The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-11-29


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At a meeting ofthe cilzcnS OF thu count, nf
Amherst. friendly toihe erection Of Andrew lack
son 10 The next Presidency. who assembled
nj the tavern of John fianNlH41t Amherst Count
House there being present about Two hundred
persons Who avowed thcm'clYes 10 be in favour
of Andrew Jackson On mptInn, winch was Sc
condcd. Capt. lame, DdLud wi, appointed
President, aud Chiswell Dabncy aud Arthur B.
Davies were appointed secretaries.
Thr.iollowng gentlemen were appointed Il
committee 10 draft a preamble and resolutions
expressive Of the Sensr OF the meeting to VIZ !:
Hudson VI Garloud, Charles p falmterro. Nn
H. Roane, Jas. Powell. Illomas strange, saul.
r. Davies, John B. Doncan and Josiah tlils.
who, alter having retired Tor Il short time re
ported the following which were UNANIMOUSLY
adopted:
We. the people of Amherst county, opposed
To the reelection of John Quincy Adams, a.
President Of the lnited States, believe in TN
moral propricty of Ire doctrine, TINT cretg
n ference ofoDi,liou IS not II difference fpriprt-
pie: aud viii not, therefore, 10 md llar a spirit
OF &c mi alton, larloSr ,i@llt Of sell re,ircl,
and the courtcs, due 10 the opinions ct others,
as In overlook the SAGE maxim of the immortal
Jefferson " that er0t Of opinion aiaV bc i9iere
icd Vhen truth is hn FREE 10 copltd IT, W
believe that the institution OF civil government
vas designed by the benign aullsr Of all e09d
for the common brneiil OF mankind, as mtelli-
cent and social beings and that Of all the form,
ever vet devised by human wisdom that ddoI,-
ted bv the American Repuhli. approaches must
nearly the diviue iutent andIS the best adapted
to tbr promo ION ofSocial happiness, whSn just
" int .rprrtrd. and rlghiu.ly admini>tr. ed. We
believe also that when. in the administration 81
anv form of government, the end II not attained
for which all government WAS instituted, ti. so
cial BODY has the rghl, not only 10 change ihpr
E Ruler bat even the form OF their government
4 itself hen found unadaltcd To thclr situation,
aud to provide other satcguW s tpr the presef-
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! ware that the constitutional term OF office as
siened to the President OF the United states. Is
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san, toned bY the example ot the great father 81
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