The New York herald., 1850-02-23
The Great Union Meeting.

We that preparations on large scale
are being made for the great union meeting
which will be held at Castle Garden on
Ncnday evening next, for the purpose OF
expressing the sentiments Of this great metro
polls On the present Crisis in which the country
Is placed, and TO take measures 10 sustain the
Unen, by the permanent settlement of the slavery
question on the basis of Mr.. Clsy's resolutions.
The call Of this meeting is signed by many thou
sands of our most respectable aad influential citl.
zens, of both political parties, and by many who
never interfere with politics, but who, when danger
threatens the country institutions, come for
ward and make their influence felt. In a word,
this meeting will be purely gathering of Ameri-
citizens, without regard to party Distinction on
a broad national platform, at which measures will
be taken 10 demand Of Congress immediate set
Element Of the exciting question Of slavery, with
out regard to ultraism or facuonism, of any kind
or cf any origin.
We expect that much good will result from this
meeting The great mass of the peope-the in
tellrgen and independent men, OF all political par
ties-have intently watched the course which the
question of slavery has taken for some time past,
in the hands of Northern fanatics and Southern
disunionlsts. They have seen, with regret, that
The influence of very small minority of the people,
scattered throus hout tn. Northern, New England,
end Southern States, has brought the nation to the
verge of civil dissolution, and they have de-
termined that the time has arrived tor all the
friends Of the Union to arise in their might, and
rescue it from impending danger, by taking 1t
out Of the hands Of the fanatics, and keeping the
custody Of II themselves.
This is the object Of the meeting which will
,ske place at Castle Garden on Monday evening
The merchant, the lawyer, the medical man, the
me chanic, the artzan-a the friends OF the Union,
of this great and glorious coniederacy, Of perpetu-
siing 1t for the benefit OF posteriy and humanity
throughout the wide wofli-wlll meet on that eve
ming on the broad platform of American nationals
~, and demand, in a voice Of thunder, that their
servants in Congress shall their party strife
cease their warfare-snd settle permanently and
forever. IN an amcable way, and on the basis Of
compromise, the slavery question in relation TO the
new territories la this meeting we already see
glmpses OF an amicasle settlement Of this unfor-
iunste questions and if other cities will follow our
example, the troubled waters will soon be sted,
the Union W Ill be saved, and the United States
Will enter upon fresh career of greatness, the end
Of which cannot be seen, and the gorgeousness OF
which no mind can contemplate Let the alarm
be sounded from North 10 South, and from East to
West, thai the fabric Of government which was
reared by our fathers and cementrd by the blood
of our early patriots, is in danger-that the work
Of Washington aud his compeers has been
ruhlessly sssaicd by fana,ics--and let the sentl-
ment be proclaimed IN manner that will appal
dlsunionists everywhere, that the Union must and
fhal be preserved.