Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-09-07
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN MEETING II
EAIIOUIER.

Puohcans met al farrOwsSllln--Napt. Nhuhn, was
called to the Chair, and Nathaniel Grigsby, ESQ,
appointed Secretary
Resotced, On motion Of Mr.. Ashby, that This
meeting do now adjourn, and on piotIon of Maj
Marshall, that it adjourn until Friday, the eth
inst. ANDREW CHuNN, Chairman.
NATHANIEL GRiGsBY, Secretary.
Agreeable to adjournment Meeting was held
at tarrowsville, Fauquier County, on Friday, tho
2lth August 1892; large and respectable number
OF citizens in the vicinity having assembled. On
motion of MIR. John VERIFY, Colonel hshhy, was
called to the Chair, nd James X. Marshall and Pc.
Ter Adams, Esquiros, we're made Secretaries Tho
meeting thus organized, on motion of Major Am.
bier
Resoircd, That the Chairman appoint Com
mt'ee OF twelve, to draft preamble and resoiu-
TONS explanatory of he object of the meeting,
when The following gentlemen appointed:
| Major Amber John VERIFY Edward c. Mar
shall John Marshall. Jr- Marshall Ashby, Nathnn-
iei Grigshy, George Ghscock, WIN. &. VERIFY,
Abner H. Settle Andrew NJ. Chancellor, John
heerfuot and Robert Catctt. The Committee
after having retired for few moments, repo ted
the Following preamble andresolutions, which wers
| unanimously adopted:
| The National Republicans in tho vicinity of Far,
rowsVie, following the example of their fellow
cilzens, IN other sections OF the Union, have
sen6led this day i'll the exercise of tho 'unaen.
able right oil expressing mildly, frankly, but firm
Iy, their opinions of the principles upon which the
Government ought to be administered, and Of the |
manner in which it has of late been conducted.
FIRST, then, as to the principles of the National Re.
SuCclnCtly ably
summed up in the address sent forth to tho people
OF New York, by Convention lately held ut Utica
"Ihese principles arc broad and comprehensive
they are framed upon great and interesting truths
In the struggle for National Independence, the
| people of this whole country consulted together;
they fought, they suffered, they triunphed bro
theirs of the same family, peoplr; they pre-
scented TO the foe an unbrokcn front, and they |
chaunted the same song of victory. They were
Republicans and National Republicans. Aner
the war of Revolution was ended, and |
our independence achieved, the government
Te-organzod, and the People 0i the whole United |
States, for the express purpose, they declared
"ot forming more perfect union, establishing
Justice cnsuring domestic tranquility, providing
ior inc common defence, promoting the general
welfare, and securing the blessings of liberty TO
themselves and their postery," ordained and estu-
bislicd that glorious Constitution, under which
we now live, and by the aid of which our advance
ncnt in prosperity and happiness is without pa
rallel in the history of man. The confcderacv
which existed before the formation of The present
Cons sutton, found too feeble bond OF union,
and tho country required what the hearts of tho
| People, then fresh from the revolutionary contest,
demanded, a more perfect union. Now we oppose
that construction of the Constitution, which makes
tho government mere confcdcrucy of ndcpcn
dent States, and not bond TO unite the people of
tho whole country and thus reduces us in effect,
to the condition which we before the found.
alton of the constitution. We believe tins instru- |
ment gives power 10 Congress to promote, by direct
ieEislaIon the domestic industry of The country,
ana lo PROVIDE internal improvements. We be- |
cvc it is the right and duty of Congress to regu-
late the currency of the country, and as far as
practicable, make it uniform sound and whole
some We hold the entire Independence of the Ju
dietary, and that It's decisions all questions, uri.
sing under the constitution and laws, are binding
not only upon individuals, but States, and all the
different branches of the Government. We hold
that the President is bound execute every treaty
and enforce every law of Congress- where his act
ION is required 10 its endorsements and that after
The Supreme Court has pronounced such n law
constitutional, his refusal omission 10 enforce it,
is just cause for impeachment. We believe all
laws should be made in that spirit, of Cancellation
and compromise, which gave birth to the cons,itu.
ton itself; that the interest of majority of the
people should be consulted in the formation of
laws, and that the feelings and preiudices of
the majority should moi be wholly disreparded; but
the doctrine OF our party is, that when laws du
| ly enacted THEY ARE SUPREME, and not voluntarily
submitted to, must be forcbly executed, as well |
against individuals as associations and States.
| We have hitherto, until recently, regarded this
doctrine as fundamental principle of our Repub- |
lIcan institutions; and regret that there should
be at the present time, necessitv as we believe
there IS, for its formal PRONUNCIATION.
For the purpose of carrying out into practical
operation, these principles, the National Republi-
can party have nominated Henry Clay, of Ken
lucky, and John Sergeant, of Pennsylvania, to the
highest offices in the gift of the people"
Our limits Will not permit us to dwell upon the
cha racter of these distinguished men. Mr. Clay
was born in this State, and has been the arti6ccr
of his own fortunes; with his whole political course
we are all familiar. John Sergeant is favorite
son of Pennsylvania is eminent for his talents,
for his public sorvcrs, and liz truly illsirious from
his private virtues; his name must ''challcngc uni
vcrsal respect
We believe the United States Bank TO he "a
great and beneficial institutions" which s'by fac
tatlng exchanges between different parts of the
Union, and maintaining sound, ample, and
healthy state of the currency, may be said to sup
ply the body polite, economically viewed, with a
continual stream OF life blood without which it
must invariably langulsh and sink into ex Faustion
We believe this Bank essential to all the interests
OF the merchant, The agrlcuituraliSt, the manuiac
tilrcT and tina mechanic and absolutely necessary
to the prosperity of our western brethren. The
President of the United States has by scra,oL Of
his pen bghted all this. The message accompany.
ing this act, contains doctrines novel, erroneous
and monstrous we compelled from the ma.
ture of our meeting, to orbcar saying upon this
topic.
There seemed To- be, prior to the last election, n
perfect reliance upon General Jackson's good
faith"-and how has it been pcrsevered!-by con-
certIng immediately upon accession, means by
which he might be reelected, and yet in his cec-
bTated correspondence, he insisted that the Presi-
dent should serve hut ore term He complained
that the patronage cf the government had been
abuscd-~that the elections had not been free
Yet Inc has corrupted thc sources of all political
Btclligcncc, by bestowing lucrative offices OH nu-
merous editors of newspapers reward for the
service rendered by them in that upacy-neasur.
ing the value of the reward by the extent Of the
prostitution.
He has corrupted the sources Of BcgislatiOn by
comforting on various members OF Congress, Offices
of greater emolument and Of higher dignity than
That OF Representatives, thereby hnying their votes
on the floor of Congress, and their influence, always
too great, with their constituents. And this too,
withstanding nc had asserted previously TO his own
election that such course of pO icy must nocos
snrily engender, if it did not spring from corrup-