Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-03-18

send you at the request OF several gentlemen Of Pc.
iersourg the proceedings OF the Administration meeting
was present. happening TO be in that evening. II
large, unanimous and very able meeting
The friends OF the administration there sanguue
20 their strength. | am sirs, yours respectfully,
March L. 1884. -
TOWN MEETING.
Al q meeting of upwards of three hundred OF the ci
zens OF Petersburg opposed 10 restoration Of the Public
Deposes TO the Bank Of the u. States, and to a renewal
oil the Charter OF said Bank, held according 10 previous
notice. at the Court House, Friday evening, the i,h
inst: David H. Branch. Eco, Mayor Of the Town. was
called to the Chair and Col Joseph Bragg appointed See
rotary The objects Of the citing having been distinct
" aud forciLly made known nv the ChairVCo D.n;o ~
Butts arose aud made an animated appeal to his fellow
citizens 10 sustain the President in his patriotic efforts to
put down B,nk Of the United States aud Iashed with
mered severity the IeaieS OF the Opposi,ion to hi, nea
rures in ths Senate-R. r. Collier, Esq., then took the
hoor and in animated aud eloquent spe ech defended
the Administration sgnst the obIoouy sought to be cast
on by those had done the State no service and
while depccating the grant of any new powers to the
Executive, satisfactorily proved that those recently exer
cised, vested in him by the aud Laws
OF the Country sn that they had not be abused by an
arbitrary Of them. He concluded his remarks with
and aui peroraon and sat down an,;st
the reiterated applause of his highly grae,
zens
On motion. made and seconded Col Daniel e RIM.
WIN. Clarke, II. II. Collier Dr. b. H. Nav CT O.horno
DR.. WIN. b Goodwin, VIM. Pannil, H. Hanes and Joo
Pollard E.ors were an,o;nsd = cn,,,n;,, .. u ."o'
solutions and a Msmor.I exnr.ssiva -, III 80, ~
meeting. The Committee then retired and after consuts
ton, returned and ranor,cJ the foInw;nr ,.h;n 80
unanimously adopted with the excep,ion nj .;ngI. M
sen,ient voice 10 the 5,h Resolution: ''"s' ''
Whereas. respectable portion of our fellow
have recently held me eting at which tb.v ,Io,,.d ,
published Resolutions ,ratorv III Their homes,
opinions in regard certain OF their Federal ents:
and whereas, we, another portion of the citizens Of P,
sersburg, entertain different sentiments with rrferenc. n
OF the same ani other alters of bi0h mpor,n,e
ferrng. do the Government of the Representatives
Of the People, to the Government of the Bank OF the u
States-believinr that the question, which aa;,,,. H.
Country are not burev nj tho r.gu,.,;o ~ IL
currency, but of Constitutional law. in the decision Of
which, the Bank making desperate to force
the people succumb its being ner,nsdeJ
that respectful expression OF these opinion, viii have
sautary influence we have assembled TO declare and n
promugate them.
1. BE IL therefore Resoiued, That while we would de.
precate an accumulation of nover in III. E.ar 4 -.
tive, dangerous to our liberties we will vet s,nuort II in
the proper exercise OF all ripbttu authoritv
2 Rc,o,,sJ TIA, ,,o r;ah, ~ .'Ji
of the several DEPARTMENTS of the (,ov.rnmon, 49,"
stuonaily resides in the President of tho Unito, S,.,o
3. Resolved That the late removal Of m,
Dppostes from the Rank of The Un;,.J S,,,os h. ,h S
creiary of the Treasury was mere eYsrc;ss - .,
AUTHORITY involving no assump,ion of Jonh,f,I m.s ~,
ought To he disab,,sed If the o,;ons r,u,. -, ~
4. Resoiped That the panic which nervades ,s con-,
try. disturbing trade and I,in;,;mP VIC eoon
fdence is not the legitimate rcsnis ot ,h IU. r.
the deposites-bui has been wau,onIv nrodced in
measure NV tho RAM i,sor hv a., ,,rr..' " s'e'
discounts and as soon as pre'ex oiere' sv
curtaiment, with the of co.ercng the people into
q renewal Of its charter rN'P'' "'''
s. Resolved That restoration of the denosites co,,a
afford relief the community unless the Bank Of bs
United States is actually to be 70 chartered. and VIZ
son ~ 70 n"s, mem m0a DC an act OF tame subms
hesoioea nat 'he Bank oil the United States is
corporation Instituted on principles at
,h; qa, r,sn.s Of me people and with the form Of
80 D,n ~, anu os"' NOT 70 De re- chartered
H., NC, .1, "a' o', connuence I'D me wisdom, ine-
sy, anu Pa'o'sm OF he PRESIDENT oil the United States
sakeh nor aoa'ed, but has been re assured and
Wy ms reso'u'e anu energetic opposition TO the
Po"e ~, VI sm aIis'ocra'ic institution.
ey , iha' miiam =. kives, by resignng his
e" ~ .'c senate OF tue " STATES, alter able posi-
80 g ."o JUS, Puncy o. me Government, made noble
hnL.d IL. ~ ", y, representative government, re-
,' , our 'Ue ,ns' u'ohs' and deserves the peo
P E,a'v , hm mi 'u'u'e support
Dms,'; ia VIC se,"ne"s oil our distinguished
III 80 ss 'u "a.oh' as INDICATED by
annrob,;on. I'D ,hsth - ,oyu, ,heet our nearly
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Hon iobn EsviE y, C Coz, ue orwsioeu &c ,ne
senate .na -, - H. $50 ~, PIese""no" 10 me
tive in Congress, for presentation the House of Re.
presentaives
hesoiued, That the proceedings of this meeting be
published in the Petersburg lntelgencer Richmond En-.
qnrer aud Washington Globe.
Wherupon this meeting adjourned.
ID. III. BRANCH, Chairman
JOS. BRAGG, Secretary.
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