, 1863-03-11
.3OUsN ANBQJkEN.S SPEECH.
Now and Thcn-A Democratic Prcce-
dent.

John Van Buren, in the cour5e Of his re-
cent Democratic War Speech, III New York,
reminded his hearers that the grant Of power
by Congress to the President, for the purpose
Of carrying on the war, was only q repetition
Of The legislation Of 1889, when the Demo-
cratic party was laboring with might aud
main to get up hosti}itfcs with Great Britain
on the Maine Boundary question, We had
thought to make an abstract OF what he said,
but his words on this point arc SO complete
an answer TO the sympathizers with the South,
who arc making the heavens ring with
charges Of danger to our II libertics,' y "usur-
pation,'' Dictatorship that we copy the
report Of that part Of his speech entire, as we
find it in the New York journals;
The third, gives the President power to can
out 50, 900 volunteers. In those days, when
wejghty matter to call out $4,000 men, and
was regarded as an enormous authority.
The fourth section gives the President pow
er to complete and employ all the armed vcs.
sells Of the United statcs--thus putting the
his disposal. IApp1ause.1
carry into effect the provisions Of this act. In
those days ten millions Of dollars Was great
deal Of money. [Laughterl The sixth sec
tion appropriates $lS,00O 10 send special
tion authorizes him to expend q million Of
dollars in f1nishing the fortihcations upon our
scaboard, and building them, The eighth
section directs that the militia and the yofun-
teers, when called out, s'lau be portions Of
the army of the United States.
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It pnt the whole purse and sword into the ab-
solutc power Of the President of the United
States. Clay, Webster and Calhoun-1ren
perhaps inferior to the Solons Of ons day
[laugltcrl were members Of the Senate. Tie
bill passed the Senate, and these three states
ally and politically to the then President Of
the United statcs-Goted for the bill, and it
passed the Senatc unanimously. fApplanse.l
It passed the House Of Representatives, aftcr
full discussion, BY q vote Of col to {, and
the leader Of that sir was Henry 4. Wise
himself 50 greatly at Nag's Head-[laughter]
while his brigade was lighting and his son
dying. (Applause,l
Now let us see whether tho Democracy Of
our day was alarmed at this union Of tile
purse and the sword, and, in the first place,
let us sec how the political opponents of The
Administration treated it. Governor Seward
was then Governor Of the State Of New York,
having been elected in 1885, and a political
| opponent Of the President. On the 7th Of
March he communicated this act to the Leg
is1at1lle, with most praiscworthy message,
concluding thus: respectfully call your at
| tentiou to this subject, with the expectation
TINT an expression on our part Of concur
rtnce in the policy Of the General Govern
ment will contribute to avert the ealamities
| adjustment OF the difficulties between this
country and Great Brlta{uh
Mr.. Isaac L. F2rian was then Chairman Of
| the Democratic General Committee, and A1r.
Elijah F. Purdy was one Of the Secretaries.
They called . meeting Of the Democrats Of
presided, and for Vice Presidents were men
| whose names, when read to any Democrat, will
| bring back associations Of great interest, and
perhaps Of some sadness. unless he suppose5
| that the prominent Democrats In the city now
are more respectable than those whose names
| Iril read. The Vice Presidents were Henry
| Yatcs, Walter Bovine, Samuel Tappan, Myn-
dett Van Schaick, Gideon Tucker, Abraham
Van Nest; and they resolved, not that there
| Eas danger in the union Of the purse and the
sword-not that it was j usurpation-bntt that
twas ? prompt and patEiotls measure 1..s On the
cheers
Let Us sec how it was received By the elcc-
| tors. 1t was on the I'd and Sd days Of March,
as have stated to you. The election In New
In few days, after the adjournment Of Con
gress; and New Hampshire, which had been
somewhat equally divided, gaye 1000 major
| ity for the Democratic ticket I shall be
| pleased If my Democratic friends find 1t gives
4 large majority now. (Cheers and laughter, /
| The CITY Of New York, By detection Of the
conservative portion Of the Democracy, had
been thrown into the hands Of what was then
| called the Wings. The city election almost
Immediately followed, and the city was recoy-
cred Isaac L. Varian was elected Mayor by
thousand majority, and twelve ont Of seven
! teen wards garc Democratic najorities, immc-
diatcly after this extraordinary usurpatiou.
Gen Scott, who WAS to have presided here
this evening, fortunately for the country, was
then prominent in the command Of the
| a1nics Of the United States. On the 7th Of
Marrh be went to Maine; and he remained
there until about the 2lst, when he concluded
an arrangement with Lieutenant GoyernoS
aarTey, By Which the British troops retired