The New York herald., 1864-09-28
ME PREyIDEIrIAL CAMPAIGN.
an,sAsnse RS..iy " tse @ Cooper y
Institute.
Great Enthusiasm for Lincoln
and Johnson.
Speeches by Postmaster General
Blair and Others,
Gs,s ks.. &s.

6ai me4engs Of the present exciting Presidential
raign was held ast nghs In around the Cooper ns
luGs Ia Eighth street. The doors Of the building
parcsIy thrown opea at little asss six O'Clock, whsn
0s nein ball OF the Institute was q once crowded and
canms1 up In every part AZ . little after seven ell
surthsf entrance became simply impossible, bus stili
ohs orwds Increasing bs'sagusrng shs doors and
Crying shs patienos Of numerous policsmsn. The en-
Hances were % Stocked up that one c,ull get In
Women their dresses and mso squeezed one another
b the danger oe breaking their boaes.
Tho sntssor Of che buiidug and more especially the
blAteor, galiv adorned Flags and banners fated
0vssy6hsse mo Yostrum hidisu from wow By the
3mple folds Of sasionA dag. Immediately in the rear
4r the speakers rough map Of the Uaited States,
64owng the States portions Of States that at l! 10
esbsion. These were painted black, the loyal States
esng represented 10 blue, red and other coors Tho
sua sldctooeerng badges and dev appeared In all
HsrM Of the bs--"rhe Union mus: and shat be pre-
Qerved;" "0ur country ncw and forever" &c. &C.
Near the platform was Quaker gun from Manassas,
labeled, HhcCie.isn orator, recently fr MANASSAS. OF
Che QUAKER order" Tue meeting having oeen organized
0peuedtbe W ceedibGs 10 few spproriato rem rks.
NJ. Noyxs. in tex complimentary remarks, apuded
dace made in retiring hith oac, {, d greater
9ervce for The u..snsi cause He nir,ducoi the hou.
Ceased cheering.
srrscu or HOY MONTGOMERY BLAIR.
doubted that hea-t dictated 70 me the RI bit course
fee os!s TO night by tue response winch you nave kudy
trom your cnairm, N, that | have not mist ken tie
ponu az heari-,hA! ste road to true h, no
60 that maxim bel ready 20 sacrifice yhing 70
sas ,atflc c'uss Cheers sSms o uy r reads-yery
tae resident to me III ticatiug resignation under
ese CIRCUMSTANCES OF the country. Let tell you,
Chose VITO are me than all o,her people this
oar,h. j retired by the rec mmendati'n OF my own
Fe, my friends, passed that period Of lre when
Us bouors or ,,s rewards or its goriss have any
hrward ony grandeur Of this nation the hap.
piness 4 the people who are growing up under It's
hs to stand in the way or the recogni,ion and
Che support OF the glorious and patriotic President who
csra could have IN store or him lReuewsd aprlanse
But my friends did not assure YOU. intend to have
s' :. Is n.rs q sos.s e 50 % vs 1
Ghs cause Commands my whole heart, and
Mr. % .Oe w IS @
0Ns-lp the grave discussion peding throughout the
So1ns.y and 1y"vr the tate OF the creates. and best
yi.lding, during almost century Of trial the be-
aan resuits ever ringing from any cove umen, and
orrwGlng tha coBtin-nl with Rory-I shalt only bring
}o,o view simple a,d recep, facts that bear upon, and
ought, IL seems TO me- 70 influence the naiion's will.
The war .is the great eveD. that epgrosses the
3eepest interest not aicne OF the people OF IN
un;%sy, % Du. Of % all s,,. civilized Europe what was
Cor the Presidency, 10 presenting himself It's Candidate
declares "the preservati OF our Union was tho sole
av0wed object Tor which the war was conmeuccd.n IL
ehs gentleman, In takug his attitude towards tbc
Orators who commenced this unconscousy
odang mse 20 their tone Of feeling and exDressioc?
