Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-09-11
Ftum the Boston Courier.

The last Of series of meetings called to con-
slider whether .sany man under the influence OF
Masonic uaths, can discharge with fidelity the du-
ties of any important office IN the glft OF the
people, according to the true nature OF our insti-
tutions," was held at Faneuil Hall yesterday
morning, and a more tumultuous assembly, we
venture to affirm, was never convened within
that ancient eli6ce. When we entered, MIR.
Ward, as we were informed, from New York.
was addressing the meeting. We presume from
the appearance of the meeting, that not more
than one half Of the assembly took any sort OF IN
terest in the proceedings, keeping aloof as much
as it was possible in such crowd, and neither
voting upon one side or the other. 1t Is very
probable that good portion were attracted by
the noise of the others.
Most of the tumult, consisting Of pleasing
variety of shouts, yells, misses, clappng, scrapng
with the feet, and hustling, proceeded, as it APP
pesred to US, from small body Of malcontents,
&ho were stationed near the centre Of the hall
and who, ever and anon, as the speaker excited
their ire, drove by the aid of their heels and their
shoulders, the whole assembly, constabes and all,
first to one side of the hall and then to the other,
always stopping to rest themselves somewhere
near the centre. The spokesman of this party
interrupted Mr.. Ward, by calling for an adjourn
ment to next Monday evening. The char de-
cided that the motion was out Of order. The
speaker then appealed from the decision; the
chair refused to receive the appeal. or to put the
question. but called repeatedly for an officer to
nut the individual out Of the hall. The officer
was pushed from one end Of the hall to the other,
and, we believe, was obliged to desist.
The speaker on the floor vociferated his mo-
ton to adjourn, Mr.. Ward attempted to pro-
coed in his address, and the chair repeatedly
called for officers to take out an individual whom
he named land who, it so happened, was not the
right one) while the assembly manifested most
catholic spirit Of liberaity by cheering each one
Of them. The only person carried out of the
meeting was said TO be in fit, but how true this
was we cannot saw, for it was not possible to dis
tinguish wen or voices. About half past ten the
Mayor entered the hall, and having procured sl-
ience, informed the meeting that the hall was
granted upon the petition Of one hundred indi-
viduals, apparently respectable men, for the pur-
pose Of discussing question in which they felt
interested. They had right to deliver their
sentiments, and it was presumed that those who
disagreed would do the same. in an orderly man
ner; those who disliked the discussion were not
Obliged to remain and hear it, and all were Al
liberty to vote upon the question. He said he
had never attended the meeting before, and had
zone then upon hearing that the proceedings of
the meeting were likely to be discreditable to the
The Aldermen were not obliged to take either
aide of the question; they granted the hall upon
the presumption that the proceedings would not
sc improper; but Is the contrary appeared to be