, 1861-01-15

How They Meet tho Crisis.

Pursuant to call issued BY the Cook Cour.
ty Democratic Central Committee, the Demo
cracy met at North Market Hall yesterday af-
tcrnoon in Mass Convention, to choose dele
g1tcs to tho forthcoming Democratic State
Convention, which Is to assemble ut Spring.
field on Wednesday, Jan. 10th.
The meeting was called to order by G. II.
Mccormick, who moved that r. 7. Mcrrick
be chosen Chairman. Carried. John F. Gle.
ments was appointed Secretary.
The Chairman, in taking his post, made I.
brief reference to the present aspect Of our na-
tionn atfairs.
NJ. F. Tuley moved that the Chair appoint a
committee OF ono from each ward and three
from the county at large to select delegates to
tho Springfield Convention The nominating
Convention was constituted % follows !:
Messrs. n. F. Tu1cy, W. ". Taylor, VIM. Da-
Wis, G. ". Cumming, T. D. Taylor, B. B. Nor
ris, D. Rnnnion, T. Prindiriu, n. Mcdonald,
c. s. Cameron, n. Finucaue, Aaron Haven.
s. s. Hayes moved 10 appoint committee
Of ecven to draft resolutions expressive Of the
sentiments of this meeting.
tions. Our delegates should go to Springfield
untranmclsed. This Is solemn crisis. Il
sadness pervades every truly American heart
He thought it would be better to hare no reso-
lutions on this OCCASION.
S. A. Goodwin followed moro at length, in
the main sustaining Mr.. Van Buren,. lie re-
ferrcd to the happy effect OF tho former Union
n1x En {rt t,nI Il
by It's suceess"r at Metropolitan Hall last eve.
ming. He proceeded to discuss the aspect OF
affairs. As constitutional lawyer, he denied
tho right Of secession. Tic said the Republi-
can party and those who comprise it hare al
ways been hcaping causelcss insults on the
South. lie believed tho President w'as called
upon to sustain the laws both North and
South. He himself would say 10 the seeding
South, you hare been guilty Of treason, but
pause In your career and redress your sricv-
anccs within the Union. We will meet you
half way, In the spirit Of our fathers. He
urged on this occasion tho postponing Of Ill
resolutions.
j. ". shcnhan offered substitute for Mr..
Hayes motion. which was not accepted.
s. s. uayes looked upon the Democratic
party rs the sole reliance Of the Union. He
did not know why any Democrat should lcs1-
tate 10 express his mind. lZc said that within
80 days fifteen Suites will have withdrawn
from this confederacy. He dwelt strongly
upon the evils Of Dlsunion, and the impfacti.
cahuity Of coercion. For himself he had neve.
expressed IN opioion he was not within. to
offer up. He was ready to giyn the Southern
States all they deemed necessary for their
safety in the Union that does not oppless our
free States. We can afford to bc generous fol
the sake Of peace.
fanatlciem and Abolitionisn, and the love oi
the Union will return in the minds Of ou1
Southern brethren. He WIS dissatisfied With
our representatives At Washington in that they
did not present US something 10 vote on, some
measure OF compromise and conci1iation that
will satisfy the South, aud the people at large
will support, and drive back the old Abolition
psrty to the darkness whence it came, and We
shall then be great conservative 1ani]y sus'
tanning the union Of States.
Gen. T. F. Ltndcr made the longest, the
the most characteristic, aud one Of the best
received speeches of the afternoon. Hc spoke
of the Republican party as dead, and bespoke
for himself q longevity sufficient to allow him
to attend the funeral Of the last abolitfonist,
Which would, II credited, induce the life in:
susauce men for very low rate to t1ke Mr..
Lindcr's risk Of dying this century OF two 10
come He said tho only way to reconstruct the
Union, Ito sape It he said was too latc) was to
burn up the hostility to slavery, and this he
expected confidently would be done
Hc then proceeded to culoslse the Demo
cratic party, which, he said, you could no morn
kill than you could kill the bolts with vinegar.
he did not say but what Democracy might not
bo brought to . very pretty pickle without
vinegar. -.
He urged the Democracy to get together
and beg tho South to como back. He would
say to Bouth Carolina, ''you have done wrong.
but God knows yon have had proyocatfon
enough" He was in fasor Of resolutions
speaking right out
s A Goodwin Withdrew his sharc Of the
motion He deprecated the ]dea OF q little
petty hostility to slayery making 50 much
trouble It WIS perfectly ridlculous. When
cells are really so good in potple, 1t Is perfect
absurd that these sad shocking animals should
resist being skinned
The question was then taken aud it wa.
voted to have resolutions, and the COMMITTEES
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