Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-05-23

GREAT MEETING At rANEUiL HALL.

GREAT MEETING At FANEUiL HALL.
arresshls 30 rc.ois,ion. pissed Of the Met
sh.ut. Nsws Room on Tuesday evening. sProint-
.ag eoma4tice 10 take into eos,,dern,ion the 'es
yet Il Tho order received By the Postmaster Of ih,
cay. from the dspsr nep, at Wsshing,on. meet
.ar wss held In fsneuh Hall at nine o'clock ycs.
'e'dsy morcing. Pasciasl TO the hoar, az immense
conc outer q people assembled sps,e1s 10 hear The
repsyt End resoaioas q the COMMITTEES ~hscb were
rrsd by Zsi.osss Cook Jssr n. "A. CySid Esq. &C.
eupsed the ehat The resolaiiors, !, nusi b' COO.
lssssd, wsre II strong decisive and mos, .ignih
ssnt character. sod soob 80 had the immediate e..
feet, Of bringing 10 tccas those feelings u oH-
s,fswsa, of opposition to the administration and
1 Of siroag repagnsnec 10 the hsrdihood which bed
dictated the instructions, which seemed pcrvsdc
the whole sssembly. Cfamped aud oppressed. and
driven almost to madness. by the DISASTROUS cireom
stances al the timer the people. INDUCING sort OF
morbid consciousness, that any change ard any
measures which can produce any effect at all, eau
not bot better their condition. the reading Of those
sssoiu,ions. fractured ss they were. by spirit OF
pposion II no, Of rebellion sgsinst The acts Of tho
s;overnmeot seemed 10 call into powerful activity,
sen'nen,s Kindred TO ,b"se. which 10 former times
wete awakened by the eloqoence Of men, calling
epon suffering and nsuled people. to rally as one
snsn beneath the anfurled bonner Of right and JUS
siee, IN opposition 10 the wrongs and grievances
besp ped upon them by ihc oppressive acts and 'yrsn'
icsi sa,e,s Of foreign dcspo,. To men now IN
,he prime OF life. and TO the young especially the
occasion the objee, sought. and the means by which
II was proposed TO accomplish II, were new and
thrilling. The history Of former days. the stern
a nd dignihed coa,sge Of our fathers. their dsunt-
less energy and their unqucnchablo bravery, which
afterwards led them TO The sanguine field. and How
I'd Oh, only With their flowing blood, aud expiring
bfex,h, seemed for a time TO possess and coniro
the immense multitude which were assembled TO-
rsshe,. Bot Mr. George Bond IN speech oil muci
ability and deep feeling, frs, met this strong and
powerful current Of Excitement, and although tor
few moments he was obliged to struggle hard an'
manfuily, he finally succeeded in staying the tide
and like another Cyrus. in turning this EuPhrate
Of feeling end emotion. into another channel, whcl
permitted himself and followers to pass unopposed
end unobs,ruc,ed to the goal Of their desires.
Il 10 not 10 be inferred from the above, that NJ
Boad became spongis'. for The orders which ha
been received from Washington. for on the con
t,sry, 10 deprecated and condemned them IN the
strongest forms. He was followed by Zrbedee Coo
Jr. who advocated the resolutions.
M .1kbyt Laurence was afterwards called, ant
n concise and able speech ne expressed hi
the government, bu, recommended that there sho'
Be no sc,ion until rcmonsirance could be ,nsde.an
o. snswsr received. His views were supported
. short speech BY Mr. Snrgis. The meeting wa
siso Addressed by Mcssrs adams and Josseiy~.
Resolutions were finally passed, recommend'n
g the Post Mss'er Of this city to suspend action upo
'hs orders which have been received. until he CO
hear from Washington, and also deferring ac''o
upos the resolutions offered in the report OF Il
committee appointed the previous evening, until q
sdjcurnsd meeting which 10 to be held at the saH
place on Saturday the 9th instant.
EpWs learn from the Mercantile Journal, thu
nj q meeting OF the Bosten Chamber Of Commerc
Yesterday forenoon, il WAS resolved TO address r
spes;ful letter To the Secretary OF the T'rcasur
explaining the absolute imprae,icab'liiy OF pay'r
the custom house bonds in specie, on the part
COR nssrhsnss-- end suggesting the propr'eiy Of
doptisg the sourse employed by government; dor'r
the Lee, wsr with Great Britsln-whcn payment
specie VAS not enacted IN Ports in the Southern s
Middle States where the banks hed suspended sp
CO psymcnis.-It.