New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-20

told BY oar own men and told s by those ont Of
circle, You must back Of your Republicansm you
must surrender yor opposition TO the extension OF s
very consent to great civil war" This they said was
the only Observation-Disclosures and devastation
over the whole country, you shall surrender the
principles on which yoa have just carried the election
was one OF those who said i"N0 there Is no such al
tentative" / denied that tho great major
fly OF the Southern people against the
Union. I demanded that there should be
an open, free discussion, that Southern people
might have honest, tcrriAed, unconstraned vote,
and II they approved If the people OF the South said they
wanted dsunon, / would consent to it. / knew they
would not knew that the great majority Of the South
ern people would have voted they actually did that
Winter not for Secession, but for cnging to the Union
cheers and now, to-day, If the nation were to be
mpcred, and there just two modes OF saving
it, TO trust the chances Of civil war or the chances OF
free vote the Southern people, would very greatly
prefer to take the latter chance rather than the former
Cheers For fellow-citizens, they do greatly misun-
derstand and malgn this American people, when they
that in cold blood before there had been any
clash OF arms the people in the South, any more than
the people in the North, desired disuniOn. lCheersI
OBJECT OF THE ORIGINAL sECEssIoNIsTs.
In its inception in its ORIGIN the great masses OF those
who consented this secession movement meant moth
ing by 1t but TO make consent to the extension OF
Slavery. That their purpose, and that purpose
did my best TO resist and defeat Cheersl Well, the
war is ended. 1 think it ought to be ended.
IA voice. Let us have peace" We had great,
terrible, a bloody, destructive civil war.
Our success was perfect. The defeat OF the
adversary was more complete than any defeat recorded
in history They have suffered much, they have con-
ceded ALL Cannot afford 70 be magnanmous at least
(Cheers But fellowctzens they say that the South
ern people may vote. Some Of them may; but the IN
slant they the cry raised: "See how these TEL
lows yotep They cry "YOu must vote the other
way" Is that electioni Or is It only the fashion
OF war in another aspecti Felowcitizens, you
belong to one of tho great hives OF
American industry. plead here for peace and re-
Cancellation as the interests especially OF this busy,
prosperous, energetic people. ICheersl 1 have
sympathized with Pittsburgh I have rejoiced In her
prosperity; 1 have wondered at and admired her
magnificent growth. You surely know no place on this
continent has been dearer to than Pittsburgh There
has been spot whose prosperity have more heartily
rejoced than this because believe her prosperity was
firmly linked and bound together with the prosperity
and growth of our whole country. Now appeal to her
business appeal to her merchants Iappea to her man
uacurer to stop this 1t has gone on long enough
IA voice in the crowd"It stopped itself yesterday"
aughter You afford to teach part your coun-
try hate you TO feel that your success your greatness
is Identical with their humiliation. People OF Pitts
burgb ask you take generous part in this work or
recOncling your countrymen to each other lAppause
I ask you TO take the hand held out to you by your
Southern brethren in their adoption Of the Cincinnati
platform, by those who were our en-
emes, but are again our fellow-countrymen.
ask you to grasp that hand and say, Brothers, We
differed We fought. The war is ended let again be
fellow-couurymen and forget that have been enc
miles," loud applause.l Friends and fellowcitzens,
bid you good night. Loud applause and prolonged
cheering
Gov. Gilbert s. Walker and others then followed In
effective and patriotic speeches.