Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-02-12

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i,acv of the Government Of the United States,
and to transfer his real friends and supporters,
bound hand and foot. to the tender mercies Of
his ant, their btterest euemes, the ultra federal
ists-utra bank-uitra tarIf'-ultra internal I'm
pro,emen,, and Hartford Convention men-the
habitual scofers at State rights, aud to their IN
strumeni, the venal and prostituted press, oy
which they have endeavored. and but TOO sue
cessfuliy, to influence and mislead public OPT
Mon.
Resoired, That Virginia will be found her own
worst cnemv, whenever she consents to number
among her friends, those whn are never true to
themselves, but when they are false to their coun-
try.
| Resolved, That we owe it to justice, while de.
n0uncins this pertentous combination between
General Jackson and the late unhall0wed coali.
tion Ut his and our enemies, to acquit them OF
any dereliction of principle. and to acknowledge
they have but acted in their vocation.
Resolved, That we cannot consent to adopt
principles which we have always disavowed,
merely because they have been adopted by the
President, and although we believe that we shall
be IN lean and prescribed minority. we are pre-.
pared again to take up our cross, confident o!
success under that banner, 50 long as we keep
the faith, and can have access to the public ear
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doctrine of notification as equally weak and mis-
cbevious, we cannot for that reason give our coun'
tenance to principles equally unfounded and 10
the highest degree dangerous to the liberties OF
the people.
RESOLVED. That we highly approve of the mis-.
sion of BENJAMIN Watkins Leigh, not only as in
itself expedient and judcious. but as uniting up
on the man the best qualified, whether for abili'
ties, integrity and principles, moral and p"liti
cal, beyond all others in the Commonwealth, or
in the United States, for the high, arduous, and
delicate task which has been devolved upon him
by the unanimous suffrage Of the assembly, and
as we believe Of the people, and which he alone
is perhaps capable. from all these considerations
united in his person of discharging with success.
and restoring this confederate republic to its for
mer harmony and union. Signed,
JOHN RANDOLPH, of Roanoke,
Chairman.
The members present then formed them
selves into a committee. Captain Henry A.
Watkins in the chair, and WInslow Robinson,
acting as secretary. MIR. WIN. NJ. Watkins.
then moved that the committee come to resolu.
ton recommending that the meeting be ADJOURN
ed to some future day, which was lost; whereup.
on, Mr. w. NJ. Watkins Withdrew from the
committee.
i The committee then proceeded to take the re.
solutions into consideration.
The four first resolutions were adopted unani.
mously. The fifth, with one dssentient voice,
Mr. Green.
On the sixth. there were five dissentient voices,
Mr. Paul Darlington, Mr.. Lester, Mr. Madison.
Mr.. John Daniel, and Mr.. Isham Harvey.
The seventh resolution was carried unanimous.
ly. The eigth was also carried, Mr.. Paul Car
rinston alone dissenting; and the ninth, tenth.
and eleventh were adopted unanimously.
The committee then rose and reported the re.
solutions which were adopted by the meeting with
only two dissentient voices, Col. Clement Car.
rington and Mr.. r. w. Gaines.
On motion of Mr.. John Marshall. 1t was then
Rcsoiued, That copies Of the proceedings Of
this meeting be sent for publication to the differ.
ent presses. in Richmond. Petersburg. Norfolk,
L,nchburg, and fredericksburg; and that copies
he also sent to Mr. BouIdin, our representative
in Congress. and his colleagues, to our Senators.
to the President Of the United States. to BeDja.
min Watkins Leigh, Esq, TO the Governor Of
South Carolina, and 10 Major General James Ha
milton. Commander Of the State troops Of South
Carolina, in Charleston.
On motion of Mr.. WhitefieId Read,
Resoiyed unanimously. That the thanks OF
this meeting be given to Mr. Randolph, for his
open and decided support Of the rights OF the
States, and his strenuous and efficient opposition
to the odious consolidating doctrines Of the Pre-
sident's late p'o lamatou.
Mr.. Randolph then expressed his thanks IN O
speech Of considerable length, in the course Of
which. alt the warmest sympathes which have so
long united him to his old constituents, seemed
to be awakened; and, on the breaking up of the
meeting, they parted with feelings such as no man
besides ever excited.
WINSLOW ROBINSON. Sec'y