Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-02-16
VAN BUREN, IN NEW work.

The insolont assault upon tho Senate by General
Jacksons Office holders, has reused the real poo
pie of the City Of New York to the rescue. Wo
ask earnest attention to the proceedings OF great
meeting held in that City last Thursday-not so
much account of the Senate, as to show what
is thought of Van Buren, by those to whom lie is
well known. In all parts of the country, there is
perfect agreement TO his Observation-Disclosures
cunning intriguing, scllishness, an Unsuitable, but
creeping and crawling ambition-arc universally
ascrbed to him out of the pale of his own political
church. The universally of the opinion of his
character is the best evidence of it's being well
ssundcd.
Of tho meeting in New York, the Wing, (Anti-
Masonic,) says:
Meeting at Masonic Hall. last night, was a no.
bic one. / hat great room, considerably The lar
gest IN the City, was, with its gallery, literally
and honestly filled. The character e the meet =
ing was as gratifying as its numbers We did
not see an individual in all that great throng
who did not appear to be an independent electnr
n genuine freeman, having valuable stake in
society, IN the shape Of indus,rio habits, an
honest caIiIhg, and sound character l. not
large possessions, and extensive influence. L.
was truly an asscmblage of American citizens,
having ubs'nntIal interest, not in the dispen-
the o.
rltY OF the Commonwealth, the stability of orr
institutions, the purity Of our government. and
the glory of the republic. We do not believe
the city. from all her thousands, could furnish
an equal concourse of sounder citizens from o II
Classes, than were congrcgated at Masonic Hall
last evening
From Tie Commercial.
"GREAT MEETING AT MAsoNIc fIAII-Pur
suant 10 pubic ifuticP, meeting was herd
yesterday evening at Masonic Hall, to express
9heir sentiments, relative to tho late reiec ton
by the Senate Of the u States, Of Martin Van
Buren,, as Minister TO England. NoiwLhstand
ing tho 1ncicmcncy of the weather. the room
was hIied to overlooking before the appointed
hour had arrived. 1t is the largest public room
IN the City, and at least one-third larger than
the great room IN Tammony Hall, The number
could not of course be precisely ascertaincd, but
was computed TO consist of more than three
thousand persons within the building, COMPOSED
of the most respectable Of oar fellow citizens
We arc in the habit of attcndng public meetingS
and computing numbers, and we hesitate not to
say that the meeting vas decidedly The largest p q.
lltcal meeting ever held in this City. Hundrt ds
" hundreds of gentlemen, moreover, were com
PEELED TO retro, without being able to oct into
the hall There were, at the rnosi moderate
calculation, twice The number of people at his
meeting that were present when The Office hold
crs mot per order. TO she'd crocodile tears OF
fvmPnthy over the Great Rejected.
The NEE ing was called to order by VIM. w
Woolscy, Esq. who nominated Peter Sharpe
t'"q as President, which nomination was una-
l'mousiy agreed to. VIM w. Todd and Jacob
Drake, E:qs. were appointed Vice Presidents.
and VIM. 5. Johnson and Orvllc l.. Uollcy
Esqrs Secretaries CT The Meeting.
samuel Stevens, y q PrcsIdcn, OF the Board
OF Aldermen, rose and observed, that it bad
fallen TO bis lot to explain the objects OF thc
meeting, and the motives which had induced
the cali. IL was notorious that portion Of the
public papers which support the admins ration
ID this city, Albany, and elsewhere, have to a
nsiderable extent, denounced the Senate Of
the United States for the exercise ola cJasttu-
tional duty.