Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-12-21
Union Meeting in New York.

NEW YoRK. Dec, ia meeting Of prominent
merchants and politicians Of the city and State of
New York was held at noon to-day at the Office Of
Richard Lathers on Pine Street to consult to the
best means 10 be adopted to avert the danger now
threatnng the Union
The meeting was called BY circular addressed
to leading citizens without distinction Of politics,
and was well attended.
The condition Of the Union freely discussed,
and several suggestions made, one Of which was
that Willard Fillmore he requested to proceed To
South Carolina, Commissioner ffon the State of
New York, TO exhnrt temperate action and delay
on the part OF the former State. II was understood
that Mr. Fillmore would arcept the duty desired,
but he expressed the belief that the mission would
be unsuccessful unless he could bear with him
authorized pledge from the party about TO assume
the control of the General Government. No def
mite action has yet been determined on 10y the
meeting.
Charles 0Connor presided, and speeches were
made by John A. Dix, John McKeon and Others
ar aCkeon expressed the opinion that the Union
was already dissolved; that It would be peaceful
separation until after the 4th of March, and that
civil war would then ensuc.
At the conclusion of McKeons speech, which
was earnest appeal for the correction of North
ern public sentiment in regard to the slave States
Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson addressed the meeting
He PRAYED, with Daniel Webster that when his eyes
should turn to behold, for the last time, the sun in
the heavens he might not see IL shining on the
broken and dshonorcd fragments of a once gori-
Gus Union. The public sentiment of the North
must he changed. lie had little faith in meetings.
The South saw with just fear, that in little while
the North will have twO-thirds Of the Senate and
House of Representatives. The repeal VI laws will
not satisfy the South; they know that a stream
cannot by any natural process be made to rise high
er than the fountain. The North must get rid of
its pernicious sectional sentiment, sentiment pro-
mulgatcd by demagogucs, political and ministerial.
! 1t was absurd to say all this would blow over
lie who says so is demagogue or is mad. South
Carolina on the 18th and 18th of this mouth, will
90 out of the Union. The rest of the Cotton States
will follow, and in time every slavehodng State.
This he regarded as certain the sun will RISE
The North should repeal all its unriendly laws and
in their place should set up different public SEN
tment, the braZen serpent was set up in Israel,
that all who have been bitten by the poison SER
pent of Abolition may look upon it and be healed.
Mr.. Dickinson was Frequently greeted with APP
plausc during tho delivery of his speech.
Hiram Ketchum spoke more hopefully, and be-
lieved that public sentiment mt home might he
reached and corrected, at least he was for making
the effort.
Letters were then read from large number Of
distinguished gentlemen residing in different parts
of the State; after which Hon. Willard Fillmore.
Hon. Greene c. Bronson and Richard Sothers, ESQ.,
were appointed q committee TO visit the South.
Among the letters read were those of Miard
Il Fillmore Washington Hunt, Rev DIR. Hawks, Judge
Page, John a. Greene and others.