Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-01-15
MONTGOMERY MEETING

AT respectable meeting of the citizens of Mon,oomer
eSTy, neo a, me Court House. on Monday the 9TH day
oil January, 1883, being Court day-Hamilton Wade ESQ
was called to the Chair, and Rice D. Montague appointed
Secretary. D. ~fF
Several resolutions were offered bv Col William ph
mas, the first of which as follows:
Res0tDed That this meeting view with pain and norti
ne"uoh' e reckless tyrannica and dsorganizing mea-
sures OF hoth the late Convention and Legislature of the
State OF South Carolina and that Modification as is de-
hned by the Ordinance of the said Convention is not
peaceabe and CONSTITUTIONAL but hostile and re voIuona
Wy measure and destructive OF the fundamental PRINCIPLES
OF our free Constitution. r'f'
Colonel James p Preston moved TO strike out the wol
RECKLESS, tyranncal and dsorganizing which after
short discussion, agreed to- and the resoution as
ed and adopted, was as follows:
Resolved That this meeting view with pain and mort
hcaon, the measures Of both the late Convention and
Legislature of the State of South Carolina; and tbat Mi
hcaon as it is defined by the Ordinance of the said Con-
voRiion, Is cot poaceable and constitutional but bos.
mental principles OF our free Constitution.
The second resolution adopted with but two ds
senting voices, and follows:
ReSOlDed That whilst we believe that il,e T,ria l,,.
are oppressive and unequal in their operation land we "
USE a constitutional means to obtain their modification,
10 bring down the revenue TO the necessary wants Of the
govenent) we deny the right any Stale TO ress, ber
execution by force and we will give humble support TO
heF edera Government, in aid OF all constitutional means
necessary to enforce their execution.
The hirh resolution follows
heS0iUe" That the Federal Union must be preserved:
ana we pledge ourselves TO sustain it, by all constitutional
means MIR. Daniel II. Hoge offered sub,Itnic t Ia
foregoing resolutions which called forth an animated and
III "hICn mF ttOge, Col Preston, MIR
VIM Preston took part The substitute was
co. several voting against it, and is as follows:
Res0iUed That the Federal Union must be preserv.d
and we hail the Presidents Proclamation as an able ana
Just exposition OF the relative powers the States and
Federal Government and containing PRINCIPLES bv ybI
alone our sacred Union and free institutions car Inc re-
petuated. ~ P''-
ne our'h' hih' aud sixth resolutions were adopted
without opposition, and are follows
neSOVe"' nat we dsapprove OF much Of the report
o. me select Committee OF Twenty of the Virginia
Legislature on THIS subject as conflicts with the principles
contained in the Presidents Proclamation as tending n
deceive the people OF South Carolina by inducing them to
oeeve that Virginia may be induced TO aid them in tber
unconstitutional and revolutionary measures
hssoced, That our Representatives both in the State
and Federal Governments be respectfully requested IN nee
an proper means, to carry into effect the principles con-
tanned IN the foregoing resolutions.
heSoped' Ihat the foregoing proceedings be signed bV
the Chairman and Secretary, and that The Editors of ,bs
tincase Patriot, Washington Globe Richmond Fn1,rsr
and big, and oil other Editors friendly to Tie Union b
requested to publish them in their respective papers
And the meeting did arise.
HAMILTON WADE, Chairman
X. ID. MoNTAGUE, Secretary.