New-York tribune., 1868-10-21
THE PRESIDENCY.

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GREAT MEETING AT COOPER INSTITUTE LAST
EvENING-sPEECHES BY THE HON. GERRlr
SMITH, ATTORNEY GENERAL BREWSTER OF
PENNSYLVANIA, AND THE REV. 4. J. IVES
Another monster meeting was held last night
at the Cooper Institute under the auspices Of the Union
Republican Presidential Campaign Club, the Central
Grant Club, and the Griswold and Cornell Central CapS
paign Club The hall was beautifully decorated with
flags and notices. and larger number Of ladies grAced
the their than ever seen before at
q political meeting In the hail. The Hon. Gerrit Smith,
the Hon. Benjamin Harris Brewster tthe l.ttorney
General Of Pennsyvania). and the Rev Mr. Iva Of New
York, were the speakers. The Hon. Thouias Murphy
called the meeting to order, and the HoI Charles g.
Spencer introduced the rst speaker, thu Hon. Gerrt
| sunth.
SPEECH op oERRFT SMITH.
Mr. Smith said For half century great battle has
been going OH In this lapd-the bauh between freedom
and Slavery us yet fought out Never were the
friends Of freedom putting forth earnest efforts than
nj this time Never were they intent Oh victory
On the other hand, before there ~ close an
alliance between tine Northern Democracy and the pro-
slavery element In the South Never before was their
int pirpose the black 20 deep 20 deter
mined and 30 malignant This cry for the white mans
| Government which has rung through our lana
| for the last year or two, has but one
| meaning The white man's Government means
the black mans slavery lCheers) England beonea'hed
Slavery 10 America America unbappy had neither the
wisdom nor the decline the sad beqnest Our
North and Sonth Eas and our West were all en-
trapped not by accepting Slavery, nevertheless ny en-
eouraging and by npholdg It, Al length war came OF
Slavery. This the paural-and might almost say'
the neoessary elimination Of crime ~ full OF fraud
volenee, aud oppression. This war lasted aDnt iour
years and when there ever another war tat rs' 40
much treasure, many tears. aud 80 much DlonnI w
the end the sonth had To surrender not becaus" she was
less IN bravery than the North-rhe was ',,,,.r. n%u
| and rrr,nrces Then, my heerrrs ihcre Was Was
wns tho time, when the South surrendered. that the
North failed Of that consoousness when ths oeca'n
called for. ThoI h WIS that the North should nave re-
this SLAYER, begotir war. Then 1t was that the North
should have remembered Ienitenty how by ber sshoos
tribued to uphold slavery. Then u was that the North
and tho South should have seen thrn lves 10 W ieIow
were of sitting In judgn"nl one npon the o.ne,
| for their common, sln Ibrn wa 'p mm
her poor sister out of tho straits and ds
trrrses rh the had reduced her and sr rl"nld
national Treasury sjOD0O0 tocDopo To scatter ~
drio,,ly the mart de,oIate parts 81 the south ~
hayc Won the bear- of the soulb and shcnld have
| produced peace between the North aud south III.
responsibility FOR the war. would have had ,o 'ait 10
charge ANY for hts part ~ TIE war WIN uaa.
To- pui even Davis Gen Lee on trial far ira
Ia true thai even msn' % haNs s n,n
confding ~ such r~e IN the North wouM haHe sam 70
pleas; now tia, We know you love IA and pity "; We
fc.i arurrd You win do u- Intentional wrong lt Is
frnnehi-rnent 81 those-or at least part of tho~-
| who took NJ arms to destroy ihrf hao"n ;
| hut thi- di-lranehirs ncnt wonld hav. n'h en-.
