Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-12-23

Reed vas chosen chairman, J. B. Savage, ap-
Poiofcd Secretary. Tho object Of tho meeting
being stated from the Chair BY an appropriate
address.
| On motion OF Dr.. Joseph NJ. whi;sa,. a com
ult;cc Ct tive was appointed to draft a pcr.
amblc and rcso.,ions; whcrcupcn, d.. Joeeph NJ
Naitsel. e., Murphy. David Hiatt, Esq. David
Pickering and Martin w. Morris, wcre appointed
the committee. After shor, interval, the
committee reported the following pcra.ns.c and
resolutions.
WHEREAS. ii becomes necessary 10 guard our
rights against the encroach;ncats Of executive
power end patronage, which have grown 20 an
alarming extent, AMI which ii tolerated will c.
ventua.iy terminate in the overthrow Ct the con-
sti.ution AMI laws OF this government, and raerc
ds Tie late President Of the United States did
sumo powers not conferred BY the Institution
and toSk upon himself responsibilities at war with
the true essence and fundamental principles Of
free government, by the removal of the dcpnstcs
from the United States Bank, where they were
wiseiT paced by Congress; aud s-tereds, the
late President OF the United States by vetoin.
the ban. of the United States destroyed the
best circulating medium the world ever furnished
anu thc-G,y checking oar national prosperity.
& which Vas but the common cement O. the disas-
trors consequences that have followed III ,rcfson,
and c,e--.Is the late President Of the u. 3
ing the Treasury circular KIN own The specie cir
cular 10 be issued, ISOLATED the laws OF. this gov
crnneat thereby making Uni ust destinations
between different sections of this Union. Uy DC
mlndng gold and silver in payment ct pubc
Lands AMI receiving paper in payment ior Gus
tom House dues e.. & by Withholding his sane
tion from tic law Of Cong resembling the aiore-
SAID Treasury circular by putting it in his poc!s-
ct TO prevent rs passage by Congress, no oppos-
ton 10 the bi.l having been m,dc on its passage:
and LtercIs, the present incumbent Martin Van
Buren,, has pledged himself to follow tho foot
steps of his ''iiiusirioas predecessor by caryin
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am, ;c'tcreas. 4; has been recommended By the
present executive TO divorce the government from
al! banks and from The people by receiving moth
I.r bat sp.i aiii silver III payment OF public
dues soiei -lor the use benefit and speculation ct
executive others, thereby creating gold and
siives cur-cncytor GOV crnincnt officers and de-
prcciaicd paper curreD.y for the people, and,
ar,crc;e, the cY criiacn;s upon the government
more especially tpon the currency, have recon-
mcnlcd new, intried experiment. which IS the
:,.s:it OF the ) it-FrcasIcy scheme, and 'rtrri-
as, If the c>:d Sa5-Tfcasury scheme was ado;t-
co Il would unite i.e swor1 and the parse IN the
lands oiii.o Executive, AMI create aU otnoc hang
tons would isc scrvii,ty AMI passive saomss IN
to the will q. tho Executive. For The correction
eli the above roc.tci evils be it
EesoJcca inat we highly approve . National
Convention, TO he held IT such place during the
ensuing summer as may be dcsi gnatcd TO ner.iin
ate andiGa.c Tor President and Vice President
Of the Unite! States in 1910.
ReSoIred--that the Withdrawing of the fourth
OF the surplus revenue from ths:Ssatcs
was uu; list, unwisc and inpo:siIc.
Ca motion the following persons were af-
pointed delegates to attend a State Convention al
Indiana ,as at such time as may be fixed npon,
to wit: Moses Robertson, DR.. Joseph NJ. Whit
sci, James Silver, Eli Murphy, Ralph Berkshire,
Wi,iam Silver, JOHN Iods,u, Doct. Samuel
Sharp, Andrew G. Small Axiom STINT, {. ii.
Barr, Thomas II. Stanford, ]. T. Elliott, David
II tcy, Aaron Cay'or, Noah Minor, Robcr, MIR
phv, AMI NJ. w. Morris.
Reaolced-ha, the proceedings of ti.s meet
ling be signed by the Cbairm,n and Secretary,
,nI the editors Of the Iadiana Sun, and Rich
-ond Palladium be requested TO publish the same,
md on motion the meeting nd ,nrncd.
JOEL REED, Chairman.
J. i. SwAyzE, Secretary.
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