Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-28

AtAm meeting held in New York last Fuesday
night. TO hear Mr. WESDELL PHILLTPs' criticisms
on NJ LISooLx's late message and proclamation,
HoHAcr GRsILKT pas called oct. md thus eH-
pressed himself in regard TO the neIt Pfesi-
dencv:
He saii is was hardly TIE tine yett tsik about
future President, he could not ye, decide
Whether se Aould ever bare another tie hoped
We would When that question vas decided II
would be tine TO consider that OF the Presidency
to consider xho vas the uisest and greatest
man that should stand before this nation as the
representatives. q its best spirit and noblest a.
rations He Was not among them as one sneer
ing-nOt c91iemning--as not discarding aHy man
any one OF the statesmen who bad been spoken
OF 20 night he th0gght about the greatest man
in the Government WAS the maa Who hsd been
seusured TO night-Mr. Chase He did not see a
betterman When lac did he would consider that.
PIE tMr Chase was The foremost antislavery
man of them all, despite of what said of him
tonight He was the statesman who bad been
lighting the country's battles best, who had been
fighting all this war the very hardest, and who
has had the hardest command, and whose battles
had. all been victories. Perhaps he may be, per
haps be may not be, good candidate Tor the
Presidency Perhaps we will have another Pre-
sideBt he hoped so; but for the present, leI all
without distrust, without censure-for We are not
NJ vet strong enough 10 quarrel-let Us streBg n
en- the hands Of all good men. all our men Who
have arduous tasks 70 fulfill; for he could ass'ir.
them il was not an enviabe thing TO hold re-
sponsible position under the Government as yet
he did not know how any man except one OF
most inordinate ambition, could envy the present
occupant of the White House either this term on
the next; and IL would seem 10 him hard fortune
10 be compelled 10 take Que Of the secondary DO
sitiOns And 30 let them in all charity, in all
hope. in all faith-by remembering still
the nation has terrible trials TO under
go. great struggle TO fight through
strengthen the bends of those to whom III,
destinies of the nation are at present confided
lie everyday admired The mighty confidence o
this nation. He had not always SO admired it
He had very often. on going 20 bed at night lair
down wondering whether he should awaken il
the United States OF America or in the Corfed
crate States under JEFF. Davis. The city ha,
seen the time within the last two years when sh
would have given two votes in favor OF } effersoi
Davis on the very Issuc over Mr. Lincoln III
was very thankful TO God who had carried us oil
safely 40 far. and in humble trust shall still b
carried, and protected and brought onward. Ii
the wear, or the year nfter we shall have closes
the contest. with the nation saved. and SLAYER
DESTROYED shall wish TO give my humble irbut
aided in carrying through these dreadful trials
At the close of Mr. GREELEY remarks thre
cheers were given for Mr.. LINCOLN and three TO
Gen. MCCLELLAN. This expression is signifcan
OF the state OF the public mind and il is it'll
singular that such demonstration should b
made by an assemblage attracted by al ultr
abolition orator.
IL L r.
GREELEY. He would never be satisfied until eitbe
FREMoNr BUTLER mans the guns. Both Pun
LIPS and GREELEY are cratic and radical in thei
views-the votaries OF n single idea. hence thei
ideal OF the representative OF great nation is
after their own heart, absorbed for the tim
being with some visionary theory to which ever
interest must be made tributary.