Does he wish 70 shut out from his memory tie tact that
fts destruction Of tie Union in act the solo aSowed
Object Tor which they commenced this WARP Toes he
ssish 20 Danish the remembrance that Buchanan,
e % The ss. nominee Q, tho
. SeS.s sos , socessio1s. % yHe In that
Sy ps sh M Is 60 nv pso
pls and thy God my God" The secoDd stop IN this
Atatee from all their srsenas and cannon foupdres
among the stae authorities favorable These
s.spcns o. Congress announce wa. against the rsvepn
tnept over which Lincoln was elected preside 1bey
e ~ sorS Ss
tconths session preceding Lncoins inauguration
shs,sd 70 oy soSharsa iS a. With message pr claiming
sssdsnink ssato authority 10 break down the
Eovernnsas os tho United Sta:ss This Presidential
kroeamstlon accompanied with The removal o. the army
bt the UAited States TO frontier
Gso.l Lwisss. n1!orioa: ., nui ihsr iwIa view 70
Distant sess was soon followed ny the OF tie
gorss and ships che United stae. 10 Southern narb'r.
ehe oustetn houeos ost Offices be government
nld mscey arsenals ard mum ons Of wa every
snsre taken 10 the sece sisn states, with thesc
Iey oossesd ss.is after s,s,e out Of the
Cuion. whore the peope voted against tho
proposal The sham conveniioes voting ordinances
OF sscession were not, in more thaa ono
our ages. and not those Assemble was les III.
rnateiy nvoked, being called TO tire u-
lion OF the ned STATES and coupten.ncc the Of
sonspirsscrs VII, rotch put down tho atioai power,
civil and military, within their ccahnes. W M, his
var, rns was 10 Buchanans time. General Mcclellan.
by EpIca ion. having charged President Lrcon " ia
osmmencng the tor the rnon, thea mputts de
Sion nim. 1T should have been conducted, he de,
sfor that object only, and In eccordal xth these
principles which took orcason 10 declare when q
s,oOk occasion to declaro'' to Presten, Lincoln
In the letter from Hs~riscn's Landing, q whicn
be recrs Tbeyiwere First The constitution nud the
Union must be preserved, whatever be X
Limo. treasure and bood." Now, the peace party, 10
whom directs hts letter making the accep,an e. cftm
pstss the President Tor follow ing potti OF the
Generals direction. secondIhe next direct g,
policy covering Whole ground Of our rat onai tro,
eles" very remarkable that neither tho Convention
IN It's Platform nominating Gen. Mcclellan the Gencra
tn accepts shut mipaiioD,says word about slavery
which NJ the bottom r al national troubles. Here,
egsin ur. Lincoln marked az delinquent although le
caly porsuiug the niuncn % laying down civil and
military policy covering the whole ground OF national
eroubics making sound base by the extinction OF thai
which Acknowledged 10 bc "the whole ground of our
0aiionai tr ub,es " lhrd-fe tells the President
srhe responsibility ~ determniue, declaring aud sup
porting civil maaary pocy, and directing the
hole pa,,oua affairs, Ia regard to the rebel
yon. must he assumed and oxercsed bv you
cause viii be lost" Mr Liuc In hs oboyed this man.
dto fe has given all hts iscu tes 60 eIectuste the mill
cary policy TO crush che rebellion and exirpatc
che csuse, and 10 enab the cyI cy define tod 10
nstionsl aud state custtutons troodoo down ia she
South nd occasion liz sospcudcd IN the North 20 con-
front nsursrablc difficulties BY legal process 10
fs fusc'on fully THIS compliance With the platform
aors Of tns dea~c@s cf prssdcs, Line Lnccins i asnnis
Grafton ia the Ch,osgo mrission. Fourth. Another
plank in the Ii rrsnn landing platform Is put down
u s.. rbe right q the government 10 appropriate
cxmfreutlv TO tie o~u service claims ~ slave labor
Sh0ud be asserted and the right oi the ~
bensnton- therefor Phenld DC recognized. THIS prir
e'pls light be extended ~ uuds OF military
cecrssty mad security 70 r,i tre slaves o. particular
State. thus working numssion IN such State aud In
Missouri. perhaps IN West Virginia also, and possibly
over 10 Maryland, sho expedency ~ svch measure ts
cny question ~ tIpon This TO- 10 sUbstance preai
tent Incnlns rroclsmaion, with the difference trrt the
compensation for saves confined by ths prcsdent to
NWuPrr. ted met Wrs
dpit ort Maryland from tho msnunisson, which Gen
6rnl Mctseitn eccwsf incllned only 10 postpot q.
tlith-- Tne cilcusth OF the military rescrln,
0sn % the Pres dept by his General, evidently 10
euldc bir whole poioy during hn torn, ana 10 ir6i.