Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-07-26
From the United States Gazette.
MEETING OF THE PEOPLE.


At a numerous meeting of the citizens
of the city and county of Philadelphia,
opposed to the message Of General jack
son placing his veto on the bill renewing
the charter of the United States Bank,
and likewise opposed to the reelection of
General Jackson as President of the
United States, held on Monday, July l6,
1882, at pm. in Independence Square,
agreeably to public notice.
DANIEL GROVES was appointed
President,
James Harper, John f. Keen, Ma
than Jones, (of Blockley) Israel Roberts,
and John Maitland, vice-presidents, and
William ii. Hood s. Charles j. Jack,
secretaries.
The object ofthe meeting having been
stated from the chair, Josiah Randall in
troduced, with some pertinent remarks,
the following resolutions, which were u
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we have read with as
tonishment, Indignation and alarm, the
message Of the President Of the United
States, accompanying his return Of the
bill for re-chartering the Bank of the U.
States. With astonishment, that the
highest officer of the government, should
wantonly trihe with the best interests of
the country, and reject the expressed
wishes Of majority of the people,
With Indignation at the injustice which
distinguishes every line of that discredit-
able document; and with alarm at the
unconstitutional and disorganizing doc
trines, which have for the first time pre-
vailed in the proceedings Of our govern
ment.
Resolved, That in the language, doc
trines, temper, and purposes of that mes
sage, we perceive additional and incon-
rovertible evidence, that the opinions
and actions of the President, are con-
trolled by the influence Of factious and
designing men, who seek their own con-
tinuance in power, even at the sacrifice
of the country, the constitution and the
! Union.
| Resolved, That the principles of tha
message, if carried fully into practice, a:
they are sure to be upon the reelection
Of Jackson, would leave 10 man safe il
the enjoyment Of his property, woult
place the honest earnings of the indus.
trious citizen at the disposal of the idle
the pronigate and the vicious, woult
subvert every pillar OF the constitution
and remove every landmark Of the law
and would substitute for government O.
perfect freedom and perfect equality, {
system Of anarchy, corruption and mis-
rule, naturally terminating in absolute
despotism.
Resolved, That in the tone and Ian
guage of that message, we recognize {
determination on the part Of Gen. Jack
son, to be the dictator Of submissive
not the President of free, people;
determination to strike down every othe
department Of the government, and to ar
rogate to himsclfthe high functions whicl
the Constitution has wisely entrusted tt
other hands.
!, Resolved, That the rejection Of thu
Bank Of the United States, the repeated
assaults of President Jackson, upon tn
principles Of protection to American in
dustry, upon the authority ofthe Suprem
Court, and upon the independence ofbot
Houses Of Congress, have severed ever
Just and honorable tie by which the pee
pie Of Pennsylvania were connected wit
him.
Resolved, That the reelection Of
President, whose official path has bee
literally strcwed with his own violate
pledges, and with the disappointed hope
Of his patriotic friends, who has thus war
} tonly trampled upon the interests of h
} fellow citizens and upon the Constitutio
of his country, would, in the estimatic
Of this meeting, be national calamit,
, the consequences of which we cann'
; contemplate without shudder.
Resolved, That we will use all lawfi
3 and honorable means, by opposing I'll
B reelection of Andrew Jackson, to ave
; this calamity-and we solemnly call VI
8 on our feliow-citizens Of Pennsylvan
3 and of the Union, heartily and manful
2 to contend at the approaching Eclectic
4 for the ma intenance of those principle
2 and the promotion Of those rights, whit
0 the patriots Of our revolution sealed wi
0 their blood.
0 Charles J. Jack, offered the followir
resolutions accompanied by some r.
4 marks suited to the occasion. The r
0 solutions were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That in the veto of Pres
don't Jackson. he has shnwn uttor o o
tempt ofthe unanimous voice of Pennsy
= vania, expressed through her Legislator
a and delegation in Congress, both with r
gard to the Bank, the Tariff, and the J
dietary.
II Resolved, That the hostility Of &c
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