New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-14

Thing from their conquerors in the spirit Of charity
TIE North must have faith and patience III oo' anil
men. The Soutb God knows, has faults eaous1 -, tI
we Of the North who have faults. can hI'o'u ,horn
them OF their LaughterJ when tno @ trns,
say they will trust u.s. and we can say TS neater
them reconstruction Is almost conpete. ;he IN lin
expected confusion in the South 1t Is @ ~ -
1000 GOO men out Of Slavery and make ,ncn u. ~ ~
day. He marveled nj the patience anu ,no above
negroes YET many of them are SIN oul SP and we
barbarians Men not built but 'ney ICES into
are craving fast To elevate blacks and wh,s' o ,
freedom and light we mnst do II gradualy n1u rbev
uly What are TO expect from ,nc ,r.e ,o sfay
shonl6 90 Mess that they are whipped. anu ak.
,I;nned We must not ask she Southernerst 10 ere Wy
their cony lotions simply because the ak tbem
have gone against them snneaed 10 tho arbitrs.
meni of war and failed do now give up. hsa,,,
mnst demand The recognition OF ,hc hsso mann nbe
the slaves the part of Inc oou,n; aeared "a the
hIael y who as President Johnson hau ue'ihreu W 'o
ote- we're tbe wards Cf the Government must nave
recognized manhood and liberty Inc SPEAK. ., u,u
not doubt the intentions OF tne Oe,Tr . % ,ho
men. The North however VIII not arrow tao no
,., inen. ,,nent of tho negroes under laws LOT
their specal oppression; and the Iresident Is vi 'e
| sane oninion Applause The President insists as
,n sam thai the Southern States must ratify the
| IConstjtutiona Amendment. That beng passed' .no
limited States Government has the right TO see tnat ,ne
rights of the black men are secured men hne No,;ah
ern states pass that amendment they not ohy aposa
Savery but they put INFO the hands OF the overnMent
the power 70 protect the blacks One thing the Norin
shonld remember. Before demanding negro Suffrage 10
/
In her ow States The speaker was In fa'or OF UNI
yersal suffrage as natural right lApplausel II hb
erty is a natural right then all the means by which
ihat liberty is secured also natural rights man
has right 10 have voice IN cectng ms maeisHhVes
and framing the laws by which his NE was con.
lroled. Is II mean in Alabama to refuse 10 iet lne
black Union soldiers vote, yet perfectly night to refuse
them that night in the Nolthi Applause Inc
North must grant the right first The South owe W
us TO satisfy TO the honesty of her Intentions 10
ward the poor blacks We can wait wllle bnt we
mn az no safi< ed
exist while Justice s denied To ITS inhapitans and We
must demand Of the South that Justice the SOUTH
be commenced al once. Applause There is nothn9
that will cement this Union more than fair play on The
part of the Southern whites toward the blacks; lie
speaker thought that this genuine reunion Woud uit
mesy take place ] We're Srs truly yonnS unISd demS
cratic the real Union will bo achieved.
In the case of the South. we have
found that gasconade and courage can go together.
No people ever fought bercer more Desperately thah
the southern people. People say viii YOU ever forget
AndersOnve, &cf No we viii not forget; We De
plore the state Of people which permitted such OUT
RACES: but We will not initiate them All tears OF SUI
flinv and voices OF grief plead for concord and re-
union Let u.s. then thank God that the fires OF war
have gone out and that the ashes are scattered abroad
that We have one nation, with the liberty and en-
hghtenment of mankind for its object Great ap
plause.l
LETIEIs.
The Secretary o. the Commission then read letter
from Secretary Seward expressive Of the deepest sym
pathy In the work Of the Commission.
A letter from Gen. Grant was also read lie regret
ted exceedingly his inability 20 he present, and er
pressed the utmost faith in the good offices Of the Com
mission which lie considered would'greaty contribute
10 the permanent roestabstment Of good feeling be-
tween the North and South.
A letter from Gen Sherman was also read. lie TOOK
pleasure in perceiying the great City OF New. ORR
moving the relief OF tie suffering people OF the SOUTH
He regretted that bis duties did not permit him TO be
present at the meeting, and offered hs hearteH H.
doTsement Of the objects OF the Com mission.
MAToR-GES. MEADE's REMARKS.
The President then introduced MaJorGen Meade,
with few touching remarks concerning MS services
with the grand old army OF the Potomac AT Gettysburg
On rising he received with succession oi rounds
| Of applause. He said:
IADEs ASDGESTIFMES-Ican cannot express to you how
much feel for this complimentary reception wa'
uupr epared for such demonstrations Let me express
my thanks to you. 1t is perhaps proper TO explain
: You that am public speaker and indeed II seem
TO require greater audscity than it did at Gettysbur
10 address such an audience ~ this oter II has is
T. tened to so much eoquence IL my coming could d.
good 10 the cause Of this Commission. ! ought to b.
: glad to perform this duty. 1t NY fortune 20 CON
manG OF the largest armies of the Union and 10 SEE
s0methipg-as have since Travelled through the State
Of Carolina Georgia and Nirginiato see something o
the desoation and devastation OF the country mo
ments reflection upon the inevitable destruction O
war and the useless waste Of men. will show yo
that what has has been said to night is true Shall W
, relieve this distress When We met and fought them
: did il hearty the momen. they ceased, We burie
their dead and tended their sick and wounded Wha
did the battle field you do now that they hay
laid down their arms. The organization under who's
: auspices here, deserves your confidence an,
your assistance 1t is your duty and think your inter
est 10 lend helping band 10 repair the ravages wa
has wrought. lCheers
GEN. fIsKs ADDRESS.
Gen. Flax said that after hearing so much OF kind
ness and megnanimity he did not see the use of hi
being trOtted ont this occasion To be left bchnt
Mr. Beecher, Gov. Parsons Mr.. Thompson aud Gen
Meade left him very little to DO Mr.. Bcecher nigh
have quoted from Scripture the difference between tw'
stars and one. Laughter He. however, wonl'
irfp thn truiu a heat a.
his ability. The speakers duties had brought him II
contact with the southern people 20 great extent an'
In adminisferinr The affairs OF the black men he ha(
sought the cooperation OF the Southern whites. Wh,
the war iastea he was radical rs be could be- when
however those people laid down their arms, he had
sought for union Of feeling in this country. Tn,
SOu,herners sorry for nothing. except that the,
failed Soutberners had come 10 the speakers des,
with psrdcns in their pockets saying chat they wer,
going to be loyal but expressing no cOntriiion M
repentance for the past The speaker had spoken with
upward of 80 900 Of these men upon The subject Of The
future, and he believed that they would make good
citizens In choosing certain officials in the South he
had seen black men east their votes alongside Of white
Kentucky still hangs out Of the Union. but che
would yet come in as did the Camden aud Amboy Rail
road. lLaughter Faith. Hope and Charity The
greatest Of these IL Charity. The speaker grateful
for the cooperation he had received in the adminisra
tion of the Freedmen's Bureau from Gov. Parsons
Of Alabama. lAppauseI Gov. Brownlow OF Tennessee
does not love the negro so well He wishes that they
would 90 ont Of the country together with Mr.. Blair
I.aughterl Bat he believes III treating them like men
while they here. The speaker e1hoiled the audi.
to go out and help the reign OF peace. and asss,
the Of liberty and justice the whole land.
Then should the day. as predicted by our dead
President, when "the mystic chords Of memory that
stretch from every battlefield and every patriots grave
shall thrill with sweeter music when swept by the
angels Of our better nature
During Gen. Figks remarks be was frequently inter
rui ted by hearty applause. The meeting then dis
perssd.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT..