, 1864-11-05
NON. 5. P. CHASE.
Metropolitan Hall Last Evenins-A MASS
GatheI1sg-A Stirring, Aoqaest Az
= dress BY the Ex.Seerstary Of
the Treasury.
AnDRESS RY GENERAL i. f.
FARMS WORT&H.

GenuA CaWpalgu* neuopu4t4A Ian ptestukel
which had never before bten seen N The city. and
probably may never be witnessed again. As tht
honorable eent;sm.n was compelled to epesk q
make the connection with The St. Louis train, tie
bour Of O'clock saw countless throues Of people
Neoc1nR their gay to the hal, aEd Ct ba!fpast siz
t ~ pseked to Ne utmost capacity. The seat,
tnG n4 e. aAu ~ esana-a nasoAnlp ln4 SCENE.
et in the fonr +. ta' o. ~ Lucy Mese ~
fpeater The GALLERY and he n,stf6rm Es1 ~ ~ -
served tot 1aoiet. and w.re crorTed hs
yond tneir capacity, many cling,ng On ( {
It ~as moral ippesi olity for another fndividn,
to enter, ana still hunureds came Ennctfnp for ~
m.ttanea. The doors lad nnal:y to be closed i,
the stsirs. The Hill was taetefa,iy ornamensei
with dtmiLut1Ye national banners aEd parlor trans
pa7sn.es: s ass.t,n. n,m,o,,n. 80.
OF the city uf Chicago and The disttasulshed pues
to whom 1t waa given Il could not {ail TO ssuE
facto.ily 1mptess the minds OF our Copperhesd
b tbren. had they 1een there to zee IT. lovaiy
is Deithef BIZ epng nor Numbering In CHICAGO hui
is strong and nevtne for thAt cotntc. which wi
zestl1 II the overthrow or the Chicago Platform
Uyton forever. ~>''e~e@ Ne@
After The splendid paud Of the 18th regiment y,
oina Il IL ean9. Gy
p1rridept Of the YouuF Men,s Tnion Ciub. tooS
the chair, and said ne bad the pleasure OF intro
d1c,bg TO The citizens of chieaeo, oh,os celehrs-
ted ttalesnan and eminent tnnet. who, as Secae'
tAry Of The Treasury, conducted our fnances, in
The 1oidst Ct terrible war, in euch a manner IS
eslleo foEsh the plaud,ts of the entire wofld-aon
Ihis wss the siepal for an unbounded tornado
Of spplapss. Cher Ai,er cheer rent the air, and
shout aiier eho1t shook the very roof OF the Hall.
Aner 1he applause had subeided, Mr. Chase came
4oTH Ard and saia:
mE Address
MI. President, Ladies and aenuemen:
lam beg tonight fl the purpose Of joining you
in = consideration Of the freate&s question taal
can be presented to any people. The Fun IN hts
journey through the ueavent, ior oneslxth par!
Of hi. = boc course looks down upon the United
States. And a. hetsasels that Journey to-day
from the easteFrmo.t headland Of Maine % the re
people everywhere eneegsd II t1e calm censidetA
1icn o' the great qnest!on-~ VINO ehau oe Chiel
MsgtttIats Of this Nation curing the next TOM
10 obcf .uch tpec acle rs this. Tpefe is no othet
natlou. there has been no other nation In any
other ace wttcb could take up and disc1es CUES
Aud le+tt Of all il there aIy nstiou, has there
been anY nanon engaged IL the GtRaanc e:ra:ele
o. tnilops e's1' "as. ~o1sn YOU'D OF could possl.
tins time above ail otnef times, The qeuesdon Is
presented N snape Foica = Mosl csleniated 70
e1ei1e a5ss @ pssso9S ae We " s - earnest eonaer
always been considered e i prize. calling into
acuy1sy every epetFJ OF ms opposite contending
psrnef, ana I9e{ nave a!Nass carried with the@
n the minds 81 The American people something
beyond the ideat Of ru'e, power. aid Office. They
have a1ways been looked upon IS representing
Fseas pSp.es; oeeSea m m % t9e eoge To- unae5he
HoT 5e i'm an eser 70 os T. ny n ~ sesn r
<ip,ess wnlGa nadef!ie me present sIuesle are
- T9t1ny 3! ensas.nE !he ptosoundeet attention Of
Fdlov:cittzef-AlTays, = IL the confse Of history
tEe qassnoa o. tae ffss1ocncJ bag been debated by
tso Or @ more partaes :: thte time II IL deba.ed By
oniy sTo: r. 9some % stIs interruption hare occur
seq ~ tas o~d st me 1hs sps.k-
~ sh N1sn Saat IN euea great cIisls
su1 a tSe,e e@ua oe sa. oae paItE. Wish there
" sa sosn oes1ee o. Psens 1sdeI n the breasts
ampotstole that there sNouid be more than Que
na.sy .aen ne ne Question il soccetned-the min.
