New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-15
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
,pDDpSS IN THE COUNTRY

meeting last evening at Thorps Hotel, Union square,
10 take into consideration address TO the country
on pelent crisis. Tie delegations from the differ
ert wards were very full there being but few absen
teeg. Mr.. Gustavus w. Smith, Chairman, in calling
Al Con miuee TO order, said il was special meeting
for a II ecal Iurroe and on account of s great im
rOItarce 10 everybody he had decided 10 admit the
re oriers Of C prele james T. Brady esq, coming in
willie tie minutes were being read, received with
c1eat arlaufe The first business being the address,
| Mr.. PI iIlp W. Engs, from tie Executive Commute,
stated tla ey adj with tie assistance of Mr. Brady,
in very sort tine prepared address, which might
rot e iauless and which might meet with criticism,
and G hoIe it would. He tlen cad the address, as
| fOlIows:
TOT Icors cf the state Of N YORK rho supported Byeka
yidge and LdHcs
Tie Executive Committee 81 the Breckenridge and
ae organ 7aor in this county deem It their duty 70
aGdres yon ard the people of the United States, IN
rceItrte The result OF the late election It's probable
corseqrenocs, the condition OF our country at this m
yctart uii-, ard the oourse which the National De
CcTaCy should ler after pursue hs duty seems the
more in rCrtaut when we consider that already gloomy
al rohensons exit that the Amer an Union or states
j. in imminent danger of being suddenly and forever
| dottIOyCd.
oii hat II Southern States should az once secede
ftn II COZ fderacy. The immediate cause assigned
to Justify such act is Il election Of Abraham Lln,
| coln Us PIei'ent If Ill uiiiai States. secnlhal
g,,g1aI iCai IaIy lac for Il lrst time in the history
| E our country, succeeded in choosing President
lie fatal error against which Washington and all the
viiett satosnen # tie land nave warned us has been
| cuuit;,ed Tie man !Ofen to rule the natl?n has
frequently ayowed principles Of hostility to the institutions Of
ne sCgntih ~ % ~ liste IN hi IL foresadowed
he y1obsbl th 81 sbolonsm and direct assaults upon
slavery cioced N thu power Of the General Admina
pTCrery tbe rights and the lives of the South thus
oTod the Utmost Teli ard that the only means o. saadhs
sss that Teh rs Ion gre south 70 organize .'. as a
ld Gov en- emit rely upon its own Po"ers resources
lived hi ile.e dangers esu certain to attend the
cie Of Mr. coin would feel it our duty to concur
trc in ali Il peT aoiicps .afey vhich they propose
Lu(h even len " would -,e and we hope me SCUM VIII
or steuri y deisd that ThaIy Of sr
hto election events hive tTansIit well 70 xc
be dg 3iien rot tie alarm Of the south; Inc speech.' OF
e ss M hse , ,Tada e tsty OF S The p South
Many hoLen States have virtually nued the Fugi I'VE
tes cm senirde lie Fee Soil eniiment Of the North
trto,d 10 the adm iaion Of Slave States and equally
TO II admission of slaves into the common territory Inc
cud Of og thus been broken by the North and a - .Gt
II Soah thus mjusy treated aud so perslstety
ad should recommend the exercise OF that reserved sat
be deroi,d Of H. ju.t eous constitutional rights in the
Incn II ba- teen 81, remarked and fully CONCUR IN the
II Therefore Southern Staes any Of them in view Of
vi La, thus cccHcd should deliberately resolve to retire
| ron the conf, d,ttcy' while we "onid most deeply
lon tnt sLth irut, would not regard them as Objects
/ ut
fam y in the precincs whidb they subjected
,u Pe1H and pejudice. We would regard them a. the
Live sT d % ge one ooi s.o t9 Oo of G Se
Iiot he oe forbeasuce and reliance the zeal deyo
ard Of tie National Democracy the North who
viii on Il no pat the cs horde rushing blind
Is PHI THAR destruction and that Of their
IN tie mad the order aud elevate the
In tie SeSs' Of nles SH ee c be no evae
ndd, rour in regard to this question negroes and we VA
sd # ih North no state shall be coerced into remaining
q.s that lie ID IN order protect 1s the lives and Drop
ey her ctiz.u. lAtrlause And tho other hand We
ce u en- our own soil lappausc and assure our southern
We III put down tbs fanaal raid upon the Constitution tue
South the Union 81 these States, and the whole white
Il .i be conceded hat in the canvass many Of he
be did not coucur with the frenzied eons who IA their
Of God ard which interfere with their dosmas de-
irs ls dcaa'n. crd to the effect that he recognize.
