Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-03-02
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
GREAT UNION MEETINGS.
NEW YORK CITY.

three thousand of the most respectable ana supsan-
tial citizens of New York, inviting meeting OF
their fellow-citizens, irrespective OF PARTY DIS
.r,NcrroN. in favor Of sustaining THE UNION,
bv the permanent settlement of the great ques-
tons now agitating the Nation upon the basis
of the Compromise Resolutions introduced into the
Senate Of the United States by the Hon. HENRY
Clay, there assembled at Castle Garden on Mon
day night last the largest public meeting ever wit
messed in New York, of which our correspondent
furnishes the following comprehensive account:
New YoRK, FEBRUARY 26, 1850.
The.Empire City spoke last evening, in tone
that ought to be heard and that uW be felt, through
out the length and breadth of these United States.
The voice uttered was, the Union Of the States, at
all hazards, one and inseparable, noW and for
,eUer! have witnessed great many political and
public meetings in New York in the last twelve
years. but not one of them, considering the multi
tude Of numbers, the weight and responsibility OF
character, the unanimity Of sentiment, and the de-
termined energy of decision, equalled the one at
Castle Garden last evening. | need not be parti-
cular with the details, as you will get the reports
in our morning papers. The meeting was called,
without distinction of party, by our leading mer-
chants and business men, to consult upon measures
for the preservation Of the Union, on some reason
able and patriotic basis, like Mr.. CLAY's Comgro-
mise Resolutions offered in the Senate.
The meeting was probably ten thousand strong,
and more would have crowded in, ifthey Gould have
got within hearing distance. The MAYOR ofthe city
was called to preside, and many OF our first mer-
chants and other eminent citizens acted as Vice
Presidents. The meeting was not remarkable for
its "much speaking but the sentiments uttered by
the speakers, and the unanimity and energy of the
response from thousands of voices, showed cOnclu-
sivey that on the great question OF the Union, New
York is just liberal, patriotic, and sound to the
very core. She is ready to say to the South, and
does say to the South, will stand by the letter
and spirit of the Constitution adopted by the CON-
promises of our Fathers Constitution which has
made us a great a prosperous, and happy people.
She says to the South, we are opposed to slavery
from principle; we are from principle opposed to
its extension into territory now free; but we are
bound to preserve this Union by still higher and
stronger principle than these for it lies at the foun-
daton Of all our hope of continued liberty, prospe-
rity, and happiness; in Short it is the principle of
set.preserUatio1, and that is above all other law.
She says to the South, we know that slavery is re-
cognised by the Constitution, and that you have
on that subject certain constitutional rights. We
will not infringe or violate those rights; will
not disturb your local laws or institutions we will
not throw barriers in the way of your obtaining all
your constitutional rights within own borders
we will at all times do you full and ample justice
and even, if it is necessary in order to prevent dis
cord violence, and attempts to dissolve the Union,
we are ready TO compromise by sacrifice OF
portion Of the principles which we hold dear, and
which we think you have not right to require.
But, while we say all this, we must add, that, un-
der no circumstances whatever, will we allow this
Union to be severed while we have the moral or
physical power to preserve it. In the last resort,
we will pour out our treasure and our blood to
preserve it, as our fathers did to win it.
These leading sentiments, uttered by the speak
ers, were responded to by the vast audience with
unanimity and an energy that showed that the i'm
portance Of the Union is deeply fixed in the minds
of the people; that its dissolution is not to be suf
fered at any price that it is thing, like life itself,
not to be valued or estimated, but to be PRESCRIBED
General SCOTT, who was discovered to be pre-
sent in the early part Of the evening, cheered
with great enthusiasm, and repeatedly called upon
to address the meeting and finally, before the
close of the meeting, he made BRIEF pertinent, and
patriotic address. He came to listen, he said, and
did not expect to speak, He was not an abo-
zionist, advocate for the extension of slave
ry He came not there as Wing, nor Demo-
crat he had not attended party meeting for forty
years. But, hearing cry that the Union was in
danger, and meeting called to devise measures to
preserve it, he felt bound to be present; for he felt
most sensiby that he was citizen OF the Union
not a citizen of the North or the South, or the
East, or the West. He had served the Union for
forty years. and felt that he was citizen Of every
portion Of it. What life and strength there was
remaining to him should be devoted to the support
and preservation Of this glorious Union, under the
Constitution which our fathers bequeahed US.
The following are the resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted by vote of the meeting
Resolved That the people Of New York, without dstinc-
ton Of party ardeny devoted TO the Union Of
these States liberties the most precious Of their
political institutions and having yet begun to calcu-
late the value Of this UNIoN contemplate contngen-
cy in which its dissolution would be otherwise than gigantic
crime against the peace, prosperity and freedom Of
try and Of mankind.
Resolved That in the Resolutions lately submitted to the
Senate Of the United States by Mr. CLAr looking to COM
pee and nal settlement Of all questions relating slavery
which the feelings of the Northern and Southern sections
of country have been excited against each other joy
fully recognise the basis of harmonious and bohey ad
usment Of dsacing and perlous controversy and
ow-ctzens of all parties and sections to study
those Resolutions carefully, and in spirit Of devotion to the
union and perpeuity Of this noble Conederacy
Resolued, That in view Of the above considerations
accept the basis of compromise the preamble and esou
tons introduced by Mr. CLAr into the Senate Of the Uni
ted States the 10th of January, 1850.
BALTIMORE CITY.
A preliminary meeting held in the city of
BALTIMORE on Monday night, composed Of citizens
of all parties, at which it resolved to call a
General Town Meeting on Monday next tn give ey-