The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-01
Unton Mass rIeeting-The Sons of
Toll An Council.


There was a large and enthusiastic as
semblage at the Courthouse last evening, in
response to a call upon the mechanics and
working-men of the city to meet and con-
slider the present alarming cOuuittou of pun
lie affairs The meeting was organized by
calling Mr.. George A. Houghton TO the
chair and appointing VIM. Koran Secretary.
Having been called upon, Mr.. J. MiIt.
Moore stated the object of the meeting brief
II but pointedly.
He said the politicians had brought the
country to the verge Of ruin, but that the
people were beginning to assert their pow
er, and when the workingmen began to
move they would soon make the North and
South clasp and shake hands across the
Ohio river They wanted TO hear Of no
Palmetto flags or Pelican flags, but were
proud of the war-tattered and weather-beat-
en- stars and stripes, which for so many years
waved over the renown, the valor, and the
proves of the Union. Mr. Moore was
followed by Mr.. John SImma, whose re-
marks were alike practical, patriotic. and
forcible.
The following gentlemen were then ap-
pointed a committee on resolutions John
B. Curry, Alexander Borden, ". II. Powell,
r. King A. Akens, Harry Giles, Henry
Raw, and Thomas Shanks. After a short
consultation the committee reported the fol-
lowing, which were unanimously adopted :
WHEREAS, 1t is apparent to every true
lover of his country good, that the glorious
confederation of States, under which we (as
a people1 have SO long lived and prospered
is threatened with dissolution, and the mag
nifcent Temple of Liberty erected and ce-
mented by the blood and toll of our patri-
otto forefathers il shaken to its ce2tre, midst
the storm of treason and ianaticsm, hurled
against it by the shameless recreants. who
IN the hour of their country's peril stand
periured before the nation and high Heaven
by the betrayal Of the high and important
trusts confded in them by generous and
OVer-trustfnl constituencies.
q AND WHEREAS, Tie worlds hope of
freedom is centered in America, to which
we, with becoming and patriotic pride, have
or over three-quarteTs of 4 century, looked
as the asylum of the oppressed, the land
OF the free, the home of the brave. Shall
that hope be now lost? Shall that freedom
be now circumscribed and desecrated BY the
mad fanatics who rule the hour Fanatics
who with unholy zeal would plunge their
country their brothers, and kindred into
the dark and fearful abyss of disunion and
civil war God FORBID it, Freemen, work
ing men, brothers, patriots of kentucky, re-
sist it unto the bitter end. Therefore,
81. Reso1ced, That we, the workingnen
of Louisville, without distinction Of party,
believe, that as consequence of the sec
tional controversy now agitating our coun-
try, we are approaching The verge OF social
and financial ruin tAat our material pros
perity, our hopes OF happiness, and future
security depend upon the continuance Of the
Union as it is.
~. That in the election OF Abraham
Lincoln as President of the United States
under the forms prescribed by the COnstitu-
ton, we do not recognize any just cause or
admit as reasonable, any pretext for the
abandonment of this mighty fabric OF gov
eminent, founded rs it was by the wisdom
and patriotism Of our illustrious sireg.