Daily national Republican., 1863-04-01

light or not, there 10 but one hlternatVe, IOu
have got 70 eight this battle through 10 triumph,
and the triumph Of liberty, or die as slaves OF
despotism. Applauso.1 There is no other
alternative. The hypothesis OF Independent
nations between the Lakes and tho Gulf ls at
war with the geography Of the country Is at
war with the intelligent shades OF opinion
which pormeats every community. Put your
hand upon any line and you will find upon
either side Of Il the material for transferring TO
tho other side There ls no such word as peace
with such traitors. Let secession sympathlzers
cry peace, peace, as much as they will. II ls
fight Of life or death, and prefer life and
victory to death. TAppauso.l
There Is no significance in the the word "trai.
tor in itself, without an inquiry into the trea-
son that II dguomlnatos. That's SOL If JEFF
fCrsou Davis and his hopeful "llttcr'' that sur
round him, have got a nations liberty before
thomi well and good. II, on the other hand,
jefferson Davis is not only traitor as was our
forefathers, but a traitor againt all the guar
antees Of civil, concerted, and individual lib
erty, his damnation ought to reach the last hell.
lGreat laughter and applause.
BE ls traitor, and ! arraign him here to-day,
rs Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court for the
District of Columbia. Enthusiastic applause
He traitor against the civilization of the
nineteenth century. ["That's So" and ap-
plause.l A traitor against all the self-denials
and suterings Of our forefathers who planted
this Government. Applause A traitor against
the liberties VIC have inaugurated; and not only
IS he o traitor against this progress and this
purpose, but he is a traitor in behalf of a des-
pOtsm that tho eighteenth century had buried
and damned. Laughter and applause He
is a tratOr-nOt to raise freemen TO equality
and elevate poor manhood to dignity-but he
is a traitor 70 make a platform Of humanity for
despOiism TO tread upon. Tremendous ap-
plause. And he does this under the blessed
sun of the nineteenth century. He is a traitor
TO the century In which he livos.
Now, this is about all l wish to say here.
lCrics Of go on, go on."l About all can
say Cries Of Go on, go on" About all
Thanking my friend for his kind Introduction,
think have said enough, my friends, for you
10 Judge what kind Of man am. Laughter
and loud applauso.l
non. HORACE MAYNARD, OF TENRSEssEE,
said, If, before this war broke out, we had cast
our eyes over the entire country to find q spot
where the local inhabitants would have taken
unanimous position on the side of tho country
and the Government, he would have turned,
without hesitation, to the District of Columbia
aud the city of Washington. Applause. !
This city is the offspring of the Federal Consti-
tuition aud the Federal Governments; the city
that, without that Government, never would
have hecn, and could not continue. A popula-
ton That had grown up, been fed and iosterod
hy the nourishing hand Of that Government,
would certainly have seemed likely to have re-
maiugd loyal TO the Government as long as
there was a remnant of the dag 10 cling TO-
Hts that been sol Those who live here, and
have been acquainted with their neghbors and
ieuow-CitlZens, can best answer that question.
thpy know how large portion of their fellow
citizens had stood by the flag from the begin
ming, aud were standing by Il now.
They had an idea of the proportion that were
Il sympathy with the rebels, and who would
eNuIt IN triumph If their hag could be estab-
bad. q l,,Il q!
q. a.pealed 10 their own knowledge Of their neigh
J'Ts, men and women, with whom they asso-
Stated from day to day, for the existence OF the
l@ct. What is there In this contest that here,
L the capital city, divided the population and
Hrdled one portion for the Government and
l.. other portion against ii ! Look around and
see Who, us q Class, have remained true to their
a"cgiluCr, and who, as a class, have their sym
latAlcs arrayed against us. A citizen, conyers-
iug with the speaker the other day, referring
10 the laboring population in this city declared
tLat, whether employed or unemployed, whether
IA the service OF the Government or not in the
oeFv.ce Of the Government, almost TO a man
they were for the Union and for the flag. Ap-
PAUSE.
how rs ii, said the speaker; Is It with those
calling themselves the better classes-the more
Wealthy and the more fayored-those that re-
ruld themselves, by their position, wealth and
rduCuL.on, as the superior class of this commu-
lO The people Of Washington to answer for
themselves. What was true OF Washington In
That regard, he had the best reason TO believe to
be also true Of Baltimore; true 10 the capital
cl;y Ui his own State, as be had reason person
d4y 10 know; true, also, OF New Orleans, of
GI, Louis, and of several towns In Kentucky,
aud. as far as he has reliable information, 1t ls
tru- Of the entire region OF the South. The
n.en who labor to earn their daily bread by
their daily toil-the plain men Of the country,
aa they were happily desiguated-havo re-
mn.Led trHe, while many of those regarded as
Their superiors have shown their sympathy for
our enemies.
Mr.. Maynard proceeded to denounce In severe
terms the men who, holding their hOads above
the humble many, the industrious poor, sym.
pnIhiLe with the conSpirators who inAugurated
the rebellion for the purpose of setting up an
uristocracy in the Southern States. He urged
rtrongly the necessity Of prosecuting the war
until treason is subjugated, even If we should
be compelled to bequeath the contest as an In
Leritance 10 our children.
DIErRICT ATTORNEY CARRNGToN
Addressed the audience in an able and eloquent
argument, in'which he denounced the rebellion
and its leaders in the severest terms.
SPEECH OF GOVERNOR JoHNBoN.
Gov. johnson was received wluh unbounded
applause, for which he thanked heAudience,
saying that he presented himself with some
ditiidence on this extraordinary occasion; said
that the most experienced man might feel some
embarrassment in presenting himself before
such an audience, and be was free TO confess
that lie did not feel free from it. He continued:
As has been very correctly and forcibly re-
marked by my friend and colleague from Ten
nessec-lOr We have been colleagues-this is
one of the most fitting place in the United
States in which to hold meeting like this; a
Union meetingi a meeting in which our feel
iugs and sentiments may be reflected in regard
to the preservation of the Union which was es-
tablished by Washington and his confreres.
This city, founded by him and bearing his
name, is the most fitting place for a meeting of
this kind. Many meetings have been held in
other places, and must say that regret this,
thinking that Washington should have been
the first city in which a meeting assembled to
give expression TO sentiments in favor Of the
Union.
This is emphatically struggle for free gov
eminent, as you have been told here tonight,
and l will take a single paragraph from the
Presidents message Of 1861 as my text on this
occasion, not promising to stick very closely
10 ii, or TO pursue an argument in one line di-
rrrfIy frnn, IL bpt n hawaii aa n npSnt IN icb