New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-09
pHILADELpHIA . Union MEETING"

Correspondence Of lht ~ T. AtbHbe-
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 8, 1859.
LIE, hot tie fearful array Of solid oo,unns, caps,
.psll caps, inbos, and exclamation ponte which, IN
cur Ell, iournss, isn the tale II line "G'eat Union
h.e,lDg ut Js,ue's Hall" Oh "Wednesday night, nis-
lua ID. eobeT luoy Inent ef the pubic abroad 70 the
tru. rhars,ier sDo purposes Of The asoeablage. The
Dodge h. ~ WIS 10 we'll understood that i's transpar
sncy scarcely deceived anybody bnt the very groeusst
Of gudg,ms The hopeless collapse into which tne
r,c,nt State eeeton has rre,ipit,rd the shauDemoc-
r1cy y. rrabOuis has been painfully pa pabe that
the smallest slIaw of comfort Was hailed gOisend
b lie Democratic engueers Tue gioriOns cdaace OF
saving The Union, with the brilliant hope Of gal
Naliz ng into n sepuchre semblaDce of life few
POLITICAL fosts, was too fine chance 10 let
biiae. And, under this charitable feeling, the
shan Democratic leaders have " gone and went aud
did IL With an amusing loOseness. The trick OF
getting up meeting Ostenriby without distinction
Of parI, but really grind private for the
aeers Oi despt rate party, was The prograinnie re-
tGiSed upvla trick ~ ither stnuihngiy brilliant NOS
stnkngi, novel. Bnt is WIS she oniS expedeht lett
10 the hin bic Committee Of Arrangements 70 carry out
their sliser ends Cndcr the cover OF dsnteresled
regard Tor tile integrity OF the Commonwealth, they
LoIed 70 conceal the Democratic capital they were
q er To uikt Tor the Sprug municipal election Cot
ton Commerce and the Hotel interest, Were made 70
Ileed mosl freely, and money was spent like water TO
fafLish forth htngly the :" moi ster entertainments
AID vet w,lh AL the preliminary parade tue booming
al tie biz guns and the hauling of the dripping aud
ledr ggied hags, the gaoe w - scarcely worth the
caLdle. To tell the honest truth the demonstration,
n6ay, was iizzle, though physically the most NOISY
aud n.usc ular OF meetings.
Auer all the Hercue.h efforts spent upon the affair,
Il Was 10 wonder that The people turned out en- mas'e
TO ste what really the matter AT the opening "
tie meeting, curiosity dIsw thousands VINO were seSn
esd csca the dreary shower OF paitades ana tse
fearful Rating OF spssac-eage eioquenee;, ny "a
O'Clock tie ROOM not more thah hAi iu'' anu 'ne
crowd then seemed a moving mass oil uneasy spltlu
wandering 10 and fro without dehulle purpose. Int
uprOar OF lranpng feet here was not single seat fo
w,oharV rtecttei) OF ct-eals Of yelr, of hOOtings
OF Iasriotie groans, wac hike the din Of bedam, an'
fA,lly drowned tie language OF the speaker 40 tina
eNsl te suffering reporters could scarcely catch h'
sen,blanee Of AS idea, card IN 7he PRblic Ledge
haa ~ eciay called all friends of Gov. WISE TO b
rEstent aud efficient force OF elaqners IN the upPe
galleries gave colorado suspicion 70 the impression
usL all Ihe friends had cordially needed the invita-
ton.
glance at the speakers will give you fair rotio
of The auinus oil tile meeting. VIM. b. Reed, a rene
Kade Wig and present ret Of the Administration
Ell the resolution, which, are vapid 10 the loves
dssrce OF axtbst.c dizziness. The Hon. Josiah RAJ
dab snoter renegade from his party, made the moe
Llassnt declarations Of regard for the peace OF Va
eiOA, While, at the breath, denouncing NJ iyo
lltmy ar MOI breaking up the pcaoe of our own CIT
b. ihIe SrIug 20 snRTess the recen, sympatny meet
ing st National Hall Aud let me here say paren
theticASy, that every body here approves heartily Oh
dcclaraIon OF Mayor on thai oecasion-that . On
"rRln Of 1ree discnssion in Philadelphia should b
Fo~+TNtu, III u tilOulO AAkt AL ttt tfNoHh III VI
Ccsemorwealth 10 do itl"D The Hon. Judge K,nl
long known as y Democrat of rampant Leeompt0
PpVtiVes, fitting eontrere tothese distinguishe
IaIssots. Robert Tyler author Of the famous addres
II the Democratic Executive Committee, whic
s-anIed the Lecompton Democracy az the Las, elec
esa was cail4id enough 10 sdmIt the transparency
Che tr I'D farce beng played, aud made the nnoeen
nm petfey conscious that I, would got be consistent will
s prepsU o. via GOOD .sss % ssisag. 70 oSeaPy ySs
~ ps1tisn ucinsions exclusive party views uust
sac have he honor to De connected has ever been
ptans party and that IL is willing aud anxious 20 e.
ftRs. Of Constitutional Union wAesever they may b
f.ana."
tharlesI Iugersoll, whose Demccracy is snos, a
Old ashe ssate-House, By way of kae tribute 70 lib
ezss of speech, referred TO the travelling Abolition lee
tasers, ard particularly 10 Wendell Phillips, whC
oagi< he eaid "to be arrested as travelling yaga
'kaisd. lApplaHse. Those who do net concur in chs
sseFnimeits Of these Aboltonists shoud attend then
''srcteles and hiss them down. He stated, law
''yes, shat was the right Of every man 20 70 10
"pBcy advertised lecture and hiss dowx the speaker
"iCiceIs aud applause There was Leading case II
"fhe hooks tina, sustained this principle"
The Hon Dieky Naux, Benz. II. Brewster Col
JAMES Faee, ans last though not least the immor'a
Voice "a liz People William 3. Rankip--aii old
be lame and snposent conclusion, also hguree IN the
great dran4a The rest Of the performers played
tasli pan that even If they the peers OF Web
stsi and Clay, they would have been completely
<eiipsed by She dazzling array a. lesser lights.
Nobody with an stom Of brains isnagzacd that theT
ssany Psreiar hssure Of the Union jnst about here
aesed Tor every disunonist in the city ~ Penn
f1hGbs We are quite sure that Charleston on Rich
nsoSf ooald produce easy thousand. And yof with
sAs pablc truth staring them right In the face n ese
JlafeF-orators had not syllable to offer in resr
teSoatAsrn fanaiicisms, not adomnr 10 make 70 tie
blocking <be wheels Of government by gsno claraor
over Rti,,N'E book, on the part Of southern dsor.
efnizsrs.r ~ assured, however thst We breathe
frcer now, tkaD the gEea; agony Is over Still, the
whole town, as u unaware OF the peril salely Passed
n apghing ogtrgt, and vel may, q, tbs s9sthing