New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-23
TINE PRESIDENTS POLICY.
MEETING In CG0PER INSTITUTE
The Organization and Resolutions.
Speeches Of MesSrs, Seward, HGnmSOn.
Raymond and Others.


Institute Al 6 o'clock. when tae pTocoedinls com |
,oenoed not foot Of standing room eoo' o' oo'aD'u
IN the large hall while many were cohQe4e' " 'ea'"
unah,e 70 Obtain entrance 90 the pIdhs' Inc p''|
form war proiasey decorated with the National cooIs
In,odoteiv over the chair was the Ifrii o. AhucN
ohosop with one OF Grant on the right and of Shef-
man On the left hand. a bust oi Washington vas
raeed in front Of the speakers desk and srge M a.
hor of banners adorned the ceiling. While ban'i Of
music enyened the proceedings by rrriofnLp5, ct
ioterya - several National and other axe.
Before the orators Of the evening csme On no plat
form The audience amused themselves by shccsiDg and
cheering fOr everything iulaeinabie. Aoo" .! O'Clock
Nj, = NJ W,gtcRt arpeered on t.c stage snd in com
,lnent 20 few ladies who were pCe,nt and appeared
ysbe, uncomfortable said &c" haye often noticed Tat
ut large meeting where there are ladies present they
IKE 10 have some Csic who ghcy waiting for Tie
sposhers."
VOICE Three cheers ~. tile mus,. tremendous
shouts
A long inter- al elapsed bat there was no music.
THY roiITlCs or THE NETTING.
MI WprvoRr again raid. II have been asked what
are the POLITICS of this meeting" ca Tor three cheers
tDr tho Union. (lhe all was responded to) Again the
gentleman said: ~ perceive al that music of which
except the sound of two-cent trumpet belonging 10
rua boy in the vicinity Of the platform there was not
the Aines syInpon) has been lost III the crowd. Have
yon got good singer there =
Al unmistakably Celtic voice exclaimed: NO" bnt
We have got 'ius;-ra;e whistler" Laughter and
cheers
The audience were becoming by this time impatient
ut the deay and there were loud shouts for the Fay
mans" Field" "Oplykc," &c
On the platform Messrs 0pdyse, Cornell, Judee
Daly and Others were seated.
AZ : o'clock Mr. GEORGE OPnYKE called The meeting
10 order. He said: AS Chairman OF The Committee
of Arrangements. allow me 10 express ny fTathcatoh
20 see you IN such large Numbers 10 indorso the policy
Of our patriotic CHIEF Magistrate, Andrew JohDson-
policy so Just and wise embrace all the Interests
OF oqr common country, and which IT deserves OF al
men. have the pleasure Of nominating as the pre-
siding officer OF this meering, citizen well known to
you alike distinguished fos his moral worth and public
spirit nominate the Hon Francis b. Cutting pre-
sding officer"
Mr.. CUTTING then toos ;he Chair Gpnd very great
spp,ause.
NJ. WrrYorE then road the following lis, Of
VIcg PRgsIprxrs-I Hamilton Fish, William I. Bryant 4.
Low James Brown, simeon Draper Henry Ce. r, N.
batehori SDepberd kuapp Aaron Vandrlroe, Marshall q.
Roberis Paul Spohpj. EoHu lioyt }. T. D. LaLeT pa'lt
Celsean sts,gar, Blown. samuel Welnore. William
~. Fogs. Francis SAiidy, CHlre;. r. !, ,1H,S,in3s'
Moses A. Grunel :. b. Chienden ChaIles Augustus Davis
GeSge oPdyte A. o o. h@S,Snd, . Il Il ! .rs. Mero" lSc M
Phelps suin H. Winthrop samuel Bachiort Groise H.
warirp p,yd Dodey Field Dsnis ias, -1d rs9 :
i2s, wism siroa: A5:aa'l H. c5leu. K. oey Warren
j99.'S ls@s. ey W. ffs IoR Sye N P, % s W 's So o
Thy CheIchli Ellington 1ownsul, Joseph stuart john
Io.ah NJ. Fiss Lawrence Jerome John 4 Hamilton lohn
e. Jackson, " D. Dinmors stephen uya'' J seph w. a.,
Hi5ry Berg I.rsei Low Wed. " C!4Is pa..- Rob- son;
o. " Bufnhlm s Is4Gen, Minihon Tompki;;; Ed~.I I'd
p.