Of tie fuse sl1' law andis opposed suffrage Ills
be esitd There consolation the canvass of
Saie der lora It's principal effect has proved The Repub
sen hy iloussrd majority did not sustain the proposition to
an nd our tonsiiuii'n ~ permitting negroes to vote without
TCitHy qualification. That l. defeated By
Hhsn ING aoIy In city il received about sixteen hund
red vote while Tie vote against numbers about thirty seven
is ron that there in the Republican ranks
OF tie hoHL FEVER AboioIists than erds Of the 50 IN
UJIoFe an ofo to be made prevent Mr. Lincoln. Ad
niiaion nom Interfering with mpa ing the equality Of
the South in the Ion Of this Kind
raj in tf region H. view Of these facts and consieng how
eIou must lee tie Of break that Union
Of oyeeu State sLich the blood and wisdom
oFnld ly brethren at the South not
10 resolve upon act Itch discover coAederacy at
| tbs time
Let wait least until the 9Th Of March and then
lean upon Whist principles Mr. Lincoln TINT Fed
ca GOyUout should be administered Let what
Of wl be called to to his Cabinet IT. in the selection Of
doctincs Ministers he eyince tendency which b.
gard a. cslcued impair the gts OF any portion Of
tCtdtrN II nil the be time enough 10 take dr Unite action
II Secession should take place. and the Southern Senators
ign ile bo p'wcr of the Government would be- placed In
Nj ircons hilds aud all Southern cooperation taken nom
the patriotic 81 other ions who prepared support
ScuLe1u ts the last extremity This Withdrawal would be
Iartcua, de poIhl j. in view Of the fact that Mr. Lincoln TO
have u0y agti him Ia the House we'll as the Senate IL
| ouI hi, udt ,inaiI " letr they
Erhtn ui he South c upon yoInot to DESERT as who
bz,r TO be best Of capacity and without hope chance OF
pfrmet pfOht reward other than the consciousness Of
h4y acted Vel nantaed the political doctrines which you
aGsocuir Do NOT leave as IN hopeless and enduring minority
10 not infer from The ia this State that tn South has
lougus dr N Cm their natural ale glance of
who. from prscnal preference the habits Of organization al
| heIed to him, and had cid from any Of
| the ortrry eiIiZaii0us by which the Democratic
ti,ket l. generally supported We had to rely upon the
si8uLch sud fearless support OF men whom prtY
call could control no percussion allure aud fear drive
be 10 rd ard battle for the Constitution and the
sud equality the Union all the States The gth
on B,csinide Isry in this city l. In degree exhibited
b, the vote ticket. We unable have
ccusi,d The polls for lack OF organization and the
ueau niwe active eec'ionceug Although consented
Ia support what called the fusion ticket" aud did al In
our power 20 lonot A sn,e's mao no ala or encourage
n of knd ffon the Committee Of Fifteen, about whose
| IrlLoLs much hHs been said We IN way rep
| ftFtuisd In that body. II assisted the Douglas faction
while IL ignored and with policy mwise H. motives
light al ien have much promoted by course lst
and the atoua democracy Mr. Brady candidate Tor
0OyeInor afpau FOR already stated received less
than thousand IN this city while the FOR
{ynrh candidate the local office of