New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-24
AID FOR SICK AND WOUNDED


tainmen in aid Of the Relief Fund OF the Ladies' Home
u S. General Hospital CORNER Of Lexington avenue
and Fifty first street, took place at the Academy Of
Mnsic large audience was present but the financial
OF the enterprise not fully shown by the
number OF those In attendance. From among the 400
soldiers ID the Hospital. - who were able TO come
down occupied elevated seats on the stage platform
forming OF themselves, with the flag which dropped
over them an eloquent appeal Grafullas 9TH Regiment
Band furnish ed excellent music.
The Hon. GEO. OrDYKE called the meeting to order
and said
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN The ladies and gentlemen
who founded the hospital hwe felt most reluctant
to appeal TO the public. but the urgency of the
case has left them no alternative. and they
battles which have filed their hospitals TO
overlooking, you woud welcome the opportunity Of
showing your love 10 the gallant men that tgh. our
battles II affords great pleasure TO bear testimony
TO the fidelity and devotion Of the ladies charged with
applying these funds to the wants of the inmates o! the
hospital. have watched them from the commence
dollar that has been given has been msapped wasted
CHEERS.
The CHAIRMAN then begged TO introduce Dr FOSTER.
who said follow citizens there two objects in our
assembling here at this time both or them noble and
worthy of patriots The first is the collection OF funds
in aid Of the sick and wounded soldiers living in The
Ladies' Home United States General Hospital Of this
city. This object is part accomplished by your pres
ence but only in part Second and ofeGua Importance
here for the utterance of such words as VIII
unite Us still more firmly IN support oil the Gov
eminent in the prosecution of the war for
the maintenance of the Union, and for the
final and utter overthrow Of the Rebellion. Cheers.
As occupy the part of the skirmshcr night and the
great guns follow. will briefly speak of the spirit
that cooked the Rebellion. Tyrans have been the great
fOmentcrs Of war in all time, to enslayo the people,
build up empires or aggrandize themselves and this war
exception to this rule. for II was provoked by
the tyTant OF the South to increase the slavery anu deg
relation Of the people Whatever was the sacrifice,
this war must go through That nation had lived too
long that had survived its honor. The who would
propose such terms deserved the slavery he sought
rp,n he IA 10 Pa IN
was crushed cheers until this treason had been
quenched IN its blood. and the Union avenged
OF the wrong that had been perpctrated upon il.
Cheers They would not submit ~ dlsnniOn. and
must prosecute this to successful and glorious
conclusion lCheers. God bless brave and noble
soldiers, black and white. lCheers. God bless our
Generals and Gen. Grant lchcers and make them sue
cossful give thCm the sword OF Lee and the of
Davis. and OF all Rebels and God bless honest,
faithful true plain. homey, noble Abraham Lincoln
The Rev HENYY WARD BEEcHERwas received with
applause ami spoke substantially Us follows am not
one OF those who believe that this great conflict has
speeches o. Southern men by TIE caustic and bitter
speeches Of Northern radical men. do not thinl that
TO work ont. The North and West were thoroughly
and really democratic in organization. and
in idea and in interest and in ndercy-ncreasngl
So The South beginning n0mnally demOcratic-repub.
lcan were BIZ the force OF the principles which they
found Il neediu to adopt ior tie maintenance
Of the system OF Slavery, carried uncOnscOusly
III
Ii is said they not Republican. They are; but an
aristocrat!c Icpublican!sm. Sil. Republic may be
either Democratic or Aristocra'c. The North was
Democratic Republican, the south was AfistocrAtcaly
Republican. Attempting 20 unite these interests TO
rcther has been sad you must adjust Il so that these
two sections could live IN peace. We have tried for
same result thot Of the two Deacons when
there was quarrel where the new meeting
house WAS TO be put. Tie quarrel became so vio
lent that the minister was Obliged 70 preach
sermon to alay it. After hearing Il; Of the al
tagonstic Deacons went o. the other, and said II -
every word true, we are gong 10 ruin ana now tel
YOU YOU must give up for cantf We have TINT kind
Of compromise between the North and South for hty
years Again and again have they tried 10 compromise
II need not go over the dolciui story. The NOrta
were in favor Of working democratic ideas and poll
cies in this Government according tie interests
OF repubcnns Tha; is thu North had flith In brains
They had faith in ideas AID they said Give US time,
not afraid even Of slavery and the aristOcracy OF The
South. and viii BY argument which shall be ratified
BY votes iie BY htts regeneIa,s ia, ns'i9n Dfh ,
old ground where the iathcrs put It, we were on the
way of doing this when certain men sail
this discussion was necdess-thnt men must
hoia tteir tonynes But IN a free lie.
public nothing Is 30 dangerous as 10 hold your
tongue Talking is safety valve and silence Is na.
terai for explosion In cany suOh community Ihe best
thing for the last y that there was so Huch
talk and never except when the engineers gave OIdes
to put down the safety was there any eahse OF
explosion. For the North always ielt that Dy tho
power OF ideas BY faith Al truth, by c0nhdeLet
In the universal principles on which the COY
eminent was grounded. by confidence IA I,o t,s
thew should get their victory. and they were gaming
their victory; and the South knew 1t and harInonloA
with tue principles round winch southern soce'! mas
been organized iuterpOsed 20 argument the sword IN
stead OF discussion war-briBg II to battle or rtnd
asunder. II WAS not left optional win US. 10 run
from battle was to run from patriotism, ISM -
more time and fought II out by moral In
anences Applause We had no faith that war
would break oui-so confident were we N the victory
OF IDEAS The South made the necessity Tor US and not
10 have net Il we would have betrayed everything that
goes 20 make manhood sacred know there Is war
upop Us there is peace party, or piece OF parry
perhaps should say. lLaughter.l Tho time TO stop
dinr down hill is before you start. II man starts
ON glacier BIZ the force Of necessity he VIII go along
with it. You may talk as much AZ you pc .lss
and parties may orgsnize much as they please tii'
nnesii0n is merely question of wind and bottom De
tween tho North and the South and you have got 10
fight II out that II you cannot get men IN one way
v9u W nj have 10 get them another. You had dram,
/ know. that was Ike net which was all holes ana
which caught the same kind Of fish the Apostles FOUND
each FISH had d piece Of money IN MS mouth.
You have cot TO load down your boat in state
needful for war If 1t IS going TO make
a Rebellion in the North i want Rebellion want
this thing ended am IN favor OF that power aha
that epergyI am In favor Of that simple. honest c0ni
dence in the integrity Of this American people which
would lead the President 70 say, There =, shan Dc =
draf which shall be faithful j viii have men and
take them" lCheeIs The South Las long ago done
this The North and South have developed the yer,
ideal Of their organizations The south Is now one tot
military despotlsm. There Is not presume, IL you
take out the officers there is not volunteer IN the
southern army Nor has there been for year or more
They are coDscrpted men. comroied--though by dis,
o,n,ine they have been made 70 fight WE'LL am proud
of our own citizens the Southern ones-thcy have
been forced by other influences than the wish to doll ON
tbs other hand the North wasneyer 30 democratic a. to-
dav Occasionally read The Josrnoic Of Commerce. The
World and such papers, paper IN Richmond, Charles
Ton or Mobile which should take the ground against
the South and for the North MS these papers 90
IN beha of
vould last week mot q minute DO yon say icy
fbsse papers be treated In the same way t. Yes"
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