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TO THE PUBLIC.
The delegation appointed to visit the City of
Washington, to present the Memorial of the citi
zens of Baltimore, in favor of the restoration of
the deposites, who made their report at the meet
tin" in Monument Square on the 5th inst., have
found themselves compelled to appear again
before the public, in answer to an attempt that
has been made by the Secretary of the Treasu
ry and one of the representatives from the City
of Baltimore, to discredit the statements con
tained in the report referred to.
Mr. Taney, from the particularity with which
he remarks that four of the gentlemen of the de
le"ation were not present at the interview with
him, seems to infer that the report had convey
ed a different impression to the public: but it
will be seen, by reference to the report itself,
that the statement there given is, that a part of
the delegation only called upon him. He com
plains, that in the conversation to which he was
invited by Mr. Brown, one of the four who vi
sited him, he had no reason to expect that it
was designed for publication. He then pro
ceeds to detail the substance of the conversa
tion which he held with Mr. Brown, and with
Messrs. Crawford and iaither, having previous
ly remarked that Mr. Patterson did not come
into into the room until near the close of the in
terview. .
That part ot the conversation, us ueituieu uy
the Secretary, in which he asserts that Mr.
Brown expressed himself opposed to the resto
ration of the deposites, the latter gentleman has
undertaken to answer for himself, and express
ly denies, (what would seem to be sufficiently
incompatible in itself,) that he who went to
Washington to ask for a restoration of the de
posites, should have declared himself opposed
to such a measure. The contradiction may be
reconciled by adverting to the fact stated by
Mr. Brown, in his separate publication, namely,
that his opinion was, that the future deposites
should be made in the United States Bank, an
opinion which the Secretary’s statement does
not controvert, and which may be assumed to
be the common wish of the great mass of the
people of the United States, who are at present
petitioning for the restoration. The fact also
that Mr. Brown desired to see the charter of the
Bank modified, or a new bank erected in its
place, is conformable to the known sentiments
of that gentleman, though a matter of no inte
rest to the mission upon which the delegation
proceeded to Washington. It is a fact, howe
ver, which may serve to show that the measure
of restoring the deposites is not so inseparably
connected "in the minds of the people with the
renewal*of the present charter as the public
have been taught at Washington to believe.
Thus disposing of such part of the Secretary’s
letter as refers to Mr. Brown, the delegation
cannot perceive much difference between the
statements of Mr. Taney and those given in the
report; and it will perhaps relieve the Secretary
from his suspicion that the confidence invited
by Mr. Brown has been violated, when the dele
gation assure the public that they have report
ed nothing that was not uttered after Mr. Patter
son came into the room. The object of the de
legation was in no respect unfriendly to Mr.
Taney, nor did they seek to cast a censure up
on him, nor expose him, in any degree, to pub
lic animadversion. His sentiments had been
already given in an official form to the nation,
and have been so largely canvassed that no one
could be supposed to be ignorant of them. It
was therefore not a subject of their concern, to
repeat Mr. Taney’s views as declared to Mr.
Brown, in regard to his conceptions of the dan
ger and abuses of the powers of the bank. The
nrinrinnl nhieot of their visit to the Secretary
was to communicate to him their own know
ledge of the public distress, their conviction of
the source from which it sprang, and to learn
of him whether, with these evidences before his
eyes of the predicted and fatal consequences of
his own error of policy, this department of the
Executive still adhered to the determination of
maintaining the unfortunate position it had pre
viously assumed. His answer to this commu
nication was all that it interested the signers to
know, and it was to this point, accordingly,
that they directed their attention. Mr. Taney
was informed, by the chairman of the delega
tion, in what capacity they visited him, and they
cannot but feel surprised that the Secretary
should have supposed that an answer so preg
nant of interest to the nation should not be duly
and faithfully reported. They have so report
ed it. Mr Taney had spoken to them of the
Experiment—although his letter does not admit
this phrase—and had said that it would be con
tinued regardless of the present difficulties; up
on which Mr. Patterson, conceiving this to be
the great and paramount question before the
people, addressed the remark to the Secretary—
“ Sir, if this experiment should be persisted in,
and some relief—such as we do not now anti
cipate—should not be given, a large portion of
the trading community must fail.” The Secre
tary’s reply was—“ If all did fail, the policy of
_ the Government would not be changed.” To
the verbal accuracy of this language, on both
sides, the gentlemen of the Committee present,
now after mature deliberation, give their most
solemn declaration. And they beg again to re
peat that all that is contained in their report was,
in substance, communicated to them by Mr.
