Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-06-15
MEETING IN LYNCHBuRG.

AT meeting of the Young Men of Lynchburg,
and its vicinity, favorable TO the election of Hen
~ Clay as President, and John Sergeant as Wee
President OF the United States, held at the Frank
I'M Hotel, on Thursday, the It'll of June; John W.
DdgncH, Esq. was called To the chair, ana Richard
H. ioter appointed Secretary.
On motion, Committee was appointed consist.
ing of r. ii. Toler. Henry j. Brown. Patrick IL.
Cabcll, DIR. John l.. Cobbs, DR.. Robert ). Payne
r. r. Bowen and John j. Purvis, 10 prepare pre-
ambc and resolutions declarntors of the object IF
inns meeting. Having retired short time, the
Committee reported the following, which were
agreed 10 by tho meeiing:-
1t would be idle waste OF time and of words
TO state ut length, the reasons which have called
w together this afternoon. We need not sketch
picture of the degraded and dangerous condi, ion
OF our country, consequent upon the inc opacity
and corruption of it's rucrs-nOr need contrast
II with the envablc state vf prosperity and happi.
ness, which, SO far as ii dependent upon the
wisdom and virtue of the great men TO whom the
people had contidcd ITS destines marked it's career
under all the predecessors of the present Execu-
tve-irom the day OF Washnglon's inauguration,
TO the close of the administration of John Quincy
Adams. The first ia matter of observation, levi
ply written upon every days events, to which noe
but devoted psrtizans, blinded by their interests or
their preudices, slut their cycs-thc last re-
corded HISTORY, which even they cannot call in
question. Suffice il to say, that. in our opinion,
our national affairs have reached a crisis, which
demands the active ond united cxcrtions of all
cIasses oil the community, Who seek TO avert i'm
pending calamity by change of rulers. And cs-
pecialiy is this the soicn duty Of those who have
not only present but deep prospective interest
III the great experiment Of free government, now
for the first time about be fully and fairly tested
believing that, if this experiment fail all hope for
future ugcs is forever lost; the young men in this
meeting assembled, pledge their active and untiring
excrtons 10 avert the catastrophe; and they invoke
IN the great cause, the aid of their fellow Citizens
throughout the Commonwealth.
Res0lred, therefore, That we approve of the
Convention propos cd TO be he d ut Saunten on the
Sd Monday in July next.
NeSotced, mat be appointed Dele
gates 10 said Convention. (And OH nominations
scNeraliy made, the blank in this resolution was
hHcd by the meeting, with the names Of DIR. John
L. Cobbs, Richard IL. Toler, DR.. Micaiah y Lynch,
AID Charles l.. Mosby.l
Resoired, That, i'll the opinion Of this meeting,
the duty OF framing an Electoral Ticket for the
State of Virginia, and appointing committees OF
vigilance and correspondence in The several coun-
ties thereof. should be performed by said Convcn
ton.
On motion, Resolred, That corresponding
Committee of twelve. for the town of Lvnchburg
bcnow appointed by the Chair; aud The following
gentlemen were oppointed Patrick ii. Cabcll, Tho
mas Coiquhoun, Nathan III. Thornton, Dr. Il. ).
Payne, John J. Pmrvis, Peter G.. Nelson, DIR VIM.
IL. b. Christian, George T.. Norvell, John III. ~.
rec, Z. Scabury, Martin w. Davenport, and VIM.
i. Turner.
ReSOtred, That the Editors of the Ivnchbury
Frgnian, the Richmond Enquirer, The Wing and
the Times, and other papers in the State friendly
TO the Objects of this meeting be requested 10 pub
lisii these proceedings in their respective papers.
JNO, w. BAGWELL, ChIn'n.
RfCHD. ii. ToLER Sec'ry.