Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-12-27
Democratic Meeting.

O2IlCCIdkiS INCCI2A5s
Alta meeting of the Democratic and
Safe Rights party of Wilkinson county,
held in the court house in WoodvlIe, on
Tuesday the 1lth instant, John S. Holt
was allied tor The chair, and Bythel Haynes
Amounted Secretary. The following pre-
ombIo and resolutions were adopted by the
meeting;
This meeting being convinced that the
system Of measures urged upon Congress
for many years past, by certain poIl'i- {
cans having for its object the protection
ormanu(actures and the construction OF
roads and canals under the authority OF
Congress, would, in practice, be fatal to
the true and permanent interest OF every
mart Of America, and especially injurious
10 all those who plant cotton, rice, or TO-
blcco, and that the same is in theory dl-
rectly contrary to the opinions which
have always been entertained, as 10 'he
method by which nations rise to solid opu-
ence and real power, by all who, IN tor
mer times and in other parts OF the world
have ever deeply considered the pr'ncl-
Mes and economy of po'ltcs-and lhat
Henry CLAW, now Of Kentucky. has been,
and 10 still. the most active, violent, and
bioo,ed par,izan Of the aforesaid system
in or out Of Congress-that he has never
kr one moment, relinQuished the purpose
orimposing that system upon U.S. and up
on the country, and that he plainly medl-
t,tes its complete revival, and is confess
edy it's chief author, champion, and sup
norter-and this meeting being also con-
B.yinced that Congress has no right, under
the existing constitution, to regulate the
CURRENCY of the States, approving the OF
Ton declared purpose Of the present PrcSI-
Alant 10 refuse TO sign any law charlerng
Gfrsujn order to regulate the same, and
n In,aS lgs Sas stool up i con-
M with this matter for principles,
which we hold TO be true and just,-there-
fore
Reso7red, That this meeting will, un-
der no circumstances, consent to help to
put Mr.. Clay in possession OF one ounce
fpolitical power.
Q. Reso7rcd, That this meeting will
support Mr.. Van Buren,, the candidate Of
the trueRepubican party, for the mex
Presidency, against Mr.. Clay
8. ResoIred, That the abe and consls
ten, support given by Mr.. Calhoun TO the
true interests of this conlederacy, both al
Whome and abroad--hs constant and decI
ded opposition to that system Of measures
which was forced upon the country thro
the inlrigues Of those whose political rep
uaton rests upon the success Of measures
enlirely anti-commercial and runous Il
the Southland his late magnanlmous con
duct in sacrificing all minor purposes am
personal views to aid the present execu
tive in carrying out wise course oil puo
We policy, enri,Ie him TO the appreciation
Mr'2nks Of the Republican party.
and Resolpcd, That for the purpose
nl'ering our political principles. an
hrucinG concert OF action. the Preslder
this meeting do appoint five delegate
attend The Democratic and State Right
Convention, to be held at Jackson on IN
8b Of January next.
S. Resolped, That the foregoing RESI-
nons be signed by the Pres d 'nt an
Ncre,ary ofihis meeting, and puoI'she
h,he Democratic and State Rights pape'
Of this State.
The blank in the 4th resolution WI
filed with the following names;- Zen;
T. DegrafTenreid, Judge c. p. Smith In
mas H, Prosser, Bythell Haynes, and Sta
hope Posey. ,.
On motion, the meeting then adlourne
JOHN S. HOLT, President.
BYTnELL HAYNES, Secretary.
We are sorry that the ''democrais" we
SO badly informed Of the political acts al
principles Of lwo Of ''the great statesmen
Of whom they have given their opinion
, their preamble and resolutions. Had
been otherwise, we should have been
we'd The trouble oil writing this article.
. WThey seem to be, however, pretty we'll Q
quainted with the political transgressio
tor Mr.. Clay, but Of Mr.. Van Buren's, tn
d. 7cem to be totally ignorant. We put !
ndst charitable construction upon the
ryceedngs. We presume that the me
< who adopted them, we're not awt
that those very acts for which they Ia
denounced Mr.. Clay with such vehemer