Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-11

and cqnal privileges The crisis is an important one The
Wing Pnry under the most drccptious prctenccs unl
professions are striving TO scducc you from your faith
ard I" dcify"r you 10 your old and unreen,iua
enemies. lie mol deceived. Remember Daniel Web
ster. lie who voted, when your neghhors and your
friends were whitening The plains Of Norfolk with their
bones, nganst pnying the poor soldier for his SERVERS
and against raising money for the defence Of your be
loved country IRON The invasion of British merccna-
rlcs. lie, this same Webster is Secretary of State
Francis Granger Of New York who stands accused ri
AbolI,IonIsm, is the Postmaster General; George E.
Badger OF North Carolina, always Federalist Score.
tary Of the Navy. With such cabinet such aJyis
can you believe That any other than the most ultra Fe
deral measures Will he adopted and maintained by the
present sclfsyrd Wing party: Ii is an insult 10 vour
understanding to attempt TO induce you otherwise 10
believe. Your safety s where il always has been and
will forever renain-ln your perception of RIGHT
and wrong Let us therefore unite with heart and hand
and rally in support of the following resolutions:
]. ReSoired, That the firm and Jealous SIM.
porers of the Democratic Republican principles o,
Virginia contained and set forth in Madlsons cele
braed Report and Resolutions of 1898 and 1899.
= Resoired, That are IN favor of the Independ
ent Treasury as the constitutional and most polite sys
ten for carrying The fiscal operations ofhe Govern
and the system best calculated TO preserve
promote the prosperity Of the country.
B. ResOirtd, That opposed TO the establish
ment of National Bank, the competing system which
originated with, and has been necessarily urged By
it unconstitutional, nrxpedent, and injurious 10 The
best interests Of the country.
A. Rcs0frtd, That opposed TO the distribution
of the proceeds the public lands and to the assumption
of the Sinte debts by the General Government ethe
of which would tend to produce high tariff or system
of direct taxation upon the country.
D. Resoirfd, That we opposed TO the abolition Of
slavery by Congress in the District Of Columbia in the
States or in the Territories Of the IT, s., as both uncon
s,itu,ional, unwse, and incxpedient.
g. Rcsofrcd, That opposed to system of In
iernal Improvement by the General Government ar
unconstitutional.
T. Rssolrtd, That Col Harold Smyth, Robert +
Bradley, Jacob Lynch, and DR.. Daniel Trigg be, and
they hereby, appointed committee to inform Col
Hopkins his nomination by the Convention and as
certain whether his said nomination BE- accepted
The vote was taken separately on the above resou
tions and they were unanimously adopted.
| On motion fNr. Kane, Of Scott,
| Rss0Ired, That the thanks Of this Convention be
rendered 10 the President and Secretaries for the dig
nited, faithful, and dligent discharge of their several
duties
| On the further motion Of Mr. Kane,
RcSoired, That the proceedings of this Convention
be signed by the President and Secretaries and for.
wardcd for publication 10 the Editors of the Little
Tennesseean, Wythe Journal, and Richmond Enquirer.
| On motion Of Col Harold Smyth
Resoircd That this Convention do now adjourn
WILLIAM BYARS, President.
J o. W 5. & Ml nn1vST' Secretaries.