The national Republican., 1862-07-26
VOICE OF THE NATlOs.
IMPORTANT MEETING IN NEW YORK

IMPORTANT MEETING in NEW rOhh.
A convention Of committees, representing
the Chamber Of Commerce. Union De
fence Committsc-the Comnon Council, and
other bodies met on Wednesday, in the hall Of
the Chamber Of Commerce, and appointed q
committee Of ten TO consider what further no.
ton Is necessary TO carry into effect the call Of
the President for additional troops.
The sub committee Of ten met on Thursday,
and, among other resolutions, adopted the fol.
lowing as expressive Of tho sense Of the com.
mittee:
Resolved, That We look upon tho present M
the crisis Of the rebellion-a crisis from which
we SEQ no deliverAnoe other than In the most
prompt and energetic action.
Resoiced, That evory person and every com.
m disoya; and the announcement should be
made that we rely on no qualified Unionists to
aid US in this contest for great principles, but
trust only in the truly loyal whs will sacrifice
property, life, and even opinion for the COM
Resoiued, That the time has fully come when
we must strike for our national life, using every
weapon God has given US, and calling to our
aid every person who can be drawn from the
rebels or added to our cause. That procla-
mhtOu OI tn0 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, uoCldT1DR
tho provisions Of the recent law Of Congress- 10
be the sentiments Of the Government, and that
they will be enforced, would secure TO the
Union cause thousands of laborers, thousands
Of nghting men, and millions OF cooperating
well-wishers. That the welfare Of our coun-
try, the lives of loyal soldiers, and tho happi.
ness of loyal families all over the free States,
demand tho proclamation.
Resolped, That every days delay c0mpli.
Gates our relations both foreign and domestic,
al. uUAl. hs..
dreds Of good and true men; and II is far better
that every rebel should perish than that one
more loyal soldier should die.
And therefore II Is that we, with entire una.
nimty, most respectfully and most earnestly
call upon the President to act in his capacity
An Commsnder.in.Ch Chief Of the army and navy
OF the United States, and Immediately issue the
order which will take from the rebels their
great source Of strength, while 1t will diminish
their army by calling to tho defence OF their
And we assure the President that in this, a. in
every act Of his Administration, the people OF
the free States will sustain the policy while the
whole civilized world will applaud the procla-
ton Of emancipation.
It Is said that this committee will immedi-
ately visit this city for the purpose OF urging
the Presden, 10 carry out ths spirit Of these
resolutions.
The proclamation suggested by the commit
tee il of great importance, and the desire that
the President should al once rnunciatp his
policy, AT least on the negro question, is uni
versal. The new militia law authorizes the
President 10 receive persons Of African desceni
into the military or naval service, for any pur
pose for which they may be found competent
aud, M extra compensation for such service
each slave. together with "his mother, wife, and
children, shall forever be free" Such il the
law, bu, no proclamation of IL has been made
ani those in the Tree States who do not daily
| read the Congressional proceedings, know N
| little OF this law ~ the people of the South
where il is vIstly important that white ant
black should be informed on the subject, ant
OF the purposes OF the Federal Administration
| Again, II the President vii! receive colore,
regiments, the sooner this fact is known, III,
better. II he will receive them, from the fr,,
States, or allow them TO be raised In tn
slave States, let him frankly say 10, proclaim
ing Liberty to those who have spirit enough Il
strike u blow for freedom, and thus, with
single dash Of his pen, he can call into exist
euce an army of fifty thousand men, who will
be invincible on the field as against their OF
prcssOrs, and where the fight Is for Liberty 0
Death.