Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-12-10
WAR Mrrrrse:-An enthusiastic War

War MEErING:-A enthusiastic War
Meeting was held in New York city
Thursday evening, at which speeches
were made by Mayor 0pdyke, Judge DAILY,
Gen. Sickles, James I, Brady, Parke
Goodwin, and others. A short letter was
read from president lincoln, Of which the
following is the material portion: va
You propose, also, to celebrate our wes-
tern victories. Freed from apprehension
of wounding the Just sensibilities OF our
brave soldiers fighting elsewhere, it would
be exceedingly agreeable to me to JOIN IN
suitable acknowledgment to those OF
tho great West, with whom | was born
and have passed my life. Aud it IS ex-
ceedingly gratifying that a portion lately
Of the army Of the Potomac, but now serv-
ing with the great army of the West, have
borne So conspicuous part in the late
brilliant triumphs in Georgia. Honor to
the soldier and sailor everywhere who
bravely bears his country's cause. Honor
also to the citizen who cares for his broth
err in the field, and serves as he best can
the same cause. Honor to him only less
than to him who braves for the common
good the storms of heaven and the storms
OF battle.
Your obedient servant,
A. LINCOLN.
The following is an interesting extract
from the speech of James L. Brady:
He said he would refer to three circum-
stances which would embrace all he had
to present. After three years of contest
against the rebellion, the flag ofthe Union
Is waving to-day in every state Of the I'm
ion Applause and every inch of southern
soil recognizes its presence, though not Its
exerted power. Yet upon what place Of
Northern, Eastern, or Western territory
does the Confederate flag show itself
Another fact is, that after all the boasts
about sacred soil and territory which nc
power could touch, the armies of the Tn
ION had been upon southern soil ever since
the rebellion broke out, while the rebels
had never been able to maintain an army
on northern soil for thirty days. Ap-
plause. The Richmond Inquirer says
the South has been disgraced by clever
distinct surrenders "a greater number
than ever were made in the history o.
mankind by any other people under amy
circumstances. And the last circumstance
to which he would call attention was this
All those individuals who, from the time
this rebellion broke out, have opposed the
war under the lying plea of hostility tC
the administration, or who, with cunning
hypocrisy, pretended TO favor the wal
while they did everything they could L
thwart its progress, are now consigned t
an obscurlty so detestabe that not even :
special resurrection can ever bring then
up again into society: or if any of then
do emerge from the gloom to which tn
logic OF events has consigned them, the.
crawl out in view of our victories, and b,
their presence demand to have their 10y
atty and patriotism recognized. Nher
are the political organizations OF the coun
try that got themselves up against the wa
those that had been strongest am
claimed to have the greatest power!
would require something more than NOR
tai ken to detect even the memory of tn
miserable fragments that are now floating
down the stream of oblivion.