New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-18

campaign in maintaining those principles Just az az
IN the faith that victory Will cause In Noyem
Der as goriOusy as she did Virginia and the CarSlnas
They gave the Constitution Of the United States
which answered wen s great purpose; but we haze re-
the Other The Democratic party as each great reforma
SR s t a aG nSs % es
Buchanan cry out =" Beware you are trampiing on on
the That sacred amsn was soSs s
good enough for u.s." But It was not
saSey 'S Sn u.s. be- the besy.
no slaves, but three million of freedmen. who have
should guarantee TO them all the rights and privileges
enjoyed by white citizens That article has been inserted
will amend it again. and will insert article after article
so long as the welfare Of our country demands or the
bad conduct of the unrepentant Rebels South and the
Copperhead Democracy OF the North makes necessary
We VAL not be tied down to paper laws as
aud enact in the cause Of Justice, until our
country is in every sense q land Of freedom
land We have been consistent; has the Demo
cratic party To prove this last assertion for which
all that they to sqnirm Of their record let
review briefly the history Of the last few years The
and Repubcanpartes during the last three years and
continued follows Were now speaking to the people
ton asked wonla be- What did you do with these
these traitorsi OF course, You shot themP No; we
did neither We allowed them To live TO live to dissent
nate their treason to form party in the North whose
avowed principles and object was 10 weaken the Govern
men rosdscouIsge enlistment TO induce soldiers ~ de-
se their flag IL oppose every act and policy OF the Gov
ernmen 10 underrate our victories and magnify our de
eas. and TO destroy the national credit But dId not
these reent Did they not change later In tie war;
when they saw that the entire nation was resolved to
Rebellion, when Lee hurled from tile rocky
battle line at ysburgh when Vcksburgh had fallen,
when Lookout Mountain aud Mission Ridge had proved
the superiority Of Union yaior and Union nardl-
hood and OF the greater capacity Oh men no TO
60 d% Ea tb"t ef men Of IMP e blood bs
lighting for wicked unjust and inhunHn causef No,
no, They md not change. Upon the contrary,
clag1ned. mortified aud disappouteu as the war pro-
crossed and victory after victory crowned our arms
with the grandest army and brvest men that Re-
beun could boast was driven crushed aud mangled
And finally when all seemed "-i when great sherman
with his three armies coInhir,d came rushing down
fru the Tcpnessee and Cumberland, crossed Mission
Ridge sormed the wild hlir OF kcsaea, pushed across
the AhaInala, and planted MS victorious pau
from of whose lofty brow he looked down
IN proud triumph upon those grand strategic eombna-
tois which for 80 days bcd Lees superior General,
nrIs ever known In defense Of Dad cause WAS flying
defeated aud brokehearird before proud adyano-
ing banners; when Grant had pushed lee back across
gate Of the Old Dominion, and sherman was marching
through Georgia with 10000 Boys In Blue then II was
that these same mcu-HoratIo Seymour Fernando
ne great Northern wing OF the Rebel baene PUSHES to
arms--o not To arIns would that they had-but into
Convention AZ Chicago; chose l. adler. and wrote upon
their banner these coWardly words; THE war II fail
urc; have peace-peace upon any terms" The war
a future when Robert LNe had notified the Rebel Con
grrss that 10 hold Richmond To sacrifice his army.
The war failure. when Jo Johnson the only other hope
of the Cunfederacy, had been displaced from command
because had contested that he could not hold Atlanta
nor gye sherman open battle. Virginia Was
ALREADY ours the Mississippi ours; Kentucky,
Tennessee. aud hundreds OF miles or mOuDihh' river,
and VALLEY had becu wrested from the euemy, and the
government. after the long aud costly struggle haa
clusheo inr Rebellion without single orelg io'h ana
yet the.c Copprrhras declared the war so
II and their friends AZ the south The Cen
ol thea gVe scaihing description OF tue D' l9rauc
pdrty Of to-day, drhouhelhg IL as the tinu'n ,h
~ all the tnitorous designs which aot"," di an
Ke9 ,,. gfrrS And OF ' ins TSion sry
The General WAS listened 10 with great attention, ana
ut tls, the cheering drafcning Scarcely person
I'm the vast audience moved during the three hours OF the
meeting Al the close the Union Ulre Club came forward
aud Of their choicest selections While the "s-
sSnbly dispersed.
