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Union Meeting In Detroit

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Parent Issue
Day
1
Month
February
Year
1861
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Public Domain
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A largo and enthusiustic meeting was held in Detroit on Mondny ovcning. ' The cali was i;)sued by the Mayor, and the meeting was partieipated in without distinction of party. At ari early hour tbe City Hall was densely packed, and lar,e numbers wero nnable to gt in. - The meeting organized by elucting the ' following officers: President - Ilon. O. II. Buhl, Mayor of the City. Vicc President - Ilon. Ross Wilkins, C. C. Trovvbndge, JacoVS. Farrand, E. B. Ward. 8. P Brady, Ó. W. Jackson, Alex. Chapoion, Win. Barclay, J. B. Wayno. Jamos Shoarer. Secretarles - John W'nder and Benj. Vernor. D. B Duffield, A. D. Frazer, N. P Jacobs, H. P. Bridge and Anthony Dudgeoo were appointed a cornmittee to draft resol utions, and ifter consultatation reponed the following, which werè unanimously adopted: The citizens of Detroit, here assembied, (respective of party, disreg-nrding the discords of the past, desiring to deal oniy with the present and the future, and believing that a spirit of öonciliat'on, good wil!, concession, and reasou wiil prevent the fisruption oí the Union of these U'.Vited States, Resoh-e, lst. That the preservation of the Union „, and should be, the paramount duty of evory citizen, at all c.rcumstances. 2d. That the election of Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency, boinga con stit'jüonal exerciso of power by the 'jjeople, whereby he becomes the representativo of an entire people, affords no jast cause for disaoluiion. 3d. That it is tho part of pitriotism and duty Ir! recognize the obligations of th oonstitution, and the laws oí the United States, passed under it, as the supreme law of the land. 4th. That ve favor, ae one mode oí adjuslment of a great fraternal qnarrel, the acoption by Congress of the following proposition: The establishment of tho Missouri compromiso line, so as to admit immediately into the Union, as States, - all the remaining territory of the United States - all south of 36:30 with or without fclavery as the peoplö thoreof shall determine, all north ot that lino as free, - and thus settle the slavery question lbrever; The amendment of the fugitive slave law so as to prevent kidnapping, and to equalize the commissiorier's fee; The repeal of the personal hberty laws; Tho prevention of inferierence by Congres with slavery in the slave States, in southern dock-yards or arsenals, or with the inter-State slave trade; Tho non-ÍDterftjrence by Congress with slavery in tbe District of Col umbia, except with the consent of the people oí the Dirtrict, Virginia, and Maryland, and compensation to the owners; The perpetual prohibition oí the African slave trade. The meeting was ably and ly addresf=ed by Messrs. Georgk 0. Bates, D. Betiutne Duffield, andGfio. V. N. LoTHRor, e&ch of whorn" brought party and party epirit, and laid them upon the altar of their country, proulainriing thomelves for the Union, and for the settlement of all diflerenceatind difficultics in the Union. Each speaker declared poeitively iu favor of Michigan doing her whole duty to preserve the Union, and that it waa her tirst du ty to plaeb herself in an attitude of obedience to the constitution and laws of the United States. All agreed in pronouncing tho personal liberty laws unnecesaary and uneonstitutional, and in urging their immediato repeal. The meeting elccted Mossrs. Bates, Built and Lothrop a commiitee to proceed to Lansing and urge the Legislalature to repeal tho personal liberty laws, and then adjourned with rousing cheers for the Union. Light is breaking, and there is yet hppe tíiat Michigan may return to her allegianuG to the Union. Let her do it, that no Southern State rnay longer cile herexample as an excuse for secoseion, which is no moro anti no le?s than a nullificalion oí the authority and laws of the Union under another name. jpy A few days since, by a vote of 70 tri 23 the Kentucky House passed a reBolution to raise the American flag on the Capítol, aDii to fire a ahito oí 33 guns ia honor of the ceremony. Gov. AIaooifin