New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-13
UNION RATIFICATION.
Speeches by Horace Greeley and Others

street the adquarters Of the Union Central Commit
tee The Attendance "a large as eonphllDi; WIZ
I the size OF the hall -
The meeting was called to order by CHAs. G. SPENCER
esq President OF tie Club, who introduced -.
Ethan ALLEN esq. Assistant District Attorney wa,
tle first speHkcr Mr.. ALLEN said that grave ns hau
been tho results OF the last election Tor PRESIDENCY
could not regro; them Though tie 0d sup had rocAeu
"a Relied vet Abraham LINCOLN walked Iech' u.1S
tor OF the situation. Loud alphusol who began lilt
war; Tie South WHO would cry enOusht Tue
South At this point Mr. Greeley entered amid LOUD
spDiausc followed by thr. checrs.l
Mr. ALLEN said that le felt IGNORED at appearing on
the same platform v IN the great champion oi GU!
cause lie hnseh was an example 81 ,nc ens, I'm "
aud should cry enough before it WAS through. slavery
IN the heart of ovcry northern man. had b'en Tor
counted a curse. SIN We leg II ass We H,afn t's
CRY Of tie SLAVE the cnnk Of his chin yet We deaen.d
or 10 the demand OF our Son n'In ufet,tn' ~
wrongs which Lad suffered to be done 70 me saN g
We had exPiated In an ocean OF our bes' i'or' ~
lug the North Obedient 10 her VIII inc n,utn e't 40
bounds 10 { - demand Of her arrogance Inc fhHufe
Saye Law a law which made slave hatcrs Of Us all,
ves missed and vas oheycd Tie South had ruled our
eonpcils Had VIC Northern candidate for President,
the South threatened II elected HIM. to dissolve the
Union. So ii was with Cen scott; 80 IL was
spto Of tie South. Not content with tic FuFiuVe
slave Law, tie South demanded and Obtnrod
the repeal Of The Missouri Compromise, and
defeated the admission Of Kansas iuto the Union.
Here old John Brown lppnnscl first appeared upon e
fed Of action. Slavery slaughtered ms family. ne
took the las into his 1ancs Gnd with II men he
Warred against Sltftll ana Az rAuph VIII
collision. lie may have been fanatic but he Was sueh
fanatic rs Iuss such fanatic as Luther. But We
simply said he mas violated the law be must take tAe
"eDseCueuccs and We 70 ded while he swung
upon the gallows for his heroic deed. His body laJ
Wondering In the grave. but his soul was marching ~
lCbcefs When Charles Sumner was strcSen down
the blows fell upon every one o Us Yet We dll nn' re-
pei it, we bore 1t bat when we had an opportunity 10
inaugurate a new administration We erected Ab'etHh
Lincoln. Against this the South rose IN armed rebellion
Ii was this which tie AdminntIativn found upon Us
han Ig VFl Dp q np
ned on successfully Napoleon, the greatest warrior
when the e. rh ever until Gen. Grant wrote
his name IN history, Loud APPLAUSE said
that an aggressive war to be accessnl mast b, wagcd
by ye times the force ofhe ns AIDED party We had lito
more than three times the force Of the south and yet
the power Of the south had dwnuled to single army
in he hed willie It, territory had shrunk 10 less than
half Of It's origin 'imc IONS. IL Rebels wanted pence
let them obey the law. ihe Chicago piatform-a pat
form Of peace having ,ren formed. Cen McCieuap
waited nine dars Lei c '. Put himself upon II. Cen
McC le.lan natural! low and lie was mol surprised
Ilsnghtci.l -. Gen. Mcclellan was eked besides
~ tie thunlcIs irJ1 Atlanta aud vermont ana tAe
terrible slanrhcr f j. friends in both placcs He
had AT uii'd - plare himself upon war platform
hie so he Il nd rDn peace platform 81 his party.
BE rrec tit rwo - would assGrod come 10 the grouhd
III, Lincoln said unconditional sugIenderi uncOndtun'
III sT nutr saiO .he General OF our armies IN the Heidi
le O., We al wanted out II must he permanent peace
aJ ths We could only have by the election Of Abraham
J. lcsn. Tue President had proved his honesty ane" by
ord ring The draft. polite man wouid have waited
uufil after the election He had throughout vnlica-
ed ia claims 10 orr confidence and .Hpp0it.
