The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-14

other deadly enemy-ignorapce--ard she victorious
there And now she IS about 70 enter upon ile nsIeh
with the Union, and in that she ~ Victorious secono
time She was infested by who would have raised
an empire based upon slavery, and THESE ncn lave u
ground TO powder and the South ~ s ,s s
South sought rens Of 10 ths naton, not
10 promote the spirit OF brotherhooa pus ho ouIsou
form Of sectienalism thai would sepe ohc por.on u
the community from the other and IA the defeat OF that
ambition the South gained another victory And the
South victorious, but not over sne Nonn-hot over
Northern principles over jurisprudence or political
economy No but over oppression He was In
favor OF great forbearance and brotheriy charity
OF The North-faith in Southern men. And when tho
leaders of the Southern people say they accept
The result OF the war ne nad al.h N .hsm ana would
hecansc the full fruiton Of the work did not appear at
once In regard therefore, TO the South, all ne would
No. ar them would be to confess that they whipped
ana consent TO remain whipped He would not ask tho
south TO read their creed backward, or ask men who
Mead that they perled everything for these principles
ho would ask them TO give up these things because
the fortunes OF war went against them II would be
abhoen TO his feelings 70 ask those 70 give up all
these things at But he would ask the South this
That having submitted 70 the arbtrament Of the sword
they will accept the result; that they must give some
evidence that these men who have been freed by the
war shall remain free. This shall be a condition ante
cedent and indispensable peace with tho South-peace
on the condition that the the set free, and
whom President johnson said 10 him, were the wards
OF tho nation and which Secretary stanton more mean
ingy said, eyes wards in chancery" Wo have right
say that these Southern people shall not as
you back, be given up TO waste and ruin He was
the South that they shall extend the suffrage to the
black soldier the North must first extend that right 10
loyal black soldiers ITSELF We however, must have
strong guarantees from the South for the good treatment
Of the freedmen tCheers.)
Letters then read from Secretary Seward Lieu
tenant General Grant and Major General Sherman, ex
pressing their inability TO attend the meeting and their
entire sympathy with its object
GENERAL MEADE's REMARKS.
General MEADE then came forward, and received
with great applause and three cheers for the hero Of
Gettysburg. When order was restored the General
spoke foows:-Iades and gentlemen-lt is hardly
possible for in suitable terms to express 70 how
grateful feel at the kind and cordial welcome You have
extended TO to night. It would be vanity in me TO
deny that expected my name and services would be
remembered by the good citizens Of New York. But
was unprepared for this enthusiastic manifestation of
that f shall be ever grateful for H. tcheersJ II may
perhaps be proper for me 10 say few words TO to-
night to explain how IL is that am here before you.
/ have no prctensiOns whatever 10 be public
speaker And il seems TO me andacty almost
equal TO that which was required TO hight tho
great battle or Gettysburg for to stand
before such an audience, VINO has no pretension
TO be public speaker after the sublime flow Of coqnence
OF the gentlemen who have gone before me II seemed
to when told by the worthy gentlemen associ
ated in the good work, and who wrote TO me in Phadel
phia where reside, that II came here tonight TO New
York and showed myself before the citizens that they
thought might good to the object they had
hand. And al once responded that however humble
my csrts nigh. be my heart was SO warmly enlisted in
the work would sadiy cooperate with them, and in
brief manner express my hearty endorsement Of their
plan and say anything Y my power that would aid TO
commanding one OF the ltaves armies ~ Tho tinted
during the great war JIM terminated 70 see good
deal of the desolation and Rim which marked tho
progress OF the invading army Very recently in
the discharge Of my dntless I was forced
10 travel through South Carolina Meth Carolina and
Virginia and tell you as an eyewe that no one
the distress that exists all c,rough these
States nothing the people Of the North can do will
be too much relieve that distress 1t was .ot nece
sary him 10 date on this, and u was only NECESSARY
for him to refer to the mpossblity for officers to ctro
their soldiers bring the fact before their that
people OF the South must have fearfuly suffered from
the the and the occupation OF their conn
try by armed hostile troops And ii you reflect that this
people been four years shut out from the world
the whole OF the male population engaged IN war, the
women forced 10 work, no means OF making money;
that their currency destroyed and that nj the col
lapse of the rebellion they worth nohing-con-
slider these things and you will see al once that great
distress prevail there Being satisfied Of this
the question Isl Shall the people North relieve this dis
tressg (Applausc) He was glad to hear such re-
sponse He delighted to have heard the doctrines
peace and good will 10 their brethren South that had
been enumerated on this platform tonight he could
only speak soldier, and Of the feelings Of soldiers
To their Toes The moment battle was over, what
did the Northern soldiers do They did not ask those
that fell into their hands why they had taken up arms
the government that for doing they deserved
death No: the moment the battle they
carried the wounded OF the enemy TO the hospitals and
treated them brothers That was the moral taught on
now None greater abhorrcnco the acts and ren
Of the South than he did but now that they are
conquered and disposed 10 BIO trends he was for OK
tending TO them all the relief they needed tAppause)
Having satisfied that distress existed Il was their
duty Christian citizens 10 relieve them TO the best OF
their ability The best means presented to the people Of
the North for doing this was through the American
Union Commission, under whose auspices the meeting
had been called With these remarks, and thanking
them for their kind indulgence, he would conclude.
tApplause.l
mission, and at the clone of his remarks the meeting
adjourned.