St. Mary's beacon., 1854-05-25
PUBLIC MEETING.
PURSUANT to public notice, a large

PURSUANT to public notice, large and
enthusiastic meeting OF the personal fIien In of
Gen. Thomas i. Bowie, OF the bar, and of
the citizens generally Of Marlboro, met al the
Court House on Saturday evening, the 18th
of April, for the purpose only of expressing
their disapprobation of can indignation meet
ing" which was published to have been held
very recently at Buena Vista; and to express
further their high esteem for their distinguish
ed fellow citizen, Gen. Thomas F. Bowie, and
all others referred TO in the resolutions adont-
s = ms. motion of John G.. Mullikin, Esq,
Major Thomas Bruce was requested To take
the Chair, and John b. Brooke To act as Sc
cretary.
The meeting then, on motion, adjourned TO
meet again on Thursday, the 4th OF May, at
Ii O'Clock, A. NJ.
The meeting met pursuant of adjournment
on motion of Edward w. Belt, the Char was
authorized TO appoint committee OF I'VE
whose duty il should be to draft resolutions
expressive of the object OF the meeting
Whereupon the following gentlemen were
named as SAID committee: DIR. James Har-
per, George w. Hilleary, John Hodges,
Zadoc Sassccr, ST., and Mordecai :. Plumer,
Esars. The committee having retired for a
short time, returned and reported the follow
ing preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, the proceedings of a public
meeting, held at Buena Vista, have recently
been published in the Marlboro Gazette de-
nunciatory of the character both private and
professional of our highly esteemed and distin-
guishcd fellow citizen Gen. Thomas f. Bow
ie: and whereas. we are entirely at a loss 10
conceive any reasonable cause or proper
grounds for such an attack on so worthy, H.
telligent and useful citizen-There9orc,
I. Be it resolved, that the private and pCb-
lie character Of our friend Gen. Bowie, is
wholly unimpaired by the artificial machinery
sought TO be set in motion by the origInators
and instigators of the so-calied indignation
meeting at Buena Vista.
| 2. Resolved. TINT from a long and intimate
personal knowledge of the public and private
virtues of Gen. Thomas F. Bowie, we feel
justified in saving that he is one of our moS'
useful, intelligent, enterprising and honorable
public servants. and still retains our confidence
! that he has not lost, nor deserves to lose, the
public confidence In his professional or private
integrity. -4
| g. Resolved. that the Rar of Prince George,
County arr, and always have been, highly DIS
tnguished Cor their intelligence, urbanity and
general good department, but above all, fol
their inllexible devotion to the great principle.
of public right and justice-they need no spss
cial advocates to protect them. .
"a. Resolved, that we respectfully request th'
clitors of the ssMarIboro Gazette" and "Plan
ters' Advocate" TO publish the proceedings o
this meeting, and that the chairman be request
ed to hand copy of the above preamble AM
resolutions 10 Gen. Bowie.
On motion of Richard B. B. Chew, Esq.
the vote was requested TO be taken first on tn
first, second and fourth resolutions, which wer
:. unanimously adopted. The vote then recul
ring on the third resolution, il was adopted.
J, On motion the meeting adjourned.
THOMAS BRUCE, Chm.
Jae. ID. BRooKEs Sec'y. -4.t-.s