Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-22
MEETING IN SOUTHAMPTON

| ampIon, on Monday the 18th instant, Col. Carr
Bowers was called to the Chair, and James w.
Parker appointed Secretary. The Committee ap.
pointed at previous meeting, reported through
their Chairman, James B. Urquhart, Esq the toll
| lowing preamble and resolutions, which were unani
aousiy adopted
The Wings OF Southampton, animated by the
same feelings, which heretofore impelled them 10
sustain, 10y their humble, but ardent and untiring
efforts, great and fundamental principles and wh,I
they deemed TO 6e the vital interests OF the country
have determined, on grave and mature deIbeeat,on.
that recent important political events demand from
them, as vel. Us their Wing brethren throughout
the Union, some public exposition OF sentiment
| They have been slow TO ACTOR the events alluded
| TO have now become portion of the history Of IN.
tmes-and although to us, as a party, aGyers, I'M
their nature; threatening 10 destroy tie glorious
fruits, and mar the bnsht promises vsh,cn were
shadow ID forth by the civil revol luton of ISIO-w.
would meet their consideration wi;h becoming for
| oearance. The subject matter OF our delIoe .atnnS
involving as II docs, primarily and essentially the
conduct anu character OF the highest tuuc;iousTy u
our Recommendations as " c A as a serS, n,
that which Luaches 10 the Office OF Pfcsdent OF the
UGed States, wal not suil1r be betrayed INTO
an incorporate uuorsnce OF feelings, however s,rou,
may be the cause tor excitement. On the other
hand, We snail not forget that we arc 4 por;iuu a.,
the lawful constituency Of the Chief Magistrate OF
the Repuulic. We shall calmly, out ceGlaInly ana
Ivy exercise our right 10 scan his coUdacl-ap-
proving when We can, COnd-mnny when reprop.-
! non seems 10 deserved. In the worts OF IA III. .
parted Statesman, Truth IS our am, and where
soever she points the way, we shat not fear TO
iOi5N.' SIX months since. nc who nid vsuLureu
To predict the present state Of pouc. parties a. the
United States, would have been though, to labor
unCsr a strange dis emp,rIlure OF mind. AIter a
proIrAc'ed s.russ!e %: nearly Twelve yelrs-wnIch
m sUs be Justly and empAa- cAly termed a contest
between principle Ind PJiosr-lhe Wig party be
came aSCenianlm the Councils Of the y atom On
The omPe ioits o! IS victorious banner, were EN-
! olizonru those measures Of reform, by virtue OF
which the batJe won, and whch were dem and.
ed Ivy ovrrwhe ming majority OF the Nation.
From the heights CT the CIpIo. TIE face OF as
I, semUItd muututes-dIu that great and good MAJ,
whom The Wings had chosen as Their leader anu
the Nation acknowledged as its Chef Magis rae,
proc ann anew his determination To be (,Ilhtui To
the principles which brought the party into power
whose agent ne was. The occasion was one OF no
less jiy Than so.smnty. The Country, after years
OF suffering and msruie, s,OO1 "reGsemcd, reseue-
rated and dl.eplhraled!r The voice OF coneratula-
ton heard lrom the Auan,Ic TO the Pacific
from the Lakes TO the Cuff Of Mexico! Il was the
Jubilee OfIhe Nation. IL an epoch m the MS
Tory of our Republic, which never be forgotten.
H. the dep'Ora he event, which too soon followed
the death Ut the Patriot HarusOn-the Wings of
the Union found consolation IN the ELECTION, that
the man whom they had associated with the name
OF their Imcn;sd Cnef, al the ballot bOX-who, 10
al his communications ~I;h them, written or ora,
had, as lIc As IheY knew, or could know, endo sed
the sentiments Of lnG; Chief whom, fsuratIyel '
speaking, they had every reason 20 consider "5sHt
Of their bone flesh Of their fsS7; " AMI whom >,
wOu nave nrgu 20 insult HDt G.shonor 10 have
suspected Oi any mental reScrvaIOn-wOu IS, IN DIS.
