Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-21
Were appointed said Committee.

were appointed SAID Committee.
The following preamble and resolutions wer,
read and UNANIMOUSLY adopted:
Whereas, we have seen with astonshment which
no language can adequately express the remarks
attributed to our Representative in Congress nm The
Washington Globe Of the IIth inst.
In these remarks, il he be correctly rcporteJ and
IN his general course during the present session OF
Congress VIC are well persuaded, that he has most
papably mlsrepresented large majority of his
constituents. We consider also thnI m iust,C,ir,,
his votes on the Fiscal Bank and Distribution II, ia
upon the sIOund of instructions received from his
constituents, he is said TO have done in nrrsent
ng certain resolutions from the town of Portsmouth
| he has made mis- representation as to their views
neither warranted from the fact upon which he has
| ed this assertion, from the known opiniops nj
| those who elected hun. Nor do VIC approy, his
/ sweeping denuncatIon OF the Whis party IN Con-
Sress las the worst and most tyrann,ca party that
ever existed" We deem II due TO men, who ENJOY
our confidence and merit the public gratitude TO
repe 50 unproyokcd an aspcrsion upon them which
we think ally becomes a representative, who could
not have been ignorant that he thereby condemned
our wishes aud HiIsrcpreScnied our feelings No
measure OF the Wing party las been more cordially
approved by than the one hour Tu e. TO which the
party IN Congress indebted for the uniusuf,bl,
vItuperatlOn OF our Representative. And We unhe-
siiatngly express our belief that Il has met the an
probation OF sensible men Of all plItIeS those only
excepted who estimate their ability to illuminate the
public cOunSeis Tar beyond us real value. We
therefore, consider Il neither misfortune nor nm act
VI tyranny, lhit thlS wise and sllutary rule has
been Inerp Sed 10 check the garrulous propensites
OF the numerous speakers for Buncombe whose va.
pId aboTuons are a pToftcss TO their constituents
as they are unexpectedly tlrcsome to those who are
so unlucky as TO be compcllci to listen to them
These speeches for BuncOmbe have long been the
oPprObrIUm OF our legislative halls; and we are s,-
ushet, that public sentiment is united on any one
subject It IS IN the disgust they feel a, the shameful
waste Of .lmc occlsloncd Oy those unmeanng eff l.
SONS which read by few and listened 10 Inv
none that can escape them.
In fine, our Representative has declared, upon the
floor of Congress- that none Of the important rca.
sureS proposed by the Wings, meet his APPRECIATION
which we can readily believe from his dcnunci,ion
of these measures IN advance, and before the inau
guraon; and his following the lead Of others in al.
tempting 10 bLDg into suspicion the motives of men,
Of whom It Is no dIspiragemeut TO him, to say, we
consider much better entitled 10 our confidence and
much more competent to direct the course of public
measurcs-a circumstance which, unfortunately, dad
not at the time sufficiently attract public attention
Such conduct we are constrained 10 say, was totally
inconsistent with what We had right to expect
when we elected Do Mallory to supply the vacancy
occasoned by the resignation OF Mr. llol.cmln. Du-
ring the Presidential canvass, We were told by the
Wing orators, that the Treasury was bankrupt; the
Government HVIng on cNpedIents-and that they
would not only leave the Treasury empty, but a
large debt for the ensuing Administration to pay.
Tbs, We affirm, was the language Of the Whiy
speakers and, TO the best Of our recollection With
out single exception. IT, then, any crcdence could
he gwen TO the representation Of fiscal aiilrs
made by these orators an extra session Of Compress
was considered unavoidable. Yet, strange To saw
we hnd some of them foremost in dcnouncInga msa-
sure, winch the sumhrc picture they drew Of public
Affairs, had led US To believe was Indispensable and
actively engaged IN impugning the motives of those
who manifested, that they really believed what they
had so often asserted, and willing To resort TO
the only remedy 10 meet the CyII-an extra session
Of Congress. To what motives are we to nscribc
conduct 50 inconsistent and 80 unpatrotic3 L. it.
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Wing victory was not to Cnure to their benefit,
or has the ambition seized them OF becoming the
leaders Of a new party and entering field where
more IaUrcS are 10 be gathered and more brilliant
hOnOrs are to be gliuCd7 We are, most reluctantly
forced to this painful conclusion. Evidence, which
we cannot resist, leads 10 believe there Is fac
ton IN Congress, 10 which our Representative has
attached himself, which has these dangerous and ST.
mister purposes in view. We, therefore, owe It to
ourselves TO dcnouncc such design, and to make
known to him entire disapprObation OF his
whole course as our Representative
RsSolret Therefore, that we consider Doctor
Mallory as directly opposed TO large majority Of
his constituents, and as violating their wishcs and
disappearing their feelings, towards the dls,in.
cushed patriots, who direct the proceedings Of the
present Congress.
-Rssolr,i, That we view with strong disipprobl.
ton and regret the course Of the parry in Congress
already alluded TO, aud the coUnlenancc and sup
port, which our representative has given to this
party.
R,Iolrsd, That he has hereby forfeited our con.
hdeUce and no longer represents opinions; and,
that Il becomes our duty to take immediate steps
TO bring forward at the next election, one, who Will
more truly reflect our feelings and more faithfully |
carry out our principles
Rsrirsd, That the counties in our district, which
concIr with usin dlslpproynE the course Of Doc
tor Mallory, hereby invited to unite with US in
expressing their dishpprDb,lon Of his conduct.
RsSolrsi, Thltthe proceedings Of this meeting be
published IN the ppcts Of this Borough, the Ports.