The New York herald., 1864-06-28

the great duties and responsibilities Of the Presidential
cface iha. We approve and endorse within the
10 De end the nation against It's open and
IL wae declared by those who renominsted lincoln that
direct your attention for single moment to the Ian
euage of that constitution and the argument will
% compets-uo commentary Of mine will be
Iequsite for your judgments will be enabled TO
decide whether the proof Is hand that Abraham Iin-
colo and his friends have perpelrlted, and still design
further perpetratiop OF injury OF tho
land aud the liberties OF American cizens says the
constitution at amendment article W "No person shall
oe asprlved q me- liberty or property without due pro-
vess iaw says our state constitution OF New York,
article section l, "No member OF this State shall be
dsiranchised. deprived of any rights or privileges
secured 70 ANY citizen thereof unless by the OF the
land or the Judgment OF his peerso And vet he law
under which these bad been made py which the
persons of individuals had been seized and mprisoned
sNnon tria IN respect 70 whose cases
lay had been nterp0sed-hat Law allow the Executive
all hs subordinate agents. to arrest and prison
All that MS physical power enabled him continue
tnat imprisonment without exaininaton without inter-
terence OF law and without judicial decision. say you
gentlemen, continued General Cochrane, this is the
principle for which your struggled that from
inc time when II was implanted upon the pages OF
magma chard down settlement In the Bill of rights
Great Britfan's liberties, 1889 from The time Z
the declaration Of Massachusetts liberties, In I64I
through the same declaration made manifest in the
BIZ OF rights OF Virginia, In 1776; through the
pages Of our own federal constitution down 70
those Of our State constitution, and always
tn's principle been asserted, maintained and fixed
by tho integrity Of law makers by tho per sstent
wiz and patriotism Of their constituents. Cheers
the proof is present. that II rrefstable ard that
ths point the same war Ia to be waged, renewed
and accomplished, which was waged for many years
on English and American SOIL and for which fathers
struggled and Tor which legacy we, their chill
dren, will struggle after tbem (Appause) Do
init even these consasiatons to Interfere pah pel
tnat determination Of purpose with which waging
th.s war for the suppression OF tho rebellion. That
bciop which threatens liberties at the 'front.' shall
be, Il we be freemen, repressed while, on the other
hand those arbitrary excesses OF which threaten
thfcn nfo ob~llh
at the same moment Of time. II we shall
have accomplished the safety OF this govern
ment by destroying that hydra headed monster-the
rebellion at the South--what shall we have gained If we
in the meantime shall have lost liberties at the
North BY the destruction OF personal liberty cloud
cheers) perceive that the argument perfect-that
nothing need be added in order give strength s
punscncy could therefore retire with the conviction
that they who hear mo are satisfied that this
point at least they who occupy the platform OF
principles that has been annousced TO you To-
night occupy y with consistency, and will, il
they can, maintain 10 with power. applause
Fellow ctzens WIN not detan You with the use
less exposi ion OF tre and hackncyed prncpcs you all
understand the case which is presented to you There
are but two parties IN this countryhe for cons
tutopal liberty, and the other against There can
be no question which side OF the line the rebes
they arc for the destruction OF the government which is
synoDomous with the expression berty
Are there no others who hroaten have already
enacted laws which accomplish the dMefnl resu
therefore, construe us not opposing The vital in
teres,s OF this land bnt conclude that sincerity
that who oppose rebels will equally oppose usurpation
Applause.l He had heard said that there were ennis
sares here TO night from various places In this city
which he would not name and that they here for
the purpose OF disturbing this meeting, He knew this
that as the convergng to this point
night, numbering thousands not only one but three,
were sought to be disturbed bv the ringing OF tho fire
bells Let IL be borne in reverberang aleng the
streets OF New York and penetrate every sequestered
vale OF tho land let II flash along yonder wiref the
government will permit the TO go-that here TO.
night freemen have assembled by thousands assert
their right OF free speech and the great PRINCIPLES OF
Magma Charta the Bill OF Rights and the constitution OF
Tho United States. The charter OF American berty-let
tyrant neglect let no usurner disregard it, for
as upon the plea OF constitutional right, the DeclAra
lion Of Independence is violated that Declaration
will be asserted in s integrity by the myriads OF the
rcemen OF the North
The PRESIDENT then declared the meeting adjourned,
he band playing "The Star Spanglsd Banner" the
audience left the hall.