Daily Richmond Whig & public advertiser. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1833-1840, 1835-07-11
PuRLlc, MEETING IN cLoucEsrrp

notice, CAPT. William Robins was called to the
chair, aud John X. Cary, appointed Secretary
On m 'iion ol John Il. Seaw ell and seconded
aCom-Iiitra VS. appointed 10 invite Professor
IN. Is. Tucker To attend this meeting.
ga motion of Augustine w. Robins and second.
ed, II was ordered that n Committee OF seven he
appointed, To draft Preamble aud Resolutions
expressive Of the sense of this meeting; where
upon, the following gentlemen were appointed BY
the chur, To wi,. Warner 4. ralilfcrro, Mathew
w. X up, Charles G. Curtis, John Il. Seawell,
Geo. r.. raoh, rsy'on II. Nelson and John II.
Bryan, aai motion, Col. rhoS ;. Dabney aud
DR. w. e. Wait, were added to the said Commit
tee, who re,ited, AMI AFTER some time, reported
the folio yine Preamble aud Resolutions, which
being read, Geo. f.. Tabb, Esd, the coupon arose.
and adirc ,,ed the meeting IN most eloquent and
impressive manner, in a speech ui two hours in
length. When he finished, Professor Tucker be-
ing requested, briefly addressed the meeting in
reference tu particular matters OF fact. The
question being lheR taken upon the Preamble and
Resolutions they were unanimously adopted:
We, a portion of the people oi Gloucester
county, uphold,ng and sustaining the political
PRINCIPLES which have governed our own conduct,
and that of our ancestors. from thu earliest periods
of our history, and claiming the great privilege
which cannot he parted from without surrender
at liberty itself, OF deciding tor ourselves upon
all questions of pueiic Interest, have assembled
for the purpose of declaring our preference from
amongsl Ih1Sr who have been brought before Us
for the q chest ollicc IN the world-the prsSIdcn-
cy of the u. y We say the highest office IN the
50 oag It shalt be- bestowed for patriotic Servi-
ceS b. the voluntary voice ot the citizens ut the
~ STATE. Whom, however. mere :Iick aud ma
nagemcnt shall I've substituted Tor public service,
and the rcljicSI way to attain n, shall be by
course OF intrigus-whcn the dcta,iOn OF thnSe
in power shall come TO be the law, To govern the
election, the nlicr itself will come tn he degraded
and the people can have no prospect of long
continuance al freedom. Whoever stood for the
ConsulShip, in the bright days Of the Roman
Republic was properly made 10 EXHIBIT himself
To the ciiiIeaS-io recount the SIcrlhceS he had
made on the altar of his country, aud the fruits
of his coarse oi public policy. Aud that high
office was il1ne conferred Tor services rendered,
aud for patrlpuc zeal and devotion Ia the best M
teresta OF the State. No mao who had been an
enemy IN Rome, would have been rcrmlucd by
her citizens To have stood ~ the public places 4
csndilole Tor their Sutfrnges Heretofore the pee
pie of Virginia have acted upon Sinilir principles
Like thu Romans, they may have been di'ap-
pointed ia the conduct ut the indiHiiuAl amer MS
elevation Ia power; but this - disappointment In
which all must necessarily b. Subjected. Power
is but too apt To- change the character OF It's pos
SCISSOR from COOL Ia btt.
We a portion of the people Of Virginia, feel it
10 be our duty 10 institute an enquiry INTO the
public conduct OF an Individual for whom our
SURFACES may be cla.ncd. "DJcS that conduct
give evidence of enlarged and patriotic views,
and manifest becoming regard 10 the rights OF
the people of ViTginial Can n he relied on, aS
furnishing guarantee for the iutureF Into these
inquiries, We propose unTcServedly To go, IN re-
ha. eren recently recommended To us, by certain
persons assembled IN Baltimore, calling them
Sel!eS n Convention of Delegates, representing
the Republican party
The fast knowledge We have ot Martin Van
Buren, a \ public man, u derived from the pro-
credingS uf a Convention which assembled IN The
State OF New York, during the lite war with
England, tor the purpose of nominating Dewitt
Clinton Tor the Presidency, in opposition to JaS.
Madison. Tue speech delivered by Mr.. Van
BuIen an that OCCASION, II q TRADE against NiT-
gnia and tha South; and the effort was made IL
attain success By an appeal 10 sectional feelings.
