American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-12-07

TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO THE ILLusrMeUs
DEAD. The citizens of Cumberland held a
public meeting at the Court House, on We'd
nesday evening last, for the purpose of devils
ing measures for the honorable reception of the
mortal remains of Major Ringgold, Lieut., Col.
Watson and Capt, Rdgely, on their passage
through Camberland-Capt. J. Mason Mag sirs
was called to the chair, Messrs. James G. Ma
graw and Daniel Blocher, Vice Presidents, and
A. A. Hull futile and William R. McCulley,
Secretaries.
M. Topham Evans, Esq, addressed the meet
ing briefly, in his usual eloquent manner, upon
tho lives and many virtues Of our deceased fell
low-countrymen, and concluded by offering
the following resolutions:
Whereas, it has pleased the God of Battles,
in the exercise of his indisputable will, to de-
prive the United States of America as we'll as
the State Of Maryland of many of the brightest
ornaments of the military profession, in the re-
cent engagements between the American and
the Mexican forces; and whereas, our own
Maryland, remindful of the confidence of La
fayette and of Pulaski and Of the ancient
Ependor Of her arms in the revolutionary
struggle and in the war of 1912, has again
marshalled her Line to confront death at the
sacred cal Of the republic, and has yielded up
to the mandate of patriotism the best and purest
of her blood, freely offering the lives of Cross,
of Ringgold, Of Watson, of Ridgely, Of Tho
mas, and of others, her sons, as sacrifices upon
the altar of our common country; torbiddRg
Ms to lament for those who sleep in their glory,
and whose achievements are their proudest
memorials in the hearts Of their countrymen,
whilst at the same time she DEGREES monuments
and tablets, public observances and affectlonate
resollections to perpetuate for posterity that
admiration which is due to their lives and
death, and to hold out examples fer the imi-
tatlon of our children's children to remotest
generations:
Therefore, resolved, That Allegaa y county,
the frontier of Maryland, will be first to honor
the reception of the relics of Watson, of Tho
earth which bore them, and which proudly de-
cares of them, ''they are my children"
That to carry out this purpose, Chief Mar
shall be appointed, who, with a Committee of
Reception, shall have in charge the arrange
ment ofa public ceremonial of procession, and
that they be authorised to confer with the An
eent and Honorable Fraternity of York Ma
sons, tho independent Order of Odd Fellows,
the Staff of the Western Brigade Of Maryland
Militia, the Field and Company Officers of the
Esd Reg't. Nj. NJ, the Officers of such uni
formed corps as may be in the county, the
Mayor and Couneilmen Of Cumberland, the
Division of the Sons of Temperance, the Fire
Department, the German Benevolent Society,
the Medical aud Legal professions, and such
other bodies, civil or military, as may feel dis
posed to unite in procession.
That the Committee of Reception be autho.
rised to communicate with tho Military and
Civil Authorities of the adjacent country
and to request their assistance IN the cere'
mony.
That the Committee be authorised TO oper
correspondence with Mr.. Mills, and ascer
tain the time when the remains may be ex
pected.
That the different bodies named in the Sc
csna resolution be requested to appoint sub
ordinate Marshals to confer with the Chic
Marshal
That general suspension of business b.
recommended during the continuance OF thu
ceremony.
Upon motion, Col C. NJ. Thurston was ap
pointed Chief Marshal, and Messrs. Nj. Top
ham Evans, &. M Thurston, r. J. McKaig
VIM. Weber and Geo. w. Clabaugh the Com
iattee of Reception.
PRODUCE. During one week of the las
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