After song by member Of tie Club Tic PkfsiDi-'I
I'D. have now the honor Of introducing l. yoL TIE
rcog nzed head Of the friends Of Freedom ia this ate
the Hon. HORACE GREELEY Loud ana S"Iti"oi
oheeringl
Mr.. GREELEY said. slr. President. foar years Of
civil commo.on. three yeaIs and more OF widely extend
Ell sanguinary war. are about, trust To eliminate a.
some form Of peace. Peace thank God. IL the end OF all
vars No wir was ever yet 80 savage 40 bloody so
desperate that it did not At last end IN peace ana we
We trust efer years Of strife which have Illustrated the
yalor and resolution OF This people, which have made we
world stand admlrinc and awcstruck III view OF IN
spectacle Of this great cyi eonthgrdtion-we are -
ye trust very neaI the advent Of peace. NOW there
are three different modes-thTce different Teans Of
attaining peace AZ presented to rs ana thoHe GiH,f
ent modes propose 20 discuss oe'ore you a.
The first il that presented IN Tie baltimore niht
form-un which LincOlu and johnson were h'm
mated that is 70 say; Let the men VINO began the war
stop feitngl lCheefs. There never vOuld nave been
any war II they had simply performed what th'y hhd
sworn to perfoTm. They have sworn ndellty " the
Constitution and laws OF the United States ny ouGs
bnt over and over Mr.. Jefferson DAVIS Robert J.
Lee and every man Of distinction in thst Union bad
sworn fidelity 10 the Constitution and laws OF this
Union aud had received great benefits and advantages
therolrom. They had been educated At the public cN
pense Davis Lee. ard every one Of them, NJ the nstiie
tiOn At Point, educated condition Of their oath
Of fidelity 10 the consitGon and laws Of this conntiy
Now all ask Of them j. that they sh do what they
have do insted OF what they have i0resworn
themselves by attempting to do. that u.s. that they shall
sustain the laws Of their country Instead OF Attempting
10 dcsrOy the and overthrow The other That y
yeIy simple and easy way Of attaining peace. When
the subject Of capital punishment Was dscssed 10 me
French Republic Of Tire writer's on that side seeng
so much said % the sanctity OF NE, ra!d Lel
Mcssicurs the assassius set the example NOW, all
they have 10 DO is 10 ray the same thing Let them
say. we tired oi all this, and We VIII negotiate
enough by Gilmore or Kirke and Col jacques going
10 Richmond. They said ~ Jefferson Davis. NOW. the
President wants peace. He 10 Wiling to make peace
on terms that win he oqlable and far to you but the
Union must stand and tue lave BE- Obeyed IL Is not
dish0n0rnbic TO obey the lave. There stand Their
oaths The laws arc es good for item "a for US The
Constitution made by their fathers as by ours and IN
that Contutiou and in sOse laws equal rights for
thom and for ua. They hGvo simply "a talk ncrofs tho
line Of pickess picket eau whisper 10 the niher:
" We are tired ~ lg htng we want peace we propose
n 90 baek and 10 be az ace and there Is not sin gle
Rebel from Jefferson Davis down. VINO has the least APP
prehenson u personal consequences ~ himself None
OF them fears that there would be such sanguinhfy
executions have attended the overthrow Of rovou-
tons In other countries. They may every one he
/ assured OF mort ample protection. not only IN NE
and person, but In estate also. II they VIII come
forward 6nd lay down their arms. ana nODod,
asks that they shall have any less power In the Union
than our States. That would be simple. easy, rapid
and certain Termination 81 the war, and believe that
termination cannot be postponed one month beyond the
reelection o the President They hold out and hang of
and struggle aud strive IN every way now because hey
have been taught by their leaders that in tie PreSden
tal election there fountain Of hope ANA advantage
Tor them. that the party against the war would beat IN
the election. And that is keeping up the war to-day
gainst the wishes and hopes Of great majority Of the
Southern people. III they knew. today that Abraham
Lincoln would be elected aud everything go be
FORE they would feel that there in going my
further; it Is the hopo that they viii be sustained
| by those whom they esteem at least relati, ely
their friends that keeps them fighting to-day Let them
simply ground arms and say the war shall stop
and nobody believes that there will be shot
fired ON tie side Of the Union. after they have
laid down their arms Oh the side OF tho Rebellion
They begun the fight. they set the example; now lei
them set the example Of quitting it, Let have peace
(Cheersl II they will but indicate at Richmond de-