, 1865-04-21
THE FUTURE.

TIE FUTURE.
MEETING in. Few Xork-speeche. of
Hon, J'nnfs1 y. Dfck1 4eon. Gen Gar
deId, and s*nator Fesstadea.
At the great meeting at the Custem House,
New York, on Saturday last. among the
speakers we're Hon. Daniel 8. Dickinson,
Gen Garfield and Senator Fesscnden. We |
quote the Hcrdld's report Of their remarks:
SPEECH OF HON. DANIEL. $. DICKINSON
He said: This wicked rebellion, finding It |
could not accomplish the death Of this ma
tiou. has wreaked Its vengeance npon our
Chief Magistrate. In Ill the history Of men
LIN MI the history Of nations, ancient and
Modern, in the French Revolution Or elss-
where-you eau find nothing equal to this
atrocity and abominatiou. The only crlti-
cism that has ever been passed upon that
great rood man IL that he has been too
ienicnt, too forgiving In spirit. too moderate
against rebellion. The assassin, not at mid
night, but In the midst Of popular assem-
blage, has drawn his weapon against the life
Of the President; and more cowardly, more
atrccious, more damnable is the assassina-
tion of the Secretary OF State, who was
lying almost upon hIs dting bed. II requtfed
the spirit OF this Tebe1l;on-it required
slavery in its last expiring breath to do
said I saw long since, that this thing Is to be
hunted ont like feroclous beast. If there IS
any one thing in my humility that I thank
God for moe than another, It is that I have
never Tinked about hewing It down. lap
men. [cheeEs.] Let amnesty embrace all
whose hearts are alive to-day with lore of
the Union; but let US march together
with a determination to dig out, root and
branch, this accursed rebellion, and bum
: l. , -
tell you will never slumber nor sleep Until
everything belonging to this rebellion Is for
ever crushed. [Applause.l 1epent the best
years Of my life in endeaYoripg to reconcile
The differences between the North and the
South, but ! SAN In this rebellion a deter
mlnation that would not be conciliat-
ed-and say now that these rebels and
murderers must be hunted from the
abodes Of men: [Applausel The great SEN
timent inculcat2d by the rebellion has been
to destroy this nation. and now 1t has culmt-
mated in the assassination Of the President of
the United States and the Secretary Of state.
] The vel, has been Torn off the face OF this in
| all its hideous dcformtty. had hoped that
| it, dying days would be calm and tranquil.
call upon every man with loyal heart,
whether Nerth, South, East Or West, be be
old or yonng. be he OF one political organi-
zatlon or another, whatever his previous
opinions may have t" en-, to stand firm and
unWaYcriug In their attachment to the
Union. The time has come when the people
will take this matter into their hands in alt
| their power and majesty, until the last Of
this rebellion shall be thing passed for
ever. lApp1ause.]
SPEECH OF Gen. GARFIELD, or ONO.
Gen. Garfield sald: The night bsfora my de-
| parture from Washington, It was my privilege
| to wltness tho illuminations of winch you
have heard, which expressed the joy of this
| great nation as It never WAS expressed be-
fore, In view Of the great victories that had
Bile contrast In the news which reached me
| upon arriving in this city. 1t seems as
| though the rebellion, By this last act of
trightful madness, at the moment when the
people were rejoicing at haTing reached the
haven Of peace at last. bad determined that
join the army Of the dead Who have laid
down their lives on the battle field. (Ap-
plause. But, felloW-citizens, they have
slain the noblest and most generous spirit
that ever put down rebellion On this earth.
| [Applause.1 It may be almost impious to
! death almost parallels that Of the Son of
Gcd, who cried out, Father, forgive them,
for they Enow not what they do.'' But III
taking away that life they have left the iron
hand Of the people to fall upon them. [Gre1t
I applause.l Peace, forgiveuess md mercy arc
I Tue attflouteA VI tuis government, Dut JUS
ticc and jud gment, with inexorab1e tread,
fellow behind, and when they have slain love,
| when they hare dcspised mercy, when they
| have rejected those that would be their best
| friends, then comes Justice With hood Winked
| eyes and the sword. [Applause.] From
| every gaping wound Of our dead chief-from
every wound Of your dying Secretary of State
and bis sen, let the voice 80 up to the people
to sec to It that our house is swept aud gar
nished. will say one thing more: For mere
revenge would do nothing. This uatIon IL
tco grea' to look for mere revenge; but ior
the security OF the future would do every
thing. (AEpl;auyss:] Our honored dead, #
say to you, "Wc have committed to you the
high aud holy charge, that we shall
not have lived In vain" I do nos
believe It is In the character Of the
American people to become assassins, like
and erles Of "Nerer."l do not believe tllat
General Lee and his otdcers could have sane
toned this act; but II they do-oh! If they
do-let them feel the red lightnings Of the
peoples vengeance. LApplsase;] l will not
on-go on."] MY heart Is too fnll. had au
interview only yesterday with one member
Of the Cabinet and almost the last words be
| said to me we're: 81 love our President
more and more every day ! see him there Is
no point of rebellion that he does not under
| slnuu, AuN Hulcu Lie Q1E8 not sfetQ 10 nave
considered with all the ea1ncstncss OF his
spirit; believe he has thought more deeply
| than any other American citizen upon The
subject Of this war; But he is gone from
| among us but though dead, be Is your
President and mine to-day. [Applause.
| SPEECH or ION. I'm. r. FEssRSDES. OF MANE.
| He sa'd 1t WAS his fortune to be member
Of the thirty, seventh Congress, and he had
the honor Of bsiug acquainted with the Prcsi-
dent OF the United States. whose loss We now
IL curn. lie knew him hut to lore and sd-
| 1n:e Ainl. One day that we stood together
| III the steps Of the Office Of Secretary Of
| State, se,iEc lin look weary, j said to him.
"Mr. President, the people Of the United
St,tcs arc praying that God wonld squire your
| life to SEC the end Of this rebellion" Said
he, Mr.. Fesscnden, 1t may be that shall
! not live to see 1t, and sometimes think
shall not but If were taken away there nve
those who would perform my duties better"
1t was but yesterday We were rejoicing be-
cause he was permitted to see tbs end Of the
rebellion. It WAS saying. Of the ancients
that you cannot say that mans life has
been glorious uutil ron see how he died. We
have seen to-d1y how Abraham Lincoln died.
Let Us pray to God that he spare our lives,
and let us swear on the altar Of our country
! Eat the War be prosecuted to the end, until
every traitor Is pupiBhyd.