Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-07-07
sient, more honest, and therefore more repu,a.

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more ancient, more honest, and therefore more reputa.
Bile school of Federalism.
L. RtSoired, That both the foreign and domestic po.
Icy Of our present Chief Magistrate merit our entire
appropriations: and that the skill and prudence with which
he has conducted i controversy Of a peculiarly delicate
nature IN relation 10 oar Northeastern Boundary, MAN
tanning our public rights on the one hand with tlrmnrSs
and decision, yet atiordiug on the other no ground to
impnte To our Government a de partur" from that Just
Spirlt OF conciliaton which has ever distinguished our
national councils, and the ability and trarIessness with
which he has brought forward and sustained, during a
period Of great pccuniary difficulties, The measures best
calculated 10 protect the interest and maintain the Gre
DIT Of the country, have fully justified the confidence
reposcd in him by the Democracy of this Union, and
furnish the best ground upon which we could recon-
mend him TO their sutirages for reelection.
:. HcsoIrcd, That from all the evidence We have
seen, We feel fully convinced, and DO not hesitate TO
assert, that the statements so often reiterated by all the
leaders of the Wing party, that Mr.. Van Buren, was
opposed 10 the war, and that he introduced, at a pub
he meeting, III Columbia county, New York, a rcsClu-
ton against employing the militia IN offensive Gaera.
tons, are foul SANDERS, uttered in ialschood and sus-
tanned Nv forgery. IN the contrary, the Journal Of The
New York Legislature, and all the acts Of MIR. Van
Rnr"n. will show, that during the whole period OF the
embargo, the noG. intercourse, and The war with Great
Britain, his course was marked by the most devoted
patriotism, and the most Jealous support of that war,
and all the restrictive measures which preceded it
WItucss the following language of an address, written
by Mr.. Van Buren, in the Spring Of lSl3, and published
by the Democratic members of The New FORK Lcgisla-
turc, who nominated Daniel d. TomphinS for Governor
Of that State: every man, who is in truth and in fact
an American, will say, that war aud war alone was our
only refuge from national degradation, our only course
to national prosperity Again, speaking Of the causes
which led to this war, he says, that they "w,ll be- found
SuiiiCirn. 10 convince every honest man O! the high JUS
t!cc and indispensable necessity If the attitude which
our Government has taken, and Of the sacred duty of
every real American To support IT IN that attitude, and
Of the suicidal views n! til Sc who refused to do 81.
Language more ardcn;ly patriotic, could scarcely have
been used.
3. RcSoircd, That we consider the plan proposed by
Mr.. Van Buren, for collecting, keeping, and dlsburstng
the public MONIES, by means Of lis own agents appoint
ed for that purpose, and thus rendering the Treasury,
independent Of and separate from all banking corpo.
ratIons, the only eiicctual method for securing the ts-
cal affairs of the Government from those fluctuations,
which 4 Wild spirit for speculation and a Vicious cur
rcncv are but too sure - prodncc-and that the only
rtfrc;ual regulator Of the currency, within the powers
Of the Federal Government, Is a strict adhesion on It's
part to the kind OF money prescribed by the Constitu-
ton.
i. Resolrtd, That for communities, as for individu-
ais, the only road 20 prosperity Is that OF industry and
cconnmy-and that when either reckless extravaganza
or unfortunate speculations have involved them IN dill
cultics, it is only by such means they should hope 10
relieve themselves. Such Is, unfortunately, the pre-
sent condition Of our country; and should recourse be
had to the dangerous ~expcdicnt oi a National Bank,
we itel dsSiItl tIIhl II may ppstpotl aho Va ~ o"N
cannot possibly mitigate the evil.
>. RcS0ircd, That the project for dividing the pro-
cecds of the public lands among the States, and tins
too at Il time when the means OF the Treasury are con
fcssedly barely sufficient to meet the wants OF the CO.
vcrnmcnt, is a measure of the most dangerous tendon
cy, in violation of the Constitution, and contrary 10 the
terms upon which these lands were ccded-calculatcd
10 render the States subservcnt to the General Go
ycrnrnent, and 10 lead them on TO a course OF reckless
rxtravanancc-and By cutting of from the Treasury
,ro 81 tho la ritimatp sources of revenue. sure to bring
with it increased taxation, L high protective Iarit, ana
all the concomitant measures Of INJUSTICE and opprcs-
sion.
6. Resolred, That no civil office, most especially the
Chief Mag,stracy of 4 People, can, with ~proprlety, be
conferred as a reward for past services, however great.
The individual aspiring to such a station should De
sustained for his principles alone-and therefore, hai
the services of the present Wing candidate been aIi'
| and greater than his party claim them :" have been. W."
could not safely vote for hun, ignorant as we are oi ms
political creed, and doubtful as TO what would be the
policy of his administration.
/ HcsoIrcd, That we view, with painful apprehen-
sion, the growing spirit of Abolition, and consider II
a most alarming sign Of the tunes, that a large pol't'-
cal party, even in the South, is willing 10 court Is
friendshlp-lhat we think it p~alpabIe to all that 1t was
the influence OF Abolition, winch, IN the harrisburg
Convention, caused General Harrison 10 be preferred
to Mr.. Clay-that this result was everywhere claimed
bv the Abolition press as n triumph of their principles
that Gen. Harrison, although repeatedly called upon,
has, as yet, declined TO give any pledge upon TINS SUP
iceland finally, that, should he be eIectco, lie VIII pr
indebted for his elevation chiefly TO Abolition, and must
enter upon his Office with a deep sense Of his obligations
to that party.
; BE il RcsoYred, That the Chairman appoint
as a Committee, whose duty 1t shall be TO col.
lcct funds, from such persons as may be disposed 10 aid
the cause of Democracy, for the purpose OF purchasing
such documents as the may deem necessary or useful.
. .Iud. be II further Rs>Oircd, That the Chairman
onnoin, as a Committee, for the dIstrlbu
non of such documents As may be procured by the
Committee appointed under the first branch OF tins re-
solution.
Whereupon, the Chairman appointed the following.
gentlemen as a Committee, under the first branch OF
lilo ,hove resolution, viz:-Jno. VI. Chapman, Jno. WI
lis, Jno. ;. Terrill, Robt. T.. Willis, VIM. Clarke, jas.
Newman and James VI. Macon. And, under the Sc
cond branch, the following, viz:-John +. Iallai'rro,
+ Row. WIN. ). Clarke, James X. Newman, Charles
Scott. John Scott, Garrett Scott, John ). Cowhcrd,
CuIrbv Cowlicrd, William ID. Clarke, David Hume,
PAM Vcrdicr, Thomas Robinson, George Morris, John
: TcrriEi. james NJ. Macon, Robert King, Armistead
c. Gordon, William Porter, Fielding Jones and DIR.
John Grasty.
ON motion, the meeting then ADJOURNED.
A. MADISON, Chairman.
JOINS NJ. CHArMAN, Secrctdry
SIENIS IL OLD HENRY.
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