Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-12-28
H. W. ABERNErHY, ESQ.,,
Lincolnton, y. c.
Union Meeting in New York.

The Union meeting held in New York City on
Tuesday evening last most imposing and
gratifying demonstration. Not less than twenty
thousand persons, it is supposed took part in the
meetings held within and out of doors. The resolu-
tions adopted patriotic. just, and to the point
and all that could be askel by Southern men, The
meeting was addressed by Hon. James Brooks,
Charles O'Connor Hon. John \. Dix, and others.
Letters were read from Gen. Scott, MIR. Fillmore,
Mr.. (Marlin) Van Buren, and Others
Want of space prevents us from publishing the
resolutions and the letters to-day. We will give
them in our next.
At one of the outside stands an obscure but ex-
thusiastlc speaker nominated Gen. Scott for Presi-
dent, and Sam Houston for Vice President. But
the regular resolutions, drawn up by the Committee
and adopted by the meeting, contain no alluson to
the Presidency.
We do not like Mr.. Fillmore's letter. but we are
not disposed to comment upon it just now. He
speaks of the "paiJul duty" which devolved upon
him while President, of "approvng and enforcing
the flgitive-slave law" Speaking of the North he
also very frankly says, zoe are all anti-slare'y in
sentiment" He concludes his letter with some
good advice to the North and South as far as it
goes .. ..-+
Hon. Mr. NELSON, OF TENNEssEE.-We copy to-
day glowing accounts of the maiden speech OF this
gentleman. On all hands it is regarded the very
best I" first speech made in the House of Repre-
sentatives for generation past. Glad
are we that such a man has risen up in body
where such man Is SO much needed at this critical
juncture.-Register. z
We have read this speech of Mr.. Nelson carefully
He is quite as severe upon the South he is upon
the black Republicans. Mr.. Nelson is very suita-
BILE yoke-felow for Mr.. Gilmer and Mr.. Thad. Ste
vens, of Pennsylvania. "Glad are we" that such
men as Mr. Nelson are in the Southern States
And now read the following from the Washington
States showing the affectionate manner in which
black Republican paper the Cleveland HeraId)
speaks of Mr.. Nelson: .. -r
"MR NELsoN's SpEEcH-It appears strange, at
this tme to see the black Republican Press endorse
the speech of Southern member of Congress, yet
we find the backest of them endorsing the speech
of Mr.. Nelson. The Cleveland Herald, which came
to us IN mourning for Old John Brown, publishes
and endorses it thoroughly and says: 81 .
| 1--WE give place to as much OF MIR. Nelson S
speech-from the official Globe report-as our limits
allow. He held the whole array of fire-eaters at
arms length through what requires ten columns OF
the Globe. He would take up couple Of tre-eaters
and rap them together as niger "bones" would
handle castanets. The fire-eaters were pignies in
the hands of a giant He would fay them alive,
and then going off in brilliant denunciaton of dis.
union with an apostrophe to the Union, would
bring the floor and the galleries down in one yell OF
applause, while the Democrats felt themselves COM
pressed into very small holes and going through the
floor. - 4 l ....