Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-03-13
Great Democratic Union Meeting
i'm New York.

q grand Union demonstration IN New II rk |
City, at which most of the speakers were
old democrats Of the strongest dive. among |
whom were Daily, W. v. Brady, John Van
Buren, and others. Last fall they support
ed Seyme ur for governor. We ask all dem
ocrats TO read their speeches, and judge for
themselves.
Mr.. Brady, in the course of his speech,
said:
/ was dining with friend to-day who |
read to me an extract from a newspaper
The Express, Laughter. and expressions
OF disiavor. Saying that this was meet |
ing of Aboi,ionists, and that Brady vou'd
not be present IIel
was present at the meeting with delight and
pride. and although he had always been po-
litically opposed to many Of tie men he
saw before him, he thanked God thst it
was permitted 10 him. descendant of a
race who had lov"d this country, to be pres
ent upon such an occasion. and to say that
he was now. as he had always been. in fa-
vor of preserving the Union and the Con-
stitntion of the United States.
At the beginning Of the war he had hoped
and expected that it would soon be settled.
that the southern pc, pie would put their
feet upon the necks of their leaders and in
sist upon the maintenance of the Union !;
but he had been disappointed. Those Of
the South had said, on the contrary. that If
blank sheet of paper and pen We're
handed them to write the terms upon which
they would retnra TO the Union, they wonld
not accept the offer; they had thereby de-
clared this to be- war between the North
could flow from It and he acould SPIT tpom
the Northern man ,cho, IN such contest. did
not take q position h, tacor Of the North.
r Here almos, the entire audience rose to
their feet, waved their hats and cheered vo-
cferoasfy for some moments.
He surrendered all inquiries as to who
should be Governor. or Senator. or Mayor,
OF any Stae OF city; for he felt within him
that which Was the consolation and Suppor',
ander all privalion and persecution. Of
the Russian serf, and the enthusiasts
young Hanoarian--the consciousness that
titfE WIS VI "Ouia bC a fitC
upon earth--he felt that the Government
for which so many banged MAS that under
hich he was born and invoked such curses
as God would permit upon the hearts and
heads of those who we've attempting to DIES
troy If. Applause Yet there were such
men. Cries of Brooks" Brooks.
Some of his friends with whom he az, eed
thar there was no necessity for any violation
of the Constitution, either by arress or 9TH
erwise,) had complain-d loudly of the sup
preston OF free speed, but he would like
to know when, during the last twenty years,
he could have spoken of Southern insiitu-
tions with safety in The city of Charleston.
as a Southerner might speak in New York
even now of the Government Of the eoun-
try.
After referring TO The course of England
and paying a tribute to such noble English
men as John Bright. Mr.. Brady continued !:
lie had often of late heard the question
asked, How is all this TO end ? and he would
endeavor 10 answer il. He rem~mb red
that at celeb alton Of ST. Patrick's Day.
al which he WIS preset nj, Gen. Shi Id
loud applause had made The remark that
wherever a Yankee loca ed blacksmith's
shop, a tavern or a schuolhouse, he never
receded from ii /; AID he warned his South
ern friends that If the Yankees should once
make their way into Southern territory. put
arms into the LANDS OF the negroes, and set
lie themselves upon the estates of Southern
men, il would be very difficult matter to
! eject them. Should the south persevere in
rebellion however gallant might be the con-
duct OF her armies in the field, he believed
that the inevitable resul: would be the oc-
cupaion of her territory by the men of the
North; however gallant, and chivaric, and
perseyefing may hetbeir struggle in the
j field, all History will be false, all analogies
fallacious, every promise to the human race
an absurdity if this people who have con-
quered the barren East and conquered the
ocean, and are willing to conquer all cir
cumstances of privation, shall not own the
whole of this continent before this country
expires Loud and continued applause l
Mr.. Van Buren,, in the course of bis re-
marks, after describing the causes of the
/ present warfare, said:
It is now contest forced upon the non
siaveholding and loyal slaveholding States
by those who are endeavoring to build up =
republic based On slavery. 80 PROSTATE a
rebellion that has that Object in view, am
I willing to devote any means, anY time, any
eSrriions within my power, during the resi-
of my life.
In concluding his address he took re-
view of The aspects of Notwithstanding
his belief that European neutrality would
continue pnhroken, and finally wound up a.
follows,
We must depend npon Ourselves; if We