The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-13
MASS MEETING OFTHE CONSTITUTIONAL
ONION PARTY

Yeliott, Esq, by calling William Price, ESQ.,, t.
the chair.
Mr.. George w. Herring moved that commit
tee OF five be appointed to select permanent off
9 GERS. Adopted.
; The Chair appointe G. W. Herring, VIM. Ii
Ryan, Samuel Hindes, Charles w. Lentz, and Tru
man Cross, Esas., who retired.
l During the absence of the committee, the Presi
dent was loudly called for, when he rose and said
1.-The object of the present meeting is to devise
means to form party to combine all the element!
for the purpose of restoring the government to its
former purity. The present administration has
sacrificed all true republicanism for its success
E The government is carried on in the name of the
people, but in reality, the rulers have become
their masters instead of their servants | would
/ rather live under monarchy than corrupt re-
public. This party has ruled for thirty years and
is now about to fall to pieces by its own corrup
tions Its vileness stinks to heaven and therefore
we may calculate that heaven will assist in its de-
struction: The way to bring this about is to unite
! all the elements opposed to the Democracy, and
the object of this party must be the perpetuation
OF the Union. This the idea of Henry Clay.
Cheers The name of Clay always brought ap-
plause. [Cheers.l Clay said that the time would
come for the formation of a Union Party for the
purpose of defeating the Democracy. This is his
birthday Cheers 1t was this day, years ago,
14at mat his eyes first opened on the earth, and the
Hanover Slashes, where thev raise great men and
fast horses Clay said that the time would come :;
and now it is here. Unite these elements and you
will triumph. But do not underrate the strength
OF your opponents for they haye2lI the NY wealth
At this point, the Committee on Permanent Or
ganization returned and reported as fellows
Joseph Taylor, Gen. G. 5, smith, Alex Turnbuli,,
George Slothower, VIM. H. Keighler, Sam Kirk,
John Clark VIM. II. Collins, Col. VIM. Jamison,
Major John r. Henley, Baylev Keys, Col. l.. A.
Whiteley, Col. VIM. Chesnut, Capt. j. W. Hugg,
Charles Hoffman, George Rogers of Jacob Joseph
| Casse, Amos McComas, VIM. H. Young, Jos.
Smms, VIM; D.; Grimm, N. 7. Dushane, Edward
Spedden, c. c: Jamison, A. NJ. Price, e. ". Cor
don, Thomas Pindle, DR.. }. l.. Yeates, James H.
Meredith, Steptoe b. Taylor, J. W. Ross, E. r.
| Elicott, Brantz Mayer Thomas Alexander, w. B.
Garfield, Thos Whitridge, Noah Walker, Grafton
Dulaney, VIM }. Mnrdock, Ben. Deord, ,Ephraim
Larrabee, Chas. H. Clarke, John D. Early, Michael
Warner, VIM: 7. Valiant, Jas. Stewart, Arch.
Sterling, Jr., w. Welsh, Geo. H. Rieman, Thomas
Sewell, Jr., John T. Bishop, S. j. Pentz, James
| Hooper, VIM. Mckim, l.. Owings Hoffman, Thos
| Keso; Secretaries, Geo. H. Brice, j. G. Boggs, J.
r. Bromwell, VIM. G. Price, Marriott Boswell
| Wm A. Glanville.
At this point, an elderly stepped up to the
reporter and handed him printed tract, which the
reporter thought the list of officers right to
hand, but, on examination, found that it was-"A
vision which the Patriarch Moses Chase saw and
| heard concerning the government of the .IJnted
| States OF North America, and the several States
| Individuality
The report was unanimously adopted, when Mr.
| Price sald:-l thank you for this honor, and shall
| long remember it. | was saving, when interrupt
ed, that you must be careful not to underrate YOUR
| enemy's strength Its sinews consist of public
| plunder, and they will exert it. Your duty will not
| be finished when you have elected President. YOu
| must continue until you have driven all the plum
derers out, and restored the government to the pu
! ritv of the early days Of the republic.
When Mr.. Price took his seat the Hon. John p
Kennedy was loudly called for, and in response
said
| FELLOW CITIZENS Il did not come here to speak
but to be one of the many who are in favor Of this
movement. 1t is not the proper time for me to ad
! dress you. There is some business which must be
transacted before it will be proper to address you and
| by that time there will be some friends here from
| Washington who will address you.
