The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-02-07
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PHILADELpHIA>-
CITY AND COUNTY MEETING

I'iehos otthc iini1iis Independence a=i c0iil,ny rec.
Tor u meeting at the State House, to take place
~ eleven ociocS. the citizens OF the various dis
tricts ar the Northern and Southern Liberties.
otthe fourteen wards Of the CITY, assembled,
'oout IL O'Clock, at their respective di,tricts, in
or.lcr to reach the place of assembly mt the hour
n;blickiv Notified.
a p~.ttt'rrn and chairs, for the accommodation
OF tue citizens VINO shopih be c;il.d 10 presid.
and to act s secretary, and Tor such citizens 80,
might think fiji ,oaddress the me- ting, had hcsn
prepared by a select committee OF the several
districts.
At 10 O'Clock, an hour before the period sppoint
Ell Tor takingtne chair, number OF persons, COM
posed OF men hostile to the peace and the princ
pies o. the government, some few LAWYERS. RI.
bert Wharton the iatemayor OF this city. and pe;-
SONS OF this cast, eHtered the State House Y,rd.
ana IN a Quarter or an hour after, placed them
selves on the platform and were in the act nj
proceeding TO read certain resolutions or some
such matter, when the first body of the citizens.
rom the lower part of the city and Southwark
rett he'd the place ofthe meeting.
Whether it was intended reproduce n riot bv
this unworthy trick, or that it was expected to
impose uponthe public by such a stirrep,;tious
proceeding. is neither Important to ascertain. nor
AS the matter terminated, of any ether coAse-
quence than as it goes to exhibit i'll stronger co.
'"rs the unprucipicd E,lly or depravity of ti,ose
vino were concerned.
Abcdy OF sailors YVES called upon the prece,l
ing evening. and commodore Truxton was selec-
tel 10 De made the instrument OF this un worthy
proceeding. Amoag the satellites ofthis sediti-
Gus terotpe. was = nersnl. 4: ;raiS rhy Il fni,tt,iripnan.
recHntiy dismissed for maipract;ces from Inc u
states navy and a number of other sear!en. like
persons, who perhaps cntcrtaincd an attachment,
tor the commodore, rs an officer.
The commodore suffered himself to be placed
IN the chair in the manner here described and
some ct the persons vino SURROUNDED him were
about to SPEAK, when the citizens began to thronu
INTO tie place OF meeting.
ne occupation of Gie chair before the period
advertised, excited u moTnentary ferraent TIC
persons who had occupied the place, amounting
10 about ) or go, endeavored TO prevent anv ac.
cess OF other citizens and much insolent abuse
was iavislied by persons in this groupe, on the c-
teens who had just arrived tie pressure from
lou side be- m very greet, and are s,ibl.
and those who had taken possls4ion OF tie plat.
form, tonnd it impossible 10 remain upwards
OF ten Thousand citizens had entered in large
masses at 4 Quarter before .cleven3 and the
ero'ipe fouHd a retreat their only resource thew
owever determined to destroy the chair and
Piaeform, when 4 momentary conflict took place
some broken heads were received. and much
worse must have followed, had it not been for
the timely interposition of capt. Jones and some
other citizens, who afforded the discTccie9 an Cd
Portunity OF retiring under showers OF snow balls
and shouts OF derision-they then formed their
Hfle Sropps, in front of the State House, and af-
ter giving FAinay Bond, his Britannia m,iesty's
consul, THREE CHEERS retired TO their head
quarters, the British coffee konse, where it is to
be presumed they will issue their resolutions as if
they had stood their ground.
AT a few minutes before II O'clock. cap. WIZ.
JONES was called to the chair, and col. RoBeRr
M MULLIN appointed secretary, by the unsni-
nous voice of EIGHTEEN THOUSAND cii.
zefs, who were there assembled. Order and 81
lenCG immediately r4yailaI-F Tic cl.;r.,o, -
Dressed the people in his usual energetic, impress
sive styie-and was followed Ly Mr.. Balias, who
went into a very lengthy examination of the to-
pcs which now agitatc the ratjon--l,ut il was
not possible to hear, from the immense body of
people Chat were arranged between the cent. /.
and the place at which we stood.
Tic following resolutions were then proposed
and seconded, ard, bejng seyerally pat were car
iIcd with only a few dissenting voices to each,
and those from a remote COVER Of tie ground
ReSoEoed, That this meeting do cordially ap-
prove 81 lie resolutions ard address PASSED rnan-
imoisiy, IN The Town Meeting heid on lie ISL
instant, and stand prepared, should we be called
upon by oar government, the government ofour
choice, to prove by our actions thot these expres-
slons OF attachment to OTIS laws and constructions
.! authorizes, spring not from the impulse of,ae
moment, but from firm, sober, and mature delibe-
ration.
Rese'vsd, That this meeting, higly erati-
80 WI tuc NeCt'!Sl ana pau iJliC resolutions Nf
their democratic brethren Of New-Tnrk, tender
them Tie right hand oi democratic b otI erhoad
and attachment : having ono c9use. we pledge
ourselves to act with ti;tm, and al cur rther de-
mocratic brethren Of tie ,u,ion, so asrcrt our H.
berty, and support our constitution, laws, aud 20
veTnfncnt.
Rrsa}reE, TAgt The committee Of supcrinien-
dence FIR the city and coumtyof F.nirdeip}ia, G
authorised TO appoint a committee Of correspon.
dSncc, 10 consist Of scyentcc~--to corresposd
with such committee rs may b. app0inted in uiis
state, 81 any ot OiT sister states. on ANY subject
Which may be By ;bcm deemed necessary 10
stronghold tie hands OF the n|a,ional government
and nG'a'ice dc gsaesnI good
lEtcr TIE resolutions war passed, reicrql Pa
ker, the IL or of this civ, delivered a very popu
iAr hnd pointed speech which frlin orr dis.
lance, we could not well hcar, we understood Nc
narrated Tie conduct Of Timothy Pickering,
the cas- ofscy,r3l American citizSns, WHO were
"ettir"d anil pressed on board a British slosp Of
war, alta p,i'p1e'p hia wharf, when Picsrrir-
was sccyetery Of ,tate. The case we r~ecc'ec
Wei, and those who were near enoGgh To cat
Mr.. Boxers statement, expressed their execrs.
ton 0f pickGrig. IN tcrtns aud tones, that re,er.
beya I'd % tie adjacent streets.
Ai;er tie several speakers had closed. Mr.J
Len moved, that ss grnsy misrepresentation. /.
- tir Numbers Of tie people had beer spread .
orjhd, he chizsl;s present, march in procession
Town Gle. Htt street, through Second MO Dock.
,Ss sHe british cptiec NGtise,) and there disnefse
u'e motion MS carried WITH IN Universal shout
'rd t"G meeting was Immediately closed d.. ci |
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