The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-15
The WorJ'
TIC ing MenIn Council.

s,4.s Ing Hen an Council.
-. 'ss meeting of the Mechanics and
:. va .ng Men of Evansville was held this
= ening (Jan. 12th) at the Crescent City |
Hall. The meeting was called to order, by |
appointing Mr.. John A. Haney to the
Chair, John w. Thompson Secretary, and !
". G. Murray Assistant Secretary.
The Chairman briefly stated the objects Of
the meeting.
Mr.. w. Fl. Klusman made motion that
the Chairman appoint a committee on reBo-
Iutions.
On motion it was decided that said COM
mittee shall consist of Is Working Men.
The Chairman appointed the following :
Messrs. w. H. Chandler, Chairman Jno.
J. Hays, Geo. T. Cochran, F.. D. Allen, W.
H. Klusman, John 8. McCracken, Jas.
Scantlin, IT,, Jno. A. Reitz, E. H. DeGarmo,
G. Kratz, A. Simpson, and Arch'd Thomson.
After the retirement of the committee,
the meeting was addressed by Jno. W.
Thompson, in thorough Union speech.
The Committee having returned, present
ed the following Preamble and Resolutions,
which, on request of the Committee, were
read by Mr.. Chandler.
WHEREAs-We, the Working Men of the
city of Evansville, following the example
set US by brethren of like condition in life,
sci together, in view of the great calami-
ty that is about to overtake our beloved
country, and in the calm judgment of I'M
prejudiced minds, void of all party feeling
to express our horror at the prospect Of
fratricidal war now being urged upon
us by party chiefs who too long have held
sway in the councils of the NationS and
WHEREAs-As upon the Working Men
must fall the first and heaviest blow in
the event of a disruption of our glorious
confederacy, it is our duty to, as we in
truth do, declare it is not of our seeking,
that we have an abiding confidence in
the patriotism and stern justice Of the
toiling masses-the jewellers on the hills
and in the valleys-those that till the soil
and that fill the workshops, and upon
these the country now calls in this dark
and trying hour; therefore,
ResoEped, That re will stand by the Con-
stitution and the Union in all our strength
hand to hand and heart to heart while
life lasts, and dying, bequeath to our chill
dren the priceless boon received from our
fathers-an unbroken confederacy.
ResoEped, That in the ambitious and mad
| schemings of politicians have originated our
present troubles, and that we now call upon
| the servants of the people in Congress as
| sembled, by compromise, at once to adjust
! the difficulties imperiling our national ex-
/ istence-failing in which, TO return to the
| people the trust confded to them. We de-
! sire once more to be heard on this, to rs, all
| important question.
| ReS0Gved That the compromise offered by
! Mr. CrittendenAin the Senate of the United
| States, meets with our hearty approval, and
| should be at once adopted We believe it
would give peace to the country.
! ResoLved, That we call upon the Working
/ Men of the Northern States to demand of their
respective Legislatures the repeal of the 30
called personal liberty bills, and upon all
the States, North and South, the repeal OF
all acts in conflict with the Constitution OF
the United States.
RESOLVED, That upon the Working Men
depends the future prosperity of the country
and that hereafter we will support for Office
no party or set of men whom we may be-
lieve swayed by sectionalism, or who are
not true to the Union and the Constitution
ResoEved, That We agree in the opinion
expressed as to the necessity of Union
Convention of Working Men to be held al
Philadelphia on the 22nd of February next
to take into consideration the condition Of
our beloved country, ana that we VIII US
represented in the same.
RssoLee9, That we request our newspa
pers to publish these proceedings.
w. II. Chandler, Chairman
John J. Hays, George T. Cochran,
/ F. D. Allen. w. Il. Klusman,
John s. McCracken, Jas. scantlIn, Jr.
John q. Reita, E. II. DeGarmO,
G. Kratz, A. Simpson,
Arch THOMPSON, A. D. Sullivan.
After the reading of the foregoing, which
were received with cheers, Mr.. W. Il. Klus-
man moved that the said preamble and
resolutions be adopted as read. Carried
| unanimously.
On motion, the Chair appointed Messrs
| w II. Chandler and John w. Thompson a:
delegates to the Union Convention of Work,
ing Men, to be held in Philadelphia on tbs
22d day Of February next.
Mr. Chandler being called upon, stated
that being one of the Committee on Reso.
lutions, the sentiments embodied in sale
preamble and resolutions were his, and hav,
ing been appointed as delegate, he did moi
intend to make speech, but was desirou!
of hearing expressed the views of the whole
the Convention.
Mr.. Pittman stated he was for the Con
stitution and the Enforcement of the Laws
and equal rights in both State and Terri
tory.
Capt. McLane said some ultra politicians
North and South were the cause of the pre-
sent evils and that these evils could and can
be settled by compromise. The Constitu-
ton was made by compromise.
Without an early settlement these evils
will result in the secession of all the South
ern States. He called upon, all working
men to put shoulder to the wheel and con-
cluded stirring speech by counseling con-
cession, sc. 4 -a
Mr.. F. D. Allen and several others made
few brief but pointed remarks, advocating
Union sentiments and appealing to the
oIking men to make themselves heard in
the present crisis. e--z erz .asasz-
On motion, the meeting adjourned with
three cheers for the Union 3 r
JOHN A. HANEY Chairman.
JOHN W THOMPSON, \ 6,
w. G. MURRAY, act ' .
COMMITTEE To COLLECT FUNDS. O.. e
w. H. Klusman, Joseph Overall, Walter
Smith, A. Sullivan, Arch'd Thompson, John
A. Haney, and A. Simpson were appointed