Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-09-30
Prnu he PHH y. =. G-1stts, SEPT G..
PUBLIC MEETING

at meeting of citizens hold on Saturday offer
noon N the District Cont room, for the purpose of
expressing the satisfaction at the recent Glorious
Triumph Of Conniutionai Principles in France over
Tyranny and OpprassiOn, and th"ir admiration of
the wisdom and discretion with which q groat Re
vnlutIen has been Effected By Justly excited but
magnanmous people,
William Rawle, Beo. vas called upon TO preside.
PANEL W. Coke and Nicholas Bddle, Bsqrs. to act
Vice Presidents, and Richard Willing and Charles
J. ingersol. Esq as Secretaries.
John Sergeant Esq. proposes the folio wing prearn
bic aud resolutions, which were UNANIMOUSLY adopted.
Whereas saered pFinclpls Of resistance TO tyr
amy and oppression, exemPIiRed and pub IN practice
glorious revolution, and subsequently by those
Of the other independent American States, has ia
Ren such deep root as to become part OF he com
mon law of nations in this hemisphere; while in
Europe, immortal Greece has anew implanted il in
thc soil whore liberty 6nurishcd, bul for ages
had been trodden down by bHrbarouS despoiis,A.
And, whereas, France, our first and faithful aY.
after struggle Of forty years ugais powerful coI-
bnatIon Of eheneE within and without, has succeeded
by unanimous and heroic effort N shaking off the
yoke of bIgotel and yTanniea rulers, and establish
lug government Of her own choce
And, Vheroas. the interesting position which the
French nation By its courage its mOdera Ion and its
wisdom has thus assumed in the world, invites IN o
particular manner the expression Of Our sympathy
! and qualification:
Therefore, Resolved, that .hls meeting cord Iy
participates in the joyful feelings whroh Inns bosn ex-
cited throughout these United States by the great
events hat have lately take place IN France.
/ Resolved, that We do cannot withhold our sdmlra-
ton from the unszampled courage and sef-devo
ton With which the people Of PARIS, on the memo
Sabe 27th esuh, snd goth Of July last, rushed III.
armed and unprepSred, formidable armed torres
ArTaysd against them in the heart Of their city
and by heir unanimous aad yell directed nG,rts IN
the short space Of three days conquered far them
solves and for their country, the blessings Of hbcry
and self government.
| Resolved. that We rot less admire tho wisdom
which the French nation displayed on that nomen-
ous occasion, the moderation which they exercised
amor 50 signal victory, tho mercy which they show
! ed ~ the ysnquished, and the Couness and deibe-
rAtIons with which they proceed TO organize gov
rrnmen, aud 10 establish the empire NJ nrcla orde-
end trsnquity.
/ Resolved, that committee be appointed 10 trans
/ rUit the above resolutions 10 General La Payelte
With \ request that he gill MAKO Thorn known ir
Branco. IN such msnnor to him msy snem fit
/ The following named geniI"mon were appointed
On this csnmittne. Wm Rl@le, Nicholas Biddle
Dsnoi W. Cozo, Peter s DupoDcean, aud Jchr
Ser Ieont
Resolved, that the said committee he directed n
convey To- General La Payette sincere conqrau
latIon upon he triumph Of the principles Of liberty
achieved by the psople Of France and 90 express T.
him tho qualification 40 fos as crtIzons Of the UnL
ted States bound IN him by the recollection Of hts
eminont services 10 country at the distinguished
aud vrtuous part no has taken and the large share
be has had IN producing this great result
the following preamble and resolution offered by
John binns, ESQ. were unanimously adopted.
indellsby impressed with the nunberless and trly
estinable blessing which the Press has bestowed on
DAnkiud' we admire and yeneraIe, a public bene-
ctor, every fearless defender Of its ferdon: but we
moro especially, do homage 70 the intrepid virtue
OF all who IN ITS defence, hazard Ife and fortune.
With such sentiments, we should MT do iusticc ~
or crnclpes and feelings, II We did not embrace