Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-09-26

The Union Demonstration in New York.


The Union Demonstration In New York
The New York papers ofTuesday last reach
us with long and enthusiastic accounts of the
great Union Meeting held In New York Mon
day night.
+ Joshua J. Henry, ESQ, presided, assisted
by Vice-Presidents from Alabama, Arkansas,
Connecticut, California, Delaware, Florida,
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, |
Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts,, Missouri,
Michigan, Mississippi, Maryland, North Car
DINA, New Jersey, New York, Ohio. Penn
sylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Ten
nessee, Texas, Virginia and Vermont.
The scene around the building, as the time
for the meeting to convene drew near, was of
the most exciting character. Atseyen o clock
the echoes of Clinton Square, Aston Place,
were aroused by the loud decorations of ar
tillery, pealing and reverberating for miles
around. As time moved on, the sky became
luminous with multitudes of rockets; and
lanterns, torches and hambeaux flashed forth
brilliantly on every side. The excitement
and enthusiasm were immense, and the peo-
pie acted with a common purpose and a unity
of feeling which bespoke earnestness and a
determination to support the great principles
and the faith in which their fathers lived and
died.
Eli . 1NOI ACdQ ILlC IOltOHll2 IGSUiutlOuS
in a loud and distinct voice, the people break
ing in with tremendous applause at points:
ResstUed, That, as our common English
tongue, our common ancestry, our common
laws, our common interests, the commonsac-
rifces of our great fathers, from Bunke Hill
to Savannah-our common rivers and bays
linking and inter-iinking US as one people
the very chains of mountains tina. rivetusby
the eternal rocks, as fly Almighty hands
each and all proclaim such a conflict" false
it is our duty, one and all, to sacrifice all
past prejudices or past passions upon the altar
OF our Common country, in order to demon
strate-
That there is no internal conflict in cur
beloved country which wisdom cannot guide,
which love of country cannot repress; and
that instead of being enemies in peace even,
or in a state of conflict" or war, we are
friends, brethren, countrymen, working in
harmony for a common good and a common
glory. (Applause.)
That in the words of Webster, we have
Zone Country, One Constitution, One Des
tiny ;" and in the words of Jackson, the
Union must and shall be Preserved = cloud
applause)-in all it's compacts, concession:
and compromises bequeathed to us by oul
fathers.
@AAN AONj " Cdh l1GO pldStiOO GhCOO wv
larations, be it
Res0EDed, 1. That, as Electors of Presiden
and Vice-President were the creations of tn
Federal Constitution, stepping in between tn
direct vote of the people, and cutting off tn
direct vote for President and Vice-President
thus estopping the people from the direct ex
preston o their preference for the Presidency
!, the only recourse left for us, the people, al
agreeing upon the sacrifice of mere men pre-
: erences--is, to insist upon one electoralticke
loud applause)-in order to present on
: common front against the common adyersar
of national peace, concord, and unity. (Rt
f newed applause.)
I'd. That as we are no mans party, belong
+ ing neither to Breckinride, Bell nor Douglas
: but our wv masters, with independent will
, rnd powers, no mere Party Convention nc
: Political Machine, can harness us to drag an
draw each other to pieces, and therefore "
should have no mere Breckenridge ticket, ne
Bell ticket, nor Douglas ticket, but one con
y. mo1 Union ticket-(Loud and continued a.
, plause)-
UNION FOR THE AKE OF THE UNION
Renewed applause.)
Sd. And that in order to create and secu1
= such a ticket, the President of this meetir
: be authorized to select a committee of f
+ teen gentlemen, vested with fall powers
adopt such an electoral ticket as the Girls
> aud the country now demand. Creme
f dous applause.)
Resol0ed, That we decidedly d~isappro
! the pending amendment to the CONSTITUTE
of the State ofNew York proposed by the R
! publican party for establishing equality
: negro suffrage. cloud applause.)
The resolutions were then put and carrie
v nom Goa.
n Among the speakers were the Hon. FL
= nando Wood, Mayor of New York He
: Henry w. billiard of Alabama; Elk. &c
Morehead, Of Kentucky, and others.
O There were ten thousand people asse
o bled outside the building, whowere address
@ from five different stands by several pro
d inent and eloquent gentlemen.
20 At aiate hour the entire occasion "
e wound up bya grand torchlight processic
which was participated in by some six or eie
L thousand in and out of uniform.