Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-03-11
POLITICAL.
FIum tho Pcnnsylvapi,n.i
THE GLORIOUS FOURr OF MApCu

THE GLORIOUS FOURTH OF MARCH.
asdny Y Dem0crdcy-1he Voice of the Peopie
eembage Of the People, that which as in
the square OF Independence yesterday afternoon to re.
leorae 10 oehnG Style, the holiday OF Democracy. In
appeared on the ground, punctusy at the hour We had
been TOLL that the once powerful party. which sustained
the measures OF Jefferson and Jackson was annha,ed in
the city and county Of Pladeph by the tremendous
power OF the Bank-thst in open day ID could not bring
twenty men to The rescuethai the banner deserted
It's glory departed The exhibition OF yesterday was our
answer;-he indignant voice Of fifteen thousand frcemcn
revefberaed thoughhe very halls Of the Bank causing
the storm they had aroused second Declsra,iom OF In
dependence awoke the echoes Of the venerable pile,
where the fist was promug ateJ loudly announcing that
the spirit OF our sires exists in their sons.
The gathering was exhilaating ne. Long before
the designated hour dense OF human beings
tered around the staging and as eIr fellow. of
the neighborng districts entered the ward in tho eguIar
order in which they had marched through the city, they
received with loud and enthusiastic accamaons
wuch 'ney responded with equal ervor''Thc pressure
eng'h became so intense, that the trees were
ln'o me service and every that could be rendered
pie OF the State House accommodated numbers and the
neghborng windows and streets were alive. Candid
men, oil artes united in declaring, that they had ne.
yer witnessed so immense collection of people In Pha.
deiphs. ~. - -
Precisely at four o'clock, Col. John Thompson arose
an opened the meeting with short and spirited address,
WY" was answered by hearty aud repeated bursts Of
applause The Colonel several neat and excellent
hits at The cause which had brought people
were well harmonized. Col Thompson then nominated
the Hon George nj. Dallas as President, by whom the
meeting was Organized as may be seen reference TO
tue regular proceedings published in another column
Mr. Dallas then eDgrosed the attention OF the assem-.
bisge by number Of admirable remarks upon the impor
lance and solemniy Of the crisis brought about by
struggle OF the Bank against the People and their cons
uted authores-the necessity Of a strong demonstration
on the part OF the democracy vndcate themselves and
sustain those who faced the storm i'm their service The
orator was received, and stopped the course of his a
dress by the most unequvoca tokens popular appro
baton.
c. ]. Ingerso Esq, presented and read number of
resolutions, which he preaced with short abound
ing IN The most cutting satire upon the opposition which,
heard by them might have proved beneficial. He spoke
o. the cramp panic prevailing the Bank and its satellite
Banks and instanced Doctor Jackson as the
whose practice was conessedly the most eficacious
such cases. his metallic currency being the remedy and
salIvatlon the cure. An aIusion 10 the entire
IMMUNITY granted to all Who battled for the Bank and
to judges in particular Bankism is party cause
But continued the speaker, chad one of our democra
tic judges but peeped the fence which Bank Judge
has overeaped he would have been accused Of sheep
ing Mr.. lngersols remarks were as gratifying TO the
people, as we presume their reception Of them was to
Additional resolutions were then re adj and offered by Mr.
Dallas, after which he read the memorial all of which
were unanimously adopted.
being ascerOined that the Honorable Richard Rush
was on the ground, loud and general call made for
him, and promptly complied with. He addressed the
meeting with much and at consde
drawing all MS arguments against the Bank from the
Sons uFged oy It's friends ia favor OF is extension He
looked upon 1t as gross libel upon the people and the
resources OF The country 10 that the Bank
nai 10 their prosperity; and ihey do without it,
he gave the Bank fair play and granted had done
some good but argued its dangerous tendency from the
very fact that il had entwined itself with The rame
WORK OF society," that 10 tear il of, bring about the
cohvusions which are now rendering the land. The
control II would have upon in foreign relations and
now completely in that respect the country would be held
IN check upon any emergency which its stockholders
should disagree with the people and the were
aoy pointed OUT Mr.. Rush listened with haiter-
ing attention. and applauded, as his devotion the g,ea
work so richly deserves.
From the Ponnsy lvaninn.l
GREAT PUBLIC MEETING ON THE FOURTH
OF MARCH, 1884.
The largest meeting OF the democratic citizens ever
held in the city county OF Phadepba took Mace in
Independence Square, on Tuesday, 4th Marcb-te Hon.
George NJ Dallas presiding assisted by the following gen
as VireD