The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-10
Your friend and servant.
HONOR TO GEN. JACKSON.

CELEBRATION OF THE FOURTH OF JULY AT
WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA.
When the president of the day, the Hon. T. M. T.
McKennan, announced that volunteer toasts would
then be received Thomas Morgan, esq, arose, and,
addressing the Chair asked permission to interrupt
the ordinary proceedings for moment; and said that
the complexion and composition of that assembly
gave full assurance that however they individually
differed in political sentiment there occasions
when, brothers, they all could cordially unite on
the same platform; and that he would, therefore,
without apology read the paper he held in his hand
He then read the following preamble and resolu-
tons; which, being submitted to the meeting by the
president, were unanimously adopted. The COM
mittee, he said he had ventured to suggest; know
ing the difficulty of selecting in haste such
an occasion:
Whereas, in the inscrdtabe wisdom of the Al
mighty Ruler of the Universe it has pleased him to
remove from this life General Andrew Jackson, a
late President of the United States, renowned for
patriotism, wisdom, and valor: and whereas the
good and great-the PATRIOTS heroes, and statesmen
of country-are the common property of the,na-
ton: and whereas it has ever been the practice TO
do honor to the memory, and to celebrate the vir-
tues and the achievements of those public benefac
tors who have elevated the character and won the
gratitude of their own country, and commanded the
admiration of the world and whereas, in this land
offreedom, where there has been, and will
be- marked differences of opinion in relation to pub
lie measures the American people, with character
istic magnanimty, throw to the winds all dscordant
recollectons and the tomb of the patriot, the
statesman, the soldier, exercise generous political
liberation; thinking of those acts only, whether in
the cabinet the field which render every patriotic
and enlightened citizen prouder and prouder of his
country:
Resolped therefore, That, in order that this COM
munity may unite, in public manner, with their
conntrymen everywhere, in solemn testimonials of
honor TO the memory of General Jackson, whose de-
voted patriotism, and heroism unsurpassed, are
among the gores of this republic, committee Of
the following-named gentlemen be appointed to Sc
ect suitable ellow-citizen to deliver Grafton in
honor of the ustrious dead, on such day of our
next court as they may name; and to adopt such
other measures and arrangements as to them may
appear proper and worthy Of the occasion
Resolved, That the chairman of the committee be
requested to Gala public meeting at the courthouse
Saturday, the 18th inst, and that the committee
then and there make report.
Conmittee-Col. VIM. Hopkins, Hon. Thomas
M. +. McKennan Hon. John Grayson, Hon. John
H. Ewing, Col. James Ripple, James Watson, ESQ.,,
John s. Brady, esq, John L. Cow, esq, Alexander
w. ACheson, ESQ.,, Joseph Henderson, esq.,, DR..
Wishart, Dr. Stevens, DR.. F. ]. lie Moyne, DIR.
Clark, DR.. King, Dr. Lane, VIM. Workman, esq.,,
Alfred Gault, Jacob Slagle, John Morrow, Freeman
Sharp, William Hart, DR.. Reed, John L. Cooke,
Hugh Wilson, Captain Martin, Alexander Cor
don, Matthew Linn, esq, Col. Brice, s. B.
Hayes, ESQ.,, Major Brown, James Hutcheson,
Robert Officer, esq, Abraham Wolfe, L. p. Hitch
| cock, Samuel Mount, Alexander Murdoch, esq,
H. w. Bryson, James Blaine, esq, Washington
Brice, esq.,, John Marshel, esq, Robert Koontz,
esq, Peter Wolfe, George Koontz, Jonathan Lee,
esq, Matthew Griffin, esq, s. Sweeney, esq, Wm
Smith, esq, David Wolfe, esq, s. Best, esq, Cap
tain Kennedy, Oliver Lindsey, esq, James McKin-
Blaine, esq, Major Wilson, s. Spriggs, esq, VIM.
Hughes, esq, James Brown, esq, A. Marshman,
Adam Silvey, esq.
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sands, from the hands Of 7. p Blair esq.,