Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-03-25


ng TO The President abuse Of powers he considered the
nanS both pccessary and expedien and entered into
e anu interesting argument in defence OF lite policyhe
u"eu VII" MT John ton IN charging the President with
having u.urped and united in himself the power Of the
purse ana The sword and con,ened that the present panic
Was he immediate result OF the removal OF the Deposi,es
Mr.. Anderson regretted that the iaeness of the hour
prevented him replying 10 the whole of the arguments adj
vanced by the gentleman, which he assured the people
could be easily refuied He would therefore conc ut him.
self with noticing what he conceived o be the sei-
GUS charges agans, the President an abuse Of power,
and a union OF The sword and purse OF the ration.
me question: on the adoption OF the substitute, was
taken between and Socock in the evening when there
appeared TO be
For the substitute. 30
For the Preamble anu Resolutions reported by the
Committee, l9l
F.B. MILLER, Chairman.
T M%' n s"asSs; Secretaries.
ORANGE MEETING
large and respectable portion OF the people Of the up
per en-! oil this county, convened al Stanardsve OF the
precincts Ter holding elections (agreeaty TO previous
ee) on Saturday, the sh inst TO take into consideration
the cons,itutcnaly Of the U. 5. Bank, and the ALL alb
sotb'ng question of "h. Removal Of the Deposcs The
mee"g was called TO order by James Beazley, Esq who
Pritche ESQ., Secretary. Thereupon the Chairman sp.
pointed the following gentlemen committee prepare
resolutions for the consideration of the meeting viz Isaac
Davies, Jr, James Early, James Beszley, Leton Estes,
Garland Dunn J. w. Fry, Esqs. and Capt John Wool
folk; who, after retiring short time, returned and
ported the following resolutions which submitted aud
adop ed, except by few dissenting voices
Resoired as the sense Of this meeting, That the
Secretary oil the Treasury believe had constitutional
ana legal tight to withhold from the United States Bank
Tie public deposics and direct them TO be placed in the
Sa.e Banks. and has 10y doing, promoted the public t.
teres, by dissming the obstinate mammoth Of portion Of
its power for mischief
q Resolred, We admire the manly independence
which has characterized the course OF Gen. jackson in
removing his early and seadfas ITieDd, VIM j. Duane,
from ofIice, when his continuance conficed with the
opinion OF the President, and the best Interests of our
country.
3. ResoIred, as the opinion Of this meeting That if
Mr. Duane had been IN favor Of the removal Of the de-
posies and the President opposed thereto and had failed
TO exercise his cons'iu iona prerogatve OF removal that
large pou Of the politicians Who charge him
with ausurpaion OF power, would have declaimed much
more vehemeny against the President, and have charged
him wi weakly shrinking from his constitutional re.
sponsibiliiy.
H. Rssored That VIC highly approve of the course of
the Hon. Wiu &. Rves, of the Senate OF the United
States relative 10 the removal of the public deposites
That we consider him true patriot an able and honest
politician. To be which, merits the highest ard Free
men can besow, and freeman receive.
o. RESOLVED, That we take pleasure in communicating
to our representative Lewis b. Williams our appreciation
OF his legislative conduct, which potends future useful
ness
Resolred, That the Hon. John NJ. Patton, our repre-.
sentative in Congress- is hereby requested to vote ainst
the eoraon OF the public deposes u. S. Bank, or
any OF its Notwithstanding, most sincerely do,
tia it is better to bear the ills have. partially mi
tgated. than to await others two years hence, OF much
more grievous and oppressive Character
T. RESOLVED That we approve the course that
representative in Congress has pursued in relation the
resolutions dire citing the public money TO be hereafter
placed in the United States Bank.
o NeSOlred, That We believe the Bank oil the United
aes UNCONSTITUTIONAL and ought not TO be rechartcred.
g. Res0iced. That the proceedings of this meeting
be signed by tie Chairman and Secretary, and request
Editors oil the Orange Democrat, Richmond Enquirer,
and Washington Globe, TO publish the same.
THOMAS DAVIS, Chm'n.
Ro. PnIrcHEr, Secretary.
ANOTHER PUBLIC MEETING IN GLOUCESTER
In pursuance OF notice previously given (by the I'D.
ntnsfrdtion parfy) and advertised for three weeks at
all the public places in the county, unusually large
and respectable meeting OF the citizens OF Gloucester,
consisting oil about three hundred persons held al tho
Court House the S,h of March, take considera-
lion the Proprey OF the adopted by the Pres.
dent con hs own responsibility Of removing and with
holding the public deposites from the Bank OF tie United
States portion OF the people having assembled, ann
| Page Esq nominated Col. William Jones, Jackson) to
the Chair, and sustained in the nomination by Major
William X. Perrin; Cary s. Jones, Esg. nominated Mat
w. Kemp, Esq, (aDh Jackson,) which nomination wa.
seconded by Capt Tn s Dabney. With view TO ascer-
tain the OF The meeiiDg Capt Phil f. Tabb called
10 the Chair pro em and being found mprs from,
the number assembled, Ohc Court House by no means
literally c!0pned to determine the vote; the meeting,
notion adjourned the yard for that purpose The no.
mina'ion OF Mat W. Kemp, Esq, was carried by large
majority, and the meeting having been ieorganized in
the Courtyard TIL. c. Amory, Esq. appointed Sc
cre'ary when Mann Page, Esq offered the following re.
| solutions;
is Resolved AS the opinion Of this me c,ing that il i,
inexPedent to return the depos,es Of the U. States Go.
vernmen', 10 the Bank OF the u. States.
End Resotrcd That there is authority in the Con.
snon Of The United States authorizing the Congress Of
the United States 10 charter Bank; and therefore
e-Cl
OF the present. or the establishment of any other Bank by
the Congress Of the u. States.
These resolutions advocated at considerable le noth
by Mr. Psge, in conjunction with Robert Yates and john
w c. Cahie Es9rs and opposed by Messrs Addison
j.. Byrd, John T. Seawell and George E. Tabb Mr. Tabh
then proposed the following preamble and resolutions as
substitute for the resolutions offered by Mr. Page viz:
Whereas the sentiments embodied in The preamble and
resolu ions, in reference TO the removal OF the pubc
funds from The Bank OF the United States, adop,ed at a
meeting composed Of large and respectable portion of
te citizens gloucester county, convened at their Court
House. on the 10th day OF February last with The en-.
tire app and concurrence OF this meeting.
BE II therefore, Resoiued That DO confirm ra,fy
and adop, own, the sentiments expressed anu the
proceedings had by the meeting referred every par
W Of the conduct of late Senator w c. Rives ESQ
and the question being taken thereon The substitute
was adopted by sn overwhelming majority The second
resolution offered as above by MIR. Page, being again
brought forward, Ric'd Coke, r Eq proposed the oI.
lowing substitute therefor, viz:
RsSoIced, That this meeting DO not think il expedient
at this time, TO express any opinion in reference TO the
consluionaiy Of the Bank OF the United States which
was carried with butJe,O dissenting voices.
On motion Of Thomas $. Ddbney, ESQ, George T. Tabb
aud John T, SeaweIl, Esqs appointed committee
10 arrange the proceedings Of this meeting for publication
aud TO forward copies OF the same, signed 6y The Chairman
aud Secretary, 10 the Editors OF the Whig tho Compiler
and The Enquirer at Richmond, with request to give
them an insertion in their respective journals sDd with
like rquesirough them OF all other Editors in this State
entertaining our opinions.
On motion, the meeting then adjonrncd.
MATTHEW W. KEMP, Chairman.
THOMAS {. BMoRY, Secretary,