Year: 1861

there was no occasion for any such action. He
thought we were one people, and that the law
was amply sufficient for the objects contemplated
by the meeting. He was applauded by portion
Of the assembage.


Mr.. James, seeing Mr.. NJ. 0. II. Norton present,
called upon him to address the meeting. Mr. Nor
ton responded, from the place where he stood, on
the circular stairway. He stated that he had had
no part in getting up the meeting, and did not
come to take any part in it, further than to give
his simple vote against the measure he believed to
be in contemplation. He was astonished at the
meeting. He believed the law was adequate to
punish all Northern sympathizers. The officers Of
the law were all with us. He looked upon the
meeting as uncalled for. If he had had any palt
in the business, he would nave moved an adjourn
ment Immediately upon arriving. He was
applaudcd by portion of the crowd.


Mr. Sully rose and expressed his astonishmcnt at
the opposition that had been raised against this
meeting. He had worked to get it up, and he had
almost been threatened if he persisted in his en-
deaVor He believed that the opposition of gentle
men arose from their having money in New York
which they feared they would lose if they took too
| decided stand. There was money in the New
York banks which ought to be here, to defend our
homes and families with, If the North seized any
thing belonging to the South, we could retaliate.
He had no opinion of any man who could think of
dollars and cents at such time as this, when our
homes, lives, and liberties, were menaced by the
Black Republican hordes of the North Mr.. Sully
was tremendously applauded, and apparently by
the whole meeting.


He then read the resolutions prepared by the
committee as follows:


Whereas, the time having come when it is neces-
sary for all true friends of the South to show their
determination to support her through the emer-
gency that has been forced upon her by the Black
| Republican ho1des Of the North it is the sense of
this meeting that all who are not for us are against
| u.s. therefore,


| Resolred That it is the duty of every citizen in
the present emergency to denounce to the legal
authorities all persons whom they know to be hos
| tile to our cause, and that the members of this
meeting Individually pledge themselves to do so.
| Eesotted, That We will give our cordial support
to the constituted authorities of the State and city
| IN all their endeaVors to enforce the laws, and
| that we dscountenance all Illegal associations as
| dangerous and unnecessary


As he finished reading each resolution, he asked
Is there any Vigilance Committee in that? y
Does that look like taking the law in our own
hands :"


All opposition was silenced, for it had been
| premature and mistaken, aud the resolutions were
unanimously adopted by the meeting.
| Gen. Pafrey rose and recommended that sub
| scrptions be raised for the benefit of the families
OF such soldiers as may have gone to the wal
leaving their families in need. A gentleman had
proposed to him, in the morning, that he would
head subscription list with $1,000, provided q
other citizens would subscribe each like sum
The proposition was much applauded and, on mo
tlon, the gentlemen composing the Committee or
Resolutions were appointed to take this matter il
| hand.


gentleman in the crowd moved that the same
committee request the Common Council to make a
| large appropriation for the relief of the families OF
soldiers. This was unanimously adopted, and ther
the meeting adjourned.


An open book on the stand, for the signatures O


all who approved the object Of the meeting, wa


signed, as nearly as we could judge, by all VIII,


could get within reach of it.