Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-07-10
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tho legislature Of Virginia, denying to Congress any
right whatever to protect manufactures, that 1t was
delicate subject which ought not to De touc"e1.
and which the meeting had nothing to 90 wltn. ie
was finally settled, however, that the meeting snouH
90 on to adopt the four first resolutions reported oy
the committee under the express understanding.
that when they were disposed of, the member should
then be at liberty to offer his substitute. Inns was
tone-the meeting acquiesced in the preamble ana
four resolutions, which we're regarded as containing
nothing repugnant to the general feeing' tnoush -
was decidedly evident, that they did not embrace
as clear. full and decided expression OF that eei
ing as the meeting was anxious to adopt.
! The substitute was proposed anew--and was Vio
lently opposed notwithstanding the agreement pre-.
vously stated. The principal ground assumed "
the opposition, was, that there had been com
promise, between certain members OF the commit
tee and certain gentlemen in the meeting, under
which it was understood. that the meeting should
adopt the proceedings of the committee without de-
, bate or inquiry The extraordinary ldea that
compromise or agreement between TWO or three
individuals, was to controul the sentiments Oh
meeting composed of two three hundred persons,
and to bind them hand and foot, was treated as It
deserved. The meeting refused to listen to lts
e and aoproyed almost unanimously the resolutions
Z embraced in the substitute. The question was re-
peatedly demanded from all quarters of the room
n the chairman refused repeatedly to put tne cues
l. tion and very warmly arragned the conauct 0, ths
# driven or tramped upon by him and his TRENDS. (
The most indecorous scene then exhiblted-tne
opnosers of the substitute feeling that etenths
of the meeting we're against them, found no resource
T. but in promoting disorder and confuslon-the r'enos
of of the measure stood their ground until the char
st man and secretary abdlcated their cnaiIs' any wiz"
in drew from the meeting carrying with them the pre-
e. ambe and four resolutions which had been adopteo
O. hv the meeting The .sremnant'' OF the meeting,
If a, has been STYLED BY Messrs. Bennett and Ihom"
G. son. consisting Of about nine-cnths OF the persons
OF originally present, Immediately proceeded 70 reor-
Id ganize the meeting, by calling TO the cha' NInJ
rd Johns the Chief Justice Of the State and Josep.
or Rowland was appointed Secretary. Franquhty
WI and order were soon restored. The previous pro"
;n ceed;nr, we're confirmed and the proceedings which
mt have been published in the Waterman and Journals
under the signatures of Kensy Johns, and Joseph T.
lid Rowland were adopted with extraordinary una'u-
~ nifty and satisfaction We venture to say that ney
hs express almost the undivided sentiment of this dis"
trct. and gave general satisfaction to the public.
be| A few topics remain to be explained-and
ss. Fsrsf,-In relation to the "partia account -
- snoken Of by Messrs Bennett and Thomson 1t was
the wish and intention OF the meeting that the pre-
~ amble and resolutions reported by the committee
and adopted by the meeting. should be published
,f with the proceedings subsequently adopted II has
heen already stated that those proceedings hat been
y carried away by the abdicsting chairman anu secre-
: tarv. Messrs. Johns and Rowland. and =. l. Du
=, Pont waited upon Mr.. Thomson personally and
requested the proceedings from him. tor the purpose
Of introducing them in the report Of the proceedings
ms Mr. Thomson refused to give up the paper alleging
Ian that that the Committee directed him to hold a. io
this course, however extraordinary and high handed
ing there coald be but one answerthe resolutions EN-
at braced in the substitute and adopted by the meeting
We were complete in themselves, they expressed the
1t ,e,r and decided sentiments OF the meeting, and
Its they were published as the proceedings OF the meet
ing.
The COMPROMISED spoken Of, as having beer
u' entered into nv the committee with two respectable
members of the meeting, and OF the failure OIL which
III the abdcatng chairman and Secretary complain II
only worthy Of notice here. as part OF the machi
,s merry employed by the persons who undertook Z
is DIVE direction to the public feeling suited to then
a own views. The two respectable gentlemen men
toned. in any arrangement Of this kind could onl.
ny, and did ONLY engage for themseives-and any en-
''"' engagement they would make, they would faithful
J.. " adher to. But to talk Of compromising. OF bar
III. Gaining away the opinions OF large and respecfa
to Bile assemblage Of free and unbiased ctAens' ey
little bve talk without consulting the w'ses or feel
nus ngs is an insult which deserves to be exposed ant
Soh' resented by every member of that meeting -.
;. n Reviewing this transaction with caimness. II
imnossible to avoid the remark, that the r'ehds
lu Cen Jackson had made their arrangements 70 con
duct the proceedings of this meeting IN incl. o."
nau manner. and to effect their own purposes. The
ana had collected all their forces all his leading friend
mes tIa cnuntv wore nresent. The public crier wa
rs cont thronyh The town with the bell. calling upo
the snnnerters of Jackson" to repair the scene
re- action. chairman and secretary, warm and &c
voted nartizans of Jackson, were apponted oeior
i.ia one h of the meeting was present. commtte
oue was framed, composed Of individuals of the sam
!. =. denomination And after these preparations
10 boar Of combination,' or 'scomprom'se" D.
which the public feeling and the pubic voice wer
,aao to be controlled and stiAed. Nothing was SAL!