Western courier. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-08
From the Philadelphia American Sentinel.
GREAT PUBLIC MEETING.

From the Philadelphia American Sentinel.
GREAT PUBLIC MEETING.
Upwards oftwenty thousand citizens as
sembled in the State House yard on Mem
day; May Is, at four o'clock, P. M. in
pursuance of public notice, being the
largest meeting ever assembled in Phila-
delphia.-The meeting was called to Or
der by Samuel G. Thompson, and Will
lam Thompson, was unanimously elected
President. On motion, Frederick Stoe-
YER, John Wilbank, Israel Young, Fran
els Brelsford, Edward A. Penniman, and
Furman E. Downes, were elected vice
presidents John Ferral, Thos. O'Neil,
and Eli Dillon, were appointed secreta-
ries.
The meeting was cloquently addressed
by VIM. Thompson, e. A. Penniman, land
s. G. Thompson after which Mr.. John
Ferral introduced with some predatory
the following
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS
Whereas, a design not only exists, but
hos been openly avowed, by the head of
the British party in these United States
namely by the British bank, and by the
leading organs of the British party, and
by oil those papers throughout the United
State which are devoted to foreign inter-
ests and supported by foreign funds, and
with which our country is abundanlly
afflicted to permit, and absolutely to en-.
force, in this season Of public difficulty,t the
expectation of American specie to foreign
countries thereby to bolster up, with the
treasure and lawful currency of the Uni
ted States,the ruined fortunes of Europe's
monarchies, and to leave the American
nation, as has heretofore been done thro'
a long course Of years, to the use of a
spurious paper currency;
And whereas, this impudent and trea-
sonable proposal has been made under
the plea of re-constituting the fortunes of
foreign traders and their American part
ners, as heretofore inflated to the nominal
amount Of millions, at the expense of the
nations domestic industry, its internal
prosperity,its national wealth and its pop |
ular liberty, no less than of the physical |
ease, the private morals and public vir-
tue Of its citizens;
And whereas, not content with this
proposal, nor quieted, if silenced, by the
evident Indignation of the whole American
people, nor by the expressed determines
ton of the American Administration, in
a course Of policy in full accordance with
the national sentiment and national inter-
ests, the same British party has been and
yet is increasingly at work to check the
action and counteract the effect of every
measure having in view the protection Of
the national domain and the national
wealth, from the peculation and specula-
lion Of foreign robbers aad domestic gam
blors, and in furthering by every means
and invention imaginable, the exporta.
lion of American specie, and the forcing
new issues here of paper forgeries
And whereas, at the present time, dur
ing the semblance Of peace, there reigns
IN active war between the two hemis-
pheres of monarchical Europe and repub ,
ican America and whereas this war,
instead Of being carried on openly, as in
years past, by fleets and armies, is con-
lucted more insidiously and dangerously ,
~ means Of fraudulent money transac
ions;
And zvhereas, the object ofthis strag- !
RE has been and is to make this young
,ation free as it is Of de6t and eferhcn.
iue Gopernment) 10 feed by the tribute
T it's surfius wealth the old, decayed, in
le6ted. and insoipent Governments OIL .
surohe i
And whereas, there exists in this city !,
party in the active employ ofa foreign n
nemy, whose special occupation it is to !
eizo every difficulty, to create every j,
Embarrassment, and to subtract every
ollar from circulation, for the purpose 6
{ traffic and foreign expectation; /,
Andwhereas, there exists, moreover in n
lis city, Philadelphia, a corporation well Il
nd long known to be in full understand i