The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-31
iDDIrloMal Faom ThE NORTH.
PRESIDENTIAL MOVEMENTS In TnE UNITED srArrs-
NRFTYRa IN sxuatr OF LINCOLN.

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| saEHpekrtAL AovRxFRfs In Tnx UNITED srarFs-
| METRIC IN sruAtr Of LINCOLN.
| meeting In favor Of Liaeoln for the nex, Van.
Nee freridency, was hell af the Cooper Institute
| view York, on the 10th inst. There was a ples
| club. aud the usasl electtonserins aceompaul.
| snsnts. The first speaker was tho chairman. N,
| Chnsles Spence. lie said:
Ihe protest against the pns poncment Of The
naiimofe convention, and TO speak Tor the r.nomi
nation To the Office which he so wonhiiv and wiss
hils-lefeat applause, l-of the preaent PrcsIdep,
OF our c"matry, this club meets here IL night we
"r c,rst , al an lotr OF Joy and
| every moment being horne to us on the southern
wihGs. Ihe heroic military chieftaln selected BY
,ne PRESIDENT to lead our armies has the rebellion
~ 'ne tnfoat-l lappiausel- II Il reeiing befofs
| nns Terrific blows, while the Administration NJ
| washington Is sustaining him with rein(orccmcnts
and supplies. The end Is at hand. After tho
ususl cares and labOrs Of his Office having teserv
cd well of his country by reason of his patent in
dus!ry, his iniiexibe intsgrity, his pure and un
se'nsn patriotism, and by his fixed determination
to restore the Union, another term Of Office awaits
| Abraham Lincoln. Tremendous cheering He
mas mad term OF Warh he shall have one OF peace;
laPpialse;l he has ruled over divided country
he shall rIie over united one; Iapplauspl 4 he has
been President OF the Norih-he shall be Presi
dent of the South fsrcat appiausel-and then,
with Lincoln at the head OF the Government and
o. ns sy s S saasse
ian, End the French b'yonels which support him.
into the sea. (Cheers.
The Lincoln Glee Club then gave eLIncon and
Union" with great acceptatpn.
Mr. Isaac Arnold, member Of Congress from
Illinois, pronounced the gorilla to he the "Creat
Apostle Of Liberty" and said.
], Is his mission restore national unlty on the
basis ot universal liberty. lie fs 10 lead the people
through this revolution and preserve the old safe
Guard OF freedom embodied In Magma Charla and
The Conatiin,ioa Of the United States. When he
leaves the Presidential chair IN 1869 we are 10 be
one people, one naiion, and every man secured in
The enjoyment OF iite, liberty, and the pursuit OF
happiness " Every man equal before the law
Every man enjoying liberty OF speech, the free
dom OF the presa, trial by Jury, and the writ of h.
ten. corpus tCheers From the day of the com
meneement Of the public life Of Mr. Ilnco!n, his
life has been eonseeIated TO one pnspose-that Of
freeing his country from African slavery If sla
very is "a has been said dead, then Abraham Lin.
coin, Of truth, has slain the monster There arc
dangerous elements In our midst, and Preslden.
tol election In the midst Of civil war will try The
capacity Of the people for self government as they
have never been tried before. We are in the
midst Of rushing torrents Of opinion and passion
dangerous and difficult to control. We are tossing
Oh the biows OF raging sea Anxious friends Of
liberty are everywhere asking, will the great Ame-
rcan Republic strand for want OF order and rule
Confidence In our Success has been continually In
midst OF this storm, aud while all the world Ia al
mirng the honesty, The Justice, the fidelity and
the wisdom Of the leaders No, rather let us give
no indications of weakness or division among: our
selves, but uniting, all, for our c0untry aad or
liberty, let rs rally around the pilot who has thus
far guided us In safety In response 10 the cry
that comes from the rebels at Richmond, "dnybody
but iinenin," let us reply ",ohody but Lincoln
until iiharty triumphs, and national unity IS re
stored.
"Hon" Green Clay Smith, Of Ky, who seems to
be gentleman Of the bro,heily love persuasion,
said
The great mass Of the people from one end OF The
country 10 the other Weie wholly ignorant OF any
wrong committed Some Of them might think It
strange that he, q ken;uckian, shouid 50 speak,
hut he was speaking from love OF country. He
loved the typographical pos!.ion of that country,
its rivers, mnnnlains, valleys, and p!ans. his heart
came out with all the feeling Of aft ction and kind
ness that was possible, for many an humble soul
now oppressed and dnwntroddrn In the regions OF
the Southwest, In whose breasts Is but senii
ment that OF love for couhtsy and one DESIRE that
the old nag come again and rescue them from
Southern tyranny. II was the duty Of the Amsrt-
can people TO relieve these men. If it took mil
lion In arms. Applause lie was not revenge
fiii, and he dsSented from a sentiment of hate
against I'll. misguided private soldier, however Sc
vereiy he had fought against us, but he would be
for givin. Lee, Davis, Eeauregard, and all that
class OF men--nOt taking them by the hand and
telling them TO go, bu: for giving them a rope to
hang them with. lCheers
Gen Cay, in the course OF bis speech, announced
| that dispatch had been received from the Secre
tary oil War announcing The retreat of the whole
I rebel army under Lee, and hat two carps were
right on tlCir heels giving them The very devil.
at this announcement the whole audience rose
en- nasse and cheered vehement!y tor several min
utes
The speaker said he had not witnessed such a
demonstration since The n1mi nation Of Abraha N
Lincoln for the Presidency, and he did not expect
10 see its equal again until bis nomination at Bal
timore.
Alter a song by the Glee Club, the meeting
closed.