Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-11
MEETING IN ELIZABETH cry COUNTY,

At meeting OF a portion Of the Wing party of
Elizabeth Cry county, held at the Court House
IN the town OF Hampton, on the 26;h August, To
express their sentiments OF the Course of their Re-
preventative n Congress, D.. William Hope was
called to the Chair, and DR.. Z. hubbard d 3oint-
ed Secretary.
Whereupon, a Committee was appointed, 10 re-
por. at suUsequ meeting, consisting Of Andrew
u M'Lean John NJ. Willis, Jas Powell, De- c.
Hubbard, DR.. NJ tuZg bUon, George NJ. Bates
WIN. 5. Smith, Joseph Scgar and Thomas Emo,
TO whom, on IN lI-n, the Chairman was added.
And at an adjourned meeting on the Ilh day Of
September, the Committee previously appointed,
made a Report, which, al:er revision and amend
ment, was adopted in he following forms
Your Committee find, that Their Representative
IN Congress, the Hon Fnncls Mallory, IN pursu-
ance OF pledge puhcIy given before his election,
yo.ed for the rcpea. Of The SuJ-TTcasury Law,
while, upon The other hand, they regret to find MIN
opposing, by Es vote and influence, all those great
measures Of tire Wang party, to which the country
has so long ard anxousy looked for relief from the
depression and disaster en,aed upon II by the
weakness and misru.e of the late Administration
and its predecessor.
And on the llh day Of Angus, past, we have
TO present MN 10 you denOunclng he course of
the Wing majority IN Congress- as tyIannical and
oppressive beyond all endurance; worse, indeed
than the acts oi the wost party that existed in
any country protesting TO be free"
As might well be expected from one entertaining
behold our Representative cooperating with, and
even receiving the loud praises Of party, which he
assisted US 10 CeEOuncing and eiecung from power
and with which we can never cooperate, nor ever
respect or trust, because It's course mas been markell
without one cheering exception, 10y illthlGssHcss and
Law less violence. We can never forget nor cease to
eXecrltc lis dangerous CXcCsses; rs disgusting IN
sincCrItyi IT'S bloody violations OF the Constitutions
It's demoriislns policy Us monarchclI tcnets; It's
contempt Of .hw; its profluatlon Of oil moral and
vHt| IL 10 ftrsI
ty; the Anti Saxon party OF the country, it We may
so speak; The party on whose hlg folds floats the
cOrruptng motto, 30 the vciOrs belong the spois:n
party which, We have the authority Of Mr. Cal
houn, sis without principles, kept together only By
the cohesive principle Of public plumber" the party
&c Is that removed the public DepOsitCs from the
custody Of the Law, that stool by and cheersd on
sTyrant when he put forth the more than kingly
doctrines OF the Protest; that b.oucJ the counuy's
escutcheOn by the base deed q thu EXpunse; that
e.Oll,s yet IN the deed; that while protesting TO
be the especial and exclusive guardians Of State
Rights, clownCd IT'S lnidmy by the preparation nf
the New jersey Outrage, end that now stands forth
the avowcd advocate OF the Jdcobn doctrine IF RE.
PEAL. With ihs party, which has been law ess
from first 10 last, and which, Judging by all human
data, wC are bound 10 believe unchastcned, and I'M
changed, We are mortified to find our Representa-
tive acting.
We do not mean 10 charge that he Jlsties any
OF the past enOrn'Ies Of this pluy--we have heard
Illlll lDp express MS abuOTTenCc
oi lhem- but Wc arc Iuit 70 the unavoidable infer.
cnce, that in any coming contest for political DOW.
or land u soon must comet hC will be found sus-
taining lbs preten,ions. Certain u is that he Is not
now, and cannot be with the Wing party; cannot
cooperate with u 10 the great ends II AIMS 10 accom-
pllsh; nnd looking to the mgmCntgus necessity Of
keeping that party united, VIC are bound u cons.d-
or him against as, vino is not Tor no.
We sOlemply believe that aiI attempts n form Sd
party, be Il what Il m1N can have no olhor effect
than to distract the Wing party, and must cnure 10
the benefit Of the one which was lately driven with
dIsgruce from is OIL gotten power
And yet more confidently do We think, that The
Reorganization Of the Wing party at this time
would prove the heaviest misfortune that could be.
fall the country. IL would dash lIi the fond hone.
Of Reform which the country has so long md nnx
ioUsly cherished, for surely, were worse Than iJll
10 hope Reform from the late defeated dynasty
Nor can we iOrJenr 10 remirk The CgrCEipus folly O
struggling for twelve long years 70 dlspacc n wick.
Cd and mIschcyous party and 10 substitute another
Of opposite character, and IN FEW short months az
ter success, dash oil the frurs Of the victory by
ecc:ing The latter and rclnsiatIng the former. Yet
ii We may Judge our Representative by his acts, h,
has fallen into this lamontab'e error.
In view Of these facts and nsderaions, ~,
deem dc 10 ourselves and the great cause 10 which
We still cherish undated attachment, 20 resent III,
aspersnn Of tho Wing party Of this District i'm
Piled ~ the general course Of our Representative
and Particularly IN his harsh animadvers,Ons upOi
| tho Whsplrty IN Congress.
We nd our utmost IN the late eventfu struggle
hat gave dciycrenco ipomlntnt, We had hopedl q
our county. We were Wings then, jealous an,
/ devoted Wings. We were Wing, when we chos
/ 10. Mallory TO represent Us IN Congress and as
| Wing, he Knows we elected him. We uro Wing
still, ardcnty devoted ever TO our cause more i'm
| pressed Than ever, II possible, of the necessity Q
union. We are still pro I'd ofthe title, and acknow
edge rs YET, no party designation bot that Of Wing
| nor 90 desre OF mean 10 be known by any othe
political distinction, until a radical reformation sha
have been accomplished by that party which IL no
cost twelve years arduous struggle TO advance {
power. just seli-rospoct, Therefore, constants u
10 yindicaie our character, and 10 that end 10 ds
'clate to our Wing brethren, throughout the Unior