The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-12-17
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH,
By THE z. W.
Exclusively for the Journal.

NEW YORK, Dec. ia meeting of prom
inent merchants and politicians of the city
and state of New York was held at moor
to-day at the Office of Richard Mathews, on
Pine street, to consult as to the best mean:
to be adopted to avert the danger now
threatening the Union, and to assure the
South of sufficient protection to their consti-
tutional rights within the Union. The meet
ing was called by circular addressed to
the leading citizens, without distinction OF
politics, and was well attended. Among
those present were Ex-President Van Buren,
Ex-Congressman Israel T. Hatch of Buffalo,
Washington Hunt, Watts Sherman, Erastus
Brooks, Jas. T. Brady, Edwin Crosswell,
Wilson G. Hunt, G. Comstock of the Albany
Atlas and Argus, Girard Hallock, James NJ.
Bakerman, Fernando Wood, Aug. Schell,
! Richard Latham, and many other GENTLE
men of prominent position.
1 The condition of the Union was freely
| discussed and several suggestions made !;
one of which was that MiIlard Fillmore be
requested to proceed TO South Carolina as
| commissioner from the state of New York
to exhort temperate action and delay on the
part Of the former state. Itwas understood
that Mr.. Fillmore would accept the duty
desired, but he expressed the belief that the
mission would be unsuccessful unless he
HA%tA AAtkA4 a+<tAE
of conservative policy from the party about
to assume control of the general govern
ment.
No definite action has yet been determin-
ed upon by the meeting.
Charles O'Conner presided, and speeches
were made by John A. Dix, John A. Nc
Keon and others.
Mr.. McKeon expressed the opinion that
the Union was already dissolved; that it
would be peaceful separation until after
the 4th of March. and then civil war would
ensue. At II o'clock speeches were being
made on a motion to appoint commissioners
to go to South Carolina.
At the conclusion of McKeUn's speech,
which was an earnest appeal for the correc-
ton of Northern public sentiment in regard
to the slave States, Hon. Daniel S. Dickn-
son addressed the meeting. He prayed with
Daniel Webster, that when his eyes should
turn for the last'time to the sun in the hea-
vens he might not see it shining on the bro
ken and dishonored fragments of once glo-
rious Union The public sentiment of the
North must be changed. He had little faith
in meetings. The South saw with just fear
that in little while the North will have
two-thirds of the Senate and House of Rep
Iesentatives.
The repeal of laws will not satisfy the
South. They know that stream cannot
by any natural means be made to rise high
er than its fountain. The North must get rid
of its pernicious sectional sentiments-the
sentiments promulgated by demagogues,
political and ministerial 1t was absurd to
say this would blow over. He who says SO
is demagogue, or is mad. South Carolina,
on the 18th or 18th of this month, will go
out of the Union. The rest of the Cotton
States will follow, and in time every slave
holding State. This he regarded as certain
as that the sun will rise. The North should
repeal all its unfriendly laws, and in their
place should set up different public senti-
ment as the brazen serpent was set up in Is |
rael, that all who have been bitten by the
poison serpent of Abolitionism may look
upon it and be healed.
Mr.. Dickinson was frequently greeted
with applause during the delivery of his
speech.
Hiram Ketchum spoke more hopefully, !
and believed public sentiment at home
might be reached and corrected at least he
was making the effort. Letters were then
read from large number of distinguished |
gentlemen residing in different parts of the |
State, after which Hon. NJ. Fillmore, Hon. |
Greene G. Bronson, and Richard SOuthers, |
Esq, were appointed Committee to visit |
the South.
Among the letters read were those |
of Mllard Fillmore, Washington Hunt |
Rev. DR.. Hawks, Judge Page, John A. |
Green, and others.