The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1847-02-11
THE MEETING ON MONDAY NIGHT.

THE MEETING ON MONDAY NIGHT.
AT a meeting of the citizens OF this city
and county, held in the Court House, Feb. Slh
lS47, for the purpose OF publicly rendering to
the Hon. CYRUS TABOR thanks for his manly
and upright course in the Senate of Indiana
during lis last session, in preventing the rev.
pulmonary DISCRIMINATION of that body
Willard Carpenter vas chosen President
Messrs. John Mitchell and VIM. NJ. Walker,
Vice Presidents, and Jas. E. Blythe, Secre-
tary. c. Baker. Esq, offered to the meet
ing the following preamble and resolutions
which. after appropriate and eloquent re
marks from Messrs. Baker, J. j. Chandler, w
Carpenter, Jno. Ingle and S. R. Hamill, were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, by the recent action of the Gen
eral Assembly; Indiana now bids fair speed
lily TO assume her former proud position among
the faith keeping and debt paying States Of
the Union, and there is now every reason to
believe that her credit will ere long be res
tered and her resources developed, and as a
revolutionary and facious minority of the
State Senate were prevented from defeating
that action which we believe TO be so emf
nently calculated TO bring about these great
and glorious results, by the indomitable en-
ergy and lofty patriotism of Hon. Cyrus IA
BoR, who, although opposed to the State
Debt Bill himself, was yet so devotedly al
tached to the principles ofour free system Of
Government, as to risk his life in permitting
himself TO be carried to the Senate chamber
TO restore quorum TO that body, and there
by prevent disaffeCted minority from tram
ping upon the Constitution and setting a
naugh, the will of majority of the Legisla
ture and People OF the State; therefore
Resolred, That Hon. Cyrus TABOR de.
serves the hearty thanks of the whole people
of Indiana for his course on the occasion
above referred TO, course that would have
honored wha. has been APPLY styled "the he
roic age of the Republic
RESOLVED, Tina, in these latter days wher
honest politicians are so few and far between
we deem il right aud proper tIIa. The peupls
should honor those wLo have placed thei
political integrity above suspicion, and be
lieving MIR. TABOR TO lie one of these, ",
therefore tender hin this expression CT the
confidence and esteem of the people of Van.
defbutgh County.
ResoIred, That committee of ten be ap-
pointed to address Mr.. TAsoR, ard cornmu
Bicate to him in such terms as to them shsl
seem advisable, The thanks Of the people o
this city aud county for the important service
he has rendered 10 them as we'll as to the
State at large, and that said Committee be
instructed TO invite Coz. TAEoR to paf,ske o.
Public Dinner with the citizens of this cit,
and county al such time as shall best suit hi.
convenience.
WhereHpon the President appointed Mes
srs. c. Baker, S. R. Hsmill, J. IngIe, jr., J. 6
Jones, w. NJ. Walker, Robt. Dunbar, F. E
GoodseII, s. Stoddard, j. e. Blythe, and y J
Chandler, the committee provided for by
said resolution.
On motion the proceedings Of the meeting
were ordered TO be published in the Evans
vile Journal
w. CARPENTER, President.
JAMES E. BLYTHE, Secretary.