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raEIwHia nEErIs0 on mosDAr.
Tiers sas qli,s large meeting orlhs Whiss
a ihe Court. House o. Mondsy. Amer consai-
tstion, II mas deemed isezpsdient, 81 present. 70
mske 10y eeuonsualion Of their FISHES 10 re-
gard 10 y Whig Candidate for ,his Congressional
Bh,riei. The question Of making Dominttion
Was MOI even put in The meeting. and hearty
aeqaissesncs manifested by/alI. hat polling
should be done in the premises !, this aine.
II yin be observed Thai resolution vas q.
dopisd calling on ihs wings 10 nee, ii prssisei
capacity. for lie purpOss Of selecting Delegates
to Csunty Convection, 10 nominate two canti.
dates fot the nert Lesislsiare.
Mr.. Worihiaston, % the part Of Mr.. Hunter,
and MI. T. a. Moore, on The part Df Mr.. Thomp-
son. slslei TIA. neither Of these gehllsmen
would pgsin Be candidates for The Legislature
|, viii also be obssrvsd II the proceedings
that aissolution was introduced b. WIZ. g,
woRTBisorps, ESQ, in reference to The course
pursued By the House Of Representatives 10 theft
vote upon The resolutions offered to give thank.
and sword 10 Gen, Taylor.
Il having been intima,sd By the mover Of The
resolution, that the vote would not be confined
to ei.hsr party,
Mr.. B. z. Washington inquired Of the Chat
whether they we're open % amendment. and il
those Of he Democratic party would b. h ard
on the subject
The Chair responded thai they weIs open q
amendment, and tina, any one present would b.
heard.
Mr.. R. H. Butcher thsa moved TIA, the word.
.sTIouss Of Representatives" Sc, should b,
stricken out and the .L.gislature Of Massachus
siis" Inserted. Mr.. B. then spoke Of The course
.: the Massachusetts, legislature, reprobsiiag il
lin harsh terms.
Mr.. IVerthineton replied In moSt scathne
and powerful effort. He desired 10 know what
County Meeting Of Jefferson had TO Go with
the Legislature Of Massachusetts, Congress,
was The national body-Ee were Represented
there, and had right 10 approve Or repro
bate the actions Of tha, body. Far better would
], have been TO amend tie resolution by sec.
.iOn aPplaudins and commanding lhe acrion 81
our Own State Legislature in voting, una nimous.
", vote Of thanks and sword 10 General
Taylor.
Theyoie being taken, the amendment was LOST
BY avery decided vote.
Mr.. B. 2. Washington then offered an a.
mendmeat. which was nearly The same as that
offered in The House Of Representatives by Mr.
Fsrran Of o 10 the originsl resolution Of thank,
10 Gen. Taylor. Mr.. w. said that he Eel, a..
most confident that his amebdment would moi
be adopted, JET be desired 10 have an expires
sion Of opinion on Il.
Mr.. Worihington replied in second speech
Of great force, agsinstihe eDgrdfting Of mat
ter tha, had been passed upon b. the council,
Of the nation, and remarked that il vas . sin
gular attempt 10 bolster up those who seIe no
quite certain that tley acted conslilulionsily
and lawfully in making thefwar.
Mr.. Butcher followed and inquired how III,
ADMINISTRATORS had shown itself to be unffiend
ny TO Gen. Tay,ori Mr.. Polk had brese,te,
him, andiraised him from his inferior station /,
the command Of the Army 10 Mexico. Thaih
cared bot two strars who was 10 tbs, rieh,-i
mat,efsd NOT 10 him-hs was insf ss zsalou
for he prosecution Of the war il We were il
The wrong Is il We were in the right.
Mt \. H. Kelly replied BY remafting ,ha, !
was nct any particular love tbs President hat
fer Gen. Taylor, thai induced his appointmen
10 Tho command Of the Army. Mr.. Polk hat
found that another prominent oficer--one Of
vhOmihe command rightly devolved- be
coming popular with the peoPls-thst Gen
Scott had won place 10 their affections By hi
intrePidi,y land that il his career in the Soutl
was AZ brilIiau. as his career in the North, b
] would be q man truly 10 BE- fssred in q Presi
Dental contest: Il was his which induced Mr.
Polk d take refuge behindEthai hasiy plate 0
soup, and cashier, 10 eHeci, that aallapi officer
BY giving the command TO asubordinate: An
now that victory after victory had laurelled III
brow cf that veteran In arms, the domipau
party fearing bis popularity, were for present
ing 10 bis breast, "a dagger wresihed with fou
ers. -7fesOlutioDs Of thanks 50 ameudsd d q
Their q csnsurs lhan applaud him for his gal
liant services
Messrs. Anthony Kennedy, Alexander r
BoieIer, Thomas Grigg., and John A. Thomr
son, were called on BY the meeting, betdeeiin
ed, exee?t Mr. Thompson, Who euloei.e1 il
feIici,oes manner, 'Old Rough an. Reaay, 10
few remsiks.
The question being put on the amendmen, Of
Mr.. Washington Il was voted down, and the o.
riglnal resolution adopted BY scci,na.ion.
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