Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-06-03
Great Meeting in Charleston
"a lEe Flends of the AdminIstratIoa.

tailed account Of the proceedings Of the
great meeting ofthe friends of the Nation
al Administration, which was held 10 that
city on Saturday, 22l uItimo The Hon.
Thomas LowNpEs was called to preside.
A Committee OF thirty-two was appointed,
of which JAMES l.. PErIGRu, Esq, was
Chairman, 10 DRAFT resolutions expressive
of the opinions of the meeting, on the great
subjects which had brought them toge-
Their.
The resolutions reported by the Com.
mittee were as follows:
/. Therefore, Resolred, That Reve-
nue. Tariff is mode Of providing for the
National Defence, not only consistent
with the uniform practice of the country,
but entitled to a decided preference over
any other scheme of taxation, and that
we regard the Compromise ofsI833 as the
bond of peace and surest pledge Of equal
Justice to the various and conflicting ill.,.
teresis of our extended Federal Republic.
,. That the question of the consiitu-
tionality of a United States Bank has been
settled by reason, by authority, and by
experience Of its indispensable utility.
3. That no other remedy has been
found for the multiplied and increasing
difficulties of heterogeneous currency,
and that the time and place for The estab.
ishment Of such a Bank are subjects
which call for the mature and deliberate
consideration of Congress.
a. That the Hon. William c. Preston
has well and faithfully served the State,
as a member of the Senate Of the United
States, and by the uniform tenor Of his
course, has proved himself superior to tie
bland shments Of power and the terror of
prescription. That while we admire his
eloquence, we still moro highly apprecl-
ate his frmness aud consistency as a
Statesman, and heartily unite in awarding
to him the confidence which he has so
we'll deserved.
5. ReSolred, That the right of instruc.
ton and the requisition TO obey or resign,
never admitted by the State of South Car
DINA, cannot surely belong TO neghbor-
hood associations or District meetings ;
that we trust in the firmness and sound
Judgment OF our esteemed Senator, steadl-
~ TO resist and repudiate any such ,usur-
patton of authority. And that we heartl-
Iy approve of he course he hos pursued
in regard to this matter, aud the expires
sion of sentiment conveyed in his reply tc
the demands made upon him by II section
al convocation composed of his political
opponents That the political indepen-
dence of the Representative is not only a
privilege, but sacred duty, an element
of our institutions absolutely essential tc
the we'll being of Republican Consttu
ency, and that Col. Preston is entitled &c
our cordial gratitude, and our prompt and
unwaverng support in the manly s:ano
he has taken in its defence.
6. ReSolred, That the Public Lands
coded to the Con(ederacy, by Virginia
North Carolina, Georgia, South Caroline
and Connecticut, were ceded, in the words
of the Virginia Deeds Of Ccsssion, on con
dition that they "shull be considered :
common fund for the use and benefit o
such of the United States as have become
or shall become members Of the Confede
ration, or Federal Alliance Of the sale
States, Virginia included, according Il
their respective proportions in the genera
charge and expenditure, and shall be faith
fully and bona fide disposed OF for that
purpose, and for no other use or purpose
whatever.
Z. Reso1red, That the scheme Of sur
rendering these Lands, thus made the com
mon property Of all the States OF the
Union, to the few States in which they
lie, is wild, visionary, and wcs'elul, and
in direct violation of the contract by
which they were generously entrusted to
the Conlederacy. That this scheme,
bringing a mass of contiguous States I'M
der common Indebtedness TO the Gene
raj Government, holds out such an enor-
nous bride Of ambition and avarce, as
could not fail to breed corruption and vlo-
ence, and array the indebted States in
disastrous hostility to the authority OF the
Union, terminating in conflict which
would have one certain reSut-the total
loss to the country of its splendid Nation
nj Domain.
Mr.. PETIGRU then addre ssed the meet
ing in reference to the principles set forth
in the resolutions, and at the close of his
remarks they were unanimously adopted.
The Courier has the following sketch OF
the remarks of Senator PRESTON and the
gentlemen who followed him:
Col. Preston was then called for, and
received by the meeting with an applause
and enthusiasm that sprang from the
hearts of the audience. 1t is impossible
to give more than barren sketch of his
speech, rich and glowing as ii was in i'm,
agery, and fervid at times in indignant
eoquence. lie returned his heartfelt
thanks for the notice he had received in
the resolutions, and the manner in which
they had been received by the meeting.
Peculiarly touching aud near to his heart
was this notice, this reception in Charles
ton; for he could not forget that the time
had been when very different expressions
of opinion had found utterance. To these
he had opposed patient endurance he
bowed TO the rod, and appealed to future,
more calm consideration. Now, bis heart
was full of proud JOY when he looked
around him. He had ever believed the
time would come when just credit would be
given the Wings for their performance OF
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