New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-22

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SHsPhKKKp nHnrr' JOHN 2. DoDeE,
JAS. KHRNocHAS, R 4osS W. WtsKIg
" 1nH ansSf IISHFxr, RUSSELL srgHoIs
IpHAs n M,1Is NATHANIEL HAYDEN
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john STEWARD Isl s,ipSrr MoRsE
Secretaries.
ELI P. NORTON, n r. Z RmpIv.
G. H.. HATCH, Dsa,. U,tsRy
W ANDERSON, v VE ~ na.sss
THoxAs Cot Gv, GroReg W. WHEELER,
hoBhnT H n, JAMES A. MOORE,
DA''AN A. A. VALENTINE
The President asked II d. Gulilneste was III '0
room. There being no response,
Mr. A. y. HuGGIYs read a long report oil the Ma
,orol Executive COMMITTEE, giving the most naaerng
oo,,rt Of the oroeress of the third party movement
in most of the States. ,.,.,-.,..
" p.o,,,nn + IIRRANORE read the resolutions
ostho evening The preamble declares that the evis
- ,rbicb the Government labofs may be cured
- ,ho Constitution better than by violent diTup-
49,. Tbe first resolution indorses WashDgtons fare
Iii oddro.s. the second says that the time has come
~ rotrotism should rise superior 10 party .nel
W. s"IoTas in favor of fealty to the ConStl-l
tuition. az construed by the supreme - stotsl
the United States, both AS iggndhe ca"s.;
ord territorial questions; the fouIth that tne Sons
'; ises each State exclusive control OF It's domes
10 ofa{rs with the power 10 repel oy force o. arnI
ali nyasions of that right; hftb, that .he S H.
the Slavery question outside oil Tue i' 81 :, h.
be, rrodnc,iye Of no good to the slaVe, wne II na
III ON The honda of brotherhood that once hhed .nsl
two extremes of the Union therefore ms agauso,1
sboud cease; SIXTH that we Will support 10 MA Ir o
President who is not irieid "a We m.,,s;on and
the seventh declares for fidelity to the Consntuon anu
thhe pEBpiiSSn D:
The resolutions were received win loud applause,
principally from the pattern.
Dr. GuiLMErTE then sang the Star SIangled Banner
with effect; the whole meeting joining III tue chorus
Al the close three cheers were gwen Tor d. Guil-
mette.
The President Mr.. GERARD, then made bis speech.
He said that he wished that necromancer could
transport our brethren Of the South to this meeting In
order that they might see that this meeting was true 20
the Constitution. lie came there not Tor isms, but Tor
necessity and expectancy. lie placed himself upon
the CONSTITUTION, aud that law high enough for
him. |" High enough for anybody lie stood MD,
way between those who ate fire in the South, and
those who preached scditiOn in the North. Some %
years ago few misguided men and women took IL
into their heads to declare that the institution entaed
upon us by our British ancestors should be abollshed
lie remembered well when here they fled from the
tarpot and the indignation of the people, How came
il that the Abolopists had inereased the poticl ans
in two, and the old Wing party went galavantmg
after strange gods But the Abolionists had
not ruled much. About twenty Thousand Abol'
ton votes were all the votes Of the fraternity.
Sill they made much noise man could disturb
great many by crynp fire. Time was when they
skulked now how bold they are. The man who
twenty years dared to breathe whisper that the
Union might be dissolved, would have been hurried
from human sight. But from this very platform ne
had heard ueasoD preached. He had heard condemned
and executed traitors called saints and martyrs from
IL. IL.
Applause and Kisses This was treason, ard when il
came to overt acts away with them TO the gallows
lunatic asy lum. These Abotonists never gave any
thing 10 runaway slaves, or TO buy the freedom of
slaves; only our merchants gave 10 them. They had
fastened the chains upon the slave iof another half
century. The Abolition States prohibited free blacks
from entering their Territory. But our State was hap
pily Conservative. We recei yed the black man. bond
Free our brother worm, sprung from the same EARTH
who travelled with the short journey of life and met
all its cares and all it's struggles-OuT brother, de ned
TO a common grave, common resurrection, and com
mon Immortality. Mr. Gerard adverted to the birthday
Of Washington. lie almost wished we had war to &C.
ment the country. lie almost wished we had a war,
that our friend Here the whole assembly rose and
cheered for several minutes. Gen. Scott rose and
acknow edged the compliment Mr.. Gerard Tecapitu-
lated the principal events Of the of the Revolution
The tuppenny papers, he said, flung taunts at our
brethren of the South, and yet We asked them not 10
be agitated These poor devils put arms into the
hands Of the slaves, and then asked their mas
who melted the late invasion. who pushed their
cats paws and pulled wires, be caught in an overt act
he wOud lang them high as Hamau lie did not
fear that the Union would be dissolved. During the
Later portion of Mr. Gerard speech he was frequently
interrupted with cries for other speakers. He con-
Guided by defending the right Of NeWYork merchants
TO have and to express political opinions and such
opinions az would aid their business. How would TREY
ike to have Gen. Scott, Whose eye had rolled over |
many battle field, the American flag parted star
rom stripe Sooner would he see that hero of two |
wrap that flag around his body, and fell grace
ully, &C.
DR.. GUuNETTE saIg Columbia. the Gem of the
ocean,
The Hon. j. MORRISON HARRIS, NJ. c. of Maryland,
vas then introduced He trusted that the time would
lever come when he could not say, the whole land
'ver My fellow-ctzensW lie felt that this was
N important meeting He proceeded to inquire into
he importance of THE meeting, and to call the house
own by stirring illusions TO the battles Of Gen. Scott
q Three cheers for Gen. Scott the next President Of
he United States.l Mr. HARRIS style Of elOquence
vas exceedingly interogatory. Didn't they believe
hat il would be better for the North if such meetings
hould be held all over the North Why hadn't we
card such sentiments those expressed by the Presi-
en Of this great meeting, from the representatives OF
he Moth before and frequently 7 The national and
on servative sentiment needed expression. There
gas danger in public affairs. But he did believe
diSunion. That was possible only when the
tho threatened to dissolve the Union if Northern
IAN were elected President. He and his State would
ay in The Union, whatever Northern man was elected
oder the forms of the Constitution 10 What about
ewardPl Well, we would not 90 into details. or
Tx about individuals. What interest had the North
agitaing the question of Slavery. He thought as
uch OF this trouble had from tho excuses Of his
1utheIn friends from the fanaticsm of his Northern
lends. Both sections were TO blame-let the people
,ndemn both. But fur too much provocation had been
ven by the ageresfyeness of the North. There never
oud have been John Brown swinging from a Viz
MIA gibbet had not treason been preached at tho !
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