The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-09-04
WAR AND THE FREEDOM OF THE
PRESS IN 1879.

Town Meeting Ina Boston, Aug. 7eh, 1879
| Yesterday was held a regular town meeting, and
one OF the fullest we have ever seen, to take into
consideration the subject of the alarming attack on
the LIBERTY OF OPINION AND OF THE
PRESS IN BALTIMORE, at which, after a very
candid and eloquent discussion the resolutions
which we publish were unanimously passed.
The inhabitants of the town Of Boston, have
learnt with heartfelt concern that in the CITY al
Baltimore, a most outrageous attack the re.uit nj
deliberate combination, has been made upon the
freedom ct opinion, and the liberty of the Press
An lniGriate mob has succeeded in accomplishing
lis sangulnary purposes, by the destruction OF
printing presses and of other property by pulIiup
down buildings that merely leased to the con
ductors OF those presses, by violating the sanctuary
OF dwelling houses breaking open the public
prison, and dragging forth from the protection of
the civil authority, the victims OF their ferocious
pursuit. guilty of no crime but the expression Of
their opinions, and completing the tissue of their
enormities, by bruises, wounds and murders, &C
companied with the most barbarous and shocking
indignitieS.
ReoLred, AS the of the inhabitants of this town
that the late horrible proceedings in Baltimore in first
deliberately demolishing FREE PRESS and the house
in which was established the repetition OF that attack
after long interval the violation Of the prison which
has ever been considered sanctuary both
cent and the guilty, and the barbarous
or more citizens there confined for other offence than
their having defended their dwelling and the Free
dom of the Press after the civil authority neglected
and refused to protect them merits unqualified
and calls forth the alarming appreensons
for the internal peace of our beloved country
Resolved, That sincerely condole with the good
people Baltimore Maryland upon the loss or those
highly respectable citizens, who have fallen victims
the unhallowed fury Of foreign mohwe consider thern
MARTYRS TO THE CAUSE or TIBTRTY. and 70 fhn
survivors offer asylum from the rage of foreigners
and our assurances of cooperating with them in any
measur es to save our country
Resolred That those outrageous proceedings our
opinion, attributable to the present wanton in1poilc
and unjust war and are, fear but prelude TO great
er evils justly to be appehended And that perceive
no refuge from destruction but in change of
rulers; and that ready support the election
public Offices all those who are advocates for peace
without distinction of party.
ResOlred That while abstain from all uuconstitu-
tional measures we will maintain and exercise the free.
dom of speech and of the press, until breath
undsmayed by the frown of power, the glitter of arms
the threats OF placement, or the violence of mobs.
Public Meeting i'm New York, Aug. Is. lsI2
This day at II O'Clock, pursuant to notice. 4
meeting of our fellow-citizens, friends of liberty
peace and commerce. was held at Washington
Hail, and the street in front of the building Neger
IN Tue Annals OF TINS CITY, was such meeting wit
messed for its responsibility and numbers Gentle
men of the very first standing in society here,
together with many from the vicinity AMONG
whom were Mr.. King, Col. PIatt, and Mr.. G. l.
Bogart, showed themselves at the hall and were
seen among the most Jealous and animated of the
audience.
Col. Fish being appointed Chairman, and Samuel
BOYD, Esq, Secretary, John Wells, ESQ opened
the meeting in speech of about half an hour In
this address he took briefrevew of the iiI-4drised
and disastrous measures of an administrator
which had impelled the country forward from one
bad step to another, until at length they had in
vowed IL IN an UNJUST and caamitous war, without
the least preparations to meet such momeptous
event. He took up the Presidents manifesto and
discussed the three causes of war there set forth
which he disposed of with ability that gave en-
tire satisfaction and convinced every hearer that
never was war waged on grounds so futile and
untenab!e. But We shall not pretend, nor have we
either time or room for it, to give even the outlines
Oh speech distinguished for choice and appropriate
and oil arals
Quence-Mr. Wells more than once made n strono
appear 10 tDe people on their right to canvass the
measures Oh government without fear, and he con-
lured them never to abandon It, but wi,h life itself;
for this purpose, be declared, thew should gnar6
with sleepless vigilance the sacred freedom Of the
press and of Speech unawed by the threats of mon
in the power the lawless attacks of ruiIian
mob. Having finished his address amid loud
hg2zas OF applause, be said hat the general COM
mittee, having thought in this alarming crisis of
our public affairs, that the wisdom and talents of
the first men in the country should be consulted,
had done so: that these gentlemen had met and the
result was set of resolutions which be should now
submit TO their consideration. He should. how
ever, first publicly announce their names and il
would be seen they they formed splendid canstel.
lation which did honor to their native land and
were an ornament to the age we live in. He then
gave the names of John jay, Rufus King Gnuver-
neur Morris, Richard Harrison. Egbert Benson,
Matthew Carkson, and Richard Variek
On this Mr.. Boyd, the Secretary, read the fol-
losing resolutions, which were received with ac-
clamationg:
%iissotred, That the legitimate object of government
the public good promote which its powers ought to
be exercised.
M nat free people have right to form an opinion Of
press that opinion 800 N' '' ~ "a
STAT" gu national Constitution is association of the
Tbot na eir Joint and several advantage
exercising the powers of that association to the
trust. u i's HheH'oefs Is a preach OF
That to adopt rules of proceeding bv which the nao
are deprived OF the power of expressing their sentms
principles of representative government VI 'ie "'S'
tesosred, That war; of the greatest cal,;.; a., .
; msnknd, is, when waged without inst canss an
insult 70 the divine majesty That if undertaken how"
an JUST as tne cause without probability of success it is
Wnere the injury that must result ia great and
whe the object to be secured is ~ trivial com,
paratiye Importance, the interest Of haitian oht nt