The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-01-17

Namp-unW0rthy OF any citizen, much more q MEMBER
oil Congress- who should assume dignity II he has
not He ha. charged me the secretary aud some ofhs
members this club Of being guilty Of dsgrscsiu crimes,
lain to name the place. the time and what for II
these things clear they susceptible of proof
As far Clngman Is concerned personally, he is
worthy Of notice The wings, and sorry to say it
few Of the democratic party would confess themselves
under obligations to Cngman he could fasten the
charge upon NE challenge him to II If have been
indicted it is susceptible Of proof Most Of you know
and if have been INDICTED you certainly should know IT,
Coz sroSE-Mr President, allow me to Interrupt you
for few moments Before this entire meeting address
ing himself to the audience) beg to say that there
stanis gentleman have known tor twenty years
every other respect You can imagine and will say
Of Mr. Isaiah Rynder that not to is there
Mr. RrrDERs-Let us gentlemen. apPo mt the commit
tee that they may express the feelings Of this meeting in
Messrs Reese, O. woodbridge, :. g. Potter and Mr.
resolutions to DO submitted the meeting These hav
ing withdrew for the purpose delay Of few minutes
himself himself D'0'sa' '0' 'n'' sen'''"'n '0' prosecuting
Texas would come forward and say few words while
Mr. Drough was preparing to come forward.
atone ,nen came ~ iron. o. ae 'aoe ana sa mi
allow nae to say few words, will stop whenever you
sae %s rs only nod your head will sit down mme
CHAIRMAN-That of course, is what we expect.
Col Stone Good Mr.. President, Captain Of the EN-
pre Club-I will say what tn ink am in favor Of the
Constitution OF the United States (Then let have
old fellowD favor Of extending this
ton 70 Be- framed that Texas should Be annexed at the
earliest moment it possibly be- with the least trouble
for the Immediate annexation Of Texas (Well, then.
let US have II" aud good deal Of shutting and con
you wish it, but shall do at the intmaon
any other person.
The CHAIRMAr-I beg it I, be understood that all who
O.
matter whether pro and such under the
pr lection Of the officers who will support them to the
Col. srosE-well, Mr. Chairman, as saying am
IN fsyor OF spreading our glorious constitution owe, the
foreign dag to fuer ours this great continent
chssrs may be SAID that there was danger OF it at
present. and that the subject not worthy OF the atten
lion of American interests Let us look all the
yor d. and squire what right has any country to inter-
fere with We have tsught the mother country that
we had country Of our own that ready and will
ling protect and support Cheers and of That
world We had the same still lCres Of Broush
srough@ MIR Chairman, and gentlemen I have DONE
The CHARMAN-Gentlcman notwithstanding the un
favorable weather. am glad to see SO many friends OF
present this occasion ever at any meet
ing during the last election The necessity of the
the wish Of ali true democras the Empire Club and this
meeting to enlarge the boundaries of eedom-to make
this great country the home of the oppressed Of all
tons and to gveevery share in its government
the Native American doctrine Notwithstanding Great
cheering and Se Of take
We should have q. least 80 600 (ch ers2 There wss
every reason to show why Texas should be annexed
time allowed to impede it, tcheers) She is grow.
snows why she wish to have her. hut only know
ing her importance II England to possess this
great and growing country she would have it in her
power to injure considerable portion Of our
to the increase Of her own, to say nothing But
we know the importance Of Texas as well as Eng
land, and If it is to at all without bioodshed We
must have it now (cheers- quietly if we can, but we
his State in his address had said nohng on the Texas
question this was regretted by many OF his friends
ant question, sias Wright would have been found to
have been the thst would support people this
wis. politician But there having been difficulty
Of opinion among his friends this question: he thought
nended was best Mr. clay had said that # the people
wished it, he would be found in favor fof annexation but
ar Polk had gwen his opinion in favor Of annexation
and Whit was the consequence The people gave him
their support Uoad and long continued cheering j.
Previous to the election said that In fa Of
The annexation Of Texas Now will you support your
President in that measure Cries of i've wil.SD /
ecssslS. S1 ~''' anu eApt'eo A'Ans '''' from you
The committee appointed to draw lup the resolutions
entered the room, and 1t moved that Mr. Wool
rdge read the same, which that gentleman read fol-
lows
the promotion OF true democracy and whereas its
ndcavos and strongest exeroDs have been directed to
the election oil j. FOLK and H. NJ. Dallas whereas
the club deems as the great cardinal principle Of de
mocracy the right of the people the sovereign rulers
mot Gn cs0;e their but ais, S ms
gated to their and whereas the
uncure Of public aaars. question s overwhelming po
ca importance is in agitaton and with the full belief
that every American citizen called upon to express his
views as to the measures pending ths resore,
and previous the election pledged itself to for
ward in every honorable the proposition for the
annexation Of Texas that was advocated in the demo-
cratic journals OF the city, and deemed BY this club
have been the essential question ia the cleo
and the result, their verdict favor Of immediate
annexation and that If any doubt yet remains, 1t is the
nifty reiterste their opinion in favor 81 the measure
2jResoved, that in the opinion of the Empire Club,
the immediate annexation Of Texas essentially neces
thereof not only to preserve the States from British sg
gression, but also to protect most important portion Of
our common country that to pause in the course Of
immediate annexation, would be break solemn and
we'll understood contract with the south, would be the
violation offs pledge and the abandonment of prnci.
pie for which we strenuously contended.
sdy.Thas, in the opinion Of thi. Club the question
ton of the annexation of Texas that when admitted in
the Union. her internal regulations should remain a:
all rights of government and policy now enjoyed by the
sovereign States.
msnd, only the ITSELF but it's Immediate pas
sage; the people having voted for it, there be
press the wish Of their constituents and this Club Will
endeavor STILL they have done all along, to obtain the
immediate passage Of bill for the reunion of Texas
with these States
Each Of the resolutions were received with loud cheers
and their termination the cheering was loud and long
continued
The CHAIRMAN said the great object of the meeting was
tho annexation Of Texss and II any one wthed to pesk
that SUBJECT he requested them to come forward, but
presented themselves
Some desuliory conversation ensued not relevant to
the meeting, when
Mr.. Gro wooLpRiDoE offered resolution TO the fol
lowing ,ect: That when the Club ADJOURN. they adjourn
the evening Of the Oath nst to join with their
democratic of their decided SEN
tments in regard to the annexation Of Texas
Capt RyNpxRs and expressed his qualification that
the re solution had been offered He deemed subject
Of vital Importance and hoped the meeting would be one
that would show public feeling the mass Of the PEG
de in relation to the great question. meeting which
was to have been held night had been post