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

meet them have meied the thanks Of their country, and
and that tine victories of Faagu Of ia pon and ~ Porter
have gve our nag that prominence the ocean which
secures ns against INVASION and establishes our fame and our
power thfou -hout the world
ResO,rei Is fac, that we bav. snccesvey taken aud
held the cites Of Alexandria Norfolk. Nashville NewOfeans,
Memphis Nstch,z, NcksbDrg Savannah Charleston ColnEi
ba and wilmington and have through the united efforts Of
of the Government closed up every port accessible to the
sugent. along the extensive line Of embraces
series OF events nhng the predictions Of the past and fore
shadowing the results of the future.
The adoption OF the resolutions was followed by twice
three cheers for the heroes of the army ard navy.
Judge PIERREroNT was then introduced who spoke as
follows;
SPEECH OF JUDGE PIERREPONT.
Ftllor. Chi;easi -Four years ago the war began
There great uprising of the North and We met
here under the open sky and resolved defend our
Government and TO preserve country entire. Then
our strength had not been tried ard TO the arts Of
were new. To-day We meet under the same shy.
after the roll Of four eRfl yeGrs We meet for sober
rejoicing at the many brilliant over the enc
mics Of Liberty and 10 offer thanks 10 Almighty God
who has given US the victory. During these years,
events in such vast grandeur have moved onward be-
fore us, no prophetic vision Of man could possibly
have foreseeD. Then We debated whether the North
could raise 1900 troops for the war In four years we
have grown used 10 the contemplation Of II million OF
armed men. Then 100 00 600 OF debt was garded
as something grieyous to be borne-now. 900 10000
regarded lighter burden. Fonr yenrs ago .ibra,
ham Lincoln was naugurated President Of the United
States. Each year Of his administration has been year
Of civil war; and have you noted this Each succeeding
year has been bloodior than the ole 1t followed
Now, Abraham Lincoln IL lnauguratedS AGAIN. II
watcher in the sky could descend and from this
stage read the scroll If destiny for the next four
wears would il not startle and appal' But thanks TO
kind Providence which hides most Of iie book OF late,
and turns the leaves only Just 50 fast as VIC ea
bear the reading The four years gone By have ieit
their history; and WHAT HrsToEY by the lingering
light OF these years which on in the eternal
I ,ro I'm ~ Dassgl.
smpscs of the future which will help 10 solve these two
questions which arise before every sober mind llrst;
Is the Rebellion nearly over. and will the South lay
down their and soon retarn TO The Union And,
second: VIII the North rcmGin firm IN her purpose
and continue the ~ any sacrifice and nj all hhIirus
until peace conquered and the integrity OF the Union
securodf lCgies 81 Yes, yes"l see no indication
Of any wiling allegiance on the part Of the South Inc
day II Wiling allegiance has passed, aud hence II l.
clear that the Rebellion Is not over and that there WIZ
be- 30 o0ry return to the l Mon. SLOW must De the
peace which comes Of unwilling submissions but come
10 surely viii. and that Is the only peace when can
now be attained. II is quite time That We
awake from the deceiying dream that reunion
can ever come Of concession. IL must come of con-
quest It all idle talk OF peace with the south IN
il Equally idle t. talk Of this forced submission as the
work IL day We are at war with high spirited PEG
PIE The intellectual and moral forces which control
hat people Tor the Union. 10 them TIE mon
- name of hatred and the old Gag thing Of bathing.
