, 1863-05-04
MEETING OF TIE UNION
CLUB.
xJ5-c&Arn by CoIonc1s Morris and
IIA$xktnk@

kKANREuAA
The regular meeting OF the Union Club
wns held on Saturday evening, and |
was numerous!y attended. Colonel F.
4. Eastman, President Of tue Club,
was in the chair. Alter the reading of the
minutes Of the last meeting, the propo-
s;,ion made by G. ". Gage, at I previous
meeting, to change tic nnmc Of the Climb SO
TINT it should be called the "Union War
Club" came before the meeting, and vote
being taken, the proposition was lost.
lipWadsworth gave notice thatat the next
regular meeting of the Club he should Intro
duce proposition to so amend the constitu-
ton as to require each member to pay into
the treasury the sum Of $l.00, to defray the
current expenses Of the organization. An
opportunity vas then given for those present
who had not ret signed The Constitution, to
do 70, and large number Of signatures were
| obtained Col, Morris, Of Kentucky, being
p1esent, was introduced by the Chair, and
| proceeded to n11rees the Club briefly upon
| matters connected with the Southern re-
bellion.
ization Of the Club he had been travelling in
Kentucky considerably, and he found that tho
various Union organizations at the North
gave great encouragement to the loyal people
Of the Border States. The speaker gave SAD
account Of the manner In which the people OF
Kentucky were divided upon the war ques;,
tion, but said the loyal men were deteEmlned
to stand By the old fag, at all hazards, anu
sec the struggle through to successful Ter"
mination. -.
Col. Hawkine, Of East Tennessee, was next
introduced, and spoke for sometime in az
| 11n He said
that for several months after the reoeinon
broke out, the Union men Of East TENNESSEE
held meetings somewhat similar to the one he
was then addressing; but they we're not hclc
in fine halls, lit with gas, but in tue noun
: tains and valleys, by moonlight, It was unde
such circumstances that they met together 70
the purpose OF derising Ways and means Tor
cilitatc their escape from the clutches Of tn
rebel bordeg that surrounded them.
l The speaker proceeded to give an elaborat
: history OF Buell's campaign In Kentucky, pay
Ing his compliments to that defunet officer Il
nlnnner that showed him up in the Light c
= full. blown traitor.
d The speaker was glad there was 4 prospee
that secession sympathizcrs IN the Mort
. would be compelled to stop their trcasonabl
: served, The Union army in the South woul
n whip the traitors down there, but tue 10y
men in the North must take care Of the Coz
= pcrleads at home.
The only "armlstice' which the Union so
It iiers wonld ever accept would be uncond
~ tional submission to Federal authority BY Il
- rebels in arms; and every one Of them wi
j was convicted Of treason should be hanged,
in The prospect now was encouraging, not Q
h II for the redemption OF Tennessee, but +
~ the overthrow OF the rebellion. Loyal m
III should take courage: our canse was prosperin
aud must ultimately succeed.
The conscript act would sweep away t
great bulk Of the Northern traitors, VI
il should be ut once passed South to their Of
be master, JEFF. Davis.
~ ~ Aftcr thanking the audience for their attic
~ ton. Col. uawkins eat down amid loud
IT. plause.
Interesting remarks we're also made b.. I
~ Kellogg, Of Sycamore; Mr., Van Wood,
80 Milwaukee, and Peter Page, Of this city.
ed motion Of Mr.. Page, Col Hawkins was
tie yitcl to address the public on Tuesday cveni
mr. next, at the Court liouse Square.
r. Tic Elnh then adinufnpd.