Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-11-16

Preliminary Union Meeting.

According to The notice, published in tir-
city papers Yesterday morning, there was
Il large gathering Of DIR citizens last ever
ing, 1T Tie Arcade.
Major Beard took The stana. and proceed
ell 10 the organization Of the meeting BY
calling to tie chair VIM c. Kendall.
Messfs. w IT, Heese, H. II Lee, J II
Walton, r. w Robert, w II Hunt wets
chosen Vice Presidents, and Messts w G..
! Tomrkins, and Johg Livingston, segre-
taries.
The Chairman stated tliat lls meatint
WIS iiithtled 10 la merely preliminary ~
the holding Of d Union Mass Meeting Of
the citizens Of iiew Orleans at such time
as lnby BE- agreed OH. He sHid that there
WIS 10 ptifposs Of il purity character Tint
had called them together, and That, 90 falG
as lie WITS concerned, though heretofore
identified with the democratic purity, lt%
should be- wholly unwilling 10 act as
Chairman Of tie meatiB 4, ii il were. IN
any respect. different ia character from
whit it %purportea 10 be-a Uaj1a metts
W4--a meeting of American eitizes:,
t' YVtttl w wv NtltStttttet5it uIJ tiHs IfE~
seftation If lie Union.
:" This expression was feeeiged Wit4l great
applause. o !,
On the cleyoau'= resnn'iat his ssat,
MAJOR Kinney presented Il resolution pr!-
ytdina for the appointment Of Il committee
of Twelve persons. to HasA MI necessary
! preliminary Arrangements fgf The ltg1iint
u II mass meeting Of ttte Union men III
View Organs , toappoiat tie fine for t1i1
SHINE, aS TO invite Tic pse4eene1 1T said
nbee0hg Of Senator DoVus. ri Ills State,
g ethtot Foot, o. Mississippi, md =t,al,
otiier distinguished Union met Is they. III
their itld 5ebia1t. may tliah proper. Tts
resolution wis adopted.
The CHAIR appointed the fullotviu,
named sfnt'etnen as sud committee -:
Ma4srs. John VI. Bell, J. +. BeniamfD, II.
H. w. ltilI. WIN. Dunbar, w H. Hum,
+. +. Willie, w II Garland, Henry Btmtl.
auan, J. h. Walton, w. II. Reese, Il. j.
Gould, H. IT, Dufett w. q Kendall.
The meeting then, on motion NJ Ioufpei.
This meeting. rs will be noticed, was
strictly Of 81 business character IN,
speeches were made, OF even ealleI for;
tHt there was manifested much cordially
Of festin1 in the faces Of oil present,
Ttiot1gli the proceedings Wsre BRET T..
was pfoper.y aud were Ind without thu
bolsi efonstiess usual OH oeeasi0as of party
gatherings, they IRE, II we mistake nof,
TO have excellent results. III New Or
leans there ire 40 distafoatlsts-@~n0 seee--
%aionists, excepting, perhaps. Mr., 9otdf.
and such Others rs attempt to f0llow Tho
agn,s f1tvus ligit with which lie Il Ell.
deavoring 10 misiead them. There il no
city, IN any portion Of tlte eetlwtry. f1orh
devoted to tbs Union tisan New Orienn,.
This sentiment will be manifested, at the
mass meeting soon 10 be held, in such ~
manner, VS. doubt not, as viii command
universal attention, aud exert d powerful
influence upon public sentiment through
out the country.
Tie compliment of speciW Invitations
to Senators Downs and Foote, il eminent.
" due each Of them. They VIII be- greet
ell by the citizens OF New Orleans with
the wartDest welcome. We trust that no
previous engagements will prevent chs
attendance Of the gallant Senator ffon
Mississippi. OT citizens Will bc graft.
fed to give him evidence OF their appec-
ciatioii Of his highly patriotic and states
man-Iikc conree during The last session Of
Congress. We shall expect the presence
Of Gen. Downs Of cour.e. New o..
leans seeks all opportunity to pay him the
honor which he = o emincEtiy deserves FOR
his able, uuselGsh and patriotic services.
ICressns Nor ii.
TIE FUGtTJyE SLAVE Law, AND THE
CnUgcH.-The New York EyangeIicas
Congregational Association, which .Eees
at Poughkeepsie on the 9Th instant, ex-
pressed their views upon the fugitive ssaVe
law, i'll this wise:
ResolUea, That while we recognise
the Obligation to obey the !agsa the land.
we make no exception, in tho es-e Of all
such provisions as contfavese the "higher
Of God.
RcsolDed, That we advise all persons
to render every needfa aid end comfort TO
the fugitive slaves, Just the same az If there
was no law in the land forbidling il.
A girl who had become tired os single
b!essedues. thns wrote to her intended.