The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-11
From the rhiiadelphia Sentinel
TREMENDOUS OUTPoURING OF THE DE-
MOCRACY.


TREMENDOUS oUTPoURING OF THE DE
MOCRACY.
The mass meeting Of the democracy of the city
and county of Philadelphia, last evening, al the
State-hou was one Of the largest gatherings Of
the party ever assembled in Philadelphia. From
five to ten thousand persons must have been pres
ent.
The democracy met in their several districts, and
marched IN procession, with torches and banners,
10 the place Of meeting. The different democratic
headquarters were also illuminated.
The following gentlemen acted as officers OF the
meeting;
President.
Henry d. Gilpin.
Vics Presidents.
First distrct.--William ID. Kelly Daniel Latter
ty, and John Paisley. -,
Second district--George Smith, Christopher
Brazer, and George Gilbert
Third district-Stephen B. Kingston, Richard
l.. Lloyd, and Joseph Yeager.
Fourth district.-John Robins, jr. John Stall
man, Germantown Frederick Sorber, (Bockley, }
and George Shetzline, (Roxboroagh)
Secretaries
First dstrict.-James w. Fletcher.
Second district.--Robert f. Christy.
Third district.-Egbert Somerndke.
Fourth District. Murray Rush.
The meeting was addressed by III. ID. Gilpin,
Richard Vaux, William d. Kelley, H. r. Kneas,
b. II. Brewster, John w. Forney, William ".
Martin, General Roumfort, John ]. McCahen, T.
B. Florence, Ellis B. Schnabel, F. w. Weest,
William Rankeu, w. D. Barnes, Colonel Page,
Charles Brown Alderman Potts, John Steele, Jos 8.
Brewster and others; and the following resolutions,
offered by Colonel Florence, were adopted, amid
the most deafening applause:
Whereas the democracy of the city and county
of Philadelphia assembled in the square Of In
dependence and in front of that sacred edlce where
the fteemen Of America pledged, nearly ninety
years ago. their lives their fortunes and their sacred
honor fight for, protect and defend the inaliena-
BILE rights Of man, and 70 found and sustain gov
eminent based on the principles Of republican and
representative democracy and whereas, at the last
glorious contest for the election of President and
Vice President of the United States, the democracy
of the city and county of Philadelphia went heart
and hand into that political struggle, in which they
aided their republican brethren in sustaining, by the
choice of James X. Polk and George M. Dallas,
those political principles which, as they believe,
will most truly perpetuae the blessings achieved,
and the objects fought for, by the patriots of l776;
and whereas, in the triumphant result of that men,
orable contest, the democratic party possess the
certain assurance that nothing is wanting TO their
success but union, harmony, adherence to princi-
pile, and vigorous exertion: and whereas the period
is now at hand when the democracy Of the city and
county of Philadelphia will have, in the election
which is to take place on Tuesday next the oppor-
tunity to carry the same triumph Of republican
principle and republican ascendency in the choice OF
their own immediate representatives In their muncl-
pal government, and in the legislature of the Com
monwealth, so as to crown the ever-memorabe sue
Of 1874 by the glorious achievements of 1845
which shall redeem the city and county of Phila-
delphia from wing and federal domination, as the
Union and the Commonwealth have been already
redeemed therefore
Resolved, By the democracy of the city and coun-
ty of Philadelphia, in general town meeting assem-
bled in Independence square
monious, and untiring exerons to bring to the polls
on Tuesday next the whole democratic strength O
the city and county, that together and individually
lone and alive will spare no honorable effort tc
redeem this part of our beloved Commonwealth
from every vestige of wing and federal misrue, and
to establish the ascendency of the republican party
That we call upon all those who desire TO see the
city and county Of Philadelphia represented in the
senate and assembly Of the State by men who viii
carry out democratic measures, and unite with thei
democratic brethren from other parts of the Com
rnonwealth, to remember that at period, for years
past, have the democratic prospects been more en-
couraging, if prompt and Jealous efforts are made
made by citizens alive TO the vital interests at stake
and truly impressed with the certainty of success
which in that event must inevitably follow.
That in the democratic candidates for the severa
mayoraltics, councils, boards Of commissioners ant
other public Offices of trust and responsibility, w,
have citizens Of ability and integrity, whose election
will redeem MANY Of them from the possession o
uncompromising opponents Of democratic measures
and principles; will save US from the repeated in
stances Of misrule and Encouragement which arr
notorious to our whole community, and bring bach
days of tranquility, good ORDER faithful admnistra
ton, diminished taxation, and recognition Of thu
rights, interests and welfare Of the constituents
That success in our local contest will be thu
surest testimony we bear Of our hearty cooper
alton with our brethren throughout the Union, and
the best recognition we can make of our ardent par
tcipation in the struggle for republican ascendcncy
which has been so gloriously achieved in the eeva
ton of James X. Polk and George M. Dallas to the
highest Offices in the gift Of the people, as well al
our undiminished confidence that the administers
ton which this has Produced and the able citizens
who have been selected by the President to perform
the official trusts of the executive departments a
Washington, will faithfully and ably sustain tn,
principles and the which triumphed in tn,
late presidential contest
That the annexation of Texas to our Union is al
event which will long be memorable in the history
of the progress of free institutions, will exhibit 4
mankind the glorious lesson of the frmness witt
which free and intelligent citizens, recognising M
human power to control them but that which they
themselves constutonally establish, can extend BY
peaceful MEANS and with resstless power, the bless
ings Of institutions federal peaceful, and republi
can, founded not on divine right, nor balances o
power among conflicting nations, but on the au
thorty OF the governed, and on the welfare of thu
citizen.
That the declaration that our title to Oregon 81,
clear and unquestonabe" is the declaration of tn,
majority 1--WE would hope of the whole) Ameri
can people, who look forward with proud antcipa
ton To the time when the shores of the Pacific shal
be decorated with cities and communities in brother
hood with those of the Atlantic, and when the com
merce which spreads over the former the star-span
ged banner shall, in peaceful rivalry contend with
that which now whitens the latter with its sails
Resoirsd, That the present democratic executive
committee for the city and county be, and they arc
hereby, authorized TO prepare and adopt a plan o.
organization for the whole party of the city ant
county of Philadelphia, that shell embrace centra
executive committee, which shall be selected from
the several committees Of superintendent for III,
city, districts, and townships, whose appointment
shall be for one year, and shall be renewed from
year TO year by new appointments; and the commit
Tee thus created shall have the general superintend
ence Of the democratic party, under such rules ant
regulations as they may deem proper to adopt.
That the maintenance of an enlarged and enlight
ened system Of public education, free from ever,