Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-02-17
Nebraska Meeting in Chicago.

The largest meeting ever convened in Chi
cago was recently held by those Of its citizens,
without distinction of party, who were opposed
to the repeal of the Missouri COMPROMISE. In
view of the fact that Chicago Is the home OF
Mr.. Douglas, and that the meeting WIS COM
posed in a great measure OF his personal and
political friends, it was an event of no slight
significance. The Chicago Tribune of the
9th says:
.'The Meeting at the City Hall, last night,
will be an era not soon to be forgotten IN the
history of our city. 1t was not Il meeting OF
Wings or Abolitlonlsts, to vent indignation n
Senator Douglas. Three-tour,hs Uflhe officers,
from the Chairman down, have always been
known as democrats and the most prominent
supporters of ena,or Duuglas-his personal
friends and associates. OF the Commit ee on
Resolutions all but two are democ rails, and
only one was opposed to the compromise
measures Ind ed, the whole meeting wa
truly a democratic demonstration, though mere
party had nothing to do with II.
Hon. James Curtis was President of the
meeting. Il is gentleman presided at the
meeting in the same Hall IN lc5O, when Doug
las delivered his celebrated speech IN defence
of the compromises of 1850, and declared his
reso uliun to Z" stand or fall by the American
Union and It's Cons tuition, ruth alt as Compro
misses, with lis glorious memories ui The past.
aud glorious hopes OF the iuture.' In taxing
the chair he said
III may be thought that 1t Is a strange posi-
non tn t appear IN, as an npposer OF Judge
Douglas, but II Is the distinguished Senator
that has changed, and not me. have gone ~
far as hrlnsIple would allow with hlm, but wien
soiemn compacls are sought 10 be violated. aud
sacred compromises repealed, halt. Slavery
is repugnant to the order OF our institution,
vet for the sake Of union and of peace, we
have made compromises and CONCESSIONS, hut
we are admunlshed that there is u point beyond
which IN Justice to ourselves and our prlncl-
pies, we may not 90. We hoped agitation had
passed away, had become qnlcted by mutu' Al
CONCESSIONS. bui at tins crisis. 1t our rights must
thus be trampled on. there should be such all
excitement as this country has never seem"
Hon. l'ugh T. Dickey; sl-o a eidlng and
influential Democrat ana u personal friend I'll
of Mr.. ID ,uglas, drafted ami rep rtrd Il series
of resolutions which were unanimous adopt
ed, These dcnounce the Nebraska bill rs a
"vIulatIun OF the letter of the act of 1870
known as the NJ lssouTI { OInpronlse, and ot The
moral obligations winch the States owe 10 each
other to preserve that compromise lnviolate /;
declare that It's passage would destroy TN
harmony which now exists between the North
shd Soulh-crea'e seolloh'l uls'iu''s' anu per
petuil agitation Of questions which have here
luiore been regarded AS settled ny me un'hI'
NOUS voice OF The natloh' ana urge upon the
Legislature " the necessity oil lIn"n 'dlaieIy IN
Strucung our representatives IN congress &c
vote against the passage oil sald NeorasEa olI'
or any bill having IN view 'he repeal or mo H.
fcation OF the prohibitions oi the Missouri
Compromise
Hon. ). ,. tiay', another influential Demo
Graf, and also one OF the 'PeakeFs al the com
Piomlse meeting OF lo'o' slvhSly snPpofle'
81, so n,nr,c.l ou.s,,nu m wbi,b tho righ,,
of the Nortb Justly demand consideration
Tnamg vuh inns ours,,on TO obtain votes l.
worthy of the highest Reproduction, ard he VIII,
would he unity az il. shuuld morally SWIM,
upnn A Uailows AS hiuh as u,ntns."
Judue Skinner claimed to be- an "Old Hunk
or Democrat lie endorsed the s.nllElen $ o
the meeting most heartily. He sud:
Tins movement Tor a repeal is bad policy