, 1861-01-25
THE DEMOCRACY on THE CRISIS.
The Ratification .MeeEfus
at Lery0n Hat.
ENDORSING THE SPRINGFIELD
RESOLUTIONS.
REMARKS OF ". c, GOUDY.
Cameron Makes a Sensation and
Proposes Substitutes.
TAYLOR GOES BACK TO THE TEN
TRIBES.
Blackwell Boxes the Compass and the
Ears Of South Carolina.
ENDORSING THE SPRINGFIELD
RESOLUTIONS,
REMARKS OF ". c. GOUDY.
TAYLOR GOES s7S4HExk PACK TO THE TEN
Blackwell Boxes the Compass and the
Ears Of South Carolina.
BOLD WORDS FROM WILLARD.
FINAL CLOSE UFTTIE.AFFAIR.~

Numerically, the meeting Of the squelched
Democracy Of Chicago, ut Bryan Hall Last eve
ming, was failure. It was thin in numbers
and poor in spirit. It is nevertheless Of value
at this time a. showing whittier the Democ-
racy arc drifting, or rather upon what rock
they have stranded. As continuation Of tile
North Market Hall pocket Convention Of Me-
Cormick, Merrick retained the chair, and
called the meeting to order at ~ o'clock.
at that time there we're about two hundred
in the Hall which Was brilliantly lit and
showed of to great advantage the portraits Of
American Presidents aud statesmen with which
it is adorned.
Slerrick called upon W. c. Goudy, Esq,
Chairman Of the Committee Of Delegates to
the Springfield Convention, and Mr.. Goudy
read the resolutions there adopted, following
with labored defence of them, urging that
they arc just what the crisis needs. Of these
resolutions the readers Of the TRIBUNE lave
had the means Of judging for themselves. Mr.
Goudy made no sensation, hardly elclting
cheer, and sat down with much the air Of q
lawyer who has argued for the discharge Of a
sheepstcalcr on the ground that the clerk had
not spelled the name right in the Indictment.
Mr. Goudy thinks tie Union must be p1cserE-
cd, but believes the nttcrancc Of that state
ment to be the extent Of the power Of the
Federal Government.
II Mr.. Goudy made no sensation, Charles 8.
Cameron did, especially as just Us be COM
menced speaking splendid American flas that
somebody had sent for, tardily was brought in
tothe hall. twas greeted with more enthusi-
asm than had previously been manifested dur
Ing The evening.
Cameron said he indorscd the Springfield reso-
lutions as fur as they went, hut tho trouble WAS
they did not 60 far enough. They fell short Of
the mark at which they were aimed. Tic crisis
| is upon us-lneet 1t like men und come out
! squarc1y for the Constitution and the laws.
The Full States will accept Of no compromise
ifyou make one. South Carolina would not
even accept Of an Organic Act extending S1as-
cry ali over The land. He would offer suh-
! stitutc for tls resolution presented by b1r.
| Goudy, ratifying The Springfield resolutions.
The following were.
MR.. oAMERoN's RESOLUTIONS.
ResoIr<G, Tint In the language of the immortal
jackson "the Union i must aud shall be prc:crs-
cd" that we will stand BY the Constitution Of our
country. protect the honor OF our flag, and resent
any insult that may be offered toi come ftom
| whatever quarter it may.
ernn,cnt 10 enforce tbs laws, to keep and retain
possession OF all the forts aud arsenals, and other
property Of ths United s..t:s 1aa that NC VII!
the purpose of enabling to discharge such duties
and to uphold the honor Of our Ing.
| Resofc<H That the firm muIn: ninance Of the pos
l inn aud nrnfacffNb nf National y.
| and OF the honor and supremacy Of the dag which
tloats oyer 1t, mud the discreet but decided en-
'coe1cion*' formidable only 10 1aw.bscakers and
but simple Justice to the laW'abidlns and loyal
| citizens.
These resolutions had the true ring about
them, and called out repeated checring. It
was evident the 1Tn,ex fiction Lad it not en-
tirely their own way after all. So Cameron
went on:
These, sir, speak the sentiments Of the cn-
tire and loyal North. To punish insultsto our
tlag, to collect tho reyenus, to enforce the Fad-
sral taes. Why, this doctrine of Secession is
abominable. Where do you find it? Itgrows
out Of the false notion Of State Sovereignty.
There is no such thing as State Sovereignty
recognized in the Constitution. There is but
one sovereign, and that is the Federal Onion.
(Cheers.) It's will and commands must ba
obeyed. Let us stand up to these facts like
men, Talk Of Secession! Can VIC afford Sc.
cession2 Look at tho Mississippi, blockaded
arninst our commerce. Is that Secession
No! I'll tell you What 1t Is It is piracy,
treason, outrage; the people will not stand it.
They will cleave their away to the Gulf, and
keep It open by the sword II necessary. (Sen'
! sation.)
There is our flag {pointing to it), There arc
thirty.onc stars. There is n power in ou1
Federal Union to preserve 1t as 1t is. 1believe
| the election Of no man warrants the dissolu
tion Of the Union. Mr. Cameron proceeded te
detail the underlying cause Of this secession
movement which he said he saw slaughter tht
Democracy ut the Charleston Convention. Il
is, hc said. the determination Of the Gul
States to establish IN Agricultural, Free
Trade, Negro Labor, Confederacy. He con
cluded BY paying his respects tothe Republ
can party in Characteristic style.
T. Benton Taylor next got the floor, AMI
passed away about three-quartera Of an hour
ue went back to the original Jews, and offered
on small Inducement, to turn up any card il
history that might be called for. He WAS or
pressed by a nightmare in the shape Of wha
he called Religio.polteteal Abolitionism, whicl
he stated made large variety OF miscellane
Gus mischief, among which We remember hi
enumcrating :. Fhise <ning'' the mind Of th
young, learning them to believe that slavery L
. the sum Of all Eillafnies, and must be put
process Of ultimate extinction" Truly feal
full addition to the ratsbane mud corrosiyey sub