The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-04
John A. Jones,
James II Bethune,
John j. Bidgway.

consider atoms, INST ct Temperance Hall.
chair and Davenport p. Els, Esq requested to act as
Secretary The object Of the meeting bsing explained
On motion Of Gen JAS N BErHUSE, the chairman ap-
pointed committee to draft and report suitable sub
Jet matter ST the Of s IN.
Major s. A. Wales, Dr. Dr; "a Billing,
Dr. i H. Sa9o IZoethart, David ~ ). Barber,
VIM f. Lucke James @. Cook.
VIM bousssrty ESQ MAJ MAJ john ns' 'G Howard
Y. Martin, Esq, James Bradford.
r. I. Mott, Charles Cleghorn,
Samuel Rutherford, joseph B. Hill,
The committee returned after short absences, and
reported to tbs meeting for its action the following
preamble and resolutions:-
interest affection to The south have
sss,s ss rom spirit which large
N: e.
hostility institaiions 81 The South And where's.
n e. h s.ss
Shs% ams .a
mperseve REQUIRES Us to be one people ond one party
That we hold the smeriosn Union secondary in impor
sssss Sss sss
ss Ss
That the Of Georgia ia the Judgment o. this meet.
E q a9S
Of Conpress the subject OF slavery IN the Dct OF
ss.i .ss T.
any set 1e apprsssns
~ or any aes prohibiting the Introduction Of slaves into
p ssh ing tie force recovery fugitive
s THAI in The MON Of this Meeting the time has
rived wien our fellow citi,sns should cease from their dis
them; that ctmmon anger aud enemy should
unite Ss fer our de. !. 81 and s.3 safety
@ s r:
e e
assemble together and send delegate. 70 MIlsdssye
h s sy for ss sn pussas
a y1sh az ;na and 81 e..
and y ss to e 1 e s ss for
ton pert e. meet sosether in their primary assemblies
W " Sa 81 Ss q TIM fss and
this citing the scversl ,unties 10 this State
Messrs Thomas Ragland james N. Be hume A
Rutherford, John Jones, I. M BROOKS James Redd
ard Juhn l. Rdgwa., were appointed that committee
John A. JoEe9. Esd and Hon. Hines Holt With their
usual ability and fairness, In support Of the preamble
The preamble and resoutie rs were then voted upon by
The meeting AID hs arJ adopsd-there belng hut one
Twas further resolved. That tie proceedings Of the
meeting be efgped by the chairman and secretary, and
cspss be furnished TO the editors the scty papers,
with q request 20 publish the same.
On motion, the meetI then sdiogrnsd
VIM. II. MITCHELL, Chairman.
D. p. ELLIS, Secretary.
Majcr JOHN q Howard who was OF the com un;ttee
to draft the above resoiutions being absent
fgcm home did them uLtl x.ter their adoption
Auggests to the comm ttee that the KuowNothngs be
olso requested to make nomination for Governor,
which - concurred in BY the undersigned
Thos' N Douglass, JONI n wooi,ois,
r. Martin, S. A. Wales,
" Luckis d. Ba7bsr
K NJ Gurty, P L. Mott
&c, Coos, Seaborn Jones',
john q Ho rsrd J. A. Bradford,
Cherries Clegboru, j. B. h;n,
s, r. Aad,ews, Henry LocshEt.
s A. BDlrg,
William rougherty absent from the city.
TEGitoria1 rem arbs of the EoqurerL
eoUTHsrN UNION THE MERTIa0 AT TEMPERANCE
HALL
On Saturday, evening last, response to the call pub
saed in the city papers of last very large and
respectable meeting the citizens Ct Mus,oses without
Ss n Of party was held at isUr.s1,e n.n
cen ne Ths ssnS both IN
point q and for the intelligence and rsspecs
biy Of The persons COMPOSING it, iucludng, "a 1t did,
the bes. and in community, all the
various .oitical paxties-wnether democratic Whg
upion men or nre-eatsrs, Know Nothings aut.KnoW
hundred had assembled to take counsel together upon
tbs necessity and of constituting the people Of
the South one people and enc party.
IN objects and aims of the meeting fully and
distinctly Sc. forth in the preamble and that
spprehend trey Will epeAk Tor themselves, and
qure but little in The way Of commentary from to
cemms nd them to the calm and considera
oD Of al true lovers OF constitutional rights ami to the
pronpi and effective response Of every whoehearted
Southtrner who estimates interests and
prosperity OF MS Country above the temporary results of
party sscendency. That such are among us Ia en-.
couJsgpg numbers ia manifest in the general almost
universal epr: Of favor with which the objects and
on Of the meeting were received ey the assembled mal
the projected policy Of buryipg all past differences that
tire, night the lore securely guard against the threat
in the esmation Of her true sons, the rights Of the
Seuta the paramount objects OF their regard The
ponovs tnrosg hout, not characterized By those noisy
demonstrations Of applause usually employ ed to indcate
sacers but that calm and earnest interest," far
reliable end micro appropriate to an eKigency which
the people to surrender ancient alliances to
epirt Of vrtuous resolve to forget and forgive to
eio up all for the rights, the inherent and the pros
pefity of their common country.
who VIA respond to this movement in behalf OF the
Constitutional rights Of the south FOR to be effective
must be general Shall 1t not be universal ono
Who Il be found TO raise voice againtt policy with
wSch il Identified 50 much that L good at so small
co0,gayeDe desirable object as the union OF tn
soYtb in good faith aud fellowship the g,oriou,
purpose of maintaining her rights aDd interests guar
sn,ted By the constitution and mensced by fsoatca
tpepiess II there be any such In our midstwhich GOD
osss 10 BE- ee1s We %s Judge from our ana own
c,mmunity, the opponents TO this movement will b,
found few and far between, while It's most zeaiou,
friends forth from the ranks OF all the various
party Organizations which exist among u.s. The ssvso
hundIsd people of Muscogee assembled in that neetn
are fair type Of people Of the State Of Georgia AMI
Of the entire sousb their interests, OBJECTS hopes and
sms ere iesca they stand connected BY the ties OF
q crmncn ,pterest, snd bound by the sympathy OF
oommtD des:iny. Let them move forward, then, toge.
thtr in tie plishment Of the desired object let
all psriy aflistions with national organization. be .;
or G. ana thoroughly dissolved and In good fsth and
mutual confidence let this people OF the South shoS
Themselves tee friends Ct the South, by making her
rights toe frs, and paramount object the great cardinal
fea ure platform the test OF political orthodoxy
the revocste condition Of the peaceable perpetuity OF
thin lpicn.