Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-07-23
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| REPEAL-AGRARlAN
, The Resolutions Of the meeting in Buckingham
over which MIR Calhoun raised such a shout. b,x
been published. lie truly describes their content,
as going the whole figure for the Asraran dos,r;n,
OF Owen and Fanny Wright. They denoupc
every thing which Congress has done or may do
aud raise, III advance, the flag of Repeal Of the BAN
/ Charter
THIS doctrine Of Repeal goes to the lound,,ion q
the socis compact, and involves consequences of IN
gravest import. Gentlemen should consider !, ,x,l
before they permit their passions to commit then, :,
"support. Establish it once, and II vii! no, be 70
sreisd IN lis operation 10 the ahrosation Of An oh
no1Iou' bank charter. is principles will b. e.-
"hded and applied to every object-to every specie,
OF property which beng held Ivy the few. NAV he.
come an object OF desire to The many.
Inc dosiune involves the assumption, that the
people cannot, through their Representatives duIv
ehosen' make contract binding upon themselves
'na' 'hey cannot by operation Of law secure 10
one man The fruits of his own labor. This go..
10 the root. IL not only denies the sovereignty q,
'e people, about which the Demagogues are so fond
OF P'Auns-out It saPs the foundation on which
Is erected the whole fabric OF social h,pnip.,s
anu political right The idea that a Bank i,
amonoPoy does not vary or in any degree afr,c, tho
question. Every exclusive right, secured bv law n
one man. and denied to another, i, n ,oo,o,,,r.
MAJOR Haney's ten miles upon James River. is as
much monopoly, as ten shares of stock IN , R,,L
They are both held by the same tenure. The law
"''eh secures 10 INN the sole and absolute domin-
ION OF his domain, secures to another his bank stock
insre IS no more abstract right and Justice in de-
sp'Ins this latter Of his property, than the form,r
iheS oo'o stand upon the same foundation. And
VIC Il" 'heSs gentlemen, when they disregard tie
vested rights OF one Set of men, and invade the
Sane'iy OF private property in one particular, thew
open the flood gates, aud all other rights will sh,re
the same ruin.
ms doctrine. until recently, was never heard Of
south OF the Potomac. Il has been confined 10
few Loose characters in the Northern States. wbo
despa'rns OF noioriety by honest means have
sought II by means which would shake the 50.
cal and political fabric. /, cannot obtain footing
IN Inc south, without involving in ruin the whole
structure oil Southern society. The Sl,ye-borJ
uers ana landed prOpretoTs OF the South c,nno,
recognize II, without At the same moment aj,ni,tpg
mat hsy hold their property by suiferance and sui!
Ieet 10 the caprice Of the hcklc, the idle and the
worthless 1t may suit very well the loafers-wbo
having nothing and never expecting to b,vs anv
thihG, cannot be wors:od, whatever NAV tur, mn
On 'ns account we thought it strange, that gen.
teman OF the "Od wheel Horses" substance. and
feelings should give into doctrine, " hch would ey
pose the aecumuaIons oCa long life to the buffet.
ings OF fortune. We remembered to have heard ,,
anectoe Of him. Illustrative of his strong avsr,on n
the idea even Of the property oflhc rich comns into
the hands Of the poor even by legitimate means
AT sale Of \ valuable james River estate. which
"'s brought to the hammer by the high lie of the
proprietor, several gentlemen, who had set out in
NE as oVerseers, but who by homes; industry and
economy had amassed 4 fortune, were bidding for
the land. The "O.d wheel Horse" on seeing this
turned to another gentleman, who ike him, owned
James River PrnciPaIity, and observed. with some
emphatic eIPIe;lves: at grieyes my soul to think
these - ovsr'eers will enc day own our land.
and nsgroes."-But they will get them, tho'-for
such is the tendency OF human aiFairs-and thew
Wi. do It without the aid ofthe lgrarian princpe.
knowing these things, we were surprised that the
Old Wheel Horse should have committed himself IN
the dangerous doctrine, and put himself forward to
the world rs IT'S champion IN Cd Virginia. Bot our
wonder has ceased since heard the particulars of
the meeting, at which he presided. \ gentleman
who was present tells US, that there were no, 25
Locos IN the meeting, and tina; the resolutions were
adopted whilst the Chairman and another LEADING
Loco-bo,h hnlf-soas oyer-were in boisterous dis.
putnuon-and that consequently the Old Major was
not aware OF the character OF the rcsouiionsl What
will Mr.. Calhoun think, if the "Whee Horse Of
Democracy recants or disayows the sentimental.
crbed to himl