Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1864-03-30
A Mcclellan Demonstration.

THERE was great Mcclellan demon
stration at Cooper Institute, in New York
on Thursday evening last. The Journal
of Commerce says that the great hall
was packed and jammed to its utmost
capacity. No arrangements had been
made fer outside meetings. No platforms
we're erected nor lights prepared. Not
Bithstanding this, after the hall and lob
! bies we're filed to sufoeation, thousands
crowded the street in front Of the Insti-
tute, standiug in the cold March wind,
and heard by moonlighta series of bril-
liant speeches from tie front balcony,
while other thousands came and went,
unable to get near the speakers. Such
meeting, unaided by party machinery,
was never before seen in New York or
America. The enthusiasm was immense
in all parts of the vast gathering The
| following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas fratricidal war, originating in a
disregard OF the ma1ims and warnings Of cur
fathers. is desolating the land, and threaten
1 ing d . permanent disruption of our Fedora
Union; i
And whereas the present Administration,
by their fatal policy in the conduct Of the
war; by thsir infringement upon State and
Individual rights, BY general suspension Of
the writ Of ha5eas corpus, and substtuting
military for civil courts, and above all, by en-
Iploying the army ts suppress the freedom Of
elections and forclng governments OF miuori-
ties upon The people Of the States, has not
only protracted the war indefinitely, bringing
upon the country iaterrninabe taxation and
financial ruin, but has created general alarm
lor the integrity Of tic States and the liberty
Of tlieir citizens all threatened to be swal-
lowed up in fanatical despotisrn, the worst
of all governments;
And whereas the country has no guaranty
for the speedy and successful Termination Of
the war under the imbeciIe and changsabe
management Of the present Administration
through any other means than BY change
Of men at the coming Presidential election;
therefore,
Resolved, That we earnestly invite an orr
fellow citizens, Of Whatever sladeso political
opinion and under whatever political organi-
zdtons, to unite wiih.us IN one concerted el-
,ort to place at tle head Of our government a
man i'll whose wisdom, integrity and lirmuess
the country may rely with hope for a speedy
suppression Of the rebglion-rhe cessation st
( blnodsLed ard the maintenance of the Union
NlrcL our IA hers hequeathed to us-a Union
Of Independent Safes and fee peoples, ere
ated by the Constitution and to be maintain
ed only by its Observance.
Resolved That tire right Of suffrage, rsgu-
lated by the States, is the only safeguard for
individual liberty, and must be defended at
every hazard.
Resolved, That we recognize in General
George B. Mcclellan qualifications which en-
inently fit him to be the deliv3rer and savior
Of our country, and we hold it to be the par
amount duty Of all patriotic citizens aud or
CARNATIONS to abandon all disturbing ques-
lions and rally rouuj him as the destined
preseryer OF our constitutional liberties.
The Hon. Amos Kendall presided over
the meeting, and delivered an eloquent
and effective speech. Other speakers
we're the Hon. Hiram Ketchum, jr., Hon
Richrrd 7. Jacobs, Lieutenant-GOvernor
Of Kentucky; Gen. A. Banning Norton,
and Col. Max LangenswartE. The Jour
nal Of Commerce says:
This meeting was not a politicians
meeting. 1t was not called for nor for
mally endorsed By any of the great pO-
lt;cal parties Of the day; nor was it en-
gineered by any of the party managers.
But the people took it up and made It a
great success. The gentlemen who seem
to have started the ball we're those who
we're Represented in the Convention which
met at Philadelphia some months since,
and nominated General Mcclellan for the
Presidency. Their call for meeting in
New York, unaided by any Of the party
machinery, was answered last night by
enthusiastic thousands, Republicans and
Democrats, who recognize the noble cha
racter and commanding abilities of Gen
eral Mcclellan.