The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-16

Il was nearly half an hour past tho appointed time,
when Richard athers Esq assembled the temporary ros
trum and called the meeting to order. He said
spEbH MR.. tAnIkRs.
GENT EwB~-By the request OF the Committee Of nNi.
taton TO call this meeting 10 order. need hardly
say 10 you how much gratihed 20 many Of
the venerable and distinguished statesmen, the enter
prising merchants and the substantial citizens ~
beloved convened this occasion. You called
together national men, irrespective Of party, to
slider subject OF painful nterest-the threatened :.
solution OF glorious conieleracy-to contemna T.
that fatal period in countrys history against which
the prophetic pen OF the father Of country
nesy warned us Ia his farewell address. Our Union las
fallen prey TO sectonasm, and the terrors OF cvi var
and of iraternal strife threaten 70 cuge the land With
blood and from the calendar of nations tue
land pride aud aectiousthe land OF hope aud Of
ref ge and the land possessing the highest civza n
the greatest commercial deveopcment and nat nal
power which have blessed the prospects 81 cOft
tutiona berty The stern realities before us require ~
exaegcration TO bring the danger home 20 Tsre
are u ~ true, those whose rccklessness or igno-
dcride the efforts Of patriotism a. "Uniun
saving and the poisoned chalice Of section u,
ism be pressed with fatal effect IN proportion
the fraternal band alays and soothes the malady
Would God that these sectional agators could alone &C
fer the penalty of their the rights ~ the
south that those who hove countrys institutions
and fun their reciprocal duties citizens IN the spirit
and letter Of the constitution could escape e penalty y
the higher law doctrines, and b. permitted 10 deveoie
the national resources untfammee WITH sectional str -
and unstained with federal inhdeity l"u uMccohyenci
patriots. who rise above party trammcs aud whose
shighrr law render unto Casar the things that
Csssar Who perform your whole duty % your IT.
how citizens ~ other states under sacred compact, ire
spcctyc the effect abstract opinions o. the govern
ment of coored persons Of Territories your phianto
py being always limited by your duty, and your genero
~ by justice II not now the time ~ discuss the ~ a.
tgtsns of the south or their rights IN the Territories
nveRh against the teachings and practices Of thnie
whose had faith and aggressive spirit have produced that
degTec ~ evaporation among our southern brethren
ttng their precpitancy " much allowance whan
consider their wrongs an this has been done olr
part without cnrt and the south hopeless ~ its rlhts
Under the coniederaoy proposes e. ave ~ nsitu os
out of H. We have met t. ask them 10 a faicrnal suirt
g pause and consider their duties 70 that part ~ c
Northern brethren whose sympathts have always BON
with southern rights and against Northern aggression.
cooperate With IN bringing back " IT. pristine
tgny our common heriiage-the constitution-snd -
buke aud encctuahy put down the fell spirit which
threatens 60 tivde Already industrial and
mercai enterprises are parayzd and threatened
with bankruptcy among the rich and starvation
among the poor our public securities and PIT
yate engagements are booked on with dstri.t.
while the political organization of the ~ tle
nation are daily peril Of dissolution Props rs
send a committee to the South. lay our views before
their statesmen aud 10 express our sympathy for or
wrongs and 10 them ~ continued c0opora on
and hopes of success speedily procuring for them that
equality which abstract justice well ~ the consi "a.
tUn guarantees 10 them and their institutions We wish
~ them only u fidelity % the clnssi
tuition and fratcrnal feelings q AL parts q
mon country but 20 inspire them with hope that th
eyis of abolition have culuinatcd and that retarrm
sense of Justice will mark the future legislation ~ III
nuhyine states Of The North II j. proposed to send
committee whoee social position, integrity aud nhe
political experience will d. credit ~ their constituency
ana IMPRESS our southern brethren with the earnestre
o our cooperation and the soundneSs ~ che leading t
representative men of New York herein assembled
Again repeat that the Committee Of Invitson feel tna
shey nave accomplished much good im bringing tnr
10 hsrlous body o men to consider the grave a. +
thns before them, and 70 initiate the first movement ia
The part o. the Empire state o prevent II possible n r
ture w our national Affairs. And n Ia with pets ro
have 70 propose gentleman 10 preside over your el
ratons whose national reputation aud p,trtlc seftf
ments commcnd him 70 every lover OF our co.r,rv ss
fts him peculiarly 10 preside ever body az nat,ai -,
In the present national emergency propose thersf,s.
chairman q this meeting, she Hon Charles O,nner
lAppause.)
The nomination q Mr.. oonor as Chairman. was b,el
with APPLAUSE which renewed a. that gentleman
ca ne forward and his upon the rostrum yessrs
Jane r Cox william b Ccrke and oliver a. Garter
we're N. to act a. Secretaries of the meeting
letter had been addressed by Nr Iathers 70 Henry
Gourdin ESQ. Col q Memr lnglr aid SOM o,bee c,l
sens cf cbarestsu with reference 70 he prsssus cra