The New York herald., 1864-11-06
Mr.. Sumner at the Cooper In
stitute.

Tho Cooper Institute was yesterday crowded in every
part the occasion OF the delivery OF address by
Hon. Charles Sumner slavery and the duty the peo.
pie At tho coming election. large proportion OF
audience ladies' whose enthusiasm at tines mani.
fesedby the waving OF handkerches every part OF the
large hail. not unreauenty helped to procns the soiser
demonstrations Of the si eloquent and
ceiling PASSAGES Of the my times the speaker
was interrupted and had TO pause Till these oulburs
aprecst've feeling hso iu vent The delivery OF the
address occu led two hours and twenty minutes
, Mr.. SUMNER, on presenting himself received
with deaiening applause. He commenced by re-
viewing the history OF the foundation of tho government
related TO the Institution of slavery in ali states
ITS speedy sbooa In the Norhern It's sysema,ixed
show that it Of the rebellion, arising
o tho fact that IL the great progress in population
Southern leaders speedy downfall their peculiar
institutions. But there was party he said, Ia the
doom would be sealed on Inc eighth Of November next
(Great cheering party who, instead OF undertaking
save slavery Not the republic this
glorious nag OF but to beligerent slavery.
Cha. was the solo and suse object o. these nisnsmed
forgetting the pnmoer Of slaves that have already
been rescued, the rvsrs opened the ports reclaimed,
and heapng contempt upon the brave ofcers and men
who Tough. irnumerab.e batlcs. This political
party proposes to surrender TO slavery. (Cres Of
isShsme.") fbey propose surrender to beigerent
snsns of the rebel States, go thit they sh.tl
become Independent Power. And second.
by the acknow Iedgmeni OF slavery in The Union
(cries o; Never. 'l-ao that IL shall be rcstorsd
10 what called rights under the conss,ution
with additional guarantees. proposition proceeds on
Che idea Of independent sovereignty to be carved
OF tho repnbc and the other proceeds on the dea o.
suougsing the republic TO the degradation OF slavery
Both Of them pivot on saveryone to recognize slavery
m the Unon the other 70 recognize the slave power out
coed the iuan,te and tsoubes which
should either proposition .be scceptedf Are YOU
the rebellion thoso men now within is
anes. who, from sentiment or condition, ure
90 deliver themselse Let the military power Of
beion be crushed lie, the u the rebellion bo
from them, aud those patriotic men viii come forward,
ond will OF their gladness as tney ioy
ously, revcreotly bow before the national flag. (Ap
pause And then there the slaves, whom the re-
bell n Is nothing out a bread mcstec, thick walled
heavy boitcd Baste, IN wncE tho whole h binded
Danssed aud ,utraLcd surely thcy cen do nothing for
themselves so / ng as rebel sestincfs Keep watch and
ward over them. There are Two Classes OF sufferers
fcr WHOM | apptaI-the pairiotc Unonsts, who
have kept their iaih as the carry Christians
keft their fath the .tsccnbs OF Rome. These men
have kept thge the cstscon bs OF the rebellion
(sppause TIE thor clsss-the slavss--who have been
competed 10 Do ths Work oi their taknasers and
who h,vc sGca aims upon You. you will not abandon.
crusldce o. tho early Chrstiaus ,or the
holy - and scuchre irom inniels written Ia history
and now call you so forth aoother crusade
10; rescue tho Tomb bl, the living temple OF tho
living Col (eptbustaatsc aPpause)-a crusade which
will have on i'm preston ON history beyond any crusade
OF which wc have ever read Win you surrender
Grylari-(Crics Of " No, never'')-now free by
der West vrrinia--csNeyer",-po admitted a
" y
free state into the Uoion Cries of s'Nevcr.")
are ready 10 abandon Masourithe dark and bloody
yround Pow with kertucsv, louisiana Tennessee and
bow w,ta that groa. which, trom,ts 70 ntain 10
che his at last been opened The commerce OF the
country iordly Mssiss sppS II there on this
rontiueot any natural difialng nc n Itself at once
barrier snd an atsr apy immense Chinese wall built for
century sud extcncns nr lseen hundred miles ,croas
sne cpotineut. tben know not but there might be
aysicn of tho coGItres But nature, by irroversole
laws. has liked u Otherwise Nature and history, BY
laws which man VIII be isypolent to reverse, have
solcuny sdudeed ts in' continent from tho lakes to
shc Guf ot Mexico, ehsD b. Dedicated 10 country,
with one liberty, opc constitution, and destiny
Arpausc) This coming election is the battle neld of the
wer and victory, there VIII IN victory every whore
Grant, shsrmeu sheridan and frragt each and all are
@atchng fOr It, their trumpcs and ready TO echo
back victory the polls Txssday next. (t;reat
appsuse there have been battles In history,
tho result OF which have dcpended human rights asd
human liberty Marathon, when the Persian hosts wero
brought TO stand Tours, where the hoors driven
from Christian Europe by Chares Martel Lepento when
bhe Turks were arrested In their victorious and
bncre 100, was Waterloo But grander FAR
,s .aso aay q these We save tho e Of our repaelc
nations, mankind 10 Knit together that saving
we OF cur republic Fs the liberty OF all mauk
The voice OF victory here viii Ycsouud tborougnout
submer conflict, never actual sacriace greater.
Who net ssddencd at the thought or tho lives ha,
been given In deicnce1 The SOIL Of tho repubIc
s soaked With patriot boodts turr heayes with
dead. Have they died in vainp (Cries OF .sNo no |,
Afcid great onhusasml is the Gag which has been &C
victor toueiy upheld to be arrested In s ADVANCE No
no1 But all this depends on your votes therefore do
say or the sake OF that fag. for the sake brave
can wsKe thcm stand by the nag and prove your adcy
20 ne Union by voting tor Nr. Lincoln on Tuesday next
{vooiterous spplsus and cries Of eve viii, we wl')
The meeting broke up with cheers for Nr Lincoln.