, 1861-02-18

}, MONDAY, FEBRU.
Democratic Meeting at Bryan HAIL.
4 meeting Of persons opposed to the CHI
cago platform was held in Bryan Hall on Sat-
urday evening In pursuance to call signed by
mixed company Of former Republicans, pre-
sent Denocrats and ancient Wings. The ori>
gi1al call, embracing Republicans only, having
failed Of its purpose on Wednesday evening, 4
considerable change in the. Programme was
; agreed upon, which Was fully carried out at
this meeting by assigning tbe floor almost ex-
, clusigely to Democratic speakers, rs will more
; fully appear hereafter.
i Tho hail was well filled At ~ e'c1ock-about
one-half Of the audience being Democrats,
! chiefly Of the Irish persuasion. The meeting
/ vas called to order By C. G. Wicker Esq, who
nominated Z. n. Hough for Chairman. Mr.
! dough WIS declared elected without much
ceremony, and took the Chaif.
| After reading the call Of the meeting and
making brief explanation about tho ''pound
! Of flesh" Mr. Hong b made few remarks e1-
n1anatorv of The oh,ect, NJ thr r..t,na-.t,+-
| Ing, among othcr things, that the erroneous
! idea had gone forth that the Kellogg PROPOSE
| tion was to be endorsed anShow, which Was
| not trn, IN f,ct It v,s .,mn,v nronosca IN
| d;sanorove ot Recommendation. ~ n,cr endeov-
| oring to meet the present crhls In spirit Of
patriotism, etc. At the samn time, we would
not be bound by party tles rhcn thc con-t;. :.
| tuition of onr country i. in danger W. ao,,,t
believe in sfpkinr tlc intcrests of q, nm M,
| OF people IN m abstract idea. ct cetera Mr
| Honrh concluded nv say;ne That IL thcso Mr..
| "thcrn fana+;cs ara inst a. hin traitors ..
"tbere orc In South Caro|insn-whtch was 20.
| ciferously app1auded by the H1berniane.
Ep. Town and 4 A. Kent b,v,nc b-sn
c1ect.d sec,etar;re and twenty or thI,tr viro
Presidents hav,nr hem choaen 7 " R;cb.
ards, ESQ, moved tlo appointment Of Com.
m!ttee on Resolutions. Said committee yns
constituted by the chair "A follows. 7. M
| Richards. S. 4. Kent. C. G. Wicker Nielsen
! Tuttle md C. N. Calberteon John Borden.
Esd, In the body of the hou.e. offered set or
resolutions, which somebody moved to Law on
the table without reading, The motion WIS
put aad declared to be decided In the af1Irma.
tive, though the " noes" appeared to be sew.
cral degrees the loudest.
The chairman then introduced ex.Jodgc Ar.
riugton to the audience ~ "oro who had
| "ncyer voted q Republican or Democratic
"ticket in his life" There .was considerable
surpr;se manifested nj mi, announcement hv
e"i ip44ee l1aosAeoseo u 1uh announcement oJ
,.t;,- l.. n.,..o...,a r...-.,s 1-t.
pat'hs IL oeAaoes0lle Sohfentlon NJ @of1n
IMket Hall recently, but tic learned gentle
m IN ro,tor,,od +ho+ h. h,a --,+ed 49,,
4Ah felee1ateo tna1 nc uaa' never Foteo any
ticket whatsoever, since the old Wig party
,.-r,-o1 49,. -,
Judge Arlington went into legal nrrpme Mt
m tho k-cessin, on..t;or h,1d,nn +,st III.
VI sne eec:essoa aaettlon. uolalne tuat "hne
no State l1d right to secede. the right Of the
Fct7ara} fov.rrnan+ tn w.. f,-,. ,,s;.,.. -,
~ wv W." 1s0''4's " d.
ceal7s State WAS attended with dismal conse-
ororrce The o,,,- r,uar or u.,,.o,o u
A' tN"~' ~ 'e1ou
granted b5 the Federal Constitution was the
1lsut W eol'ee1 toe eue'Aa 4eeeouce-a 1'ghI
which could not be legally denied. There
wore three alternative. nrescntad IN Tho xo,.n.
crn pcople-1st. Pcaceable secession. which
cou,d not or on,}t mt r. In ihonah+ ~ hr
~ou'o uo', - eus' W., ~ w aao". = :, - os
sh,,, vo baz, comnron;..9 In,d o-,os ~
~ ~ w N"'- ;, u. t1."1 Wv" ~
"Neyer, never" An ugly disturbance broke
,,t o+ +h,a mint whtch ,r,e or,r o,,,1ca r.,
Wv ~ s.As P0'''' "".~A "'N" oo'5 teeneo ~
the Chairman rising aud saying that
any rentteman could sneak m ,bc
negative, but that nnv uisturbers cf
the meeting would bo put ont of doors
-. -sts "S9 80 =. 49, ~ - .ets.J
1no spcake1 pro- :eeeco ~ alS,oe ena1 inc soar
Eystcua JeDendGfl mon rdmHrDmirr That