The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-03
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Meeting Of the Constitutional Union
General Committee - Report OF the
Special Committee Delegated 10 Wait
on the President with the resolutions
OF the Cooper Institute Meeting.

Special Committee Delegated 10 WAIT
ON the President with the Rcsoi utions
OF the Cooper Institute Meeting.
A regular meeting OF the above committee held
last evening the Masonic Hail. Fast Thirteenth
Mr. d. d. Northrup presided The great business Of tbe
evening was the report OF the committee from Wash
ngton.
Mr. DAWES Chairman Of the Committee, then entered
tho room and having been called report spoke
follows:-Mr Chairman and Genilomenl have To thank
this General Committee for the kind greeting they have
given me my entrance here. II only proves that
have been forgotten by some OF my old fricnda
The delegation that appointed for the purpose
OF calling on the President left tho 2lst in
the evening and reached Washington tho 2sd
in the morning. They tried TO the President
on that day, bu, found that IL impossible
therefore the matter deferred I'll tho next day
The committee then stroed around the city, aud for
one then but too well remembered having been 10
Washington thirty years ago and since then over twelve
Gitcon times Thirty years ago when was In Wasb
ngon all life and the beauty OF the South, ana
may also say The wealth was pouring into that city
Alas, what a difference when saw II this last time
Washington was black. uaughtor). IL ws black, SIR
Eycrywbcr- went 1t back. The boot blacks were
black Even the gallery in the House OF Representa-
lives aud the Senate black black that although
am not proud, did not Ike 10 sit down and have my
mug right against such black mugs. was, however,
politely admitted 20 the ladies' gallery, and from there
went about the cY and visited the pablo buildings,
aud lastly 10 the smithsonian Institute There,
\ sIr, Il struck again that something Wa bhck.
\ 4 little further | noticed object standing up
| right and holding 4 stick; looked NJ Il aud
found couple looking ut IL just a. the same umc-a
young from Ireland AMI biz wife says she, ''Whal
: that That" says he ~ j. whore tho hr-i Niger
sprung from then looked about ana found In The
crowd ourang -ouianc n4iugher) We LETT there sur
| and went 10 public meeting, where our good iu'nd
| Mr. Brools vys 10 speak we afierwaris went 10 tho
President house. aud there sr had the greatest treat
| have ever had IN Washngton vas 20 hear the Prosi
dent deliver that speech GU the I'D Il February 70 me
.sffh a nI.lr ag IlfUNE
freely through veins, Tor had found the prnci
pies Of the old constitution phcers IL was treat,
Sir 90 hear NJ least In Washington who came
forward tho magma charts of me people Of the
United STATES "a the following day We Ind an Interview
with the President The report made w tn kpTcsi
suppose you have all rad II contained the subnnca Of
what transpircd Ten minuea'bcfore saw the Pr'dcnt
was NOT aware that 10 be the spokesman OF this
delegation thought betisr SELECTION could have been
made but a. was urged 10 a. did do what thought
va my duty f you notice the answer maize by ,he
| "He thanked the Constitutional Inon party OF New
York tor the manifestation Of their approval Of his past
sc he required the support OF every patriotic citizen
in these trying nn@s.r sow these the words that
particularly remarked For he required The mp.
port OF every patriotic citizen In thess tying time
therefore beg say that hope the constitution
Union party % Now YORK vii prov itself what u ha
always bern-ntmclv, patriotic and that VIII support
President ~ the United states In ha poaiiion FOR
ono Ind abandoned the dca OF neddling With polite.
again not built for itnot calrul1tsd for a, bat !
am ready % shoulder musket again. and forward
and hight for the constitution and liberties " The coun
| ny AFTER a few further obscrs atoms the speaker
brought his remarks 20 a close.
