New-York tribune., 1868-10-26

DEPEW, AND OTHERS.
The good people of the City of Churches never
witnessed such monster demonstration as took place on
Saturday evening and around the Academy OF huslo
At an early hour the several streets adjacent 10 tne
Academy were literally crowded with people ana W
O'Clock while the bands playing and brilliant rockes
shooting toward the moonlt sky, eager ana eHceu p
sons were swarming from every direction Do"i. fu
ton-ave up aud down Courtst. up the various sIec''
leading from the Hights, it was tramp tramp tramp
until there were at least 1900 people, al gazing
toward the stands located IN Montaguest When
,bA yarious Ward Associations Of Boys in Blue
ana Tanners began arriNlng Win hamihg
torcho and brilliant uniforms, the scene was most mag
aineent Montague-st, from Court to Clinton was re-
.oleedent An the light that glared from gorgeous gas
clusters fireworks calcium lights and thousands OF
torches Long before time announced for the opening
~ the meeting the early cOmers had been surging through
he large lobby Of the Academy and in few minutes
every seat and every inch OF standing room was oeo
pied The aises in the parquet dress circle ana galleries
ytsre closely packed with people. Notwithstanding tue
ttoouvcrience occasioned by so much josng and crown
!ng the utmost good humor prevailed throughout Use
eltre meeting After the band had performer Hus
selection Of airs, Mr.. Henry 5. Bellows s,ePP.N
20 the front OF the platform and nonnn"'ou 60
3. B. Chittenden President I" tHo nos,t,on
La brief address Mr.. Chittenden assunleA '.0 ,,
sasened him, Amid cheers and the playing OF INC oiu
NasTs famous painting Of the White House - az - -
ton with Gen Grant and Horatio seyth s -.
nd yvaSg
brought forth shouts OF applause Az tnis noers
-, '' 60, 80, ,tr,duced ard as he came forward
80 N;,, t,lv ~ ook with the deafening cheers thht
,ront mn from the vast multitude Hats swung ana uu
,,nea,s waved and Il was several moments beIore
quiet was restored -.,.,.o,r
SPEECH OF The HON JOHN A. "NiS"Ni'A'
Mr GRlswoLD said: ...
W. (1o;yg,,u Ladies aud Gentlemen: My first IN
pse oEehM M before g0a 9ns tbs are @
prsented 90 tho people OF this country nave pee 2"
thoroughly discussed as they have during this campagn
when eeeTy measure has been presented by sieKers
from every section OF land feel that II the sae
was no. abselutey ex1anstea snSnu @ @vTrs3n ss do
tbeGt ary preTared speech or any intention Of making
day wh tone of cxuitatlon. where the boasted success
~ reconstruction vast That after nearly Tour yes u
struced than they we're at the close OF the war
MY fello owcitizens am not surprised nor & % epe
uot to be Immediately allayed. We had no right 70 sur
G4 al SE sEEoay %fdf ES be- Sd SfS e@ r the
OF those rebeous States for IL must be re-
Se~HSF'o or fer 9c "' or for S ten ten years that the
W3 a. saiSSt mis- Union Which thew are nnInc 10
reiiIdush IL must be forgotten that for mor than
Seseves ySs T 1p to The anal act which they ccnsunsted
they fired Fort Sumter; The institution 81
css evils Which was 70 be- Wped Ont within the space
tsreet IN the southern states 1t had got be the
G. wealth 10 the South II was tne means o. s 1,A ~
@Gah ANA they felt that while IT institution that
was obnoxious to the OF humanity, that was
frowned upon by the whole civilized world, i became
them TO look and whether, without some act
them from the pale OF the laws Of nee land tsat lnttH
ton could preserved, perpeuated extended aud pro
v me N6Fen s9 az people % 10 justify any such acton
was teken by them for the protection 81 ths lnstlt9
edge now that for that long 80 years no demand was
SisSery that was not granted by the North. No exacton
was put forth that was not aequesced IN no Law was
promise line ana it given them They asked for US
rtpssl and repealed Concession itr e9nct ssol
ucmprOmise after compromise ylededby the people
OF the North TO preserve the peace OF this land until their
and they had but request and the people obeyed Not
content with the usual protection Of laws for slavery
of this Northern land OF oursthis land that We clomeI
sv ss 'se aG bo&y % Of Soco and that tS s
slaves should be safe in the hands Of III
bOOdhonhds Tor the sake Of arresting carrying bach
TO sSsHeT thGs PSSr creatures 5 m th9t might haze
10 80 st further Aud astounding as II may seem 20 u
Congress of the United States, by ITS ConsttuoDal two
thirds majority, offered to the people Of The South to
try that hereafter where the Of slavery
sHsted Should Se rUetS% eTcra nNd @ I e & & saws sd ~ me
or fugitive slaves should be modified % the pur-
poses and denaBds Of the Southern people All this was
yielded 70 the south for the sake Of preserving The peace
finally made up their minds and turned dcfantJ up0n
hurled back all these oyeriures aud then announced
'yh us under the same Government The conseqnences
have followed, and the war which has characterized the
bloody course has been the result And today We are
standing with the Institution Of Slavery extinct and
endeavorlng, through the egalzed, constitutional a.
thortes OF this land, 10 these rebeous states,
d again bring them back ia harmony with the Union
Applause Wien this war terminated, there would have
been trouble in accomplishing this purpose The
igators Of the Rebellion stood ashast They were bor
nigiiyes IN other lands. Canada the asy for
many England gave home aud protection
70 the most numerous class The Teat Epg-
TIns to protect those instslors Of ihe EbeoH
hOse perpetrators OF the ard in that they locked
forward with the hope that the death Of ths Iepubc
finally come and that tho last Of the oBy trIy
republican governments was TO be trodden under foot
'ofn Of Government which q skeleton within the
eOset Of monarch in Europe We have had VARIOUS
plans OF reconstruction. First President johnson under
.Ook IT, He prescribed and conditions 10 the SOUTH
yress lie dictated who should have the right Of
he elective franchise, who should hold oHite, who
should be disifanchsed and all the terms and conditions
which the representatives OF the Rebel States were
restored Mr. Johnson under tins plan OF his pre-
Iented to the Congress of the United States tho Repre-
lentatives and Senators from States out OF tie
'ourteeu Senator'S twelve were prominent unepentant
Rebels two were doubtful O the Representatives ju the
Lower House Of Congress- twenty-five were also prom
rent Rebels, two were doubtful and four from Texas)
we're rot presented DIS was INC hht OneIlng made ly
PresidcBt-tc accidental PTesident-of the United
states to Congress for the restoration OF this Union. The
congress OF the United states, te Jaw makers whom you
nt did not regard the acceptance u the men thus prot
ered as altogether safe or prudent And they, within
he Jurisdiction Of their undOuDed rights declined 70
this band Of Rebels whom President johnson had
ordered the Congress Of the United States 70 receive into
,heir councils In the next place. as you al know, Con
gess WITH magnanimity that cannot be disputed with
berality unparalleled presented TO the people Of the
south the XiVth AmeDdement OF the Constitution and
proposed that the acceptance Of that should be the ere
1enal which should secure the admission Of the Repre-
sentatyes OF these Rebel States u the Congress OF the
United States IA voice" No. no >" need not refer 10
ne conditions Of that amendments and yet III the light
vf the past with what has transpred with exper
ence in dealing with these people. 81 PERHAPS
s yell that We should reeur once again 30 the
conditions there presented, and ask ourselves whether
the people OF this country be expected through
,naenaniinods than these lCheers II viii he reDef
here TD6u