The New York herald., 1863-03-15

or personally with any man-(appause, and . voice.
desire association politically or personally with any
man Of the North who at this momen0us period OF our
history thinks Of anything except the suppression Of the
rebellion by all the power OF the people. (Appause
bad the honor few evenings since Of addressing my
fellow citizens and Of at the tmo that the
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voice who looks forward g. the time when trembling he
may make his debut before popular assemblage to
rule for man 10 observe who addresses his fellow
beingsto despiHc all ong he feels he 10 10
the right. (Appause.l have read many observations
about my which were dsparagng BUTT nothing
70 listen 10 the praise OF friends 1t but the echo Of
the love that he may have heard 10 his infancy from the
darling lips OF his mother nothing 70 listen 10 praise
but IL Is wise 70 attend TO criticism; and, II KNOW my
self the most important duty perform for my own cha
racter to SEQ in what honest men find fault with my
must say that my galantry has been assailcd
with regard ~ what said IN my last speech did say
a say ns says Sea1a = ~ s
privacy Of social intercourse sentiments expressed by
Northern women which my gallantry az man did not
which derive their greatest hope and enjoy ment,
whether in the hour OF peril on the battle field or by the
bedside OF sickness. !Appiause One pions senatir
Tor, not quite pious but who understands much
better. thought me c little too gallant All have
20 say 70 both is this; that my country is In peril
and when the Spartan mother gave shield to her
son and sad, "Return with 1t or it," there was
lesson OF history only equalod and sustained by that
other Spartan woman, who when her told her tnat
his sword was too short, told HIM To advance but ono
step further towards the enemy and will be long enough
Tor your purpose" know the loyal women OF tho North
agree with the sentiment which have thus ieebly
pressed know that all the women in this assembage-
aud would To God all the didaccept that motto pro
INDICATED in the device the escutcheon OF old kng
sh autocrat, but who loved devoedy the land OF his
birh "Po regis sopc, propctriG ,"for the king
often for the country always (Appause) am told in
tne reorts which KIND friends always bring you when
they think you are assailed have been told that has
been said that l, who never belonged to sAy party
but the democratic party, that l have deserted my
party. shall not take occasion now TO that,
swer that charge. (Applause) Tut have this to
say: that adherence TO the democratic party rs TO be
purchasedH 1t is to be sealed by turning my back 70
the and Of my hopes ana OF my aspirations in the day
OF darkness and OF peril-then say despse It, Ooud
applause.) am told that some gentlemen New York
obecting the prosecution OF the because
they gay, the administration Is corrupt. | would like
now to answer you had time by telling you who
The men from whom this objection comes. lhe pure
minded disintercsed patriots who think that Lincoln is
dishonest voice. BOBBY Brooks followed by shouts
o. Fernando wood"-cheers and aughter)-ls hear
mind. (Uproarious applause.) To ali these gentle
mon, whether they have occupied the posi-
would say that, in the language o. tho same great
dramatst, and excaim, can Of civt, good apo.
thccary" remember that the city OF Cologne, which
produces the perfume, and which no doubt has given
pleasure 10 the handkerchief Of many ladies' present. has
claims in itself the sweet odors that attach TO
its uame. II is my privilege TO present 70 you the
first speaker of the evening.
SPEEOH OF EX-GOVERNOR WRIGHT.
