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aside all onr liostiliiies, and juin as brothers in our
prayers and offerings at the Marini of our common
worship:. They are consecrated to every mats
amongst us, by the purity of their object, by our
earliest revollectioirs, by our unbroken affectiosi,
and our strongest sympathies...by the u next irignish.
rot love of our native land, fur which most of ns
have okra& reuouured all sectarian antipathies and
religions animosities; winds we offer as a solemn
pledge to the country of our adoption, that our
hearts will be always alive, from temperament as
well as principle, to the emotions of patriotism ;
and that those amongst us who have pledged their
faith to her, however they may seem to differ on
same minor politic3l subjects, will always be found
firmly ranged and 'test under the sante banners,
and forming one phylum whenever her more ittlw
portant interests are concerned.
Mr. Emmet diets moved four Resolutions, which
being severally put, were carried, with some slight
amendments, its fallow:-
1. Resolved—That it is expedient to form a Society of
Irishmen, and descendants of Irishmen, for the purpose of
endeavouring to procure from Congress a tract of land in
the Illinois Territory, to be settled by Emigrants from
!reload.
2. Resolved—That every, person of the foregoing descrip-
tion, who shall, on or before the second day of December
neat, pny to the Secretary of this Meeting the sum of five
dollars, shall he emitted to became a Member of the mid
Society, until the number of subscribers shall have amounted

to oar hundred, after which lime the subscribers shall be at
liberty to elect their uwn officers, ■nd uu person shall after-
wards he admitted except by ballot.
3. Resolved—That it be recommended to Irishmen, and
the descendants of Irishmen, in the other cities and towns
of the Union, to form similar Societies, for the purpose of
corresponding and co-operatiag with that which is about to
be formed in this city.
4. Resoleed—Tlmt, astir meeting of Congress will shortly
take place, and in order to prevent the loss of lime, a Cons-
twitter of fifteen be appointed to prepare the outlines of a
memorial to that Body, to be submitted to the consideration
of the Society, when formed and organised; and also to
adopt such measures as they may think expedient for pro-
moting and sec/iterating the organization of that Society.
Mr. JOHN W. MULLIGAN, in seconding Mr.
Emmet'a motion, expressed, in handsome terms,
how much lie was gratified by the invitation to et-
tend, which lied given him the opportunity of
claiming his title of descendant of an Irishman.
A Committer was then eppointed, Iturstient to
the fourth Itesolution, the iiiii nlwr being, upon
motion and discussion, augmented to twenty-one.

COMMITTEE :—Asulrew Morriss, Thomas Addis Emmet,
William simulants, John W Thomas Kirk, Junes
Moffitt, Robert Sirantim, Matthew/ Carroll, /ion
111.NeTrto, Captain skiddy, M'Cortliy, Johu Meylier.
James 31'llride, Comtism Iles ory, William Paterson, Col.
Mullaney. David Dolmen, Captain 11'Sullivaii, James .1.
3/4Duantll, Dennis H. Dilute, James Hayes.
A subscription paper being then opened, a num-
ber of those present subscribed their names, and paid
five dollars as their initiation fee, and became mem-
bers of the association. Those persons olio wish to
become iii ;gloat members, 'Tiny do so by signing
their names and paying their subscription to the
Secretary before the 2d December, pursuant to the
second Resolution.

Alter tlw Meeting was adjourned. the Committee
orgaiiired itwlf, rind appointed Sub-committees., to
report a draft of o cotirtitution and a memorial to
Coogress, and fur the di►cbarge of other requitite
denim