Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-02-08
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PUBLIC MEcrING-nrnns,

PUBLIC MEETING DEposIrrs
Al meeting OF number OF the citizens of Kandwha
county atheir Court House Saturday. 22 day Of Janu
airy 1854 to take into consideration the subject Of The
moval OF The public deposics from the Bank of the United
States; on motion OF Col Joseph Lowell, Dr. John j. Ca
bell was called to the chair aud Alexander w Quarter
appointed Secretary.
The object Of the meeting having been explained by
Col Lowell, in lew appropriate aud eloquent remarLs
he chairman, IN pursuance of vote OF the meeting an
pointed the following geneRen committee to prepare
anu report resolutions expressive OF the the NEE
ing 10 wit: Col. Andrew Donnay, Col JOSEPH Lowell
George w. Summers, James Craik, Madison A. Street
DIR. S. Patrick and Mason Campbell no having retired
Tor short time, returned aud reported the following
lutons:
LIST. RESOLVED, That new and alarming crisis has oc
Cured in the history of country, crisis in which the
alternative oil LIBERTY DEsPorIsAI's clearly pre.
sented, and which requires from every portion Of The
pie OF the United the most
the conduct OF their rulers and tho ireest and fullest in
terchdnge and expression of sentiment among
and 10 their immediate representatives in The councils OF
the nation. "
I'd ResoiUed, That the citizens of this republic have
always deemed of the characteristic features of their
Tree and glorious institutions, that the various and
functions oil Government were carefully separated by the
assignment OF each great division of IN
distinct and Independent departments: they have felt
IN the belief that above ALL the jealous caution had
been practised by the founders of our system in proy,
against the occurrence OF evil Of such
certain and palpabe destruction of all ei. homes o free
uon as the union IN one person OF the right 10 wcld the
'ary orce, and TO control the property of the country.
that while the sword, the Execu i've authority was
In ihe hands oil the President of the United States te
oi puOIc purse oil the OF tin nation
vi tne money OF the people exclusively coudeJ IN
the Immediate representatives. OF the people in
assembled hat acting under the Influence Of this sau,a
ry and essential principle OF all free III,
Congress under the Federal Constitution refused to m lie
the Treasury Department of the Executive Denar,
menis, but constituted the Secretary OF the Treasury
mere minister and agent OF the Cong in the
ana disbursement OF the public revenue bui bey have
seen with amazement and consernaon the whole theory
oil our government subvered, and its sacred prnc
pies violated by the unparalleled preensions set p on The
part OF the Executive of right assume the entire con-
o OF me pubc treasure and the actual exercise Of this
usurpeu auipoily by hagrant abuse of his constitutions
al power oil appointment and removal from Office ,hus
by one act presenting in the person Of the President of
the United States Of America the best de6non vii N
mas ever been gwen OF perfect despoism the tnon
Of the purse and the sWord IN the hands of one man
3D. Resolved, That the desolaon and distress Which
are now spreading over our land solely attributable 10
the yindicve and Unprecedented rsecution by which
the Executive department has been zeaoustv striving n,
impair the credit and TO destroy the OF an ns
tuon selected by the people the fiscal agent of the 90
vernmen that the arbitrary and illegal removal of the
public depos,es from the Bank Of the United States was
only one link in the chain of edngs by which il
designed TO make that institution the prev of the consni-
ratos who nurture the infatuaon of the President and
mat The present safety and integrity of the Bank are o,y
ing entirely TO the prudence and caution with which il
has c0unteraced these Vaccinations
4h Resolved That the removal of the public de postes
from the Bank OF the u. States uncaed for I'm war.
ranted and unjust; that the ostensbIe reasons which
have been alleged in support OF the act many of them
nnsustaned by shadow Of proof, and all frivolous and
inpernent 10 The merits OF the question on which they
were Intended to bear that nse ad of deserving the re-
proach the Bank OF the u s. has strong claim upon the
respect and confidence OF The peonIe r ,ho e.
ness and purity which il has exhibited in resisting all ts
attempts oil Executive power, by threats and by bIan.
dshments to make it the supple tool OF Executive "a
voritisn and coupon that see in The failure Of these
attempts the origin Of hat neIrious scheme which max
ing the State Banks The repositories of the public money
VIII pace them al under the control and the mercy OF
the secretary oil the Treasury, aud thus, of necessity
convert them into the humble and subseryient instr1
nens or perpeuang the power and shielding from
sPonsibiliy any corrupt faction which may have seized
Executive rlrnen oC
the government.
9th ResoUed, That even if all the charges of raiscon
duct which have been preferred against the ednnsra-
ton oil The Bank OF The United States could be proved
hey would furnish no sort OF reason for breach of public
idh and waDon sacrifice OF The public interests bv the
removal OF the Federal Deposites from that institution
much less ought such aeg instances of in
The officers Of the Bank 10 have any influence upon The
question oil The rc-charter Of the Bank; question which
should be decided entirely upon great principles of nation
al policy and national prosperity; tie only possible iuu
which these allegations il proved conld [egifma,e
~ exert upon the subject Of The Bank, would be- TO exhibit
the necessity Of some additional guarantees i'm The renew
ed charter against the recurrence OF such abuses
9th ResoiUcd That, To establish public confidence IN
renew ihe broken current Of our national prosperity 10
yndicale the majesty Of the laws and TO restore the o
!seo Integrity OF lhe Constitution, The OF
e people are called upon 10 take back into their own
keeping That exclusive command of The public pure
"hcn mas oeeh violently usurped by another parnen
and TO direct the immediate restoration of the Fed,s
vided by law. ''O''o P'0'
9TH. Resoiped, Tbtt entertaining ,,di,oioi.to, ..c
dence in the intelligence and purity Of the Amr can %
pie, believe that the administration Of presiIen'
drew Jackson VIM Ultimately prove Of essential Advantage
TO the future desliDies of country bv cyiLi1i ~
clearly at ibis early period Of our national e.iemcoS ~
weak and undeiended parts OF SYSTEM by noini ,
TO us, where, and in what manner, an unprincIpJeJ
usurper in coming day, wculd easily and
eiiect the subyerson Of the liberties Of his country J
mus ehapUg the present generation 10 perfect he work
OF 'nG Iahers by providing deiences and additional
guards agMn The insdious approaches of corruption or
the violent assaults Of military usurpstoo
The question being put by the clair ON tbe 6,,eoo,
resolutions, they were unanimously aJopted 20
On motion Of Dr. Patrick the loIo,cipr re.if 49,
then adopted: 'O" "''
9Th. ResoiDed, That copy Of these proceedi,rs lao
furnished 10 the representative Of tbs district in Cn
and TO our Senator and Delegate in The
gna asd Nat The Editors Of the Kanawhs Banner, Rich
moud Enquirer, and Richmond Whlp, be rennos,a6 -
publish the same in their respective papers
JOHN T. CABELL, Chairman.
n w. QUARRtER, SccTef0rV