Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-09-21
SEWARD'S SPEECH AT AUBURN.

From the New York Herald, of the 7th
we take the following:
On Saturday evening last large crowd
of the citizens of Auburn, N. T., includ-
ing several hundred volunteers who were
waiting to be mustered into, the service of
the United States, congregated in the
grounds adjoining William H. Stewards
residence in that city, and called for the
Secretary to address them. In response
to the Invitation Mr.. Seward came forward
and spoke as follows:
My DEAR FRIENDS 1T is so that like
to see you come marching to the time of
national airs, under tie folds Of the old
national flag. thank you for this hospi-
table and patriotic welcome. 1t proves
that, though you deal vigorously with your
public servants, exacting reasons for their
policy, energy in their conduct of affairs,
and explanation for failures and disap-
pointments in their administration, yet you
are nevertheless Just, because you willingly
allow them to rejoice with you when you
have successes, victories and triumphs to
celebrate. The news that brings us to-
gether is authentic. This victory comes
in the right connection. 1t falls in with
the echoes Of the capture of Forts Gaines
and Morgan, which understand to be the
particulars of Farragut's naval battle in
the Bay of Mobile-a battle eqnal'ed by
no other in American history but the naval
achievements of the same veteran Ad-
lnral at New Orleans, at Fort Hudson {;
and all these have no parallel in naval
warfare but the battles of the Nile and
Trafalgar. -a.
TIE coNEEEERAcY COMPARED TO An EGO, EUT
HARD ONE TO BREAK.
The victory at Atlanta comes at the
right place. The rebellious district is in
the shape of an egg. 1t presents equal
resistance on its whole surface. But if
you could break the shell at either of the
TWO ends-Rchmond and Atlanta-the
whole must cr,mbls to pieces While
Sherman, under Grant, has been striking
the big end, Meade, under Grant, has been
striking just as hard blows upon the lesser
end. 16e Whole she'll will now be easily
crushed, for it has grown brittle with the
exhaustion Of vitality within.
NO DRAFT WILL BE MADE
This glorious victory comes in good time
for another reason. Just now we arc cal
ling upon you for three hundred thousar d
more volunteers, if You will-drafted men,
if we must-to end the war. You were
getting little tired Of long delays and
disappointed expectations. In Indiana q
portion of the people, instigated by rebel
plotters, at the Clifton House, in Canada,
were importing British revolvers, in boxes
which passed the Custom House as sta:
tionary, under pretence of arming to de-
tend themselves, but really to resist the
draft and bring the government down to
ruin, through subordinate and auxiliary
civil war;. True, no arms have been I'M
ported here yet delegates went out from
among you, and sat down in council al
Chicago with those Indiana conspirators
and agreed with them not only that thai
importation Of arms should be defended
in the election canvass, but also to demand
the cessation of the war, upon the grouno
that success in restoring the Union is an
attainabe. Already under the influence
OF the cheering news from Atlanta all this
discomfort and this dependency have dis
appeared. We shall haus no draft becaus,
the army is being reinforced at the rat,
OF five to ten thousand men per day BY
volunteers.
WHY LINCOLN SHOULD Re REFLECTED.
The war isat its crisis 1t is clear, there
fore, that We are fighting to make Abra
han Lincoln President of the whole
United States, under the election of 1866
to continue until the 4,h OF March, 1861
In+voting for a President of the Unite
States, can we wisely or safely vote OF
the identical person whom with force On
arms we are lighting into the Presidency
Yeujustly cay no. 1t would be notain
less than to give up the very object Of IL
war at the ballot box. The moral streng
:" S;ch makes our loyal position impregn
~. would pass fron rs, and when tn