Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-09-21
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN MEETING IN CLARKE co.
At meeting o the Democratic party OF Clarke coun-
ty held the Court house in, Berryrle, on the >3u
Of August in pursuance Of public notice, on motion OF
Cnl Francis NJ Cormick, Capt VIM. Castleman was
called to the chair and Walton NJ Thompson appoint
ed Secretary.
On motion of C. G. Kirby, committee OF eight men,
beers was appointed BY the chair, TO report preamble
and resolutions Whereupon, the following gentlemen
were appointed said committee, viz:
c. G.. Kirby, Francis NJ Cormck, Sam Larue, lhos.
Mccormick, Jacob lser, Jas. Casteman, Paul Pierce,
Bennett Russell
And, on motion, the Chairman was added to the COM
mttee
After having been absent for short tme the snd
committee returned and through their chairman report
ed the following, which were unanimously adopted BY
the meeting
For the first time H. 'he history of this country, is
the spectacle exh,hed, Of a party in power, who
obtained the control OF tue Government by sysema-
tic concealment Of their real principles, and the mea
sures they designed TO accomplish-by resort to the
lowest humbugs and most disgusting articles, nnhap-
PLY practiced successfully upon a generous and
condng people, and by the perpetraton OF the fouest
frauds upon the elective franchise.
Little of good certainly could have been anticipated
from the of power obtained by such unhallow
ed means but it might have been supposed that the APP
pearance Of respect for the intelligence of the people,
and fidelity to the obligation of solemn pledges would
be observed for brief season. OF least, until the recol
lection Of them had some what faded from the public
mind. On the contrary, the course of the dominant
party in the Congress of the w. ST. during It's present
extraordinary session, has Indicated alike total con-
tempt for the former and open disregard OF the latter
made too recently to have been forgotten not merely by
advocating and urging, with indecent haste measures OF
Uai consequence but by claiming the result OF the late
Presidential election, the decision othe people in ia
of those very which, while it was pending,
they either studousy kept out of view, or vehemently
dsclamed design TO consummate, as the or the
other course deemed most expedient Thus, in Vr-
gn'a, ~ Carolina and some other States, in public ad
dresses and otherwise, the idea Indignantly repel.
led, by the self styled Wing party when charged upon
them by their opponents, that the creation of Nation
al Bank entered into their scheme OF policy and the
public soemny assured that the candidate tor the
Presidential chair was irrevocably committed upon
constitutional grounds, against such measure; while in
other sections Of the Union, acting upon the principle
ncucated by the Harrisburg Convention that it was
'nexPedent TO make any declaration OF principles tor
the public eye, the disc ussion any question connected
with that subject studiousy avoided Yet the cleo
ton had barely terminated when the restless and reck
less spirit of that man, who having thrice tailed IN his
efforts to clutch the sceptre of Executive power, had
resolved to erect himself into SHE power behind the
throne, greater than the throne ITSELF prompted him
to announce mperatively, that the first act Of the
dynasty would be call an Extra Session Of Congress,
the primary object of which fasten upon the
country, for many years, National Bank, with an
capital, 10 be clothed too with powers which
would only have enabled control the property,
and entire business of the nation, but have rendered
immnently dangerous to public liberty. Happily John
Tyler of Virginia, who is now, under the Constitution,
invested with the authority OF Chief Magistrate, with
frmness of Purpose, and, trust, from devotion
principle, worthy the best days of the Republic, has
for the present given the quetuS TO this measure, sol
Objectionable in itself, and believed to be odious to
majority of the American people for which he
merits, and will receive the gratitude of his country
men, and the blessings of posierlty So too pub
lie expenoitures-the nation told that they had
been enormously extravaganza under the two preceding
administrations yet already has large increase of
preparations been insisted OH, and bill has been
tured providing for corresponding expenditures.
So likewise with regard 10 the public burdens-thr !
people were assured that if diminished they should
be rendered more Yet already has III. fat
gone forth, by which they are to be heavily increased
and bill has been brought before the National Legs
ature, which under the pretence OF taxing uxuries,
poses one of 20 per upon Tea, Coce, Sugar and
Sail, in which it refused to include Jecelry. So in
like manner regard to the scheme OF assuming State
debts, providing the for their payment for the
benefit of those who hold tem consisting tor the most
part of foreign stock obberS, which solemnly
disclaimed by the Whtg party ,chen out Of poer One
of their first acts, upon 6ir TO public auth0r
ty was to urge the passage OF law distributing among
The States the proceeds of the sales of the Public Lands
thereby seeking dvest the Government Of of
principal sources of revenue and that too when they
are proclaimlng the existence of public debt and
III the public revenue excuse tor in
creasng the public burdens So in reference to pro-
scrpton for opinions rake, It's fell spirit to be
erclseo, anu "toHe was 10 ne prescribed NOW, now
ever, when authority has been conferred and an OPP
portunity afforded Of acting up their Haunting pro-
sssions how completely, and how suddenly, has u
change DER the spirit of their dreams - Since
their installation in place and power almost every mail
has been freghted with lists of their victims, whose
only crime consisted in having differed from them in
political sentiment and the distinction of introducing,
or the first tme upon the sacred soil of Virginia. this
,dous practice has been earned by the present adm
,israton So also in regard to the surrender of the