Year: 1862

1 they were acting for disunion, but that they


knew themselves even in 1859 to be co-opera
/ ting with Southern treason, and accepted AID


acknowledged the Confederacy We have


before Us the proceedings of meeting held il


the State OF New York. which is reported to


have been attended by great crowd Of people
/ The chairman of the meeting. the Vice Presi
dents and the Secretaries might well object to


the publication Of their names at this time. for


it is not impossible that some of them have


repented of their grieyous mistake and become
loyal men in the Union. Their names are all


before US in the report Of their proceedings a,


this meeting held in the State of New Y ork,
in December, 1859. Among a series of fierce


anti-slavery and anti American resolutions, the


following was adopted -" unanimously as the
record assures Us, and with spontaneous bursts
of applause:


"l0. WHEREAS, The dissolution of the pres
ent imperfect and inslorious Union between
the free and slave States would result in the
overthrow of slavery, and the consequent forma-
tion of a more perfect and glorious Union,
without the incubus of slavery, therefore,


"Resolred, That we invite free correspon-
dence with the Disuniouists of the South in
order 10 devise the most suitable way and
means to secure the consummation so deyout-


y to be wished "


Another resolution directed that the pro-
ceedings be sent TO Governor Wise, of Virgil
MIA, and the last resolution of this meeting in
a series of thirteen, was one directing the pub
lication of the proceedings in the country pa
pers and in the New Y FORK Tribune We pre-
sumo they were not admitted TO that paper,
but it is part of the history of the times that
the men who acted at this meeting were also
cooperating with the Tribune in the political
campaign then going on, and expected their
afiliation to be recognized by that paper
But although their proceedings were not pub
llshed, the Tribune had no word of denuneia-
ton for the men who thus openly proposed
correspondence with Southern disunionists.-
We do not speak of it to blame the Tribune.
That paper was acting with political party
for political success. But that which we have
said is history.


When the Government of the United States
looked for Northern sympathizers with South
ern rebellion, did it examine the history of that
meeting? When it sought the men who cor
respond with the South for the purpose Of
bringing about disunion, did it inquire into the
results of this New York meeting, which d.
rected the opening of correspondence on the
subject?


The page of history which we have opened


is black indeed. 1t may well appal the strong
est heart, when we reflect on the extent to
which this same radical disunionism has been
permitted to 60 But we have not opened it
to discourage any one. On the contrary, it is
to rouse the spirit of every lover of his coun-
try, every patriot in America, that we direct
attention to this infamous story. Its lesson is
one of love for the country and for the princi-
pies of the fathers. In times like the present
there should be DO mistake as to the real dan
gers which menace the republic. no error in
selecting those against whom to direct our en-
deavors. Men should not be deceived by the
fimsy pretense of loyalty which old time dis
unionists put on in the present troubles. 1t is
truth, plain as daylight, which no man of the
radical party will be found ready to deny, that
the party is opposed to the prosecution of the
war for the Union as it was, and only in favor
of it for the establishment of some sort of
Union in which their views Of slavery shall
rule the whole country. In this very hour of
our calamity, the glory of Massachusetts is
dmmed by the voice of her conditional Union
ist Governor who tells the nation that it is
doubtful whether Massachusetts will fight for
the old Union, but that she is ready to fight
for the freedom Of the negroes of the South.
But Massachusetts gives the lie to her Cover
nor by pouring out her soldiers for the strug-
gle, and proving that all her valiant and pa
triotic sons have not yet gone to the field, that
she has more left, and abundance, who love
the Union of Washington. The entire North,
is, we believe. at work for that Union. The
President is laboring for that Union. Congress
has pledged itself to conduct the war for that
Union. And that Union can never be made
strong until the g dsunion men of the South
are satisfied of their impotence, and repudated
by the Union men of the South, nor until the
North with strong voice and firm hand con
trols and annhilates the dsunion men here,
who, in the memorable language of Mr.. Blair,
are aiders and abettors of the Southern
Confederates."


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