New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-13
Unien Meeting at ALBANY,

A Btrf fhursday, Jar. IL, 1857.
The Union Mestiue 40 the Capitol tn nishi was A.
tepded by fuly 400 person, while I'm sssssf
number were excluded from the great outer ball Of
TIE Capitol by ioabilits TO Obtain Ambulance. The
haI was raeked M close % men osaid staad, the
siesLers occupying 20. anhs al the ''P u -s 'ss's
TIE neeiipe was called 10 order by the Hon. Frank
lin Townsend ex-Msyor OF the city who fonntnatse
the Hon. Ga1et Y. LaniDg SO Pressdeys. u. s.sfa.-
sons aonilsted long bet Of wn'Yn
an parties were Represented. JOhn u FehmAh h"n-
mated number Of Secretaries.
Mr.. Lansing, taking the chair, made brief remarks
on the patriotic objects u the meeting.
Mr. Raymond was eallea forward ard ~ss reeeivea
with loud eheerF aud rouna after round of applzure
Wien order wss restored, hr. Raymond ssid thit he
supposed the rrt business IN order would be 10 rrus
thar ks the Legislature for the Of THIS ans ks
Immense applause and loaa laugatesd he deebae1
il proper 10 ray st the time mat the prye<r
place TO meet and expires devotion to the JD'0a wa
outside the Legislature. Great cheering and aaghtszl
IL ar the common cry thai there dangoc Of
destruction Of The UniOD because there sttlod
project Oh foot for it, dissolution; but sboad b
rem eubered that ali destructive moyemeDss had
their origin not in reason bot m passicn-
For all practical purposes tee Unoa Was si,eaoy ms
the United States manned as tey nsed to be, bat tina
alone was not UIion. There wac no Uaioa. Iaese
was no fraerns and c0nhdDg feeling to blnd hs Uaon
together He alluded 10 the ressIIeon OF irse sPeesn
souh Of Mason aud Dxout line, aud declared thai ths
object now WAS not TO preYeJt dlss0iu!ici OF me
Iiop but to rertore the friendly feeling that exised
in the early DAYS of the Republic. TWAS the ddfy OF
Northern to trace to their origin The presens an
happy diseeLsiCns that destroyed the sentiments oil
raternsl regard that should and must DC looked upon
a. the true sodify of the Union.
He attributed the origin OF these eyz only OF reesns
date mainly the violence and rec ksSsness OF the
knti-Slavery sgitioD % the NORTH TX mao been tae
fashion here 81 late years 10 denounee every slave
holder outside the pale OF hnonanlty ana Cnr'St-
any He traced the Of political agitation ootn
at the North and South and severely and impartIaiy
ed the action of the ulirts OF both sections oil
| tbc Union. hs remarks wen very e'ec'.ye, ann
elected round after round OF applaufe AZ the ctooe
! three hearty cheers gwen for the speaker
Gov. Sey nOur was then called forward, and was
received with three cheers. He reyswed the position
which the State of RewYcrk had always Occupied In
relation to the uiOD and the great stake II had In iis
preseryation Tie regarded the Union movements
tminenty prOJer TO be shared in prominently by tho
commercial men Of the State, aud denounced those
journals which had MADE il matter OF risIcuie and de-
nuIciaiOn that such meetings were shared in ~ ea-
zsps IL the Of the State. Certainly
such men sLoud know, and bad right 10 assert, tho
value OF the Union. ~.
He enlarged upon the duty of the greater states TO
resrect the sovereignty Of the weaker members OF tbs
Coniederacy. Hin speech was an eloquent AID able
Plea for State lights and the privilege VI each indie
PENDENT Sovereignty 10 regulate and control 1T Own
affair He concluded with earnest appeal 10 ths
North and especially to the State OF Nevfork to set
the seal of repbation upon the present osnefu ata-
| on that thIe If 80 much danger to the IN.
| Mr. John V. J.. PruXD reported the resolutions,
which were lengthy and expressive OF devotion to the
ITpjop and condennaioTy both extremes, North and
| South whose ultrsism would endanser its integrity.
| Akrg letter was received from cX-Pre-Ident Van
and giving his views Of the agitation at present dis
| tracing the country.
The meeting adjourned after Mr.. Seymour's address,
with loud cheers for the Union.