Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-09-22

that the times are too gigantic TO be ruled by the little,
hackueyed, aud everyday of ordinary corruption
fully sensible of the nutity Of my expatistne upon
the political struggle In which engaged the
very vital interests Of our beloved country at stake
the cause OF human bt throughout the world equally
involved. This struggle 10 not for aud our children
only; il Is for all mankind Who then shall venture to
persuade you to rely for your future safety upon the ncou
sisten pr0camaiions the contradictory and
the vague assurances OF desperate unsteady and dis
tracted party which offers poss bic ground Of security
either ia the principles Of spoey or the honesty Of its
Intentions Let us rally around George Mcclellan.
Loud cheers We must elect ham. He is now only
hope But have said enough to satisfy you that with my
whole soul spprove OF his nomiuation; with my whole
strength will every fort to bis election The
UuoD the Consultation aud the supremacy Of the laws
must DO maintained. [Applause 4.
SPEECH OF MIR. WINTHROP ea#s
Mr.. GALIATTH then introduced the Hon. RoRERT G.
WINTHROP 10 the audience, as follows; ia If
Fellow citizens: Allow me to introduce to you gentle
distinguished in the service Of his country former
Speaker of the House Of and prominent
for his devotion to free Institutions invite your
tention to Robert c. Winthrop of Massachusetts,.
Mr.. WINTHROP received with enthusiastic applause
and three rosng cheers When had been restored
he spoke as follows: lsf#as
thank YOU elowctzens for this friendly and hater-
ing reception thank your honOred President for the
kind words in which be has presented to you I1eel
glad in beng here uGder the lead OF who the gen
tieman who called the meeting to order said has added
honor to hat already associated with
less integrity and with 30 much Of financial and CONNER
cal wisdom s.t &c fs,s rs .s -.egi
You know me, men Of New York--if may presume to
imagine that you know me at alias member OF the old
Wing party OF the Union, long that party had
organization existence. Cheerssl And cannot help
recalling the fact this occasion. that among my earliest
political Efforts nearly thirty ago, speech in
this city aganst the Democratic candidates Of that day
fear that my faculty of making Speech certainly
0pen-ar speech, sOmew hat impaired by the lapse Of
years but such make heartily at the service of
the Democratic candidates OF to day. Applause i
could not d it in my heart to refuse the request of your
committee of arrangement seconded a. twas By old
valued friend whom i knew long the tried
and trusted friend Of Daniel Webster that would at least
be present witness of this great demonstration Nor
being here refuse to respond to the call which has
been made on by your honored President and
humble testimony to the cause IN which you are
gagged e@N @a Z. ~ ea.aa 4
Ii was promised me that ahoud the greatest meet
ing ever held in America; and doubt think.
that the promise is fulfilled GCheers. 1t is indeed
glorious sghtthis vast asembage Of American citizens
nnseduced by patronage unawed by pOwern the great
metropolis of the Unonitself one Of the
nobest products of III tUnion-A ralying beneath COM
banner, all animated by common resolve that ban
ner the Stars and Strpes-tha resolve, to do all that
lies for the of country from the dangers by
which it is encompsssed lCheers ts
@ You assembled in Union square, and am glad to
know that you s intend to stand square the platform
Of the Union. Laughter and applause. You are
semblsd the anniversary Of the day which the Con
sution of the United States received the attesting sig
natures of it's Trainers and rejoice to be assured that
you are resolved to uphold the authority and vndcAe the
supremacy of that Constitution. Applause Yes, my
friends in yonder city Of Philadelphia which glad
to remember in this connection, afo the birthplace
Of George B. Mcclellan [cheers the 18th day Of Sep
tembe 1857 that sacred instrument was perfected which
has secured union and peace TO land for than
seventy years past and which if this days ratification
shall be successfully carried out may stil fondy hope
and believe, union and peace to land for
times eYen for seventy times seventy years to come
Enthusiastic applause .sE 4
You are asssmbed too on The anniversary of the day
when the noble candidate whose nomination you about
to ray completed bis great work of rescung the capital
of his country from the Confederate hosts BY the glorious
victory Of Antietam You have not forgotten those
oabe days of September 1862 when the fate of Re-
public seemed just trembling in the scales when almost all
mems hearts We're failing them for fear and when the gal
liant Mcclellan, forgetting the unmerited indgnities to
which be had just been every thing
but his countrys dangers and his determination to
muir or moments delay to the personal appeal Of The
President gathered up the scattered fragments of his
brave but broken army reogsnzed their shattered bata
lions as by the waving Of msgicians wand. drove back
the invaders across the Potomac and secured
the safety of Washington and of the Government Loud
cheers Ht nsE.# Sea ar5r1#
would not disparage the successors which have been
achieved other days and under other commanders We
all remember with grateful admiration the splendid victo
lies which have been won on the land and on the sea- by
Meade and Grant aud Sherman, by Porter, and Kear-
sarge Winsow and the heroic Farragut and by many
others generals and admiras All honor to the he
roes of Vcksburg and Chattanooga Of Gettysburg and
Atlanta of Mobile Bay and of the blessed waters what
ever they are called which at Last eDgued the Alabama
and gratitude to the soldiers and s0rs by whose brave
hearts and stout those victories achieved
plause But Of them have ecipsed or even dmmed
the brilliant record Of the Army Of the Potomac and it's
leaders during those evtntu days which ended at South
Mountain and Antietam. For that gallant leader it is
glory enough that it may be said Of him. the result OF
that brief but amot miraculous campaign that born In
the birthplace Of the Constitution he was privileged by
auspcious and beautiful coincidence, to
seventy fifth birthday by saving the capital of his
try But who Of us is not ready accept the that
s still reserved for him who saved the capital that
day to the country itse at this Loud applause
And now, ienw-ctzens, you have not forgotten that
this the last military service which Gen. mcclellan
was permitted TO perform in the defence Of the Union
You have not forgotten that only few weeks aterward
he summary deprived of his command and sent toto
that retirement from which patriotic offers Of his
and persistent solicitations OF bis friends have prevailed
on the Administration to recall him. But the day Is at
length at hand when the people OF the United States have
the constitutional opportunity and the constitutional right
to revive and DEGREES ofhe and
most heartily do hope that this one Of their DEGREES IL
other will be revised and will be reversed Applause
Most heartily do hope that dsregardng all
of parties and platforms and with the single and simple
view d restoring Union and peace to distracted land
the people of the loyal States will resolve by their
leader whom the rulers have rejected and to bear him
triumphany into that White House from which the
rejection has emanated. +" We will we will" Cheers
That understand it, s the proposition before this
meeting, and for one, certainly, gladly avail myself Of
this earliest opportunity which has been presented TO
to express my approval of it. Cheers Young OF
New York and OF the nation you take In special
charge and SEQ to it that this is done [" Yes, yes"l
The candidate whom we support eminently young
manscandidate the youngest years. believe, that
nominated for the Presidency but who has won unsd
ing aurels IN the held and shown discretion and wisdom