The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-03-15
rpE PUBLIC MEETING.

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dayevening The question was not DO
liicsl, il was not one of private in,eres,
it was call tor the citizens TO assembis
and ,fsnquiIly express their sentiments
On question in which all classes II tho
community are alike interested. The
court room Of the sessions could not con-
tain one fifth Of the persons DESTROYS Of
attending, and they flied the long corri-
doris and steps in great numbers
One important, and we think good ef.
feet, was produced by this meeting the
manufacturers exhibited themselves in
that precise attitude which they must ne
cessarily assume in the event of raising
their wealth and importance upon the
ruins Of commerce. About six respec.
table and wealthy heads of manufacturing
establishments were present, surrounded
by about six hundred OF their Dope dants,
from Patterson, Greenwich and Vests
chester. These jimmy spinner. and weav-
ers rushed into the court room, pressed
near the seats of the chairman and COM
mittce and before word was said on The
subject, before the resolutions were of.
fered, they set up scream and q squall,
and opened their mouths like volcanoes,
IS ii their wages & bread depended upon
their SWEEP voices Here we had sam
pie OF what was TO be expected from these
n,onopolists.
We are decided friends to judieiou.
revision OF the tariff TO reasonable and
proper encouragement of our msnufac-
mres to an annual gradual increase of
duties on foreign fabrics, but to sweep
away every rcmnan, Of our commercial
prosperity 10 destroy, at one blow. our
commerce and agriculture, to enrich a
dozen manufacturers and to have lord,
OF the manor and monopolists having 500
workmeR dependent upon their will. il
what cannot be conceded, without DESTROY.
Ing at once the pillars OF national safety.
The foreigners strangers, and boys, a,
the late meeting broke every thing thew
could lay their hands upon benches.
lamps, desks, Sc. it was Complete Spa.
heids affair. AS to numbers. or how the
question was settled, it would puzzle a
nscromancer to tell. In the city OF New
York, EfneTeeN out OF Twenty are more or
less interested in the commercial pros,
perl'y OF the ports there are upwards OF
fSoo thousand carSmen, draymen. and
and Porters, who depend altogether ON
It's commerce.. ii cannot, therefore. hut
create smile TO hear the manufacturers
'alk oil having three TO one They NAV
organize oP2ositionj they may give their
workmen half days holiday ihey NAV
order them to march down and opposa
certain proceedings, and take possession
OF room, but the voice Of the city, open.
y proclaimed, would settle their preten.
,ioDs at once. We have no fears about
the tariff biIh We wish to see a bill
pass, and bill will pass thia session. but
not the present one. .ddvocots.
IS with much regret we have seen
" stated IN some OF the papers, that there
was an "<ntversGt hiss" in the gallery Of
the house OF representatives. an Saturda,
evening last, on the annupcIation of tho
result OF ballotibg for candidate for thu
presidency Every one of the many hun.
areas VINO were there knows beuer.--
iherc was slight and momentary his
sings u Is true, bot that was merely "a
express disapprobation of the first act
thst had broken the silence of the even.
,hs--nameiy, the ciapping; but neither
lasted longer than one or two seconds.
and was not loud nor general.
"o consider this notice of the circuts.
stance due to the reputation of our civ.
'pd our fellow citizens. The populations
OF no CITY IN the United States could have
conducted themselves with greater pro.
pretty and, Notwithstanding the EXCITE.
ioent OF feeling on such an occasion. the
most perfect order and silence was obser.
ved' during the whole evening. excen.
'I'e circumstance above mentioned, which
was not OF suIhcientimportance to deserve
he slightest notice rNat LorrxeI,
MRTRnED