New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-14

,vh;,e n war Democrat, he was NJ ither Republican
mr. Aboionist; he was for his COUNTRY, first, last,
and ALWAYS, and whenever We should unite here
mon these peaceful plains, 80 those soldiers were
united in warliks array, pJcn aud not till then
! ysould the victory be achieved. 10 was not
IN the passage of arms tia; we were to refer our
cau,e: il was to the United and omnipoten feeling
of a great and goroul and overwhelming people,
and when that spirit, excited, manifested itself upon
mountain top aud everywhere npon the breeze, then
and then only would our cause be successful. Then
upon that issue would the soldiers strike home, then
uror that occasion would the notes Of liberty be
Lard ringing throughout this whole land and
whether tho foe had gone down before our arms,
the battle and its would have been achieved
AND tina continent dedicated to the sprit and genius
Of he liberty of the Saxon race. The war in which
| we we're engaged WAS not simply question OF Re
belOn; it was not simply civil war; it WAS the war
Of The great PRINCIPLE Of Northern, which was nor
ma cvz ttlon. II was tho war Of the crisis which
neeied adjust ment and produced the epocn which
wotld be lasting as the ages themselves And there
VOL III be no more compromise, no more settlement
to this question. then there could be compromise
and settlement to ocean tides. IL must uchloYe
ita purpose, IL must accomplish lts ooJect,
aud never, till one eide or the other should
pleyaii, would the contest be decided Ana
ss we might have either defeat would
our free institutions perish survive. lCbeeIs.l
Tia, was was the question, and the war, whether
il vas for one day or for a thousand years, must
proceed from the nature Of circumstances, and they
WHO fatered must be content to throw themselves
beneath tho wheels Of the chariot OF the onward
course of general civilization, aud to be crushed be-
meath tbsrn. ICheeTs lie. for one, was Tor pro
cecdng. [Applause. IL was apparen! at its earliest
moment that tho war Was 10 10 for great aud uni
ver.al principes therefore to be protractsd, long,
aud bloody We had arrived but at lis commence
mcnl. Haying arrived az its commencement, 40
we're within view of lis end. And whenever war
II this Kind AZ actually commenced il was achieved
II we had begun this war one year ago. as we were
begiunipy il now, we would DO far advanced upon
The palh of peace. Cheers 1t was not to ;he
Proclamation il was not 10 the announcement oil
Intended acts that he would ascrbe potency, bat TO
the acts themselves, exsrton, action. The law
Of Emancipatiou, other laws enacted, were inmate
rial except 80 far as they might be executed, and IN
tmes of revolution there could be no execution
teparate from the army. Power had been mace
the urhilor Of our difference, and 10 power We looked
for acci.ion The proclamation for freedom TO the
dawes M Richmond was now as abortive rs proc
,ma,ion for freedom IN Tmbuctoo; but the army III
Richmond was freedom 10 all over whom It's power
might prevail Applause. Let, then, our generals
but accomplish the spirit Of this war-let them but
sirke for victory, aud the work was done. The
mean, must be employed, defeat would be the con
.eouenee and among tAOse means wee the 4ODO DOO
of slayes. They who would spare them wero no.
only the dletantes Of professional warfare, but hey
we're traitors in tho camp OF the country which wns
Struggling LOT eAib'oi''o' II ''oi''I 10 49," IS
feelin, Of bis comrades, from whom he had 30 re-
Gently parted; he had gagged their patriotism /
Mayer never since Marathon had there been n body |
of men, who with their country al their hearts. core
had raised more manly arms TO strike more hearty
blows for their country Let the war terminate TO-
morrow or years hence, they would continue 10
stnke as firmly aud successfully FOR their common
country as any Of Ii not for us 10 despoHd,
no, even to doubt. The only question was whether
tho people could BE- brough, TO see tho influence OF
this controversy upon coming generations. lie be-
lieved that 10 them tho prayer Of AJAX bad been
this people had seen the light, and they
asked no more. Loud cheering.
Speeches, brief, pertinent AID eloquent, were
made by Msssrs. Jay, Stevens. and several other
gentlemen, and tho party separated ut lstc hour
with a Gusl pledge 10 the health and prosperity of
the distinguished representatives Of the Govern
ment, military and civil who were their guests.