, 1860-12-15

1yantcd--A Union 11ccttn. III Chicago.
Editors Chicago Tribune:
Icordial,y indorse the sentiments embr>cct!
ii, Your article Of This morning on the sutjee'
Of the financial panic in its relation: to the l>'
litic.l panic. Before we can kopc for tic sem
blauce Of commercial prosperity We must set
tie the foundations Of our governmental struc-
turc upon something solid and enduring
something which commands the public couti
dencc, and gives promise Of stability and Ger
tainty to commercial pursuits. IF Louisiana
Tennessee, and Arkansas take the Mississippi;
river away from us tomorrow, and if Califor-
,,ia is permitted to scecdc at will, putting a
high tariff on American goods and intcrttriuy
with the export Of gold~-if our navigation
laws are to lie violently sct at nought VIXEN
cye7it p1cascs j State to resolve itself out q
The Enion-ffa fort is to be built at tic mouth
Of the Ohio, with guns III command every
steamboat, 1at-boat or raft that takes adyan-
tagc Of tho downward current to flud
5nar!lct-if our citizens are required tu
procure passports whenever they stir
from their homes, and to run tlt
gauntlet Of custom house spies in any or all
parts of The prcseut Culou-if the public
credit is destroyed in the money markets oi
the world and the government Of the United
States to become a Kissing and a by-woEd
among the nativcs-tben say we may bill
farewell to peaceful and profitable commerce
anu make up cur minds to chronic bankruptcy.
Panic will become our FORMAL condition and
hlrl times our regular dict.
Let us have Union Meeting; and when l
say LA;on meeting, mean it. Philadelphia
las held i Meeting 70 Encourage Disuaion.
Let us have a meeting Of business E,cn and
citizens generally to uphold, strengthen and
defend the Union against assaults from what
ever quarter: think the entire population Of
Chicago eau meet on this platform: TIE Union
.tr:E, ant tonlpTonsse "]9er1dFa$ am no pol
!tlc;an. know not whether any co1nfroru:st:
will avail, but l do know that the Irion Carl
be preserved. know. further, that it must b.
ness OF the Northwest prossratcd beyond tic
hope Of possibility Of recovery.
. WATER STREET,
s"''"s'' Oee' az 1os'
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Church,
Now Is tho time when the poor Of tho city
meet. to be remembered and cared for. Many
have resolved not TO assist applicants for a;;.
without some guarantee that they arc not In
posters. Let all such either take tic time to
investigate these c,ses. or c1sr r,.scr tncr, IL
some rrl;able agency and authorize that agency
to draw On them for the relief needed. For
INSTANCE: 3ir. i. having resolved 10 distribute
no moro indsscriruatc cl.as .y, goes to the City
Missionary and arranges with lin thus: n
have not time TO examine into t1,e merits Of
the multitude of profss.ed sufferers calling
upon INC each day Such articles If clofh,ne
as I can sparc will send .o your of},cc r.
addition 10 this. you NAV draw uoon mo for
ore tr:o three. or fire do1,,rs to mc,t IL.
,,rc,, ,,o,,,,ds or +b,s. rh,.a =. so. w, h,-
oar,f,,1,r o-,,ninea ,,d 1.,a,,. ., =. .e.,. ~.s
..,..n
Such N arrangement would be an actua, relief
to the man Of business, give Increased irfu-
ence to the missionary in his efforts to i'm
r-or. tho ~, d;+;on ~ ~ .oo- -. ,,:..s:.....
n'ueA neeoe" aaAAieo 1us+ "ns1t tnc aono1
would have thcu1 Co-N1crc they would rot
r.. x..J L. f..a;~. .,;.:.x.. .,u..... .A
oo usea III 'ceulns ''cloIs aTpcthef, baI in
supplying rial comforts to those who stand
cr,a,ir IN want of ,hem ~ " 49, '''Da
E'Gat4} III "a1t u tnelu.
VIII not our citizens, in view Of the actual
nrcse,oa of ,,r.,- .o,, ,-;r+,. 49,, ,;..,,;..
F'eseuee VI a'c''t' co'us "lu1es, anu plncllnS
hard times, take this matter into cousidcra-
,;ors
''om
The Ladies' City Mission Of the Methodist
Eniscona1 churrh has y, nef,.c IN chon., o+
-pSeutet ~a0te0 0'A7 ~ "lAAee' III eu21Ge ot
t:cy. ". F. Stewart, City Missionary, at room
M IN sfathod;st rhr-,, n,o.r. ao-,.- ~
.'' sno'eA ''oeA' eo'oe' Va
Washington and Clark streets, yFherc from the
| horr If IN. r. ,,,;, n,o,, s,hsrr;nt;o,s or
A4ee4 "a ~ a. @'' aAt' uuoH' oapstA'pt'oA9 VI
| money, provisions and clothing will bc received
AMI ,nn1,ca,3o,. m v;s,t rho e;r,- ,t,e,1 ,,,o,
49," "tfeAsAo0 W Wal e44e s4s01 ".tenu tuoet
ais, administer the sacrament or rites Of Baf-
,ism ,n,} the srnn1x of ch,;st;o, 1,o,rcx .v;ft
'. ept' ~ ~N1 .s'A--1 "oN"">' "A'4
| orphan children, may be made.
Tbr fn1loxinp Ia . lie. or thr oft7ce,. or5
"t y. '"e '.-e A"
ass. " H. " "aec4es, tlesaGcns' A1 1rolana ave-