Taney, at that stage of the conference at which
Mr. Patterson was present—this gentleman now
affirming to his recollection on all therein con
tained.
In making this communication the delegation
think the citizens of Baltimore will perceive that
there is no substantial difference between their
report, and the admitted views of Mr. Taney,
as declared by himself;—although the Secretary
has somewhat softened the import of the lan
guage used by him. He still, however, does not
deny that he may have used the exact expres
sions imputed to him by the delegation—and
with this explanation the delegation are willing
to dismiss the subject; taking the occasion at
the same time, to protest that they never suppo
sed they were violating a private confidence,
in reporting what they heard,—and also to as
sure Mr. Taney that they approached him and
left him with sentiments of private respect un
changed by the interview—regarding the com
munication he had made to them, as the d«lib
;e and approved course of the Executive,
guided, doubtless, by its own sense of the pub
lic good, and of the importance of its policy.
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The delegation proceed to consider the letter
addressed by Isaac McKim, Esq. to the citizens
of the fifth congressional district, dated on the
15th instant. .
This letter, they are sorry to remark, indi
cates a degree of temper on the part of the wri
ter that has led him into imputations upon the
delegation, which, perhaps, in a cooler moment,
he will regret. The duty of a representative
to submit to a scrutiny of his public character,
conveys an obligation too vital to the liberty of
the people, to justify the exhibition of resent
ment against any constituent who demands the
inquiry. ~ The representative is entitled to per
sonal respect—to fair examination—and to im
partial judgment:—he is entitled to be protected,
as in this community he most assuredly would
be, against false accusations and misapprehen
sion;—but he is not entitled to the veil of secre
sy to cover his opinions, or screen his acts from
public review. The people—and especially in
times when it is important that their voice should
be truly heard in the public councils have a
right to inquire and to speak; and commensu
rate with their right to inquire, is it the repre
sentative’s duty to submit to the investigation.
The delegation make these observations, be
cause, in the part they have had to pel foi m, it
has been their misfortune to incur from Mr.
McKim, the imputation of a design to injure
him. To this they reply, that some of them
have been long in the enjoyment of social
I relations with that gentleman, which had
won from them their private regard, and that it
is doing violence to their personal sentiments,
when Mr. McKim attributes to them any other
motive or impulse, in making their report, than
those which strictly belong to their regard for
truth, and to their sense of duty to the citizens,
by whom they were deputed to visit the seat ol
government. Their veracity, however, having
been most uncourteously challenged by Mr.
McKim, they feel no hesitation in encountering
his letter with a statement which they feel assu
red the citizens of Baltimore will not discredit;
and in the beginning they earnestly re-affirm
the entire and scrupulous truth oi the statement
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lieiciuiuic auuumicu uic i
Before the delegation enter upon the exami
nation of Mr. McKim’s letter, they will pause to
dispose of one objection which, from the phra
seology used by him, would seem to imply an
j exception to the right of the signers of the me*
[ morial to expect from him either accountability
to them as a representative, or his aid in pre
senting the memorial to Congress. His letter
is addressed to the citizens of ‘ the Fifth Con
gressional District,” including a portion only of
I the citizens of Baltimore; and he speaks of be
ing u wantonly assailed by a committee oppo
sed to the present administration of the Govern
ment. deputed, in great part, from a neighbor
ing Congressional District, and that at a pub
lie meeting convened without the. limits of his
district.” It is scarcely necessary to say more
on this objection, than that a very respeciable
number of his own immediate constituents had
signed the memorial and that two of them,
i Capt. Graham and Mr. Hubbard (the latter of
whom was prevented by his engagements in the
City Council, from accompanying his col
leagues) were appointed on the delegation. To
this fact may be added Mr. McKim’s notifica
tion to the delegation that he was expected to
present the counter memorial—and that he did
subsequently present it, although that memorial
was also signed, in gre^t part, by citizens of
“ the neighboring district,”—and the meeting
was also convened out of the limits of Mr. Mc
Kim’s district; a fact that at once refutes the
sincerity of the objection intimated above. The
delegation now purpose to examine the state
ments contained in Mr. McKini’s letter.
By that document it will be perceived that Mr.
McKim’s interv iews with the members of the
delegation, are described as having taken place,
first* in his own parlour, and secondly, in the
parlour of the delegation. The individuals ot
the delegation present at his own parlour inter
views are stated bv him to be Mr. Howell, on
the night of the 10th, and Messrs. Birckhead and ;
Graham separately on the morning of the 11th.
