New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-30
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although that act IS performed under an
imporious sense Of duty. created 5y -a"
military e-igencies which give him power
, to perform IT, # is. nevertheless. though
necessarily baptized u blood. am act Of
humanity and Justice. tApplaJScJ The
latest generations will celebrate 81. a
yoice-'And the whole world Tho world
will pay homage To the man who has per-
formed g. applause You viii excuse
me. fellow citizens. Cries Of Go on, go
ON II there Is another word 10 be added
tonight it is this, that the time has come
when we should bury all jealousies all
divisions and all personal aims and all
persona. aspirations In one common resolve
IN stand by the integrity of the Republic.
Great applauseJ Let him have the most
Of your appreciation applause and con-
Gdence who does most, whether IN the
field or at the head of tie nation or ~
tie Cabinet for the country applause
| Diminishing all the past. let ms look only
to the future. and hencoforth let the dav
| of disscnsion. discord and defeat be ended
Let MS do nothing except 10 work for our
country. wherever Providence may die
/ tate"
After summarizing the speech OF General
| Csssius NJ. clay. i'm which he pointed OUT
/ v-hat he considered 20 he the deeper mean
ing of the war. concluding with repeu-
R tio, ~ ,;raelev's PRAYER. God bless Abra-
/ ham Lincoln" the Tribune account con-
/ t!nued.
"The large crowd--one Of the largest ever
assembled in Washington on such an o.
To IN
residence Of Attorney General Hates. who
was loudly cheered. He spoke as follows
q" Fellow Citizens I have no ldea Of the
cause Of this great demonstration. Voice
| THE proclamation"O Yes, I know that so
great a crowd as this does not assemble
az this time Of night unless with purpose.
Voice: The proclamation I am not dc-
customed TO these spontaneous gatherings.
for | have lived IN a wilder country than
this. though / confess I have now ana
then addressed a few acres OF people my
self. daughter and voices. What DO YOU
think of the proclamation ] shall not
venture to open the Hoodgates Cor the tide
of passion which now rolls so Hereby
across the land. II 1 were TO attempt IL
should exhaust your patience and my own
voice. Voice. Go oni'D No, I shall not try
If. anyway I have been in great distress
and discom.or,ure for some dine past
Voice. Feel relieved now"') ~. : do
not feel relieved now, FOR my own state,
the land whereon are the homes Of my peo-
pie. IS covered over half it's surface wiki
blood and ashes "
After painting rosy picture of the
future OF the country. he was once again
besought FOR his views on the proclamation,
which evidently he had been trying 20
avoid. The Tribune account continues.
" Pardon me. gentlemen ! shall not give
my views before a promiscuous crowd.
shall not discuss the action OF the Cabinet.
ot which | am a memDer-the action OF
the President. who Is my superior "a
voice. lie has himself discussed it; so has
Secretary Chase Cries Of That's So aco
cheers FOR Attorney General Bates. amid
which the speaker rctirCd)
Wherever the proclamation was alluded
20 throughout tho evening the ap-
plausc was general and wildly cnthusl.
astic. The officers and soldiers no wert
present heartily Joined IN it,
a few days aftcrward the governors .,
| sixteen OF the free states and the Governor
~ West Virginia presented a written ad
| dress to the President promising theli