Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-23
ORGANIZATIONS.
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY

was t'iieu 10 lie CHAR, and Patrick Cannon was ap-
pointed Secretary.
On motion of Green Hall, Esq, james II. Cox was
ANONYMOUSLY chosen a member Of this Committee,
Wlereupon he returned rs tIan';s to the meeting,
anu delivered a most eloquent and thrilling address.
Tue following Address and Resolutions were then
adopted:
To he Democratic Republican IOtcrs Of Chcsicrfdd
C0RHty.
Fellow -citizens-The ohd Fac, 50 often beaten by an
enlightened and virtuous People, has again taken the
field, embroidered By many new recruits. From the
various, strange and heterogeneous combinations form
ca against us, and measures used Tor the accomplish
mcnt oil their nniIallowcd purposes, we have To en-
countcI great danger, which we shall certainly over
como, on firmly uniting aud doing our duty 20 our be-
loved country in November next. 4 '.dcR0raiiSiD.
Tempest IS now raging over the land; our Federal
Wing adrersaries, whose vigilance never sleeps, make
favorable calculations on IT'S delcterious influence in
producing divisions amongst the Republicans.
Planters, farmers, mechanics and iaborers: YOU form
the great majority olthe pcople-you sustain the prin-
clpal burthens of civil society and government, in
peace and IN wat-you will not permit Il minority, by It's
arts, wirs, panIcS, false news, aud other deccpiions, to
divert you from the true course, or soducc you from q
sacred duty you owe to yourselves and to your pos
tcrity. The results # our Spring Elections, in some
few counties, should no; discourage us. Without TIE
intrusion OF nor. resident citizens, our amended State
Constitution clearly intended 10 secure, Il far, lust and
equal representation l." each county, city, town and
borough in our General Assembly To effect this
equal representation, and il cannot otherwise be done,
each voter can only have one vote. For the purchase
Of qualifications, b. Ipne hundred men, in four counties,
and their voting IN each, viii make four hundred votes,
which viii, pcch1ts, hp always sufficient to defeat The
Will of the ~rIaI>fity in each OF the four counties: and
by strangers, TOO, having no ,clrasand interests iicn-
titled wi;lI the people of the several counties. Some OF
our county elections wcr" carried by tins ]ffauau!cnt
practice. IN winch the C;ty of Richmond shored forth
mos cOIspicpouSiy. Were the circumiacrut counties
10 rctort the same NAL practice on Richmond, and de.
iratthc will Of the majority in all the city elections, 1t
would cr.'aInlr excite a great coInmotion amongst her
citizens. The WiIigs b: HIS unwdrrantlblc ar,iiice have
obtained a small inajcvity in our next Legislature. At
the Presidential Election in November next, this netl.
r!ouS practice cannot P~rcvail-Pach qualified person
can on give one vote. Certain alarms and dcccp.
tons niso v,taily affected our late elections. They
were Sc circulated by the crafty d"Xterity of the Wings.
as 10 render timely exposure impraclcabie. OF tins
character was the Wing report, that President Van
Buren, aimed AZ usurpatUn; for, that he had presented
his project for raising 4 standing army of two hundred
thousand men To be Al his disposal. 1t appeared, Con-
ggcss ~ a resolution had called on the Secretary Of
War 10 report a plan for organizing. aru;n@ and disci.
pltninn the militia: The Secretary, in obedience 10
:his resolution, made his report 10 Congress, and not 4
feature IN the report looks towards a S~;analn" Army
On this ground arose the misclHcyous Cumos. Congress
only can raise an ar!ny, and vote the money for lis sup.
port. The Secretary takes the entire responsibility upon
self The President is clear Of every SHADE of cen
sure, as appears hy authentic statements from the Sc
crctary and members Of Congress Eow before the Pub
lie.
