The New York herald., 1866-09-18
NORTHWEST STAND.

c,udse Reach. Mr.. buck, A. X. Hadiey,
Msiiin0s TAYLOR, &c.
AZ tto northwest stand, which was placed opposite
M church, tho proceedings did not commence
the neghborng ones, and the speaking had
already been going for some time nt the main and
oherrands when District Attorney COURTNEY called the
meeting order aud nominated for chairman Mr. Eras
Benedict. AT this time the space In front of the
s,ang and the oops balconies OF the opposite houses
were crowded with people
The resolutions adopted at the main stand were then
yes1 and passed unanimously.
ERAsTUs c BENEDICT.
.Hr EKAsrus @ BENEDICT coming forward said he
Obliged TO them for the honor Of calling him to
preside Nothing would have brought him there moth
ing would have induced him appear there did he
feel one OF the most important occasions pre-
scented TO the country II seemed TO him the institutions
o. the country threatened with dangers than
i had been threatened with during the last five years Of
peril Because then there organized effort TO
overthrow the government, but now there at
tempt revolutonize the government and destroy It's
iroe character character which their fathers had given
them lbery, equality and fraternity to the citizen
and liberty and equality in the States the distinctive
had been fully established by the proclamation Of
freedom by the amendment TO the constitution and by
the new constitutions Of the States heretofore in rebel
whole degrees OF latitude and 80 degrees OF long
tpde over which the flag Of the country waved The
preat rebellion which shook the country bad
passed away. The South had given up their
armies and their co-caed government and tho whole
fabric Of the rebellion had vanished The states had
organized the new constitutions in a proper
those constitutions which secured the blessings Of free
dom To ALL and had put down those perncous hereslcs
which had done much harm TO them. Under these
new constitutions they now came forward and demanded
send their 10 Congress which by the
constitution OF the United States be made up Of
equals and which declares that what State is ent-
Tied to- 80 is every other State The constitution also
declares these men should be admitted, subject the
viii OF the House OF Representatives But Congress de-
ciJes that provision Of the constitution should be set
md pf Gfatao oHg.lA kn
approximation in Congress until both houses declared
they should be SO. No more fragrant wrong was
committed than this Thaddcus Stevens had recently
declared bis programme, which TO connsatc all tho
great interests and all the property and lands Of the
south He knew he should be told he had no such
power But when he arose IN his place In the
House Of Representatives with his mperions manner,
90 Characteristic a,s n Of his talents did he not awe
bye and bye II they should get majority they would
ssrn and should have such state Of things
existed in Mexico where the majority always rlcs the
minority, and whore anarchy and political anmosty de-
ssroys It's 30 that they never get out Of their
Senator CALI, Of Florida was thcn introduced, and
sad-Gentemen Of New York, for the first time in my
hays the qualification Of addressing those whom,
after long and ssnsuinary war; ! may again
Jon address you as southern BY birth and inherit,
q New York, and through the whole extent m M of Of the the
United states upon the declarations read to you by
and feeling. and in poiisicai right, with the the
whole people Of the United statea Cheersl The
people II reality and IN faesone people 70 sgSs the COM
mon wars OF the country, bear lis common burdens and
sAarc IN the srea. prlyeges inherited BY US
wby there should be longer separation between the
North and the South unless il be found in these
who are alike untrue TO the North and The South tCcs
Of That's so'j We have Fought you manly, and
that We have lain down arms come forth In all
candor and true sincerity and abandon the cause Of
past and future animosiy and strife And ask the
generous people OF the North 10 aid and that
effort TO unite shall be carried into effect and be in resty
NJ N name. He continued, there were many people IN
