The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-02
A VOICE FROM REBElD0M.
HON. {, W. CAN'T IN NEW YORK.
~~-~S>~->~->~oe~s>~~-~~~~s
ARKANSAS FOR THE UNION.
~~<~~~~~~~~~~~~.~>~~~
THE OLD PLANTATIONS DOOMED.
r~>~~<~>o-~o~S>o>N-sN~on
The Union Soldiers to People the
SOutfls
Co. Co.. So
Far THE UNION.

flowing notwithstanding tho lnoemeocy Of the weathsr
many ladies being present drawn together to hear the
Hon W. CAN'T, exrebol Brigader General OF Arkan-
State troops descant "Iho National Struggle"
Treated by who had himself been, DOT a hayward
sister, but "wayward' brotnsr and brgadier general
10 the rebel army, tho subject was done such
ample Justice to and hs 80 pleased his au.
di,acs that. before they separated q resolution
unanimously adopted the eoct that Mr. CAN'T be-
requested to address New York in larger public place
OF gathering Tho Academy OF Music designated for
tue purpose. aud az silence gives consent 50 /!
RAGGED.
Tha Hoo. CHARLES P. DAsv nomrnated a. President
Mr. " 6. DoooR who, after a Gov remaris1 introduced
the speaker OF the evening (vho ia SAID compelled
to leave sick bed to keep his appoIntmont,
DIR. CAN'T, VINO received with enthusiastic greet
Jog |:
SPEECH or HON. q. w. CAN'T.
MR.. CaAfRMAN LADIES AND FErFow CcfzENs-You have
been told that Ia justice TO myself should not APPEAR
before you tonight; but it is right tbas sometimes we
should staad face to face with each other Our great
country for years has been separated too much 10 SEQ
each other ana Providence who guides ana directs alike
the destiny or aad Of nations has determined suce
shown ourselves to be wayward that we should
be blasted toga'her by tho furnace OF civil ana
welded into one great homogeneous aud powerful govern
men! (Cheers) Ths cloud OF our local institutions that
stool between the two sessions dividing t1om has been
brokoo down by that md has been troddeu
10 the dust and now begin 20 look each other In the
to SO macy citizens OF your erea, civ rho STATE
that have the honor 70 represent has beeu linked
md more By common sentiment. than ~ith any
other part OF the U.tci States But have been
and while have orospcred We have becn impovertsn
Cd wha you havc become great and powerful, have
been desca.ed around sos OF your hceaIdes mourning
sits, ours ara all draped Ia sorrow. Wa havo q iand
drenched In blood We have country desolated our
.rn. saa ys,s acc wei uEa our people
yards all over tho land held By the force Of bayo
nets on TO the fou'cs and cst oathsoa desotsm tia,
hsyc hold man cnsIaved upon tho face OF the earth.
Cheers, Tho New yc,ke. who years. ago visited
elmo through motives Of other profit curiosity
would DO much struck with these sad changes Few cid
familiar friends that he used 10 moot would grocs
him; they arc either scattered or gone but be
timc1t that has como over our people since
tho time whom tho hot bio Of exremes
brought the country into the Of civil wc
thought IL commenced (aad told you SO, Rud
q ss~ Soss ~es
believed u aud 10 spite OF myself whom was brought
s@ &c 70
in all my life. RI JET Davis could get his CONSUMPTION
tSsrs are 10 tho whoIs Confederate limits IApplsusc
and aughter) You have become wealthy, you have in
creased 10 trade to commerce, IN public Improvements
know much about fighting when this thny commenced
A teey aphie despatch reaching New York that Ben
ton you imagined that he could tass possession o,
nearly half the city. You believed, many Of you,
Of cotton that you would be destroyed. and thai
you could not do without slave labor You have shown
tany had no right 10 include the city Of New York with
in his domnions You babe defiance to him you cana
81 Ne. Ox 10 Sa s oe n aSa se
time win never come In history when you cease
to asht for the Union (cheers) You might afford 70
enter the for IT, but cannot AFFORD TO lay down
yoar arm, That Is my idea about IL Trade has been
changed simply Instead OF cotton you got from the
South the good Of the country its future prosperity Us
strength s what you have sought that you patriots might
BE- upheld aud sstainod While bore aoft the flag OF
your fathers and upheld tbs constitution TINT they
you bought aud baptized with patriot blood. This very
war movement bas made you wealthy aud powerful; bat
S 60, % away ss then YORK ng 9dss
70 give up. Arkausas 10 NOR. Than Arkansas
ssa s sas 70 give up New oS SG s
let the who had socd Ore and sword and persec
,on who lived 10 mountain aud by the rugged
come-these peace mon would let those men and be
suougated under the dominion Of Jed Davis, add lead
pause) TIE time is approaching when those who love
their country, who look 10 permanent peace, and that
cuperate more rapidly from ts mistortunes shall be
brought about theoretically many questions have been
been lot alone bu, God Almighty hss shaped Z for his
wise purposes and am not here 20 Interior With them
but practically now for the great future Of country
thore are questions that are pressing upon you,
that mnny OF you don't take hold OF With tina,
freshness and power that Southern people, who
are looking Tor the future OF their country doing
We begin to see our way clearer II Is much s yet
to be done Three hundred thousand yet under
II you were 70 lay down your arms call upoo them TO
meet you In .pcacs convention, they would flame IKE
comet over the land and desolate IL they went but,
Notwithstanding that tho United States government has
the power aud from what Gee In the North has the
will and determination 70 bear on the Gag OF the country
unit sha wave over every part Of this great govern.
ment Of ours. fApplause) But while Ne preparing
for this order OF thnga must remember thai all
10 vain Search the records OF history 10 all the 90
heavugs OF society and changes Of governments 10 the
the blood that has been spisd has not been spilled q
vain imagine, then that government has started
greater %srcs Sf wsa, Pa pore, ava prcsress
than ever bstors obtained s but Ia its
arc hs be1ooss. ,ornr s,n VIA,
was the cause Of this war, them WELL some say Que
thing and some say another: We 10 the South under.
the cause. We will not have our chdrsa
ected 70 the same agony suffering and anguish ina,
We havs teu We know add understand that there was
but one disturbing slemeot ths government. There
was one great trunk Of evil and all the others were out
the root Of the spd them all fa together (An
pause Had thers been no negro slavery there would
nave been 20 var .ov i MI, why a. say -.
COUNTRY over anything OF which negro slavery was nos
the foundation stone VIVA. was I. rca'tsmpci 70 com
| II cats, was u dogs, was womca, was Y
meur way no. u was the question Of nero slavery
council 10 1860. whea Clay and other srca. statesmen
walked from thu verec on the grave amos % iraw tpo
government together What did they compromise upon
Negro slavery What we're tho ssucs Fremont caa.
vsss and 10 tho campaigns subselreni % that. 70 1900
w wps, say yo5 TAX ,bo
Not horses nor anything or the knd. Some KIND o. guar
ances Tor negro slavcsysome new constitutional ooa0t
mont great many OF Va said tho constitution wao
changing because dd not proeo, negro slavery OCH
and good many Northern mcn are AFRAID MI III
~ (Applsuso) wo attempted dipIomacy an. s,sios
manshlp 70 scttle this luoeSA of negro sayvfy The,
could not % a. rw~ av%y good Wps Of "a ultra pro