New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-18
PUBLIC MEETING AT TsiB COOPER
ENsTETUTE.
Ar,o. Kendall Presidcs-Nzr. jacobs
Spcmhs-A. II. Morton STcnks-Nr'
Inugensch~ speaks.

E.nugensChN speaks.
4 gathering was held on the evening OF st.
patricks Day, at Cooper Union. A discharge OF
Roman candles and rockets made upon the outside
of the building which was decorated within by hags
and banners and notices A portrait Of George Il.
Mcclellan occupied the center Of the platform. The
gathering enthusiastic ana at times the lneehG
scarcely less than boiserons ana tumntuous vp.
At the appointed hour X. /. STEVENS opened thc
meeting by moving the appointment FOR Piesldtnt 90
AMOS KRSDALL. POstmastcrG under fresld, NJ
Andrew Jackson and President Of the Conservative
Union National Committee" A'ter introducing q lst
of Vice Presidents and Secretares the meeting beng
organized, the PRESIDENT proceeded to address Tie
assembly as follows:
tive of the Jackson age and the Jackson politics. i
only wish that the old chief were here that might
stand by him as | have done IN days bong gone past
Many may think il strange that man 80 old a. am
whose political life has long since ended, should EN-.
bark again upon the stormy sea Of politics what YOU
may ask has brought You here what has brought You
Ia address this immense assemblagef answer the
dcplorabe condition Of my country. II thoro Is moth
ing which infuse hfe into political parties divided
by the upstairs Of the present day hcn our country
is in hopeless condition. My fellow citzenf, Il the old
chief whom 1t pleasure 10 serve could rise rom
his grave the children Of his country certain
I've all him forth We have for years past the mes
approaching which are now delugng our country Win
blood Two factions have been tugging at the enenl-
ties OF this Union. II the old chief could rise from DIS
grave with the and strength Of al archangcl he
would say one. stand there and 20 the other stand
thero-oeRso this fratricidsl STRIFE he would
say 10 thoD, the Government at Washington -
tho best Government you hope for, sub
nit 10 the laws and Constitution Of your country,
North wen South. Let the North mind their tu-
ness, and let the south mind their business and submit
to the Constitution and laws lCheers But, genue-
men, these factions have become militant The faction
at the South under the direction Of Davis the faction
at the North under Abraham Lincoln fhisscs and il is
this which has drowned our country witt blood What
people now here who maintain various things. Some
are called War Democrats some Peace Democrats
some COnsery atiycs; and doubt not there arc Rcpub
leans no regret that they have added then Influence IN
putting this into office What want is the union
OF all men. cOnsery alive principles. who wish this
war ~ cease who wish il 10 he done in the kndcst man
ner in which IL can bo done; that justice should
be tempered with mercy and that the innocent should
not be punished with the guilty. Cheers Gentlemen,
have not the physical ability a. make long speech
Others viii succeed me- more competent than am.
shall content myself therefore with brief exposition
OF the conduct Of our Government toward the leader Of
the Army OF the Potomac.
The President then proceeded 10 naTrnte the well
known complaints and troubles OF Of the Generals
who had commanded the Army Of the Potomac at the
close OF which the Chairman introduced tie following
Wdeea, htricidal originating In The disregard o. the
rsiius aud warnings Of Father, j. desong The land
eni aleeGng the permanent disruption " our edeia Union
Berea, The prcfen, Administration BY their fatal policy
81 the conduct Of the waIby their nfiu cement upon State
and political shsby the general suspension Of Tie writ Of
bahcs corpus snd substituting military for civil cous-and
above all by using tho Army 70 suppress freedom Of elections
and forcing Governments OF mEoes upon Tho people Of a."
staesha not oniy proac;ed the war Indefinite y-hnsns
the country taxation and financial uinbut
has created general alarm for the integrity Of The States and the
liberty oftheir citzens-al threatened 10 be ,wzowed Ia
fanatic despotiim-tAe worst Of all Governments and
Hhea', The country has no guaranty for the speedy end
sueee1 termination o. he war under the iinbeciie and
changeable management Of The present Admins iaiion hIough
any other than b. change Of men al the coming cleo
ton, therefore
Resored That earnestly invite all fellow c;zeus Of
whatever shades Of political opinion and under whatever
political ORGANIZATION to Unite with n IN our eCneeed effort
place the head Of Government IN whose wis
DOM integrity, and hmnes tie country rely with hope
81 speedy suppression OF the he5eIi9n the cessation OF
bloodshed and tbe maintenance oil ~" Union which our ah
beqieshed ~ Union u independent States and free
peoples created y the and to be maintained only
Rcso,d That right of nhrsge regulated by the States
Is the only safeguard for individual liberty and must be de
Resolrd, That recognize In Gen. Oeo,se B. Mcclellan
which emneutly Mt him TO be the dec' and
dt0 OF our country and we hold u 20 be the paramount
duty q al patriotic citizens and organizations 20 abandon Ill
disturbing questions and rally destined pre-
server o. constitutional liberties.
II. KEIcHUa then came forward and read 10 the /
meeting the letter containing political advice. which
written by Gen. Mcclellan TO the President after
the days retreat CONTINUED applause followed
the recital Of this letter. mingled with indications
Of dissatisfaction with cries Of Put him out" which
at last only quoted by the ntcrpostion Of the
band
X. +. JACOBS was announced US the fret speaker Of
The evening, who said ! was invited To address this |
meeting. Though / Lad been absent eighteen months !
in the bat0eGeids VI my State, felt il impossible 10
resist the invitation 10 address New York audience.
In 1880 at dinner given at which jackson and Cal |
untaIy toast and gave the yell-khOwn toast "1he
Federal Union must and shall be preserved II cleo.
iTited the nation then; il has electrified the na
ton lately; but could ho have seen the violations
to-day Of the Constitution. would he not have
repeated II with The addition, The Federal Con.
.ttution shall be preserved And when the tsrfr
question arose he declared that the next question would
be that Of Slavery, question full Of evil To tho future
And now We see that the AbOutiOnsts and Secession
sts have been working hand III hand for one purpose
aud that the destruction OF the Constitution and the
[ nion. In LEGO Mr.. Lincoln was elected President
IF the United States and the Union was broken Ken.
lucky demonstrated because We deny the ght OF Sc.
ression. Bnt said and do say II our rights are in
vaded let US appeal 10 the people. East West and
North, TO light Tor ther GOvernmcnt and Constitution
Applause We then took the position Of Mediator;
we TOOK the position Of q neutral We besougd you 20
compromise on the Crittenden resolutions. But YOU
needed us not The President agreed with US then in
'uT policy. All agreed then that lie had 10 night 10 in
erfere with Slavery or State rights but aterward
when We forced into the war We were for the ast
ioIar 10 crush tie Rebellion but not TO crush or
liolate the Constitution. CHEERS. But we insisted
hat when the South should come back under the {
egis of the United States she should be protected
fremont soon after published the Proclamation OF .
Emancipation. We III Kentucky telegraphed TO the 4
PRESIDENT 20 know what he would do about IT, He re-
died that Kentucky should be protected Fremont
vas then sent into exile But the Abolitiouists
nd the Administration the Rebels have no right 10
he territory. not even If they lay down their arms we
re, then, carrying on war OF rapne plunder and 7
onquest. II tie policy in the Crtcnden resolutions
I'D been carried out we should not have come TO this
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