The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-03
POLITICAL
PUBLIC MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA.
From the Pennsylvania Of May ..

in another column was one of the largest and most
determined popular assembeges which we have ever
witnessed. Il reminded us of the gatherings IN the
same place which preceded the war OF lel2, when
changed pledges of devotion to the country. The
sterling democracy of the late party campaign was
there en- masse hanked by large body OF the Ameri
can republicans, whom the stirring circumstances Of
the time seemed to recall to their ancient associations
The tone of the meeting was in the highest degree
divided other subjects at other times, there is
no dissension among us now to the duty OF eve
ry citizen TO sustain the executive in his manly as
sertion of our national rights and honor
TOWN MEETlNG-The citizens OIL inc Guy anu coun
their houses Of Parliament and to uphold the Chief Aags-
ste Of the American Union in his discrimination to main
tain as0lse the rights and honor 81 the
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Under the above call. a large number Of citizens
assembled AZ the State house Yesterday. Al about
ten minutes before four o'clock lat which hour the
mee,ino w.s csll.d he stage was taken nossess;on
of bv Benia,nn IT. Brewster. Alexander Cum
mines. and Thomas McCuly, who headed the fol-
lowing persons who prevented the organization of
the meeting al the appointed hour. by making loud
shouts, hisses and violent language: John H. Gore,
Anthony Tunv. Thomson Tullv. William RIVER.
lev George Moore. Samuel Cooper. Jacob Young.
Robert Garter. and George Elliott.
When the hour of four arrived. the Hon. Charles
J. Ingersoll was called to the chair by Col. r. M.
Lee, and the call was responded to by nine-tenths
of the meeting. The persons above mentioned.
however, remained on the stage. and prevented the
further organization Of the meeting and Mr. Inger-
soil then Ieft the stage
After MIR. Ingersoll had left the stage for some
time, and the meeting had become more quiet, a
number of the disorganizers were compelled to re-
tire md an nf u haI tha
veteran democrat FREDERICK STOEVER was
called on to preside
MIR. Stoever then proposed the following persons
for vice presidents and secretaries which were re-
ceived with reclamation by the large majority pres
ent. q.
Vice Presidents
LIST dist.-John Thompson, James Enue, IT,, Hen
nv Leech, Thomas Barnet
I'd dist.-Evans Rogers, VIM. Camm John G.
Bremen, J. R. Brookfeld.
Sd. dist-lsaac w. Norris, Thomas Holloway,
Geo. w. Ash, Jno H. Dohnert
4th dist-Sam Grice, Jno Robbins, VIM. w.
Chew, VIM. A. Lee
Secretaries
VIM. III. Knowles, r. X. Scott, James Good
man, Peter Rambo, Alfred Clark.
The following resolutions were then presented by
Ellis B. Schnabel, ESQ.,, and unanimously adopted
by the meeting:
Whereas il has been thought expedient by the
British ministry. in both Houses of the British Par.
lament officially and "decisipeip" to announce to the
world that they claim and will hold our Territory of
Oregon on the western side of this continent as
property Of the British empire, subject to the British
crown and laws:
And whereas this declaration was made under cir
cumstances of unusual solemnty and arrangement,
was accompanied by emphatic assurances Of an in
flexible purpose and of full preparation was season
ed with sarcasm against the Chief MAGISTRATE of this
republic, and has been forwa, ded with special soil
citude and haste across the Atlantic far The consd
Grafton both of the American oovernment and Of the
American people:
And whereas il becomes us. as freemen frankly
to concede 10 Ibis ministerial and naramentarv
manifesto the Importance which will practically at
tach to it in the judgments of the rest of mankind
To accent In Il distinct notice from nowerf,l mon
archy Of fxed design 10 withhold our soil violate
our rights and humble our honor: and in reply 10
utter The calm suggestions and cool resolves OF a
people to whom menace from anv Quarter is merely
idle. but who watch with inherited and sleepIess
spirit the fame, freedom, and security Of their
country:
Therefore be il resolved That in the opinion of
this meeting. Oregon by The right Of first discovery
and settlement, by the right Of national purchase
bv the right of lone and general recooniition and
even by he right Of British acknowledgements IN ex.
ecuion of the treaty Of Client. as late as 1919 be.
longs in absolute sovereignty 10 the people Of the
United States Of America; that their title 10 it, scru-
pulously traced and unanimously affirmed bv their
Senate, reaflirmed by their House of Representa-
tves and irreyersibly sanctioned on the records of
national suffrage, remains, Notwithstanding the law
less inroads Of a British trading company and the
dexterous encroacbnents If dinomacv 1cl,ar ond
unquesiionabie;" and that its surrender. under any
pretence and to any foreign power, like the surren-
der of any other territory without the assent of the
American people, expressed through their Congress,
would involve manifest violation of the federal
constitution, weak submission to presumptuous
violence, and deep national dishonor.
Resolped, That, when a British minister. in the
highest sphere Of official duty, and in the exercise
of public functions, openly undertakes. as Sir Rob
ert Peel has undertaken to separate the President of
this country from the people whom he directly rep
resents, and to reproach him as an unfaithful expo
nent of the will and sentiments of his Constituents.
he pursues course irreconcilcable with the estab-
lished usagcs of international courtesy and desery
ing censure, instead Of the deafening applauses il
obiained from Rrit;sh parI;ament :"
Resoiped. That we recognise in the declaration NJ
policy respecting the Territory Of Oreuon made bv
President Polk in his inaugural address 10 his coun-
trymen, faithful conformity to the ayowed princi-