New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-07

time what II is 10 shed ones blood for his country nor
am now uni cpi,senied ~ te Le4Ii 10 Nv v nm ~
iyond when Gen. sherman orepIFu oui ~Eth ~
naA and sud- be Te0ccd 10 uuCh ns ny oe O. Jou Tii
no ,rh.n So parlcssye vet skiNl malclts lsein .
.o orso of the river fhone pungnc out OF me sigbt
of man vet always sweeping onward eiu cum Jug
nob,er shall turn up again an Norm Nar"lHi- s'oiy
in our soldiers glory and yet say there rs an achleVe-
,non, deed or al absanlng from action, more TO be
reioceG at than the victories won on the bhte heh
| And what is this achievement VIII tel YOU. All
men who have earnestly studied the coarse OF political
societies and who hav" candidy spoken out VIVA, tber
study had nscerained, have told us that one oi The
worst oibcs Of republics. even of monWcmes VIII the
institution OF freedom l. Bj that they cannot weather
LARGE and l0rc wars which develoDe great armies
and high military genius And those who said So
were cLt according 10 the course ~ history hereto
fore. Military hianey 10 very alt 10 sing, " pl,
ions a. inged liberty Need refer 70 the annals
Of ay free Nation stale. that his has been sc ease
Did not tlc brilliant glory Of General Honalaie ana
his army IN tho same decree that II ip Italy, de-
ures, ne hope Of freedom in France; and did not he
and his soldiers bury her al last altogether only Jew
years lateri Did not Cromwell and his men IN t1c
camp rely en- thor and arroganty dictate to iaf
lament and did he not ultimately tell TIC speaker
of the Commons 10 60 about his bnsiness' Goa DO
eryenlv THANKED that IL Is no; so WITH us We nave
row had iOr four wears m army III the hcii ""ci'
suppose speak within bounds when lsay, has amount
co mouth with aDOtaer TO near hall million com
batants, and men and officers. too who were It'le
accustomed to the eniicing profession oil the mirH
force from whom. therefore, what VIII call
the arrogance Ol the soloieTy was perhaps the more
to be apprehended. Yet has any one Of You
ever heard single ominous growl ron
orr aTnies' Can yon point to single
Cronlwollian symptom or lionapartean rown ut Cor
grcssf Have vour boys, as YOU love to call your sol
dic?s called on Grant To march on Washington when
he has taken Richmond, anu 20 Turn out the ifes
ident. Congress and ALL Does any one expect Sner
man. with his army which worships him. to set up Tor
themselves, law aud institutions to The contrary not
Whilst ndngl DO you believe that the idea of nice
little Western Empire-and it would not be SO very
little eithcr-has crossed the minds Of Halleek or
Thomasf Has the military shown that .nt9IeTanie ar
rogance which SapOleon's officers showed even III
France toward high officers oi the eIvil server God
be thanked SOY again, we apIiebend DO such turn OF
affairs We feel ourselves IN perfect c!Vlc security
And why Is il so Every great lGct-and inns Is one
Of the greatest factss the combined result OF various
causes; but % me that the chef cause oi t
thoroughly in the school and Undue them with civic
snirit more than the institutions OF any other country
have ever done, and that their institutions spread over
wide, noble, extensive country, executing PARRY
IrOyincalism or possessing the power Of neutral
ilug and correcting local Jeaousies and disteAipers
orr armies are and have remained. and WIZ remain
portions and integral parts OF the people. yen nrs
is as good citizen to-day as he was when he had on
one star upon his shOulder-strap, or none NJ all
TChee1s So Gen. Scott in Mexico resisted the scduc
live offers made By the MeXcan because ne had Dteh
bred and trained in the love OF Institutional Liberty
1t is not the with our unIuy oDely Ihelr theory
OF the paltTy "umate and absolute state sovereignty
ITO use Air. Nice-PTesdent Stephenss Words has leo
some rs Won al know. 10 call loudly Oh Lee, and others
on Davis 10 seize the reius Of tue Government, play
the dictator. and bid adieu TO raona constiint GA
rulo-to tho Representative Polty. This meenng
wond have been held the 18th Of March had il not
been for the incemency Of the weaiher-on the in Of
March, when Abraham Lincoln was reinstatcd IN the
