Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-06-12

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- Ratiacation Meeting In New York.
One Of the iAresss aud most eni hasisstis Politi.
cal meetings sser hsld in ths commercisl ~etrop.
cks Of the nation, was that gathered At the Coop
or Institute, On Friday night isst, 70 radiy the
nomination Of Bell and ESesstt Some sixty five
yice-Presideat were on the stand, including
sueh men ~ Generals Scott and Wool, Henry
Grinpsll Daoiel Lord, Frederick A. Tsilmsdge,
Colonel Duryea, James W. Gerard. and others.
A string Of resolutions, ssven in all, was adopted
BY the meeting, the last three Of which re hero
subjoiu, end cali particular attention to. They
are sminsnly sosad and aationsl, and can DO
supported alike in New York or New Orleans.
e The 18th resolution declares THAT the Union,
the Constitution, and the Enforcement Of tho
Laws" 10 platform co-extensive with Cur coun
try. II 10 ths same upon which stood our early
Presidents, AID which remained unchanged until
ahe fsA spirit Of party raieod its serpent fang.
above them all. and proclaimed its higher law"
vi. Received, "rhat the cause Of freed. ,n,, in
The South a. we'll a. in the North is wrapf 'ed up
in the Constitution and the Union - and q lat in
regard 10 the relations Of master and sla'9e, thd
reoognitioo Of the Constitution remains as guide.
while justice - fhe one no less than human ,ity
riie other naturally suggests that these rol alton
will exist in territories adapted "a their con dition;
md agreed upon by the people when pre~ entinl
their State Consultation ~ Congress for adn ,issio'
into the Onion.
VII. Resolved, That the city Of New York. in
behalf ii her million Of people, sends greet ing To
Union men everywhere, that We have put 'on on
armor and embarked in the conflict With an ardoi
and determination worthy Of the noble cause, in
the patriotic hope that whea tho ssfs II Novem!
Der shall come, millisns d grateful ire emen
Through the whole length and breadth u the con
fanaiicism are ovtrthrown, never Ia rise again
aud the precious legncy oi tbe Union wall DO
transmitted to pssterity with Augmented isstr".
The sixth resolution u worthy Of n"tA. taking
as it does, broad Constitutional groand relative t"
slavery, aad declaring that the relation between
mnstcr and slave pM exist IN ferrsterps adapted
10 Aeir condition. and dyreed Spaa by TIE pco7ae
WHEN PRESENTING rnKiR STATE CONSTITUTION To
CONGRESS- roR ADMISSION INTO rnE UsioS." There
is lao Sqaatter Sovereignty in this resolution, bu
n distinct acknowledgement OF tho doctrine thas
the only proper time TO hx the status Of V rrto
ry relative to the sa,jcct Of slavery, ~, "'whcn
presenting their State Constitution to Con gress
for admission into the Union" We call upon
adopted By al inMeDse assembly Of tho Union
men of the great city OF New York aud 90, nparc
il with che resolutions upon the same Subject
that have been adopted by the democracy of the
Northern States especially that wing OF he par
~ that clings 10 the fortunes Of Stephea A. Doug
las. They have made no such admissiou MS thu
contained IN this resolnton; and will not.
IN, nF III
ing which Was pccul asly interesting. IL having
been circulated, FIRST, in the Republican ewspa
pers, and afterwards taken mp by The Deu ocratio
Press throughous the whole South. for a q urpose
that Mr.. Fillmore intended to support the Black
Republican candidates; Mr.. Brooks. Of the LIZ.
press. stated 10 tho meeting that he Suald take
the liberty Of reading i've lines Of p~isats letter
from that illustrious man. They ran thus: ~
regard, saws Mr.. Fillmore, "the Of m name
by the Republican Press. as fraudulent and mis-
ehisvsss, aad shan veto for BcN and Everett,
whether any one else does not" Nobly
said and il ali others who believe with the pa.
triotie En-. President that Bell and Everett are the
most proper persons To- Eli the high oiices for
which they haro been nominated they will be- tri-
smphantly elected.
At any rate Mr. Fillmore takes the true ground
and is not Influenced by the miserable plea Of no
chasee." Had all those who though, that this
noble man WINS the most suitable candidate offer
cd to the people fsar years ag', voted lor him, DO
would have been elected. and the ccuntry spared
the agiasious pseulations, and diSgraos that have
resulted from thu" Buchanan Administration. LIE.
as profit by that almost fatal esru-.
We believe that the Union ticket IL daily gain.
ing strength. and after the Democracy shall next
week give ems more demonstration of their utter
inability to control themselves, much loss the de-
stiniss Of the country, the hearts Of tho people
will be turned to the Union ticket a. the only
hope Of tho country.
As illustrating Whist we have before said would