, 1862-12-24
WHITNEY HouEE. !
Corner Of Broadway and 18th street, :

WHITNEY HousE, l
Corner Of Broadway and 18th street,
NEW YORK. Jan. Is, 15G1. |
A1r DEAR SIR: Some months since, wrote |
you Il letter to which never received reply, |
but which suppose you did not receive. I |
now address you for alfogethera different pur~
pose. enclose you report of speech re- |
Gently delivered BY me in this place, before IN
anti-coercion meeting Of our working men.
The meeting was great success, in numbers |
and cnthueiasnl-far beyond the hopes Of those |
who originated it-MaTshal Ryndcrs, Nlr. H0r-
ton and myself In T. few days, we will, il
possible, hold great Demonstration; and my
have asked me it would address them; re-
Piled in the affirmative; aud they PROMISE me
an audience Of at least 5000 persons 7shen the
affair comes Of.
You will sec by the reports in the Herald
with Anti Republican landbills. They arc the
source Of the greatest anxiety and constcrna-
ton to our enemies, and q profound mystery
to the general public Groups Of people
gather around, pernsing them, wherever they
a1c founa. Some attempt to tear them down,
when conflict generally ensues. The Repub-
licans already imagine that they are sleeping
upon volcano. And Ill this is the work Of
| two or three men, at their own expense, and
without means to afford its continuance. As
| for the mercantile classes, VIC could not get a
| singleshilIing out Of them. Hence, I resolved
to aldress myself to you.
lam poor. am willing to labor inces
sanity, and il need be, to risk nay life, in de-
| fense of tic South and her rights. But I
! cannot operate without O. little money. And
t to let this known to men who can spare the
ttneedful'' here, would be not only to dam
age, but to actually turn into ridicu1e, cur
cause. So l ilnplore OF you to aid ne and
my friends in this matter. You can, to begin
with, get ten Of your friends to subscribe $40
each. This will enable me to get out another
han1bil1: calling upon the people to arouse;
showing that the cry Of cnioreiDgf' the
laws is despotie; that obedience to thh laws
peace, harmony, &c. It would also enable
me- to hire a hall, and hold another meeting in
tle upper part of the city, from Which we
could adjourn to Some future night at the
Cooper Institute In this way we can set the
city in fame, and put ball i'll motion that
will forever frustratc the policy Of the Coer-
cionists. Even what We have already. done
and if my advice vas taken it would have
been done hefnre-tas turned the scales
against them.
| poi1t me in this matter Yourself and friends
! can safely trust the small amount i'll my
hands, and discover that it will bear plentiful
think South Carolina committed grave
, error when she raised the palmetto flag to tht
erred. too, when she fired on the latter from
: beneath tic folds Of the former. This wa:
! very impoiitie. For Gods sake, let the seecd
: ing States cling to the Constitution-c1ing t
e the national Hag-and declare to the work.
E that it is for the integrity Of The foriner ant
+ the honur Of the latter, that they are tount
:. with arms III their hands. By doing this the,
' will divide the North against itself and suc
+ ceed with tenfold ease. And SO, 1heneye
> they seize fort or arsenal, lei the old fa:
still loat from it's Eummit-let it be assertel
e that those forts, dc, were erected for the dc
r tense Of the States in which they stand, ant
+ that upon the citizens Of these States. who's
n and lives are imperi1ed, should deyo1ye tn
r post Of honor in the hour of danger; and tha
; it is to save the honor Of the flag, and secur
j. the rights Of the people, from the treasonabl
d assertions uf Abolitionisnl. possession 1av
r been taken Of Federal forttifcations. =
l. Let the South be discreet, and she has notl
# ing to fear. Let it be ring out through th
# land, however, that she asks her constitr
IS tional rights only-security in the possessio
l. Of property, equal and exact rights in all othe
If respects LET her sons not jfepaTdie the sget
le ef {hciy NortEern allies, BY committing 'cron!
N | or t1rtstS-
1t Iwrite in haste, and without conference, {
r. I believe, correctness. 1have, inside oftwent
re minutes. to meet IN organization which
N | wish you could see; it would delight you.
Of Hoping to hear from you by return mail,
~ remain sincerely yours, &c,
n T. W, MAChfAuON,