pnnticaliy brief for udcr ihe inhnenec of THIS love
aud justice manifested 10y US thrse han ~Sn r M ,h
| ballot. and th'n again onr "Aerc.-e o' se.h s"ss,
,"wr" otIr"se" III. toward he black man she had Al
| ways ~ronsed always usmpsd np"n, 10 usa tgn'y
by man IL of all the mol ~utuNe to bTlhg hii 10
deal rightly 10y otrr-. As add briorr this "a. The
| way to bring abont pra'e between TIC rmth
IL ..crns TO me that il c strange n'an who-e
ioyaty has To be proven Iink 81 .Iras.r Tying ~
over with the q; hi- virt"r.s ~" h drion' o ue
Umon iApri"ns"l Que ns"s a. 1,t.,',, -. ,o irII tic
Alp~rirai people that Cen Grant - ioy"l IA iAp
/ .niuo all over with loyaliy Ia ms couuiy
Gov. Seymour not loyal lorcat spplan-ol No 'nan
ftna piatsrIn thai L. to make tb- uSrrnn.nt cliuuz
of ali n.ion- n cTri~i out "h"l hnu .,
platform 10 that adynrAf the noIaymoni OF It's
tApplause and c-r Another olcoiion u at hand snd
lnc ssue isali this nHiion h'" or hir There are o'
but hey do rntrr into the present canvass
In speaking of the IRISH. Mr. smith sAl. iccl thal
have right 10 speak of iii.hin'i iyr my n,o,n' ',
mother born ia the Gly OF Cork inPpians- 'nn a.
Ways friend uf That gfrAt stal"s'h D"n'i
Otonntll lAppinise' NO p'"n ." ut, w. 'S S'o,' ~ ,by
earth aro ~ - fal'e position Inc P."pS s'" % '"''
hate uf all. n ths British arirt"crAcy ," 'hs s'
| Ari.tsrnry has dono everything II could L" uph'hi
the slayenoldlug arstocracy oi the h"uh lApp""s'I
| sFrrcH or TIE nos. nESJAnis HARRIS HHtwsrfH.
| M. Brewster Was introduced by Mr. Andrews A. the
Attorney General Of Pennsylvania aud was received
with n storm ~ applause. AZ the suggestion "f MI
| speDeer the audience and gave three uemehaous
| ehsers for Republican P.nnsy lvanla
| Mr. brewster said: Ladies and gentlemen II r now
near 10 O'clock aud feel very little inclInaon to re-
quest that you shall remain here TO hear me Aer "hat
you have heard aud have heard to night, very ttie
be said that can bc Of advantage or o pfon W
| u.s. Mr. snitb with the thorough knowledge which he
psse upon this subject and the experience on NE
,me has gone whole ground Of the man Issues
that are really considered by the people IN the ap
preaching election am not accustomed u is not the
habit of my e 10 address assemblagcs Ike these am
not politician. and hardly public man. for The station
which hold In purely professional one, and the occn'
| patton aud pursuit. VI my HE has been that of .
| professional man. and whenever l have been .,
tempted from s-se Of duty To come out occasionally
ar nave dome now to such places ana llsleh 10 hu
dres,r. delivered by hose usoed 10 address
a,heblag.s for such purposes and hear them explain
IN. iaopc Away feel NY shorte teoungs ali how
incapable of meeting any yihing Ike tle expectations
the hand, Of any who shall presume to come beoio
them and a,k their attention Aer what you odssS ass
what could say " enterialn or lnstfne y'u' anu
your attention for the purpose Of instraeng you upon
subject about which you arc not very wen inioeu, nu
, 1n"a, n wn'h ina, nS s O sonaon aud prospects Of
the Republican party IN na, QUO
nv nI' which 1si"' l toSS part. suDordinato part.
is true but atm part AZ soon as the spa,sIn w. & se
p,a,,i,lri r,nyars campaigns" asH they were war
AZ s.ou as the campaign begun men oi ho,o ma sammy
i the party resolved that Nc hhond scatter Va
over the slate OF foDDs Iyapia AMI seoA no VI" ~, ~ r
dt,ssilp tue people rs you addressed nce nut y,
MrronsI appeals thoes who coinnaden w" a.h.l,s
astricts Of ihs he Leaders OF the Ropnblean pa
i'm e am, rent dhircib OF ile to stimulate ho
s.se Of dnty For one, with others went lp,ouSn ~
ins rasern eud OF the STATE. through all ING por,nen ire
OF c,,iies along the western border ahu tniousn s.
center Of Tic STAT, and there learned tiit "hen n
glad Ia couyey as Information To yuu people Vi wv
| YORK. VINO Berded II of AL other pcop11
M ls uaIio that Pennsylvania Wac ronnh leisfis a -,
thai the al raesday of October .hs ~oa h & ~ her
the Republican, parry sic rcsponded " 'no can :" ~
| .,u,tiry wl,eu iircd liouu