The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-08-04
PUBLIC MEETING OF THE CITIZENS
OF WASHINGTON

Pursuant to public call, signed by a large
number of citizens, the People Of Washington
assembled together on Monday, the 9th instant,
in town meeting.
On motion Of Mr. Joseph ii. BRADLEY, VIM.
w SEAroN, Mayor OF the city, called To
the chair, and WALTER LENoX appointed Sc
cretary.
the meeting
Mr. SAML. HARRISON SMITH submitted the
following resolutions, and moved their adop-
ton:
Resolred, as The sense Of his meeting, That the
pursued the late session of Congress towards
the District of Columbia, is insulting to character,
derogaory to rights, and subyersve Of pros
pcrty that in it we behold total disregard OF the
claims of justice and the calls OF humanity connect
ed with the stern purpose TO punish sixty thousand
cenen for the of their undoubted constitu-
tional right to think and speak freely of public
and public measures.
| ReSoired, as me Of this meeting, That the
only honorable way the present crisis OF our affairs
TO political oppression by moral resistance and
that TO this end it becomes the dignity Of frcemen,
conscious of their rights and determined to maintain
them to appeal from the servants OF the People to the
| People themselves.
Resolred, That this meeting will appoint five cti-
zens from each Ward Delegates to Convention
to assemble in the city of Washington on the second
Monday in August, and that the citizens of Aexan-
dria and Georgetown be invited and requested to APP
point Delegates attend said Convention, for the pur-
pose of expressing the sentiments of the inhabitants of
the District this alarming crisis and to adopt such
measures for the assertion of rights and the pro-
motion of interests to them may seem eXpe-
dent.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted.
On motion of Mr. STEWART the Chairman was en-
powered to appoint committee of six, from each
Ward, to report list of Delegates to the meeting,
The following gentlemen were appointed by
the Chairman:
First Ward-Flodoardo Howard
Second Hard,-John A. Blake.
Third Ward-John III Goddard
Fourth Uard.-Danel Romans.
Fifth Wdrd-Thomas r. Riley.
SirM Ward,-Dr. Alexander Nc w iams.
The committee recommended the following
citizens to be appointed Delegates to the Con
vention:
First Ward-Samue Harrison Smith, Benjamin
Q. Taloe, William Easily, Alexander McIntire, Thos.
Munroc.
Second Ward-Jno McClcIland Anthony Pres
ton VIM H. Gunnell, Wallace Kirkwood, VIM M .
McCauley.
Third Ward Waller Jones, Joseph II Bradley,
John c. Hardness, Jacob A, Bender, John c. Me
Kclden.
Fourth Uard-Dr Frederick May, Henry J.
Brent, George Watterston, John Kejgely, w Nc
Gill.
ETfh Ward Daniel Carroll, Of Duddnp,on,
Thomas Blagdcn, John w Martin, Griffith Coombc
Thomas r. Riley
Sirh Udrd.-Noble Young. James Marshall DR.
Alex McWilliams Robert Clarke Robert Coombs
The gentlemen recommended by the nominal
ing committee were unanimously chosen Dele
gates to the Convention.
On motion of Mr.. SweANy, the Chairman and
Secretary OF the meeting were added To the list
Of Delegates
On motion of Mr. SwEENy,
Resoired That the grateful thanks of this meeting
are hereby rendered to the Hon. VIM ID MsRRIcK,
Chairman of the District Committee in the Senate
and the Hon WIN. CosT Johnson Chairman of the
District Committee in the House of Representatives
and THEIR JEALOUS FRIENDS IN norm HoCsEs OF Con-
aREss for their generous and manly resistance to the
oppressive measures attempted to be adopted in our
regard and their interchangeable endeavors TO promote
the interests and defend the rights of the people Of
the District of Columbia.
On motion Of Mr. CoyLE il was
Resoirtd. That the proceedings Of the meeting be
published IN the papers of the District
w w SEATON Chairman
WALTER LFNoN Secretary