Resolved, That so long as men in any part
of the country are plotting the dostruotion of
tbe Government, or engaged in lawless out
rnge.H upon the ptblio property—while tbo
fliiji of tiie nation is insultrd and its public
defences seized opon—
while tho authority of
the laws is denied and resisted, we will ig
nore all political distinctions and divisions,
and forgt tful whether we are Democrats or
Republicans, romer.ber only that we ere cit
itens, and stand shoulder to shoulder in de
fence of the Constitution, the Union and the
laws.
Resolved, That we honor those brave and
loyal men fr tb slaveholding States of
tho Union, who, against all solicitations, and
all threat*, and in the faco of all dangers,
have spoken boldty and strongly for the
Union and the laws. They are true patriots,
nnd their nnnip" will ever be cherished in
grateful remembrance.
Resolved, That Major Anderson deserves
tbe th inks of the country for the course pur
sued by him in retiring to Fort Sumter.—
That he ba« vindicated tbe honor of the na
tion, and shown hie own patriotic devotion
to tbe Ur i.n. That h« ought to be sustained
by the whale forco of tbe Government, acd
that without hesitation or delay.
tbo close of tbe public offices and business
houses of the city cn the 8th of January, and
writing in testimonial* of honor to Major
Anderson, and consultations for tbe purpose
of organizing military companies i* Aid in
tbe enforcement of the laws.
Tlie t'laliu* of th« Ctiurcbs*.
The preachers of this denomination and
that denomination, tickled the vanity of their
respective ohurcbe io their Thanksgiving
and Fast day sermons with the idea that tbeir
particular branch of the church would bavo
tbe honor of saving the Union.
