The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-29
Tho rlatte County (u1o.) Difa oulties.
PUBLIC MEETING AT WESTON.

fUm tu6 W0s,On kepUrter, NV. TO-.
public meeting OF the citizens OF Weston held In
this dsy bst Noncsy evening At O'Clock to taxe iato
cook grafton the dispute going between Platte city
and PAive growing OF the return OF Mr.. Park to
IL latter lAos attention II our readers Is called
to e resolutions and pr ceediugs ad in another
o0nmn They spesk tor theaseivea Add Afford evidence,
indeed wee necessary, tnas tue ctzsns Of Weston
arc sound and se0be upon the subject of slavery and
true - the constitution and the laws Chose resolutions
were patsed by accamAuon only few dissontins voces
ms neetiIg was arge great many c.me in from
Platte city (indsca,c way the lsass Of ITO we hope
tAeV came win good intentions,
Mr. JAMES N. BIZ rms explained the object Of the meet
ing "a speech OF much 'eau'y and elo4uence, and the
rapturous applause that ee-d his wei turned and pa
trotiC sentences III ed has he touched c,d ia The
human heart that vibraed no. to the s,rdd and vicious
but :, uls higher and nobler impulses Of
he a0verd b the circumstance that portion of the peo-
30 OF this country we're in arms, aud drifting upon
IN excited tide n actual collision. He ap
pealed to common b, uth6, hood aud destiny
which bound the people u this country together aud
ared, in tones which .Ank deep in,o the OF his
healers IL IL we're not high and sacred DUTY whc
vove upon the citizens Of Weston, take upon them
selves the Office peS cemxker in this emergency
He cAed auid tie des-ning shouts OF the ASSEMBLED
ma itude and moved that NJ v. Snel Esq. be called
the chair. and w. W. Wilson be appointed secretary He
then o1cI ed the resolutions SPOKEN Of
Judge ALMOND OF late City, then askof to be heard
Mr.. BURNS objected saying hat vs. this mse.iag Of
the citizens Weston and Judge A. being from Platte
City bis right sposk under was de-
niod Judge A. however, permitted to idress the
meeting which he did in his usual smooth manaer,
making out that all this excitement without t0unda
ten, and that the Peopie Of Platte City at peas
with ~ the world and the Of mankind. We are
wAng to admit that he goorant Of the state Of A.
irs existing that he had some other object in view,
10 his attempt 70 smother expcessos Of the people
there assembled We suspected that we knew his mo-
tive, cunning lie attempted to conceal it, Ii had
leaked 0at that despatch had been during the day
to Jefferson Cty, stating that Atehsons friends
eone.aatng marching upon rarkilie, to execute pun
ishDent upon g. Park ADD the suppostion was, that
it was having bad effect upon Atcnisons political tor
tunes.
We keeny sus pect that the sending OF this despatch
had the effect making Gen. uruflu ndlv ifnO-
rant upon the true state of Affairs existing Ia Platte
y, ana We slso suspect that - may have 'ne effect Of
spsring old Park" for WHILE The large deleg Of
men, said to DO AIMED that 10 made their
grand entry into Weston that evening il something
thunder IL sky. 1t is said no ~ever, that they
we're hofed OF what vas going by whom We have
never learned.
General ALMOND made motion to postpone the resolu-
tou but tbe Chair old not entertain IT. his soft
old him any useful purpose. The Chair put the
on their passage aud they were PASSED BY
oamation with few di-sentiog voices. motion was
made and lied TO adjourn aud the President and Sec
rotary marched cut followed BY the Weston Brass Band,
playing 6ne music rolled out ef brass instru
mens and large concourse OF people brought up the
General stringe low remained in the Court House with
his Platte City friends and lev OF the citisens OF Wes
ton, and meeting was organized and after speech
sm the Cenersl and perhaps others, the following
luton was born and passed.
Of Psrtvils and Judge Almond Of Platte City, that
shevs NO reason 70 apprehepd any danger OF conflict
between tte cseus Of Platte City and pakville any
other portion of county; and that there
sn " fear the part Of the people Of the state the
Uuioa, any conflict In midst.
Every time this resolution road Colonel Summers
protested that they had learned such thing from him.
and repeated that the people Of parkvte did feel apprc
heasive Of violence and that no had 1t said hi
seaf that II concessions not made BY both
sloes that events would that would endAnger the
ArsAdes OF the people OF parkvile. Notwithstanding
this protest the resolution passed.
Cs. Lewis Burnes before this resolution passed
offered substitute, and said that II Gen. Stringfelow
did not accept IT. that IL should be vi hdrawn Col L.
Burnes prop son WAS that the citizens there
bled should request the citizens OF Parkvilie call
meeting and invite the citizens Of Platte ,y to appoint
committee Of tweutyona citizens Of Parkvie to invss
tgae the charges against Mr. Park that IL th commit
Zee found Park guilty charged BY Platte City then he
was TO leave II not should remain. We ighs this
be fair proposition, believe have stated It
correctly; but strange TO say General srngseow would
and the resolution Of Gen. striasfeliow passed.