New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-08
CnppRHHEADs Nm COUNCIL:
.xa,iy of the Democracy" "opposca 10 '"0
a sar,sui.trntion1 and the WAR;

rO,witbstanding the pointed rebukes lately re-
..;vad from Connecticut and Rhode Island, anu nov
w;tbstaudinp even the very heavens see"ea UNI"
,,orohls to their purposes, gOody number Oh Tue
Cnnns,hssd branch Of the Democracy gathered ~
The Cooper Institute last evening the osugo Vi 'uo
.rb. plimmering family here and there among 'n0
crowd.
A, ton minutes before O'Clock, the meeting was
called to order, and the Hon. WIN. nj. CHAuscf.Y
nominated az President and unanimously elec<ed,
with long list of VicePresidents and Secretaries.
N, BR.proRp then read certain resolutions re-
,teratine their opposition to the Administrations
proclsmiug their desire for peace as the only means
Of restoring the Union; denouncing the Loyal
League as an invention Of the enemy, and expressing
their "relef instead Of regret that certain disap-
pointed leaders had gone over 20 the enemy"
The resolutions were received with cneers, mlngeu
with Qroans for Van Buren, Brady, and for Lincoln
On the adoption of the resolutions, one loyal man
dared TO express his opinion and vote NO, ana
Immediately there was scene OF the Wiiues. ca
element and loud cries of Put him out J! Wnen
at length the tumult had subsded, the Presaens ~,
PRODUCED FERNANDO WOOD, who was received VIII
enthusiastic cheers throwing up OF hats, ana "a'"s
of cotton umbrellas. lie sad .:.;;;,,
The public man who fails 10 meet the responsibility
of this crisis is unfit for public duty, whether nIs
faiIure comes from LlululbD VI HNHA
These are no times for hesitation, for resort 70 Tue
nast tactics of non committssm. The country Is III
= revoution-aYe, in two revolutions, arevoiutlon
nj the South, prosecuted by the sword, revolution
at the North prosecuted by legislative anu eAevu'o
nsnrnation: the latter insidious, more destruc
five more 10 be feared by the people than the 1or
mer' The South wages war against the Government
bv open manly, definite action. Inc otner reVolu-
fion At the North, In oppositionto the Governnent
,races war first by exciting and intoxicating the
,nSI;c mind by appeals to passion and patriotism,
and then, when the public mind has committed H.
self fully and entirely TO one cause that OF reunion,
II rs subverted and used for another purpose uncon
,titutional inhuman and destructive 10 the Govern
ment nnder which we live. 1t is that latter attempt
70 reyoutionizs Government and destroy our IN
situtions that we have met here tonight TO resist
We resist an immense power. NO party, no poten'
tate, no Administration, ever mao LOT lts support
combination of such powerful interests as has this.
In ordinary times, the same interests the same ele-
ments of society concentrated in behalf of any Ad-
ministration would be sufficient TO sustain
shat Administration under all circumstances,
and at all times Now what are these ee-
, msnts of society, and those interests which
this Administration have enlisted in their support.
The Administration has the whole banking interests
Of the country drawn into its support All the bank
Ing of the country is placed by the late legislation IN
The control of the Administration. The banks OF
New.York city, owning 20 millions, have already
contributed IS millions to the support OF the Ad-
ministration, and are pledged to contribute 70
millions more. This is element number one, bound
hand and foot to the support OF the Government.
Second the whole railroad interest ls pledged TO the
prosecution of the war; Their receipts have been
stupendous from the cutting of Of the transit by the
Hisslssppi River. The stopping OF the war would
oct eli their receipts 80 per cent. Another ID
teren exceedingly patriot, -New-England lgroansI
before the war mad an immense custom al the South
Cor her manufactures. She has been supported Tor
hundred years by the institution of Slavery. And
now she finds profitable substitute in contracting
for the army So long as she can participate In the
proAigate distribution of the public money, she will
70 for the vigorous prosecution Of the war. Another
interest is the debtor class. We are always IL
debt The cities Of the Free States are loaded down
with debt. The debtor class see that by the dissem
nation of thousands Of mlions there is created
artificial t righteousness of money, and new slim
Mus is given to trade. The Government itsel
being debtor, men in debt hope, in tia
universal credit, TO get out OF thei
difficulties before the crash comes Then there is tn
class Of oflce-holders. The army of otfce-holder
In the aggregate amounts to 1,2OO,OOO. With sucl
army ali IN the receipt of large incomes, which
Of course, they can afford to expend for political
purposes have another powerful interest for the
vigorous prosecution of the war. Then there il the
element OF the Administration who hope for con-
tmuance Of power at least for another term, and If
they dared TO try 1t on, for lifetime It's the power
of The Government which subverted the elective
franchise in our glorious little State of Connecticut
Yesterday. Then we have another class, who have
been tired Of waiting in the Democratic party for
their time, who cal! Themselves War Dem
ocrats (groansl, VINO think they see in this
great company who sustain the Administration
an opening for political preferment, men
who have grown gray, some Of them, in the Demo-
cratic party who have been recipients of favors,
bat who have sold themselves for less than mess Of
pottage. We have again the Abolitionists lgroans
men who have always hated the South and who are
for the war because Slavery exists, and will be for
the war as long as Slavery exists and as long as
there 10 a stakeholder to punish. Need we be sur
prised, that with this powerful combination, all from
different motives, men Of our opinion should be
calumniated. persecuted, opposed and crushed out,
when we have nothing TO stand upon except our
God, and country, aud our conscience lappause
An great as are these powers, the majesty of the
people is twenty millions greater Then let us stand
by The great interests of the country though the
heavens fall. Loud cheers.l And where does the
great Democratic party stand to-dayi It. stands,
and stand, upon this rock-"Th Constitution,
the rights Of the States, and the rights Of the peo
ple." Loud applause. That is my PLATFORM and
H this be treason, make the most of it. Renewed
applause In the early history of the country the
Eew-England States formed league for defensive
purposes; in 1855 another league was formed, in
Guiding some part of New-York. Then we
come down to the Revolutionary Wa, and
the Articles Of Confederation, and during all that
war the American Congress did not find il necessary
10 pass CONSUMPTION bills loud applause to pass
any TO infringe upon the rights Of the peo-
ple of the States IL they did not find il necessary
ihen the pretext for doing these things now, means
80 conquer the Free North and not the Slave South.
fCheers.l Afterward it was found necessary 10
form new Constitution, and convention met and
formed Cons tuition and submitted II to the peo-
pie. They were fearful Of some hidden power that
might be hostile TO liberty; they insisted on GER
tam smendments-that our persons and pa
pers shall be free from seizure, and
she people shall meet peaceable assembly. All
shese amendments have been shamefully and grossly
violated BY this Administration. In Kentucky q
loyal Convention was dispersed as traitors by an
6hcef disgracing the uniform Of the United States