Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-31

A r1asG meeting vas held IN New York On
ths l3b, under the suspiees 81 he Lincoln
club, - opposition 70 the posiponsms1t Of the
Republican convention, and in favor Of the re-
nomination CT Lincoln % TIE presidency.
A number Of Abolition speeches weIs nEdc
On sh5 occasion. Among he speakers, nos shs
least prominent was the Yankee Msjor General
OElssby, who in the course Of bis remarks,
said:
We have passed through lhgas years Of
terrible var. i was enough 20 ruin any
5stls7 G5Faruusns n ihs WoFld. Ihsra ara
sons now that say that il GEs8t were BY any
possibility defested, the game would be np with
Is. Hs w0nid seeept no sueh coGdi6oa. Great
cheering Unless this rebellion Is crushed, We
are Left without homes Snd without honor The
SPEAKER expressed unboundad eon6dsnes IN
the suceess Of our army under Cant He
spoke Of Gen. Grants modest, retiring and
ehiIdlike charsctsr. Who Tould hsTs supposed
ihat this man was TO be, under God, the com
msnGer of the army Of ne Potomac in this last
and terrible struggle with the rebellion Ehere-
was another nan, tai, plain, 10 better looking
"a monster fer good in the land-the fsYonte
son Of Ameries-she pecPls's mlns With 3 mind
as bright and clear Es the rays Of he sun, a.
ehildhke. a. faithful, constant and dsvo5ei in
his labor for the saving OF his couutry-Abra-
ham I.incoin The President Of tie United Slstes-
Long cheering Their eharsetsTs are the
ehsraetsrs Of children, hut, thank God, be be-
| Iisvsd they were the children OF Providence.
As to the psstponing Of the National RaP1bli-
can Convention, the speaker said tney might
postpone il days or months, i msce no dlhsr-
| ence, they eoRld not roll back TIE choice Of
his poople. II be were before the people 10
/ 5ay. he weuid receive their vsse, ard the love
and srs.iluis 10 hin throughout - lsnd were
/ s;eGd sss and. inevisa6ie- Iremsndo1s ap-
plsuss. II Thale vas 70 power N pSlit1eiazs =
I 3iririTh Il and the nomina1an of that nan
wos7ll oceur ss surs IS hs chs s3eaEsrl would
/ sneak the nexs word, and thzt ncxt Earo Void
/ Be-. Aoraham Lincoln lGrses cleeiiLg-l 11s
speaker referred to the i1eonlisieAeg 8 we
rsbsls il dsR0uncing Gen Batis-- . q I. -
sad 3 beast, and wishous hzFiug the mlns7.lass
10 revoke the eficisl proclamation GscisEiuR
that, wherever be shoald be taksn, he should
be killed, and Offering = reward for hls had
vet snssking down tho James river, and under
| 3 dag of truce exchanging prironerE- he also.
relsFTed to the atrocities commi,fsd BY the rebel
soldiers upon the negro soldisrs, and ecnsrsstsd
il with the fact t6At rebel pIisoneis, dunng The
last bsstle were sent % The fear under he guard
of usSrO soldiers. De could nos hnd Is Ia his
heart now 20 fJrglVs the Teoe1- tsrhaps, L
thsv should lay down their sEms, acknowledge
their dsfeat, beg for pardon aid ask 20 come
back again under the old fEg, be might Be soft
eued toward sksIr; bal now be had no ether
fselin0 towsrd tbsu than hsts. Isi5 As certain
AZ sny law Of God that We shall gsih final nc
tory ever them, aud suhjugsis theus and, if
Necessary, exssrmipsts them. LChsers.
In referring 70 Illinois, be sid ihsy must ex-
euse the vanity Of the remark, but the people Of
that State did feel little proud hat their Ststs
had given 70 he county President a1d lieu
tena1tgensraI. fApplsnse. Bat the West
and East were brethren, 6ghsing in the sAme
ssnctisd and holy es1se. sharing IL The com
non glory The Hes,sEn Sssiss Woula always
bo true 70 The Eastsrn. they Wculd hnk hands
Together, and 20 forw arc 70 regain hoeffys peace
snd uaisn, and @ see thas groat, good and ex-
sltsd ustriot, Whc bad worked IKE q gis1t
.hrsugh the lass foaI yeafs Of val. preside
/ shrough four years more Of peace lEnihusi-
sssie cheering Thsrs were seasi0lss wise,
pstriosie, good and ;rns men fnding hsile ex-
cusss against oRr Plezi6snt, ~ though de-
felmined 70 oppose him. How unEeesssaTys
kov unwise, how mprudent t Was. Whals
would they 6nd tho man s1ss would replace
hiu Les thsm ask the people Of AZ this broad
And To- day who was ths.r caoies. Where would
they End another such an ous aPos y hose acts
tba gods had set their sssl 90 give assnr41ee o =
uaal It is tie duty Of patriotic men sud VIC
men 70 stand together unlil t1s ieaftul crisis =
passed. He believed thai shs asnsimens Of this
mestiag tonight would 60 OF ths wings q ias
V-iad Al over the land, 50 hat every ns1 who
80, vosa vii respond, q Z, te0, an fer Abraham
! I.;Dcoln.n Tremendous sPPlauss-I
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