Presidential Chair Is not this fact also al Illustration
Of my remarks In the midst Of a grave and
even fierce contest after four years warning
the people did not turn toward a captain for ber con
ddate but reelected the Western lawyer who has de
clared again and again that he knows nothing OF war
| and has no military spirit within him. The election
was by an overwhelming majority against Candidate
who was o captain, who has commanded our armies IN
chief SO papabe fact ought 10 prove the LOYAL law
abiding civic spirit Of our people even TO the oTelgner
who have shown themselves curing this whole PERIOD
so prone misunderstood u.s. wiul 10 misrepr sent
u.s. bent on raternzng with the lawless stakeholder
because, fOrsOOth, he calls himself ooHsprdifre Con
seIyatiye indeed have not mentioned in all these
remarks our navy; hut You will not think that under
value the deeds Of floating forces Loud cheers
| ] have chiefly spoken of the danger accrning Ia
liberty from large military forces; but the
tions Of free country. No free people has ever
been jealous OF its navy this score and no Admiral
has ever upset his countrys liberty so far as can
recollect now while Of Dutch Admirals occur
to my mind who nobly stood by their couDtys glory OF
freedom Yet having given due need Of praise to our
armies, ard said nothing of our most noble navy nov
propose TO you to conclude my words with three or
threc.tmeshree hearty cheers for all our brave sea
men from Admiral Farragut down 20 the powder
monkey OF the smallest craft In the Navy. Loud and
The resolutions were read by Judge Bonney. and
adopted
| sIKEcH or THE HON. JOHN cocHRASE.
The Hon. JoHx COCHRAsE said 1t was needless that
he should comment tho motives which induced the
ceremonies of the day They integral parts OF
great people whose bands and hearts engaged in
the prosecution OF a great national enterprise desig
ma, ed by the baptism Of They stood there today
in support of their army IN the field now contendng
with the horrid force Of Rebellion. That army Is now
strengthened by your countenance and nyigorated u
renewed attacks toward the Accomplishment OF Its
obectthe suppression of the Rebellion and the res0rn
ton Of the Union He came not here IA PORTION OF
the speaking pageantry Of the day but 10 announce To
them, not In ceremonious phrase the reason OF ihis
great display, which rejoiccd their vision anu the
motive OF the grand civic procession winch impressed
itself on the general eye and penetrated the public
heart lie 10 speak TO them in sober phrase OF the
progress of our armies and the prospects OF victory
IA applause -Four years ago thirteen states shot
wildly from their Federal orbit into the eccentric action
Of revolt Four years ago, twelve millions Of the people
OF this country within the balcn shadow OF the Con
federate flag which waved OF the faret pcr
tions Of the Union with Upas shade Now how changed
Scarcely community but swherc [ Mon music is not
pealed upon the ambient air. IApplanse,l Here and
there the mnions of Rebellion eXut but Sherman il at
work Sheridan thundcrs upon their rear Thomas is al
the West and the inyincibc Gran. is debating terms
to file monster IN lis lsir; Great cheerDg.l The
sharp steel Of American soldiers hurled upon the ramp
ant yspid little State Of South Carolina has cut and
divided its geographical parts that Won have but tho
dsonted portions OF the wrgged serpent OF Rebellion
wfithing and cOnyOIng IN Its last thr0es. Quite pros
ra,e IS the chivalry, and not undermining peddler
in the country poor to dothem reference Laugh
| ter and cheersl The honorable gentleman in concu
sion referred 10 the subject Of Slavery and said that
the proclamation which that the slave shall
be disnthralled for the purpose Of his is the
knell Of Rebellion. Immense cLeering.l
SPEECH OF JUDGE DEAN.
Judge DEAN addressed the meeting in long and
eloquent speech which he alluded to the moral effect
this grand display in the metropolis Of the country
would have on the European mind. Macmillan, he
said would soon get notice 10 quit and our flag be
respected over the world He regarded Jefferson
Davis as one Of the greatest Abotonts of the pres
ent day.