By the same statement, his visit to the delega-,
tion in their own room took place on the night j
of the 11th and lasted about an hour; he says;
the persons there present were Mr. Crawford,
Mr. Patterson, Capt. Graham, Mr. Brown, Mr. j
r» 1 ♦ on rl A T \ir f n tKo f trn In of i\( lit K i h
gentlemen he was then introduced. The dele- !
gation will add, what Mr. McKim has forgotten, j
that Mr. Birckhead was also present and con- ;
versed with him sometime, and that the visit of
Mr. McKim lasted for upwards two hours.
From the long detail contained in Mr. Me j
Kim’s letter of the conferences held by him in I
his own parlour, with the members of the dele- ,
gation who were his personal friends; from the
frequent stress which is laid upon the proffered
hospitality of his table; from his announcement ,
that these interviews were in the presence of
his family; from the emphasis with which he .
trusts that he may be excused from relating the
conversation that passed at dinner; and, above
all, from the tenor ot his concluding remark, !
insinuating the private and confidential charac- j
ter of these disclosures, and his aversion to the •
1 moral and social code’ of the delegation—
from all these circumstances, the inference in
tended to be raised by Mr. McKim is too plain
to escape notice. They are all directed to con
vey to the public one conclusion—namely, that
the gentlemen referred to, approached him un
der the mask of friendship, artfully insinuated
themselves into the secrets of his bosom, and
whilst accepting the hospitality of his table, or
the privileges of his family sanctuary, were con
spiring to betray him, by the promulgation of
falsehoods to the public. It will be seen, before
tins reply is concluded, with what propriety these
insinuations are thrown out.
Mr. McKim purports to give what he calls the
‘ history’of what took place between himself
and the delegation—meaning, of course, (as, in
such circumstances, it was his duty to give) a !
faithful narrative of every thing that he could re
member. It is upon this narrative that he in
vokes the public judgment; and, in the begin
ning of his letter, confesses that if the report of,
the delegation be true, he is c unfit to be the re- |
presentative of a free and enlightened people.’
It is upon this issue that the delegation now pre
sent themselves to the public.
The delegation take this occasion earnestly ;
to remark, that, in the report made by them to j
the citizens of Baltimore, they have not stated j
one word, nor referred, by the remotest allusion, j
to one expression used by Mr. McKim any where 1
but in their own room. Mr. Howell, who visit- t
ed Mr. McKim in his parlour, was not requested
to make that vist, nor was he commissioned to
speak the sentiments of the delegation. No report
was made Jay Mr. Howell to the rest of the dele
gation except a casual remark, importing that
Mr. Me Kim did not wish to present the memo
rial—a remark that was not repeated in the re
port. His visit was regarded by the delegation
as entirely private, and he did not feel himself
at liberty to detail, especially for the public ear
any thing that was there uttered by Mr. McKim.
It is true that Capt. Graham, being Mr. Me
Kim’s immediate constituent was deputed with „
Mr. Birckhead to call on Mr. McKim, on the
morning of the 11th, and inform him that the
delegation had arrived but nothing that passed
between these gentlemen and the representative
was incorporated into the repoit. Indeed, so
great has been the reluctance of the delegati
to say any thing of Mr. McKim’s opinions, ex
cept as they referred to the immediate object of
their mission, that they have m their report
scrupulously omitted many paiticulars which,
although properly subject to public remaik,
were of such a nature as to indicate a want of
due reflection on his part, and for that leason
alone were withheld from the repoit.
With this statement it cannot but be seen |
how unjust is the attempt of Mr. McKim to
enlist the public sympathy in his favour, by en
endeavouring to cast upon the delegation the
implied ottenceof violating the confidenc of his
fire-side. He has, however, in his letter, broken
this seal of confidence, and published to the
world for the first time, the conversation he had
held with Mr. Howell. As this conversation is
now referred to, somewhat in the light of an
official answer to an official communication,—a
character which Mr. Howell certainly nevei
gave it, it is proper to say that this is in general
a true statement, except that Mr. McKim (ac
cordingtoMr. Howell’s recollection,) instead of
saying that 4 he would risk his life and fortune
rather than betray the trust which his constitu
ents had delegated to him,’—remarked that he
would encounter this risk ‘rather than abandon
the cause of the administration,’—a remark
which he reiterated in the room of the delega
tion. The delegation repeat that no part of this
conversation ever entered into the report.
