Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-07-26
From the Philadelphia Enquirer.

:
GREAT PUBLIC MEETING.
The public meeting held in the State House
Yard, Yesterday afternoon, with reference to
the veto and the United States bank, was
one of the largest public meetings ever held
in Philadelphia 1t is computed that up.
wards of seven thousand persons were pre-,
sent, large number of them being former
friends of Andrew Jackson.
All the officers of the meeting, with one
exception, were among the original supper
tiers of the Presidential Of them have found
sufficient cause in the acts Of his admlnistFa
ton to change their course, and will hereaf
ter zeaIously oppose the reelection Of An
drew Jackson.
DANIEL GROVES, ESQ. IAN original
Jackson man, was called to the Chair; John
Il. Keen, Gan original jackson man, Nathan
Jones, IAN original Jackson man, and Nm
Maitland, ian original Jackson man, and
James Harper, were chosen Vice Presidents,
Nm II. Hood, and J. e. Jack, doth origi-
nal friends of Andrew Jackson,) were ap
pointed Secretaries.
The object of the meeting was stated with
few appropriate remarks from the chair 10
slab Randall. ESQ then followed in a speech,
brief, eloquent, and to the purpose. lie clos
ed with offering an address to the people of
Pennsylvania, which was unanimously adop
ted A series of resolutions were then offer
ed by Col G.. j. Jack, who enforced the pc
Icy and propriety in a powerful appeal TO
the meeting The resolutions were adopted
Mr.. Randall again spoke, aud in strain
of eloquence which excited general approval
enforced the necessity Of uniting all the
elements Of the opposition upon one PfesI-
dental candidate. This course was further
advocated by Mr. Harper, whose manly sease
and correct remarks and suggestions upon
the subject were warmly responded to by the
meeting
resolution offered by d w. Coke, Esq.
commanding the course of our Senators IL
Congress Messrs Dallas and Wilkins IN
voting upon the bank question, received the
hearty sanction of the assembly.
There was not the slightest disturbance
throughout the vast concourse. The entire
proceedings were marked by an enthusiasm
and common spirit, which, If caught Up
and acted upon in other sections of the state,
cannot but be productive of the happiest re-
suits. Let the motto Of Pennsy lvsnia be-
'our state and her character must aud shall
be preserved" Let every citizen who has
the welfare, the prosperity, the influence of
his native commonwealth at heart, rally I'm
der this motto, and all may yet be well.
The Somerset (Maine) Journal says, sac
counts from all parts Of the state represent
the national republican cause as gaining
strength. There is beyond all manner OF
doubt decided majority of the people OF this
state opposed 10 the re election OF Samuel h,
Smith-and will they come forth on the I'd
Monday Of September next9
We learn from the Washington Globe, of
this morning, that ''the Union or anti nulllti
cation party, in South Carolina, celebrated
the 4th of July near BishopsvIlle. and it
seems from the following letter, Published 10
the Southern Wing. that the feast was pois
oned. negro man, 1T appears from the
Wing. has been condemned to be hung on
the 10Th of August, having been convicted of
being Instrumental IN getting the cook TO put
The poison into the yictuals.
letter extracted from the Wing
"BishopyiIle, July 9, 1882.
"You NAV rely on the statement give
you. Some of the guests were taken on the
ground, but most on Thursday, and all with
the same symptoms "a severe pain in the
bowels-a painful soreness through :1e Tr.;ol-
system with head ache and vomiting
81 never saw so many CHASTITY faces. Our
neighbour, Mr.. Edmund Stuckey has lost one
OF his sons-a young man--in every way
promising.
II have heard of several more who were
dangerous i'll There were at least FIFTY
sch on In Bishops plantatiOa. Only those
WHO ale of the victuals from the celebration
were attacked.
Lest YOURSELF, and the citizens OF Stump
ieryi!le, may labor under false impressions
from the different reports that no doubt hour
y pour in upon yo,i, have thought proper
10 give you u short detail of the effects pro
duced by what we all believe, viz: That poi
.1'' teas infused Tito The Uietudis at our csLeLra
nan on mc joutts"