Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-09-05
COMMUNICATED.

CtI"HIu CsFIC-dIED.
Alta numerous aud very highly respectable meet
ing OF the citizens OF Meckienburg county held in
the very spacious Presbyterian Church (Which
was crowded to overfiowing1 in Boydton, on the
io'h INST. or the purpose OF taking into consdera.
uon the most efficient means of countef acting tho
ruino us consequences of the late Tariff and a, the
same time, to express their decided disapprobation
OF the Convention lately held in Charlottesville upon
the subject OF internal Improvements, Col Eras.
mus kennon called 10 the Chair and WIN n
Baskerville appointed Secretary:
The meeting being called to order, and wis,
expressed from the chair that it, object should be-
stated by some one OF its members, William o.
uooue, Esq. rose and addressed the meeting in
a very able and eloquent speech of considerable
length, after which, it was, upon motion of Ma
thaniel Alexander, Esq.
Resolved, That Committee OF nine persons mn
appointed to draught Preamble and Resolutions
expressive OF the feelings of this meeting upon the
late arit, and the Charlottesville Convention; and
the following gentlemen were accordingly appo;nt.
ed: The Hon. Mark Alexander, Mai. Thomas M.
Nelson, Maj. John Lewis, Charles Baskerville. John
w. Lewis, John w. Jones, David Shelton, Natha.
mel Alexander and James Daniel Esu'rs who re-
tired, and in short time returned with the fol-
lowing Preamble and Resolutions, each of which
resolutions was separately put and unanimously a.
greed 10.
The citizens OF Mecklenburg county, feeling
most sensibiy the oppressed condition oil the PEG.
pie, arising out Of long and continued course of
unwise and unjust legislation, are impeled by eyo-
ry duty which they owe to themselves, and their
country, 10 resist, by all lawful and constitutional
means, what they deem 10 10 encrodchments upon
their unaliena"ie rights. In the passage of Tho
late Tariff by Congress for the protection of do.
nestle manulactures,we perceive nothing less than
determined disposition ON the part of the MAORI
W, at the risk OF the union, TO sacrifice the great
interest Of the people OF the South TO sof;t o1 in
satiabie upidity and ambition In vain have va
demonstrated against the injustice Of the measure,
In vain have the Southern States soIemnly feclar-
cd II to be violation OF the constitutions and warn.
ca their oPpressors OF The danger which il tlreateu
cd! lhese have been met with cold Indifference
and insult added to injury from the utter disre gard
and contempt shown to our complaints. Ii Is no
longer becoming free people TO humble them.
selves before power that disjsins TO listen TO the
language OF reason, OF justice and Of argument
whenever a Government ceases 10 respect thu
rights Of its citizens, and the Constitution which
guarantees them, il is limo they should look 90
their own resources for protection. We deny tic
power of Congress. or Of the Federal Court TO set
tic the political rights Of State or those reservcI
to the people. The very admission of tho principle
- an acknowledgment OF consolidated govern.
nent, and there is nothing which distinguishes n
from the British Monarchy.
The States representing The people ss distinct
sovcFeigntes were the parties to the compact, aud
are alone competent 10 decide for themselves
whether 1t has been violated or not II would
nave been useless for the Constitution to have re-
served 10 them certain rights, those 20 DO
judged an'. determined by persons alien TO thoso
rights. We do not, however, intend entering into
az argument to prove what we deem political
truths II is sufficient 10 state them TO the world
That the principles Of our action should be known,
We arc not the enemies Of the Union, hut seek IN
preserve it, by maintaining its original purity. So
long virtue was enthroped in tie council seat Of
the nation. were people, acting upon prn-
cple, without fcuds, anmositics or local preiudic-
IL these 10 TO now, they are not
chargcable to the state IF Vrgb,ia, who always
deprecated their existence, and opposed the mea.
sGres that would lead 10 them bat TO an ambitious
spirit which having neither virtue nor principle 10
sustain its high aspirations, could hope for success
only IN the base passions Of selfinterest and geo
graphical distinctions.
While aggrievcd by acts Of federal legislation.
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