The Wilmingtonian., 1823-12-25
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Thursday, DecelM. %, AS23.
GREEK MEETING.

GREEK MEETING.
At meeting of the citizens of Wilmington,
pursuant to public notice on Saturday,
The Goth inst at Smiths Hotel, for the purpose Of
taking into consideration the means of aifordngI
relief to the distressed Greeks, Colonel SAMUEL
B. DAVIS, was called to the Chair, and W. P.I
BnoBsoN, was appointed Secretary.
The Meeting being organized it was, on notion
of John Wales, Esq.
RESOLVED, That the Rev. Ralph Wilsion,
Doctor William Gibbons, Rev. E. W. Gilbert,
Major Caleb p. Bennett, Rev John Potts, Isaac
jackson, Col. S. B. Davis, James Latimer, Jr
william z Brobson, Joshua G. Brinckle, John
Wales, James Candy, William Warner, E. l. du
Pont, and Eli Hills, be appointed standing com
mittee, whose duty ii shall be to receive such aid
as may be contributed by their fellow citizens to-
wards the relief of the distressed Greeks; to
correspond with such other committees as may
Ibe appointed in relation to this subject in the
different cities and towns of the Union, and to
prepare an address to their fellow citizens in aid
of the benevolent object in which they are en-
lgaged.
RESOLVED, That FIVE members Of this commit
| ee shall constitute quorum to transact any bu-
siness.
| RESOLVED, That the proceedings of this meet
ling be published in all the papers of the borough
! S. b. BAViS, Chairman.
w. p, BRossoS, Sec'ry.
! A meeting of the above committee is requested
at Smiths Hotel on Saturday evening, 9th inst
at o'clock
! The following is an extract from an eloquent ant
pathetic, as we'll as just appeal of the Messena'
lSenate " to the Citizens of the United States"
"We possess in you, friends, tellow-citzens
land brethren, because you are just, humane ans
lrenerous lust because free, generous and ilbe
Iral because Christians. Your liberty is not prop
ped on the slavery of other nations, nor YOU
prosperity on their calanties and suiferings. But
lon the contrary, free and prosperous yourselves
tlyou are desirous that all men should share tht
fIsame blessing: that all should enjoy those rights
Ito which all are by nature equally entitled. 1t u
Iyou who first proclaimed those rights 1t IS yo'
lwho have been the first again to recognize 'hen
: in rendering the rank of men to the Afrlcans' oe
: graded to the level of brutes 1t is by your ex
plample that Europe has abolished the shaInef'l
, and cruel trade in human flesh; from you tina
she receives lessons of justice, and learns to re
nounce her absurd and sanguinary customs
{ This glory, Americans, is yours alone, ana RAISE
i YOU above all the nations which have gained
e|name for liberty and laws.
"It is for YOU citizens Of America. to crow
this glory, in aiding us to purge Greece from th'
: barbarians who for four hundred years have pol
elluted the soil 1t is surely worthy of you to re
n pay the obligations Of the civilized nations, and t.
d danish ignorance and barbarism from the countr.
lof freedom and the arts. You will not assuredl.
,,'imitate the culpable Indifference, or rather thu
d long ngrati,ude, OF some of the Europeans. No
y 1.-The fellow. citizens Of Penn, of Washington, and
Franklin will not refuse their aid to the descend
o ANTS of Pocion, of Thrasybulus, of Aratus. and
= -PhilopGmen."
y Can't. Burns, of the brig Warrior, from Ri
IJaneiro, is the bearer OF dispatches from Mr
; Rodney to the Secretary OF state.
VI By the arrival at Baltimore, on the 18th ins. G
1.-the schooner Buclier, Capt Smith, in 53 ds fror
olCadiz. we learn that at the time ofher sailing, tn
y French were putting naval stores for three year
in that city. The place was garrisoned with abou
"I,hree thousand men. The Spanish men of wal
as they arrived from sea, were dismantled an
,llait up. No Spanish troops were suffered to
- under arms in the city. A French frigate sale
q from Ca,liz on the 5th of November, with Sp'
e., nish Governor for Havana, and to bring home tn
H. present one The same arrival brings despatche
~ for government.
d| The number of deaths in the City and Libertie
s of Philadelphia were, from the 9th to the 18th 'ns
los. of which % were from natural Small Pox.-
rs From the 18th to the 2Jth there were Ia, and :
from Small Pox.
leI
p-| CONGRESS.-Our summary gives the proceed
s,nes of both Houses of Congress up to Friday
;h on that day no business ofconsequcncc was trans
We acted, when they adjourned to Monday.