A. one AID another Of the distinguished soldiers who
were to address the meeting apPeai'd on 'e ,nd
the cheering Was deafeung' and AS Gems. seklrs ai"
fitzpatrick eacn appeared almost tue entire auueoe, IA
GLIDING even the ladies r".e 10 ibei iee' shu "aVe
their hats and haudkrchirfs, while cheer after cheer
Wa gwen When Gen. fitzpatrick was Introduced tle
Applause continued nearly nye mlnnlcs, tne "uiere
br aAlug form anew each time the General ">s "u To
speak. Though the enthusiasm was very kftat dlIlhg
tie whole evening the order excellent aud nothing
occurred the pleasure that all present seemed W
take IN the meeting
OUTSIDE OF THE HALL
on the arrival OF the Boys Blue the exterior Of the
Cooper Institute, they were received by the vast con
cour,e with the most upruarOus enthusiasm, and the
counter cheering Of the Copperheads was almost instantly
hushed Previous 20 their arrival, however the two
platforms on which were a number OF gentlemen await
ing their approach organize meetings stood In great
danger being down by hurdcS OF seymour ana Blar
ruffialis who had. up that time, prevented every
.aorf AZ cnaking ON the part of prrStnt so
violent indeed. did they become that at last tue ponce
found IL necessary To charge upon them when was zone
IA such gallant sly 10 speedily dspeire the unruy
crowd At the time OF the passing OF the long column Oi
~. with torches II would be almost lnpo'Slple 10
dr,cfiua the muse soeIie. The lurid lght from
the thousands of flaming wands carried
by the gcorguusy appareled members Of the procession
reflected upon the mass OF upnrned faces which LnSed
open space crowded the Windows on either SIDE the
way and led tie roofs OF the houses, created an
effect seemingly more ntted for the realms OF iry lore
the prOsaic times OF the nineteenth century, Two
from rciectorr Third aud Fourthaves cast into deep
shadow tho buildings beyond. and the massive out
grand relief against the star-powdercd sky. The
procession on arriving continued 10 move round Eighth
aud Nnthsts and the circling aud endless me OF Name
ena weird like pictuesquenrss To the scene ,nat Is rare
y witnessed. The platform at the Junction OF Eightst
While the Chairman OF that immediately opposite the
Cooper Institute was Col H. T. Morgan, the Commander
Of the Boys Blue from the Congressional District VINO
was received by the enormous audience with every de-
OnsrJon OF respect and admiration He SAID tlat ne
appeared the representative i the Boys III Dlue MS
fellow-oldiers with whom ne STOOD III is9i I,ey
were as ready now rs then TO hHht lne
dght for with the ballot what then decided by the
bullet They believed now In the principles they fought
universal equality He felt confident that the fruits OF
Anteimn Gettysburg. aud fredericksburg would not DO
like water on u hundred battleilrds for the eternal
destruction OF Slavery, and the principles OF that great
vain At tho close Of an eloquent speech he
introduced Gen IL. f. Treinaine, whose speech was
cbeerd echo by his hearers In the course OF ms
remarks the Brooklyn Boys In Blue arrived, and their
hating IN line before the Institute was the sigma
for long aud protracted hnrrahs. Gen. William W.
badger then was introduced, and IN the course
OF n lengthy speech remarked that although they
intended 10 Install Gen. Grant tight aud nrn
into he Presidential seat they did not intend that his IN
should he light one IA was that OF Presl
dem Johnson. Gen. Gates Col Fry ana MI. f.
q Ccdney followed In stirring aud effective speeches
Al the close OF their remarks magnificent
ar.v fnnk
brilliant bouquets Of the series was proteehmc
picture OF the naval fight between the Monitor ana