New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-26
THE UNION.

10 his fusion speech at tie Cooper Destitute Gen.
Leslie COcmbs p,oduced e series a resolutions
drafted by Henry Clay which re considered az ex.
hcty adapted to The present. crisis Of ssairs, and
The lsst OF which was put 10 the meeting snd ca.
rid by unsI jmOus vote. THIS series Of re.olu-
tons had been prepared By Hr Cay in reference
to the threats tn owo out at the S 9TH Of sece,.
zion fr IN the Union in case Slavery should bs
EXCLUDED from tie Territories acquired from
Mexico and he had forwarded th.m TO Gan.
COMBS viii view t. their adoption By oubli,
meetings 10 be held in KeCt1cky Toe frs, of the
,eries expresses brm attachment to the Usi,o
" DOW snd forever" Ths secoud declares that no
settlement OF the coutrOverted iestion of Slavery
in the Terri o,ies acquired from Mexico, whateser
that settlement might be- would create a Just
occasion for di-soving the Un'on. The third de-
pies that such dissolution Offers any remedy Cor
ary alleged evil, real or imaginary, under which
he South may suffer, but great sggrayatlon Of
them oil, " bile it would DOT tail TO be tbs fruitful
parett OF Dew evils vastly greater and more fatal
than airy now complained Of. The fourth resolu-
Cd, the one unanimously adopted By the Cooper
Institute Meeting was as follows:
Re,oIred That E, a. depend, Up, u, we -il stand sy
vi him AID against all uitsiS "hetLef al Inc Na
tie South
Whatever course the Fusio lets Of this city may
have seer fit to pursue, pending the election, IN
hopes Of frightening the good people Of New York
tito giving their votes for the Fusion ticket we
trust that after the election is over and Liocolo is
chosen, they aill be prompt to &C, up to the spirit
and letter II the abOve-cted resolution. We hope
and trust that tLey will stand shoulder to shou der
With tie Republ ,ns in supporting AMI unfolding
the Union aga st any danger BY which 1t may be
threatere6 aud we AFRO hope aud trust that they
will take instant aud decisive measures to make
this dspOsit 90 itest aud to dlsabuse tho ultra
is Of tue South OF any hopes they may have
formed OF receiving from ttis quarter any aid.
encouragement, Or counteDance, in their treason
able projects.
Nothing has so much encouraged the Southern
ultraists In their efforts to build up Disuniol
party. as the apparent sympathy and real aid they
bave received from Northern newspapers add p III
ticials. So far has this gone that they seem to
exgect that the arti-Repubi,an party Of the North
VIII rct merely sit perfectly qnirt while their seed
scn threas are BEN g carried Ito execution, but
that they vii place themselves as stumbling blocks
ia tie way Of any active and efficient exercise of
lie authority of the Federal Government for keep
ing ttr UDicn together. Some Of our city newsps-
prIs in tier great anxiety to preveGt if 'ss'be,
the elect on Of Lincoln, have seemed TO admit that
such a tei mination of the Pres dental Canvass
would afford the Shareholders 8 just grOuud for
attempting to break up tire Union, while, in the
alarmiug ia euents they bage made of the iOten-
lions aims ard OBJECTS of the Republican party,
they have done sll they could t. aid the Dis
uhionists to work up the Southern mind to
some act OF pre- ptate aud desperate folly.
TIE object OF these newspapers has been to
trightep the South, by way of producing symp,-
ttetic fright in the North, and thus defeating the
Lincoln ticket. Having failed IN this latter object,
t is quite time that they should turn their atten
ton TO queling an alarm AID Iep'essing hope,
which may lead, If not to serious disturbances If
The public peace at least TO results very dsag ee.
able and dar &c Gus 10 the parties Immediately
concerned. We therefore regard the adoption by
the Fusion meeting OF Mr. Clsy's resolution as very
reasonable. Mr. Lincoln's election may Low be
set down as certaib and it is quite time the
Southern ultraists should be given 10 understand
that they are to receive from this quarter no aid
or countenaDce in their disunion and Secession
projects.