Year: 1862

Resolred-That We plepge ourselves te


make ample pecuniary provisions for the fam


lilies of all citizens of this district who ar,


now liz the military service of the country, OF


who may hereafter enter it during the con


tinuance of the war.


The entire series of resolutions were unan


imously adopted. Mr. CEittenden, register o.


the treasury, made stirring opening speech


His remarks were patriotic and pointed, and


his illusions to the efforts to eject traitors


from the departments and from the city Of


Washington, were heartily endorsed by the


multitude.


The President then, in response to loud,
impatient calls, addressed the people as fol-
lows:


"Fellow citizens, / believe there is no pre-
cedent for my appearing before you on this
occasion. (Applause.) But it is also true
that there is no precedent for your being here
yourselves, applause and laughter) and Of
fer in justification of myself, and of you, that
upon examination l have found nothing in
the constitution against it. Renewed ap-
plause.) l, however, have an impression that
there are younger men who will entertain
you better (voice-'No one can do better than
yourself-go on,O and better address your
understanding than l can, and therefore l
propose but to detain you a moment longer.
(Cries-'Go on, tar and feather the rebels.0
| am very little inclined, on any occasion, to
say anything unless hope to produce some
good by it. "a voice-'You do that, go on.)
The only thing think Of, just now, not like
ly to be better said by some one else, is am at
ter in which We have heard some other per-
sons blamed for what did myself. Voices.
What is it?D There has been very wide
spread attempt to have quarrel between
Gen Mcclellan and the secretary of war,
Now, occupy position that enables me to
believe at least, that these two gentlemen are
not nearly so deep in the quarrel as some
presuming to be their friends. (Cries of
'good.) Gen McClellan's attitude is such.
that in the very selfshness of his nature he
cannot but wish to be successful, and hope
he will, and he will, and the secretary of war
is precisely in the same situation. If the
military commanders in the field cannot be
successful not only the secretary of war but
myself, for the being the master of them both,
cannot be but failures. daughter and ap-
plause.) know Gen Mcclellan wishes to be
successful, and know he does not wish it
any more than the secretary of war for him,
and both of them together no more than
wish it. applause and cries of good. -
Sometimes We have dispatch about how
many men Gen Mcclellan has had, and those
who would disparage him say he has had a
very large number, and those who would dis
basis for this is, there is always a wide differ
ence, and on this occasion perhaps a wider
one, between Il e grand total on Gen McClel-
lan's rolls, and the men actually fit for duty,
and those who would disparage him talk of
the grand total on paper r,and those who would
disparage the secretary of war talk of those
at present fit for duty. Gen Mcclellan has
sometimes asked for things that the secretary
of war did not give him. Gen Mcclellan is
net to blame for asking for what he wanted
and the secretary of war is not to blame for
not giving when he had none to give. ZAP
plsuse, laughter, and cries of Good, good ,
And say here, so far as know, the secreta-
ry of war has withheld no one thing at any
time in my power to give him. wild ap-
plause, and a voice-'Give him enough now.0
have no accusation against him. believe
he is brave and able man, (applause) and l
stand here as justice requires me to do, to
take upon myself what has been charged up
on the secretary of war as withholding from
him. l have talked longer than l expected
to, (Cries of No, no, 60 on,O and would a.
vail myself of my privilege of saying no
more"