Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-11-13
DONxEsTECa
PETERSBURG MEErING

Citizens of the Town of Petersburg opposed 10 IA
election OF General ANDREW JACKSON TO III
Office OF President of the Unied States, held a
: the Courtbon-e Oh Friday Evening he "a of No
, vember. IS27-ihe Mayor, Lewis Nsbry. wa
rallied 10 the Chair, and John Grautner, Sr, ant
Ere. q. Yancsy appointed Sscre,aries
The Chairman having stated he Inject of IL.
Meeting, on motion il was resolved that Commit
Tee consisting of Robert Boiling. Robert Birche',
Jahez Smi'b, fIs. @. Yancey, Patrick Durkin M
b. Pisborough aud biordrcsi Barbour, be apr oint
sd 20 prepare aud report an az propriate Preamble
and suitable Resolutions: snd said Committee thu
constituted. after retiring for short time returned
With the following, which were adopted by I'd,
Meeting wi but dissenting voice, viz:
| We, the people of the Town OF Peter burg, who
are opposed 10 the election of Gen. Andrew Jack
{ son TO the Presidency of the United States having
assembled Ourselves in public meeting al the town
Courthouse, sgreeably TO usage, and the nights OF
tIeemen, for the purpose of expressing our opin-
ions upon the approaching Presidential election, and
me important principles which il involves, beg
leave most respectfully TO submit to our bre,hi en-
throughout the State, as snotiyes ny which we IRE
governed, IN supporting the recollection OF or fell
!ow-cI'izen John q. Adams, in preference to @ en-
I Andrew Jackson.
! We held these propositions IN be sound and un-
heniahe, that the continued union of these States
depends, neither upon parchment nor upon paper,
! bus upon tie SoW Of he people, and that BY the
snprfme authority of This IciH, Constitutions
and iioyernmenis' may ST The pleasure Of the
people be modified, abolished, or sustained
That the union was cohceivsd and consummated
| by The voluntary VIII of the people, unsyved Oy
tdsspois or tyrapts. That. TO give form and eff
tIect 10 this voluntary union, plan OF GovsInmenl
was adopted IN the fern of written Constitution
: In the Arrangement of which conflicting Interests
were comprised, by niafsai cOEcess cons, SECURED
oy mutual POPULATIONS; lhsi az tie government it,
SELLS based upon principles OF compromise SO,
Legislaion, and appointments to Ohee musl,
more or less, P.rtake OF the same ptincirles, or.
fhds supreme sciH, upon witch the whole fabric
rests, viii crumble, and the fabric Itself must con
ss9uenily fell.
To prevent calamity so deeply affecting to The
human race, should, We hunbly conc eve, be
the object OF every patriot and phIlsn hroIisi;
and he who thinks or speaks lightly Of subject
40 grave, wants either understanding 10 perceive
Tie consequences, or YTfpe 10 llla.an The Rspub-
Jic
Il these propositions be true, then It ii he seen
Inaf Chs VIII si The people 10 nam ,ain Otsr 3ton
Can only be sscufsd By an i asxibLs adherenry to
jnsnee measured by principle, and sustained BY
ls9Rsss aud moderation. II thrse be disrsgars!s
y" practice, then II wilt be seen that bsd feelings
WI, oe snsendsFed IN various parts of The Union,
sections OF CepntIy will hate and tiespise each o.
ther, and az Ultimate lo-s ,f The gay-fnment will
follow, IS consequence not 10 be avoided
~ appointments 10 pihce, either by he paopie.|
or lbe Executive Of the United States The spirt oil
COM Ionise which runs through our whole form Of
government, should, in the opinion OF this meet
ing, be steadily kept in yiew giving 10 escl, sec
non al the Union such occasional proofs OF .ausl
respect Tor ih. interests, and their people IS the,
nave night 10 expect and demand under The sac
cred principles o. our political chsIler.
Since the adoption Of the Federal Constitution.
win Inc exception OF one Presidential term, the
government has been administered by Presidents
taken from The Southern Slater, and although these
pf"scenis have been. sometimes, opposed by the
N0'ihefa people at The election, yet tUbsn eIeef.
cd their administrations have been invariably .us
ts'"ed by The good sense of great nsosiiy of the
Northern and Eastern people.
The history of John O. Adams. from, his EARL.
est manhood TO the present Day, is nothing less than
history oil 5Tducus and nncessing labor for tie
benefit OF The whole American Peoplc and with
what ability this labor has BEEN reformed may be
known by the character which he has formed for
b'msei and his country abroad, and the esilns fion
In which he has been always held at home b.
" Warrington, Jetierscn, Madison and Monroe
names, which posieTiy Will learn from tile ,ges
oil history, svere the Rrcat Apostles Of hdbeTiy.
who' IN their day, had din eced ia safety the foot
Steps OF this great Republic. With due deeere.ce
20 me opinions OF others, are W u act up, ibos.
Opinions which -sOe ouysejces fQue formed and
those opinions have been formed from. ca.did
and unbiased view Of the course pursued BY AIR
Adams, from The days OF our first Llfiicul ies with
England 10 IS05, which led TO war h. 1872
What particular opinions were entertained nv him
tefore these times, DO not pretend TO know
yet those Who have always known him, iasis, tia,
he ought, at all times, 20 be classed with ihe Re
publicans; be this however as it may, IT il enough
Tor US 10 know, that from the year 1906, he hss
been the fast 'lsiend OF RepUbhcsn principles as
pro'esseJ and pfsctsed by hir Jefferson AMI in ev.
cry stage OF hi- couDiTy's danger, he he's never
finehsd rom her support. Giveus such Republi.
cans as these, and ask no mole for IN tl.ei,
hands the country Is always safe. IN the admin
istrston of tho govern eni ruce his elec,ion II,
the Presidency, we htye found in the measures 81
Nj. Adams, nothing but continuation OF the same
I principles which had been syowed and practissd
by biz dlsig uished predecessors ~ IL be object
Ell 10 him that he wants Light ho..rts 10 the
skis-,' II is replied tlrd Ar JyIf-rson conceived
lhe plan, and caused 90 geo dollar- 10 loo exnesd-
ed in apparatus ready 30 complete sn Obsefvstofy:
and upon lhis poini, If Mr. Adams has offended
iiie oiferce consists IN the thing done, bot IL
calling that Ting " different name finn that
which had been given ~ Il by M j 8erson III
/ be said that Mr. Jams has recommended to Con
gross protection Df American aierrfscfrss l.v
the imposition OF tax OF foreign fabrics Of the
same k"d, II is replied, ibai such was the course
OF Gen. w Washington, Mr.. Jefferson MIR Madison
and Mr.. Monroe, az will be ssen ~ their Messages
whilst 'druinistering The government, and further
confirmed by their app, obaiion Of various laws
passed by Congress with yisw TO lbe protection
OF certain articles therein named, amongst which
we deem II necessary % mention Iesihsf and srii-
ces made from b, IN whole ~ IN part, Cheese sa.
gsrs, Wrought Nails, and Spirits OF al kinds The
latter Of which D. almost prohibited BY The high do
", donb'les- intended 10 foster the Nvhskev and
81 andy DistillerIes q our own county Tfnhe
SAID that M. Adams is fayorable to The spnropfla-
lion OF Public Money Tor purposes of internal I'm.
provement we reply thst tbs gfcat system had is
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