From Mr. McKim’s ‘history’ of the case, it
would seem that the only occasion on which he
had any conversation with any members of the
delegation, regarding the immediate object of
their visit to Washington, was in his parlour;
since lie declares that when he visited the dele
gation in their room on the night of the 11th
(where he remained, according to his own state
ment, an hour, and, according to that of the
delegation, upwards ol two hours; no nau oiny
a general conversation about tbe state of the
money market, the bank, and the pressure,—but
not a word, that he can remember, “about pre
senting the memorial.” If this be correct, it is
a little strange that Mr. McKim should consider
the communication be had in his own parlour
relating to the presentation of the memorial,
confidential, since it is, according to his own
testimoney, the only occasion on which the sub
ject was opened to him by any member of the
delegation. Mr. McKim, however, the delega
tion affirm, is altogether in mistake;—and as hks
1 history’ is written to enable the public to decide
the important issue which he himself has tender
ed, it might naturally be expected that a little
more particularity should have been indulged
as regards the conversation and events of this
visit.
As it was at his visit to the delegation in their
own parlour, that Mr. McKim expressed himself
in the language ascribed to him in the report,
the delegation feel themselves authorized to re
fer to so much of the conversation that passed
there, as may be necessary to recall to Mr. Me
Kim, more explicitly than they have heretofore
done, the subjects that were then brought into
discussion. And as Mr. McKim is not only si
lent in his letter as to what passed on this occa
sion, but also expressly negatives the statement
heretofore made by the delegation, they take
the opportunity to re-affirm, in the most impres
sive language, the perfect truth of that statement,
and to declare that all there reported and much
more was uttered by Mr. McKim at this visit;
and consequently that the visit was not of so in
formal and unimportant a character as the letter
would leave the public to suppose.
When Mr. McKim entered the room of the
delegation, he inquired for the chairman. It is
true, as Mr. McKim states, that the chairman
did not introduce the subject of presenting the
memorial—because, from whar Mr. Howell had
intimated the night before, the delegation were
led to believe that Mr. McKim did not wish to
present it. But Mr. McKim himself introduced
the subject, and gave the reasons for not present
ing the memorial already detailed in the report.
It may assist his memory to recal this circum
stance, so strenuously denied by him to refer to
a fact, the announcement of which particularly
struck the attention of the members of the dele
gation to whom it was addressed:—Vlr. McKim
stated to the chairman, amongst other reasons
for not presenting the memorial—that it was the
custom, on such occasions, to make a long speech
that this would he expected of him by the dele
gation. and therefore he would have to make
one,—which he could do,but he had been advised
not to make speeches, because it would hurt his
influence in the House. He further remarked,
as an additional reason, that he would be called
on to present the counter-memorial, which he
expected in a few days:—and he said other
things bearing on the same subject, which the
delegation do not choose to repeat,—being too
confident in their own recollections to allow
themselves an instant of doubt as to the accura
cy of their statement.
Mr. McKim has, by his silence, also denied his
opposition to the policy of the removal of the de
posites. The delegation, in addition to the
statement in their report, say, that Mr. McKim
had his attention drawn to this subject, when he
candidly avowed his opposition to the measure,
and said that he had written letters against it,
which were read in the cabinet; and, moreover,
that in Baltimore* he had urged Amos Kendall
not to do it—at all events, until after his elec
tion. These remarks were followed by his de
clarations relating to his influence with the Ex
ecutive, as detailed in the report; and also of his
own knowledge of the distress existing in Balti
more, which, he said, he had not made known,
as he thought it might injure the city—illustrat
ing his remarking, at the same time, with a pro
verb which it is not necessary to repeat,—and
declaring, as a further reason, that he was not
goingto admit the distress to the Yankee mem
bers of Congress. His expression at this inter
view, in regard to Mr. Bibb, of which, “for the
present, he contents himself with a positive de
nial’— tlie delegation now emphatically reassert
as made by him, on this occasion, to Mr. Patter
son and the chairman, Mr. Crawford.
These remarks were made by Mr. McKim
during the interview, to portions of the delega
tion, as the conversation respecting the subjects
of the mission led to these topics; and although I
not all heard by each member of the delegation '
yet they were sufficiently general to remove |
any pretext for the supposition that they were
intended to be confidential, or to express any
other than the public sentiments and opinions
of the representative, and too explicitly declared
to admit of the possibility of misapprehension.
The delegation regret that they should be put
so distinctly upon the defence of their own vera
city, as to make it necessary to repeat assertions
heretofore given to the world under their own
hands. But they trust their fellow citizens will
perceive that no alternative was left them but
to take up the issue presented to them by Mr.
