Daily national Republican., 1863-07-06

GENERAL wALBRIDeE's oRATSbN
We hsvs D6n fas only the concluding per
tion Of NE doqusat orstion dsivera In this
city on ns Fsurth' Of Jsly, B
fhs sesnt ,Actsea q the -oovsrsnsnee Of
Austria, Prussia, Italy, Spain, Holland, and
Belgium, In hastening TO congratulate tho En-
peror Of the French upon the success Of the
ffUash sr1s Mt Rusbla, dsmonstrntes .hov
thoroughly these Powers desire the success Of
aHy came that tends to overthrow liberal insti-
tutions on this continet, looking to the Intro
ductipu Of the monarchial,system here.
Of the many brave men who fell At the sieet Of
Puebla, the sstute Emperor" this impefial
sthyux"--dooa not fall to add, "that II has
mot been useless for the interests and honot Of
France" and '.for civilization" The solicithde
Of that monarch for the success Of the Lstin
race on this hemisphere 10 the preliminary stcp
TO conflict with the Saxon race, whenever, In
his opinion, circumstances warrant the bdief
that the conAlcs win terminate favorsbly tohi
views and theories. The American people have
a direct and positive interest that the system Of
FREQ institutions should alone exist on this CON-
tInent, and our most cordial sympathy should
not fall to be expressed for the Mexican peo-
pie, who, In defending their nationality from
foreign domination, are entitled to the consid.
Grafton and respect Of every genuine lover of
republican government ~
when the Congress Of Nations assembled at
Paris to prescribe new principles Of information.
al law, they proposed that privatering should
be forever abolished, To this policy the United
States were not willing, unqualiHedly, to ac.
cede, since It placed the control Of the ocean In
the hands Of the Western Powers-France and
England, whose gigantic navies were at that
period 30 much superior TO ours. The moral
~r stn Al, .nA Al.
mand this concession, and that private ships
upon the sea, while the nations to which they
belong are engaged in strife, like private prop
erty on land, shall be protected, except contra
band Of war. II becomes the dictates OF wis
dom to anticipate this contingency, and tht
commercial marine Of the United States shoult
be enrolled into "militla Of the SEAS" capa
bic Of aiding In Its own defence, and, still fur
ther, OF -vindicatlng and maintaining every
where the homer, dignity, and power Of this Re
public, whenever and by whomsoever assalled
No right sentiment has taken stronger hole
upon the public mind than that all Who, at I
crisis like this, tight to uphold the Nations
Union and to save the national life, shall hence
forth enjoy Its freedom and protection. Tn,
faith Of the nation is pledged that the uniform
of the Federal soldier, when honestly worn
shall secure TO him the privileges recognized II
civilized warfare, wherever II is his misfortun,
to be captured, and, while the contest con
tinues, the rebels must not be permitted to In
troduce the bloody draeonian code, and draw
distinction between any Of our soldiers wht
fight under the banner, and to support th
Federal Constitution.
Let no man be deceived. This contest fol
constitutional government will not be abandon
ed. The people of this country have no sym
pathy with crime, none with traitors or with
treason, and the great mass of the American
people are to-day as ready to fight and bleet
and die for the Stars and Stripes as they wer,
under the echoing Of the guns at Sumter.
But that man will fail to profit BY the sign
or the times who does not realize that Will,
this 10 80, the Government is expected TO pro
tect every citizen In the full enjoyment of al
PRODUCTION Of martial law does not exist-th'
right Of public discussion, the free and unre
stricted enjoyment Of speech, the liberty of tn,
| press, auswerable only for its abuse.
1t 10 with pride and satisfaction we have seei
the freedom Of the latter recently upheld by tn
direct interference Of the National Executive
and this public censor and sentinel stands fortl
In all its power moulding and directing publ
sentiment, to the great end of upholding an,
protecting tho Federal Union.
But must hasten these remarks to close
Above and beyond and over all these sugges
tions, the whole world should realize what
the clear, positive, unequivocal determination
of the entire loyal American people at this crlsi
of our national affairs. In my Judgment, tina
determination Is nothing more or less than-t
any foreign Intervention in our domestic frosibl.
shsnld be Jolioped by an instant declaration Q
rar, and that this great american nation sha
never be digided, and that orcr IL the FEDERAL Co,
sfitation shall continue to prepdR.
When this determination shall once absor
the public mind, and form the basis OF tn
public judgment, the public liberties are safe
This man or that man may fail-thls organi
zation or that organization may perish-bu
the cause Of constitutional, well.regulated gov
eminent will have passed beyond human or
desvor, only to be affected by Providence itsel
General Walbridge was listened to with tn
most marked attention, and enthusiasticall
cheered throughout his entire address.