The national Republican., 1861-01-18

NUMBERS at the W1gwam last n1gnt. VICE
President J. J. Coombs presided.
Several persons we're elected members OF the
Association.
After the transaction of some routine busi.
ness, .........
The Chair announced that unfinished bust.
ness was in order.
Mr.. Henshaw, who had given notice at the
previous meeting of an intention to move an
amendment to the Constitution, to increase the
Executive Committee, stated that, after con.
versing with several friends, in whose judg-
ment he greatly confded, and looking at the
inconsistency with which the Association had
acted, having twice determined to have the
committee increased, and twice determined not
to, and being afraid that a renewal of the prop.
ositon might have the effect to bring upon
them q reputation equal to that which the
Dem. Jack. Ass. of this city had once enjoyed,
laughter, he would, with the permission of the
Association, withdraw it. The times were per-
ilous, and it was the duty of all Republicans to
act together in harmony.
Mr.. Bigley proposed a suspension of the
rules, so as to give the Association power to
adjourn over for four weeks.
Mr.. Henshaw thought the Association ought
to meet regularly, to transact its business.
Mr. Brown was also in favor of keeping up
the weekly meetings. The committee excite
ment was over now. 1t was their duty to meet
frequently, organize fully, and prepare for the
coming municipal election.
The motion Of Mr.. Bigley was not agreed to.
Mr.. Brown moved that the officers of the
Association be requested to procure speakers
for the meetings in the future.
The motion was agreed to. Loud calls were
here made for speech, interspersed with cries
of Brown "" Brown!"
NJ pr,vr tbot +bov ,,oro q do;,o
things up brown" Roars of laughter.
Calls were here made for Wilkins, Coombs,
and othirs.
Mr.. Coombs stated that he desired to make a
very brief speech. A Voice. That's it, He
wanted to thank them for the good order that
had been maintained this evening. He was
glad to see this return to harmony and good
feeling, and he hoped it would continue.
Cries were here made for Wood, Henshaw,
| Wilkins, Clephane, and others.
| Mr.. Clephane. wish an appropriation Of
A Voice. Oh, crackeyl
Mr.. Clephane, (continuing,) Of $l4.l5 to pay
the gas bill.
Another Voice. Amt it time to adjourn2
The vote was taken, and the appropriation
agreed to.
Cries were again made for Coombs.
Mr.. Coombs stated, that as it was the de-
speech, he would endeavor to enable them to
accomplish that desideratun. 1t had been
suggested to him to say few words in rela.
ton to the dofeat of the Crittenden PROPOSE
ton.
IA Voice. " Yes, give US something on that
subiect."l
He deeply regretted that such measure had
ever been proposed. 1t was proposition that
could never receive the sanction of the Repub-
lican party, unless they we're willing to aban-
don the entire ground on which they had fought
and won the late Presidential battle. The peo.
pie of the border States having fixed their
hopes upon that proposition, he feared the ef.
fects of its defeat, though he had all along
knew that nothing else could be hoped for. He
would give few of the reasons why he knew
it. The main feature of that proposition re.
quired constitutional guaranty for slavery,
not only in every foot Of territory south of a
certain line, which we now possessed, but also
in the territory we might hereafter acquire.
North of that line, (360, 3O>,) no one ever
dreamed of slave States being formed. The
territory south of that line, way down to the
Isthmus of Panama, must, in all probability,
fall into our hands, or else it would fall into
the hands of some European Power, which we
would never permit. As it applied to all ter.
ritory yet to come into the Union, it was the
most extraordinary demand ever made. In
addition to the fact that it gave constitution
al guaranty to slavery, there was also another
and still stronger objection. o. They all knew
of the scheme to establish slavery in the ex
} treme southwest. Filibustering expeditions had
been set ahoat for this purpose, even wher
there were no constitutional guarantees for the
protection of slavery in that region. If thi.
proposition had been agreed to- it would have
J been the greatest possible inducement for still
more filibustering. 1t would not have been sixty
days before the whole of that country would be
, overrun by these maraudng bands.
, Mr.. Crittenden ought to have known that suct
proposition could not have been accepted BY
the Republicans and by large portion of the
. Northern Democrats.
Mr.. Coombs's remarks were received will
much applause.
7 Loud calls were made for Mr.. Clephane, ant
also for Mr.. Wood. Both of those gentlemen
responded briefly.
5 >And then the meeting adjourned.
. The meeting was characterized by the utmos
harmony throughout
' NATIONAL VOLUNTEERs.-We see, by tn
= Constitution of yesterday, the official organ 0
9 the Volunteers" that only the reporters of tn
, States, Inteligencer, and Constitution, are in
f vited to attend the future meetings of this hay
loft organization. The paper does not stat
) whether or not the resolution was passed. viii
} not this paper give us information on this point
= We really don't wish to intrude oursef il
b Burch's hay.loft again; but if the resolution
i to exclude us was tabled, we should certainl
J. feel disposed to pay our hay.loft neighbors
J., friendly visit. Will the Constitution give u
# the desired information?
HARD TIMEs.-People residing in the caster
}, suburbs of the city, of late, have been complain
r ing of losing their stock, such as COWS, hogs
and chickens, in mysterious and unaccount
able manner. Cows and hogs left out in tn