The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-09-19
From the Pennsylvania Statesman.
The Whig Meeting Monday aigat iu epe ndsn %
Square a dead failure.

The WING Meeting "a Monday nigat Inde pe ndsncs
Square a dead failure.
II anything can impress the mind Of Governor John.
sion with utter bopelessness OF his reelection, the meet
ing held on Monday night in independence Square must
have that effect Hercuean efforts made Tor week
IN advance OF The meelns oi The whole body OF State
ncipal corporation which they could exercise any
CONTROL 10 render the gathering an affair OF imposing mag
ntude Throughout Monday the most busy preparation
visible, and from until night the notes of
al music heard in every part OF the city and county
And what the result OF these great exerons A,
eight o'clock, the hour At which the meeting was called
there were about thousand persons in the Square
Therends OF the governor dropped their heads with shame
and many expression, omnous OF his defeat passed
from mouth to mouth AT bali past o'clock, the meet
ing had increased TO about fifteen hundred by the addition
of large number of boys attracted by The band OF
sic, and pretty fair collection OF our cooed fellow
citizens" encouraged by the known abolition principles
OF the governor Al time could the meeting have
consisted oil more than twenty-five hundred personsboys
and men.
After speeches from Messrs Frailey and Conrad were
heard and the reading OF long string OF resolutions evil
IDENTIFY prepared with great labor by Mr.. Conrad, and
sprnkled with much theatrical verboseness, after his
usual style Gov Johnston made his appearance in front
of the stand. The faithful recipients of the governors
bounty, and the well.traned bands of United States Of
flee holders, "who never NEEDLE with political matters !'
received the governor with shout that made up in
strength what il lacked in numbers, and nearly cracked
the threats OF those who delivered it,
The governor commenced his speech under evident
embarrassment. He seemed to feel that the weigh, of
the blood OF the murdered victims of his folly at Christi
ana hung to his skirts His tongue, parayzed by the in
ward workings OF stricken conscience refused to ar,c.
ulate distinctly the ncoherent reflections OF dlstem-
pered mind while his exordum betrayed the anxiety that
guilt is certain TO provoke II is fortunate for the
governor that competent reporters present. WHOSE
bowels OF compassion were moved in his behalf, and
who, in commiseration of his deplorable condition
filled up his speech before publication, to give it the
appearance of coherency. Such palor pervaded the
governors countenance TO strike his friends with
alarm. His lips quivered with emotions OF fear and
sumed an ashy paleness Had not relief at this
moment the governor must have swooned under his feel
ngs OF remorse Music, from band in the vicinity,
called the governor from his alarming revery, and the
next instant large lantern appeared the Sixth street
front of the square, followed by several others OF
consisting of thirty men and about the number OF
boys. They marched into The yard and were received
with what was intended to be three cheers. In another
minute the Northern Liberty procession, numbering forty
PERSONS carrying three lanterns made their appearance
and were welcomed in the same sickly manner And
again, in few minutes, two professions from Spring
Garden appeared the first consisting OF foryfve men,
and the latter OF twenty-five, the foremost of which
carried lantern used in the Taylor campaign three
ago. with the figures TO- 90 inscribed upon IT, The two
ciphers detached from The sixteen, doubt ty
some enemy OF the governor and were intended TO imply
that the governor would receive sixteen majority in
Spring Garden, or nothing. THIS dubious compliment
would have been spared the governor had the author OF
II known the extent TO which his feelings were already
narrowed by the bloody tragedy in Lancaster county,
brought about by his own criminal negligence.
Summonng up courage from The martial muse, which
now poured It's enlivenlng strains upon the IRON four
full bands the governor launched into labored apology
oil his many atrocious padons OF criminals in general
terms, but did not aude TO the pardon of Dugan
whose cold blooded murder of youthful American CHI.
Mortified the entire community, pelperated it
most public lhoroughtae, the presence OF hun
dTeds He next claimed the merit OF establishing sink
ing fund for the payment of the public debt but every
body present knew that operation long before he
was elected governor, and that his office merely min
steral, he could this head feeling in his
behalf.
The fugitive slave bill. however, the subject upon
which he displayed the most uneaslness To exenuate
his conduct in reference the bill he holds in
his pocket he esorted TO the crafty explain atoms
none Of which seemed 10 satisfy his friends present
He approached and reTeated from this subject
times, and aroused himself 10 attempt rhe
torca houshes and produce a sensation before
he assumed TO justify his But in this he
lamentaby unfortunate and only rendered himself rdicu
lous by climbing the climax OF figure, and then pitching
headlong TO lis base in language The most broken and
broke out in words such these "A plague him =
why don't he eonfne himself 10 facts, and not attempt
figures OF speech, in which he know he only
appear absurd " He continued to labor for hour il
explanation of his abolition His zeal here
commensurate with the magnitude OF his guilt but the
crowd dispersed TO their homes, evidently dissatisfied
with his attempted apology, A more apatbec meeting
perhaps, never convened in independence Square
Every present behaved If they saw the words
mens, ttket upharsen" printed Ia letters OF living
light upon the arch which covered the head OF the Cover
II is rumored that Governor Johnston will follow
the example OF Gov. Quitman OF Mississippi, and decline
being a candidate for reelection.