New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-19

South oourd be conquered, and particularly
when they bad four millions Of industrious
slaves at home qualified to cultivate the
land while tho whites were away to fight.
Wa could no. starve the South, and after one
hundred years, II the war should last 30 long, the
South would still be independent. We bad never
regarded them az otherwise. Cheers: They were
free when they fought against British despotism,
and they never Intended to surrender that indie
pendence at the present time. The question was
not the independence Of the Soutb. Southern free
men would take care Of that. The question was as
to the liberties Of the free men OF the North
whether tie Federal Executive should nave an
ea.ier conquest by putting yoke' on orr necks.
iCheersl But he would tell them that this was not
an issue to be tried by cheers nor Rroans. IL was
by the brawuy muscle and the determined VIII o.
free men who were ready TO die sooner than 70
Weld. fCheers. And how were they TO
sayo their Liberties. Voics-" Fight for H..
Yes il necessary ight for it; but not IN disorderly
fight, for If yon were to punish those VINO rst rineu
you there will be other masters to take their places
But you must act by organization; organize not ID
wards for wards are too large. Organize IN your
neighborhoods, by tens, by hundreds and by COM
panies, and by regiments, and then send TO your
Governor for war commissions when your regiments
are organized. This is your right Though Federal
power has attempted to infringe u In Indiana ano
Ohio TO bear arms IL ia the sacred and nalienable
right Of freemen in America. II is written IN the
Constitution Of the United States, and the Constu.
ton Of the States say too that you 'hal have tne
right to bear arms, not for the Union, but for the
State. Then 1t was their duty TO prepare them
selves orderly and firmly to preserve, under their
gallant leader. Gov. Seymour, their liberties and
the liberties Of their State. Cheers
X. II. THIRIs, announced 10 be from Alabama
WAS the next speaker. lie said he came tonight
expressly to denouncs the Administration tcheerli
A IL. he ho had
a right to deuounce the Administration il was him
self. Step by stap had Abe Lincoln departed from
his promises until by gradaions OF infsny he sat on
a kingly throne aud asplrsd 10 regal crown, and
with q serve Congress and seryile Judiciary he
had sent citizen after citizen into bastiles outrivs-
ing the mobocracy Of the South; and when
be had wresked a misplaced vengeance be
had allowed them TO 20 with tho ac;ursed
ban OF Imprisonment upon their brows. Never hah
our rights been In such jeopardy. We stood before
coming storm, aud 1t had come now, ana az nc aa-
dre,sed them to- might he did IL not to save their
rights for they lost, but to redeem than IA our
fathers bad done. Those rights had been destroyed
by Abraham Lincoln, and he impeaobed him In the
name Of The American people. ["iang him. There
were various methods Of expressing public resent
ment One was by words; the other was by action.
After exhausiing words, our revolutionary fathers
resorted 20 action. And If the time must come-if
be would organize leagues TO make IL come-then
welcome the hour. Cheers. We could die hut once,
and they should die freemen. lCheep The only
way 10 restore the Union was 10 restore nationality
10 the Democratic party. Was u TO be supposed
that there was any Lincolnism in the South IL
was sad there was no Union sentiment In the South
That meant tina, there was no Lincolnism there
LOYALTY 10 Abraham Lincoln was treason 70 the
Consiiiution. lCbeers. Bu, he saw signs
tonight OF our returning back to the Con-
how treason in reality would be punished. There
Wa. power Of Impeachment in Congress, and Mr.
Lincoln knew that be was 20 be impeacbed, and he
saw the necessity Of keeping the Presidency four
wears longer and IL might be declared when bis
term 10 up that military necessity demanded that he
should keep IL four wears longer. Would you per-
mitui I" Never"
The CHAIRMAN next announced Judge McCuSs.
He said he was proud TO see 90 many Of bis fellow
Democrats tonight though he regretted that on this
stand the Bench and Bar were not better repre-
sented. There never IN occasion which de-
msnded from Democrats and freemen such fearless
eIpression a. this occasiOn demanded. He thanked
God for our Governor, who stood by the people Of
this State; and it was for ne DEMOCRATS TO Gay, Mr.
Seymour, we are with you from the beginning TO
the end" In IL sbor. months from now this coun-
try would be too hot for those men who were hunt
inQ down freemen here. When the freemon Of the
North and the South got together, and counted mp
tho cost Of the war the country would be too hot to
hold the misc reants who got up the war; Cheers.
EpNoS BLAsKNAs was this next speaker. He
said that Cesar bad had his Brutus, that Charles l.
had had his Cromwell, and the George III. OF the
present day might profit BY their example. He
would ask bis hesrer n he had $500 in his pocket
Voice." No, no. Then they would have TO 60
TO war I" No, no. u while their employer in Fifth
avenue. who had $500, could remain. Would we
have such r.fussls to 20 10 war, il this was
for the Constitution : f"No, no But when the
President called upon them to go and carry on .
war for the Niger, he would be id II he believed
they would 60. Voices" You may bet your life
we won't"
After some further remarks, characterized by pro-
family and abuse the speaker closed aud the meet
ing adjourned