The North-Carolina standard., 1839-06-26
Democratic Republican Meetings
FOR TnE NoRru cARoLlNA srknpARp.

AT meeting held al the Cour! House in Car.
thage, on the lst day of june, A. d. 1889. upon
motion OF Daniel McNeill, Esq. Alexander c.
Curry, Esq. was appointed Chairman, and on
motion of John Morrison, Esq. Daniel McNeill
was appointed Secretary. The object of th,
meeting having been explained BY the Chair; on
motion. committee consisting Of MessrS Daniel
Nc Ncill, Kenneth Black. Archibald Ray, Nor
man Mcdonald and John Morrison, was appoint-
ed by the Chair to draft preamble and reso-
luions expressive OF the sense OF The meeting
The Committee having retired, the following
preamble and resolutions were returned bythem,
and unanimously adopted: a9@zo- -'a..si i.l.
We "a portion of the Democratic citizens of
the county of Moore, have assembled at the
Court House in Carthage, to enter our solemn
protest against advancing p0SgeFa an indIvi-
dual, be his abilities what they may, who could
calmly see his country convused with all the
horrors of war. pestience and famine, rather
than the man opposed to his ambitious views
should he exalted by the independent sous of
America, to the Office of Chief Magistrate of the
nation. for which his abilities and patriotism so
pre-eminently fiji him-such man, as he him
self hath substantially said, is Henry Clay, of
Kentucky ss ea. -g s.aa .#.1e--
Therefore, Reso1ced, That we are decidedly
opposed to the election of the great political
agitator Henry Clay to the Presidential chair,
for the plain reason that lie has once degraded
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bargaining the office of the President OF the
United States, in electing John Qnincy Adams,
who evidently was not the choice of his own I'M
mediate constituents We are opposed to the
election of Henry Clay, for the reason that the
people have heretofore repeatedly decided against
his election to the presidency; we are opposed
to his election, because he is the aVowed advocate
of a high tariff, measure fraught with so much
ruin to the farming interest of our country; be-
cause he is the avowed advocate of a waseful
expenditure of the peoples money; because he
believes national debt is a national blessing;
because he is In favor of establishing a national
bank with power and capital sufficient to destroy
our State currency, now so we'll managed; be-
cause he is in favor of system of internal inn
provement by the General Government, partial
i'll lis bearings and ruinOus in It's consequences;
because he construes the Constitution so as TO
meet his own ambitious views because he
has stood mute, pending the discussion of a
subject deeply affecting our peace and happi.
ness, evidently Withholding his influence until
it became apparent to all. that to be abOitionist
was TO be traitor to the country; such course
we deem unworthy man aspiring to represent
a free people; we are opposed 10 the election OF
Henry Clay, because he is surrounded and
would be brought into power by party whose
whole course has been to disregard the popular
will, whose doctrine is that the few shall govern
the many; party who have inveterate hate
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party whose practice is that defeat adds to their
strength, that confusion brightens their prospects,
and that to bring reproach upon the cause of
! Republican Democracy, Seems to be their high
est aim. In view of such alarming forebodings,
we are impeed to speak our sentiments as free
men. knowing that it is our duty TO watch with
unliring vigilance The doings of our public unc-
tionaries, and believing we do. that Henry
! Clay is not the man whose views concur with
the genius of plain and Constitution liberty.
| ReSoLced, That we do now henceforth and
forever enter our solemn protest against electing
Henry Clay TO the Office of President OF the
United States "who of right, ought to be free and
independent" and it is our earnest wish, that all
who are favorable to our Republican form of
Government will unite with US and rally round
the standard of liberty; and at the ballot box
strike the last blow on the last nail Of the coffin
of Federalism" now under the guise OF Bank
isrn Abolilionism, Whigism, Claysm and many
other isms .vs.. =. .....-..... . ..... sr ~....
Be 1T further ResoLced, That we are opposed
to the election OF Edmund Deberry to the Con-
gress of the United States for the reason thai he
is the enthusiastic supporter of most OF the odi-
Gus doctrines of Henry Clay; for the reason that
he is attached to the party whose motto Is to
divide and conquer for the reason that he hHds
fault with every thing and proposes nothing for
the reason that to bring our present able and
patriotic Chief Magistrate into dsrepute with the
people, is his constant aim. Such course we
| solemniy condemn ass.-e, .4.s. .la. p -tsse
ResOtced. That we do highly approve of the
course pursued by Martin Van Buren, our pre-
sent distinguished Chief Magistrate; for the
reason that he is opposed to chartering Ma
Iional Bank; for the reason that he has taken
an early and decisive stand against the lawless
course pursued by the Abolltionists; for the
reason that he is for plain and literal construc-
ton of the Federal Constitution; for the reason
that he is for the State governments exercising
all power not expressly granted to the General
Government by the Federal compact for the
reason that he managed the affairs of the nation
during crisis which tried mems souls, SO as
even to extorI the praise Of his enemiessin proof
of which. we deem necessary only to mention
the confidence reposed in him by his biiterest
opposers. pending the difference between the
subjects of her Brilanic Majesty and the people
of Maine If Martin Van Buren, was unworthy
of confidence, would opposition possessing
all the virulence of disappointed ambition. have
placed the sword and the purse at his disPosalF
i We answer. they would not. SOD 81.
ResOLred. further, That we will yield Mar
tin Van Buren, our hearty support for the patflo-
tic and independent stand he has taken TO separate
the fiscal concerns ofthe Government fromrLhe
\ contraI of hankino influence: that we will VIeid