Jacob Grove moved the appointment of Com
mttee to select delegates to represent the city of
Baltimore in the Union State Convention; adopted
| The Chair appointed the following committee
Jacob G. Grove, j. d. Early, John NJ Frazier,
| ID. G. Bruce, Bayley Keys, who retired for that
nedy said that he would state the reasons for the
| present movement. On the happiest day of the
year, I'D of February, number of patriotic gentle
men met for the purpose of devising means for the
| overthrow of the misrule which now governs the
| country Mr.. Kennedy then referred to the birth
| day of Henry Clay, on which the present meeting
] was called. He next said that but few months
ago men talked, not only of the probability but of
the necessity of dissoving the Union and the best
| efforts Of the patriotic were required to quiet
| the angry elements which threatened destruction
The good, patriotic, retired, religious men
! were called into action, and the cloud has
partially passed away. But still there is distrust
in the public mind and that distrust warns us to
put confidence in neither the right nor the left
but in ourselves. At present the Democratic par
ty is bending its entire energies and strength to
| the extension Of slavery, while the Republican
party, in antagOnism, is using its efforts to pro
hibit its extension. Now, as far as the question
dividing these parties is practical, it amounts to
nothlng there is no territory, at present. demand
ing the settlement OF the question, whether slavery
| shall, or shall not exist within its limits. Mr..
| Kennedy next reviewed the action of the Demo.
| in fha
mise, and also referred to the policy in inducing
foreign emf grafton to this country, when the ten.
dency thereof was to conne slavery to its present
limits. The Democratic party was in the habit at
each Presidential election, of raising the cry of
disunion. 1t was only to secure its triumph. He
| (Mr- Kennedy was one who had voted a
| Democratic ticket, and never would. [Great ap-
| plause. MIR. Kennedy then proceeded to review
the rise and present condition of the Republican
party. He closed, by prophesying the triumph of
the candidate of the Union party.
The committee appointed to select delegates for
the State Convention entered, and presented the
following report, which, when placed on its pas
sage, encountered many nays; but the President
pronounced it adopted.
William Price, Thomas Swami, +. G. Matthews
Colonel L. A. Whitley, Colonel w. H. Stewart,
Alexander Turnbull, Jonathan Meredith, Thomas
Whitridge, W. II. Keighler, Captain Robert Les
lie, William l.. Montague, Jr., Gerard Cover,
William Schley, C. l.. L.. Leary, Coleman elliott,
Thomas C. James, William Fl. Young Otis Spear,
| William Ii. Travers, William Il. Valiant, Edwin
| A. Abbott, Abraham Mister, Batus H. Kennard
John d. b. Fulton, Robert Sullivan, G. w. Balm.
Coleman elliott, Esq, offered two resolutions,
authorizing the delegates to fill vacancies, and
! directing the Chairman to appoint Committees of
| Arrangements, of Reception, and a Committee on
| Finance, to prepare for the meeting of the State
and National Conventions in this city.
Both resolutions were unanious y adopted, when
Mr.. Yellott loudly called for He assembled
the platform, and said that he differed with his
venerable friend in one of his remarks Mr. Price
n1 to r1ut
down the Democratic party. 1t was mistake.
There was no such thing Democratic party.
| 1t had gone to pieces when Matty Van Buren, the
| Fox of Undertook, had crawed into the Presi-
dental Chair, by hanging on to the strong coat
tail of the hero of New Orleans. The name Demo-
cratic stolen and if it was possible to indict
and impriSon for political offences, the leaders of
that party should be tried, convicted and confined
in some big penitentiary. There was Demo-
cratic party, but Locofoco party. Mr.. Iellott
then proceeded to show that the present Democrat
ic party not the real old Democratic party,
nor was the Republican party the old Republican
party They were both abortions aud had stolen
their names. At this stage, ION. j. Morrison
Harris ascended the platform, and was greeted
with cheers Mr.. Yellot closed by informing the
audience that there would be a big meeting after
night in the square.
Mr.. Harris was loudly called for and responded
by saying that he glad to get away from those
halls where he heard of nothing but the negro.
He knew that he was among his friends-among
those who considered that there were some other
Things In the country better worthy OF the atten-
ton of statesmen and people, than constant dis
cussion of the negro question. He then went into
a laudation of the Union party, and train of
marks to prove that the Republican and Democratic
parties cannot exist if the slavery question is
settled. They both live by agitation and it is the
duty of the Union party to remove this great source
of evil Mr.. Harris closed by referring to the late
Democratic Legislature, charging them with
Squandering the public money and using their
place for the purpose of bolstering up the Demo
cratic party. He said he had not time to refer to
their action fully at present, but would do du-
ring the coming campaign. We, said he, as the
American party, stand upon the same platform on
which the old Whg party stood. stood side by
side with this estimabe gentleman (pointing to
| Mr.. Price) in my first political campaign, | was
running for office and was Internally beaten. There
| was some ) 900 Democratic majority in the city
| then. | am green now, but greener then. All
| the returns were in except the 18th ward, and |
| was behind some 800 votes, and it is said, but |
don't want it told, and the reporters will not place
| it in their notes, that when far behind,
was going up Market street as fast as | could,
get the returns from the 18th ward to ii they
| would not save me- Mr.. Harris closed by announc-
| ing the names Of the gentlemen who would address
| the party tonight from the GmOr House steps.
| When the name of John G. Gilmer, of North Caro-
| lima was read out, there was immense applause.
| THE MEETING
The meeting in the Hall adjourned, on motion of
Hon. j. p Kennedy, to meet in front of the Gilmor
| House at halfpast o'clock. But the committee of
arrangements failed to make any preparations for
| holding the meeting. There were no lights and
for a considerable time there existed doubts even
| in the minds of the knowing ones, as to where the