Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-02-04
COVINGTON NEWS.

SECESSION MEETING IN OovTNGToN. - A |
meeting of the citizens of COyingtOn was
held last Saturday evening, to take into con-
sdeTation the questions involved in the
present crisis of our country.
On motion, David Mckay was called to
the Chair and Joseph W. Pomfrey appointed
Secretary. ..
The President, on taking the Chair, stated
the object of the meeting and the causes
which had rendered it necessary for the peo-
pie TO meet in their primary assemblages to
consider the questions involved in the pres
ent crisis of our country.
After the President had concluded his re-
| marks, Committee of Three was appointed
| to prepare resolutions, &c, for the action of
the meeting, who, after brief consultation,
| submitted the following:
"WHEREAs: For many years the Northern
people have shown an inveterate hatred to
the South and every thing Southern; but as
| long as this hatred manifested itself in no
| other way than through Abolition speeches,
we were satisfied to treat all such with con-
tempt, yet now that the Republican Party
| has grown SO powerful that it has been able
| TO elect Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal
Hamlin to the highest offices in the gift of
the people and being convinced that unless
we are willing to bow in humble submission
to the North, TO be deprived of every thing
that is noble and good, that now is the time
for us to rise up and declare to the Northern
people, and to all the world, that we are
indeed free men, and that we will have our
rights guaranteed to us, or each and every
one Of us will die in the glorious attempt
preferring to die free men rather than to
live as slaves under any Government;
"And whereas, we believe the natural
condition of the African when brought in
contact with the white man is slavery, and
we believe the overthrow of the institution
of African slavery in the Southern States
Ito say nothing of the distinctive conse-
quences in the free States) would be followed
by results as injurious as war or famine,
every element of conservatism would be OBJ
liberated, and the reign of terror and dark
ness would succeed; therefore, we deeply
regret the election of President and Vice
: President of the United States, by the free
States alone, when added to the long list
ofprior aggressons upon the Southern States
as an open declaration of hostility against
us. In view of this we think the time has
come when we should, by united move
) demand our rights in the Union, therefore
/. "ReSolUed: That our Representative IL
Congress, the Hon. John W. Stevenson, bt
requested TO propose at once the Crittender
! amendments 10 the Constitution, or AM
other which in his Judgment may be suficien
to settle the slavery issue upon a fair, honor
e able and permanent basis, and that he urg
Y their adoption.
2. "Resogued: That if Congress and the FREE
- Hlults VIII uOJ III IulS, VI SOnO OLuOE COuSJi
> tutional mode, recognize our rights anC
) equality in the Union, then we are for Sc
cession at once, cost what it may.
s 3. "ReSolved, That if all efforts to settle tn
e dispute between the sections shall fail, then
in our opinion, Kentucky should stand b.
the side of her sister Southern States, ant
: share with them common fate, and bea
. with them a common destiny.
4. "Tbat we tender to South Carolina, i
q the event that all efforts shall fail to settl
G the unhappy disputes between the two sec
tions, our cordial sympathy, and pledge
her our support, come veal or woe.
a 8. That copy of this report and resoly
n tioDs be forwarded to the Hon. John v
If Stevenson, our Representative in Congress
and that they be published in the dali
It papers of Cincinnati, and the Covingto
re- Journal" -r. H. t-.i ,.'i '
i On motion, the meeting then adjourned.
LARGE NUMBER IN JAIL.-Andy Hero
had, ON Saturday evening, larger numb'
" of prisoners in Jail than he ever had at OF
ID time before, which was twenty three, four
whom were women. He complains, loud
e. too, of the number of paupers he has
l. charge, and also of a want of room to q
o. commOdate them,
% % COUNTY MATTERs.-We are informed tn
y - there were recorded in the County Clerk
- Office, during the week ending on Saturda
~ fifteen deeds, nine mortgages, three releas
"a and seven marriage licenses. In consider
=; - ton that the times are so hard and the monC
q. market SO stringent, the number of marrial
Il licenses is pretty large.
ns RATHER BOLD RoBBERY--Some tin
he during Saturday night and Sunday NOR
ld ing the dwelling house of Ramona Emmor
no on Pike-street, was entered by thief
he thieves and robbed of $40 in money, 8
si-' silver tablespoons and silver watch valu
a at $l5, the name of the owner being e
graved on the inside of the case. An e
trance was had 70 the house by placing
he ladder against porch in the second stor
on and then by opening window. A fl
til Watchdog belonging to Mr.. Emmons W
} found dead in the yard in the mornir
ad poisoned by the robber, doubtless, ere
pc commenced operations.