The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-06
merit dre urie, Of " John TYLER, am glad to hear

merit due (cries Of John Tyer~ am glad to hear
that response ask you again. II an artizan ply
science brings forth some great truth or dis
covery which advances philosophy and contributes to
extend SCIENCE does not the world secure 70 INN pro
pery and interest in that discovery Shall we not 40
the same Shall we mol award John Tyler the merit
due to him. Cries of yes" "yes) Yes the contes.
r great principles which we carry on VIII De sriumpss
forever and the acka of federalism be forever buried
IN silence Immense cheering Such, then, beihP MS
principles let hear three hearty and continuous shouts
most sturdy and terrific Peas of cheering that the throas
OF men could produce)
Church. Judge Church. who and said that as the
hsurwas late, he would make but few remarks He aud
dns ans Tsed about Ins
stand the word steal in that connection He Of
those who looked upon the people the masters those
in authority as their servants and on all subjects affecting
the interests OF their constituents bound to consult the
people, their masters Cheers) He glad it had been
published to receive the sanction of the people If Texas
be annexed, it should be because the people demand it,
and no opposition Of authority would dare to refuse that
demand. loud cheers) It was consistent with the spi
rt Of the glorious administration of Thomas Jefferson lie
ade that treaty which annexed Louisiana to the United
States and that treaty shows Texas to be an integral
ton Of them also They had child in Texas, lost child,
strayed away in its infancy; it was grown to man.
hood il was entitled to demand the rights Of citizenship
they to throw into the Of Great Britan3 He always
understood that the duty Of government to secui
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procure 1t for the world When Thomas Jefferson ade
the treaty which annexed Louisiana he cd in
the same gross and unparalleled way as John Tyler but
the werldhas since done him justice and ackno vedged
the wisdom Of the act (Cheers) Judge Church CONT
ned to address the meeting at considerable length. but
the shade of evening closing DER u.s." we were unable
to take notes He spoke of Clay and Van Buren, as nothing
SOM the two latter he declared TO be the two first
OF the day, and ended amidst enthusiastic cheering.
PHILADELPHIA RALRoAD.-We present below the
nrOc eodi of q uofn hon ri
the train OF cars that left Baltimore on Saturday
evening, in relation to an unfortunate accident
caused by collision between the trains from each
city, by which means two persons were killed and
several wounded. 1t will be that the railroad
company are severely censured for gross neglect Of
duty.
from Baltimore to Philadelphia the trip of Saturday
evening, May d. 1884, motion Of Gov Paine, Of Ver-
dent-the following gentlemen were appointed Vice
Presidents, VIZ Gov Paine OF VeImont Justin Butter
field Of Illinois; Ira pe1ey Of New Hampshre; s.
j. Wade Of Ohio; Andrew NJ Barber, of New York;
George W Colamer, of Vermont; John I. Pman OF
khode Island; II. r Lamer OF Georgia; J. N. NJ Brew
of Maine; Gen. John e. Johnson OF New York. and
Josiah Higgnson, of Tennessee; David Graham of New
York, and Martin Durand U 8 N, of Louisiana. were
appointed Secretaries
The following statement of facts was laid before the
meeting and adopted, viz
four miles to the westward Of Havre de Grace between
the train OF railroad cars going from Baltimore to Phi
by which two lives lost two persons seriously
and 1t is supposed MORALLY wounded, and number OF
very severely injured The trains we're the
the other leaving Baltimore at Z P. On enquiry into
the facts from connected with the trains it has
heCn ascertaned that the Baltimore train dir ected to
proceed to Havre de Grace to meet the other while
corresponding order given to the Philadelphia train
change the place of meeting from what II was the day
he M lies w Of
place of the accident The accident would appear be
he result Of this neglect the part of the directors Of
the line 1t appears also that lights placed in
front OF either OF the trains and that tn baggage
were placed in the rear of each train, which latter fact
exposed the passenger cars to the full force Of the COLI
The accident happened ten fifteen minutes before the
for having no lamps the respective trains is that
lamps were provided by the company for that purpose
The Baltimore train contained about one hundred and
seventyve passengers, and the other train about thirty
The appearance Of the wreck Of the locomotives and
OF the first Of the Philadelphia which torn from
the wheels and raised stand angle thirty
degrees upon the locomotive truly appalling and hut
for the interposton of mercul Providence the injury
and loss of life must have been very great.
In view of this calamity, and the causes which led to
it, the meeting adopted the following resolutions
Resolved That the collision referred to in the proceed
ing statement in the judgment Of this meeting, the
result and highly culpsble negligence the part
OF the directors of the line in not causing their orders
known to their conductors and that the emission to pro-
vide lights upon the respective trains and the placing the
baggage in the instead OF front Of the
ger cars highly dangerous to human life, and de
in the opinion Of the meeting the Of the
public.
Resolved, That in like the present. where the
lives of persons sacrificed and the safety of the public
endangered, the severest rgor of the law we'll by
criminal prosecution of the guilty parties by
plary civil redress anst the Company, should be put in
requson the only by which the protection Of
human life be secured and the recurrence Of similar
criminal cnlpability prevented
Resolved That il envy Of the persons injured not in
circumstances to enable them for the injury
the members of this meeting will hold themselves respon
sbe to render them reasonable assistance in the fur
therance of the object
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be
signed by the officers of the meeting. and published
DANIEL WEBSTER, President
HARLEM RAMRoAD.-Many complaints are made
that sufficient number of cars are not put on this
road on Sundays, TO accommodate the crowds
who 60 out to Nowlan's at Yorkve, Harlem, and
other places that line. There is also a want of
regularity about the starting of the trains persons
being obliged to wait at the intermediate stations
for sometimes more than an hour. These very
proper grounds of complaint should be removed in
future At each station, there should certainly be
an additional agent to preserve some degree of
order, and facilitate passengers IN getting out and