The New York herald., 1844-07-12
tFrom the Philadelphia Gazette. July H.
Meeting 10 sustain the Lavvs.

with Native American badges in their coats.
[From the Philadelphia Gazette. July III
Meeting 10 Sustain the Laws.
A large number Of most respectable citizens met
last evening al Evans Hotel, and appointed CON-
mittee TO prepare the following address. which was
| reported 10 an adjourned meeting held this morn
| lug. We never Witnessed meeting more i'm
pressve IN It's composition and spirit
The address having been read and adopted,
committee was appoin ed TO wait on the Governor
| OF Pennsylvania, aud inform him that number of
| the citizens OF Philadelphia desired TO present to
him personally an address touching the present cri-
SIS and his own course IN reference TO IT,
The committee consisted of Messrs A. j. Phil
| lips, G G. Chllds, II. j. Williams, X. 7. Conrad,
| VIM. II. Winder.
| During the absence of the committee it was re-
solved to open subscription for the relief of the
| families OF the military killed or wounded in the
| performance OF their duty during the recent riots.
subscription paper was accordingly circulated,
and in few minutes about fifteen hundred dollars
was subscribed.
| A committee was appointed to obtain subscrip-
TONS from citizens generally, and resolution
passed tor the immediate application Of the funds
| subscribed to the relief Of the sufferers
The committee appointed to wait on the Cover
nor having returned and reported that his Excel
lency would receive his fellow citizens at Inde-
pendence Hall, the meeting went there in body.
Shortly after they had occupied the room, the Gov
| ernor entered. Thomas ]. Wharton, ESQ, chair
man OF the meeting, with few explanatory re-
| marks, then read the annexed address -
To HIS ExcELLEscY, THE GovERsoR or PENNSYLVANIA.
The undersigned citizens of Philadelphia resps ctfully
represent that having read with .he hghes. satisfaction
your Excellencys General Orders Of the 9Th and
believing that there never was occasion which II
was more than now the duty OF every citizen worthy Of
the name to sustain all in authority their noble efforts
suppress instruction and riot and to restore sgi
tsed city the blessings of peace ardsr and security
the undersigned do respectfully deliberately and solemn
ly testify to your Excelency and through you TO all
who have been engaged in the performance
fthis mos, incumbent duty the sentiments with which
are individually and collectively impressed BY the
In the first place we beg leave respectfully to 'stae.
that we most cordially concur II all the sentiments ex.
pressed in your Excellencys General Orders, the
moderation frmness and decision msnifesed in them In
the appreciation which they distinctly give to all the
that have been adopted by Major General Pat
terson well the High Sheriff for quelling and dis.
P"rsing the tumultuous afsemhsges Of persons who
tary force, while pesceably engaged performing ts
duty and in he measures which your Excellency has
prescribed or the suppression OF disorder and the enec
tuai restoration Of our wonted peace and security and
weoer your Exceency sincere thanks for the ssme
$ ons n he TO be sdg .nd ,isDs
Orders, for the attainment Of this indispensable end.
We further declare to your Exceency our clear opin
ion that the thanks OF every friend OF law and order
this community and throughout the land due Maj
Gen Patterson to Brig Gen Cadw sader and to all the
gallant men who officers privates acted under their
command for their conduct throughout the hole o the
trying scene in which they have been engaged. They
are all Of them citizens performing highest duty that
| citizen can be called 10 perform the duty Of perilline
their lives in defence Of the laws and the
which they have voluntarily adopted for their govern
ment they have been acting under the civil authority,
IN obedience TO its commands for the attainment Of
personal OBJECT o. their own, without view to pay
Of personal hostility to any human being but doing sl
they have done by command Of the law and in spirit Of
AZ much orbearancc shown in like emergen-
cy In the performance of this duty which more
their duty than and in performing which they were
unlawful force made their blood has been she'd
and the lives Of some Of themlad down upon the spot
which, by the command Of the civil authorities, IL
their duty defend. Among them we are especially
called upon TO deplore the loss Of brave and patriotic
men, who from the remote parts Of county, n obedi
ence to the law promptly repaired to city leaving
their peaceful homes TO intervene unhappy dsur.
bance The eas can render to all these brave men
IS thanks heartfelt thanks and the generous confidence
that Is due to those who expose themselves In such
cause Hereserw hope and trust that better reward
than thanks and confidence will be given to the families
Of those whose supports and props have been from
them by their noble devotion czers to the public
| service.
And TO those brave hearted msn, in particular who
from other and distant counties under your Excellency
order have come hhsr, at great personal sacrnos to
our support we feel that expression Of hsnks
could be too strong We trust that should the occasion
arise which God forbid. when they may need similar
vice and devotion from u.s. we be found ready to
pay the honoursble debt we have incurred to them
We further declare to your Exceency clear opin
ion, hat in whatever instance the OF lawf fu force by
those our fellow citizens has been stended by wounds
death % persons who did not sympathze with the lswsss
most uniusily called casually or accidentally present,
or from mere curiosity, while every such instance
is, and ever will be, most deeply lamen,ed by each
and Ill II u.s. II has been, in ese cases ~ In
like Il will be- the consequence Of not retiring
from ~ presence Of the awlsss as persons whom e
the boundn duty OF every good citizen to forsake and
denounce From such scene II is the duty OF an
tire but those 20 whom tho law has con6ded the defence
Of property and life Mere curiosity is scarcely better
justification for being present than neutrality Every
person standing in the ranks the mob, adds to s spps
force and 10 Its actual violence The duty OF every
either 10 resist the rioters retire Deeply
such caamities lamened by and the not
whsnnding repeated public cautions to ell persons
tire nom the scene Of riot and disnrder deem II our
bound"n duty to declare that such wounds and deaths
N lay and IN conscience in legal responsibility, and In
moral before and in the light OF Heaven wounds
and ssths ca1sed by the rioters and insurgents and by
them only Theirs 10 the whole guilt, and theirs should
| be tho whole responsibility
We finally declare to your Excellency, that deem
wholly unlawful TO speak to think Of the alleged
causes Of the late terrific outrsges Neither religion
politics should be spoken Of extenustng in any
ceivable degree their enorniy Religion and politics
have nothing whatever TO do with such have been
| acting in these scenes. such with them. The
rioters cast OF from all respect for law or for
institutions and ready for arson. for murder, for
rspine for anything that can be obtained by the
| throw Of the law. They gre few IN number They can.
not stand for moment by their own force against the
whole people OF Philadelphia sny section oft Let
them the instant Of their assaults upon property
or life, be LEFT 20 themselves Let the people of the
neighborng retire 10 their homcs Let ell from
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