Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-10-10
From mc Piiiindeiphiu Democratic Press.


OF the Democratic Citizens of this city, yeser-
day held in the District Court Room. The room was
pretty well filled at the hour TO which the meeting had
adjourned, a, whic, time Capt WILLIAM JOKES took
the chair, and Join Geyer, and 7. p. .Nacmohon.
sqiS their seats Secretaries. y Clamor raised
at once, a motion read the minutes of the last
meeting, and CIV OF 'sYard, 1ifrd Yard" raised.
pause occurring, Col. u. n. Erocne took occasion
10 remark that arrangements had been made for
meeting in the State House Yard, and that he did not
doubt but more persons could hear and be acomnoda-
ted where the meeting then was; than III tic State House
Yard.
'lard, Yard" again was carnored through The room
from the east end. After cOnsdcra Bile and most disre-
Putabe nproar I'm j. Duane, Esq. succeeded i'll Oh
tanning silence long enough for him To bescecl the per
sons, on his SIDE the Jackson sdc not 10 make much
noise, and assured them that question carried by ella
NOR and unroar, would not, could not be binding
"Ihe Yard, the Yard Jackson for cccI hu<Sa for Ge,
ner"! Jdckson' was again and again clamored forth.
Ever aud anon voice heard out Of the windows on
the east end, of send up more Jackson mer-we want
more jackson men "
The question 10 adjourn 10 te yard being insisted on
before the reading of the of the last meeting
tie chairman remarked that motion 10 adjourn would
be i'll order but that the present motion not sim
pie motion 10 adJOurn but involved the questions arheif
and ictfrc the meeting would adjourn to- they should
determine TO aduuul and that, therefore, the question
10 read tie minutes strictly in order, and was now
before the meeting. The moment the chairman began
10 sink into his chair voice appealing as loud as il
could, was heard from little man, who could b.:
SEEM except by those Immediately around where he
u.
This little talked time, but he might as Is IL
have been talking down IN pump, for all the meeting
were benefited. AT length after much patient per sc
and little labour the chairman succeeded
IN putting the question the adjournment and said il
was not possible TO determine which side there was
majority.
y cry of ''dioide,r heard, the unrcar in
creased on the Jackson side and few persons pushed
towards the chair evidently determined to displacc the
officers of the meeting Their friends crowded round
them; the press was very great; the furniture gave way
and the pressure became greater and greater e MS
give them Jackson law" said rude and bosterous
body who, not respecting himself felt no respect for
the character of the meeting of which he formed most
unworthy portion.
In this state Of things a gentleman of oood ront,to
tion and himself Jackson man, put himself forward
to maintain order and support the cla,rhe vas forth
with assaulted and beat by al least half dozen men of
his own party, and 10 their eternal dishouor and dis
grace be it here recorded, they have recorded it in
black and white on the of their friends they Iii
hi01-IlT HIT wIrH THEIR TEErH-FEROCIOUSI,Y
AND FIERCELY BIT lime!
This took place immediately in front and " itl,in =
yard Of the chair. The Chairman, respecting himself
and the peaceful and respectable persons in The room
and seeing no hope of preserving peace among
who thus savagey assailed the members of I,er
own party who attempted TO preserve order adjonrne
the meeting to the Long Room in the Si;akcs neare
Buiidngs In fe'g minutes lie ana the Secretaries OF
the meetiug and more Than hundred Democratic ~
their proceedings, signed by the Chairman and Score
tarles may be found in another part of this paper
In the mean tune. those who remained as is report.
ed, put Gen Robert Patterson in the vacant chair and
made Chanaie' PRICE ami Joseph UorreH Secretaries.
I he number which now remained, could easily have
been accommodated in the Court Room, but having
made the motion 10 adjourn, it deemed most advi
sable to carry it, and go down Tire State House
Yard. Being got there, some temporary arrangements
were made to elevate the chair &c. and they proceed
Ell 10 business, adopting the whole ticket as reported
ov The General Ward Committee, Including Ik1y,,
if''h Tor the Goth Congress 1t is said that on display
ing and counting off the Jackson men, entitled TO vote
they were found TO amount TO hundred and h ysiy
vi That number small it is, know several who
will vote for Mr. Sergeant, in preference to Mr. Horn
we give the facts without in,eFmingng remark or con
lecture.