The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-06-25
From the Cincinnati Chronicle.
PUBLIC MEETING.

| oDAhS SA1AlA AlANSAs
Mr. GTUNDY AND Mr. BURKE.-The
meeting on Tuesday evening was well
ATTENDED, and the proceedings conducted
with great dignity and decorum. The
city, the Wing party, and the whole
country have reason to be pleased with
the result. We say, the whole country,
because in the question whether the can
didate apparently at least,) Of the MAORI
ity of the American people, is really
gagged and guarded. lis one of great
importance to the nation.
The meeting on Tuesday evening. eff.
Efectually vindicated the character of Gen.
Harrison, and the good sense of those
who support him, from the imbecility and
| folly implied i'll the statement of Mr.
Grundy, and the direct falsehood of-Mr
/ Kendall.
In pursuance of call signed by sixty
eight OF: the most respected and intelli-
gent citizens of Cincinnati, very large
and highly respectable meeting was con-
vened at the Court House last evening;
and was organized blythe appointment of
the following officers
VIM. Ness, President.
| isaac G.. BURNETT, lst Vice President.
ANTHONY HARNESS, I'd V. President.
Thomson NEAvE, Sd Vice President.
e eas,. s 8; @iaalF' Secretaries:
The Secretary then read the call of the
meeting as follows:
Public MEETING.
| "The undersigned, feeling in common
with their fellow citizens of Cincinnati,
Indignant at the base SANDER uttered by
| Felix Grundy, against their venerated
countryman General w. H. Harrison,
in a speech delivered by him before the
Baltimore Van Buren, Convention, and
observing that the same was delivered in
the presence of Judge Burke, who was
appealed to for the truth, and who has
failed or refused to sanction or to repel
the same, respectfully request meeting
of the citizens of Cincinnati, at the Court
House. on Tuesday evening, June Sd, at
half past seven o'clock, to place the seal
of public condemnation on the author of
this notorious and nefarious falsehood."
John Reeves, Esq, then read the fol-
lowing statement of conversation be-
tween himself and VIM. Burke, ESQ.,,
Postmaster of this city.
In conversation which took place
between Judge Burke and myself, in pre-
Isence of other gentlemen, relative to the
declaration made by Senator Grundy a.
gainst General Harrison, at the Baltimore
| Convention, in which Mr. Grundy an
nounced that Mr. Burke, Post Master at
Cincinnati, was then present, and inten-
Ided to call upon him before he left, to at
Etestthe truth of his statement, &c.
Judge Burke observed that Mr. Grundy
did not call upon him, and that no oppor-
ftunity was offered him to make any
statement on the subject, which would
have been considered in order, and to be
plain in the matter, he never knew any
committee attending General Harrison to
1.-THE Post Office, or authorised to receive
his letters, or who did receive them; and
that General Harrison's letters were de-
llvered in the same manner as letters of
other gentlemen. And that he had made
no communication of a different import
to Mr. Grundy, and he considered the is
sue exclusively between the friends of
General Harrison and Mr. Grundy, and if
lthey would confer with him, and were
mot satisfied, then he would reply him.
self. JOHN REEvss.
We, the undersigned, being present
when the above conversation took place
between Judge Burke and Mr. Reeves,
believe it to be substantially true.
GEeRGE CARLISLE.
JOHN L. AVERY.
On motion it was
Resolved, That the statement submit
tied to the meeting be referred to a Com
lmittee of FIVE, with instructions to report