Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-09-16

the next term, and they Will pr0oaoiy receive
from eight to ten years imprisonment.
PUBLIC MEETING IN VIRGINIA.
AT respectable and numerous assembase OF
the people Of Rappahannock County. on the first
day of the last quarterly Court, that being the
frs, Monday in September, F. Strother. Esq.
was called to the Chair, on the motion OF William
A. Lane, Esq. and Zephaniah Turner. Jr. was
on his motion, appointed Secretary-whereupo
Roberts Minifr, Esq moved the following reso.
lutions:
ResoIred, As the sense Of this assembly, that
the Government of the United States is clothed
with the power, and charged with the duty, Of
collecting revenues from taxes, duties, imPosts,
and excuses, of borrowing money in nstional ex.
ioencies on the credit of the United States-oF
FIXING THE STANDARD OF vALUE-tIn the grant
of power to coin money, and regulate the value
thereof, )-of disbursng and distributing the pub
lie revenues to rightful objects OF expenditure
of regulating commerce with foreign nations, and
among the several States-and Of making all laws
necessary and proper to carry into effect its emu.
merated powers. That to allay the jealous sen.
timent which sought for justice in equality. the
Constitution requires. "that no preference shall
be gwen by any regulation Of Commerce or Reve.
nue., to the ports of one State over those OF ano-
ther," and the impost power is subject to the
condition, that all duties and imposts shall be
uniform throughout the United States.
RESOLVED, That the Bank of the United States
was created and established at an early period in
our history, as an useful and efficient agent iu
the execution nf the trusts conhded to the United
States, and bearing relation to those trusts di.
rect. immediate, and appropriate; aud that it has
fulfilled the purposes OF its institution. Nor Will
we permit ourselves to distrust the judgment we
express, when it is concurrent with that OF
GEORGE WAsHINGToN, who signed and approved
the first act for ITS creation, and that OF JAMES
MADISON, who approved, and still approves the
law for its re establishment.
When these resolutions were submitted, the
Hon. JOHN S. BARBOUR rose and delivered We
~ eloquent and able speech OF considerable
length in favor of their adoption. The question
was then put from the Chair. and the first rcsou-
ton carried with one dissenting voice. Mr.. Bar
bour then requested that there should be a divis.
ion and count, to which the Chair replied, that
a. there was but one No." he presumed 1t was
unnecessary. The second resolution was adop-
ted with two or thee dissenting voices.
Capt. Shackleford then moved the following
resolution:
RESOLVED, That the charter OF the U. States
Bank, ought TO be renewed with such modihca.
tons as the wisdom Of Congress has suggested;
and that all substitutes for it, hitherto proposed,
are unwse, and dangerous to the morals and in
terests of the people Of these States.
On motion Of Minor Gibson, Esq it was
Resolved. That the course pursued in the Con.
gress Of the United States BY our late Repre-
sentative, in relation to the Bank question, is
heartily approved by this meeting. =
And on the question being put, these resolu-
lions passed. the first with two dissenting votes,
and the last ~as unanimously adopted.
Ordered, That these proceedings be published
BY the Secretary. and then the meeting adjourn
ed. F. STROrHER, Chairman.
Il. TURNER, Jr., Sec'y.
The four tn number Of Mr.. Ruffin's Farmers
Register ha s been published at Richmond. The
Compiler SAYS,
- That it puts forth fresh claims to liberal
patronage. The number Of interesting original
Ruffin's zeal and industry have been effectual in
calling forth the aid of many of the mos, inteli-
gent of that commonly for whom his work is 10.
tended. There is not probably in the world
more cultivated body of agricuturists than ex.
the Farmers Register upon them. and of their
contributions and support upon this interesting
work, will, we are convinced. produce effects
most beneficial to both Nor is the Register
wanting in interest to the general reader, to
whom it presents mass OF useful and practical
information,