The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-01-04
GREAT UNION MEETING I'm N. YORK

GREAT UNION MEETING I'm N. YORK.
The Union Meeting announced to be held
in the city of New York on Monday night
attracted an immense concourse OF people,
who not only filled the large building in
WHICH the meeting was convened, but all its
approaches and the street in front. The
number present is estimated at thirty thous-
and. The meeting took place pursuant to
the following call:
The North and SOath--Jusiiee and Fraternity.
The undersigned. regarding with Just
adherence the crimes OF John Brown and
his coniederaies, desire 10 unite with our
felow.citizens of New York and vicinity in
public and formal denuncation Of that and
all similar outrages, aud 10 declare our un.
altersblr purpose TO stand by the Consttu-
ton IN all its parts. as interpreted by the
Supreme Court of the United States; and
We hereby Jenounce as unpatriotic aud un-
true, revolutionary and dangerous, the idea
ol an irrrpressible confiict existing between
the two great sections Of our beloved Union.
On the contr.. i, we maintain that the North
and South were created for each other; that
there is natural and necessary affinity be-
tween them by parentage, history, religion,
language, and geographical position and
] that even their different climates aud differ.
ent forms Of industry add strength TO this
bond Of Union, by enabling them TO supply
each Others wants. And We hereby solemn
" pledge ourselves from this hour, by our
influence, our example. our votes. and by
every other proper means, 10 dlsc0unten-
anee aud oppose sectlnnalisin ~ all its i0rms.
Those VI oar fruw citizens who share these
sentiments with u are requested to join Us
N public expression uf the same at such
time aud place as shall be designated by this
committee.
I III compliance with the above request,
which has received the signatures of nearly
twenty thousand names, public meeting
will br held an Monday evening, December
10, at thr Academy of Music. 18th street, at
ocluck. Ills Honor Daniel +. Tlemann,
Mator u the city, will preside.
jas. W. Beekman, Wilson q. Hunt,
Watts sherman. u. Il Morgan,
VI. Mor.au. Benz. VI. Whtlock,
Gerard ilalluck. James Brooks.
Wm. II. Appleton. Henry Grinnell,
Samuel L. VI. Barlow, Alex. 4. Stewart,
Joshua ]. Henry, John Jacob Astor, ir.
James Il. Scatter, Committee.
Before seven o'clock on Monday evening
all the available space inside 81 the Academy
Of Music was occupied. The stage was open
Il ihe fullest extent, aud directly nyer the
centre hung banner, bearing tie inscrip-
tiun: indignantly irowning upon the first
dawning ui any attempt to allenate any por-
feeble tie sacred ties which now link to
gether the various parts - Washington"
Over the right was the inscription, . 'The
lIniun must aud shalt be preserved.
,an.' Aud over the left. -" shall stand upon
the Constitution need no other platform.
Webster" Oa SMALLER banners over the
buNe. we're the names of jackson, Webster
Wrsai, Brat,'n. clay. t'hoaie. Monroe, aud
Maaisun; while Justice aud fraternity =
appeared al the back Of the stage.
Miyor riemann, on taking the chair, spoke
hfie.ly OF the objects Of the meeting.
New York. he SAID. hds ever been !
CntOn loving CITY; she has ever stood by IT,
and beliese she would saerlilce any inter.
est to prrpetuate that glorious bond which
las Cor 81 long period iained together the
different States OF OaF Cuaieleracy. As a
New Yorker am prou, Il thls, ! am proud
ul The Uniun, aud should drplore the even
d, 4 calamity 10 tie world which should hC
tue means Of Discovering II As an Ameri
can | knnw no North, nu South, az East. ~
West, when the UHIon Is in danger be
lie,e 10 CARRYING Que all the compromise, o.
the Consutuiion ani nT dealing justly with
Al u n
well as the North. the West a. well a tia
East have their rights. and We sholld b. a
ready to yIeid To uur brethren OF th1se sec.
tlans IT our country III matters .! sight and
interest a, we are tO Claim such iIr ourselves
Tie cry OF di.union, come IRON what quarter
il NAV, il 10 BE- deplure,l by every true frient
IL lie country. and believe is never raiseI
except by political drmagogues or selhsl
pnlitieian. aud every American who ha
the gopd OF his country aud the perpetnli,
nl tie Uninn at heart should feel MIta An
drew Jackson, when he said, The Uniol
must and shall be preserved"
/ Nc. j. HinMay read long list OF Vic,
Presidents and Secretaries. embracing soin'
OF the most eminent citizens Of New York
without distinction Of party. which was &C
copied by the meeting.
The Rev. DE-. ycrmilyea then opened th'
meeting With prayer after which letters en-
,larsing il. object we're read from Ex-Presi
dents Fillmore. Pierce, and Van Buren, Hon
Daniel ). Dickinson. Fernando Wuod, an,
Gen Winfield Sccti. Ia the papers belor,
Us We fnd only a copy VI the latter. which
being brief. We give place here. Il elicite'
much applause:
New Yofk. Deeembef -. 1859.
Sta: have the honor 10 acknowledge you
invitation 60 be present al the Uniun meet
iug IL De held 10 this city on Munda
next, for the holy purpose Of sllaying th
distrust which j. now sowing discord anon
brethren. After long life spent 10 dew
tiun to The glorious Un,on, which has alrcad
made Us great among the uations Of the eartl
and which, Il happily preserved with all l,
compromises and compscts, cannot tail
make Is iirst among the great, your commit