ofthe nation. !Applause.) | wish that he he d.y d
could come back sgain which dssned upoa the
nst,on on the tombartment o. For Santer, Fhea
against the assault upon the 1ag, that It re1T awsV
~ the oo ligamenta Of purity, snd ssep: before Il
llks rssislites tornado The troth and ioam Which
since this may not be- wears hound to con1srs The
atsaes presented IN the platforms Of the parties.
and a. the lecrlnes which they sesesally procldm,
two shall receive oi1 ssnc:!un. "AA~A "a ZIG
There Was IN ,onr city, a. supno.e sou know
xety val. a conTeaiioI heid in 1nep.t last and md
the American people, % candidstes, sud niseo9m ~
TIE platform made direct ,ssps win WET Mas
s.sea II e. gEae1 I sneh sa =
fsrm' and tetrtsI fs ana p,epaxsd ~ pat.
e eusas be her MAJ fsnr u. III
Denor1aer of .he en.;; oe ssiea En- iae p5o,arery
Il 1nen sn3kr ~ iaans Nas nela al RAomGfe.
some partSor AZ ieast Thnt c,sts = w. 66~, 6 1nst
ano vents forth ifis nistfpt1 bi a. wnlgo;
its lace IL tor the af7n,nn srd .1svs1x @xaa Gpua po
years ago, the Union party-theu raliea thc r.. r..
1ta y,l%t tforrn
Tie ss%s 10 9alto,s hnd puts forth
must be. by existing circum1tances|to nc ''t esin
lChee1sj Foor Year, aeo. Frecdom roos irn1
Chicago; slavery IRON B,;umore' NoE t.eedon, om
to eay thss eisSc41 "nests 11, ana am sotfy
Imported fhe spssisrs thoush. r. 9es Te., n"s
iss ss sst Il, r 7ooR S1asr n 's.t =
ent and a TIC exposition gwen OF Il Is. by Gen o
The platform declare. tt,t tia narx - opon i.
Union under The Conttliu.ion. and fbat + ~. ~
here's 10 DE Onion ~i.h nrsFertne deIiix ~ ~ ~
Into The history Q; the parY Sor the e.
showing you how ibis organization. wbich cal,sa
itself Democratic then snd calls itself Deinocras1c
hive spy dttnet y tas 9s. rsi. ras. r,t1
which IN 1856 elected joop 6. Bretktnride ssViee
President Of The United States under James 81
1neir eh1els adhered 10 the Union. I
mnet confess 1t does not appear to me to
g f1acsethss .as e,tssfsstory tL,nehter Why,
now ,hs chiefs Of The te5ellon they are III, with
o9e or tMo exeeptions. Towards the close Of his
sy - c T. S Rs tue aStbt @ II
fhe feo+lion, and be even retuaed TO reinforce
SGIt Sumter LETT be might give occaeion Of odense
r. Stnth c4rollha; you kno~ that upon that sc-
fbHf tQttttctI rYonEd that he rafrsad ~ 7,naot.;
1he authority Of the tEred Stater. by reinforcing
1eai poss- And you know we'll that Gen. s:oti
ppt the trcups OF he United StstesM.msll bo5es ~
OF me1-lnto the oifTeteIt iorts. and assn,e4 Ibs
F1esident ,hAt z Inst cou5d be cone, one there @ Would aid
copse 9uence wss that, after The e,ection of Itns
COIN, snail -q1adt Of men eeized upon tsese M % dr.
isrest 1o1s', sna they we're taken possession oi ~
Unior, which it Was 1esI.Isd thev bpv
should deli nd. Here il NJ yery
That Vi.epeeiees wbeta re i. nnn M met In,
Gepessiiinot eIteutepant Gener|i do 1at n9or Snnu
the runk prrc,rely-sn tbe srmes Of tie rebc!iion:
ssa b. 1;s Ssy n ,p s9s
7sctory adhe1 to the U1ton il The past il the
mt asare Of their ashe.ion In the past il to be q
test Of their ndei,y TO 1t IN the tutare what win
THY iel ns abst 1ne Ufon they are in favor Of is
ul3on nndef rhe c3nsuss ioa" What !. It thst
became acq1ainred with It dcrjup
: tix yes,s ttrm Of service in the Senate from the
6tate Of Ohio. AlDeet the frat speech heard
Wis made By John c. Calhoun. who, whatever
might BE- h1e defects. could not be accused Of ls-
entsipR his teuumen'e. He was for the Umoa
nndee the Constitution, but, eaid be,
we wsnr the Constitution interpreted
20 ~ TO gre az eur rirhte." And when the slave
III ht 70 Own slaves; be never thought about apy
4t e rigeit. btenute he never pretended that any
S,hsr S n hts we're IN danger AID what rights did
right u take his tleso-pen Ito ury Of tho Isrd.
TORIES o. ne United Slater. and that thsy should
QtFe t1e f1k1t 10 hnY and fe them there nr.r1ee1y