The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-03-21
SPEECH ri ! q / or JOHN VAN BUREsi i ~ u !
Great Inlsa Meeting h New Teri II

. / 81 =
A r srsss Upiou muaesing was hsld ID Nss
York on Friday night. Gen. Scott was g
preside. bas the reason FOR bis absence Wea
Tins stated By Gen. Wetmore:
81 bad hopsd, that is was 30 be ny priF.
I iiege TO presens 80 yoa 10. night as our pre-.
s,iine ofscar. our honored frisnds that sln
inens nn.lin saryaus, Winfsld Scott, Iap-
niaasa.1 Who had given me bis personal as
surancs thai be would bs With % to.night.
AZ IA nscloek last night, he said positively
be noald come 4his morning, az 81 O'Clock,
&c vas quite well, and kaew Of nothing %
prayert i,ss beng With u.s., aud eseu ap-
p0inted the hour as which vas 10 call for
him. At o'clock o.nighs, went for him
has fouud him confned 60 his bed, suffering
from an incip.ens attack of pleurisy. Hie
physicians expressly forbade his leaving bis
bed, much |, SO has house, and therefore We
are wl.hoat his ,nspIring presence. Tbs
General desired 20 express bis great regret
aE bsing detained from you, aad 60 assure
sou Of his 90 dial sympathy in The object OF
the meeting. He could nos have made use
OF stronger terms than be did when assuring
me Of bus entire support OF our action in
thbs matter" .... .... .-..-
Wm. Cullen Bryant presided.
rHE sPREcH OF JOHN VAN BuREN. T.
Mr.. Van Bursn's speech was very long .--
We must contens ourselves with oopious sx"
tracts. He said Of the Invitation be had re-
ceived 60 be present ss the meeting:
vas nosihed that Gen. Winfield Scott
would preside, and regret to learn that the
state of his health, 90 was somewhat aBtiei-
pased by the COMMITTEES who invited me-
shas she state OF his health has prove to be
such that he has been unable 10 attend. HE
place, however, 10 we'll supplied by the Mayor
Of your city, who 10 the presiding ofkeer on
sbis occasion. lAppsauss.l Twas also in.
formed OF the resolutions ls wac purposed
30 pass, and the copy Of them was inclossd
lin the Invitation received to address you.
Fl was requested TO iook at these resolutions,
and unless expressed come dissent | was
nuylfed | would be considered as asserting
10 them and to the use Of my name. 10
Looking over the resolutions, il seemed TO
me, that With some verbal and unimp0rtsnt
CORRECTIONS, they ere perfec .ly proper to be
adopted, and | s0 staIcd TO the gentlemen
WIN lbvIird me. | saw no'h1ug in the res
oIutIous, 10 the character Ut the gentlemen
who invited ne 20 attend, in the chataste er
or public career Of the presiding officer, who
rs expected to be present, that prevented nv
coEriiai parEicipatioR in the proceedings. Of
the meeting, and { therefore uncondltiuaaIly
accepted. [Appi"sse.l II there is any.
thing, as has often been suggested, beyond
this ~ thu object Of the meeting, ig Is un
known to me, aud think It proper 70 state
At the outset the extent TO which have been
connected with the Organization OF the
meeting and she extent Of the responsibility
| PROPOSE t0 assume in coming here with yeG
tonight. camU in while MIR. Brady was
speaking, and derived the greatest pleasure
and satisfaction from bis remarks, and there
was cosAing in the remarks Of the gentle
men gho followed hIln that would cause me
any uReasiness, have, therefore, every
reason TO believe that our proceedings TO-
night tiekus far are acceptable, aBd hope
they will be sueh as wilfpromote the cause
OF tbs eoantry, which We viii claim to have
as heart. ..,-.s
| desire to oalty your attention to ths po-
sitioD l.assumed here on the 18th of Octo.
Der last, when We were about to enter upon
political campaign such as the constitution
and laws authorize previous 30 the regular
election in November Of each year. Two
candidates had hsen nominated for Gov
erner. One was Mr.. Wadsworth, and the
other MIR. Seymour she friends of II. .Sey-
mour assembled here to fstify bic nemina-
ton, and to take such measures as he deemed
expediens to promote his election. | vas
invited to be present and address them for
thres years prsvious bad neyer anywhere
address, my fellow citizens, as du' ing that
time my health had been such as to preclude
the possibility Of my doing sc: on that oo-
casion took the liberty OF stating what
we're the views that entertained 10 refer
ehee to the condition OF the country. Isaid
that in entering into this controversy, there
were many who, bad no doubt would agree
With me In being governed solely By one
consideration ~ following oas whateveT
could be done for vigorous prosecution o'
thia war. As to the thing that .snDuld DC
done a. this election, il believed : and
said 90 with entire truth and sincerity-if
believed -that by voting for Wadsworsh I
should contribute 20 the success OF our arns,
and bring about in this country an bouora'
BILE peace, should vote for MIR, WsdswoSth,
far Governor without hesitation; that u
Was because d.d not 60 believe, because
WAS 6GbISty CObuuSUs tuas b1VA SuAAsS
would not be advantageous 90 the country
aod would not bring aboEt an honorable
peace, which is the legitimate object OF th,
war, that shonid support Mf. Seymour
also said on shat occasion, in speaking oi
the advantages Of supporting Mr.. Seymour
that my ohiscs wss 50 sustain the Presadeal
as far % justice viii authorize and sustain
him, in every Government measure that hi
NAY adopt for the purpose of carrying or
Ehe war, or 70 uphold the Government.
said that it was uas paFposs 70 ssasa BY ths
Uniou and aha Conslitusion, and 70, stand
By MIR. Lincs n as far no be would lee us,
aod 10 stand by Mcclellan, whether be would
Ies us or mot. mingled applause, hissss
and great consusson.l Nov, ID eonclussor
teaewe3 hisses and sppiaussl | an sul3 re.
pear,ng 60 you whas | aasa On she l3sh 'el
October. lCsiss Of $50 os."l lsaid pro-
traes this contest 20 The next Presidentia
election, no matter what 10 the result. chs
country viii be irretresabiy swamped Ions
bsEOre We reach The 4h OF March, 1866
lt muss be. done sooner the resuls muss b.
achieved under Lincoin; il mast be achieved
By carrying Figer 70 him 70 resisting whasl
may Sag Wllls unless defeatssi, resuls d,sas,
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