Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-23
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PROM THE DAILY GLOBE or THURSDAY

ties imbruited by despousm, nere is magic IN the
words civil and religious liberty freedom of speech !;
and the almost sagnant blood receives unwoned pro-
pulsion from new motive power in the heart gm-
merng of hope penetrates the deep surrounding dark
ness that liberty is attanabe. But here live in the
broad glare of the sum- and rejoice in the unbOunded
freedom possess and the robust energy which it i'm
parts An attempt obstruc freedom Of speech Is trea
son to liberty and its first development excites watchful
ealousy Falible however, is the human judgment,
steps taken to guard it may result in injury to its broad
foundations and with Madame Roland, the friend of
freedom may have deplore the atrocities committed in
i Is name.
With the known state of fermentation of the public
mind which has occasioned conclusive upheavings
throughout the United States for time past and
from which Washington has not been exempt the bugle
note to arms" does meet with more prompt re-
Spouse in beeagered city than did last night the appeal
with which city had been placarded:
DEMOCRATS AROUSE Cons FORTH IN DEFENCE OF
EQUAL LAWS AND EQUAL RIGHTS The Democrats oil Wash
ngton and all those who friendly to equal laws and
equal rights requested to meet at Caruss Saloon on
Wednesday evening next at O'clock for the purpose Of
organizing association in opposition to the enemies OF
sire worship God they please and every citizen of
the United States it matters not where he was born is
invited to come.
1sCome as the wind comes when forests are bended
Come as treemen who battle for right;
True men of America, come in your might"
The crowd came the come, and it was full tide
soon after that faithful of all work, old SOL had
retired for the night leaving dminutve representatives
on platform the west side Of Caruss Saloon to u-
mine the Of upturned faces that were visible below
Muscs soothing influence charmed the monsters Of the
deep into peaceful harmony, and if 'reasons, strata
gems, and spols contemplated, it must with re-
lucarce be admitted that the authority of Shakespeare
is seriously nvadated But veracicus chronclers of
passing events put record the fact that an
early opposition manifested.
DR.. JOHN NJ. BLAKE called the meeting to ORDER and
nominated Col JAMES G. BERREr the President The
vote taken, and the motion having been announced
to be carried voice in the crowd called for division"
Fellow citizens said COL Berret stepping forward 10
assume the duties of the presidency there are no div
sions when Democrats assembled in council" lie
then acknowledged in pertinent language his grateful
Acknowledgements for the compliment which had been paid
to him. and said that the which had acuated the
friends of our glorious institutions in calling together
that assembage that occasion would be fully set forth
by the distinguished gentlemen who were present to adj
dress them and therefore would be useless consump-
on of their time for him to aetain them from the vndi
cation of the principles of the Democratic party of this
country with which they would be edited He again
returned his thanks for the honor conferred upon him.
and threw himself their indulgence to aid him in the
discharge of his unusual duties.
Three lusy cheers having been given for Col Berret,
Daniel Ratcie ESQ., proposed to complete the organi-
zaion Of the meeting by the appointment of the following
officers:
Yics Pre.idents-John W. Msury, Phil Barton Key,
Daniel Radcliffe Jonah D. Hoover A. G. Allen A. 0. P.
Nicholson Col William Seden, Zeph. JONES' VIM. H.
Hope, VIM. Orme jerome Dgges, Capt Henry 3. Tyler,
Dearborn Johnson, DR.. A. W. Miller, James Mcclure,
John d. Clark, Samuel Drury.
SecretaresEF McNerhany, A. G. Southall, C. w. c.
Huntington, Thomas ]. Fisher, Mich W. Clusky.
The motion declared to be carried although there
were many stentorian "noes, which repeated as
Mr. Ratcfes motion put for the appointment OF
committee of nine whose duty was prescribed to be to
prepare resolutions for the consideration of the meeting
The Committee on Resolutions thus organized by the
President: Daniel Radcliffe Jonah D. Hoover Charles
s. Walach William c. Reddall, Thomas ]. Gait, Henry s.
Davis Peter Hepburn Lemuel Gaddis, William Morgan
During their absence another wave was added to the
mighty procession, with music arrived and IN
terminged with the and the Marine Band on the
platform greeted them with the popular air Jordan is
q hard road to travel believe"
Mr. RArcLIrrE then presented himself and said: The
committee that was instructed prepare resolutions for
the consideration of this meeting have performed that
duty and are now ready report and hold in my hand
the resolutions which the committee have instructed
to submit.
FRANCIS MoNEnHAxr Esq. proceeded to read the
utons
aWhereas the Democratic party has ever maintained
and cherished in all their purity and integrity, those
great constitutional truths upon which based the ao-
rious institutions under which live; and whereas a
secret political organization has recently sprung up In
our midst whose creed is antsgonstc to the
of Independence voiatve of the Constitution, repug
nant to the teachings of the Fathers of the Republic and
at war with the principles and policy of the Democratic
party: Therefore,
THE reference the secret political organization was
received by circle Of spectators with dscordant
cries
a. Resolued That the authors of the Declaration of
Independence made it one of the foremost for
shaking off allegiance to the King Of Great Britain, that
he has endeavored prevent the population of these
States for that purpose obsructing the laws for the
naturalization of foreigners refusing to pass others to
encourage their migration hther and the Constitu-
tion expressly guarantees the free exercise of religious
opinions, as Democrats Gouder, being willing to
take these honored instruments for guide and
TO abide by them the offspring Of liberty and the
est pledges of protection for life and property will resist
to the utmost any attempts trampe them under foot
laughter to backen the fair character which our
country has Justly acquired the home Of the free
and an asylum for the oppressed of the earth TCheers
2 Resolped That to combat and counterfeit the bold
and reasonable designs Of those calling themselves
know Nothings Tderisve cheers and laughter it is
the duty Of every true Democrat as well as of every
frotic Wing to unite heart and hand in common
struggle in defence Of the Constitution as it is and in
sustaining the great principles of civil and religious
liberty guaranteed by its proysions therefore pledge
ourselves in political fellowship with any
or of engaged in the nerious attempt to deprive