Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-12-16
6eralo of the Qimes.
Rh0DE-ISLAND Err;
NEWPORT:
Great Whig Meeting at Phila-
delPhia.

Great WhiE Meeting at Phila-
delphia.
The Philadelphia papers Of Tuesday the
7tb inst, contain ample reports OF the meet
ing held in that city on Monday evening last,
by way Of response to Mr.. Clays recent
speech and resolutions on the subject OF the
Mexican war. The meeting convened at
the Hall Of the Chinese Museum, and was
organized by the appointment Of the Hon.
SAMUEL BREcK, as President, assisted by q
srge cor.ege Of Vice Presidents and Secre-
|tsries. Judge Conrad, sfer prefacing the
subject with many eloquent and pungent re.
marks on the conduct Of the President Of the
United States ns the originator Of the war.
sn ito wickedness and entire futility for any
=ise or valuable purpose-presented a series
of resolutions concurring fully in the views
and policy suggested by Mr.. Clay at Lex.
ington. and expressing, also, an unbroscn
confidence in his wisdom and unliring dcvo-
ton to the best interests OF his country. The
following is the resolution offered IN rela.
lion to Mr.. Clay.
{" Resolved. that we unite with the nation
st large in gratitude to that truly great and
good man, IIENnr CLAV. for the counses,
which, at the call Of his fellow citizens, he
has, from his retirement given to the nation !:
kha, having every day OF every year, for halt
q century, made his country his debtor. by
constant, faithful and exalted devotion to her
interests and glory, he has yet added to his
claims upon the admiration and gratitude Of
the present and all future generations Of
feemen. by his wise, calm, Snd far seeing
vindicstion Of the holy obligations. which
should, among frccmen, restrain the strong
from expressing the weak, and the tree from
making slaves.
The resolutions were seconded by Joseph
Il. Chandler. E.q., in on able and effective
address, marked throughout by argument,
" j, and apt illustration. Mr.. Chandler was
followed by Morton McMichael, Esq, who
having concluded his remarks, the resolu-
,ions were adopted by ucclnmatron.
The great Hall of The Museum wns throng-
ed to excees-more than five thousand per
sons being present on the occasion.
The LATE MAYOR OF MoNrREAL.-We
last week chron,cled the death Of John f.
~ ills, Esq. Mayor Of Montreal, says the
Il ochester Democrat. Ills success in liic,
and the honors received are lessons full of
encouragement TO every youth Of our coun'
Try. We knew him well. Thirty years ago,
he started from Tolland, Conn.,, us tin ped.
Ter seated on his box. which contained all
his earthly possessions, except good char
acter. tie arrived at Montreel the same
Hall, and through the winter, bartercd his
Yankee notions for any article he thought he
could turn to good prof, in Connecticut.
lie continued TO 90 and return for two
years. Having made some five or SIX hun
|dred dollars in the traffic, he located himself
a. small merchant. From This small be.
pinning he rose, and in few years found
himself an opulent trader lie left his mer-
cantila house with brother and opened an
Office Of discount, and deposite; dealing lorge-
" in exchange, in which business he contin.
ued until his death. Fortune seemed TO fa.
vor him. His losses are said 10 have been
little comparatively, for one so extensively
engaged in trade, with the exception Of 1896,
when he unfortunately went TO New York
and invested some 5000 700 in the United
States Bank Stock, which proved almost a
total loss.