OF the same character also was the report, that The
expenses of the Federal Government had increased
thrccio!d in fifteen wears; that is to say, from l>2l Ia
IS3c. On the 4h March 1887, Mr.. Van Buren, came
into Office, when there was 4 scauty Treasury. With
difficulty ever since, ways and means were raised 10
support the Government. The Wing members Of
Congress voted for al tho appropriations. No charge
can b. sustained against Ar. Van Buren, Of rxtrava-
aance and unnecessary expenditures. 1t is in proof
before the whole country, that he expended one and a
half millions less than the amount which the Wing
members insisted on, IS sufficient aad ecntoinicai.-
The official Treasury statements, marked y and Il,
printed by order of the Senate, showing the yearly ex-
pcnditurcs for fifteen years, specifying all the items,
are now before the public. They clearly acquit Presi-
dent Jackson and Mr.. Van Buren, from eXtrayagant and
unnecessary expenditures, and that The report indus
triouslv circulated amongst the people on approach of
the late elections, that the expenditures in The same 10
years had risen from i3 millions to 81 or 40 millions,
proved to be without any foundation in truth. The
Wing members of Congress were put to shame and
confusion, when these authentic documents appeared.
The Wing members o: the Senate were so sensitive on
the occasion, that they opposed The motion tor printing
thirty thousand copies of these ail.Impor:ant docr-
mcnls, with IA view 10 disseminate the truth amongst
the people of the United States. These documents,
Grllow.citlzcns, are accessible to you all who wish to
see them.
We deeply dcplorc to notice members Of Congress
descending from their elevated, highly honorable and
responsible misunderstanding, negIcctin" their i'm
1 DoTlaIL lIl!DIit UUtlf-, hINiH8 ii" INV "a i"'t "t''t
ComwHiccs," zcalonSly joining III clectionecring cahaIS,
clubs, professions, diluer parties and other rcr"ls-
also, abusing their fraiiking privilege, conferred on
them for the benefit of The people, by transmission to
every part Of The Union, at a heavy loss to the post
Office department, numerous party newspapers, pnImph-
lets. Sc, moi, public documcnts,) for the purposes Of
exciting discomfort and defeating the reelection Of Mr.
Van EuTcn.
Whnt have we to gain by this mighty uproar of the
Wh;rs-whal. By the s.miehtp rcroL"fiOn' they have in
,;,,. -. ,nt,iur rusSpSSIou OF mower and the SDBIlS oil
Office: For the last ten years we have had prosperous
times-hftcr the adjustment, Of The Tariff wc bought
our necessary articles on moderate tcrms-wc sold our
products for satisfactory prices, from a lIogshead of To-
bacco. even down 10 n barrel Of hGrd rider. We heard
none complain, except those who had engaged in wild
spcculations, over banking ard over trading.
Without too much %fat'suIng detail, let US consider
the merits Of the candidates before us.
As an American Republican Statesman, Mr.. Van
Burrn has no superior: his talents, virtues, principles
and public services are too generally known to require
any comment here. He acknowledged the right Of his
frllow-citizeas to know his opinions, before they cast
their votes on Inn iir Tie hghcH cGcc in Tie civilized
Wcrld.-Wiihnu cOHccatmGaf, without q roghdc3'.1t
ccmmirer. and viii, manly friuucss, pending his first
election, ne publicly avo"cd his palitica! principles al
the calls ofhis cnuntryncn. After his election, i'll his
frst inaunnral address To Congress, he again made a
solemn declaration Of those principles. In all the SIN
ccrity Of a patriot he affirmed, that Congress had no
constitutional power to charter a National Bank-carry
on extensive Internal Improvements at the national eX-
pcnse, or in any manner to interfere with the slaves
without the consent of the States holding them and
,ha, he would veto any bill for The abolition OF slavery
in the District Of Columbia; that lie was for mrScrate
and Just tariffs; for the preservation and judicious sale
Of the public lands, and application of the proceeds IN
sustaining lie JUS. expenses ofthe Government; there
hv preventing the necessity Of high tariffs and nicrnal
ayes; and that he was for a constitutional and Indc-
,andent Treasury. to be established and regulated as
the wisdom Of Congress should prescribe, Nc, &c.-
Mr.. Van Buren, is Of that suitable age, experience, firm
ness, energy and activity, which cmincntly qualify him
for this h;gh office, which he has filled with SO much
honor to himself and usefulness TO his country.
As 10 Gen. W. II. Harrison, the history and public
records Of his country furnish no proofs of his talents,
qualifications and eminent services as a statesman
MIR. Harrison was early identified with the Federal par
ty, with which he acted in John Adams "Rcign Of Ter
ror.' 90, 80 and lo00. Without a vote, as a delegate
from a Territory, he spoke in opposition to the Repuh-
lican party Of Congress, when they unsuccessfully sup
ported resolution in January, l-Co, for the repea! ofthe