84 aud destroyed. What would you think of a fire company that would do that ? But what would you think, when the flames are wrapping in destruction the nation's house, this temple of liberty raised by our fathers and cemented by their blood, when its pillars are tottering to their base, of the mean, craven wretches who should begin to quarrel as to who had set it on fire? In God's name let us all unite and put out the flames. It is the temple of our liberty, the nation's house that is on fire, and we call upon every man to do all he can, however little that may be, to avert the danger and to do it now to stay this conflagration, and save and transmit to your children, and children's children, this glorious inheritance which we received from our fathers. Here a large delegation, with banners flying, preceded by a band of music, from the ship-carpenter's department of the United States ISTavy, made its appearance, bringing a fresh accession of members to the already dense throng in front of the platform. " God Speed the Eight " was then given by the Glee Club, with a heartiness and spirit that added greatly to the interest and enthusiasmof the meeting. SPEECH OF CHARLES GOULD, ESQ. Mr. GOULD came forward and said : FELLOW-CITIZENS, What is to be the effect of this stupendous gathering of freemen ? Let us have one single practical result, which will do us and do our common country good, and we shall not have met in vain. Let us resolve to have this war ended, and ended in the right way ; and we shall hear, in less than three months, the magnificent shout of victory swelling from the North to the South, from tl e Atlantic to the Pacific. We want volunteers, and we want to send them in such a way, and under such orders, as will terminate the war. [A Voice '' Why don't you go yourself?"] I have sent two of my children, and I hope you will all send yours, or go yourselves. It make> no difference who fights for us, but it makes a great difference who fights against us. If we can get away the supporters, the laborers from the Southern army, we can conquer them at once. Take away their laborers from the fields, and the ditches and embankments. [Great cheering.] Let liberty be by our Government proclaimed to the slaves, and every slave in the South will know the fact. 'I he masters will be compelled to leave the armies of the rebellion and hasten home to protect their property and guard their families ; and our army, then tru'y the army of freedom, with hardly the loss of a man, will sweep from Mason and Dixon's line to the Gulf, and the victory for freedom be won and won, forever. Do you ask how this is to be done ? The way is simple and easy. Enforce and carry out the proclamation of my friend and your friend here at my side, (Major General Fremont,) and the work is done. [Great cheering.] SPEECH OF COL. JAS. FAIRMAX. Col. JAS. FAIRMAX was the next speaker. He said : FELLOW-CITIZEXS, I will confess that it is under no ordinary degree of embarrassment that I meet you on the present occasion. I have frequently mingled my counsel with yours in the blessed peace of the past, when you and I exulted in being citizens of the Empire City, of the Empire State ; contemplating this great city as the apex of a pyramid of civilization and power, whose broad firm base was our continent country.
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