Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-10

1psseh Of Hon. Amos Myers-stronG nn-
dorssnent Of President Lineein.
Tbs regular naseiIug Of the Union League
wts hsld Last night, q their hall In Ninth
sttoet, 10 Listen % = sbeech OF The Hon. AInos
Myers, OF rennsyivanla, on tho questions Of
the day. The audience sns large, and included
many ladies. The speaker, after being infor.
mally introduced 70 the sasemblage, com
meneed his remarks. The subjoined Is askotch;
Ne said he was from one Of the rural dlstrlcts,
aud did not understand city fashions, and II he
should stray from the strict bounds of propriety
he begged the Indulgence OF his audience. He
then related an anecdote Of his college days, to
show that from an early age no had facility
Of speech, and for the last twenty years had
made his livelihood from talking.
The object Of the meeting was 10 have every
man, woman, and child offer upon the altar OF
their country some fresh FIRE for freedom. He
hoped that the interest in the meetings Of THE
League would increase as the campaign Ap-
proaches; and instead OF having public meet
ing once aavoek, they may have one every
uight; and II any eopperheads are drawn In
and converted TO the true religion OF love OF
country, let him be brought TO the warder's
bench and get patriotic religion. He then
gave an Illustration Of the two political
parties as they stood before the war, and the
immense power the Southern democrats WELD
ed In the Government OF the country, but when
| the sentiment Of the public was educated and o
new party came into power by loyal means,
then the Southerners made this n cause Of war.
he reviewed In brief the character Of tho gov
ernments OF the world. aristocrailc and demo-
cratic, paid a compliment to Messrs. Golden
and Bright, Of the British Parliament, for their
love Of freedom and Justlcej said that all ma.
tious have their afinities and dislikes, and the
war on this continent was no exception to the
rule. He was glad 10 say that Russia, though
despotlc by name, was democratic by nature,
and In this she has set an example 10 those
nations who have long aspired to notions Of
free government.
In dospotisms, where their nature Is acknowl.
edged to be such, where the power does not
come directly from the people, tyrants express
themselves boldly; they are not afraid Of pub
lie opinion; but in republican government,
where the power comes directly from the peo-
pie, tyrants are very careful how they express
themselves. When the present war com.
menced the South occupied the position oi
| aristocrats; the quasi government came out
boldly and expressed themselves In favor Of q
government the corner-stone OF which should
be human slavery, while the North believed
and decreed otherwise. These two principles
OF government could not coalesce, hence the
rebellion. When Sumter's flag was fired upon
there was u patriotic burst of indignation
throughout the whole nation, and every one
irrespective Of party, except he was instinct.
lively traitor, determined TO throw their inlu,
ence on the side OF the Government.
He then analysed the successive steps oi
Copperheadism, and showed that the men oi
that stamp were patriotic when 1t cost nothing
To be 80. They were patriotic until the first
battle at Bull Run; but when our noble soldiers
| met q reverse, Northern sympathizers with
| Southern traitors dicoyered that this was an
abolition war and ought to be stopped. He
then gave an illustration to show that this re-
bellion showed itself In the last Charleston
Democratic Convention and the determination
OF the politicians Of the South to secede unless
| they had things all their own way. He then
entered into digest Of the foreign interyen-
ton hopes Of the rebels; the arrest Of Slidell
and Mason, and the clever diplomacy of secre'
tary Seward, who controverted England's de.
mands by citing her own principles and decla
rations.
He then alluded to the apparent feeling o.
the pegble as 10 the manner in which this wal
has been conducted, to show that the people
approve the administration Of Abraham Lin
coin. Last year New Hampshire, in her cleo
tlon, gave decided adhesion to copperheadlsm
this year, when It has been made an issue thai
the policy Of Abraham Lincoln was to be the
policy Of the Government for the next foul
years by the reelection OF that officer, the ole
Granite State rolls up 5000 majority. Was no
this an endorsement Of the peoplei He spok
Of the emancipation proclamation and its bene
hcial results, and from that point passed to tn
J powers Of the President. He said under tn
Consultation Of the United States, In time o
civil war, the President being commanderln
chief of the army there is no limit to his powe
which no chooses to exercise save that whcl
Is limited by the law of nations and by Chris
tain people the world over. He can quencl
! treason wherever he finds it, and crush the III
out oft.
In alludIng TO President Lincoln he knew h
had bigger head and larger heart than an
man In the United States; he knew he is homes
and does what he thinks for the best; his error
are errors OF the head, and not of the heart
He had been accused of being tyrannlcal; h
had not enough of the tyrant in his disposition
He alluded In eloquent'terms 10 the victories @
the past year, and considered them harbinger
OF still greater. He boldly declared Preslden
Lincoln his choice for another term. This re
mark brought down the cheers and applause o
oil present. He closed his address-which wa
throughout Illustrated with humorous storie
and anecdotes-by paying tribute to our gal
liant soldiers in the field.
Hon. John +. Farnsworth, Of Illinois, vii
address the League next Wednesday evening.