New-York daily tribune., 1863-03-03

oi,,a Z, h,s been handed down to us. One thing
III, ha done. traitors must be made odious, treason
mn.t be punished. This work should De comihehceu
IN time This Government must exert its power
\ In sustaining and enforcing inc Constnuuon.. 10
ovornnent ,s now passing through its third ordeal.
Jbo frst ordeal was the Revolution. We were
nn,isad bv blood and by fire. The next was the
War of 1872 when we were required 10 give eVi'
Tences 10 the world that we were capable oi sus-
tanning ourselves. We went through me var w W.,
nmnhentlv We are now in the third ordeal. we
are in n ttrnggle with internal weakness, win Urea
con and traitors al home; and If 1t Is Government
et all il must pass through this ordeal. Nnen .ns
| ia done 1t will rest upon more permanent oas's
than ever before.
What must be the inevitable result lf the war Is
% oea,e Il will only be a short time before some
other section Of the country will imagine they have
to rebel, and you will compromise again. You VIII
soon find that you have compromised the Govern
ment away, and that rebellion ha- taken It's place,
YOU must never cease until the Stars and Stripes
have been raised over every State capital and every
court house in the country. Then let our march be
onward. Then, ! say, gentlemen, If we have not
paid enough II there have not been enough lves
sacrificed II there bas not been enough bloodshed, II
enough OF our brave patriots do not sleep in their
graves from home, say to Him who rules cn high
name the price and il shall be paid; and, II need
be- let the banner Of Stars and Stripes be baptized IN
the fire Of the sun and bathed in the blood Of the
nation If we have not paid enough. .
am willing to honor the draft whenever II snail
be made Ii may be that great God ID reprovlng
and correcting somo error that wo did not see II
we have been guilty OF acts, and II is now in the
providence of Him who rules all things TO chasten
U.S. say let il come. IL may DO that the South is TO
| DO rebuked and in rebukng the South 1t is neees-
sary TO chasteD us. l bow In submission to His
will. When nations have sinDed long, we see from
history that they corrected by BONE gfeat calam
iy. The speaker here used some eloquent illusIra
lions from aucient history which your reporter Is
compelled 10 omitl The tino has come and IL
mon ma TO teach the South and North that instiu
tions are not TO exist here that are more powerful
than the Government itself. II 1t Is banks, put 1t
down; il it ia aristocracy, pat 1t down. If II 10
slavery, put II 1t down.
But how Ion, has il been since there was an inst
tuition in the United States Jon dare not agita,e I
Has Slavery the right 70 Ggiate tic Government
and shake il to IT'D center, and then denyt TO The Gov
ernmeut the privilege to asitate Slavery When
Institutions get 100 great Tor tie Government, these
institutions mus, give way that the Government
/ HAY stand. Already newspapers have told you that
it is as much your duty TO put down the agitation Of
Slavery Pa 10 put your foot on tue fuse Of bomb
when on iice. say tho reverse 10 true.
have detained you already too long and, IL con
clusion permit ne 10 tender you lay sincere thanks
Tor your reception Of me to-day. have no claim
upon you, except as Ia co-iab0rer in the great work
OF the day.
! II have made any lodglnent In your minds il |
could be convinced that had contributed In the
smallest degree 10 the perpetuity OF this Govern
ment l shall feel fully repaid. thiuk the time Is
not far distant when tho baneful planet OF blood
viii be chased away by the benignaut star OF peace
When that done, then the tine shall baye arrived
for listening TO Proportions OF an armislice and
compromise; bus let me say here to-day, never
ground your until the Constitution Is enforced
and the enemies put down. intend 10 cllng 10 II
as the mariner TO the last plank when the seas aud
the tempest have closed around him. and II NY
Il La. fhFntN Ia
survive it, IL this nation is 10 he consigned 20 the
tomb Of nations, bad rather that we should be
entllnbed with il. should want no more honored
tomb than to sleep beneath this nation, onshroudcd
In tho stars and Stripes.
lie, us think VI those brave IndiaDians, think Of
what tAosc brave men have done, and give them aid
| and comfort instead OF aiding the enemy. Indiana
has q reputation for hersei, and she viii! occu
py tie sbesl piche in the temple VI fame. Then
will you dishonor it ! WIZ you turn your back upon
the boy who sleeps beneath the sod VIII you deny
his blood because he fell for the Of tho Union
II you do, You are unworthy fathers and mothers.
Who is II that will turn his back upon his own
olcodl Voice" Trailors."l Yes, traitors. Let
Ll sleep sweety, beoause lie has fallen Ia glorious
.use and il need be, 10 carry or, the object for
which he fell, sued your owD blood and spend your
last dollar.
i I feel sometimes, when sec the graves Of the
brave boys who have fallen right by the Hermitage
i feel, say, like oOmingt 10 you and appealing TO
you when you talk about giving up this Govern
Tgnt-l say you dshonor yourselves sud ,he graves
of your oiirpnDg, II you let them sleep here upon
the couines of u Coniederaoy established upon the
remains oi this GovcrnTsnt. lou taao up your
uaI ia =, you were gOins 10 the sepulcbreto the
1 yIayes Of Jackson aud your brave sons.
/ Gov. johnson closed with eloq leut appeal 20
the ladies OF whom there were many III hs audi.
ence, 70 Dia oad sustain brave soldiers in the
field.
At tue conclusion Of Gov. johnson uddro.s, niue
cheers were called for the speaker, whloh were
I.,,,. tfB oil La Ten
who had stood intently listening to his speech for
over three uours