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

and separately considered which being done, they
unanimously adopted.
which, after some discussion, also adopted undRi-
m0usiy.
l. Resolred That in the present state OF the conroyer-
sy between the Government of the United States and tho
Null6cao party of South Carolina, will not be
PEELED bear against that Government be the con-
sequences ,chdt they may.
2. Resoiced That in support Of this determination,
pledge to each other our lives, fortunes, and
cred honor"
on motion, Resoired, That p. Phillips, Esq, Colonel
James X. Erwin and Major A. NJ Lowry constitute the
Committee of Correspondence for the Union and State
Rights Party OF Chesterfield District
On notion Resolved That Committees OF ptgitdnce
be elected by each beat company presently from the
town OF Cheraw, and from every other beat Where
upon there for few minutes, and the voters
proceeded to their election. The meeting
nzed, and the of the Committees OF Vigilance
handed in to the Secretaries.
On motion of Col. James II. Erwin, unanimously Re
Solved That Gen Blair he nominated as the Union
candidate to represent this Congressional District in the
On motion, the proceedings of the meeting ORDER
cd to be published.
On motion, adjourned
NJ. MCLEAN, Chairman.
VIM. McQUEEN, Ss.rs,,,;es
JAMES WRIGHT,
PUBLIC MEETING at Ne,cbern, .Iontg onery county,
Pirginid.
Alta very numerous and respectable meeting of the
citizens OF Newbern and its vicinity convened at the
house of Capt James Tiffany Christmas day, TO take
into consideration the subject OF Nullifcaon the South
Carolina Convention and the Presidents Proclamation
On motion, Maj Daniel Howe "a revolutionary oticer)
called to the Chair and Isaac Hudson, Esq appoint
ed Secretary.
part of the Presidents Proclamation, with
marks thereon, read by DR.. William n. Anderson,
and the object of the meeting explained by Daniel Ii.
Hoge Esq. who offered the following Preamble and Reso
lutons, which opposed at some length and with
considerable eloquence and ability by Capt John B.
Floyd, and sustained by the mover with frmness and
ability complimentary to young member of the bar.
The resolutions and preamble adopted with but few
dissenting voices. They are as follow
We, portion OF the people, obeyng the admonons OF
the father Of his country deem il sacred duty dis
countenance whatever may suggest suspicion that
our National Union can in any event be abandoned,
and to Indignantly rown upon (not the first dawnng of
an attempt buO the most systematic effort TO alien por-
ton oil country IRON the aud 10 enieeble the
cred ties which now link ogeher its various parts.
Therefore resolved, That consider the Union Of our
States dear and be preserved the
sacrifice OF considerable interest.
RssOired, That we view the doctrine OF Modification
as an absurd dangerous political heresy, misty political
abstraction in theory and in practice dangerous and
tending directly TO dissolution Of the Union
Res0lued That we dsapprove Of the hasty and unwar-
rantabe proceedings of the South Carolina Convention.
ResolUed That we approve of the Presidents Procla-
nation, and OF his determination that the laws
Congress be faithfully executed.
Resoiued That the best interests of our country de-
nand gradual reduction of the Tariff to the standard of
Resoiued That these proceedings be signed by the
Chairman and Secretary, and published in the Wythe
gus, Fincastle Patriot and Richmond Enquirer
Ordered that this meeting adjourn sine die.
DANIEL HOWE, Chairman
ISAAC HUDSON, Secretary