New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Republican Congressional Caucus.
SPEECHES BY LEADING REPUBLICANS.
The Only Hope for Crushing Out the Rebellion.
No Aid Expected from Rebel-sympa-
thizing Democrats
SPEECHES BY LEADING REPUBLICANS.
The Only Hope for Crushing Out the Rebellion
The Reported French Disasters In Mexico.
Special Dispatch to Tho n 7. Tribune.

A. large caucus, Republican Senators and Repre-
sentaves last evening partook Of collation. at the
Avenue House. Over hundred were present.
John Covodc presided. Early in the proceedings a
gold mounted sword was presented to him by
Senator as an emblem Of the only power whereby
the Free States can hope to succeed in their en-
deavor TO save the nation. After remarks from
Messrs Covode and Owen Lovejoy VIM. b. Mann,
OF Philadelphia made speech whose keynote was
the uiterance: There can be no peace, no terms
with the Rebels until they are put down by the
sword No, till then can we hope for peace worth
having or for a permanent restoration OF the
Union"
Senator sherman was called out He said that
the Administration mast depend upon the Repub-
lican party for success. No Administration can ever
be successful except by sustaining the party that
placed Il in power The Democratic party has fallen
into the hands Of disloyal men. 1.-THE Government
ia to be saved Il mus, be done through the roorgsn
nation OF the Republican party.
Senator Trumbull thought there WAS great sig.
nificance in the presentation Of the sword IL the
sword had been in the hands Of men Of earnestness,
this war would have been crushed out. When the
Democratic leaders &c, into power they would make
terms with the scoundrels who have murdered our
sons. To do this they would assume the debt of
the South. They would pay them for their escaped
negroes. and give over the Government TO jeff
Davis. lie did not refer to loyal Democratic They
are no longer Democrsts when they come over to
us. lie, them cut loose from their party. What
we ~adt Tor permanent success Ia absorption, and
we must get Aeeession from all who ire loyal.
"A H.
csn party and crush the rebellion, until get an
unconditional surrender.
Mr.. Covode proposed tho health Of the late Secre-
tary OF War, Simon Cameron, who was right on the
great question in advance Of the Proclamation.
Gen. Cameron responded. lie thought we should
have more unity among ourselves and more conf
dence in the Administration. Before he went away
he was made the target Of abuse, but now nearly
every man in the Cabinet was attacked He be-
Eeyed Mr.. Stanton TO be as pure a man as ever
lived, and yet he is being treated as though he
were an escaped convict. lie had been himself
charged with making contracts too high for
arms, and yet the Government would have
saved 90, COG, 900 il they had carried them out
Since then they have paid 40 per cent more for them
than his contracts. In February 1861, he had said
we would have war when Mr.. Lincoln was iuaugu.
rated-a long war; and that tho slave power WIS the
Rsbels great element of strength, as IL furnished
bread while white men fought He counseled unity
of action and confidence in tho Administration as the
only way to succeed in saving the country. He be-
lierod that the war would yet be long, and millions
be spent. lie was for turning out all traitors in
Office everywhere, large and small.
Secretary Usher being called on, next spoke. Tie
President cannot if he would, recall or modify bis
Proclamation. The leading measures of the Admin
is,ra,op must be sustained, or tho Government must
90 down. lie believed that every man who believes
that the war should be fought out 10 Of us and
is Republican.
The present organization against us have staked
their ali upon the success of the Rebellion, but he
would not believe that the people would ever give
up tue country. The Democrats demand that New
England shall be cut of from the West, because
through her did not run the highway 10 the
sea; but there are more Abolitonists in New-York
than in New land and the West is made up Of
people who were born, raised and brought up IN
New. England. Can you separate the mother from
her children.
II this rebellion is successful you dishonor the
graves Of the Dead and rob the widows the Orphans
and tue manned heroes Of their pension. We should
stand by the President. The Democratic party Ia no
longer the friend of the fighting North We must
put the knife TO the throas of treason.
Politically il must give way among us to true and
loyal men. We must take courage and denounce
traitorp aud then hang them, and with united efforts
we will be crowned with victory. He proposed the
health of Abraham Lincoln, President Of the United
States, which was drunk standing.
Mr.. Covode thought before New-England was
voted out she should be heard from.
Mr. Gooch Of Mas. said New. England is a unit.
lie had DO confidence in any man who did not give
AL earnest and cordial support to the Administration.
He bad no confidence in men who protested 10 DO
loyal Democrats and who try TO weaken the Presi-
dent aud the Administration.
lie thought we had been taught sufficient lesson
in the last elections. New-Engaud needs 10 de-
fense He thought We had spent too much time in
buttng our heads against the hills of Virginia. We
must open the Mississippi and strike down the in.
sttuton OF Slavery.
FROM MEXICO.
Official advices from Mexico, by way of tho Pa
cifc coming down to Dec. II, as well recent dis
patches from San Francisco, lend probability to the
last news by the way Of Havana. The Mexican
Government and the Mexican people are 10 excel
lent heart, and the army is active aud efficient.
Paebla had beenso strongly fortified that, in the
opinion of it's defenders, it could defy attack. Gen.
Rojas and Gen. Rivera with their irregular cavalry
ere already harrsssing the Frsush-wih what