Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-01-01
WINSTON COUNTY.

EHo proceedings Oi IIle w mig meeting IN
Louisville, was received too late for publica-
ton last week. We comply with the request
of our friends this week.
In pursuance of previous notice, a num-
Der of the Wings Of Winston county as.
sembled in Louisville on Monday TIE nth
instant, for the purpose of appointing Del
egates to attend the Wing Convention to
be held in Jackson, on the 4th Monday in
January next.
On motion of r. C. Thornton, ESQ. DR..
J. B. M'CLELLAND was called to the
Chair, and A. q. liYRAM appointed Sec
rotary.
The object of the meeting being stated
by the chair, on motion of R. C. Thorn
ton, Esq, a committee of seven was ap.
pointed, by the chair, to draft resolutions
expressive of the sense OF the meeting !;
and on motion of D. P. Hogc, ESQ. the
same committee was authorized to nom-
mate Delegates to attend the convention
at Jackson, The chair appointed d. P.
Hoge, r. c. Thornton, N. w. Keeling,
2. NJ. West, John A. Boyd, N. Wood
ward, and Josiah Atkinson. The COM
mittee having retired, returned and report.
ed, through Mr.. Hoge, the following pre-.
amble and resolutions; which, having been
read, were UNANIMOUSLY adopted
Whereas, the Administration of the Ma.
tionaI Government, has been, for a great
length of time, marked by the most glar.
ing usurpations aud dangerous assumptions
of power, ON the part of the Federal Elk.
ecutivc, tending directly to the destruction
Of the other Departments created by the
Constitution, and especially in derogatiOn
of the rights, duties and powers entrusted
and delegated to the Executive branch.
And whereas, in the exercise of the pow
er of appointment to, and removal from
Office, great abuses have been practlced.
both in the selection of men to fiji the most
important stations, without regard to mer-
it or qualification, but solely with the view
Of rewarding them for base and degrading
party services-and in the removal Of
other men from posts of trust which they
had filled, with credit to themselves and
honor to their country, merely because
they would no. surrender their own iudo.
at the bidding Of despotic Executive =
And whereas, the alarming doctrine has
been seriously commended for by the late
Chief Magistrate, that the Executive lis
necessarily clothed with al the powers
which by the writer's on Government, are
conceded TO belong to the Executive
branch, the necessary consequence of
which would be, that the President. under
our Government, although he has no more
power than is delegated BY the Constitu.
ton, may, nevertheless, exercise at plea.
sure, all the powers possessed or claimed
by any of the Monarchs of Europe. And
whereas, under this enormous pretension.
the most arbitrary authority has been ex.
ercised, both in relation to the public funds
and other property of the nation, the Gus.
tody and control Of which properly be.
longs, under the constitution and laws. to
Congress, and not to the President and
IN reference to the assumed right OF direct.
ing, controlling. and furnishing the officers
employed in the different branches of the
Executive department And whereas. the
distress and embarrassment. which have
spread ruin and desoIation over che whole
couRtry, and which have fallen most beav.
ilvupon the Southern section of the Jnionl
are chiefly owing to the abuses, follies. and
dangerous experiments of those who have
been charged with the administration ofI
The Executive department of the Govern.
ments and who have held in their own
aand, fora series Of years, the destinies az
9 once prosperous and flourishing peepIe
And whereas, the present Executive Head
Of this nation has pledged himself . 10 fol.
low in The footsteps 81 tie iIl0strious 16ap,'
2 whose service be has acquired fam.
honor and disiinction, and to complete the
work Of makaduinistration, which his
Z predecesso in tie assumption 81 ever,
power nnd Is tie eSeedtion 81 ete.V e
.hat ean eeine syI 9 nnIoflaa.s.
. teF enE country n Therefore
hesaled lss That &c STATS Rirhls
wing q the ecglIsre bouad sv.
sly ep4 non honor. 81 hones,r 81
ellsn md duty g opno Fl
a.chis Is 6s snnpori 81
Doctrines So subxs si1 o is Cons iiniion
.nd g principles So hostile Is republican