Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-06-19
sr,ryroN CONVENTION

sdcra,ion the propricty of sending Delegates to the
Siaunton Convention.
! William =. Crawford wa. called to the Chair, and
| Franklin Thwing appointed Secretary.
Samuel VI. G,rland explained the object of the
meeting i'm brief and appropriate address, and con-
cluued by offering resolution that five gentlemen
be appointed a Committee to draft a preamble and
resolutions, expressive of the OF this meeting
--whereupon the following gentlemen appoint.
ed a Committee by the Ch'ir: 5 Garland, War
n-r NJ. Yates, Edmund A. Cabcll, Tho X. Brown e.
| Wan. Ii. Garland. who retired about hIf an hour,
and reported The following preamble and resolutions,
4 which were unanimously adopted:
Your Committee have had under consider alton
! the subject submitted to them. And, in taking q
view Of tho country. and the passing occurrences
/ in the political world, they much To- excite their
fe:,rs and thcm to action. The present Chief
! Magisr tie entered upon the duties of his Office,
aided by personal popularity which would have
enabled him to have more than realized the fondcst
hopes of his friends, and to have disappointed the
mos, boiling fears Of his cs. And indocd, his
promises, and thos" given for him by his friends,
disarincd his bit,crest enemies, and induced those
who opposed to his elevation to the first Office
in the gift of free people, to look forward to his
administration with some degree of hopo. But
how have these pledges. SO profusey given, been
rrdecmed! HIS the PAIN straight forward dealing
pf the solder becn realized in his mys,itycatrg
almost cvsry subject Of deep and vital inpora
Has his pledge to the economist that the expenses
of Government would DO reduced, been realized?
Iurn 10 y"nr Treasury. and learn there the
! Has your Congress been kept pure from the
ruping influence ofeIecu,ive patronage? Has not
your Post Office Department been made the efficient
i engine of elccti"n-ering purposcs7 Has not the
Press, the great palladium Of liberty, been subsi-
dzed to party purposes? Has not system of pro-
scription, and rewards and punishmen's, cqnallcd
only by papal intolerance and EASTERN prohi-
gacv, been constantly acted upon? Has not the
moral feeling of the country been outraged. by
scenes transacted aud countenan ced a, your metro
| pols7 Has not your Senate been abused and de-
n"unced, for prosuing in the exercise Of consi.
tint ona right to thwar: tho ish.S OF the PRESIDENT
H.vc not the menhcrs of the House of Represent.
atives been waylad and attacked, for dar ,g with
manly independence, to expose The corrupt "ns Of
tn, Administration and arriign the c"niuct of its
friends! Has not our country been made pre-
sent The initiating spectacle Of free, independent
nation, bending TO fre gn power, and ,skng that
az boon which we had gh to i-nand1 We
would confidently appel. for an answer to these
inquiries, and confirmation of these statement,
every sonrc" of information accessible the pu lie.
They are truths which stand tested d. d con.
hrm'd lfthc OCCASION called for it, might gn
on to multiply objections. which in opinion ex
ist TO the reelection Of drew Jackson object
ions, too which would net rely Tor their support
{ upon partizan zeal, bit which would he AGED
by nnvieding f,cts They are, however, b"fore
the American People. FRIENDSHIPS cinno. disguise
them nor enmity wish them giiri,y. We
invoke tn" publ attention q them. They have
satisfied our minds. that Andrew Jackson is in
(, evcrr essential particul ry unfit To be tn Chet
Executive ofh er of this great "nd growing Repub.
lie; and we lok forward to the prospect Of his
= election witt the m"st fearful apprehensi,n To
cndcavor Ia provent ,he evil and calamtcs " hich
we believe would follow his success, we regard orr
solemn and sacred duty cituz ms. Aud 10 that
md we will rhcer nily unite hest efforts and
Use every honest means, 10 turn from our country
the biishtipg and wither'ng influences of such an
event. Th' rcfnre,
RssOlsed, That would view the reelection
of Gen. Andrew jackson TO the Presidential Chair
IA one of the greatest evils that could befal
country.
