American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-05-30

in their efforts with zeal which would De
praiseworthy in better cause.
1t seems that a convention, (msnamed an
Industrial Convention is to assemble in Boston
on the Sd of June; and a meeting of the Ma
tional Reform Society of New York, was held
on the eth inst, to appoint delegates. At this
meeting sundry speeches were made, and the
pledge was read in the following Words
awe, " hose names are annexed, DESTROYS Of
restoring man his natural right to land, do SOL
EMMY agree that we will not vote for any man
for any legislative office who will not pledge
himself in writing, to use all the influence of
his station, if elected, to prevent all further tra
ic in the public lands of the States, and of the
U. States, and to cause them TO be laid out in
farms and lots, for the free and exclusive use OF
actual settlers.n
The speakers did not confne their remarks
to the special object of the meeting, but review
ed "matters and things in general" The
chairman (Moses Johnson) said, "that some
few centuries ago there was a star in England,
which caused meeting at place called Run
nymede. Upon that occasion the Magma Char
ia was formed, giving privileges to the people;
but these were not fully carried out for the ben
eft of the people. In the present struggle going
on between this country and Mexico-it was
not a struggle for the benefit of the people, but
for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of individuals, to the
exclusion of the people, The reformers would
not countenance such a struggle on the part of
America"
After this emphatic denuncation of the war
with Mexico, by the Chairman Of the National
Reform Society, President Polk may posi-
bly, deem it expedient to recall General Tay-
lor, disband the volunteers whom he has called
into service, and, perhaps, relinquish Texas to
| Mexico. The redoubta BILE Moses johnson will
not give his countenance to the war, and it
cannot, therefore, be successfully prosecuted.
But let us hear another speaker.
"Mr John Cummerford felt gratiied to OBJ
serve the stand taken by the National Refor-
mers at the late meeting in the Park. The
course of America in the struggle now going
on was discreditable to the nation, and placed
America in the position of aggressors. The
monarchies of Europe would look with surprise
upon this struggle between two sister republics
james X. Polk had seemed determined to
embroil America in war. He, (Mr. c. had
voted for Polk and was sorry for it. The Anne
ricans should be the right arm of Mexico, I'M
less an attempt was made to establish monor-
chy."
They strike at the President right and left,
probably because he has not promised to divide
Mexico into lots for their use. But the last
speaker, not content with his hit at Mr.. Polk,
gives also blow at the officers of the army.
Hear him-"There should be no distinction
between the private and officer-all should be
equality. One man should not be paid $40 a
month, and another man but IS for dscharging
the same services" This sentiment elected
applause, and we wonder that the speaker did
not suggest, that every man should command
in turn, for that would have established a still
greater equality.
MIR. James McClatchy, (who succeeded the
speaker,) eschewed politics and stuck to the
land question. He said, ''the land is the pro-
perty of all the children of God. Any one
who has no land, has right to 60 forth and
cultivate, without money and without price,
any land not in use."
We suspect that many of these reformers,
were the lands distributed according to their
desire, would be prepared in less than year
to "divide again"