The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-13

room st o'clock, which was crowded IN .r.---
| by early all the gentlemen freauentlng IN.
Exchange. Tho meeting was quite as rsmart-
able Tor enthusiasm a. numberS After ssverA
chair was occupied by Mr. James bpenos, snd
on ,asing the chair he proceeded 70 read the
| sul joiucd resolution
That this mceting, having heard with Ipdlr-
MARION that an Amert. an federal shIp-of-vs hss
| iorribly taken from British mail steamsr 60
tsin p,sseDgers who were preceding n..e..
| bly,, utder tbs shelter of our tax from oDs
| neutral pott TO anoth her, do earnestly call uoa
| tho GNefnment TO assert tho dignity of n,
Brlti-h d'g, ~ requiring prompt repArstiOn f,<
this outratc."
On hearing this resolution read. the ne.tl,x
cSLrcs-cd ina mos unmistskelble manner the
ceiling ny which l. was p.rvsded, IN favor Of the
views included in IL. When silence b ID bean
IN some mo saurc restored-
Tho Clauman remarked, that whom the n-vs
ot the outr-ge reached ths town ths Eelin.
'feat"d was ono of surDhe, mingled with in
digiA'ion. lie tcmaik - that W. htd all hoard
II tn" sacr'd dignity Of tho American Il, 90. That
dighity, he prOceedtd to say, was q means hy
whch the pefsonA ENGAGED In tho nsf.rioas
lave trade could at once project the m s-Ives hy
hnis ing the AmcIicin lag, which fully easbl.d
Them 10 rti't ary auemp. to search such vss-
sci. Tie frosted II wUul1 bot 10 allowed that
p'os", Itiny ~ ncf,rious trsfc should be pro-
i'ct =, ard that mon peacefully procos1iag
Wv 'HNH own hUAifrs nn ier tho prOteCtt0M
4 our flag, might 10 foUlbly aiken oit of
'r 'hils. (Chesfe.) On the contrary, b. bs-
i'v y hat the p,ople Of thi, country woild not
yany merns permit such an outrage. CCbeer.l
lac 'sid, IN b hsNing agreed 10 take th- chair On
ihtA occasion, ho did vii ,ut reluctanes o.
'csrct, as he Iel, deeply thai he only pxprssssx
iho icoiing, n m rely Of thu meeting, but a.
community in Peucr.l when he said it W.
heduiy al the people to press on tho Goveru-
mem ncnl the Imperative nec.ssily Of vindicating
the honor and dignity Of the british name and
ilsg. loud ard continued chcering).
Dir. III. g. Chapman, a. mere mAttsr II
form, moved that the resolution be adj lpted.
Dir. A, FOrwood said ie felt much pleaAurs
ii sconding the adoption Of a resolution which
must iini an echo in every English bosom.
Nj. jain Campbell, while fully ooncurax
IN mo proPriety OF preventing any outrage
om bcing offered to tho British Atg, a senii.
iocni which was universally acknowledged
throughout the kIngiom-said no tcit assured
hat there was no III Llshmsn Trishinan, o.
ccOicbmar, who would not at once and prompt
ly, re-,nt any insult offered 70 our flag.
f, hccsl While feeling this in the strongest
mar ner and TO the fullest extent, he considered
hat ,h' ro still remained sCme reason TO doubt
whe her the facts telatei, and acted on By call
ny this meettng, were In reality breach of
inlernalionA law tCties Of " No, - He
referred at somo length TO the opinions Of
he law officers Of the Crown. a. being In some
measure inclined TO show that such a step a.
ihst taken with respect TO the Southern Com
missioners was justi6alle under the existing
state of international law. In conclusion, he
proposed direct negative TO the resolution.
AA, however he was not dcsrous Of doing any
thing which would create u spirit Of dissensiou.
lie was will ng TO adopt any middle course whiok
could le spggcstcd, and urged the propriety ef
p tpvnt x the consider alton Of the subject Tin
morrow (this daN.)
lle Chairman suggested that, TO meet the
objection thrown out by Mr.. Campbell, 1t would
'" sufficient to strike out OF the resolution tho
words ''Gy requiring prompt reparation for tbs
Mr. Campbell said he could not concur In the
lgg, ,tioh Of the Chairman, and must decline To
d. ~.
Nj Torr expressed his concurre nee In the
Viewf PUT forward by Mr.. Campbell, and ia
doing ~ mt with frequent interruption. He
argued that the present. meeting was hastily
convened, and had in its proceedings alre.ny
projudged tho case, with tho merits Of whiok
the meeting was unacquainted. He insisted
that there was no reason TO believe that the
i'HlOnn'"lo Ministers Of the Crown wsuld allow
"ny insult 20 be offered to the British flag.
proceeding calmly in ccSGiissidotlss &aysp!ago. q
the present, which, Ii premAtur,ly urged 70
extremity, might result In involving thia
c 'ultry inawar Great inteTup,ion) fiecon-
Tended that TO orge on the government particu-
lar line OF conduct IN respect Of the procsed-
lngs DOW under consideration was impolitic and
unjust lie would not and no EpgliahrES
would, advocate putting up with insult but
in the present Gaze, lot him ask, what had the
Americans dono' Mr.. Chapman.-They fired
n shO. across the bows Of the Mail Steamer
20 bring her to, aud as she did not stop for that
: hoy fired a shell a. her, which burst close by
hor, tfremeudous cheers.) Mr.. Torr pro-
'eetei to Say that there was every reason 10
AVOID coming 10 has'y resolution, and, in
thanking tho meeting for the patience with
which they had heard him cloud and ironical
chter'), he again uIged on those present to
consicer the matter calmly and dispassion-
n'ely, and not 10 bo carricd away by the i'm
pulse OF Feeling In n case which required ma
ture judgment and calm deliLoration. A letter
had been shown to him by Southern gentle
man, III which It was stated as positive fact
hat the law officers Of the crown had, In anti
cipation, expressed decided opinion in favor Of
the legality OF preceding similar to that
wlich bad taken place in regard to the Tront by
Ito San Jacinto.
Mr. j. Turner next attempted to addr,ss the
meeting to the same effect as had been done by
Mr.. lor and Mr.. Campbell, but the feeling Il
q uee present WAS so decidedly opposed 10 that
= ew that he was forced to desist.
Th" resolution, as proposed TO be amended by
the chairman, was then put to the meeting, and
carried 10y tremendous majority, and amid the
most deatening and enthusiastic cheers. For
the negative only a few hands were held up.
At tho conclusion Of the meeting which was
lt o'clock, number Of the older merchants
1n Chmge expressed privately their oonv victioa
u at the e.ing and It's proceedings had besa
10 ua.tte.
Details Of the Terrible Accident AT RdIa-
buTgh.
At one o'clock on the morning of Sunday,