Ex Governor WRIGHT. Of Indiana was introduced and
armed traitor In the land evcry true democrat
war delnocrat. (Applause) Whom the proper authori
ties had declared in this country it his duty 70
stand by that decision and 70 sustain the by
all the power that he possessed. We had many In
this country who could not distinguish between the 60
vernucat and . temporary ruler. Tho ruler will soon
pass away but this government has stand and that
man not loyal 10 his country who would hazard II
account Of a dislike 70 . temporary EULER And he
laid down another proposition which was. that there
any 0rgan institution that In the way
Of tho government that institution must fan Cheers
He hsg.u dnun lOya tv 0f n ka
this when he talked about any institution, for anything
was in tnc way of the government, IN the way Of the
supremacy OF the Laws and the maintenance u the
he said him he stop the waysdc,
Tor whether it De banks, railroads or sllvery they all
Rrnewcd appausc) Tie speaker then iI,usirated the
pr.cpIo upon which this government Is founded by
referring to tho family relation The government had
passed through stages. In the Of the Revolution
We showed our power TO organize and 10 ildiyhuaze
ourselves @ nation and ts set upa government Tor
man In this New World, and then We had ~ show our
power to contend with foreign foe; and DOW had
reached the third epoch histofy-thc greatest
event In tho life Of the nation. He had represented the
Europe and was told by tha, people that
oar government had tho power " maintain solf against
foreign Toe and retain iS vSor, but that the repub
had not power TO suppress nsurrection. The question
which the people must settle was that they
nust show TO every court in Europe who believed
power 20 put down this rebellion. The principle in
vcved in this rebellion undermined and destroyed all
the lwork o our fathers and the past record Of this
hat there was injury done " the south, and that some
citizen was derived Of mis- rigbts, no might have been
received with greater degree o favor than he Is
but when the South declared the doctrine that our
fathers confederation, - be broken up
,easure he desired to ask what was there lefty Il was
marriage contract; for The nstton expressly said
We tho peope OF the United States Tor the purpose Of
forming more perfect union, mako n perpetual mar
rage" and whom God hath joped together let man
So ate Cloud applause.) II the principle upon which
the rebellion founded recognized, where were
cSsrehes and sshoonousesr There was % nosh,ns Isi.
but anarchy. despotism and ruin. t'That's 60 y
Governor Wright then alluded the subject Of
improper arrests. rhe power to suspend the writ OF
habeas corpus given by the constitution time Of
rebellion and insurrection but there class Of
who said that that power only be exercised by Con-
gress When Jackson took tho oath OF once a. Presi.
dent support the consttut,on he was 70 detsrmDe for
himself what his power was and II Mr.. Lincoln assumed
power which be had authority " he could be
tried ond mpeachcd. He would give all the power that
be gave TO jackson TO Mr. Lincoln II contcnded
habeas corpus dcuity would have to be from the
fact that ngrcss in session only portion Of tho
year, % that war broke out between this govern
fnent and France England, ana taking the
hfst step 10 give AID and comfort 70 tbs enemy, there
would bc power in the hands of tho President 10 pro-
serve the country. II crime was completed man
might be brought before court tried aud punished bp
he spprehended that the article In the constitution rea
tive sspcnding the writ u habeas corpus was put
there order that might DO exercised before
perfected. II asked why arrested
under this writ tred9 There thousand reasons
why they could not be tred and that discretion
gwen to the President and the Cabinet (Applause
Notwithstanding that the war has lasted twenty
Two months, Ano uenspn hau DceD seen IN every
portion of the country, there were not twelve
men IN the whole land that complained OF
being improperly arrested and they have been dis
charged they had taken oath Of 10 lty 10 the
try There not citizen that could put his finger
any act os the government that deprived him i'm
properly OF liberty aud there fauIt to be found
with the authorities Il that thefe had not been
enough arrests. II bs asked Shen peace would
restored, u would he the very hour that traitors
punished and treason made odious lie had hope for
the country until he the plwcr Of our gove nment
taking nod q every dsoyal man So III aud south, and
OBTAINING him. ho inquired what certain politicians,
who wore undng fault with the government, could stand
upon y was not for the negro These went 10 tho
honest men " tho country and told them that this
carried on 20 make the black the equal Of the
white. Would the colorei man perform any more labor
when he was free than when hc was a SLAYER Cnoniza
ton the policy u the administrator: MT by taxa
ton but, he unaersood the policy, u carry out
the confscattoa act IN It's letter spirit ard az the
Union armies went south, they connscae the pro-
party every rebel which 20 W pay tho exrsnss
u col0ni1ng the negro lie regarded the prociamatn
of Mr. lincoln AZ an erperiment-not coming from
him President, but as Commander. IN h,cf Of
the Army and Navy. u Vas an article of
war which intended 70 veaken the enemy, and in
this the President only fo lowed example of sapoleon
who said sstrike wherever you can weaken yonr enc