McKim. In doing so, they have exhibited the
case as strongly as, for the present, it is necessa
rv to do They have shown that Mr. McKim is
entirely mistaken, in supposing any confidence
of private friendship has been violated; that the
interview with him was upon his own call, in
the parlour of the delegation, and that he has
not given in his letter any particulars of the con
versation which occurred there, whilst he has
filled it with conversations which the delegation
did not report; that his memory, as to what oc
curred in the parlour of the delegation, is trea
cherous and cannot be depended upon: whilst
the recollection of the several members of the !
delegation of such parts of the conversation as |
fell within their hearing, is accurate and fresh,
and warrants them severally, in giving the most
solemn avouch to the public, of the truth of their
previous report, and of the facts herein added j
to it. . i
With this explanation, they desire to take
leave of the subject, confidently relying upon
their credit and character with their fellow-citi
zens, to whom they beg permission to add, not
withstanding recent attempts to discredit other
parts of their report, that, upon a deliberate re-1
view of the whole of that document, they are
willing to pledge their honor and reputation for
its entire and unexaggerated truth.
WM. CRAWFORD, Jr.
HUGH BIRCICHEAD,
GEO. R. GAITHER,
W. C. SHAW,
WM. GRAHAM,
JOHN BROWN HOWELL.
P. S. Since this reply lias been prepared by
the delegation, Mr. Brown, conceiving from the
special manner in which he has been singled
out by Mr. Taney for remark, and believing,
from his being the only member of the delega
tion with whom Mr. McKim had no conversa
tion, that he is the person referred to in that |
gentleman’s letter, has thought it his duty to an-1
nex a separate reply in his own name.
For this reason, alone, Mr. Brown’s name
does not appear with the rest of the delegation,
his separate reply being subjoined.
CARD.
In addition to the notice published on the 18th
instant, of the statement made by Mr. Taney!
respecting the conversation referred to by him,
as having taken place between him and myself
at Washington, I consider it also my duty, under
existing circumstances, to say, that, so far as
concerns my interview with Mr. McKim, if he
alluded to me, he is correct in stating that I had
no conversation with him—as I came into the
committee-room where he was when the inter
view between him and the delegation was near
ly closed. But it is my duty further to state,
that, although I had not an opportunity myself
to hear his remarks, yet, from the representa
tions of my colleagues immediately afterwards,
and from my entire confidence in their veracity
as gentlemen, I cannot entertain the slightest
doubt of the statement made; and I do now, as
I did when 1 signed the report, hold myself re
sponsible, in common with them, for the truth
of every word there in stated. I have thought it
necessary to make this separate statement, be
cause I am the only person of the Committee to
whom Mr. McKim’s remarks could apply, and
I cheerfully submit my course to the public de
cision. GEO. BROWN.
Baltimore, 10th March, 1834.
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A KEY LOST.
LOST, a Door Key. The finder will oblige
bv returning it to
mar 22 _JOSIAH H._DAVIS._
WAS LEFT,
AT the Stable of the City Hotel, on the 29th
December last, by a man calling himself
Henry Pleasants,
A BAY MARE,
about 15 1-2 hands high, four white feet; small
white spot in the forehead; and about 12 years
old. The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges, and take her away,
or she will be disposed of according to law. <
mar 18—lOt ,
TO ROPE MAKERS. s
WANTED, a few good Spinners. (
___ mar 18 JOSIAH H. DAVIS._ i
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tcLf 20 barrels Potatoes .
19 boxes Codfish !
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ALEXAN I)R1 aT*
MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 24, 1534
THE GREAT MEETING IN Pim Anpr
PH I A. ' hLl'
One of the largest public meetings ever ! ..
in this country took place in Philadelphia on r
20th. Many columns of the newspapers of 7*.
city are filled with accounts of the procession
of the different trades and artificers, with <-7
did banners and badges. The citizens am
bled in Independence Square. The nUll)7
present was between forty and fifty th0UJ'‘'
Daniel Groves presided. The resolutions >,li
ed condemned, in the strongest terms, the com
and measures of the Administration, $ !
idea of their spirit may be had from road .,7 .
following:
By the Painters of the City and Count
Resolved, That Martin Van Buren de7j •,
and will receive, the execrations of ali „,7
men, should he shrink from the responsibilr ■'
conveying to Andrew Jackson the ines-,iu7
by the honorable Henry Clay, when tho77
ers’ memorial was presented to the Hi*n- 7 '
By the Builders of the City and Counts
Resolved, That the amount of present*
perspective employment for ali branci,e7 j ^
dustry connected with the erection of bu,7 7
in the city and county of Philadelphia, -
affected to the extent of7S per cent, com 7
vvitfi last year’s business, by the present 7
trous and ruinous measures of Andrew i 7
sun.
