Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-09-30
CHARLES CITY COUNTY.

At meetng ol the Wigs Of tins county, held
at The Court House, ON THUS Iay the l6 II day 4
S-r'enbec 1871. Tor the p,rpo,e of expressing
thcIr Opinions rel I'VE 10 lhs recent course OF the
President OF The United Stale:
Toe meeting was called II order by C,. john 5.
SDubbrhrId on whose motion MA HANlEL
NELSON, E.q.w called TO The Char, lad Ro.
BERT w. GRAVES appo'eted Secretary.
The OF Ct, al lie meeting were brlelly explained
by Thomas II. Wilcox, Esq, who moved rhai
COMMITTEE of fifteen be appointed by the Chan for
the purpose oil drafting Preamble and Resolulions
expressive oI the shnse OF tins meeting. Nj. Wi
cox requested lhat lire Char would not be governed
by Parliamentary rules III the appointment OF sad
Committee, by MAKING Inn II c CHAIRMAN, but
nesHy Desired tie appointment Of one older and
more experienced Than himself. Whefcupon. The
Char appointed J ,htes II. Christian, Joseph Gen
irv, " n. +. " aktr, Thomas ChrlslIan, Josiah &.
" Ilson, VIM. I Harrison, Dr. Petu +. Gay, d.
Edward Wilcox, Thomas T. Poylhess, Robert W.
Christian, Thomas H. Wilcox, John 5. Stubble.
field Dr.. Robtn 5. AppetsOn Robert &. Hsnlson,
aud james f.. Roam, as members OF sad Commit
tee, who retlted iof shoit time and returned with
he following preamble aud resolutions: winch neie
presented by jones II. Chnstian, theIf Chairman,
aud ado ted BY the meeting with but three dissent
ing voices.
The Wings Of tbs county. 10 common with their
Wing brethren oil The Unon, deeply deplored thai
dspei salIon OF Providence when called from the
u has ldbotfs, the Ian ented HARRISON. They
cousoled themselves, however, wuh the rrneciioD,
that the Execulyr Guar had fallen to the lot vi
another layouriie Of their county, who, by tie
votes Of the People, The act Of God, aud the Con.
stliutior, became President Vi the United ) ales
They saw or thought they saw. in Mr.. Tylei's
Address to the People oil the Unned States, aud IN
his Message 10 Congtess, the promise that lac would
cary out all tie great measures OF the Wing pfry.
who brought Inn INTO power More especially
were they deeply interested N the currency qn s.
llon. Upon tins quts ION, the L resident, ~ ms ln
augurai Address, held the following language: Il
shall promptly give my sanction 10 any ConslItu-
tIunal measure WINCH on alnatIng III Congress sba
have for It's oh CT the feslera,lun Of sound Cncu-
Eing medium, so essentially recesSarJ 10 give con
Gienre 10 all The lfsnsdCtlnus Il itr, 10
industry us just and adequate rewards, and 10 re-
establish the public prosperity. Ia deciding upon
the adopt u OF any such measure 10 HE Ind pto'
posed well as lis eonlormuy to The Consutut,on
shall resort Ia the Fathers ~ The great Rtpabtteat
Sct0OL for advice aud INSTRUCTION, to be drawn iron
Their sage views Of our sys'em oil government ant
the light Of HER ever eloiIous example," Wh'
were the Fathers OF the great Republican school, b,
whose example Mr.. j sler proposed 10 be govern
ed! Gen. Washington Mr.. J,itrrsun, Nj. Madi
sou and II Muurne. Gen, Washington sisut'
the Bill e-t,b.ls.ang lie BauN ct l79t; Mr.. Jtirt
son, IN icOi, sfan'G bid 10 esl,ht,sh br'o,i'#l
New Oth dl.si III. Madison, n IL well lnaen. !.