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the scattered Fragments OF his brave but
broken army, reorganized their shattered
battalions, as by the waving of a magician's
wand, drove back the invaders across the
Potomac, and once more secured the safety
of Washington and of the Government,
Loud cheers
.F~onld not disparagethe successes which
have been achieved on other days and un-
der other commanders. We all remember
with grateful admiration the splendid victo-
ries which have been won, on ths land and
on the sea, by Meade, aud Grant, and Sher.
man, by Porter, and Kearsarge Winslow, and
the heroic Farragut, and by so many 9TH
ers of our generals and admirals. All hon
or to the heroes of VicksbWgT and Chatta-
nooga, Of Gettysburg and Atlanta, OF Mo>
bile Bay, and Of the blessed waters, what>
ever they are called, which at last engulfed
the Alabama; and all gratitude to the sol
diers aud sailors by whose brave hearts and
stout arms those victories were achieved.
Applause But none OF them have eclip.
sed or even dimmed the brilliant record of
the Army of the Potomac and its leaders
during those eventlul days which ended at
South Mountain and Antietam. For that
gallant leader it is glory enough that itmay
be said of him, as the result of that brief
but almost miraculous campaign, that, born
in the birthplace, of the Constitution, he
was privileged, 10y an ausplc MS and beautl-
full coincidence, TO commemorate its seven>
ty>fiiih birthday by saving the capitol Of
his country. But who of US is not ready
to accept the omen that it is still reserved
for him who saved the capitol on that day
to save the country itself at this Loud
applause
And now, felow-citizens, you have not
forgotten that this was the last military
service which Gen Mcclellan was permit,
ted TO perform in the defence Of the Union.
You have not forgotten that, only few
weeks afterward, he was summarily dc
ptived OF his command and sent into that
retirement from which no patriotic offers of
his own aud no persistent solicitations OF his
friends have prevailed on the Administra
tion to recall him. But the day is at
length ct hand when the people OF the Uni
ted States have the constitutional oppor-
t,inity and the constitutional right to re-
wise and reverse the DEGREES of the Admin
istration; and most heartily do ] hope that
this one of their DEGREES, if no other, will be
revis d and will be reversed. Applause.
Most heartily do hope that, disregardlng
all consideration of parties and platform,
and with the single and simple view of re-
storing Union and peace to our distracted
land, the people of the loyal States will
resolve, by their votes ipa November noxt,
to take upon their own shoulders this lead;
Ter whom the rulers have rejected and q
bear him triumphantly into that same
White House from which the rejection has
emanated. ("We will, we will.p Cheers.
That, as | understand it, is the proposition
| before this meeting, and for one, certainly
| gladly avail myself of this earliest oppor
tunity which has been presented to me to
express my approval OF it. Cheers
Young men of New York and of the ma
ton, will you not take it in special charge
and SEQ to it that this is done? "Yes
yes The candidate whom we support
is eminently young mans candidate; The
Youngest in years. believe, that was ever
nominated for the Presidency, but who has
won uniading lanrels in the field and sbowr
discretion and wisdom in civil affairs
which would have done honor to the oldest
1t ought to be the pride Of Young Americs
not only to see that he has fair play and
generous support, but to secure him an op
portunity o. showing what young men car
do and are destined to do in the high place.
Of the land, as well as on the field of battle
Loud applause.
And let me not seem for a moment, fel
low citizens, to put the great Issue of the
approaching election on any persona
grounds. The question before US is no
about candidates, but about our country
not about the relative claims or merits o
Abraham Lincoln and George Il. McClel
Ian. but about the nations welfare and th'
nations life. Three cheers for Mcclellan.
Ia whose hands will that precious iiie b.
safest? That is the question; and do no
forget that it is a question of opinion, o'
which every man has q right to form, ant
every man has right to follow, bis owl
opinion. Edo not forget, either, how man.
honest and excellent men, in my own AM
other parts of the land, with whom | hav
heretofore delighted to take counsel II
private aud in public affairs, have come t
ulHeTenL cOnCluSlOHS lIOui NY o"h' 'u'
have not been able to resist the conviction
nv friends. that the best interests Of to
country aud the best hopes Of restoring th
Union Of the country empbaticalIy and ur
gently demand change of administratio
, at the approaching Presidential election
Cheers cannot resist the conviction
or certainly the deep aud earnest appreher
sion--thst if the policy adopted and pur
sued by President Lincoln and his suppor
, els during the last two years Is to be pc
, sisted in for four years to come, we.sha
5 find ourselves plunged irretrievably int
the fearfnl and fatbomless abyss Of disunio
can enter into no detailed discussion
that policy on this occasion; nor can
r wisely be discussed, On any occasion, in tt
hearing OF our Southern enemies / ca
only say that. in my humble judgment,
' has been a policy fatally calculated to d
o vide aud weaken the councils of the Mort
o to unite and Concentrate the energies OF Il
South; and hey ond all question, it has a
;. complished that result, If DO other. =.