By the Hatters.
Resolved, That it is degrading to freeme •
wear the collar or drag the chains of any e ,
whatever may have been his claims u.;,jn
veneration and gratitude of the people. 1
That we behold, in the blind servility of (
supporters of Andrew Jackson, and hLunmy
cipled warfare upon the currency of the
try, not only a surrender of the dignity ;•
the rights of freemen, but also a basis on V. r, "
some political aspirant may erect a despot ,
which shall crush the last refuge and ,
freedom.
By the Gold and Silver Artificers, l fate/, if
ers, and other branches of the Trad-.
Resolved, That when the time arnve> fm
expression of our opinions by the ballot box..
here declare our determination to support
individual for office who will not unite war .
in tearing aside the flimsy veil which cone* .
the “ Kitchen Cabinet,” and expose them, in;
their naked deformity, to the eyes of the natm.
as objects fit only fur the scorn and contemn!
mankind.
By the Cordvainers.
This day twenty two years ago was the <n»
earthquake at Carraccas; and the meeting t:
afternoon will cause a great earthquake v •
politicians according to interest: Theism
Resolved, That we, the Cordwainers of the (.
ty and County of Philadelphia, considering t
name ofDemocrat substituted forman-wornm;
er, or going the whole hog, as deviating !c
the principles of ?98, do agree, as Kepub'n.
to support principles instead of men, and
consider this day as the beginning of the c •.
Republican era of this country.
Delegates were appointed to attend a Cm
vention at Harrisburg.
The trades were received with hearty m.r* *
as they entered the square; and the meetingw.
closed with nine cheers for the Constitution
THE ALBANY MEETING.
The Albany Evening Journal is filled wit ! *
proceeding of the great meeting held in that t
ty on Tuesday last. Such a meeting was nevt
before held in the interior of the state of .»
York.
The Journal speaks of it thus:
The Meeting.—Our citizens, with a imam
heretofore unknown, repaired yesterday to t
City Hall to raise their voices against an K
utive Experiment which is bringing distress a
ruin upon the country. On no former oam i
was seen such an assemblage ol the ink- mmm
enterprize, and industry of tiie city.
m nun-pasi iwo o cjock, movin '
people” commenced, and until four o'clock,
ng masses were pouring into the area in f ‘
of the City-Hall from every direction, unt
dense multitude of MANY’THOUSANDS :i
rounded the stage erected for the officer' olt.
Meeting.
At 3 o’clock Alderman Van Vf:chti:n ca
the meeting to Order, and the organization '
ceeded as given in another column.
Every thing was conducted with that dig -
ed propriety and order to be expected Irom
telligent men deeply impressed with a com
tion that they were in the discharge of a :
public duty.
At four o’clock, the respected President o.
Meeting, Mr. John Townsend, stated that *
portant business called him to New VoX ■
after tendering his acknowledgment^ f •
honor conferred upon him, departed 1
steam-boat amid the acclamations of!»i>*‘
citizens.
The first Vico President, Major Ism*l •'
one of our oldest and most esteemed Merer.'
took the Chair, and conducted the procet ■ •
to a close. , ,
The meeting was eloquently address.-*. '
late Chief Justice Spencer, Samuel S. L
Daniel!). Barnard, each of whom 'vn'
mated by the cheers of the People.
ORPHAN ASYLUM.
We learn that the Managers of ll*0 Dip
Asylum and Female Free School ol tl.i
have purchased the large and comim> *•
iweJling-house and property lately °"nC'
occupied by John H. Janney, Esq., lot l-!' j .
poses of their institution. The situation • ^
iirable, and a fine school-room is ah ai‘x
on the property purchased.
JUNIUS.
To a paragraph stating that now. HU<c
ieath of Lord Grenville, the author of •
vould be discovered, as that nobleman La*
lecret in his keeping, we added an exp* e -
>f doubt. It is a fact, however, that Dr. a
n several of his letters to Mr. Charles
leclares confidently that Junius wa> il ^
-.loyd, Secretary to Lord Grenville, am
ie had his information from sources on^ i
ie placed every reliance. Dr. Pan -P4 ‘^
f he himself had no manner of doubf "
in the subject.
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