ise south claimed loyalty they did not possess, now
mem vere in ~. sv or New York shor m. ese
and claimed the sympathy of Its people for their endu
rance and sarennss in behalf OF the Union. But they
Jaiseiy claimed what not their due TIE
une Union men Of the South, who adhered
10 the cause Of the Union anterior 10 the
war, were the men who went into the armies OF tie
South and fought TO the There no divided
south IN that They altogether all one Tno.c
who now claim the merit Of loyalty were the who
BED the people OF the South into the daneer and fed
whom II was come. Now, II thev shed 10 find the men
vino true to their professions and who proposed
and disposed abide by the decision they should
loos 20 the no bore tho hrunt of the contest VINO
soldiers hand hand and face 10 face on the
battle beds, and sindier'ed tho sncay OF bcir cnu
vcsions When they found these mon abur.ng the
cause they loved and acknowledging their defeat
aying down their arms, they could truyt them The
true Union and loya men OF the south 10 he
found in The ranks OF those who IN the
CONFLICTS OF the war. they made false professions
They said we have TO gh and been beaten We
abjore the past and come into the Onion
what would be the future OF the party now raging
hut be trusted thai in the hearte OF the people Of
North and IN those OF the people Of the South Tie union
of these states reesabshed and xuc n syatcsa OF
policy would be pursued would bring thetn together in
hear aud feeling as oge people. lchocrsl Hc asked
Was u pos bic The declarations road In the q
seo by Southern men, br aihing hre and vengeance
sgains' the SOUTH met their approbaiiouf Cries OF
NO y He knew the great heart Of the North would not
respond 10 that feeling, Tor hc had hopes that short
uIne would restore them 20 the common fraternity of
frehng-a brotherhood or the whole people North aud
South
> Bon AspRrw J. Roors was then introduced and
spokc M follows:
rncn o. HoS ASDRtw T. ROGERS
foIow cunESs: Seventy nine years ago this day tho
~n-i,ouon which you have assembled 10 maintain
snopted and for moro than seventy yerrs believed
2, All psrues 10 be the great repository Of the wisdom
sna n'ehgrnce OF The great Masses that lived before
sno aer me revolution. AZ time Ia the history OF
parhse until this W sent disunion party power
came upon The stage Of action, there any party who
sdvocased the destruction ~ the national constitution
We Az believe thai whom the rights OF The states were
Teerver ny that constitution, and delegated powers
xwe Hiocn Tor me government they came from
tbe wisdom aud patriotism which rad been
drawn iorth by the resolution, aud they were but the
rmblem5of the PRIDE aud glory which our forefathers
gained in the war with Great Britain when was drsl es
tabshed he greet principle Of constitutional liberty in
ms land ana ,Llnk may cay TO- night, withou, fear
sdyocaed hy the disunon party today that was ayo.
.s.sd ,, them or any other party un 70 the time, and
Abraham lnuoln aud Andrew johnson we're ecr,ed ~
President snd Vice Prcsidcn, of tho United states The
great issue which made by the now dlsunon
party seeinst the ins,ituton Of slavery which
thry claimed should be- dtshsnded They stood free
The shacklcs and chains have been stricken from four
sniions of human beings. and now Tor the hrst time
almost the history OF this country are
demanded that fe1r millions ~ the negro population
sbel be put upon an equality with thirty millions Of
white men and women Of this land tCres of "NotD
ts you that the great object Of tns dsunion party
pes .he ballot the hands of these negroes, who
iuss emerged from the bonds OF slavery, n order
balance Of power may be held by black mon AZ
Domingo 'No, non Why, SIR the cou.
~endment which they have presented
IN people IL loaded down with
suniaae II 10 OBTAIN by that amend
u. Gar ss ~ place negroes upon
. in q. That never yet has been
cnA fssnchnian and the Ger
The .tmcrh snd scnme 10 this coun.
idea nnt hfBio - tks /" land of the
, 40 /, they soc,,al,,. Nas constitutional
tyyt Wr %r,rar the ~As land shall,
eottr mS',iye msi, native lsnd ~sas Of Tho
..n,"v. "v. were wsree 70" nave"