The sun., 1862-03-07
LOCAL NEWS.
rEw YORK AND THE VICINITY.

iMANCuATroN MRATING AT THE CoorER
lSsIIIuTE-The great meeting in favor Of
emancipation, held at the Cooper Institute last
evening, WAS very well attended, the grea, hall
being n'ey crowded. On the platform were
number Of our most prominent citizens, who have
hith ITO been associated with ant.1tye y move.
mems.
Mr.. &, AeKNye called the melting 10 order, and
nominal iJr chairman Nj. j. A Hamilton, which
was unsLimously carried by aoelama,on. A long
let of Vice-Pres!dents aud Sc lrelares, embracing
me Of the most prominent of New YoIk's clti-
zer :, was read aud adopted.
The Chairman, in taking his seat, stated the OBJ
jet Of Vie meeting, viz, 10 express the views OF
10y al men with respec, 10 save y, and It's influence
on our nstioI al character and the destiny OF our
country. Slavery he considered as NOT only 4
great crime, but a great domestic and social
evil, and Iae might of the Lation should be
employed crush, no. 10 support and protest H.
lie thea went on 10 argue at length the right and
duty OF the National Government, to disregard the
tsllsco cleu, OF tie rights respect to slavery
lie DEMANDED in the uame Of the loyal North tina,
vas, power of be usei not OILY ,o crush ou,
arm,d rebellion, but its mslignant power slave
y. tGrest aud long continued spplsusel
Es
tors nom Hon. Preston King, Hon. Chss. sunPr,
Hon. Henry Wilson, IL n. David wilmot, Hon. g.
w. Julian and Rev. John Plerreponi, ali sympathi-
'ing warmly with tie oLie,t OF the mtet'ng. The
name Of lLe Hon. ChNlea sumner WAS received
with loud applause and three enthunNstic cheers.
Mr. Kaye read resoluiiors favorable to the de-
struc,ion Of slavery and universal emancipation,
which were received with frequent and loud az
plSuse.
Rev Mr., Conway, Il first speaker, directed his
remark t. showing the evil ot'oc,s ~ slavery as
dwufiog tie inteects and bli yhting the commerce
and agriculture Of the land. Its Effects may be seem
remarked tte speaker, Ia VrgiuiA where there are
ICE OCO men, who, riing 10 tie last censu',
no, read or write, and Of those who can, there ID
scarcely one man In the state of average intellect
excepting John Minor b It's When they ge, auus
man dswn there, III ey must either hang him, like
Join Brown, or put him in pris,n, ike John Minor
Bolts tgren and continued APPLAUSE The speak
or next reverted 10 the ra feet OF meetings like
| uls In poiJtng out TO the government its true
| course He believed the President would be glsr
tlhear ofit "a ybicS-'don't know ahuut that9, h'
will be glad of Il, he exprosses himself as not BE-
ieyiug in the existence of any constitutional din
| cultes in tine way OF emAnci patton. La us sioV
that the 81 ir Of the people is in favor VI puitinl
| Town this insuuectin IN by s.ayery-shed, not b!
bloodshed, The South cannot dght JonathAn anC
hold Cufies at the same time. great reason, toe
for tie prompt prcc'amatun Of emancipation Il
shat, sgier having conquered the South, We shal
have to hold II; the valley OF tho Mississippi is In
ditp nsitle 70 the Northwest AMI no northern
army can hold Memphis, New Orleans, ChArlsston
savannah, or any other southern city, in mid-sum
mer. An eloquently patriotic Perora'ion On tn
Influence Of liberty on the human mind, closed IN
address.
Hon. Carl schurz was next introduced and mt
with warm reception. lie plead aa sincere pa
triot de,iIing only the good of bis country, that
should, in this crisis, lay aside party i''uns Hh
calmly consider what is now our nAnon" 'uS
This rebellion is not a momentAry "hih -
people, lis thing of long preparation, more 'na
thai. Of logical development 1t did NOV Sou"si
,hs day tic rsbelliOus a'g was raised al oAAFs"'''