The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-12


ins voice q he country who's Fioroas sKamFls he
was about 10 initiate. We 0ssf~d iacsass 10 90
man. as sc toll the meeting We dsd no, dream Of
man-worshp We knew 90 P4s'y upon MAJ great oces-
sion-neheg ~dei ocrsi nos ~he nsitAef seutrsl nof
native" We went iof The parry 81 Frsscs-lhs party 81
Amerea--ths party 81 Lbsuy-shs paris Il msakis1
Such was the language we sngesrh Aa1 ysi he
luton passed over. because ux had ossrrd --~s
whom one Of these lsflsr-wnsefs psassi 10 cali "a
rabid energetic sdiof- The resolution tAai We tnaIy
submitted runs a. ialows
"R"oped, That the thanks 81 sis rasss ~ evsa ne
American representative france, anA ne s~ Aaneeusa
citizens for their pfomps and csfdsl fsoasaoa Il d.
public Of France"
This resolution was not acted oa. bat Il was '4afoilly
evaded. as il has been said. BY adjournment athsagh
we are perfectly satisfied THAI woald have @s~ss the
three OF four hundrcd citizens whs present Al the
meeting had been permitted 10 vote
Correspondence chass~sass ss.s
WsssIssros. Apfi a. t-ss
The msetimg Of s msssbos Of tss ysss lsa ~rAf 8Asf
TOOK piaos-Bs~essbs. o., o.
Last nj ght meeting Of tho members OF rie prcas
this city took place Odd Fellows Han Cod ~aaro
of the editors of the lnegenoef. called ti.e ehss
Among the speakers NJ. ". Noah. long knc~a the
father OF pr.,ers, father OF the press Mf nhss Aso
his views the French revelation and probahl~
cdects--a permanent republic fashioned anef o~n
The speeches were In good and ali haruiO.
nously until Mr.. Richie offered resolution hansins oar
minister, Mr. Rush, for his pfompness IN Acknowledging
the provisional government. This strcnuously 0p-
posed, The ground that Mr.. Rush was not an oiea,
Of aduation, and that the meeting called ior
different purpose--to express sympathy FOE France. 81
vain was Mr.. Richie imporuned to Withdraw the
luton He said that the President had done has da,y that
Congress do theirs that the introduction OF the abo
ton question in the House Monday disgaoe and
that we could offer no greater encouragement To France
than by sustaining our minister II was proposed that
thanks be rendered TO the legation and TO the hundred
and eighty American citizens who presented the address
Speakers other than those designated by the prime
of the meeting, appeared in all parts OF the hail. and
ed to take part in the proceedings But this denied
the meeting was convened under the auspices OF the
An individual cried out GAS ssrage extended 10
the people of France move that suffrage be extended
US" agreed agreed" the response. "Yes" said
Mr. Richie, "le all participate We have the causes OF
the French revolution again" Isaac Hill, ex-gov
ernor of New Hampshire; Mr.. Cunningham. formerly
editor of the Portsmouth Chronicle Mr. Robinson, of
the New York Tribune and Others participated in the
excited proceedings; and in much confusion the
lutons as reported by the COMMITTEES were agreed to-
and the meeting adjourned leaving Mr.. Riches fire.
brand in his possession. In the first place, it
inudicous call Mr. Seaton the chair He is excel
lent presiding officer; but the ntegencer has taken
the ultra goahead course in relation France and hence
there dissatisfaction; in the next if any other
than Mr. Richie had offered the resolution of thanks Mr.
Rush, would have been adopted. Unfortunately when
rabd energetic editor in anything, there
who suspect design make political capital and he is
opposed In the House of Representatives. the
effort engaft the detesabe Wimot Provso for the
purpose Of winning aboions votes and cause an I'M
necessary degree of excitement So it is, in whatever
undertaken Buncombe have its full share in the pro-
ceedings
From the Boston Times
We had quite large meeting of the press at the Odd
Fellows Hall, with the Hon. W. W. Seaon in the chair
responding the French revolution. Many eloquent
speakers addressed the meeting and series of resolutions
adopted congratnlatng the French people their
success and the of liberty equality and aer
nifty. Toward the close Mr. Richie appeared and after
very eloquent and sensible Speech proposed reso-
luton might be adopted thanking Mr. Rush, able and
patriotic minister in Paris for the timely and very oppor-
recognition of the French republic This was OPP
posed by the whg members of the press under the very
spurious pretext that the meeting called for such
purpose, but merely for the purpose of sympahizng with
the French people Several amendments proposed,
but the meeting adjourned without coming a vote.
wish you in the mean tme take notice of the 'xed
tact' that meeting in which the wings had a most de.
cided majority, and which presided by a whig
chairman (hough certainly very able and accomplished
gcneman) refused to entertain resolution approving the
same act in minister which it nominay called
upon perform itself Truth is indeed "sanger than
fiction"