The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-24
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
Great Meeting in New York.
The Vets Sustained.

An immense Union meeting wss held
at the Cooper institute, New York, on
the evening Of the 22d inst Hon.
Francis B Cutting presided, assisted by
a large number Of the most prominent
citizens as Vice Presidents. Dudley
Field, Esq, Mr.. Ward, Postmaster Gen.
eral Dennison, Hon Henry J. Ray
mond, Hon. D. S. Dickinson, George
Opdyke, ESQ, and others, addressed
the meeting An address to the PEG
pie Of New York, and resolutions were
adopted.
The address is to the effect that the first
question before the people is the great one
| OF pacifcation. What the country needs is
/ repose. The conflict Of arms hes ceased.
/ Tue conaic oil passions which led q arms
should cease slso. Our heroic soldiers
cherish no enmity toward those they have
overcome. The only element Of disturb
ance IS the I~olitie-l condition OF the free
men. There is no subs antial disagree
ment among men respecting their civil
rights. We all sgIee that they must have
the civil rights VI any other class Of ciu-
-ens-rigbts Of person aad property, TO sue,
to testify in short, equality before the law.
Bat whether they also have the rightof suf-
frage Is dividing the question. There, how
ever, can bsro question whatever that IN
der the Constitution the power Of deter
min ng who shall or shalt not enjoy the
privilege OF the elective franchise belongs
exclusively to respective States. New fosk
has no more right 70 say h shall or SHAH
not vote IN Virginia, b Virginia shall
say who shall or shall not vote ia Ne"
York. The elective franchise as not a ma
tural right, bat q political trust. II II Is
even true that every person who is Subject
10 laws, is entitled TO a part in making
them, then every ~sojourner among US, eyery
foreigner, the moment be lands. is entitled
10 vote. Because the blacks had fought fol
the country that does not necessarily give
them the right 10 govern ityOr participated
Government. Ii it were otherwise, every
by from sixteen 10 tWenty-One who tough
IN the Union army should have 8 vote Wlth'
cat waiting for years of dIscrst on 10 par
ucirate in the Government 70 which he d
!, subjected. The blacks fought for a country
and thew have it. They fought for freedom
and thew have il. We should welcome Gu
/, emaucipated brother - al the RI hts 0
? manhood, but when we are asked 30 give al
men of his race, al the moment OF thel
D emancipation. the right to participate il
7 the Government, We must answer in tn
words Of Que other number, more iuteili
? gent than many others, white Or black
4 "lhe abls-bodIe only bear aTms-the able
minded only sh5u d vote"
4. This address commoads the President
! veto, and expresses the conviction that IN
exclusion as representative from Ia
States now unrepresentedi in Congress OF Toys
men who were fairly elected and en- tax
. tho oath is manifest u~surpaIon. Il con
clude5 by expressing confidence in the ia
= t2grity and fidelity 20 the principles 0
Andrew johnson, OF the general doctrine O
his second message, an readiness 10 sup
port him ia ali the constitutional measure
Tor the public welfare. The resolutions ar
z 10 the same effect and in addition 10 the az
, proved action of Senator Morgan aud Rep
, resen atiyes Raymond and Darling ia sui
I tanning the Presidents veto.