This procedure was adopted at the most gloomy
period OF the war-when, instead of sowing the
seeds Of discomfort in the public mind, all hearis
and hands Sheuld have been most closely united 10
reprling the common enemy. That, however,
was the time seized upon by Mr.. Van Buren, Ia
produce 2Siar As he could aid IN 20 doing, 6iyi-
sion AMI discomfort IN the minds oi the people
He who l. now 50 anEiouT, when his own all
vancement Is the object in view, To preserve MS
Republican party entIIe, hal no ScTnpleS TO throw
torch of diScoTd into the ranks al Republican
I,m al II moment of great peril ana alarm not
only Ia the Democratic parry, but 10 the county
He had, then, no ScrupleS ~ uniting his name TO
the camOroGS opponents of the var, AMI the Re
publican party, and in being found side by side
with ihuSe who afterwards sent Delegates TO the
Hartford Convention Aad the Effort Is now
made 10 persuade US that Tor he elevation OF this
man to the Presidency we must submit - dcia-
ton, and surrender our judgments. We claim Ia
be Republicans. We have never detected frUm
the principles of that old party :nd we submit II
10 all Republicans, 10 saw whether there Is any
thing in this first pubic get of Martin Van
Buren, 10 recommend him To iksir support
The ne q pubic notice of this gentleman, was
al the time the people Ut Missouri sought sdmiS-
sion for their State iDio the Union, as a free,
sovereign, and independent State. By the treaty
of ce.sion from France, il was stipulated, that
soon as the counties should attain Ger ain eX-
teat of population, it should be admitted into The
Union bv such boundaries A. Congress might
adopt, on an equality with the other SiateS.-Un.
der this pledge thus Soismnly gwen 10y the STATES
Missouri Knocked ut the door ui Congress Tor
admission into Inc Union. Her people, IN the *
ercSe of ihciT ri ghis as freemeu, had formed
constitution, under which they were content 10
live. II was republican IN all its fcaturcs-hul
AZ left the territory open a. settlement 10y the pco-
pie Of the Sou h. and their domcSiics ana added
another lave holding Slate To- the UniDn.
The noihen fanatics seized on this cir0um-
stance with aviiiiy, and sought to dictate a con
stliu ion l." the people of that State The sft.ct Of
which would have been 10 exclude H. and our
descendants from removing - the rich lands of
That State, with our properly. Martin Van Blu
of those who sought TO turn that
.piiu nf ianaticiSm to the advantage Of New
York and the non slave holding STATES. lie was
then incI0beI Of the Senate Of New York, aud
not satisfied Wdh the already Jealous efforts Of
ms Senators iR Congress, IN that unri2heouS
cause, voted Instructions To stimulate their zeal
and Co render more active and strenuous ihC: cN-
ertions. All must remember The indignation
which l'azed out every where 10 thr South on this
celebrated occasion. The daring el,ri wNs made
To prevent The Southern people from participating
a. the advantages a q rich territory, towards
the purchase Of which they he'd contributed much
more fhin fair equivalent. The still bulIcT
eff ut, " nHP more daring can be unmag,aed, was
made 20 dictate 10 free people, chiefly cnigTantr
from the South, the fJrat OF civil pOlty under
which they should live.
e. there any thing IN this second pubic act Of
MaStin v. Burcn 10 recommend him 10 the sup.
povi Of republicans, or Of Southern menl
The most prominent act OF this 2antlcWan, oc-
CURED y short time aztec he took his seat IN the
Senate Of the United Siaies, durln" The admins
trsiinn Of Mr.. MonrOc.-'The egcTOackmeats
made III Congress ON the rights Oi the States
had become somewhat alarming tOall who desir.
ID to preserve the government a. IT came from it,
trainers. The legislature Of Virginia entered
its solemn protest agains, them. The conSliln-
ton had heen tortured ia such manner from IT'S
plain aud obvious text, A. to assert IN Congress,
The right At pleasure 10 take under its charge The
common highways Of the States. Bui that claim
of power remained tO be swollen into \ claim of
iurisdu, ton over the soil. The first manifesto
lion oi this bold assumption wSs given in an eff
fou 10 erect toll gates On the Cumberland road --
a portion Ot this road Wa- through the State o.
Virginia, the soil Of which 81 Is thus proposed 10
b. invaded and her citizen. subjected IN any tax
which the cun,oidatiOnisis Iu COngtcFs, might
from tune w time, see Gt To impose. This Hea.
zufs was one Of positive consolidation, annihia.
ting hya dash Of the pen the coniedrrs ton, aud
substituting national aud consolidated empire
u passed the two hOus Of Cungrcs,, and waS
aiOne arrested nv the veto OF Mr. Monroe. the
then President. For this measure Martin Van
Buren, voted j. there any thing ~ This third
ffg 10. ..uN a.. al.