The republic., 1851-04-18


vote inviting President Fillmore 10 visit Bossop
which passed the popular branch Of the city govern
ment, almost unanimously, several weeks since
was laid on the table by the board Of mayor ane
aldermen, and the city of Boston can be viewed in n<
other light than in open hostiliyto the present Ma
tionAl Wing Administration. The effect Of the
recent decisive movements the part of the officer
and citizens, in carrying out the laws of the land
has been completely destroyed by majority ol
| the aldermen of Boston.
The presses which have lately been teeming with
praises for Massachusetts, devotion to the laws
and the Union, will now point the finger of scoru
1t our city government, for its contemplate insult
to the great defender of that Constitution, without
which there would be NO LAws-so UNION.
| From the Boston Courier.
RECEPTION OF Ma. WEBSTER BosToN.-The
citizens of Boston have been for some days in ex-
pectation Of witnessing public reception of MIR.
Webster BY the people Of this city in Faneuil Hail.
On Monday evening the mayor and aldermen
went into secret session for the purpose of acting on
the following petition:
"Ib he Honorable Mayor and Aldermen of the cify
Of Boston
"The uadersigned respectfully ask the use OF
| Faneuil Hall, on the l7th day Of April, 1851 for
the purpose of public reception of the Honorab Bile
Daniel Webster, and to consult ON the public good
1 "Signed by George G. Smith, and over one hum
dred other substantial citizens, Of both political
| parties. {.
After some proceedings had taken place in pri-
vate, the doors opened, and the following nc
| ton on the foregoing petition was reported:
"Upon the petition Of George G. Smith and 9th.
ers. tor the use of Faneuil Hall for public meet
ing ON the l7th instant
Resolvsd, That in view of the recent action Of
this board upon other similar applications, and Of
the present excited state of the public mind, it is
poses asked for.''
The vote on the adoption Of the resolution stood
a. follows: Ysas-Aldermen Briggs, Clark, Grant,
Kimball,and Munroe. Nays-Alderlnen Holbrook,
Rogers, and Smith. II was not necessary for the
mayor to vote, but it is understood that he declared
himself strongly against the resolution.
| Yesterday afternoon, in consequence of the gen
eral excitement occasioned by this, the mayor and
aldermen met again in secret session, and propo-
sal was made 10 rescind the order. The discussion
which arose upon it was very animated; but it re-
suited in refusal of the board to reconsider their
vote. After two hours' debate the question was
taken, and it appeared that there were for rescnd
ing the resolve-the Mayor, Aldermen Holbrook,
Rogers, and Smith,.
Againstreconsidering- Aldermen Briggs, Clark,
Grant and Monroe. The vote being a tie, the
original resolution stands. Mr.. Moses Kimball
WSS PTooCutp Dut WOukO hot vote. we 90 not learn
that he assigned any reasons.
The public entirely at q loss to understand
thsmost extraordinary behavior of the four alder
men who have thus disappointed the general ex-
pectnton, and placed themselves in opposition to
the wishes of vast majority of the inhabitants of
| this city. We leave the matter without any fur
| ther comment
From the Boston advertiser
FANEuIL HALL.--The refusal of the mayor and
| aldermen to grant the Of Faneuil Hall to the
citizens who asked for it for the purpose of receiv-
ing properly here the Secretary Of State, has excit
ed much surprise and remark. II was doubtless
made under a Misrepresentation, and will perhaps
be reversed. The of Faneuil Hall was asked
for, in the manner provided for by the ordinances
for one ofthe purposes for which the ctizens intend
that that hall shall be used. II this was not such
purpose the hall should be sold, or let or pulled
down. That it had been previously refused to per-
sons who wished to abuse it for reasonable or sedi-
ious purposes, is to refuse it to persons
who wished to occupy it for the very purposes for
which Peter Faneuil built it. The board of alder
men had protracted secret session yesterday af-
ternoon.
The motion to reconsider the vote Of Monday was
discussed at considerable length and the board re-
fused to reconsider by the following vote:
AAAs-NAuyOE olSCAOW, uuu lSAC0bTb. E1OlDIOOk,
Rogers, and Smith,.
NAYs-Messrs. Briggs, Clark, Grant, and Mum
roe-4.
Alderman Kimball refused to vote.
The following is the vote on the passage of the
resolution on Monday.
YEAs-Messrs. Briggs, Clark, Grant. Kimball,
and Munroe-6.
NAYs-Messrs. Holbrook, Smith, and Rogers
The Mayor did not vote.
The public were very much surprised on learn
ing the first decision Of the mayor and aldermen,
it being understood that the object of the meeting
was to hear an address the affairs Of the country
from the Hon. Daniel Webster. They had. we be-
ieve, universally entertained the impression that
this board were animated by very different feel
ing from that which this decision is supposed to
indicate. That impression had been strongly con-
6rmed by the prompt and very appropriate ac-
tion of the board on the occasion of the outrage
which was lately perpetrated in the city court
house, in the rescue of the prisoner Shadrach from
the hands of the United States marshal by mob
The reason assigned for the refusal is quite
isfactory, as II is entirely without meaning except
upon suppostion dsrespectful both to the appli-
cants and to the distinguished individual whom
they had invited to meet them. We are not dis
posed to enlarge on the subject but we cannot for.