Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-03-20
GREAT UNION DEMONSTRATION IN
NEW YORK.

An immense gathering assemoIeu nv tue |
Academy Of Music in New York City, on
Saturday evening, to ratify the proceedings |
and TO reafiirm the resolutions adopted at the |
mass meeting held at the Cooper Institute on
the sixth Of March inst. When Speeches |
we're made by Gen. Wool, Brig Gen. John |
Corcoran. Hon. James 7. Brady, Senator
Wright and GOV. Andrew johnson, denounG-
ing in strong terms Northern rebel sympa- |
thizers Gov. Johnson's speech is so partcu-
larly pointed that we copy the fullest abstract
we are able to find, as follows
GOVERNOR ANDREW jpnSsoS's 'reEcH.
Governor Andrew johnson, Of Tennessee, was then
introduced, and coming forward WAS received WITH the
most hearty applause. lie said that he iaoored under
greN tmOarassmcnt on the present OCCASION owing 70
The condition Of his health, which had been much I'M
paired % late 10y constant speaking and the Irregular
of the weather. H. did pcct 10 sec such an
audience his-aud this greatly increased has embar-
fassment-or although he expected to see an audience
such rs NsS York can furnish at any upon short
notice. lac did not except " see all creation assembled
here. daughter and applause What mas brought the
country TO It's present state lie was not IN the hanit
Of calling present difficulty oyil war, but rebel
lion, which anticipated d provided Tor 10 The con-
'ututon OF the United States The inquiry comes up
why this rebellion, and what has caused it3 Has any
portion oi our iellow citizens in heir state capacty
been deprived Of their rights privileges under the con
sutuuou of The United states would justify them IN
rebellion We are called upon In the words OF inc
constitution % press this rebellion and the question
comes up, We going 10 be divided, North and
South as to be deprived OF the power to suppress It. as
provided Tor Ia the constitutional rhi. government, like
all other governments, has three ofdeas through which
Dc must pass. First This government must struggle in
10 existence After having TO submit 70 alt the pfvA
t0us aud hatdshps incident 20 the formation Of gov
eminent your government has been established IL
its position among The Nations Of the earth. IL
succeeded ia passing through its fret ordeal Then the
next ordeal through which the nation had pass In
maintaining US nationality among The ohcr nations Of
the tdfth AZ succeeded I'D passing ih7 ntoeAl We hAd
the uf .Sl2 and the with Mexico, aud We then
confirmed the opinion Of the civilized world that we we're
able maintain uur nationality among the nations OF
the earth. Then come 20 our present condition. the
third ordeal, and that {. the one 10 which are
engaged The thfd ordeal through which the nation
has 10 pass is IN coutcndng with intestine foes
and traitors home. VIII We begin now 10 falttr,
cite DOUBTS raise questions VI fculty while we are in
tins third struggle Have become dissatisfied with
that manhood which handed down 20 us by our faith
ersi Has our blood gown pale, and have we become
degenerate To surrender the best government that
the world saw lf pass through this ordeal
government will be established upon hrner aud
during basis than before. (Applausc.) But the
iesuon comes up hos are We to get through THIS thfd
ordeal Ia the beginning VI this rebellion was said
that there must be No coercion, lest We should have war
Now that we have war upon u.s. we hear coakers aud
symp,thzers with the rebellion say that the way
pass the government through the tnrd ordeal Is com
promise aud armistice Are prepared for this The
very instant that YOU talk about compromise you repu
date the very idea Of preserving the existence OF the
government The very instant you propose an armstoe
compromise acknowledge the rebellion, aud set =
precedent for every dsafeoltd portion Of the country
hereafter. Who are called upon TO compromise With
luton Win arms Ia ms hands oaynnet at your bosom
aud sword at your throat But yud talk ubout
promise Noicos-"NeyerD Has your manhood de.