RcsDip a, That we have the highest confidence in
me honesty INTEGRITY, talents and pa,riolism of
Henry Clay, ut Kentucky, and that VIII yield
HIM most cordi ii support for the office of The
President of the United States
Resotoed, That we approve of the object of the
Stanton Convention, to be holden ON the 81 Mn
/, day IN July next.
Resotred, That, for the purpose Of uniting our
efforts with those at fellow citizens, entertain
ing the same opinions that do, that John d.
, ID Wis, William I'll. Garland, Thos, X. Brown.
Franklin T!,wing, Jimes Coleman, Oh rles g.
t Claiborne, Edmund A. Cabell, Joseph Staplss D..
| paai ca'ell, DIR. Daniel f. Watson and Will
IL IN b. SCISSOR, he appointed delegates to repre-
sen this meeting in SAID convention.
Resotred, Tat the Dcleg appoi nted to attend
the StaunIon Convention, in behalf OF this Meeting
are hereby authorized to pursue such course in
regard 10 the VIC. Presidency as may seem to
them after consultation and delibera,iop 10 h.
most proper and expedient with this express un
derstandIng that in no event, they to c"unte.
nee, IN any way whar yer, tho idea of clecting
! Martin Van Buren, to that ofiicc-this meeting re-
garding hun IN every particular unworthy of
that high stat ION.
Reso Ued That The following gentle zen be- and
they are hereby appointed committee of arrange
men; and correspondence, with leave to appoint
Others 1t necessary, TO wit:-Landon Cabcll John
y" Villains, 'mes L. Lumpkin, Jacob ass, Am.
rose Fucker, Zach. ID. TInsley Zach Drummond
Thomas N. Eubank, M rim Parks, Isaac Rucker,
| William NJ Waller Willis T.. Dickorsnn Samuel
I VI Intply, Samuel Garland. Warner VI. Y ties,
40; - Co'man, John billiard, Esqrs., Judge Lucas
= Thompson, John Thompson, ir. and William
monaghan a.n v Es9r Dr. Hcnry J; Rose. Cap.
ere re e., lageF; Col VIM Ar.nistead, DIR WIN $.
=. Wm: 5. Crawford, Dibney Sanddgc, Lindsey
Handidge, Lindsey M"Dlni.l, Absalom Higginbo.
man. john Myers, E. Is. Estes, Rsl,t ". p
i Garter. Nelson G. ID. wson, Sl,nl. lie skel Ed.
Iihnd Winston, T. qrs,, G apt. Edmund Penn Col.
Nornrl lis lie. Ct,r il D,yis, Col ,o,gs
! w: Higg'nbothan, Robert Wrngicld, Col. John
Winghcd, Col. John Pryor DIR. e. b. Gilbert p.
/ l. Thornton, Wesley l.. Duncan, w. H. Knight,
Joseph DllTd, Bonjam Taliafarro, Tnonas
GOODWIN, Fielding Brown, Edmund Winston
St"nr mantply, William Hams, J ,Ipes Flu cher
Jacob CoH'nan Blrtet Cash, Edenczer Hickok
Drnry Bell, james Higgingbotham, William
Knight, Lew Bartlett, Gideon RI. Brown Robert
Hisg'nboham l.. +. Tibbitts, l. ,wson G. VIII
cher, and MarbeIl G.. Goodwin, Esqrs Mi vii.
nam Henly, Capt. John Brnad'Ius, Dr. Ro' ,ort W
William G: Campuc'l E.qrs.
Hesotped undnimousty That tho proceedings Of
the meeting he signed by the Chairman and sSecre
taiy, and that the Lychburg Virginian, Richmond
| wing N'tionnl Intelligcncer and 81 sunton Spec
tator, be requested to publish them.
VIM. > CRAWFORD Chairman.
e. ThwrNe, Secretary.
MEETING IN CAMPBELL.
At a meeting Of the CT liens OF Campbell conn.
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