New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-03
THE PENDING CANVASS.
PENNsYLvANIAs MESSAGE TO NETWORK

an Of BROOKLYN hcd last evening at the Brooklyn Academy
~ u.io The Academy filed long before the hour of
enpg the meeting with vast and enthusiastic audience
E,cyv et and every inch Of standing from floor 20 cell
Ing was eagerly possession Of and the street without was
hongod the thousands who unable to gain entrance
he interior the Academy neatly but not SLOWLY deco
Snied Tags band stationed in the orchestra dseonsed
patriotic airs nat the meeting Was e9ed 70 qra Central
club Of Brooklyn presided Mr. GKswoD called the meeting
FELLOW rrI22Evs OF BnooK1Yx We have called yOu TO
Eeher the last time previous 10 our election Mex IuesI
~ "gU 7 y5en Grant and sherman conquered the
Southern army and they laid down heir arms 70 them TetP
ham Lincoln lived eheersj it would but in the course Of
ind the Presidential char who has proved
rcereat 10 the tnst placed In him by the party whom he
M y me- b order him 10 yacat bis seat and compel
him to do IL the loyal masses Of this people will support them
ICbers But hope this will not be necessary. Appause
equal tights and exact justice TO all men Loud ehecr
discuss these questions that on have been invited here tonight
lheers He has not been well to-day but he viii be with
The committee appointed to draft resolutions VIII now present
Thomas @ sherman offered the following resolutions:
,ht the Uaitsd States as the war
Rebellion should and vii as heartily sustain esH Representatives,
Re.ciSsd, thougLts vengeance toward the
atty for e P we are al Che more re;ooey bent upon having
consists ia putting ocr faithful friends under me feet
Re.orsd That Andrew johnson by betrayal Of the par
Pledged himself by HE usuPatiOn Of legislative BY insults
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tbe Sroeo1s massacre At cans has shown himself to be ut
iy unworthy Of bis position and deserving Of the sverest eOnde
Rc'oS.d That we Cordially ndore the constitutional Amendment
proposed BY Congress aud We believe that good auth requires me
living that s@end@ss aay present Itself heoe The 1i9s Sa
Rssd That i.ths duty Of existing Congress comr the
work Of reconstruction and guarantee every state rspusnssn
foT@d Government; and therefore ste duty IN case ,s terms
n1s the rebOu States upon the basis equal suffrage for aioyh
The Hon ANDREW G. CURTIN Governor Of Pennsylvania
then introduced the immense audience ns ana greeg
GOV. cURTrSs SPEECH.
Mind reception The states OF and yvania
living they do together and united by all the Interests Of
commerce by all the ties Of social relations and
language and of common country generally act 10
gether aud have been found side BY side in support OF The Gov
ement peace In They have contributed largely toits
prosperity It's power and its glory and have generally symphZed
N Their MEMS q SP S d sa. east aT a s T No
yembr harmony with the results OF the elections IN Pesy
voted in New York since the the
did in Pennsylyana without any exception Aon did so IN
Pennsylvania You lost this State when we prevailed in Penn
syyania in 1868 you carried NewNOk by double majority
low citizens Of the lily Of Brooklyn We come 70 yon tonight
with the result in Pennsylvania Of week before last and ask
You again TO initiate the example oil Your peeeiu heishu9
Applause and cries OF We will Having been out ID the
western part oyour state and being somewhat familiar with
Inc Ioltes OF thet PART OF re UlS may ,, s,
ssg9E tins 'S' T" seIifv to e GycImen &pRe
They have heard rumoTs, IT is true, in Phadeypma and
Of vast naorcs from this city and the city the river
They heard Of - 600 and 10000 and 81 600 majority do
not believe it, And vet this State is perfectly safe
Applause believe thai Gov. FcnOn viii prevail and be
elected over any Of the figures have named 70 you as me cal
CuaOns Of the Opposition that there would seem 10 be no
special necessity for large meetings Of the people to carry the
rectiOns discuss Of the principles
81 The logic OF the VAIL II We're Ho proper l' we snou
together occasionally study its true lessons and
friends i need not saw the presence OF this Intelligent
assembly that the mnn has not studied the history Of his COM
well Who fails perceive and feel that the war through
approaching for 3 wears Of our history was causcd by
Its gradual well defined nhO
sOphica conclusions well ascertaine and is logical
well put forth in the recent admirable work Of Mr. Gree
lev which have all read that will not discuss them
Enough say that the did come Suddenly in lstl this
peaceful people found themselves suddenly engaged in war aud
That lasted for four in magnitude ad isre
field blood every door sill There
taken from family circle The whole land was taxed to
STe bUdreG SoVsond heroic men went down 10 death
Tor Government The army OF the Rebellion
conquered, the ports were retaken and the power
Of the Government again carried over the whole territory
In Rebellion Yet my friends stand today precisely
where did when they surrendered except that the Rebellion
is without army That all, my hiends Nineteen months
have elapsed since the rebelous army OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
in all the pride in all the hatred magnity Rebel
lion they stand to-day precisely where they did when oil military
Now my friends there is talk OF reconstruction Now, il Is
said there be remedy for this great evil We hear
much OF reconstruction My friends it is not much qucs
ton Of reconstruction the question Of who shah do IT, Shall
we take these states back si as they are regarding their sub
mission the military power Of the Government restoring
them TO all their civil and political rights Shall take them
he Government s6al the President make terms accept
rebelOus them their powers in tie
n.ser 70 the rsbsons hc justice which in Their uds
ment they deseyei lAPplauseJ Ny friends when these
North When they struck at the Government when they
plunged these people four years Of b99dy costly they
deed nv friends when they failed TO succeed BY the sword
when they submitted to that they should dictate to US
spol what they sha back enjoy participation in
Government My impression is that nasmueh they have
offended and nrSsk at their Government and failed when
Drre v must dep d on the yietors for the justice which
shan Be administered to them applause ,c,iv @Od
,SS.s r. no. v pcop. lie dow and submit e the
power they failed to conquer but which conquered them
annsS c1stoa and, Ire nercT Of Christian people
would the Southern Rebel submit TO the terms the North
would fal 10 consult them lAPpsuse And Il they fail TO
accept the terms proposed IN the dehoIste OF he
oya people they asssed would compel them TO accept the
iGreat cleeringl Now my friends viii H9t discuss W
proposition to admit these people at once That !. not pre-
or Of the world justify any such assumption on the PJ u
te Rebels The question nov i M presented to the
sumo power to indicate the position and restore the Rebel
States or shall the Peop DO It through the n
have called Congress Indeed at the time heard Il inmated
from the immediate circle OF his confidence hardly think
ahat great with all has popularity would have dared
settled the logic and lessons Of the without the
Andrew johnson had called Congress when he passed into
power believe friends we would be restored TO peace t.
dsy-sabily GOvernment-ad that country would
nov be entering upon the career o. power ana PosP!
promised By al the indications from the Executive cham
Der He failed call Congress and Congress meeting the
day fixed by the Constitution and eer eight months Of calm
and serious deberaton presented 70 the Amereon people
store permanent and settled peace and stability the Govern
and the country understand the opposition TO be fully
night there represented political party take for granted
an ~ ne e0uss 59 P'q Tsr gD
belonged to that party SINCE its organization, have
great attachment the and the principles Of that political
Organization Having taken active part in its Organization
stood its fortunes and enjoyed some OF the honos II
confers stand BY that organization Applause 1t is
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