New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-08

p-o.dcut In regard to which latter Office WI say
sSur because know there ia more or less dlnerence
- onjnon among you-.but beside these nomlnan1ns,
sor have other most solemn duties TO perform
Have 10 organize this party throughout lhe un.su
Ststes You have to put it in whatever iofih !oui
Som will suggest that will unite all your WISDOM;
snerry and determination to gain the victory NiI IN
have already said in our power MOTE lhdn ,h
Won have TO lay down with cearness ana pre.Son LOT
Syincinles on which you intend TO carry on ths gIe
political contest, and prosecute the war WHY ,i 70 % no.
meath them and the glory OF the ooun'! J sonse
fore If We succeed pan! no, a. and precision
briefly not in treatise, with the oehil, a. the
of great people-to utter BY It's rePreeenta'sS Gov
political principles by which they Intend 70 i've b ali
The sake Of which they are wing nTeesey what we
mean and lay that furrow so deeply , anr 10
that while every man who Is w over n
associate with freemen may see anu sitber unable to
every man who is unworthy may % el Hant none
nassit or NAV be driven far from IT, We ~an ,onsa
but those who like us 10 be WITH US , ne IN SOW
Now among these principles IL you ~ do NOT intend
IN allow this nation TO be DESTROYED lApP,aus;eJ
We are nation no doubt apecuhaI on., S.s.oa
formed Of States and 10 nation exp aS s ,hcv
LII Sts in that nation They had no more night TO
,enndote tie nation than the nation mas 10
mem None of them had oven the shadow OF rigt 10
the. nd God helping us will vindicaie that
trnth so that it shall never be disputed my mort IN
his world Applause. Ii is leariul ut,erance tiaI
ie cpt before
~ Those of You who have alluded TO tins snDect KNOW
that from the foundation Of the present Government
before and since our present Constltuuon was
formed there have always been parties
that had no faith in our Government The men that
formed IL were doubtful of its success. ana tne men WHY
opposed its formation did not desire IT'S success Au
am bold to say without OBTAINING yOu on TINS suIcch
shat for all the cutlery about our violations OF lnc
sttuon this present living generation ana tis %
Union party are more thoroughly devoted 10 tnt CSm.
stuton than any generation that has ever Ved uhueT
g. (Applausel While L say that, and solenny De
heye It. and believe il capable OF the strongest Ioo
may also add that il is great error, when Is pes
propagated in land, TO say that our naonM ne ue
bends merely upon the sustaining OF that Constitution
Our fathers made it, and We love 1t. intend 10 mann
Tain it, But If il suits us 10 change IT, We can co ~
Iappause and when suns US 10 c,o ~ ron tbon.
sand pieces the nation would be as much nation
rs IL was before the CONSTITUTION was in'uc-H
nation always-that declared its independence as
united people and lived united Rople until hoNa
nation independent Of all particular institutions unur
which they lived, capable OF modelling ihem preersv!
As their interests require. We ought 10 nave II as
fincfly understood by friends and enemies that while
we love that instrument we VIII maintain H. ana WIZ
with undoubted certainty put to death enu OF zoe VINO
undertakes TO tranpe under foot yet beyond doubt
We will reserve the right to alter 1t to SUIT ourselves
from time to time and from generation 10 generation.
JAppausel One more idea on that subject; we nave
incorporated in that instrument the rlght OF rcyoulp
which gives us without doubt the right 10 change II.
1t never existed before in the American States ana
there is no need Of rebellion nsuTrection or civli war
all free governments that the major part must rule and
there other way Of carrying on society except at
The will of the majority shall be the Will OF the whoe
or that the will of the minority SHAH be the VIII OF the
whole So that in one word 10 deny the principles
have tried state is 10 make dogmatc assertion mat
The only form Of government that is possible WIN per-
feet liberty and acknowledged by God, Is pure and
absolute despotsm. The principles, therefore which
am irving TO state before YOU principles winch II
they be not true freedom is impossible, and no cove l'
men but of pure force can exist or ought 10 ehG1e
among men. =,
But the idea which wished TO carry out as the
remedy for these troubles and sorrows drendful as they
are is this This fearful truth runs through the Whole
history Of mankind that whatever else may DC done 70
give stability TO authority. whatever else may be done
10 give perpetuity TO institutions. however
wise, however glorious, practical and Just
been found that the only enduring only impeTishabe
cement of all free institutions has been the blood Of
traitors No Government has ever been built upon IN
pershable foundations. which foundations were not
laid in the blood Of traitors. 1t is fearful truth but
we had as well ayow it at once, and every hex you
strike, and every Rebel you kill every battle you win
dreadful as il is to do it, you adding. II may he
year il NAV be ten years il may be century. il may
be ten centuries the life Of the Government and the
freedom Of your children. lGreat applanse.J Now,
passing that idea passing over many other things
which would be right for me to say did time serve
and were this the occasion let add you are Union
party. Applause. Your origin has been referred TO
Us having occurred eight Years In one sense IT Is
true that you far older than thai. see before
me not only primitive Republicans and primitive Abo
ItiOnlsts but also,
Tive Wings primitive Americans and, If you will allow
me to say So myself au here. who all my life, have
been party TO myself Laughter and applause.
AS Union party will follow you 70 ihe eIus . o. tao
earth and to the gates of death applauseI but as an
Abolition party. as q Republican party, as wing
party. Democratic party as an American party
viii not follow ySa one loot A do however, Te roS
may divide and scatter while this war lasts while the
country is in peril while yon call yourselves as yon DO
IN tine call of the Convention the Union party you are
10 he a
this Rebellion root and branch and III my judgment
enc Of the great errors that las been
committed by our Administration of the Federal
Government the chief Of Which we are about
20 nominate for another term Of ONCE. One OF the er
Tors has been to believe that have succeeded when
we have not succeeded, and TO act In a manner
which Is precisely for those who have succeeded. You
will not you cannot succeed until you have utterly
broken the military power Of this people Applause.
WIZ III not detain {ou On these meiaentSi points MS
remarks Of the excellent Chairman OF the Ma
fonal Committee. L do not know that would be
willing TO go so far as, probably. he would. but
what has been done about Slavery. taking the
Ting as 1t now stands. overlooking altogeth
e.. either in way Of condemnation or approval
act that has brought TO the point where We are
bi believing In my conscience and with all my heart
q what has brought us where are in the matter
slavery Is the original sin and folly Of treason and
: acssion. Because you remember that the Chicago
venton itself was understood. and believe IL viz
t. did explicitly state that they would not touch
+ cry in the States Leaving il, therefore altogether
@ ~ the question how came where we are on that
y ocular point we prepared to go further than the
q ina Republicans themselves were prepared to 60.
are prepared TO demand not only that the
V s territory Of the United States shall not
made slave, but that the General Government
{ American people shall do one Of two things and
wears TO me that there is nothing else that can be
d either TO use the hole power Of the Government
power and peace power, to put Slavery as
n as possible back where it was Qor although that
" e fearful state Of society, it is better than
af y) or else to use the whole power of TIE Govern