The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-03-26
Great Uaion Meeting in New York.


The great Union meeting held at the
Cooper Institute ,ahou. week ago, was
gddreised by Or. Hitchcock. Dudley,
Field, j T. Brady. Judge Daley aud John
Van Buren,. We have not space for all
the speeches: bat We present soma ex
tracts which Indicate the feelings and
sentiments Of the speakers. and to con
siderable extent that of the people oI
New York.
James T. Brady. one OF the most emi
nsut D. emocras Of Nav York, and one Of
Che Ablest lawyers, ia the course of his
speech. declared;
When this war broke out, l knew that
it was urged on BY re South. | hoped
'ha,it might terminate early; hoped
tha. my Southern country j men for such
they are-would develop among them
some desire to remain with US. ! detect
cd with regret thai they had prepared
means to make an assault upon the Union
thatahey ought 10 love maintained 81
lence in regard TO ia, You will excuse
my egotism, but l now justify myself in
NV own prescienee. I found that tley
proposed to take to;lhems.lves Fort Sum
ter, the Forts a; Key West and Pensaco'
la. Tortugss and Fortress Monroe. |
thought it was quite essential TO the dig
nifty and prosperity Of the country that
we should retain these FortresseS think
so now. did hope, however. that the
Southern people would put their feet up
ON the necks Of their leaders and insist
upon the maintenance Of, the Union. Blu!
they have Informed us that they would
consent to no such condition. They evrI
told,us that if We gave them blank pa
per and pencil TO write che terms Of
new compact they would not sgree to Vt
Therefore j, is war declared for all nl
innate results thatcan come, and spi
upon the man who now takes auy posi-
tion except for the mainteosnre o tn
Govsrnmont. Here almost the entir
audience rose TO lhsjr feet, waved thei
hats, aud oLesfed vOCifsrously for, som
moments. ...,.
Judge Daley, equally eminent as
party mau with Mr.. Brady. was equal
emphatic 10 his utterances. He said a
follows
/ am not now giving voice to the ez
citsmsut which public speaker may
supposed 10 feel In the presence Of
large body Of his fellow citizens; l al
giving outward sSdistinct, aud direct u
terauce to the conviction that has reig,
ed 10 my mind since the 6rst shot was
red upon Sumpter. since the first tin
tbattbe American flag was insulted, an
everything 10 the course Of events hi
tended to convince me that there is r
hope for the preservation Of this nationa
ity except in the vigorous prosecution
the war. [Chesrs.
John Van Buren said, as reported
the World, in reference to the President
Proclamation of Emancipation:
Slaves are not emanoipatsd in Kentncl
they are not in Missouri; they are not
Maryland: they are not in TsnnssSse;'aI
his purpose, his sole ohj'ct in my hui
bls judgment. waste declare the gsuer
policy that, as our armies advanced, t
servants OF The conquered rebels wOu
beAhkSiys to be frss, Well there is
doubt t.about that (Applause Slave
exists BY force, recognized BY law.
When our armies advance and the rel
govsrbDsniS. BY which slavery exis
AreosssthIown, the slaveioldsrs who
fused to recognize the Constitution Of
United States win lose their slaves