Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-19
CAMPREIL CoIINrY

alta large and respectable meeting of the friends of the
Administration convened at MIR. Finch's Tavern nj
Campbell Court House. Monday the 9Th inst (bcinu
Court-day,) Captain Adam Clement was called 10 the
Chair, and Achilles IL johnson appointed Secretary
he object OF the injecting having been explained by
the Chair to be the domination OF suitable person 10
run as candidate for the next Legislature with Capt
q. G.. Clay:
On motions the following named persons were appoint
ed Committee, TO propose TO the meeting
VIZ; Dr. James Pankey Sterling g. Anderson, Miles
Carey, John Hobson, Col. James c.. Dcaring, Rowland
Ward, William 5. Duigud, James RUSSELL and the
Chairman and Secretarywho, after having ret. red a
few minutes made verbal report, proposing WIIIIAM
DANEL Jun, Esq, in which the Meeting unanimously
-concurred
On notion the Chairman and Secretary were appoint
ed Committee to inform Mr.. Daniel of his nomination.
ana to request his answer 10 his acceptancy of
Achilles d. johnson then presented the following pre-
ahlne ana resolutions, which were unanimously adopted
us the sense of the meeting: 80
4 he friends of the Administration here rsf- 65,-o go
ie as they feel, icrvent interest in he l;,;l
CONSISTENCY 81 HIS their native State in ber ralo,;
with The Government of the IT, States Duly apprcciat
ing, as they conceive, the principles by which she has
ever been governed forming the only just construc
on oil The Federal compact they view with feclings of
% deepest concern the efforts now making, and which
ihey regret to say have been partially successful To nj
lure her people from their vcncrated doctrines of gS
anu 10 secure thelr voice IN behalf of set Of strange men
ana ihlhgs whose success they believe would be found
TO cosumnate hrst in pervading corruption of govern
nent, as fatal to Democracy splendid in tco1v and
then in The hnal dissolution of happy Unicn lobe
more explicit, we believe that the Unprecedented con-
duct OF te party who have adopted the unmeree coono
events strikes at at the very vitality of our
existence And 1t TO raise voice freencn and as
portion of the Republican party of these States o, NO
have convened on this OCCASION
we 40 not mean to charge the great body of the party
opposed 10 us with corrupton with unpatriotic mo-
tives Doubtless they love their country ms sel as ,e
do. Yet it is strange that they advocate with ,c.I
worthy OF better leaders and better cause the measnrcs
OF those to whom they have confded their public trusts
we can account Tor that zeal only by supposing that
their morbid dislike Of Gen Jackson felt in obrdenre
70 example set by certain desperate and disappointed as
PHahts Whoin ne has superseded, have rendered them
cquaiy Dhu TO the projections of the and TO the
faults OF the others Who arc Messrs CLAY and Cal
hounf Are they not the very lawgvers TO The faithful
loyalty Of that heterogeneous party which hollis like tbe
caudron ofhe weird sisters with spirits
consistency? Both have been focd by the conrong no
Puhly OF the PRESIDENT, and both upon speechcss
Terms WIN NM Both are desperate i'm their political
fortunes rendered so by the firm support which The pco
pie nave given to the of their more successful
Fa-ahd Doth, we are 10th to say 10 be equally
IN 'hc principles, rather the want of princ
PIE they ayow and the they use TO thUart tle
measures OF an Administration which they so much hate
under the specous pTctext of patriotism md virtue
10 effect their great object of RENDERING odious f n
OF the Administration they have amalpamated their
strength and are found battling shoulder TO shoulder
against all the movements Of the Executive with an
onspanng ferceness, that can only be dictated bv
inc incentives Of human jealousy made less v dos
we kno" mat they are the very antipodes Of each
ouef on great cons utonal questions; the one advo-
eating almost an unlimited construction of the Federal
co"Pacthe other verging the very extreme Of State
sovereignty. Yet have seen these wide ext,en,cs
meeting had almost said like the rxtren,ii;es oc
serpent which aims The destruction of It's victin, b
embracing 1t within its coil. Doubtless tile master sp
s ths absurd harmony Of discordant materials have
ler eelngs to crafty and their objects t0 achieve and
lis not surprising If they have their followers to cover
thcir fallen Fortunes with some show Of valour
Arc we scyeref Mr.. Clay and his friends win Doubt
Iess answer, No-whcn remind them Of certain IA
nous Test Oath, and its pains and penalties and we
arc sure mat MI calhoun and his followers will equally
eAcusc US When they remember their sleeping ana
ihenas If the Tariff and its ruthless friends i, To-
9een put few short moths since the friends Of Nh
my asserted IN their proper places that the DESIGN Of
he dominant party ia South Carolina was 10 sever tbis
naPPy pnionf and 10 make tho ambitious Mr. Calhoun
resident or citzcn King, IL you will Of that patriotic
Statc-On the other hand in tic same short strocI ~
time we nago heard Mr. Clay denounced in Tho b,epcs
wlHs ny cetain MULTIPLYING gentlemen then the friends
% zen JACKSON, but now opposed 10 him as tic dis
appointed asprant whose war, pesiilencc and famine
9faoy, rs vel as his support Of the tyronnc Tariff ,oe
oealng confusion and division in country until u,cn
prosperous, united and happy Yet 10 sv ,a
gentlemen Gle very bedfrlloygs III INIT w
ask them-bow have they been rcconcilcds 1tisnotn
pising thei; II we have supposed these two oi,po,I
portions OF the Presidents encmies 10 be The head ~
lne tan OF party both Of which found cssentall
necessary Tor their common object We tell these adj
Gates on pFmcpcthesc guardians Of tie Constellation
physicians, heal yourselves"
we arc not surprised that the friends Of the ono sloul
20 EVJate te fonstHiOnqiHy and even The cxpcdcnc
OF BANK, but we surprised that the friends Of n
Vvief should array Themselves under the banners Of
1''N WhamVcf, under any circumstances These
me very sucklcTs for strict priucipc aud in fbc
roxysms Of their patriotism thcy 4, II he .be., ave- @ s.
20 al Banks. dow strangely does their course i,
eAisung contest between The Bank and the Precedent
cora win their declarations: IL is known eist ne
Ioa approaches, when the Bank must ccasc 70 exist
iss2 re-etaItcred hy ne action Of iic legitimate aud
i'fr ioIinai otlect II Known 100, 0ai he Iab
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