, 1866-02-23
COOPER INSTITUTE MEETING.
Speech of Secretary Sewnrd-No SerIou.
Political Trouble Appret,endeti-0
Difference OF Opinion between ri.
lot*-Kesolutlonx Indorsins the Prcsl-
dents Policy,

Political Trouble Appretaende1i-G Only
Difference OF Opinion between ri.
1otH-lse>oIutlonxI I1dotsins the Pxcsl.
dents Policy.
| NEw YoRK, Feb. 22.-1hc Cooper Institute vas
thronsed tonight by the people Of New York. Iii
1so filed with thousands Of supporter, Of III
| President Hon. r. D. Cutting pfesIded, asslstej
" lafEs number Of tho most prominent citizens
isiess1fes1denfs. The meeting vas very euthusl,
Dasid Dudley Field presented an address to The
| neopie OF New iork, and Resolutions. The ald:c.s
I ses 's eiS:i Sss e. e.
esssfa s, The conflict Of passion: WHICH id to AIMS
| 'eh no ensnitiee against those tscT have
overcome. The only element Of disturbance is the
poltieal condition Of the freedmen There Is no
,ne their civil rights. We al nsree that they mnst
have The civil rchs Of anJ other cass Of Citizens
ta the lights q freedom snd property, to ene and to
they stall also have ,hs suffrage ta ihe dissdins i
that eadss &c g. pessa pessea q
sta'e.. New York has no more right to ~ VIC
u s1' ., wba ths .s nS1 vote = ha yn "a
ses hssfa'ss passsi 1u... n'* 1f'a' L /.
lie isS, fftea sasa q wae in !: .si1 s9s
.se1a. thn every scJoErpe@ ae,eaarss H. every 10:
e.pse ~, re h'.s ae 9ads !. eDated 70 yo.s s
y ~ no. r. f1se them ne Ghe 10 cotesn
w;ne h., =. Nv III W., y ;1 "e.e Gnfs
The Union ranfs ehSnM b.ye yoe withoai VII, in
n lcf :eass to partis!patc in the Government to
iry. an1, thrT haVe,t The1 .xona IN, 70. conn
dom, and thev have it. We shon'1 Wecor,4 Is'I-
eaa2neipaed brother TO the rights Of manhood, but
The xerr rnnment aY ths;. ..s. 49, " ~ sact, A.
10 participate IN lie Government We must an4Ter
rrnt linn mnny othcrz. UhI,e ~ hI.cE T.. IT,
abjc BODIED oniy besT ami. I'M " ,hie aeGt ,Ie ne
should vote" 'A1~ "'<~ A1-311Ne ol'1
e.presses lie convieoo ihat ihe rIe,nson 2.a 20
q oysl Sho wv ~ese s2rS' faifiy
ton It oonc!ndes by expres!ioE eo"sae5sr IL r.
integrity and Haelity to 1Ge prIncdniea Il, rrSrns
70 HhisA he vss elected, 81 Andrew johnson.
Of his two 1ne.eagcs, and rcadnees 10 4npnort him
The resolutions he 10 tha satae eascs md II I'd.
u eaa o. apS a11 aG and
ing the Pcsidept's Tcto. -A- 1@'@ S@'A'
Nj. Seward said, after a lew words OF ,utrodnc.
tor your meeting SPECIES The susdcct Int nrs, iat
one ray nm not bc1e ~ an Aboi,}ontst l am mi
hcrc 10 tbat tie natfon Is IN pel Or in danger M
rcas majority of Congress, or in peti If yoa r,crt
them It ii not N Hcril any Wa5. nor DO tbiot
y; s1s ofi1sstg se% human u f. r.
Of naional or ntre .pe af
r,at moral Ire in dang.S Of being long arrested
whether Jon adep. one ret Of political opinions or
been rescued from iii II peEil.. The noble thiT,
United states has parsed ffoa and hIrInrss
as aasn' md i dha
kcn epar o. leak. etaIboafd or isrnoani fre "
att. There are souae saai rcefa vni TO nas, -. ~
shs my sateiv enter di,1e, ,hrnnph T thems r..
t.Ee around hem i5si L III ,hs asr IT,
he pfiota Ishold not pssctice nv hab,tnal ehsGiv
II dtd not admit tf,nt ihe.n bofh s,neere az
honest, but the ve.tel wu 60 In safety one way or
he o!bez. The wotst .hat need happen viii bc that
fight pastayt and avoiding he Wronp one IT, ye..
eel may roll little and Come honest. can.hIe and
conssts.cnmsy eet Mashed a3ssbas
should be ro1y for t6ia, bul II It cannnt IA heinad
i can Be bosnt II an one Of she anfosfu%aa;es. IT %
honest. as good. as cspabIe noiitIcian.
sta,ee1nen. congressman, and President. viii /
make their appearance thereafter faster than ueeE
ny hat bare heretofore rtalked theiI houT i3non
the deck In The alterations Of cam aud temise.f ]
that swsys attend political navigation. Scseftbc.
The uucs;1uu todav ts wurthy al dcIfhe1ate cromias
ofjon sud Reconsideration. Thc suhIrct hcsnrr H. i.n
difference Of opinion TINT rcrea5s stseH
snd Congress. The President. az re
III see IL 1nsn nY deefdnd cnnrirt4nns1 rhs ,aof
ayc leaders M &c 7ins moi to cojne,de x1h H. +
cpr,ou ThcY have apuca}cd II, M t,ntsfdrTt ~ ~
aic to pronornec hctw,rsn them. 1~A0 ~ ne
The speaker then went on to prove that there was
actually no difference ii Importance between Tie
Preeidept and Cnncreae, however much # mteht
tecm Otherwise. We have got the Union restored, |
a. originally planned that It .hould be, without
slavery. secession q compsomtsc; not With need
men and resngeee, abandoned to snaeun. and per
Fecut1pp, bnt with freedmen employed tr pEoduc.
tive, EelE*ustalnfng iudnsiy, with r.
Engees under the protection Of law
md order. The President sees that It has CONE
Dut rght at laat, and be accepts the ei.uation.
Congress, On The other hand, hesitates delays de-
right, but because they have not individually bsd
he honor In bringing II TO the happy detesrnina-
conviction That tnerc never waz and neyer csn be-.
my succcsstul PROCESS 70. the rettora,ion n III
Cnion ,,% snd , haFnsny ths statee sxcpt
,lrpersed, ended, e1hanstea-desa even x The
oot then II follows that the States sooner ar sier
nuet be osxanizeu BY loyal men, IN accordance |
el,h the change In our Fundamental ayr, and r.
nut Tczn. have done thai ihine md Tcxas * DOM
he samc a. last AZ po.:Iblc. The Fres1dent is i1
harmony viii III The Siaics 1hat were IN rebellion.
'1a he e.ecntiss and adieIal Departments nc rap.
s more & les % rom hess st.'eo s1s n 4a1a.
NJ At the door Of Congress, and haye been ttand.
nE there for three months a=l1us 10 be ndittcd to
'eats which the d1sloyaa Representatives had p.e-
len.
'oset burdens after buttan.. and duty stter duty,
ipon the States which, acainst Their deette, nie
n nntcpre:ented. teel sure that loyal men from