, 1861-02-27

1t Was cheering sight to see the gray.
| headed patriarchs Of q former generation, urge
those Of to-day to stand by the Union mud the
:Consa atntion as it is, and during tho stirring
i appeal BY DR.. Gordon, Of The Mexican war,
! there was hardly dry eye in the han. When
!; he spoke Of what they had suffered for the
Union as It is, and when he told whit they
were yet willing to do, old, infrm men, rose
to their feet and graphing each other By the
hand, cried aloud. One, whose voice was
heard above the rest, said, "ttat means me i
ut was glorious sight, worth living en- age to
see Next morning the Democratic organ Of
this city briefly spoke Of the meeting, saying:
I'VE M we're furnished With copy OF the proceed
unna prevents US Publishing them e.
There were no words ofsympatby for traitors
In those gesolutions3 and they must Be sap-:
Pressed Nothfng -but resonetructlon:: new
!; Gonstitution, no enforcement Of the laws, aud
aissoiut1on or concession, find place among
men who desire to eas1aFe whole; people to:
The bogus Union: meeting was ! Ilim affair.
,FHFate circulars were issued I'd leading Demo-
T Gratis throughout the State, advising fhem in
call meetings and send delegates, so as to pre,
vent Republicans from coming ii and taking
possession OF the concern, as they might f
~ - poeA Akaas 4AtSLlEg. IQey 1ould, on
coming together, that instead of . Union Con
vention, they had q Democratic caucus, nearly
every delegate being AZ old and well tried
brecklntidge man. Fearing that fact might
60 to the public, they voted down PROPOSE
ton to ea!l the roll Of delegates, and propoai-
aon 70 VOC ny counties, but none but those who
were In tayor Of yielding to the demands of
traitors In open rebellion were allowed to
speak or participate.
The meeting was presided over b7 W. z.
Edwards of Vfgo, (Know Nothipg.) but the
business was; done entirely by Ex.Goy Ham
mond, Hendricks, defeated candidate for Coy
ernor, Ex.Attorney General Mcdonald, Ex-
Member Of Congress Buskirk, Slack, RaY.
Edison, Dobbins, Stottcsenburgh and Packard.
members Of the Legislature Democrats'
Inc only Republican: whose voice was heard |
n ws NJ. Fraser Of KosiuEko, who, to try the |
ha hs o. Ing meeting undertook to explain
aid and others, rose to their feet, demanding
by What right he attempted to speak. He
eoo1ly replied, tbeca1Beh he Was for the Union. !,
" But" said they, .are you for the Crittenden
c@oneession" On ";Not exactly" said Fraaer, t
: lhen I ; set down." was the order, but he did
:" " Throw him into the pff y we're
t1e mild expressions Of that lovely crowd. i
while ~! Fraser attempted to explain that he was
~ Tilllng to give his nfs for the Union. The
Cnaaf ordered him to git down, to prevent VIC
ence to the person Of the only man who dare
t is. 1'@0'1 - Nt'S N4'0'' 10
Issee that yon are urging the en1arsiur
md deepening of the Mchig igan and Illinois
lanai In connection With that can give
peedlly done; that is The growing | teeIing No
'ud determination Of the Indiana Deople to
aaVe the nuisance Of the Calumet fcee er dam
!oatea- This dam, which is located at Blue
sIand, feeds large level Of the canal, and
Z - Is almost impossible for the canal to do +
qi[noot Y na It. The dam overdows more than
O,oW acres OF the richest 1anda in Lake coun-
Y, and the Eame in Porter county in this
'tate, rendering it unfit for cultivation aud
aahlng the county unhealthy. In 1856 the I
,eople OF Lake county commenced cutting q
aannei from the river through to the lake,
goxe t4e dam, out 4 law was procured that
!lhter, BY lobby influence, giving the canal q !
lght to maintain the dam and use the water
OF Six years, when an Injunction was served !
pon the people Of Lake county,
topping the work Oh the ditch. Tie
II, ~ referred to- MAS repealed in the winter Of
~, and now bfli is pending appropriating
honey, and another giving the ATTORNEY Gen.
raj authority to commence suit in the Uni 8
ed States Court for the removal Of the dam
1t Is not removed, the people are deter.
lined to cut the ditch and let the water into 9
,ns ae axe, leaving the dam and feeder dry, nm
.es sney See some prospect of being relieved
a. lew years BY the proposed improvements. )
Ihere is vast amount Of work to do in the I
eglslatnre, and but little done. The Appro.
ration z, by, the Apportionment bill, Reyenue q
u and Military bills are yet to pass, besides t
liners Of great Importance, and but two J
seks remain, with . very. captious minority,
NO NO Work all the time possible, calling tie t
Tes and noes and Offering amendments only ! q
, be voted down. ' e
The ten per cent. Interest bill which vas t
;tore the House, failed but bill repealiug d
! la%s relating to usury passed in its stead. | =
Id will probably pass the Senate. s
Yours, NORTHWEST Il