Wm. r. Trayer., Psrle Goodwin Abraham -" "a1'm.9'
Henry ". Hubben J. T. Miey, Wa. D. Bend. Henry
Berg Chas h. Anthony II. \ Johnson, Moses y Oiei Ar
Thar Leay Daniel : D;N"n n is'a, Lo" ohH ~ Iout'
p Csyus Nahum Sulysn o. oTge Briggs. : & w 'ian,,'
Rieisfd 'Schc. Thomas Murphy; ABRAHAM Lent John Il
= " Cos.iii Hoesrd L. Ps5Ineee, W. y. Hay. John A.
ssS s, j.e S cn H. Pse fnsa .r; Gea R. s. f. WA N
Walton andrew cs1 Jo. = IS va5nlT F@.t S.,s '9t Eeb;
Shell Jo,.sh Heddcu, {. Winthrop, e. j. Luenihil }.
Deamaier Charles L. Frost. - NJ. ~.
sECKrTaKIss-I Henry Z. Dsve'' j., X A. Bailey John
n Drsper William Z. Jones.
Tbese officers were duly elected.
SPEECH or THE HON. ?. b. CUTTING
The Hon M CUTTING then came forward and said:
GrvILExEN AID FELLow- -CIIizLN-: need not say
that feel greatly hOnOTed by being called J thlS oc-
ossO1 80 pre side this great meeting because II IS
position that any who felt proud OF the good opn
ion Of his feow-citizens would gladly have accepted
ms grea, meeting representing II does alaIEe pro
portion Of the intelligence the patriotism and The pract
cal of t1is community Is destined 10
produce great fruits in the present distracted condition
making a speech extending ny remarks, because
,One or the most distinguished public men of this
country come OF its most eminent speakers are here,
many Of whom have come at great personal inconye.
nieDee rom very great distance 20 address S9u ana
aid you by their advice in the present crisis OF affair.
and some these gentlemen after the address which
hes been prepared shall have been read and after the
resolutions shall have been submitted 10 YOU
lat this point the Hon. w. ii. Seward made bis ap
pearance on the platform. The audience rose en- mas"
and cheered yocSerously. When the tuIiuit hAd in
some measure euysded, Mr.. Cutting SAID:
"You may well ow,citzens, welcome the distn.
snIshed gentleman rgho has entered, for you could
never have welcomed truer patriot, better Amer
can or a man who hts stood 20 the Government with
greater fidelity thro4gh ali the bloody through
which il mas passed than he iAppause.l Enemies OF
course he has made bat his hoste and troops ana hou
sands of trends would need hold them. The
resolutions which shall be subI1ided 10 you, in my
mind breathe the truc sprit OF cODcilatiOD OF mod
erasD of fraterual love. After TIE termination Gf the
war ii wss expected that We shO1ld have Christian
spirit instead OF witnessing such in Congress
fapps1se J; undertaking to gle and TO thcorze
-iiutil they have befoggsd themselves and every
body around ITEM; uoil they have ceased TO
see clearly or 10 hear plainly the voice atd
sentiments Of the American people. 1 say
A. IN no spirit Of menace bot tell the mel rty IN Con
gress that il they proceed 10 haggle and bargain Or
mOre and for better terms instead of ha tenng 10 make
peace they will BE- displaced b. almost the unanimous
voice Of this country. Immense appLluse.I Gentle
1Lea, am AFRAID am beginning 10 make speech aHo
therefore / will stop.
! NOICEs-"G Go on, go en-
Nj CUTTING No / will stop, becauue il is diff
bnlt thing when horse gets undei full way 10 stop hlm
WITHOUT damage Laughter and Cheers.l
, Hr DAVID DUDLEY FIELD then presented the follow
3nf address and resolutions merely remarg that he
had been requested to prepar then AID sot' address
The meeting; but that he had nothing to ssy beyond
shst they contained: