Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-12-17
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New YoEK, Dec. l5
meeting of promie ent merchants and poll
texans OF the city and State OF New I ork, wa
held st noon to-day, al the office of Richard Lu
the's, to consult as 70 the danger now threat
ening the Union. to assure 10 the south sufi
cient protection to their constitutional right
within the Union.
The meeting was called by circular ad
dressed to lesding citizens without distinction
/ OF parties, and was we'll attended
Among those present was ex-Prtsident Var
BureD, ex-Congressman Hatch of Buffalo
Washington, Hunt. Watts, sherman. Erastu.
Brooks, Jas I. Brady, Fernando Wood and
many other gentlemen Of prominent position a.
merchants and public men.
Ihe condition OF the Union was freely dis
eussed, anf several suggestions made. one oil
which was that Miiard Fillmore proceed 10
Sout Carolina as commissioner from the
oth'e OF New York, to exhort temperate action
AMI delay on the part OF the former State.
l. was understood that Mr. Fillmore would
aceeft the duty il desired, cut he expressed the
b-iief that the mission would be unsuccessful
un.esa he coa q bear with him some author
Eed pledge OF conservative policy from the
party about to assume the control OF the
General Government
No definite action has yet been determined
on by the meeting
Charles O'Conner presided and speeches
We're made BY John DIX. John Mckeon and
othrrr. AIR. Mckeon expressed the opinion
that the Union Was already dissolved. That
il would be a peaceful separation uutil after
the 4th of March, and that civil war would
then ensue.
AT haf-past speeches were still being
made on mott u TO appoint Commissioners to
proceed to South Cai ona
A the close OF Mr. MeKeons speech. which
was an earEe.t appeal for the correction Of
Northern public sentiment in regard to the
Slave -istes.
Hon DAM : Dickinson addressed the meet
irE. lie p.Gy.d, with Daul Webster, that
wien his eyes should turn to behold for thu
las time the sun in heaven. he might not SEE
i shining on the broken and dishonored irag-
meets oi orc glorious Union Tue pubic
sentiment OF the North must b. changed lie
had little faith in meeting the South. lie
could say with jus. fear that in a ht,le while
the North VIII nave tvo-thirds of the Senate
aud House oi Representative The repeal of
!aUs VIII Lot satisfy the South Tney know
thAt stream caIuot by any natural process
b- made TO rise gher than the fountain
The North must get rid Of its IN ssions, sec
usnol sentiaen'. q sentiment promul gated by
demagogues 1t was absurd to ray that all
this vouii bow over. He VINO saNs 50 IL
deracogue or is mad. South Carolina on the
lIth or 18th OF this month, will 60 ou, Of
the | MON, tie rect OF the Cotton states viii
follow and 10 time ev-rv siAsehoIdlng state
lhi-, he regarded certain q that the sun
VII! rise. The North should repeal all it,
Iniriendly laws. and in their place shoal!
set up differenc public sentiment, as the
oFazen serpent was set up in Israel, that all
who have been bitten by the poisoned s-rp-nt
OF abo,l'iorism may look upon it AMI behold
Mr. Dickinson was frequently greeted with
appliance du,ing the delivery OF his speech
Hiram ketchum spoke more hopefully, and
believed that prhic senliin mt at home
might be r-ached aud corrected u; least he
was Tor nakli the effort
Letters were thu read from a large num-
Der Of .'ingulshed gentlemen residing in
different parts OF the state. After hich
lion. Mr. Fillmore and others spoke