Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-05-18

COMMUNICATED
ESON MIN HING


JACKSON NEE FING.
Pursuantt TO previous notice, a respectable mum
Der OF the inhabitants of King William county
| favorable to the election of Gen Andrew Jackson
as next President of the United States. convened
at Mr.. Thomas Jordan, of Aylets, on The 18th
of pril, 1927 Doc. John S. Barrett being called
TO the Chair, and Major Thomas Dabney appoint
ed Secretary: Mr. Benjamin g. Spiler rose and
briefly explained the o, ject fine meeting.
MIR. ihomas W ). Gregory and MIR. Benjamin
Z. Spilier, then severslly read Preamble and:
| Resolutions, which each of those gentlemen had
prepared, expressive Of the sediments of the meet;
ing.
Captain Ro. Campbell moved hat Committee
should be appointad 10 examine he preamble and
resolutions ofsr I'd by Messrs. Gregory ap Spiller,
and to report 10 he meeting that preamble and re
solutions which they most approved: Wherenpon,
| Fbom,s Jones, Edward Pollard, Robert Campbell.
Richard 8. Taylor, Thomas &. Nelson, Lewis
Temple anu John Lumpkin, were appointed
committee, who, alter retiring tor shor' time,
! reported the preamble and resolutions offered by
! MIR. Spilie-, which were unanimously adopted by
| the meeting, and are as follows:
Among the political msxms of the day, we
hold none more self idcnt and important, than
that " magistrates trustees servants" OF the
people, and 4" at all times amenable to ihen.''---
Acting under he influence Of thus principle, we
consider 1t not only right, but sacred duty, to
gents" impartiai!y but firmly fairly but deeply.
IT, uprn this examination, find that these
A." agents" clothed with authority b. The people,
Tor their welfare and happiness, shall have
elected or betrayed their interest it - our duty 10
withdraw our confidence and =elecl more faithful
&" servants"
We believe that the conduct Of John O. Adams,
elevated 10 the most important office the gif OF
free people, has been calculated TO forfeit our
confidence aud awaken our Tears. Let facts be
submitted 20 the cahdid.
=. Al the time OF hrs elevation TO the Presidency
we were al peace With all the nations oil ,he ear, H.
and eapng the fruits OF tree, liberal and prof.
table commerce. Concord aod harmony regned
in every quarter OF our beloved country, and
plenty shoyered its abundance our lap; ouI
treasury was OVERLOOKING; our army use.ully en-
pioyed, and clothed and ted with economy; OIL
navy gradually increasing; and our laws admins
sci ed "Ith iorbesr"n-e ahd midpess. Three wears
nave uoi rsvoived around, and behold the CONTRAST
with several ut The most poN eriu na'iosa OF El
rope dihicuies OF an alarming nature have oc-
CURED. With The rising Republics of Soul
America, alliances, OF an enaEglmg description,
have bee. attempted; and in oui bosom, rebellion
Is rearing its crest; treasury IL empY and our
resources daily declining; our army, with iis bayo.
nets, turned agshsi the oTeas;s OF our brethren;
our naiiona, shps TCtIns in or own waters and
some OF OR mos, valuable officers driven into
foreign service; aud our laws perverted and held
uf III terror q our pesCeable and uuoHcndng ciiI-
zens. OuT wealth has been wasted IN useless. pro-
jecs, or worse than useless, used tu subserve III.
ambitious and eleciioneering views OF the Execu-
tive. Every meaas mat the ingenuity OF man could
devise, have been sought and seizet with syi,ii,y
10 Increase The patronage OF Tie President al the
expense OF the rights OF the States and in defiance
OF the constitution, the charter of our liberties
With these iacts, disagrceable but ineoG o. eribIe
Ham - N ne fare - To-,
our confidence IN J. q Adams.
Our atteotIon Is necessarily turned o the seIec
'ion OF an Individual AZ his successor. In rastne
our eyes over the country, no person, in whom
we can conhde, Is 30 prominent A nd, ew Jack
son. We hold ourselves ;oI bound TO assign
our reasons Tor preieFring him; but respect ior
the opinion OF our fellow cnizens induce. US m
assign of them. Andrew Jackson fr.m hi.
boyhood, has oeeu ardent and devoted PARROT:
| lie has servsd his country from he common SOL
dier 10 the Commanding General, from the plain
citizen to the United States Senator; and has ne
yer, in single instance. proved recresnt or faith
less; when trusted, he has never betrayed bui uni
Iormly surpassed the most sanguine expectations
His talents Of the first order; his political il,
tegrity pure and uncOrtaminsted; and whether - .
view him IN The ranks a soldier or at the be al
ot armies ss General, in the retirement oi private
life as citizen, in the Sena;e Of the IT, STATES
| a Statesman, find him the same steady. firm.
Iunwavering Democrat
Such n.an. plain and unostentatious, we be-
iieve well fitted 10 at the helm OF dis youne
Republic 10 guard It's interests and direct it's iuu.
| destinies.
Resolved, unanimously, That this meeting will
support the election of Andrew Jack son az nsx,
President OF the United STATES
| And then, on the motion Of Dcct John S. Bar
rett, that the preamble and resolutions offered ~,
Mir. Gregory be printed, together with these pro-
| ceedings The question being put, it was unanI-
| moUsly agreed to.
! This meeting intending only TO give a public
expression TO their political opinions and believing
that written constitution, defining the objects 4
Government, and limiting the POI, ers by which
those objects are designed 10 BIZ accomplished. js
essential to the existence OF " Civil Liberty >,
That the preseot Federal Constitution contains
only express ' grants of power" limited in their
! legislative application 10 specified objects but
wisely allowing resor; 10 such incidental means
as may be necessary to the perfect execution of
the powers expressly gwen, aud as wiseIy forbid
ding the exercise OF any substantive power. No,
therein plainly SET forth as gained power. That
| the plan oil this " Constitutions" in its prearn
bic and Articles" Is strictly federal compact
among The States which waged the " war ofinde-
! pendence," and those since admitted into TN,
Union, deriving IT. whole legal and political obi
CATION from its " federal Institution" That /. -
form Of government and plan of'' confederate,
established upon the principles Of Profound snd
admirable policy: ihs fruit of magnaninv fol, il,
! the hour Of deep sympsties and strong in erna
tional views thus, Ia the compromises OF opoo.,,o
! interests displaying their bsppy results. Inv tb.
adoption of a copiederaied uhion of the Sj.,ss
That, as The work OF consummsts sagaei,y aud ex
allied human endowment, this Constitution s,,es,s
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