Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-03-11


The following Memorial was ead by the Chairman and
unanimously adopted. ""'
To The Honorable the Senate and House of Repr,,,u.
|snss,,, ~ ane commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, in
he Memorial OF the undersigned citizen. of this State
.esuen' IN The city and county Of Phadeiphia repre-.
, During periods Of public agitation anil alarm il il, alike
e reserved right and the social duty of heenen to ap-
Proach tho constiu cd authorities of the with
respect, and frankly express whatever The nscl;
VI e situation may suggest, the good of their com
o, Country demand. In now exercising this inheren,
a"u u"amenaoie power, as portion oil the community
whose hoeres peace, interest, and welfare Won have
zee" specially delegated to cherish and project we ara
impeied by circumstances OF no common we
are actuaed by nnmpaired and pow erfuI attachment TO
the cause OF repubcansm, and we are encouraged bv
the representatives Of the people.
iis well known TO those whom wo address that .;,cs
e o1ous declaration oil Independence, and since the
upoh OF .he present Constitution the United States the
american reoplehave, on several signal redeem.
ed and vndicated the nselves and their govcrn., rr
amoous combinations and dang designs Ia elect
ing ana steadily sustaining Thomas Jeferson- defeat
ing The disorea0izing and willy schemes of Aaron r.
ana the Convention at Harttord-in triumnban,iy
NJ r uu 'he bravery OF our ioes aud the blue lights
" ou' ,acuohs curing the war OF lS2in vigorously and
uahquy rescung our institutions by the mere force of
me elective franchise, from perncous example of re-
ueachery and the subtle doctrine of .ssfe mr.
Seueh in exnguishing almost by accIsm. alton The Ise
snts OF Nn'ihcation-in achieving too all these thing.
b; ne uhrem,ued exerons Of mistaken, cunning and
cP"hed oand oil politicians ;proud and unou. s,onsble
proofs have been given tina, know as we'll how to
serve, as now 10 appreciate, the .luahie democracy
founded and transmitted by our fathers To these s,oi
Gus ePochs of political history we refer a. ans"o
10 me one through which are row passing q. a,,sn
Glous Of the result Of contest in which The 4merern
IeoPte' iuent'hed with their freshly elected Chief agi.
trate, and the most numerous hndw H.
o.,a aa IN Congress- constitute One Party, and cor.
Struggles is the Other Party.
% an elaborate investigation Of the origin progress
anu Characteristics of the conflict by which our Whole
country has been suddenly startled from s renoss n,
prosperity impeded, its councils dstrac,eJ s nn;,;
taduced' and its pure fame endangered YOUR meo,niI
na".n unnecessary To enter; they are alive in the
"'e"ores' ~ tey were dscernble by the saqae,v or
very chizen II is enough for their patriotism IA kno.
and to feel that what soeyer il has been ,orm.
issue now pending is whether the American peo
pc s""' commune 10 DO governed by their cons ,ion
and laws administered through the az encv Of div i,
Gu puoc iunconaries responsible the IN and to such
SPecial tribunals as they have designated: or whether
BANh spurniDg all the principles and evadng ali ,ho
forms oil legitimate proceeding, may, with impunv
ana success claim to instruct, chasise, overawe and
Cohuo me Executive and Legislative departments OF our
Government; coerce bv
ciao Gus inveciive or caunnious on excr from
the private suilerings and domestic .Ocides OF an nm.
w"nng people, censnre upon the Chief Magistrate OF
their certain choice, whose virtues aud services me ria their
wsrmest gratude-and wiring from tho nation, in the
he's' OF exaggerated distress and concerted manic
perpetuiy 10 its own privileges This-this alone is The
before us; and for this only do invoke the
prompt aud resoute interference of tlre medal. o
o. popular Will and the faithful scntinels Of our sale,v
has become indeed, quite obvious to your me mortal
ISIS, mat pennsylvania, now heretofore is 10 be the
another of
fundamental right and order must be deternineJ I'm ssi
an emergency, we flock to her standard of Virue Ii
Gerry, and andependenee with alacrity 6rmness and
econ. Inc voice oil her Executive guardian has beer
heard and could not be heard Undecided Assai.eL nm.
necessarily abruptly, aud wan,ony by the nachna,ons
chartered company whom she has and
ed-her stern 6xedness OF democracy .oup, IN he Sonr
GATED and underminedher credit and resources cause
Iessiy mpeached-her settled politics. and her noble poI
ey marked out as victims 10 the ruthless pursuit of
cenary and selfish purpose, she may vet under the sn
ces OF blessed Providence, and with the energies of
population long sgnaized for disineresied and exalted
her own. - Wv ''"' as
we call therefore, earnestly and anxiously upon the
ehera Assembly TO stand forward and proclaim the
umehts OF her people-to meet this new as thew have
met each former crisis OF public danger and to give TO
her constituents and to the confederacy, the
assurance that wheve he her
rary suffering will not sanction submit to the exercise
OF hIegmate, presumpiuOus, and responsibr po,rer