Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-04-21
PUBLIC MEETING

Il II n.
co a.. Z meeting OF the citizens of the TOM Of
M '.nsus ana vicinity, held in accordance viii
~, notice, at the Court House on Tnes
.ie ~ inst "ior the purpose Of adopting
lat ,he '.Sasures expressive of their regret
IN, ueasi OF the atevenerated President IF
. =. J ~ s, states, GEN. WILLIAM HEN
90. - q =, a. A. KrNcANNoNt
was called TO the Chair and ''S-N-'-'o
=. }. GOODWIN appointed Secrotarv
WHERUroN, the following preamble and
resolutions were unanimously sdantsd i.'s'0 oA'
he melancholy event Of The doatl. - -.
,19,gnly yenerate and beloved President Of the
united States WILLIAM Henry H.pprsoos.
, .ss ililed our land with mourning and sorrow
we DOW with reverence to the inscrufahle dis.
Pensation OF an all wise Providence. whilst wifi
s'eehhgs OF deep humility; We bewai the he
b'eaVement, as, one Of great national calamityI
-.ne nations hope-thc phiIanthropist,-theI
sPaenot-the Statesman and in wars rude list
4 rom youth to age" the defender of his coun-
e.r'es righ's-whose long and faithful services
"a various public stations, had won for him the
conhdence OF his countrymen and when at an
undressing time in the public affairs Of the
acountry he had been called by the voice of 4
airee people to preside over the councils Of the
IS Nation, public station which long experience
Ia sound judgment, dictated by a pure heart had
,apecullarly qualified him to fiji with mind and
{ |" wish to understand the true principles of the
MGovernment to carry them out, and / ask no.
5th ing more," was the brief, but impressive
Swords Of his last utterance But alas! The
3schemes Of man IN the pursuit'of human great
ness are but vain shadows-awed into silence
by the manifestations of the power of the Rule
&of the Universe, thus in few brief days The
'Freloicings OF a Nation has been made to pas
Nlnto mourning. Therefore the citizens of thu
kstown OF Columbus and County of Lownde,
3here assembled with an earnest desire to man
/, 3iest IN becoming manner, their sense of feel
,engs upon this most solemn event, adopt Tn
!. following Resolutions.
~ ReSOiued unanimously, That, we viii Can
@respechully recommend the same to the res
sofour fellow-cItizens ofthe Town and Count
! aforesaid) wear on the left arm, badge {
embem Of mourning for one month, inIoke
Ne of their high respect and veneration for tn
character and memory Of their ilustrious dc
= eeased ie'low-cltzen WILLIAM HENRY HAT
\ RIsoN, late President ofthe United States.
~ ReSOlusd, That committee Of three be az
pointed by the Chair, for the purpose ofselet
saEung an Orator, to deliver an Grafton on Il
~ life and character of the late--illustrious al
y much lamented deceased.
u'N Rosolcsd, That copy the proceedings
= this meeting be signed by the Chairman al
u fSecretary and forwarded to the family of Il
It late Gen. WILLIAM HENRY HARR1soN,-
salso that they be published in both the New
y papers in Columbus.
~ The Chairman appointed DIR. r. NJ. TALL
~ FERRo Col, las. SEwELL and GREENE HII
Dyt Esq. as committee under the resolution,
select an Orator, and make all other necessa
IN arrangements for the delivery of the CRATIC
Rand to give due notice Of the same through t
Oo Newspapers in Columbus.
,a' On motion the meeting adjourned.
het A. A. KINCANNON.
All. ]. GooDwIN, Sy. Chm.