Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-05-21
Great Mass Meeting in New York CITY
in vindication Of Popular Rights.


We copy from the World of Tuesday, Nav
10th, the following account Of this magnificent
meeting, with the resolutions adopted by the
same:
The great mass meeting last evening at Union
Square in behalf Of free speech, a free press,
and personal rights. and having special refer
ence to the viDdication of these as violated in
the arrest of Mr.. Valandigham, proved mag.
nifcent success both in numbers aad enthusi-
asm. The arrangements we're under the
auspices OF the Democratic Union Association,
and though necessarily made somewhat hurried
ly, owing to the urgency Of immediate action,
were most excellent.
| II was estimated by the most candid persons,
expel fenced in the measurement of audiences,
that there we're present between twenty five and
thirty Thousand people. -Four stands were eFect-
ed--one in front OF the monument of Washing
ton, one facing IL. one on the south side OF Four
teenth street. and n fourth in front of DR..
Cheever's church One of these was devoted
entirely to German speakers. All the stands
we're surrounded by perfect moss OF human
beings packed iu the closest space and EXTEND
ing as lar out as the voice of the loudest
speaker could reach. The stands we're hung
with American flags and we're furnished with
sufficient light 10 render the stands entirely con-
spicuous, and in addition to these, Drummond
lights we're placed In different locations, light
ing up the whole scene around.
The meeting was quietly collecting on the east
side of the square az balf.p seven. The Ger
man Legion pressed up from the east side OF the
town and packed closely around the stande, aud
at quarter TO eight they began to call for the
lights and music Their numbers were at the
end not lesa than eight thousand.
AT Stand No | there we're collected about an
equal number A still larger and more dense
crowd collected arOuvd the stand in front Of the
Maison Doree, while Stand No. 4, in front of
the Spinger Hotel, Was the laat to light up, and
mas: ed about fOur thousand.
Besides the people collected at the stands
there were hundreds of obers who could find no
place to listen at these regular piaces, and for
that reason there were as many as dozen ex-
tempoiizsd platforms about tue sides of the
square, on wagons, or stoops, from which speak
ere of sariOus caliber spoke to audiences of two
or three hundred. At one place there was On
eloquent young man in soldier q uniform, telling
simple and evidently truthful story, not as
CLEANED from newspapers, bnt from his own ex-
> perence of the campaigns OF the Army OF the
Potomac under Nc Clelan, aud expressing
patriotic regret that the army now Waa not un-
: der leadership 10 which the soldiers had the
confidence that they bId been wont to feel for
their own commander. Occasionally there Ias.
sed by curly loyalst who, shutting his elcs to
the fact that the movement, whether right Or
wrong, vas at least tremendously formidable,
would express the regret, as one Was heard to
do, that New York was not yet sufficiently under
martial law TO preveHt such demonstrations 0l
the people.
| nh hau mis- ham ant
at the meeting OF the s0-Called Loyal Leagues,
could not refrain from comparing this meeting
with those, and remarkiDg that with much less
advertisement and display there wus twice and
perhaps thrice the Dumblr of people and an in
| finite c0ltraet in point OF enthusiasm
| The various meetings broke mp between'half
| pRet nine and ten, more from lack OF voice
on the part of speakers than Of any waning in
terest in the audience.
| REsoLUTIoNs
| WHEREAS Within State where the courts of Law
are open and their process unimpeded soldiers under
the command Of officers Of the United States army
have brokOn into the residence and forciby abducted
from his home the Hon' Clement L. Vsllandigham;
and,
| WHEREAS, A body Of men styled military commits.
sion have aTraened before them and tried the tad no
O. l.. Vallandigham, civilian and eminent public
man. for words spoken In the discussion OF public
questions before assemblage Of his fellow.citzens
| and,
WHEREAS, The said military commission have sen.
fenced him TO punishment yet unknown, but which
10 be announced ia military order to be pro-
muIpated hereafter; therefore,
ResolUed That we, the citizens Of the city of New
York here assembled denounce the arrest Hon. Gle.
ment L, Vallandigham and his trial and sentence by
military commission as startling outrage upon the
hitherto sacred rights Of American citizenship
ResoLUed That the exgencies Of civil war Ieauire the
fullest and freest discussion OF public questions by the
American people, to the end that their temporary put
tha,
Of the public will and must respect the obligations and
duties imposed upon them by the Constitution OF their
country which is the authentic solemn expression Of
that will and that whenever, upon the ordeTB Of mill
ary commanders and from fear II their spies and in
formers American citizens not in the military service
shall fail to approve or disapprove Of public
policy to den0unce or applaud the Commander in Chief
and to advocate peace or war, as their judgments may
dictate they have ceased TO be freemen and have al
| ready become slaves.
ReSolUed That we reveIently cherish that grsa odu
of Constitutions laws precedents and traditions which
constitute free people, and that hold those who
designedy and perssteny violate them as public enc
mics.
Resolred That we are deyotedy attached to the Union
OF these States, and see nothing but calamity and
weakness in iB disruption, and shall continue advo
cate whateyer policy we believe will result in the resto
| ration Of that Union.
ResolUed, That at time when our fellow citizens
are falling by thousands the battle field, and human
carnage has become familiar, we impore the federal
authorities not to adopt the fatal that the system
OF imprisonment and terrorism will subugate the minds
| and sti1e the voices OF the American people.
ReS0lUed, That We call upon the Governor OF the
State OF New York and all others in authority IA they
value organized society and stable institutions to rave
from the humiliation and peril Of the arrest and trial
before military commissions of citizens whose only crime
shall be the exercise OF right without which life is in
tolerabe and republican citizenship falle name and
| false pTetense.
ReSOLUed That the refusal of the judge Of the district
within which the Hon. Q; l. yallaOdgham is incarcer
ated TO grant writ OF hdbeas corpus is in ITSELF null
lilcaton Of the Constitution and an Infamous outrage
upon the clearly defined rights OF the citizen.
ReSolUed, That we fully and heartily indorse the Ian
guage Of our noble and truly patriotic Governor ad
dressed TO the meeting assembled Albany on satur
day. the 10th inst that the arbitrary arrest and mpris
onment OF Mr.. Vsllandigham is ian act which has
brought dishonor upon country which full dan
gsrto persons and homes, and which upon Its
front conscious violation Of law and Justice"
Res0lUed, That while fully and heartily iodorsiDg the
manly and outspoken sentiments OF the Governor Of
New York, shall do all In power to sustain him
In his determination to preserve involate the sover
eighty state and the rights Of ts people against
Federal encroachments and usurpations,
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