American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-07-06
foR THK wATcHMAs.
A CORRECT STATEMENT

very much alssrepresented (Ihope anin,n,;, as'
~ by the first Chairman and Secrctar.% =
meeting, and by Mr.. Harker in The editorial l
The following is believed to be correct. 'V'''R
The meeting was advertised to be At o,a.,
--and large number Of persons from , TsuA
parts Of the county, assembled in front t as
Town Hall; waiting for the opening Of tbs - ~. "
ing to be announced by ringing the 5e rs !, "ss
on such occasions; but to the surprise If m,s s'
happened accidentally or premediiatedv that a.'
one third or one half of the persons who attsn1.
the meeting, and the greater part Of these i"s
son men," got into the Town Hall earlier tb,, D T.
rest, and without ringing the bell, proceels s
elect Major c. z. BENNETT Chairman and
THOMSON Secretary while great numbp, :
persons were standing in front Of the Town H..
unapprised of the opening of the meeting. Tbs'
proceedings were unfair, and many persOns lools
upon them as the swatch word" for maxine ta
proceedings of the meeting turn on Presidential M.
ierenccs, which no doubt was the intention Of no,
Of the 6 Jackson men," they surprising tbey uss'
in their strong hold'' as Wilmington h. s ss.s
considered the heart Of ia. ksonism in ths s,s,,
a motion was made and carried, that the cb tsi
man appont committee of five to draft rps,ln
tons, for the consideration Of the meeting. n,
members of the committee were for jackson ~
for Adams. Their report was reat-and ma
ton was Immediately made by Mr.. Archibald Ham,
ilton who is a jackson man, that il be a,loptpd i
was objected by some persons, that the meeip,
ought to have time to consider it, and offer ameni
ments, it deemed necessary. Some wished Il,
preamble and each resolution of the report hI,
acted on separately by the meeting. About MI
time, Mr.. 10 N Wales offered two esoutions IN
same as the first two Of those published ii Il.
Waterman over the signatures of judge Johns.
chairman and J. 6. Rowland, secretary,) as m
amendment TO the report Of the committee, TOD,
substituted for the first two resolutions in said Re.
port, accompanied BY very appropriate address
taking brief view Ut the present depressed STATE
OF some manufactures and agriculture, particularly
the wool manufacturing and wool growing inter.
ests. This MAS followed oy jackson seht,smua
who made some yer, pointed, and ungeaerou;
insnuations to MIR. VI ales. and insulted tie fee.
nss and good sense OF tile meeting, By sayn.
something like this that /" no foreigner, heln.
or day .aboIer had right TO interfere in that nee
ting" These last incorporate and improper re.
marks CAUSED all the excitement that prevailed ii
the meeting, as many persons made their remarks
very freely on the persun uitering them. and il va
feared he would b. taken oar Of the Town HALL
or roughly treated. The excitement subsidized ari
the chairman decided that as he adopt,cn Il Ii |
report mad eecn moved and seconded, il was out II
order to efrr amendments until the main question
'ras decided. So the question was put and tie
House divided and the report rejected, by coh-
siderable majority. i'Thete was no regular count
ut suppose At least 5 to - This was quite ,c
tory ior the Adams men, and made the Jackson
ans crop their heads and cplnplaia.
The meeting was now addressed by several Jack
'nn as well a, Adams men; the Jackson party o.
ing the adoption of the report Of the COMMITTEE
Some OF the Adams men seeing nothing very Y.
ectionabIe in the iepurt Of toe committee. nrscl
he adoption Of the preamble and first four srselu.
ions. and then adding the resolutions oi!epdby
VIZ. Wales, az expressing more pnntedly ana iu.-
y the views % the ;neeung on the subjects under
consideration.
It was at length agreed by most Of the Aaana
men to vote Tor the preamble and first four resi-
nfions Of tile committee, and then have the two
esoutions OF Mr.. Wales az, cd to the report; ant
ne questions were sovarally taken on the tepois
nd tour succeeding resolutions, which was sup
'aited by most Of The Adams party and carried
1 vas now moved and seconded that Mr.. Wales
40 resolutions he adopted as an amendment tos
'art OF, the report q the committee; but altheusl
ne measure was called for by many, the chairman
would not put the question, declaring that 1t wa
o'i".hS Wat the meeting Wouiu HUI tdnc tsS tetV"
! the committee as oifered.)
DR.. Arnold Naudain who had not taken an ac'
i've part, seeing the unfair manner IN whoa w
hartman acted, came forward, AMI III veg
andsome and appropriate manner addressed IN
hair, explaining the objec, Of the two resolutcT'
: well as the necessity and propriety Of adcpnHs
hem, and closed by stating that il the qres'l'a
'as not put he should appeal TO the meeting
he question was not put by the chaitnai' anu "
ppeal was made to the meeting. There was
rye majority in favor Of taking the question O.
he two resolutions, which caused some excite;
lent The chairman did not still put the que'
ion. and acme person mo, ed that the charas';;
esign, which was seconded. The venerable o..
cntleman and the secretary, took the hint, le''
heir seats, and Judge Johns was appointed Ina'',
nan and Joseph g. Nouicnd, Secretary soA.7
i the Jackson men left the meeting but they p'ln
lpaly retitet! to one corner Of the room, ara "
meeting proceeded to pass the resolutions as pu''