The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-25
From the Boston Post
Great Meeting at Faneuil Hall.

There large and enthusiastic gathering OF the
people Faneuil Hall las, evening 10 hear MIR Halle
Aaron Hobart. esq., chairman of the county committee
called the meeting 10 order. and the following were
chosen officers; Joseph Smith. esq, president; Enoch
Smelling, D. d. Kelley, Thomas Sprague, Cornelius Dns-
coll, William Hickey, w. B. Button, Adm Partridge,
Thomas Bancroft, Nahum Ball. Samuel r. Spinney vice
presidents and James II Beals and s. r. Glenn. secres-
res The president opened the meeting by brief but elo
quent remarks. stating its occasion, In which he urged
democrats AVOID all side issues and to keep in view the
singe objects the adoption of the constitution and
the election OF Bishop and Dowley.
The following resolutions were then read BY Oliver
Stevens, esq:
R,,,d Tha, the new constitution upon which the peo
pie called exercise their prerogative OF
sigwfy the coming election work OF progressive re.
form, sonndy democratic, wisely conservsnve, and as
whoe emneny deserving the ratification OF the people as
improved chart Of the grest body OF their liberties
R.ssir.d That would be desirable. " practicable that
parties should the adoption OF the Organic
laws OF the Commonwealth but all history has shown that
the of the liberties Of the people, we as the
OF the territory OF country. has always met
with determined resistance from the party of the past,
and therefore the people, IL they menn 70 advance cannot
all coming wait for the hold back mi
nority up the spirit or wants Of The
age but they take the work in their own hands
anddimegardng the groundess fears OF the umid the
cunning nfsrepre.cn,a,ons designing and false
Of the unbeievers IN self government and The
threats OF the arrogan-body advance their standard OF
reform the head OF the column. and not
booking behind for that which they cannot now attain
good now for the fret within seventy years, placed
w thin the reach OF the ballotbox.
Rssoird, That regret that our respected felow-c
zens---the whQ party, among whom recognise many
Intelligent and capable enshouid persist In making the
rejection OF the constitution party test with their
dates snd their follower. bpt that such
their part after they could raise but iystx votes against
the amendments in the convcnuon clearly indicates the
duty and policy of al, democrats to uphold constitution
which old opponents denounce for the reason that IS
undemocrac," it will neither restore NOT oonsollda'e
the hereditary power OF the whig party in this Common
wealth N. 49,
Rucivsd That cannot ympathize with the soc'iude
of those who lear that Boston democrats will be deprived
by the OF the nesinab'e right Of repre-
sensa on under the old copsution, which
the wings sect u, epeiuste the Boston de acy never
have had, aud have, representa- ton at s
and tefesre their duty and sound policy
prevent the GENERALIZATION ~ Bosoa whg city until
become polite Paris of Ms~schnseu.. aud viii
cure fair representation to local ntnor,tics
towns and city districts. instead of controlling power
over the vholc government 70 1ew overgrown cities