, 1861-02-16

n to paT the debts and carry on the govern
ment Of the Conffdcracy, and all dutiee, In
poats and exc. silIs4 = u-.:v-1n thttit.Hout
the Confederl',. -....
force until repealed or altered By the Southern
Congress Ill laws Of the United s ates In force
or use on thu 1st Of November, 1850, not In
consistent with their Constitution. II il 1n-
derstood that under this clause Gil goods sent
into the seeedcd States from the United States
shall ray the same duties as would be charged
On the same description OF goods If imported
into the United s ates from foreign nations.
The members are unanimous against any re-
construction Of the Unlun. or any confedeIa-
tlon with the free States And Jet there are
plenty Of persons in the North who ~ dream
Ing and chattering about reconstruction by
11tans Of degrading and f1ateful compzomt-
see." Perhaps tho emphatic and peremptvry
repul5e given to tueir oyertpres By the lnsur-
gents viii cure them Of their mania-
CHICAGO.
No Concession In Kaukakec.
Correspondence OF the Chicago Tnhrne.1
KAxKAKEE, Feb. Is, 1861.
Pursuant to call, the people Of this place
met last evening in Union Masa Meetiog, 10
takc some action IN reference to the duties Of
our Representatives aud Senators in this cri-
1is.
The meeting WEI organized by calllng JudEs
star to tho Chair, and appointing Messrs. J..
". Williams and J. B. Welch Secretaries, and
choosing Messrs. P. Worcester md F. Swan.
neil, H. W. Harwood, J. ". Paddock aud L.
Whittemore Vice Presidents.
After few remarks by Judge Starr, the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions were read
and submitted hy L. s. Parker, Esq.:
WuErEAs. The pexce, prosperity and happiacss
ni the Am:rIcau people are distur bed, TIC oper
exercise Ut the Constitutional authority and pow-
CTS Of tho Gtncral Government tnfrl..rc1 and sEb-
ve,ted the rights Of loyal States violated ard Il
permaucnc4 of our glorlons uuion threatened 1ty
The reasonable speeches, sed,ious practices. m
lawful seizures Of Federal property. aud 1asitiuus
Insults to the American f1a and It. protcct11a by
Senators, Representatives @nd men E.h in author
ity n eertaia ,s;seedlng and disloyal states and;
In Ma*s Meeting aa*enb1sd-- -cherishlng strong
uud abiding lore for the Union-do believs tncse
repsehcnsible acts and treasonnblc proceedings
Government ttersted by a1l patriotic citizens,
therefore. by ua be II
Resolred, That we lore and revere the Union.
"a union Of hikes, d union OF Linda,
d union Of hearts, a union of hAnds,
American Union forever
that we arc In favor Of the Constitution M It Is.
which WAS adopted By our fathers, to uaintaln a
more perfect union. esta b1ish iusttre insure 10.
fcnso, promote the general welfare ard secure tho
blessings OF liberty TO ourselves and our pu.1cTi-
~" and are In favor Of tho enforcement oS the
laws as they are.
Etsotred. IhAt iu our opinion majority should
ru}a aud not minority; that we deny Tie right II
'ccsssion, and that We assert ths p9wIr and duty
mics nbroad "nd traltors at home.
Rtsltr.d, That we ara opposed to any cu1ces.
sious to. or compromises ul,h 1s!itors while III
arms against the uosernn,cnt, and that co,s2ro.
lnlse yielding one fuot Of territory tt slavery
secure our ncquieseenca.
Re*o:eed, Ti,at tho following substitute far tAc
Crtltcnden resolutions, offered by Senator Gnrk u:
New Hampshire, meets our vlewa. and hereby IT,
csivts our hearty Endorsement, 10 wit: ''That t:.1
provisions oi the Constitution are ample for III.
preservation Of the Onion, and the .prosccsion Il
NIL the material tntcleats Ut the Whole country;
Tat |! needs 10 be obesed rather than amended
and that an ext ication from our present daurtr
tho peace, protect the public properly and eiforcs
the laws Iatucr than ii guarantees for paft;c
uar interests, compromises for particular dlfllcn
Eesolt<d, That in tho consideration aud discus.
s3an OF this questions Of Union and Compromise,
We not pleased with the sentiment or charm, d
but would rather our distinguished represents;
tlv.s Adopt those other words, more dear to thc
hearts of the people :. Onion and Liberty, one aud
Rs<o'red. That ", i:dorse the manly stand :ni
1rM ucro,ion to the Union Of our worthy Repre-
sentative in Congress, Hon4Dwen Lovcj'y. Nrd o1
lis colleagues. uous. E. B Waslbura aud J. +
Rsso!rtd, Tint Major Anderson of Fort Sumter
that Lieut.. 6lemmer and Mira. Lieut.. S!-muic: II
Err ,n az t1 * % thf aa
pls Of this Government fur their courage and patli
otism iii tho hour Ut its great peril.
: When on motion the preamble and rcsolu
! tions were taken up s,4ta.ins, md adopted b,
large majority. On the reading Of The rcso
i lrtinn entna nf onr commentators hero rif r