Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-10-17

Spectlye relations to the others, and duty tol
are compelled to cry out in the
language Of suprlication for relief. And fur
ther, that as we have the right AS YET TO meet
in peaceable manner to deliberate on public
measures
Therefore be it
LIST Resolved, That in the opinion OF this
meeting, the arrangement Of the currency of
NE country, originated in he shock sustained
by public credit, by the removal of the depos-
ties Of the public money from their legitimate
and constitutional depository in III Bank ofthe
United States and branches, 10 the vaults Of 9th
or banks, not known 10 be solvent, if indeed
such is the case.
I'd. Resolved, That it is not the wish orthis
meeting, Consisting as it does of a majority
Of the friends Of the administration in an I'M
feeling manner to arraign the conduct of the
high officers who originated the measures, and
upon whose responsibility and agency alone it
has consummatcd, before the grand tribunal
ofpublic opinions but in mild and respectful
manner to express their own by saying that
the whole procedure was without CAUSE,
UNAUTHORIZED by the Constitution, and
evnccs restitution of financial and poltica
sagacity no less surprising than the want o Il
of it is about to prove injurious.
Sd. Resolved, That the assumption Of pow
ers by the President of the United States, mel.
Their consttutionally confined by expression OF
implication, is dangerous to the Liberties of the
people, calculated to create feelings oijealousy
and distrust, which should never exist in any
government, and is in fact gigantic stride to.
wards DESPOTlSM.
4th Resolved, That the present Executive
has assumed and exercised powers neither
given by expression or implication, and that
is the duty ofevery citizen protest againstlt
9th. Resolved. That WE SANCTION
TIE COURSE THAT OUR SENATORS
IN CONGRESS, AND OUR REPRESEN.
TATIVE, HON. HARRY CAGE, HAVE
PURSUED IN RELATION TO THE BANK
OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THAT
WE DESIRE THEN TO DO EVERY
THING IN THEIR POWER CONSIST
EMILY WITH THEIR HIGH CHARAC
TIERS AS INDIVIDUALS, AND REPRE-.
TOWARDS RESTORING
THE CURRENCY OF THE COUNTRY
.TO ITS FORMER UNIFORMITY AND
|SOUNDNESS.
9th. Resolved, That these proceedings be
signed by the President and Secretary, and
copy be sent to each Of our Senators and Rep
resentatives in Congress.
When on motion, the meeting adjourned.
b. HARRIS, Chairman
ROWLAND JOHNSON, Secretary,
Here then was n meeting, in Copah, lnI
which GEN. BROWN was chief actor, ex-
pressing views directly at variance with the
course pursued by Gen. Jackson, in relation toI
the very institution to which he now says he !
was always opposed. Here was meeting, the
objects of which we're 'erplicHly" stated to be
to express their opposition to the course pur-
sued by Gen. Jackson, and their appreciation of
the course pursued by Messrs. Poindexter.
Black and Cage, in relation TO The Bank Of
the United States. Gen Brown heard the OBJ
ects of the meeting stated "erplicfly" he knew
what had been the course Of Gen Jackson on
the subject of the Bank, and he knew also that
Messrs Poilldexter, Black and Cage, had been
in direct opposition to him. After hearing the
objects of the meeting "erPlicHly stated" Zen
Brown moved for the appointment OF commit
tee to draft preamble and resolutions express
sive ofthe feelings and sentiments oil that meet,
ing, and was appointed on that committee Al
ter deliberation the committee reported and theI
following was the 9th resolutions
"Resolucd, That WE SANCTION the course
that our Senators in Congress, and our Repre-,
sentative, Hon. Harry Cage, have pun sued LIN
RELATION TO THE BANK or lHE
UNITED STATES, and that we desire them
TO do every thing in their power, consistently
with their high characters as individuals and
Representatives, towards restoring the curren.
cy of the country to its former uniformity ana
soundness."
Here then Gen Brown "SanctionS' the course
pursued by Messrs Poindexter, Black and Cage,
lin relation 10 The Bank ofMe United StateS'"-
And need we ask any one what was the course
of these gentlemen on that subject! Need we
saw that this much abused institution found no
ADLER advocates and defenders in the Senate
chamber than were Messrs. Black and Poindex-
teri Need we tell the reader that Harry Cage
stood up in the House of Representatives long
and manfully in favor of it, and IN opposition
to the policy Of Gen, JacksonY II is well known
that upon this question, Messrs Polndexter
and Black both separated from the President,
and for his able and eloquent advocacy OF Ma
tional Bank in opposition 10 Gen. Jackson's
wishes, Mr.. Poindcxter drew down upon him
self the concentrated wrath ofthe whole party
throughout the Union.
Yet with full knowledge Of the course
which our Senators and our Representatives,
had PURSUED, with full knowledge that they
we're the warm, as we'll as the able champions
of n National Bank. Gen. Brown reported u
resolution SANCTlONING their course, bic
not only reported it, but he rotcd for i. II was
,oeeed without dissenting voice, Gen. Brown