New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-20

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SITES aud scfuEe Of con plti,y IN the TRANSACTION
Know edge Of tie IRRESPONSIBLE desgn m ie general
purpose Witeout 6ecOsng o. discountenaneng II DOC
riles publicly proclaimed The direct tendency OF wmen
il 20 iIdlsme the passions and - ncte 70 suOver
gve ef IIw injurious TO She interests and deeuuaiye
of the tauqulhty Of The Union, though they may not
fall wGhin The pale Of he criminal Jurisprudence oi
the country, are amennbie to the t1onnai OF Puonc
opinion and should nd there the highest pnnlshnent
IL eaa award No thus mark Cd can ever rise hga
in fe Gale Of political prefermeot. When meas.
ur,d by the national standard, ne WI"
be found, even by bis own P6hiieal assoefahe-,
to fall short Of tle moral and intellectual d'men-
sions essential TO the highest preemiDenee
Mr. Dix asserted that the Fugitive Slave Law must 30
upheld by everyoitizen if the Union was 10 be pre-
ferved Appealing to New lorEers, ne Sad 90
rot believe there is to be found any other section OF
the country an equal number Of people who would be
more disastrously affected by separation OF the
Staies than the million Of inhabitants who live "a and
and around this city. blow struck at the Union
must be no.t d. strucve Of the interests of the city
The speaker pictured the fgbtiu results Of d'snni N,
and wound up with a stirring apOsIhrophe 70 the nag
Of or UIep. Proudly pointing % the star spangled
banner be exc aimed during he eighty two years that
banner has hoaied over US no act of national dshoDOr
or Injustice has stained IT, 10 has never beer 10 the
battle field except for the redress Of wrong No armies
have been enrolled under 10 carry on wars OF aggres
siou. They have never been traed IN the bust by
foreign enemies, or torn down by fraetrcid1 hands
among ourteves. Shall il be sOiled and dishonored
now hy faDacism and by foul conspraces against the
peace and the integrity of the Union Shall the con-
steaiiOn Of I'M be exploded by domestic conflict, To
be seen no more among the nations, like lost siars
which, I'm the lapse OF ages, have faded oot OF the
frmanent-above us No, fellow-citizens, no matter
whether Chat banner dear TO every patriotic heart, be
assailed bv enemies from without traitors within
let us hold snd defend the representative of the
embodied sovereignty Of the thirty three States, and
the sign Of their rmon allegiance and, with the
blessing Of God il shall continue, through centuries 10
come 10 be borne aOft with every still bazOned
on It's azure feld-tle triumphant emblem of Union and
Fraternity, Prosperity, and Power.
Hr. DIX with bat ule difficulty got through with
biz speech and his concluding ausoDs to the Flag of
our Union were received with rapturous applause.
The following resolutions read and adopted:
Be'ored That in The present "erss the true to meet
all be lad 10 Union meetings and 70 form Union
orgenzoon IN the spirit and tone that called this meeting and
that have inspired ito proceedings.
Re,oired That COMMITTEES Arrangements be sutho-ized
toctuespond with ueh Union organizations may he formed
mitigation and maintenance otbe principles Of tins meeting
Loud cries for Brady, !" " Mitchell Bethune."
Prof O. N. MITCHELL OF Cincinnati was introduced,
and received thee cheers H. Three cheers for John
Mtcbell."l He was born in Kentucky, and was a
full blOOded Kentuckian, because both his parents
we've horn in Virginia. He had never before opened
hi, month in political assenbage. He had come to
speak for bis mother, The Union, now in danger
Of violence l"WhOs going 70 do it P'l Mr.. Mitchell
spoke of the greatness Of this country and the rad fact
that 30 many good men kept away from the polls We
were IN DANGER. dftnTuOn Ids country cOuid
not be saved by any existing organization. The sdeak
tonight had startled and terrified him, and what
they sad all true. The farming popu alton dreamed
Of no Danger There was no danger IN the workshops
among the srtisans Of the county. There dan
ger in the warehouses Of our merchants. There
no danger in our churches There was danger
only in our political organizations. But the
very fact that the masses rushed for an
idea word which they did not understand if their
party fOr it, made dissolution possible. All these
meetings. xNould amount 20 nothing if they were not
fOllows< By aeon. They mutt admit that the honest
nprivh ns,srky ought TO govern, and the minority
O1Sbt to submit They must be willing 20 give one
dGy in 365 The protection Of the best interests Of
themselves and their country. !" Yea, yes."l Now,
he wanted 70 know how many Of them were candi-
dates fos office. IGreat laughter and applause. If
they were all candidates for Office then they had got
glorious opportunity OF making saeFiice for their
country. Would they all agree not 10 accept Office Cor
five Year,. l Ask the gentlemen on the stage" VO-
cifrrops appisusel
DIR. BETsUsE-No, no. if man wants to serve his
country, Why not serve it in office All nonsense
Prof. MITcHELL-You can't break down these par
ties il they throw it in your face that you want TO
get their places. You can't break down the Demo
crsiic party it If imPossible fou can't break down
tie Republican party Il is impossible. owe will
we WILL There is but one way you can do it. Mr..
Mitchell said they could do only by forming patr
ote paiy by resolving 10 take no Office, that no
man could imIugh their motives. lie exhorted all TO
Join this party. This thing, he said. would 20 like
wildfre throughout the whole Union and for this the
country was litpbleu lie cOulu not 20 ~ WIN any
OF the parties I' Bethune" Mr.. Mitchell concluded
with an appeal for his pattern organization Enthus
asuc applause
DIR. BErHUSE came before this audience to show
himself Loud applause He wanted 10 be reekOned |
with the Union, aud il the Union to perish, might
he die first He had never attended public political |
meeting in his life. He belonged 10 higher service
lie wHs a minister of the GOSPEL of Peace, and as such
was among them tonight. When the pulpit was des |
ecraed by appeals 70 the widest fanaticism it was
bi,yh tiunp III o~1 | Nban uCar
OiiLed became they had shown the pluck OF bull |
dog with the ferOcy of a tiger, il was high time |
loud applause He should not deal with what had |
been oisIed into the meeting He had not read either
Of TIE calls. He saw nothing but the word UniOn |
lie remembered a Dutch Governor Of Pennsylvania |
who, when Caed upon 10 pardon man who had |
poisoned his wife, said: What, pardon who !
would take woman and promise 10 nourish |
ought TO be ashamed of himself" The men
who were in favor of dssolvng the Union ought |
be ashamed Of themselves. Where should the Union
be divided BY the line of Slavery He knew where
slaves raised cotton, but where did they faeture
it Loud laughter. Men who pra'ed about freedom |
had grown rich by the manufacture of the product of
The labor Of slaves He did not think however, that
the Unon could be dissolved. lie believed our Gov
eminent good even TO its faults He agree in many
things with his friend the professor, but he had got
among the stars. His party was all very well, but it
was too high. He believed in Government being car
ried on by who willing TO take their places
10 primary meeting, and scnie, if eed be- and who
when invited to office, did not mistake cowardice for
modesty. He was content, himself, to be a simple
follower of Jesus, but be never neglected TO |
vote; and be prepared his ticket with some
conscientouness as if his ticket We're to elect. He
never would vote for any man, ii, in all lis history
be could trace the slightest stain of dsuuion |
A drahkard might reform from drink but be would |
keep the brandy bottle away from him. Talk about
ncendiary documents; there nothing incendlary
a man with Hon. before his and NJ. c. after
it, who went 10 Congress to do anything but to take
care of the people and the whole people. Loud and