Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-17
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meeting had been called that the people
might express their sentiments in reference
to the present state of affairs, and the much
talked of secession Of the South. He said
that no State, North OF South, had the right
to secede-that it was rebellion--and the
Northern States that have nullihed, or at
tempt Rullification of the Fugitive-slave
Law, are equally guilty of rebellion as by
secession. The Federal Government he
said, had the right to use force in preventing
else had tailed and then in as mild form
as possible,
all questions of secession and dissolution,
and like him, when asked when a dissolu-
tion should take place, he would say, never
neverl neveri
Col Jones then moved that a Committee
be appointed to draft resolutions expressive I
of the sentiments of the meeting.
The chairman named the following as the |
Committee; Col. Thos. Jones, Major Ira |
Root, Alfred Thornton, ]. V. Guthrie, II.
Helm and w. p. Craig. They Immediately
retired.
Calls were made for Major Hallam, who
arose, and said, before taking part in the
meeting, he wished to be informed if the
Breckenridge and Lincoln men were to be
excluded from participating in the meeting.
He had seen the names published who had
! signed the call for the gathering but could
the list. The Chairman informed him that
| the meeting had been called irrespective of
! party, and that all we're welcome.
| Major II. then launched forth in quite a
! spirited speech, in which he declared him
| self to be as sound Union man as any
present He did not believe that secession,
was good remedy to protect the rights of
the Southern States, but that the South
should defend herself against all aggres-
sions from the North in the Union.
The Major here gave way to the commit
tee with the resolutions. After they were
read, Major Hallam moved that they be
adopted singly. This caused much confu-
sion, and cries of 6No," "They are all right"
wee heard in all parts of the house. Major
H. said he asked this because he objected in
part to some of the resolutions, and did not
think they ought to be adopted in the whole.
Here followed dispute upon the right of a
State to secede. Major H. asserting the right,
and Col. Jones, quoting from John @. CAL
houn, denied the right. During the dispute
there was considerable confusion, shouting
and stamping, cries for "Question," "Go in
jones'" finally the chairman obtained order,
and the dispute closed. Judge Boyd then
offered the following resolution as an amend
ment:
"Resolved: That while we are devotedly
attached to the Union of these States, and
are prepared at all times to use all honorable
and constitutional means to maintain the
! same yet, as citizens of Kentucky, we will
never consent to be deprived of our consti-
tutional rights, but will insist upon them at
: all hazards, and will ever claim for Ken
lucky perfect equality with her sister
, States"
! The audience seemed disposed that the
' resolutions of the committee should not be
! amended, and the above was voted down.
!, Major Root then obtained the floor, and
: gave vent to his pent-up feelings in very
e eloquent and pointed speech, in which h!
r proclaimed himself for the Union, now an6
forever. He was frequently applauded, and
listened to with attention.
q Cries for question" were again,raised, and
y the following resolutions unanimously
r adopted There was not dissenting voice
d in the whole house; and, upon motion, all
the Cincinnati papers were requested to pub
70 lish them;
o ''WHEREAs: The result of the late election
l. for President of the United States has ere
ated, in certain sections, an excitement pro
d ductive of alarm to our people and perhaps
!, dangerous to the perpetuity of our Nationa
e Union; believing it to be the duty of patriot
d to do all in their power to avert any calamit.
il thatmay threaten our beloved country, atleas
D. to give come expression of opinion as to tn
supposed causes and tendency of such excite
1t mefit we, the citizens of Newport and tn
d County of Campbell, do hereby resolve
/ "That in our judgment the election of
Chief Magistrate in the manner prescribe
Q, by the Constitution, is not cause for the sc
ID cession of any State from the Union.
"ResolUed; That however much We ma
have been opposed to the election of Abraham
N Lincoln to the Presidency, and averse as W
J. are to the policy of the party which has pre-
NOTED his success, yet we believe it to be th
st duty of all good ciUizens to submit to his Ad
e. ministration, and to aid and support him
the lust and proper execution of his office.
IL HReso1yed. That do not recO0niZe iii
ty right of any State upon its own suppose
m causes of grievance and without consultatio
Y of the other States, and until every remed
en- under the Constitution has been exhauste
to secede from the Union, and even then v
ot could regard the act of secession in no 9th
tn light than that of revolution itself.
ld -"Resolved: That, true and loyal as we a
" to the institutions of our own section, ar
N, ever ready, when necessary, to defend theI
lg, we would yet implore our brethren of Il
South, by all the ties which bind US togethe
lot to do no act, to precipitate no measures,
he which we may incur the reproaches OF ma
Der kind, and bring our common country in
the vortex of ruin. H1
"Resolved: That ii is the bounden duty
D. the present Executive, acting with that d
IN cretion and wisdom which should becoI
eet the Chief Magistrate of one of the create
The powers of the earth, to use promptly eve
lty efficient means to allay the excitement whi
now e0lStS IN our country.
J. M"ResolUed: That we call upon the peoI
ION of our sister States of the North, in the leg
WV lative branches of their State Government
so to annul all laws that may have been pass
tho in the derogation of our National Cons
ono tuition, to come back to and strictly confol
nh to that instrument as the bond of all @
iii iii dearly-bought liberties, and as the rock
onl our common safety.
in "ResolVed: That we declare our unalte
5sJ BILE devotion to our National Union; that
.om will still appreciate the common suffer-
re and common triumph in the splenC
achievement of our independence, Al
- obeyiDg the counsel of our glorious Wa
ington, we will cherish a cordial, habit
ply and immovable attachment to il, acoustic
our ing ourselves to think and speak of it as
be- palladium of our political safety and pr
,erb perity, watching for its preservation "
ali- Jealous anxiety, discountenancing whate
cure may suggest even a suspicion that It can
will any event be abandoned, and indignan
heir frowning upon the dawning of every after
to ALLEVIATE one portion of our country Fl
the rest, or to enfeeble the sacred ties VIII
90. link together the various parts, and, in
side language of our illustrious Clay, if we
y 90 asked When we shall be in favor of di
ront luton of the Union, we answer, Ne
ana never, never.
"Resolved: That we are in favor of
Constitution and Union as they came I
hs IN the hands of our fathers, and as they 81
neht having for seyenty-three years been
common bond and shield, with which,