American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-10-10
Philadelphia, October 8.
AN. .aIeJOUR.t'ED TOJV.N .UEETIJNG

AN ADJOURNED TOJP.N NEETI.NG
or the Democratic citizens Of this city, was yes
terday held in the District Cou't Room. The room
was pretty well filed at the hour 10 which the meet
rg had adjourned, at which time Capt. WILLIAM
JONES to,k the chair and John Geyer, and 4. r..
uacmahan, Esq'rs their seats as Secretaries. A
clamor raised at once, on motion 10 read the
minutes Of the last meeting, and cry oil ard
lard, Tnrd.f was raised A pause occurring, Got
p. H. brOWhe took occasion TO remark that TO ar
angemen.s had been made for meeting IN The
State House Yard and that he did not doubt but
more persons could hear and be accommodated
where the meeting then was than 10 the State House
Yatd.
Tard, Yard" again was clamored through the
room from The east end. After considerable and
most dsreputsbe uproar. I'm. j. Duane, Esq
ucceeded in obtaining silence long enough for him
to beseech the persons his side the Jackson side,
not TO make much noise. and assured them that a
question carried by clamor and uproar, would not,
nor could not be binding. :" The Pard, the Yard,
Jackson forerer, huzza for General Jackson," was
again and again clamored forth. Ever and anon
voice was heard out of the windows on the
east end, of ''send up more Jackson men-we want
more jackson men,
The question to adjourn to the yard being insist
ed on, before the reading Of the minutes Of the
last meeting, the Chairman remar ked that a motion
10 adjourn would be in order, but that The present
motion not a simple motion to adjourn, but in
volved the questions uten and uhere the meeting
would adjourn to, If they should determine to ad
journ and that. therefore, the question read the
minutes was strictly in order, and was now before
he meeting. The moment the chairman began to
sink into his chair, voice appealing, as loud as it
could, was heard from little man. who could
not be seen, except by those Immediately around
where he stood Oh the Jackson side, nearly in front
oil the chair This little man talked some time, but
he mi 1t as we'll have been talking down n pump
Tor all the meeting were benefited AT length,
alter much patient perseverance, and no little labor.
the chairman succeeded in putting the question on
the ad ournment. and sad it was not possible 10 de
term'ne on which side there was majority
A cry Of "diuide,'' was now heard the uproar in
creased on the Jackson side, and lew persons push
led toward the chair evidently deter mined TO dsplace
the officers OF the meeting. Their friends crowd
ed round them the press was very great; the fur
nitue gave way, and the pressure became greater.
Let US give them Jackson lsw" said one rude and
boisterous body, who, not respecting himself, felt
respect for the character OF the meeting, of which
ne iol med most unworthy potion.
In this state OF things, gentleman of good rep
utation, and himself Jackson man, put himselflo Tor.
ward TO nlsiutan order and support the chair he
was forthwith assaulted and beat by at least half a
dozen men OF his own party, and to their eternal
dshonor and disgrace be it here reco ded, as they
have recorded 1t in black and white on the arms OF
their friend, they bit him-BIr HIM WITH THEIR
rEErK-FEROClOUSL AND FIERCELY
BIZ HIM!!
This took place Immediately in front, and within
yard OF the chair. The Chairman, respecting
himself and the peaceabr and respectable persons
the room and seeing no hope OF preserving peace
among persons who thas savagely assaed even the
members of their own party who attempted to pre-
serve order, adjourned the meeting to the Long
Room in the Shakespeare Buildings. In few min
utes he, and the Secretaries of the me eng, anc
more than an hundred Democratic Citiaens were
there assembled.
In the mean time, those who remained as is re
ported, put Gen. Ro8ERT PATTERSON in the yacan
chair, and made Chandler Price and Joseph Wor
ret Secretaries The number which now remain
ed, could easily have been accommodated in tn,
Court Room, but having made the motion to adjourn
y was deemed most ADVISABLE to carry it, and e.
down into the State House Yard Being got there
some Temporary arrangements were made TO elevate
The chair SC. and they proceeded to business, adopt
ing the whole ticket, reported by the Genera
Ward Committee, including Henry Horn for III