, 1861-02-09

~says, hns failed midway in III trial, and With
It hive nearly vanished the hopes Of those
phtlanthropisfs who, believing In mans
capacity for se1fgovernnent, believed, there.
tosStsp tpfs pof 81 4sppbe po 1 hs 9n EN-
hoa gone down." asks the editor, stwhat shall
be III substitute ?"* And he answers By saying
that, az to the present generation, '<ft seems
heir ossy resort a'ast Be constitutional mon
arEhy." CHICAGO,
-. = Frank Hlair on the Union.
The unconditional Union men OF st. Lonla
met on Wednesday evening Last, and nomina.
ted ticket for the Convention. Among the
speakers Of the occasion NOS Hon. Frank P.
Blnir, Jr, who is reported ;aa follows in the
.1tisaou.1 Democrats: :...':~.-.
Hon. Frank P. Blair, Jr., WIS loudly called
for, and took the stand amid loud applause
he said that It was probably understood BY
this time that he WIS an unconditional U1fon
man now. He intended to stay in The Union
no matter who goes ont, and to stay in st,
Louis and be IN. the Union likewise. He
had 1! only to to ~ say y, regard to: th;s . ticket
should be a proper representation d
all parties In this city Whip were un,
conditionally in 1agor Of tho Union
That was the only test OF fitness in the ac
tion Of the COMMITTEES, that they would yield
= representation to different parties, provided
they were In favor Of the Union, without the
addition or subtraction Of n1etter. He believ
this, and their Intention was right. They hal
done as we'll rs apy other twenty-five me1
In the city could have done, aad he wanted
1t understood be was for the ticket, lap
plause,l ] as 1t stands! -[Applause.l / be
leve most Of US could or would suggest
H. r. x!.1r
ct, but with all fairness and candor he be
lieved it yas good ticket, and he would de.
feud 1t everywhere with an his might. But II
needed no defense-an that was left to be
said, was for the individuals themselves to
come ont boldly and unequivocal1y,' and Say
that they are Internationally for the Union,
aud every man OF them will be elected, md nc
ance We want about these names. [Applauee.
Now Is not the time to- canvass names or to
arouse feelings about this or that name. He
would like to see this ticket receive 10,0O0
majority in this county. Give 1t that number,
and the State can't 60 out Such a majority
will be q notice to the State and the world
that st. Louis Is not going out, and the State
man can walk without his head For his part,
he Was not only unwilling to go ont himself,
but would prevent anybody else from going
out. There Was deal Of sickly sentiment pre-.
vailing Just now about coercion and fighting
for the Union. Men stand by and sec their
Sab Treasures robbed, the United States pro-
perty seized and flag trampled on, and yet,
are some who affect horror Of coercion. We
didn't buy Louisiana Of Bonaparte to let those
fellows run of with 1t, nor did we conquer
South Carolina from the British and Tories to
let secessionists, who, bytheir OWL confession,
hare been meditating treason for thirty years,
tear her asunder from the Union.
These secessionists have shown more dis
have been expected They seized empty forts
and full treasures, instead ofernpty treasures
and armed forts. should argue from this
That these fellows are better at stealing than
fighting. I am for maintaining the honor oi
the flag, the honor Of the nation, and the In
tegrity Of the Union throughout all its limits.
Let the traitors 60 II they wish, VIC shall be
let them take away single dust Of the nar
tion's soil-not as much as they can carry
aWny under their dirty finger nails,
4 Voice-What about Wendell Phillips?
Mr.. Blair-Well, he's about on par with
Yancey. They are both On the same platform.
This question must be met here in st. Louis
as became patriots. Where do We find our
Of the Minute Men are recruited from the
Custom House. There WIS one man at Jef1er-
son City who was born IN South Carolina, aud
had been transplanted to Missouri to propa.
gate treason in our midst. He urged his
friends to go hence to work for the Ticket Sc.
lected By this meeting and give it not one vote
less THAI 10000 majofitysn
. KelioRzss Proposition.
The Springfield Journal Of Thursday last,
copies Mr. Kelloggs proposition to ineorpo'
rate the Breckinridge platform in the Federal
Con stitution, and appcnds the following well
considered rensar.ss.- Tho italtes 'hro or.
owns ,,
"In submitting the above, Mr.. Kellogg die-
tinctly announced TINT be spoke for no one hut
himself We areue1U sure that he is eo4Tee9 in thia
The Kepn l'icans Of Illinois, as much as they
well -Wisher Of his country, will never give
their sanction to any such amendment Of the
Constitution a. he here proposes. Is can NJ
little, ifany difference 6ef.xen It and the sy4tab4
platform sshich toas rejected by the Douglas part,
at Charleston, and denounced alike by the Re
publicans, tile Douglas men, and the Bell and
Everett party, during the whole Of the late
campaign. Under the leadership Of Mr. Lin
coin, ue fought against this adosniaable heresu
upos. principle, and having come ont Of ths
struggle victorious, we are not disposed now
at the very moment Of our triumph, to Nield ar
ersryshing sahieh toe have gained.
*sThe Republican party proposes to do no
thing, which in the least degree interferea Will
any rights which belong to the South. On tht
contrary, they will accord to that section, eve
rything which justice and the Constitution de
nnand. There is no doctrine in the Republican
platform, which is unconstitutional or unjust
to those who are threatening the Union, mi
such being the case, Republicans do not pro
pose to yield them up for tho mere threats O.
minority; and it appears to US il1-timed fo
NJ. Kellogg to propose any such surrender
We have gained barren victory, indeed, i
now, to satisfy those who have been fairly de
feated, we must back down from The .e7y pri,.
etp'e .o|ich saas in contropersy. We for; one d.
not intend to do it
"Our dispatches this morning state that MI
Kellogg has received q message from leading
Republican here, Stating that his proposition
is satisfactory. 8ucH "a not THE CASE. VI
believe no Republican Of character has trans
mitted any such dispatch. The Brecksnrldg
platform soad Aeper Be received bH he people Of nh
aots as tho basis Of adjustment"