The republic., 1851-10-31
Public Meeting at Syracuse in behalf OF
Law and Order.
From ths Syracuse Star

! Onondaga, public meeting was held in the
| City Hall, Syracuse, on Saturday, the 10Th
instant, at two p. IN.
! An attempt was made ON the part OF certain in
dviduals to get possession of the hall at eleven
a. M, and hold it until two p. m, the hour for
which the meeting called
| An order Issued for this purpose granting
the of the hall to Hamilton White, Allen Mum
TO, Hiram Putnam, f. 4. Hayden, and another
| person whose name we have not obtained, but for
some reason unknown, the doors of the hall were
not opened in obedience to this order, and the in
tending diaturbers of the peace compelled TO
await the opening Of the doors at two p. M, when
the signers of the call, which they refused to sign
were present, and entered the hall with large
number of the abettors and some of the partici-
| pants Of the riot of the lst Of October
The meeting was called to order by the Hon. H.
| Baldwin, on whose nomination Major Burnet was
elected president
| At this stage of the proceedings the meeting was
| interrupted by Hon. +. w. Leavenworth. who
called il to order a second time and nominated the
! Hon. A. ii. Hovey for presiden This movement
of Mr.. Leavenworth, after the meeting was organ
lied, created much confusion, and the disturbers Of
the peace clamored loudly for Hovey. After the
| lapse of some minutes. during which the uproar Of
the malcontents was very great, Mr.. Hovey took
|
few remarks, moderate in tone, in which he dc
clared himself friend OF the law, aud asserted that
if il should be the pleasure of the meeting to elect
him to the chair he would his best exertions for
| its vindication.
After Mr. Hovey had taken his seat, there was a
cry from the malcontents of question:" but there
being question before the meeting, the presidel
requested the call for the meeting to be read which
| done by Mr. S. ID. Dilaye. While the call
was being read confusion again the order of
the day; but before the reading finished the
sound of martial mttsc heard in the distance
the deep blast of the trumpet and the spirit stirring
drum. II proved 10 be the band of the First Ward
delegation, who soon entered the hall to the nun.
Der of one hundred and fifty, bearing elegant
banner, on which was painted full length likeness
of Washington in the act of taking the oath to
support the Constitution.
Order soon restored-three of the most
noisy of the rioters being elected from the hail.
nearly all the remainder sneaking off with morti
| fed countenances.
After the election of vice presidents and secreta
| ries, whose will be found in another column
| and the appointment of committee on address
and resolutions, the meeting addressed by the
| Hon. Harvey Baldwin, mayor of the city, in an
eloquent and patriotic speech, which warmly
applauded.
| Hon. James Brooks, Nj. c. from New York, was
then loudly called for. He responded to the CALL
and spoke for half hour with great force and
| eloquence MIR. Brookss remarks received
with profound attention, and he was repeatedly
chccred during the delivery of his speech.
An address then read by S. D. Dillaye, esq +,
and resolutions by George F Comstock esq. They
express in decided and appropriate language
qualified condemnation of the outrage of the first
of October, and were adopted by acclamation.
The meeting of Saturday of the largest
ever held in this city, and was composed of its
most respectable citizens of all classes The First
Ward (Salina) in particular was nobly represent
cd Her delegation marched the whole distance,
headed by her best citizens. and composed, in the
main, of stawart workingmen, the bone and sinew
of the city.
These hardy sons of toll left their workshops and
their manufactures 10 give their aid to the
cause ofther country, its Constitution and its laws,
and for this they deserve and will receive the
thanks of all true patriots. Irish, Germans, and
Americans, all united on that occasion like band
of brothers, and proved that when the laws
threatened with subverson our adopted citizens
will be foremost in the rescue.
PUBLIC MEETING-LAw AND ORDER.
Pursuant to a call signed by eight hundred cit-
zens of Syracuse and the county of Onondaga,
meeting held in the City Hall, of this city, at
= p. IN. on Saturday, October 25th, to express
proper condemnation of the late infamous outrage
perpetrated by armed mob the lst of Oc
tober.
The meeting was called to order by Hon. H.
Baldwin, on whose motion the following officers
were appointed:
Presidsnt-M. ID. BURNETT.
Vice PTesidents-B. Davis Noxon, johnson Hail.
Phares Gould. Nj. w. Bennett. James Lynch, Jo.
seph e. Spencer, Harvey Loomis, John q Forbes,
Thomas Spencer, Rufus Stanton, Otis Bigelow
Elijah Rhoades, Dorastus Kellogg, +. l.. Phillips.
.SecretGries-W Winslow M. Watson Cornelius L.
Alvord, Stephen d. Duyc, Benjamin l.. Higgins,
Elisha &. Adams
The chairman appointed the following commit
tee on an address and resolutions:
leo. F. Comstock, w. NJ. Watson, S. ID. Dill
laye, II. Baldwin, Thomas T. Davis and John r.
The Hon. Harvey Baldwin then addressed the
meeting in an eloquent and patriotic speech, full
report OF which will appear hereafter.
The Hon James Brooks, NJ. G. from New York.
being loudly called for, and addressed the
meeting in sound, eloquent and impressive
speech, of which full report will be published to-
morrow.
The following address was then read by Mr. Dill
laye and unanimously adopted:
ADDRESS.
FELLOW CITIZENS: Called to give expression to
the public sentiment of the citizens OF Syracuse
favorable to the laws and Constitution Of coun-
try in opposition to the recklessncss Of zeaiots whe
denounce the patriots OF the Revolution, and take
up arms in defiance Of the laws, avail ourselves
OF this occasion 10 proclaim for the
principles we assume, and the Government VIC de-
fend
The great truths which gave birth to our Con.
stiution, and sealed il with the blood of patriots
united and cemented our Government in demo.
STacy of common faith by compromises of individ-
ual opinions for the public welfare and by Union
OF political States, for the protection and preserva-
ton of civic liberty. fraternity of rights
founded upon the principle of universal sulIragT,
cemented US in brotherhood of interest in all the
nobest elements Of national cquality-animatcd
by the genius of Washington, and inspired by the
philosophy Of jefferson we have proceeded in tho
great nnission Of founding Republic Of uws, go.
Verned by the principle OF Constitution which has
commanded the veneration of the world. That
Constitution has been assailed in our midst and
we are called upon to decide whether we will sup
port it as charter Of liberty, dcnouncc it as a
testament OF wrongs. The phrenzy of zealots, and
the madness Of fanatics, have raised the axe to
strike at the root ofits power, and, clothing resst-
ance with the anarchy of mobs, have attempted to
annihilate its provisions by the tyranny of sec
tional opinion. We believe that when dcspotism
rules and justice is given up to the horrid right Of
af,Ae -fatxr tln I.ure r