Let NJ not Do deceived about this We have deceived
Ourselves full long. Fellow citizens We have been tie
wiling duprs OF our iona Nliitr We nave
ing AT bright phantom which has continually receded
from our grasp. and four full years have He'd and Dor
State has returned "a it, allegiance. 1he next question
it, whether the North will remain firm and un"earied
unin peace is conquered and the entire mon ~ re-
stored 10 this the As-vER D. ONE UNITED AFFIRMATIVE
The military conquest and hnal ppeica1qa 81 tle
South Is but question Of time; this can be demon
.tratcd The North auprepJred for war the
South had been preparing for years To-day the popn'
aion of the North quite as great rs when the war
began. That " tie south Is greatly reduced. Inc
whites and the blacks II the South have both rapidly al
finished The material wealth Of the North was never
greater than 10 daythat Of the South is not onetenh
OF what II was at the commeneement Of thc war Inc
Mort Is open the trade and 10 the emigration OF me
woI.d-tbc south IL scaled up But scns bodlng MIND
o ss-s Sssr % rcur onr fertile
fields your abundant food Your busy machinery yonf
crowded railroads. lnIur.ous homes and costly
cloihcs they surely real There Is no ihncy sbOui
theu-vou have them and in the whole vast North
there are more wellfed. weclad well sheltered men
than when the war began ana lever Ia the extremes
Of want These facts cannot be- showed aside. But we
are told that this cannot last that early ruin viii surely
follow continued war. There Is no ground for this
gloomy ycwnone whatever II IS question OF arith'
meic not Of rhetoric There is Immigration 10 the
south Southern soldiers have died ON he battle field
Thousands have persisted by disease and the prlyatons
OF the camp-many have deseried-tle slaves In great
numbers have fed To our lines. and their whole popua
ton is rapidly diminishing. Gen. Lee woclnims that
he cannot continue the without the aid of colorcd
troops Half sleeping in the dull brain Of the negro
has lain some sense Of his rights. and shadowy
tradition that his dcyerance was 10 come frum the
North. SheTmans cannon woke up the negro, and We
ind him in of Georgia Ignorant of bis 'ronds
ar Of his wrongs Gen. Ices negro troops VIII not
dlsmay The North We may continue the war
through interminablo years without diminishing our
population our present wealth The war
NAV prevent increase of numbers or accuma-
aing wealth but Will not diminish oar present wealth
IN the least. There is great misapprehension upon
this subject. There will be no need VI annually er
pending more than we annually make We shall not
use more corn or sour food Of any kind than
produce. We shall not need more OF powder. or Of ord
nance or OF ships or OF anything else, than We can
make or purchase with what We have 10 exchange The
war may go for twenty year, aud 1t viii no more I'M
poyersh the North tosuppO- tue necessary armies than
IL will impoyersh the city Of New York To support the
necessary police our great mistake has been in sup
posing that by vast. undisciplined numbers aud by
lavish expenditures could end the rebellion IN few
months. The farmer whose farm, cultivated by his
sons Yields al that the family eIpend. is IN danger
from the sheriff The nation, whose sons produce from
its SOIL its mines and iis wells all that the nation
spends, is secure from bankruptcy We forget the new
the vast u" c'or,lnsreasihg sources VI "chlh
which each year develops During the war OF
l-l2 not railroad existed and the use of steam
was hardly known, the reaper had not benn invented
and machinery Yves but little used The fertile soil
could grow tie wheat, but tho labor of cure and of
harvest. and Of transportation made ii OF little value
Now, a single man. IN single year. by The aid Of
machinery. produce more actual wealth than forty
could have done In twice TIE time during the last
war. In this the advantage Of the North over the
South Ia immense. In this lies capacity for continued
war. not sufficiently considered New discoveries in
machinery, by which the productive power is rapidly
multiplied new discoveries Of gold Of silver Of copper
lead of coal OF iron and Of petroleum add enormous
amounts TO the actual wealth Of the nation of each
coming year The debt grows fast but the capacity to
meet grows faster ana the North with its amazing
activity and increasing power can carry this war
till not hamlet smokes in the whole Of
Rebcldom, and spend not a dollar above
the annual Accommodations OF her people
IL is time that gave up the deuson that the South are
for the Union orlat to havc'a ling allegiance
accorded commercial dates 1t is time that We look
upon this war business. permanent for some
yeaIs-a which IL not 10 end by speedy return Of
recent Rebels with hearts newly bcaving with e1nant
lnYniY. Nothing Ike II is coming. The military