Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-11-29
lFron, the South ~ Recorder.

been called Ivy noice la the Gazeues OF hi. place
assembly convened th evening a. o'clock, in
the Representsivs chamber in The State Hous-.
Ga n.o,on OF AIR Gorl,n of Pun a-. the Hono. ah,.
Christopher Is. Strong called ,lc Chair III. Chain.
having taken the Chair, ion of Mr. ilihon>.
hr. Savre appointed Secretary; and uo len al
B.s Mr.. Lone'uee' was appointed assistant Secretary
uPoa. on motion OF The Hon \. s. CLAYTON
Rtsofred, That a Commit e OF thirteen he appoint
sentiments OF he State Rights Parry in Ibis ate, sud
report To this meeting during is sitting.
The following gentlemen 81 pointed the Commit.
tee:
Hon. A. 9. Clayton, Hon. Will IN n. cta~r ri, Dr.
WIN. {; Dansl' Cot lone; hr, h"hrr-h,n', MIR. ti''
heail. Col Nem,en, Gene a, .u.n. aud Hon. Cia,e,
Dougheuy.
TGe Committee retired, am! having returned, r. ported
onsh 'he'f CHAIRMAN The following Preamble and Keso-
lu;ioEs:
The relations between the Federal and State Govern.
ments have assumed peculi,r am Intense interest ~
reason OF me events witch tminst- the ,cib. OF
the last Congres.. The hong aud angry which
nga'ed the whole South and had produced just complaints
AGAINST the General Government were bronsht TO 4,
with its lasrscson; they succeeded au Doubt
less Tor the special purpose OF subscribing Al future
period, the very principles tey compelled sban
don; by the enacimen OF law equally and
certainly dangerous to the liberties al ia. vrop.
than their former expressions aud which. il permitted to
endure, VIII ulnse'y perpetuaie the u.uip Witch
IL was protested TO be rdnounceh d :. not d M
cult TO perceive that sllu,ion il here made to the
proclamation of the President of the United States
and the Force Bill which was It's Legitimate ,ous.
quence The irst documen, instantly revived the doc.
trnes oil the FeAeralisls OF 9S whirh had been put
down by Mr. Jeiierson ut the lac al OF the
and now parties forming every where and particular
~ in our State, for the avowed purpose oil supporting
the principles of the Proclamation Force B. End
thereby iniiously restoring TO the Federal Party tn.
power which they lost under the elder Adams To iii.
end 'hey nave changed their name to which is de
signed 20 play upon popular feeling, aud by the force
prejudice alone they aiming establish pincplr
which the good sense Of ID" people absolutely in
lSol as teucg 10 The destruction Of the Uno
ing upon It's ruins CONSOLIDATED government These facts
have justly alarmed the lends Of libe,t every quare
and those Republicans ho siil adhere the and
Kentucky Resolutions, the great moral Instruments nv
which Mr. Jefferson effected tue overthrow of the Fede
raist- rying to the defe"ce oil the OF the
United States from north 10 south, by
designed 10 reorganise the old republican party and TO
check Immediately the gsowth of tue doctrines of the
Proclamation which must lead TO a,i.n
II not successfully resisted. The object Of the
meeting Is, hrs, TO constitute and one of those a.so.
canons Tor the express purpose OF coun,eractng the de.
sgnP oil the federal party, lately in this State
who u,er false colors incuca ng the of ,
Adams in '9J, w. those OF Daniel Webster NJ IN. p.
time; and 2ndy for mo Further object OF enforcing sys.
temauc opposition TO the ,On aud Force Bill
These last measures have aimed deadly hov az S,ar
Rights, aud seem require the uniied and cocen
Haed energies oil the friends aud advocates those rig
10 be directed 10 the point OF attack, deemed So
10 our enemies to be carried, and in which, if iuc,...
should their exerons all that il dear am, v,ah,
to freedom, will be wres,ed from the State.
