed Ito would recommend
no Other mcde OF redrees. APpiause, and u voice
"ILat u it, But wnen thOsu safeguards were in-
vaded Le WA in favor OF their seeklDg some other
and more eacieut mode Of deicniing their liberties
IIuupders of applause He did not believe that
tnose xhls would be INVADED because the stupidity
that has been manifested by those IN power must
toresee the result. There never was tyrGn. wAo
would 10 ono step further IL his tyranny than he
knew Eis people would submit to- 4 voice-Pd
ad glse that we keep powder dry. Applause aud
laugLter.l He spoke not IN a revoluIionst. He
dreaded u couvusiye social revoluipn among such
ueope as w arc with all tho fcrOcty Of the Anglo
saxon race; bat lie was not willing 10 become
slave. lApplause. The life that nbn has 10 ioss
h IL nothing compared with the liberties that LIE
has 10 lose. IApplsuse.l But fol- our love fer the
Constitution and tie Union, We should never have
submitted TO VIVA! we have. The army WAS raised
20 sus ain the Constitution and the laws. How bad
it been perverted the officers OF the army, pl
seeking higher promotion, drawing from $9Jo TO
81, 900 per snnum, were the men whose Interest u
was TO keep up tho war. These were tho men who
had got up the pretended meetings Of regiments, and
sent word that they were going to come back and
put down tho Democratic traitors and Socessionists
of the North. He would tell these shoulders raped
| gentlemen that they could not ninicate us; tIst
they moderated the spirit VI freedom IN those VINO
stay Jed ut home. Toy could not frighten us, AS
we outnumber them three to one--oven If the sol
dieIs are with them. lAppause. They had better
FIGHT lie enemy before they iIphL Us who iced