Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-31

Gen. Banks addressed his fellow citizens of
Waltham, Massachusetts, Thursday evening.
The hall was crowded, and the reception of
Gen. Banks hearty and enthusiastic. He eI.
pressed his gratitude that since he left them he
had been free from sickness and had not been
oil duty for a single day till ho left on fur
lough. He spoke modcstly of himself and ear
nesty for the country. We quote briefly;
SIN times of revolution there is always more
or less OF excitement anu passion; there is al
ways more or less Of good or bad fortune, aud
the great duty of public men or OF private men,
Is 10 bear that which comes with cquanimityi
and least OF all Is II their right 10 interrupt the
course ofpubllc service or cmbarrass public or
private opinion by thrusting forward personal
considerations or explanations of the different
events In which they have been engaged; but
II gives me pleasure 70 say, and say 1t for the
ilrst time, that when the history OF the transac-
tions in which have been engaged shall be
written, there Is no man and no woman OF my
native State or town but will be satisfied with
the record which have made.
Il am not here 10 speak In any sense from
partisan feeling or for partisan interest. Ihave
seen on the field of battle, in times of great
trial, the men Of all parties, and know that
there are good men in all Of them. believe
more and more in the people of my country.
! believe that when the common heart of the
people is touched, and they are led 10 express
their honest convictions and their honest senti-
ments, that they are nearer right than will be
the counsels of the wlsest men.
1t will be asked, how the Government is 10
be rc.establishedl 1t is not matter oftheory,
but II ls matter of established fact. Tic
State OF Louisiana, know by my own obserVe
tion, is free loyal state-as true 10 the Union
as Massachusetts or Rhode Island or any other
State. IL is so by the act of the people who
were born In that State. Let me sAy TO you,
fellow citizens, that Louisiana can be as much
relied upon TO sustain the Government of the
Union as any other State. Much Is said in the
North about the military power having made
Louisiana what 1t Is. / do not propose 10 de-
bate that subject at any length, but say that
II is not only without military intervention or
control, but that 1t Is almost without the as.
sistance of the Government that this work has
been done there. 1t is the good sense of the
people themselves that has wrought this great
change.
1--WE can and we ought TO unite in opinion
upon those questions which are necessary
which are Indispensable. One of these II
that the Government shall be maintained. One
OF these Is that the Administration shall bt
considered a part of the Government, and
however much we may desire a change, WI
ought not 10 make a change unless greate
advantages he gained than dangers be incurred
by that change. (Applause.) / speak, II
| may be allowed to say It, as a soldier, and no
as partisan or politician, as a man having
no interest but that of my country. | pral
you, in the impending contest, TO give to thu
duties which you are called upol to perform
grave, serious and religious co alteration. apC
3 let the success which we shall reap he the tri
e nmph Of one country, one chnstitntien and onI
destiny"