Daily national Republican., 1863-02-28

without dishonor. Loud and prolonged ap-
plause. This l hold TO be one. Renewed ap-
plauso.l II you admit tho idea Of mediation or
intervention, you pre-suppoee that the North is
to certain extent in the wrong and that you
must abate a certain amount Of your claims,
whereas II the people and Government Of the
Northern States be worthy Of their position,
and have proper respect for themselves, they
could never abate single iota Of these claims
nor stop TO discuss the question until this rebel
lion has been put down with strong hand, and
the rebel flag torn down from every inch OTTER
ritory over which Il Al present ioats. Most en-.
thusinstic applause.1 .....-...-- ..
This nation had most 70 fear from France as
regarded Intervention. The present Emperor
OF France was an enemy 20 thls country by dis-
position, antecedents, sympathy and interest.
His position politically was so feeble and Grip
pie as always to compel him to resort 10 war In
order to ind employmen for the vast number
OF dlscontented spirits in his army, and divert
the attention Of the French people from his
own policy at home. Tho man who murdered
republic in France could not be expected co
be friend Of q republic In the United States
("Thnt's so, and applause.") "r."
Was II likely that the assassin Of liberty In
the old world could ever he the friend of liberty
In the new. And, therefore, Il is, said the
speaker, why !, for one, am entirely dlssatls-
fed, nay, more dsgusted with the dispatches
Of your illustrious Secretary of Foreign Affairs
because they have been utterly unworthy of the
Secretary Of 90, ,0OO, of free Americans. They
have been too tlmld, too apologetic, too humble.
(Applause.)
In the first instance, he told your Minister
In Paris there was no rebellion at all. Laugh
teri Then he writes q dispatch saying II
would all be over In thirty days. Then he
makes a speech at the Astor House. In which
he repeats the same thing. Tho rebellion not
being quelled In this length of time, no draws
a bill for sixty days. That being dishonored,
he draws one for ninety days, and so on. All
this was said to Louis Napoleon, as an induce
ment for him not TO Interfere. By this action,
however, he succeeded in making you the laugh
ing stock Of all Europe. l"That's So" and
applause. That was not the ground to put Il
upon. Mr.. Seward should have said to the
Emperor Of France: "This wicked, causeless,
and unjustihable rebellion against the might.
est, the best and the most benefcent Govern
ment that ever was formed, Is exclusively our
affair, and we will not allow you to Interfere
[Applause. We intend to put this rebellion
down with a strong hand, and whether 1t takes
thirty days or thirty years, we will do it,"
Loud and prolonged applause.
/ should like TO see the American Minister
assume a bolder tone, stand on higher plat
form, and use the language, not of entreaty,
but of menace. lApplause.l Use words, not
Of supplication, but of command. | should
like 10 have the American Minister say TO the
Emperor Of France "You may be the master
In Europe, but you cannot be here. You may
dictate your terms to the rotten monarchies Of
Europe, but there is one great Republic Of the
West, which you may hate and fear, but which
you can never destroy" Vociferous ap-
plause.
The lecturer continued: Prepare TO back
these bold declarations by the mouths Of hun-
dred iron-clads. Defeat Louis Napoleon, II
necessary, not with ministers, but with Moni-
tors. Loud applause. Mr.. Stewards argu-
ments may be weighty, but, you may depend
upon II, 5OO-pound cannon balls are weightler
still. Laughter and applause.l You will be
obliged to resort TO this sooner or later.
The Emperor of France had proven that his
design in proposing mediation was to accom-
plish one of his Napoleonic ideas in this coun-
try. If he renewed the proposal, II shohld i'm
mediately be made the cause of war by our
Cove nment, and within less than three months
AFTER the commencement Of hostilties, we
should sweep his fleets from the sea, and thus
teach him an important lesson. [Loud ap-
plausc,
From the British Government we had no
reason to fear Intervention of any kind. With
the official action of that Government, we had
no reason to complain. We might complain
Of want Of sympathy, Of misrepresentation
from many of the ruling class; but, Of the Off
cial action Of the Government, we had no cause
to. Not that England was more favorably dis
posed toward us than the French Emperor, but
she was afraid of public opinion, which was
now running so much In favor of the North
that no Cabinet minister was willing to public
ly oppose that mighty current, for he saw he
would be swept away. Among other motives
which would prevent her, he named the follow
ing, viz:
First, fear Of privateering; for he said the
history of the Alabama had not been lost upon
EnFDTnnn N nFN1 pfrtn nd a.. T..
stead OF having her commerce on the seas
jcopar,lized by ono Alabama, as the Americans
had at present, she would have thousands of
Alabamas everywhere swarming upon the seas.
Loud applause.
Secondly, England knew right well that she
could never permanently occupy any portion
of our territory, but feared II might so happen
that we might occupy portion of hers.
Laughter aud applause.
Thirdly, they could not obtain their supply
OF breadslul5 from any other country; and
though they might exist without cotton, they
could not without bread. Laughter.
Fourthly, the hope that, If not nterfercd
with, we would, like Kilkenny cats, eat each
other up to the tail. Laughter.
Finhy, the cost.
The true theory about intervention, the speak
cr said, was this: Victory is in the people. If
you wish to avoid further complications with
foreign governments, IL you wish to prevent
France and England from, at any time, inter
iering, then you must use every means in your
power TO bring pressure to bear upon the cx-
ecutive officers, in Washington, TO be what
they never yet have been---in earnest. Loud
applause. A few victories would settle the
question of intervention forever. II Is incum-
bent, therefore, upon you to urge the President
to do his duty. Applause. Content your
selves no longer with promises, intentions, but
insist upon results. Loud applause. The
secession press made great capital out of what
they called the barbarities of the North. The
stone blockade, Gen. Buffers rule In New Or
leans, and the orders Issued by Gen. Pope, on
taking command of the Army of Vignia. 1t
may be some evil things have been done, but
say here, that Gen. Butler is the only man In
the Northern army who has, since the war be-
gun, done his duty as a man. Applause. |
like the man who went down to New Orleans,
and took the wild beasts by the throats and
tanned them. And the worst thing the Govern
ment ever did was to recall him, and the best
thing they could do now would be to send him
back again. Enthusiastic applause.
He said the suspension of the act Of habeas
corpus, and limitation of the press, should be
resortcd to as sparingly as possible.
Rev. J. r. Graves, about whose arrest there
has been controversy between the Confeder-
ate aud North Carolina authorities has finally
been examined at HillsbOro, N. c., and bound
over to the Confederate court at Richmond, to
be tried for treason
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