Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-24
CHARLES CRY COUNTY,


CHARLES CITY COUNTY.
~ meeting OF the Wings OF THIS county, held
at The Court House. on Thursday, the i6th day OF
Sep'emoer, ISL, for the purpose Of expressing
,he Opinions relative to the recent course OF the
President Of the United States:
inc meeting was called TO order by Col. John =.
SSItupotns.d, on whose mOIOn NATHANIEL.
NeLSoNi ESQ. was called To the Chair, and Ro
BERT w GRAVES appointed Secretary.
The objects uG the NEE Inc were hIirny cxnlainetl
Wy ihoinas III. Wilcox, Esq who moved that n
committee of hileen DO pppOuicd 10y the Chair Tor
'ns puiposs OF drafting Preamb'c and Resolutions
expressive oi the sonsa OF this meeting. Mr.. VIII
cox requested that the Chair would not be governed
oY parliamentary rules in tho appointment Of said
committee, by making him the Chairman but ear.
| "tS"y uesred the appointment Of one older and
| more experienced than himself Whcrcupon, the
CHAIR appointed James II. Christian Joseph Gen
| ty, VIM. L. Walker, Thomas Christian, Josiah T.
| wilson, VIM. I. Harrison, Dc Peter +. Cav Dr.
EDWARD wilcox, Thomas L. PoythreSs, Robert W
ChrisiIan, Thomas IL. Wilcox. John ). Stuhble-
heo, DIR. Robert :. Appetson. Robert & Harrison
and james T.. Roane, as members Of said Commit
tee VINO retired Tor short time and returned with
'he 'o"o~ing preamble and resolutions which were
presented by James III. Christian, their Chairman.
aud adopted by the mceiing with but three dissent
ing voices.
Inc wings OF this county, in common with their
wing brethren of the Union, deeply drplored that
dl'ponsaton OF Providence winch called from the
scene OF his iacouTS, the lamcnicd Harrison They
consoed themselves, however, with the reflection
that The Executive Char had fallen to the lot of
another tavcuute son OF their country who, by the
votes OF inc People, the act of God, and the Con.
SuIuuon, pecase President OF the United States
They saw, or thought they saw, IN Mr. 1'yIer's
Address TO the People of the United States and m
ms Message To Congress, the promise that he would
carry out all the great measures OF the Wing Party
VINO brought HIM INTO power. More espsciaIly
were they deeply interested ~ the currency cues.
uon UPON this question, the President IN Lis In
ausnraI Address, held the following language: 81
shal promptly give my sanction to any Cons,ltu-
uonaI measure which, originating m Congress shall
have for ats oh'ct the restoration of a sound ciTcu.
ltirs medium, 50 essentially necessary 10 eve con.
htence IN all the TRANSACTIONS ut lite To SECURE to
industry It's just aud adequate rewards add to 70 /
establish the public prOsl e,ity. la deciding upon
the adaptation ct any such measure 10 the end pro.
posed, well IT'S conformity 10 the Constitution
shall resort 10 tn, Fathers Of the great Rendition
Sch0o' for advice ami InS,ruc ION, to he drawn f.on
their sage views ot our system OF government and |
the Light OF their ever g.uriaus example VIII, |
we're the Fathers ut the great Republican school by
whose example MIR. Tyler proposed t. be govern.
eii Gen. Washington, MIR. Jefferson, MIR. Madl-
son, and MIR. Monroe. Gen. W ashington signed
the Bill establishing the Bank of 1871: MIR JetT.r-
son, IN 1904 slsnc.i Bill TO establish a Branch IN
New O.eau>; Mr.. Madison, 1, is well known. re-
commended and save hs sanction TO the Bul ,stnb
fishing the ,a.e Bank OF the United States in ISI6.
and MIR. Monroe, It IS admitted, recnsnized the /
power IN the Constitution 10 establish Bank IL
was, Therefore, with deep pain aud that
we received intelligence VI the Prsaient's Veto OF
the Bank Bill.
We are the personal friends of the PfesiJcpt aud
II would have gwen US great pleasure TO have sus
tanned him IN al his acts buI we are governed nv
principle: and when personal considerations CONT,
IN conflict with principle, the former NUsr yield to
the latter.
l. Be u therefore ResolUed, That we di,,por,v,
the Presidents Veto of the Bill iuca-norarirg I'M,
subscribers TO The Fiscal Bank of the IT, Slitcs."
,. Resided, That we are convinced of the .Iist
81 nf an fHgFT D |Ira D.. al.
ment OF National Bank to conduct the fiscal one
Tltions oi the Government, aud To furnish II sound
and UNIFORM currcHcy-and being convinced OF that
necessity Il Is apparent that the power to inrorpo-
rate well regulated Bank may be righ,tully cx
erciScd 10y Congress; and none need expect our SUP
p1sL who, like ourselves, believe fiscal agent ss-
Necessary and yet Iil or refuse TO CO.
operate IN H. establishment.
,. RssOirti, That the President by his Veto oC
the Bank, ami las Signature TO the bill repeating the
Sub Treasury, has LETT the currency and the trea |
sure of the nation ~ that CONDITION which he in !
common with the Wings OF the Union So much de
precntcd under President Jackson's Administration
!. RsSolrsf, hat the Wings OF tins county vera
never more thoroughly convinced oT the necessity of
''the union OF the Wings for the sako OF the Unour
than they AZ this time.
.. Rssoirsd, That IN the general approve the
course of our Representative, John NJ Bmts nnI
that will support HIM so long as he confines IN
represent us faithfully.
d. RsS0irsd That our acknOw ledgmrn,s az or,r;- |
iutc are due, and are hereby rendered to H. Clay of
Kentucky, for ms unlTin Efforts 10 sustain the nights
ot the people, and 10 advance the honor and glory of
his couniry-ctfDris prompted Uy patriotism, sup.
ported 10y hrmneSs and decision Of character polsed
by wisdom and "eeIened 10y phIan,hropy-quaII.
ties which emnentIy qualify him for the Presidency. /
On motion, Rssoirsh That these proceedings be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and hat CO.
pies thereof Toe sent TO the Editors OF the Richmond
Wing, National lnteligencer, and the MadsOnnn I
with request that they will cause the same TO be
published IN their respective papers.
On motion, the meeting adjourned sine die
NATH'L NELSON, Chairman.
Ru. w. GRAVES, Sec'y.