at first refused to permita gun to bo taken from the arsenal, but threats were mado to break open the arsenal, when the gun was handed over, tho flag run up, and the salute fired. Kentucky is for the Uuion. ii ii . J3Ê"There is a "hitch" at Lansing, tho Senato and House as yet being uuablo to agree upon a eet of resol utions on the state of the CJnion. The delay may resiilt to the credit of the StateWe so hope, at leat. EP" Cas8Iüs M. Clat is in Washington, and if ruliance can be placed upon the correspondent of the New York World, insists upon a compromiso. He favora the border State plan. L2L" Od Monday the Legislature of South Carolina unanimously declined holding interconrse with the Commissioner? from Virginia. The " Mother of Presidents" can consider her advice not wanted. ty Both Houses of the Rhode Wand Legislatare have passed a bilí repealing the personal liberty law of that State. The measure having been recommended by Gov. Spraoue his approval is certa'n. L" Tho House Committee on State affnirs has report ed against re storing to tho prohibitory liquor law the" provisions against freo trade in ■wine, beer, and eider. GP In Congress, on Moüday, the House by a voto of llffto 42 concurred in the Senato's amendment to the bill admittitig Kansas into tho Uoion. - The signaturo of the President is only wanted to inako Kansas a State. L3T Tho Legislature of Kentncky has appointed ílwsrs. ?m. O. Butler, Jas. B. Cluy, Gov. Moorehoad, Joshua F. Bl-1!, Ja. Gutlirin, u:i 1 Uh:s. A. Wicklifft), Commissionor.s to rneet the Gomroissioru ra of Virginia and othor States of the Union at Washington on the 4th' of February. JK3T cTho Seuate Committeo on Finance has reported againat an appropriation Tor tho establishment ot a female college, and also against an sippropriation for the new oapitol. JjC The Legmlature is busüv engaged with promiscuous matters, bat as yet bas transactyd nothing of goneral importanco. Tho appropriatiou bilis aru being matured, and promise to be cut down to the lowest limit. Thero seems to bo too great a disposition, to amend exis'ing statutes, and hardly ' a in tho compiled laws will 1 main untouchcd - f all the biüs DOticed and introduced pass. Ave not raembcrs seeking to tnake their mark oa tbe statutes? j&S" Hepre8entativo GiIBkut, of Kont County, has introduced into the Houso bilis to repeal tho personal liberty lavv of 1855, and the arnendment of 1859 to the law of 1838 against kidnapping. They were referrod without debate to the comrnittee on judiciary, the chainnan of which is in favor oí repeal. ni ni ■ JC3 Tho Senate passed tho Pacific Railroad bill on Wednesday, by a vote of 37 to 14. Having been araended it goes back to tho House. EF We invite attention to the plan of compromiso on our first page. It is worth etudying. ■ 1 i i il w {" Democratie Ward Caacuses are to be held this evening. Seo cali. EP The President has approved the bill for the admission of Kansas - and Kansas will novv subside. %LL Col. D. Sloan, an old and prominent resident of this Coiinty, diud at his residence in tho Town of Dextor, on Tuesday morning, of inflammation of the lungs. His remains were interrjd in Forest Hill Cemetery of thie City, yesterdwy. L" A Masqurade sleigh ride is arranged to take place to-duy, under the auspices of our Germán fellow-citizens. jL-3L!" For sonríe weeks we have been in the regular receipt of The Methoditt,& lurge and elegantly printed (jnnrto weekly puliihed in the interest of the Methodists, but not by any Methodist Conference or organization. As a ieligioas Journal it occupies conservativeground upon the exciting question which has long distracted religious bodies and eonverted many so called religious papers into bitter partis:tn sheets. It ii therefore a religious and not a party paper; ita secular department, however, reflfcting the current evenls of the day in carefully prepared iummaries. We commend it to those want ing a fumily paper of a Methodistie stripa. -$2 a year. Address L Bangs, N. Y J5E" A Tennessee Student in the college at Adrián has been called home because of the existing political diffioulties. L3" The Expositor saya that something like tha Masachusett cattle disease has made its appearance in the towns of Raisin and Adrián, and that seTeial head of eattle have dind.