Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-03-01
A GOOD MOVEMENT.

A large number of the Wing citizens of Pha-
delphia City and County met on Thursday evening
at the Chinese Museum, for the purpose Of express
| ing their approval of the Compromise measures
passed at the last session of Congress, and to de-
termine upon the propriey of requesting their Re-
personalities in the Legislature Of the State to vote
for and support bill for the repeal of the obnox-
ious features of the act of Assembly passed the
third day of March, Is47 relative to fugitive slaves
Hon. SAMUEL BREcK presided, supported by nu-
merous Vice Presidents. The speakers were Jo-
sIAH RANDALL, CHARLES GIBBONS, ISAAC HALE
HURST, CRAIG BIDDLE, and JOHN G. BULLITT
The sentiments of the meeting were embodied
in the subjoined resolutions, which were adopted
by the meetingthe last of the series, relating to
different subject, having been separately submitted
by direction of the committee which reported the
others:
l. Resolved That approve of and adopt the spirit Of
the proceedings of the Union meeting held at the Chinese
Museum, in this city, the 2st of November last and
again endorse and promugate them to the world the sen-
ments of the Wings Of Philadelphia.
2 Resofped, That we approve of the laws enacted by
Congress at their last session. denomnaed the Compromise
Measures and congratulate the country on the peace and
tranquility which have been produced by the said
among the great mass of the American people.
g. Resolved That the Wings Of the city and county Of
Philadelphia do cordially sustain all the Of President
Flmores administration the agating question of slavery
to be the only one which is consistent with proper regard
to the constitutional rights end obligations Of citizens Of the
United Sate and to the pepeuaon of those blessings
peace and fraternity under which the States Of Union
have propee and the happiness of people has been
secured.
4. Resolved That in the judgment of this meeting 20
much OF the act of Assembly of March 3d. lS47 in relation
to fugitive slaves, refuses the Of prisons for the
detention Of persons who may be claimed SUCH under the
recent act Of Congress- should be repealed That acknow
Lodging, do, the right Of citizen Of another State
secure his property, which he may find within borders
becomes duty to furnish him with such facilities he
may in such require That the due execution of the
act Of Congress renders necessary that the Of pr
sons sha be granted to the judicial authority Of the United
States whenever they be required for the safe keeping
the fugitive until the hearing for which that provides
be fully obtained That, in the opinion of this meeting
much of the said Of Assembly prohibits the use
the public prisons of this Commonwealth in such cases.
anywise obucts the execution of the Congress-
conflicts with the constitutional rights Of the citizens
other States, should be forthwith repealed.
5. Resolved That member OF the Wing party, who
may be acting in representative capacity State Legs
aure from the city county Of Philadelphia can be entitled
to confidence who refuses to sustain the policy and the
measures of the Wing National Administration.
Resolped That the thanks of the Wing party of tie
Union emnenty due to Daniel Webster for the positions
which he has asserted and umphany sustained in his recent
correspondence with the Austrian Minister That recog
Mise, in his reply to that functonay the principles and
policy of the American Government in its Intercourse with
foreign nations, and proper expression of sympathy
every movement which may occur among the nations Of the
earh for the extension of those republican doctrines which
form the basis of the American Constitution.