member remarked that u was dsgraccfu that Intell
gent ard respectable Obliged Ia Hss'caio In
Congress with p black At n the chairman Of The com
ws~Ersr.rox Hrvr then addressed the committee lie
said u Afforded him great pleasure % meet - many
Representatives Of the loyal mon men ol a." city 81
Now YORK The occasion eNc''od emotions similar 10
those which warmed the breast ~ SCARED aud time
worn soldier ~hrn ritter interval - wears 10 vain
with bs old oomrades la arm, rhcn he saw lr1nd
him once more thoso with whom Do ss'ociai"d darnr
long aud srdnou campaigns aud on many well .on2ht
aeld lChcen.l Thr organization Va. formed r. is
name implied, tor high and natriotF purposes
IT, mission wa loiy one lof N'a n".inf
NOR. than and uphold Iu ~ ~ lnfrg
uty ana grandeur The constitution, the Union ind ht
We 81 our country ". theo ri'ttHn @b,. ..'.. .
strife ard controversy which ~ nr rnferi'f Nc si'fy
Of the mon, and aiior btd alpson y nc va 80
! a. cf.cts he argued that nov. bel ven lf ufu va
/ Union and constitution should be- slsis MOI, nasnuch
NJ was equally Inperled rhn past struggle si- o.'r
and pe1re fiief upon ihs country ano one would
naturally suppose The retarn o peace would b. rccni ID
With i1y Hut ainsi there we're violent leader
! at rndIr.lsfn Who maintained and nftt'd tDnt
| thrrr .hnuia b. no peace in this land n
f1f No people io consider non n tify wcnh fih
have pescs N tbe ~ reservation NJ The combustion. Hr
thanked God there "a the helm determined 20
! stand bs that Constitution ~hth he bad FWofn ~ up
tr ana he .l.n rrior-d that en- people would sppu9r
him Tho RADICAL Insisted that ne county vas .tn al
and that the ople ~ The -0lth should ~ Fu k't
under military re. .tl % ,ns ', , =, ~ , =, 49,
considered AZ charter ~ government ana every mn
fcit .afe under a. .hed Bot nc udios iumnariss
| and. f 81 Their amg ndmerp were a1Dlielr
they would have the eject ~ f"inovins ne
I
| Whiah would then boz 'ofne rlaF ~ ruilH We con
dan1ned The policy ~ ruling the south siii military aw
! aud pursuing towards thai seriuh - TIE. country g
! poev uhirh worthy only q Rrtss towards Poland
~ of Fneinnd towards Ireland Surh policy VA ant
| American. md the people = Afnefct either ~ TIE
| North on south. void hot submit O. o. ifhnffsl u
| wa revolutionary w us prurfi tra ~ danr"fnnf 70
! TIE federal government armed rrriltaurr To
| people 81 the South lad arrniy r4fefod snonFH p.
| and not To much - * that thr Ffrfiifni Z
cnnclia'ofy policy should ba alVptef ue hai t1afl
stated ty worthy member in tquEr.w iaai tsl litH
| 81 The gru-n up ~ the South rrfIshHi nf lss
struggle . 4rge poison ~ thor tuuniry Nnr tf Gesl
hate h0a..s SER burned and crt fHsifTr ~ rfnf~f y
~ every hind Bhsted. AMI Tho pfpric uhn hnfff~l
a. . general rule atisry rrlnsd. sAe rtefg nau He-
man and child fn0srnlng afrr ~ ina. ~ tn4f,
| They submitted b. the r0tefnr1rri ~ itf ntri
state the lave and c0nsiinflol. anf tffati ifts
northern people ssnin men ~ tbr af iH tph ffih
ron Of To- land h. afk Fts'.d - ~ 80 -
| qulfe more r. M Wsabngtrn huht Co one "a
| satisfied and WOn1 not huuilsis ihem snY gtsff
Hs then prsssasdcd drrae sFfl Dol a. alir sl
eloquent addross vhsh he oonfI1fef a'a1 fpiafp'f
apTialars -. ,
| ne committee having ferfrf1f rli' p. Wahi. -
81 Governor Warrington Huni 80 -. " Ne 10
james Irooks for hs r1urtey tlfafa 20 ffespl fph
mttee shortly afsrvhriH ~ flrrff ~ iaf'i-,H' ~
being made for holding rssss mssinf