New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-21

Ill ahout the exact state of things which had ex-
is.ed during the past ~eek Knowing that there
were those present Of different political opinonr ne
should endeayor 10 avoid speaking upon any as
putod point. There were those here to-day VINO
were opposed TO the party iu power In tie FED
eral Government, and there were those VINO
were firm supporters OF the Federal Govern-
nent Blu. be did not think There was one
within sound Of lis voice to-day who did not believe
IN rendering full and Cnhesitatlng obedience 10 the
law Loud pul.use.1 Ii was only by the opera
ton Of law that We could ENJOY any Hght' we
were born into the world under lt5 stern mandates,
and it Yves the law OILY which pretec'ed US 10 our
homes i'll the sanctuary Ia which We Worshpcd, and
f. would be far better il we were 20 meet the issue,
that IL be met now in the city Ct New-York, whether
we should be governed by law or by an irresponsi-
bic mob. We could build other cities. The United
Stqtes could live when New-York should
have been destroyed; but when law was
siriesen down, when there was no longer
,scuflty for life or property, it was tine
10 look 81 this thing calmly. lie did not believe
tsst the operation Of tho &C. called the Cqnscri3n
law had been the real cause Of this MOP tLs
tAuse seemed TO him 10 lie further back. IL seeni.g
10 HIN that when men armed with piooseons auu
cuts hid gone through our Streets ana olc'a'eu 'De
hours and The terms for lsborers 10 The chants o.
New York. and TO those engaged IN ehlilng' .hs'
that agranan spi:it would have worked iite ons III
the very scenes That we hea wiInsss.a 4uliIg .,o
past week, and that, TOO, independent OF any con-
scriptl,n law Ii had afforded him great pleasure
70 see the stand which Archbishop Hughes mad taken
IA thi. regards; that he had pointed to the ballot
sp0 not 10 the bullet, as the remedy Tor every fes
tr fanc;ed wrong and had told his people forming
thst imuortaut branch Of the Christian Church III
fills civ mat they were American citizens, and had
their rights III tie matter, and that tier Iignt was
BY tie hGllOj-tO change their rulers WHO WOna
charge the laws If there existed any necessity tor H.
He hsd hope in the future lie believed HAT 6od III
bis providence had given this nation far better
things snd that there was better day for this Re-
puuhc than they had even seen. Applause
RICHARD WARREN, esq., said that we should drop
veil over the Of tie past week; bnt before
dong ~ lei Us look az the dependent race now IN
our streets with souls like ourselves created 10y the
came God, and yet without the meas OF support,
because some nen who Chained TO be theN tupcrsoTs
had driven them from their homes, their wives and
children, and their head. lie spoke feellnGly, FOR
he spoke from hls own personal knowledge o. tbe
eoored population OF this city. Wren Lie hsG The
honor to he Presder, of The Board OF Education, lie
had the opportunity OF seeing. lie had seen them IN
their schools lie said ,and he presumed there were
Others present who knew the act) that the priucl-
pals of The coored schools in this city, sEch
John Peterson, Ransom 4. Waits, and Charles L.
Eca,Ou-neu who had been many years among us
teaching the colored children in this city stood rs
high in intellect and in Their propriety Of conduct
anc "a human beings as accountable TO their God IA
ANY IN this city, They Were honorable, honest
working men. No word Of reproach could be ut
TERED against them, against other colored men
whom he could name, from cerRyrren down 10
laborers. !: was but las. week, living in q house
which be had InhabI'ed for twenty-five years, that
he had been threatened II lie LET a colored MAJ co
tbe chores Of bis house, which lie had faithfully and
honestly zone for many years his house should be
destroyed. Was he the speaker an American cii-
zen and such things he said 10 him with impuniiy ?
lie trusted thu. there was feeling among them, as
Americans, that would pu. down forever the utter
snce Of such an assertion. prolonged applause. !
lie was an American citizen, and, in the true spirit
ofberiy which our fathers Lad given ne, be beld cut
his hand in fellowship 10 the men of any nstIon or
any cline, and invited them to come hitler ard make
their home with us. Bat he asked them rot 10 cone
here 70 introduce new nationality among us, ana to
destroy what exists, but to come among Us 10 be
Americans. ApIlsuse.l He trusted thst we should
hear the voices Of merchants uterng tie words that
We would never be dictated to by anybody as 10
whom we should employ 10 perform the services we
required. Applause. lie asked that they, rs mer-
chants forward ana give OF their means TO aid
ths dependaut class Of men, who, ne class, were
honest and industrious, ard not disposed TO violate
the laws o. tie country, but were now run after by
eowards aud hunted down. From the window OF
bis counti room be had seen hundred
white men pounding one poor black
uau. We could not give these poor colored women
their husbands, for some Of them had been sacrl-
feed: we could not restore 10 them many of the
cou.forts they had lost. we could not give back
their reason 10 some OF these poor men spd women
who had become insane because these hounds were
AFTER them; bnt LEI us give Of the means that Tod
we retired at night could hear bis voice sound
ing in our ears, lnasuuch "a We have done thus
unto the least Of tbese my brothers, ye have done 1t
unto me-" IApplsuse.l
Cart. EZRA NYE said that he had been desired 70
gay tba. one high in authority in this CITY hsd stated
that the cclored people in this city should be fully
protected IN their rights. lAPplaufe.l
VoIcE-Who said III
Capt. NYE-Major-Geu. DIX. prolonged ap-
Tie Rev Mr. LOOMS sai1 be wished 10 s,ats a
few facts thai had come within hls own koOUlelge.
He wss Informed On Tuesday last that the Colored
Sailors Home IN Dover street rad been overturned,
and the property IN il been carried away. lie went
ut once 10 fDd the superintendent William =.
Powell one Of the most respectable, moral, quiet
aud decent cItizens who lived IN this city. A an
evidence Of bis culture lie would state that Powell
had sent Lis children TO Euglaud 10 be educated be-
cause he could not find admission into the best
schools in this country, 20 secure an education for
fhem here. lie had son who was surgeon
In one of tho coloTed regiments. lie Vbe sIeakerl
st last found him IN the StatlOn-House, with BIS
wife and two children ard his wifss aged mother.
His crippled daughter whom he was unable TO get
sway IL ssiety, was subsequently found IN
nsishboring house, TO which che had been driven.
He HE speaker had gone to the Sailors Home TO
zoe If he could get some provisions for the thirty
oolcred persons in the SsiionHouse similarly stu.
a,ed 70 Mr. Powell. The Superintendent Of our
home had aid that they Lad been sfraid 10 iurnish
TODD 70 coored people. lest tbs rioters might come
and destroy their house lie snd another gentle.
man, however. had gone 10 the grocery store and
SIZED their pockets with crackers and other nater-
sls az well as thew could, and bad taken them into
the Staton.H House and furnished them for their i'm
mediate wants. lie asked the Captain Of the Police
II he could Irotec, these poor people who
were in the siaticn-house; the Captain replied that
lie wished they were away, but that lie and his men
bad revolyers and they would do the best they could
10 give them protection. lie the speaker had then
gore ONT TO fad hackman 10 run of Mr.. Powell
and his family to the Fall River boat, but be could
find no lRc krnan vino dnred 10 itniertnln IL 1ha