Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-10-09
Congressional Whig Meeting.

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At meeting of the Wing members of
the Senate and House of Representatives
Of the 9th Congress Of the United States.
held in the city of Washington on the
18th of September, ls4l-
The Hon. NATHAN F. DIXON, of Rhode
Island. on the part of the Senate, and the
Hon. JEREMr'u MoRRow. of Ohio, on the
part Of the House were called to the chair,
and KENNETH RAyNER. of North Caro-
lima, CHRISTOPHER MORGAN, of New York
and RICHARD w. THOMPSON, of Indiana,
were appointed Secretaries.
Mr.. MANGuM, of North Carolina, offered
the following resolutions
Resolved, That it is expedent for the Wings
of the Senate and House Of Representatives Of
the United States to publish an Address to the
People OF the United States, containing sue.
cinct exposition OF the prominent proceedings Of
the extra session Of Congress, OF the measures
that hrve been adopted. and those in which they
have failed, and the cause of such failure, TO-
geher with such others as may exhibit truly the
condition Of the Wing party and Wing pros.
! perts.
Resolred, That a committee of three on the
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House, he appointed to prepare such Address,
and submit it 10 a meeting Of the Wings on
Monday morning next, the 18th inst, at half
past eight o'clock
And the question being taken on said
resolutions, they were unanimously adopt
ed.
Whereupon the following gentlemen
were appointed said committee: Massrs.
BERRIEN, of Georgia, TALLMApGE, of New
York, and SMITH, of Indiana. on the pat
of the Senate; and Messrs. EVERETT, of
Vermont Mason. of Ohio, KENNEDY, of
Maryland, JOHN c. CLARK, of New York.
and RAYNER. of North Carolina, on the
part Of the House.
When on motion, the meeting adjourned
to meet again on Monday morning.
MONDAY, September l3, 1871.
The meeting assembled, pursuant to adj
iournment.
Mr. KENNEDY, of Maryland, from the
committee appointed for that purpose, re-
ported the following Address:
FELLOW CITIZENS: The Extra Session
of Congress has, at length, been brought
to a close. The incidents which belong
to the history Of this session. and especial
ly those which have marked its termina-
ton, are Of nature to make so strong
an impression upon the country, and to *
cite so much interest in the future act On
and relations of the Wing party, that the
. Wing Representatives in both Houses of
Congress have thought it their duty, before
separating, to address their constituents
with brief exposition of the circumstan-
ces in which they conceive themselves to
be placed by the events which have re-
Gently TRANSFERRED,
This session of Congress was called as
almost the first measure of that iiiustrious
and lamented citizen whose election to the
Presidency was no less significant of the
general sentiment of condemnation of the
acts of the preceding Administration, than
it was expressive of wish for an imme-
date and radical change in the public pol
icy. The improvidence of those who had
just been expelled from power had rem
dered it inevitable; and the country hailed
the meeting of new Congress as the sure
pledge of relief from all those evils which
the disastrous incompetency of the men al
the head of affairs had brought upon it,
The People desired the early adoption OF
the policy which had been promised them
by the Wing party. That policy had beer
brought to the consideration of the coun.
try throughout contest of nearly twelve
years duration, maintained with unexam-
, pied devotion; and its principles were illus
trated by the precepts and practice of th'
most eminent and patriotic of our citizen
in every form by which they were abb
to address themselves TO the intelligence o
the People. No one misapprehended thest
principles; they were identified with tn
labors of that great party whose unparal
leled success was both the token and tn
reward of the general confidence Of tin
nation. They promised reform
lst In the restraint of Executive powe
and patronage;
. ID. In the wholesome regulation Of tn
) currency, and the advancement of the in
j. terests of industry; and
3D.. In the establishment of an econom
cal administration of the finances.
They proposed to accomplish the first G
these objects 10y limiting the service of tn
81 President to single term; by forbidden
all officers of the Government from intel
II fering in elections; and by a voluntar
= s2lf-denial on the part of the Chief Magi'
y trate, in that excessive use of the Vet
:, power which had recently become SO o
Il lensive to the country as an instrument c
/ party supremacy.
+ They hoped to achieve their next obieC
IS by the establishment of National Ha0l
il, by an adjustment of the system of duGl
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