pattedf VIII you shrink aud cover before traitors IT
you prepared 70 do b. yun are not worthy the name
ot ecmen. This talk about compromise is pretext
When you talk ABOUT compromise you going the
traitors II You compromise with them and take
their nccks out OF the halter aud fensate them what
will you do with the down tfodden Union men who are
Struggling for liberty We, Of Tennessee do not come
hereto demand your sympathy, but here 20 de
mand our Constitutional rights. (Appause When We
turn u tue great charter OF human freedom the consu-
tuition what do sou find That the constitution " the
Onted states snail guarantee ~ every state IN the In-
ION republican form OF government tApptiusel we
with the constitution, and insist upon the enforce
ucnt OF its guarantees. aud We demand q ihe United
states, in the name Of the constitution, republican
form Of government and in doing that demand that
the rebellion shall be put down (Applause) We md
that rebeons we're anticipated when this provision was
put into the constitution. Great complaint has been
made about the suspension Of the writ II habeas copu
Is there any VINO has no treason lurking in his bo-
som that Is apptehensye Of an arfestl Why certain
persons apptehcAsye in this regard because
son is lurking in their bos0ms. (Applause.) Lorenzl
Dow when he was on his way upon one occasion TO at
tend an appointment, met man who complained that
his had been stolen. IL will settle that ior
you" says Dow Before reaching the meeting house he
picked large stone weighing about pound aud a
half After he had concluded his sermon, ia his peculiar
way looking the audience, turning the stone over
in MS nand he said, II have been informed by one Of
your neighburs that he had his stolen last night aud
p intend with this stone knock the down who did
liz" Posing the stone ia his hands II about 70 throw
I it, there man who Immediately lodged behind
his seat and Dow pointed him out To the audience the
:: thief And so say, Il you want to lind out traitors
just look round and shake the writ u habeas corpus
-(Laughter and applause )-Aad you will them
dodge, shrink and mpaiu. The only objection have
4 TO President Lincoln and his Cahpetis that they have
T. not arrested half enough To sum It all up, and not L
20 into detail suppose that President Lin
il coin aud his Cabinet officers had violated the coustu
ton which is the most tuerable, and which ought th
people 90 oppose violation OF the tituton whisl
hr the preservation Of the Union, which is In
q tended to break up and destroy ~ Do you remember
4
Of Tennessee people think when die viii
e go 10 General Jackson daughter and cheers) lwoul,
u God that the Old living and stood side by
side 10 day with your SCOTS, Woods aud the long list o
patriots that could euumerate II he had been Twin,
he would have crushed out the rebellion at the be
% gunB, as he did that OF 49, How prophetic his Ian
g0age was-the language he uttered az that timewhei
he laid that the next preteK for rebellion would be th
negro or slavery question mas not the negro question
been made the pfetexti have nothing to disguise
have been Democrat from my entrance into publi
life unit now, and expect TO die Democrat, aeknoVl
edging the great principles as incorporated into the Con
Is stuuon Of the United States, which is nothing
e less than organization and formation II representa-
% tive Democracy When the life Of my government is il
D. PERIL not who strikes the blow my agains
y him, and 10 him who stands around the altar Of IN
" country, whether he be whig democrat, republican
American, extend my right hand Of fellowship. ZAP
, piause) "But II you bad given us the Cuteuden com
promise the Uniuu would have been saved the cry tina
has been raised They say that by refusing the Crit
Il enden compromise the country has been involved in
beion But how does the fact stand Six Southern
- Senators, when the vote stood tweny-three 10 twenty
ye, refused TO vote violating the rule. OF the Senate
and allowing Carks amendment to be adopted, thus de
. eang the Crittenden resolutions and then they tee
graphed TO the South that all lost You that tn
p south itself rejected the Critenden compromise Tn
e object Of the party divide the government They
refused accept the Crtteuden compromise resolution
A at first, and they would refuse it Who aided II
IS this C'Booby Brooks Fernando Wood Vaandie
ham, II is known who aided in this rebellion
here at the North and It time for the gOyernmen
a make arrests tCheers) Arrests the onl
o things reqnired-some healthy hanging neoes
3 sAry loud appause Were they still for compromise
10 Hon. Thos Cown proposed to amend the Constitution
that could not be changed in anything in reference
IS the institution Of slavery Nothing could be stron
ger this The resolution passed By atwn thirds vote
/ aud referred to the States Why it adopt
l. ed When did the compromises come forward and Sc
o the Institutions Of the South They did not do il
II but they formed party 10 get place and power th
sacrifice Of the country. great deal said abou
distracted upon the subject Three Territories wer,
e then oned the sixth section Of each bill for hos,
provides that the territorial legislature shall have powe
T. 10 legslale TO impair private property which in ih
II sense meant slave property. What better oOmpromis,
IA than this The conclusion is, that the cry r oompro
Is mise was all preteXt There was justification fo
y the nefarious rebellion. Compromise the halfway
r, house 10 the traitors residence As 10 Compromise
II compromise with uaitors-neyer II you ecmpro
mise you will acknowledge the business Of the rebellion
Is and the weakness Of your government
G Are you for stopping the war Yes II be set
" tied In forty eight hours Lives preserved. Howl b.
simply conforming 20 the constitution aud the laws
e That is my c0npromisethe constitution sealed viii
fathers blood, acknowledged aud obeyed Under
n we have obtained unexamped prosperity. The rebellion