ihat may be distinctly understood what are the prin
cp'es oil this associaon will be Necessary To siew
what are the doctrines OF the Proclamation and these are
asserted in language which admits of no dspute
ls' Ii maintains that the States Of which this conied..
q X f.,
that, ON the moment they ceased he dependent on
Great Britain they formed one nation. and so con.
tinued. ~
I'd. That State in the exercise OF its legitimate now
ers, has the right decide upon the cons,i,u,ouI
OF an act OF Congress- aud 10 project citizens from The
operation OF unconstitutional act and Ia maintain ,v
III her hms the authorities aud libe rites
''' sd. lS To iSs ssas. STATE s.:
Unioh, under any circumstances whatever; n..muc >,
secession would DESTROY UNITY OF THE IA.
"
hat The tba
tue one people,
9th IT,: ne ncate:- {: c..grrss "are all rspresen
ta,ives OF the Uned States: representatives of N,
particular 81 Vie from ohch they come" aud that they
are not accountable it for any act done in The ps;
Torrance Gf their Legislative Functions"
9th. That the States have mot retained their en;r,
sovereignty"
7lh That the allegiance of our citizens 1. due to the
the United States Gin The first instance and not ,,ir
respective States
These the doctrines of the Procan.tion and thew
have at the special in>tance OF the President produced
the Force Bill Tor their complete execution This meet.
ing doth soiemny protest az nst them and as soleuulv
deny their egtnate deulcon from the compact wbiei,
established the Federal Governments; and that the
cialion formed will in very proper manner
10 this end they RESOLVE, that the present Ting
1.-THE STATE RlGHTs pARrY OF G asGNnn-sa
and recommend meetings in all the counties for t. mr.
pose oil constituting similar associations TO he
|ith mat which will be formed at MilIedgeviIle as The
RESOLVED, Tina, the doctrines OF the Virginia and
lucky Nsso'uons' as construed and understood by MIR
Jenerson ana triumphanty acted upon 1925 &c AM, u
in The State OF Georgia constitute the reed of the Stat
Right Party OF Georges; and that all uncoustit,io
laws are null and void, we viii, whenever the prouer M
gency arises resist them in any the SOVEREIGN
power OF the State may order aud direct
Resolved That we consider the Force Bill "a s.. ,,;,
inracion OF State Rights, and gross OUTRAGE ,,no ,
liberties oil The people; aud that its continuance ,on
STATUTE DOCK ~ such an act OF usurpaion ought no, IN
be submitted TO by free and indie cndent States. AMI th,
WI use our exerions TO counterfeit the principles OF
the Proelamalion, and TO obtain a repeal OF said bill
ReSoued, That our Senators and Repre- sen,aives i,
&c, hare Inv
demand an immediate repeal Of the act Of ,b. -, To-,
gress, denominated The FOTce Biz as bcino , n,ln,b
voaion oil The rights of the States aud the Federal Con
sttulon. ~ '
w men having been read motion made 10 post
Pone further action, that they might be printed and
up at a subsequent meeting Which motion was bv q
vote oil the meeting, negavcJ, and motion of JuJye
Clayton, II was resolved. that the report b. taken n ,n
read by paragraphs. r ~
The report having been read, motion of Judge Claw
Resolutions DC adopted aud agreed to. ~
On motion Of Judge Douglerty
HeSoiced hat The Editors of the State Rights poper.
~ 'hs STALE be requested TO publish
Die and resolutions, accompanied by the Virginia and en-
tuck Resolutions; and that copy OF the same be tran,
Congress '' !"
On motion Of Mr. Torrance,
hesoUed, That the Chairman Of this me eting appoint,
Committee OF thirteen, 10 he styled the Central Comi,
tee OF the State Rights Association Of Georgia 10
Pond WIN such Associations in support OF State Rights
nave been, or may be orgduized in the several counties
Georgia.
On motion Of Judge Clayton,
Hesoiced, That as a means Of extending among the
people an accurate knowledge Of principles this
ing VIII pSrOnze the paper called the 'Ex ,tner pub
HSned by COndV Racquet. citv of