Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-10-05
DEMOCRATIC CONyENrI0Y


AZ General Convention of Democratic Dele
Aaia. sl' -tc.vt tbs sims, in rtAs cnn2,v o
Iowanda, on Tuesday, ,he lith isy OF Sspnj;.nInn
'' 80, Iepmha hfanard, chairman, and George
Hld and }. Nj. Piollet, Secretaries, il was
Nesolved, That committee of Ave h. m
pointed to draft an add'e=s TO General WiI,ia,
MARKS, Senator in Congress, from this State. re-
TUeSins hin to resign his in that BODY. ina.
much as he has Abandoned the party that .Iecfe,
e.. anu Garnet longer, consistently, represent, th
State IN Congress.
Whrre"pon Ara Pratt, Major Seymour. The
oiare Leonard, Barton S'r7i., and Siias G PER-
were eppointc6 After bicb, the Convc,,;on
adjourned to O'Clock, p NJ. The next d,v ,,bcn
tney met 'g'ceahly to adjournment. and the Com
mi''ee appointed for the purpose renorte1 H. CoI
lowing address 10 the Hoo Wynn. NJ Is 49,,
was read aud adopted unanimously By The On
eeaon. ''' No"'
10 GEN. WILLIAM MARKS.
el"-iavins been appointed by the .nanim ops
o.e ~ Con ention OF Democratic Delegates
rom TIE several townships in the county, n, t,d
iOid, TO Tequcst your rcsi.natio a.. a S,a,o. =;
ihs Congress OF the United States. we beg Ieavs
10 present To ycu, in as respec fol AMI dscoroy.
tnSnner as The nature Of The subject will pe,mit.
,ne ,easoh' which have mpelied your Democratic
constituents 10 make this request
we recognize in its lull extent. he D,;,.;.,.
M" sll political power emanates direr,Iv III
whoiy rom the people IT, th-ir primary csrsci,io.
ahu consequently that their representative. of g.
gIs+s, The state legislatures are merely tI., ..o,
ue'ee"eu 10 Garry into elect their will; that these
representatives, are az much bound to cornply viii
'he wIsbes of The people whom thev ,s,y.,
rs an agent would be bound by the instrlctin,e - 9
an individual who had employed him Ia ne,fo,
lC' nun any particular business Ao agent entrnsf
ca "i'o 'he sale oil I0Ost OF Tobacco with in
hnuciIons not to sell il for less Than ,,veJ,a -,
lars, would have lust as good , ,i,b, go IN =.
one dollar Or agent of an in9ivi,iuaI -
government entrusted with money or mm,,,;on'
"f wsr, Tor tie purpose Of tran.por,iog tho 80
70 " sshihSion or Baltimore, for the use nj nm,
eo''"',y' "cuIl nave Just a. good GgLt 10 tysus.
port hem 10 Canada, for he use of s,r,,aor. 70
'iT' repre- entafive OF the peot,le or of s,,, -,
H''c ~ act upon any subject IN onposition IN -,
re neiisVcd TO be liz whh of his cons.i,uants
4his we believe 20 be the only legitimate doct,ine
- usOe'''S' .nd the fundamental principle of our
eo''''''''Ons OF government. To say that che
representative ebouiJ not be palsied bv IN. Iii,
OF his constituents" would Le 10 strike =, ,b. w.,
VI "uf OWL government, and TO recognise the H.
"'"e 'h't " Inc peopls shsuid delegate To their r..
Tesenia'lves their whole power, even the ,o,.o,
70 amer ine Con"luiioni" which would be cloth.
'"6 1"sin VIVA authority as dss9oiic as was rye,
exercised by the most absolnts Monarch tia, bss
ever existed upon earth '"'
regard the approaching Presidential EIcc.
uOn' as involving principles intimately co,nec,s,
WA 'ns eNieiehee Of our civil ir-fitntio,s and
t-s"'iy ~ we most important event Of the
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The early psr Of the political life 81 80 - 80
Chiei Magistrate was characterised by coos,an, {.
!"temparate hostility to The great father of a..
publican i'in'iy, Thomas Jefferson; and oys hoI..,
Ns n's always sYowed principles which were or.
porHe 10 those OF republic aniqfn ~ 49,
erect 10 his first official message 10 coor,s,s IA
'ne representative should moi be pslsisd bv a..
p ~ o. we conattoenis;' and we deem IN. Iacis
'.ioh IN has nsssage 10 Congress on the e,bie,, .,
.,.ts'. ove'sy wnh Georgia, that tbe y.s.
. ''.oIc ann r.Nscniive authority Of Geo,ci,,,
Fref'eYeie 10 their construction Of The la,,s y, "a
M. n,'s' 9''es' g superaddeJ obligation - ,cl
- {, ,5,. s. "tdf ghfwloH auttorltg, viii coon.
y. ~ 20 enforce iis o-vn coos,,,,c,i@,
gicss W. we io'ce committed to ITS charge
'ueni oi ~ United States. ami ,.o.n w . re
s wy" sonsfeF TO principles, which. in ~
'p'n'oo Of republicans, d'squarfes L,n fa ~ ,pe I
''',n. me President offhs United SAT-. ' nv
0''e''' '''Do1'y DIT 'ha' given to him by a.. :