The native American., 1840-08-01
PUBLIC MEETING or THE CITIZENS OF
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON.
Pursuant to public call signed by large
number of citizens, the people of Washington
assembled together on Monday, the 9th ult
III town meeting.
On motion of Mr. Joseph Ii. Bradley VIM
w. Seaton, Mayor of the city, was called to
the chair, and Walter Lenox appointed Sc
crelary.
The Chairman having stated the objects Of
the meeting
Mr.. Samuel Harrison Smith submitted the
following resolutions, and moved their adop-
ton
ReSolved, as the sense Of his meeting, That
the course pursued at the late session OF Congress
towards the District of Columbia is insulting to
our character, derogaory TO our rights, and sub
verslve to our prosperity that in il we behold a
total disregard of the claims of Justice and the
calls of humanity, connected with the stern pur-
pose TO punish sixty thousand freemen for the en-
ercise of their undou5tcl constitutional right to
think and speak freely Of public moa and public
measures.
Resolved, as the sense Of this meeting, That
the only honorable way il the present crisis CT
our affairs is to meet itiraI oppression by m r.,
resistance and that to this end it becomes the
determined to maintain them, to appeal from the
servants of the People to the People themselves.
Resolced, That. this meeting will appoint five
citizens from each Ward as Delegates to Con
vention to assemble in the city of Washington on
the second Monday in August, and that the ci-
Zens of Alexandria and Georgetown be invited
and requested to appoint Delegates to attend said
Convention, for the purpose of expressing the
sentiments of the inhabitants Of the District at this
alarming crisis, and to adopt such measures for
the assertion of our rights and the promotion Of
our interests as to them may seem expedient.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted.
On motion of MIR. Stewart, the Chairman was
empowered to appoint committee Of six, one
from each Ward, to report list of Delegates to
the meeting.
The following gentlemen were appointed by
the Chairman:
First Ward.-Floaoavlo Howard.
Second Uard.-John A. Blake.
Third Uara.-John II. Goddard.
Fourth Ward.-Daniel Romans.
Fifth Uard.-1homas r. Riley
Sirth Ward.-Dr. Alexander McWilliams
The committee recommended the following
citizens to be appointed Delegates to the Conven-
Etion: ....
First W0rd.-Samuel Harrison Smith, Ben
jamin O. Tayloe, William Easily, Alexander
McIntire, Thomas Monroe.
Second Wara.-John McClclIand, Anthony
Preston, VIM. II. Gunnell, Wallace Kirkwood,
VIM. M. McCaulev
Third alter Jones, Joseph II. Brad
ley, John G. Harkness Jacob A. Bender, John
C. McKelden
Fourth Uard.-Dr. Frederick May, Henry ].
Brent, George Watterson, John Kedgely, VIM.
McGill,
Fifth Ward.-Daniel Carroll, of Duddington,
Thomas Blagden, John w. Martin, Griffith
Coombe, Thomas r. Riley.
Sirth Ward.-Noble Y Young, James Marshall,
DR.. Alexander McWillialns, Robert Clarke,
r obert Coombs.
! The Gentlemen recommended by the nominal
ting committee were unanimously chosen Dele
gates to the Convention.
On motion Of Mr.. Sweeny, the Chairman and
Secretary Of the meeting were added to the list
of Delegates.
On motion of Mr. Sweeny,
ReSolUed, That the grateful thanks of this
meeting are hereby rendered to the Hon. VIM.
D. Merrck, Chairman of the District Commit
tee in the Senate, and the Hon. VIM. Cost John
son, Chairman of the Dictrct Committee in the
House of Representatives, and their jealous
friends in both Houses of Congress, 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.. Coye, it was
Resolred, That the proceedings of the meeting
be published in the papers Of the District.
w. w. SEATON, Chairman.
WALTER LENox, Secretary.
! Res0Ittfi0n ndODfoI bU The DeZec0fos of
Washington IN meeting on the 3Oth lilly,
1910.
Resolved, that notice be inserted in the
newspapers of Washington, Georgetown, and
Alexandria, inviting the citizens of the Dis
trict not within the limits of the towns, to
elect Delegates to the Convention TO be held
on the I'd Monday of August next
III. J. BRENT, Secretary
vTNHE attention of Members of Congress, is respect.