The New York herald., 1865-06-09

the expression Of their feelings, sympathizers
with the rebels
RECONSTRUCTION -coNcILATIoS-PAcIFIcATOS
meeting will be held at tho Cooper Institute,
consideration the policy of best
ted to promote the national welfare and secure peace
side at the request Of the following gentlemen: &C God
frey Gunther Horace Greeley, L. II. Chaplin, Richard
Dudley Field Henry W. Bellows, Hiram Kechum.
An address national topics will be delivered by
[ GERRIT SMITH, ESQ.
Citizens OF all parties requested to attend to give
expression TO the popular sentiment upon the great
tons involved in the restoration OF peace
1t will be seen by glance at the OF the sign
ers to this call that Barnums Happy Family does not
afford more striking Illustration of the possibility OF
reversing the laws regulating she animal kingdom than
the association Of such discordant spirits these
viduals four years ago. The scriptura prophecy
has at last been fulfilled which SAYS 'he lion and the
lamb shall lie down together and little child shall lead
them" for here have Beecher the ''fghting par
son." who in the BLEEDING Kansas excitement chose
sharpes rife in preference to the ''sword Of the
Spirit" fraternizing with the pacific Ketchum the apos.
tie OF peace led by little Gunther Here Brother
Bellows who inculcates Hbersity in religious matters
united with Brother Chaplin, who doesn't believe fire
aud birthstone for miserable sinners back up his pa
rishioner, Horace Greeley, who especially when in
church. heartily subscribes 10 the doctrine of going
heaven, as the poet saws,
On nowery beds OF ease.
But for unaccoun,able OF tA~s, gen.
temen tsave Mr. Greeley who asked Mr Smith to talk
to them and citizens at large upon tho which
should be pursued towards the rebels the South hon
ored the speaker with their presence. The platform
presented beggary account Of empty chairs, and Mr.
smith presented himself unheralded and unsung No
thing said about the absence Of Mr. Charles OConor
who was announced to presde-the gentleman who IL
will be remembered few years since celebrated
professional argument establish the divinity and JUS
tice Of the peculiar institution - At the extreme end
OF the platform nearly obscured from view, sat John
Cochrane the Attorney General Of this State, who
seemed to say by peculiar expression Of countenanoe
81 hope don't inrude or Meawber like was patient.
ly waiting for something TO turn up
Mr.. Genit Smith commenced his address at eight
O'Clock and spoke for two hours uterng enough
matter TO nll page Of the HERALD. As We
cannot afford much space 10 Mr.. Smiths
oraton we can only give the points OF his speech In
commencing he said The powers of my voice
obstructed with a cold that fear ! viii not be heard
The South, he continued, plunging this nation into
committed the great crime Of the age The North
under the persistent camos Of press and pulpit pun
sh the South for treason in danger Of committing tho
mean crime Of the age. Applause mingled with hissos
Lips and pen more influential than mine can do but
shall he done for II this crime shall be committed
shall the consolation Of knowing that at least
have responsibility for IT, All over the North
there IL clamor for the blood OF the leading
rebels whom have captured and those whom we hope
vet to capture. have sympathy with this clamor
Tho South fully surrenderng let bloodshed cease and
all punishment tTenewed appauscl OF course have
reference here 10 the assassination u beloved
President to the starving and numbering Of prisoners
Let all mcrtcd punishment fall on those who are guilty
OF these infamous and internal crimes Applausc) His
position simply ihs-that the South shall not bc
punished for the rebellion or 10 use other words the
South shall not be punished for treason. He admitted
that she had been guilty Of scason but contcndcd that
she should not be punished for treason, because
the North agreed that she -hould not be Applausc
The North came very reluctantly 10 the agreement TO
conduc, The according 70 the rules OF by which
he meant the rules Of international war c went on 10
say that the South treated a. bcigcrent aud read
coplors extracts from Vntel, Hallam. Macnuay aud
other writer's 10 show that the North treated be ouh
in that way because the laws Of war required II
He not willing that " should 90 down through all
the ages aud over all the earth that millions Of his
country psrdoned traitors. Another rcason
why civil should be conducted according % tho
laws Of found in the fact that where great
inasscs Of men took very m-neutous and very rcspous
bic steps u was not only charitable, but Just, 10
conclude that they had sincere and deep
belief IN the wisdom and risnt'uines3 Of
such steps, and that they had, IN fact,
no little for taking such steps. tAppausc He
was OF The opnVn that " government had refused TO
conduct bc war according TO the laws Of Wal We hOud
have lost ur cause and our country. Where such great
numbers OF men carry may wen believe there
has been suffering enough H. cspcc ally the defeated
party, withot adding punishment the close Of It tor
treason (Appause, mingled with hsses) AZ The close
spoke 10 him in behalf of the trembling and docma,ed
and trembling Jews, lt Is enough stay thine hand "
The speaker alluded 60 the famous General Order No
100 issued in 1883 and admitted that section Ia Tia
order hinicd at the right Of The government to hold
for the crime Of treason the prisoners in our