charging the duties Of the station - winch ue had
been Ilied by an act OF Providence, carry out the
i principles on which himself aud party came into
power, and TO when he had been urged w the cy.
e ing mi junction OF his l!uslrious predecessor How
far those very nalurai NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. reasOna
ole and lust expectations 81 those, who were nstru.
n mental placing Mr. Tyler m MS present position
/. have been realized, every one VINO knows eng
thing Of the present state Of public Affairs, en-
l. readily answer We Impugn not MIR Tyer's mo-
= tives. We charge him win no sInIster purposes
o We upbraid him not (as many have oone) of havng
$ acted from the prUmpIngs of unchaslened aspIra-
tions-nor taunt hin by reminding him hOS "vau.t-
ing ambition doth sometimes ocreap itself" Il Is
the effect VI ms oihcinl course 20 which choose
10 iOok-lhe consequences OF his acton 20 the Wing
party, and taroush that, 10 the country. Inanhs
the pure and uncouq ueraoie spirIt which
every genuine member o!il, tie Wing party, though
rendered pOWeT!eSs 10y the UnlOVa'G course OF the
man who owes his elevation 10 It, TO DO the chief
good expected from II, yet preserves us integrity
In its mislOTunes unsuO 1uaOlc-as II was cain and
erect IN I,s pTOsyeuly-cOulj Il have sunk under
the infection Of blows from masqued battery It
would not now have a being. lnvInclOie as Il IT,
however, are cUusuaneu 10 admit that II stands
shOrn Of half IL g oTy. The primary, the pre-
eminent object OF It's orglnrziuoD-to pu, an end TO
ruInOus financial expeuments-tO restore sound
I currency anu w u NuaIt Ait CftUlL ana prosperity
OF the nal,on-has been, Tor the present, at east
. defeated. And when asked who has done this
what IS the rcspOuss7 !, WAS not an enemy or we
/ could nave boTDe Il. But u was one 10 whom " c
cOniJed-wIlh whom took council together
8 W h.e we tOrbear 10 sTfaign MIR Iy er's motives;
while We aOsaIn from endorsing the very common
imp cssUn, that his has been sha ped with
view to his uiteuOf personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, We
consider him amena0ie % our ceGsJre for having
az we entirely believe, ImbIuCd with d too ready
pt
| ua,s-pOssiDy self elected cOunsei.Ors OF the Pre-
Sdenl- certainly ssif-cOusliuted guardians Of the
| public wcIl-Ol men who pgOiesssd ~ DC "eyery
inch Wings yet whose course IL Their represen-
tatIvs capacity, affords sfIking and ever TO 81.
remembered sxempiihcaton OF the contrast that
sometimes exists between profession and practice
| oil men, who, inflated vito the gas Of VANITY and
{ u GnyIC than moderate portion Of sg'i.mpUfIince
chopped the agitation OI the elements Of ptty 70
gam stlLdus beyond the prom Sc Of their mCrI -
Of men, wuo, IS far rs W. could perceive, scented
aCtuH.cJ ~ no common C8u1 Of union, save hos.
ulty 10 that truiy great man and distinguished
DeBCfac,Or Of bis cOuntry-ilcnry Clay, a Hostility
for winch we cannot account, wI.hOu. u reference
- The fact, TINT some minds orr zed as ul.
ways % hale NE exec lcucs they cannot reaca:p-
ncuus under such M .Isu influences % 10 no. sur.
prsIng ,h1t Mr. Tyer should have rendered bm.
self uwenJuIc TO no, grave feuIke u the parry at
whose HANDS he took Office l. 5 o. task performed
more 30 sorrow inln anger, when We uJy,rl, az he
occasion seems 70 demand, % those acts Of M
Eyer, Which merit Jrd rccg.ve our unqualified
D condemnation. Among the many just charges ore.
IgTli a.Hlfa' fhs Administrators OF Jackson and
% Van BlfCn, none was d. ged win .ytle .sf, oil
the potency, az was IuiL ~n=h cuIrZac uf.G ,eef,
70 weak, rJ udIcOUs AID TUUyus ttrts of frlre al
/ experiments, aui, cJusCeuay.ly. dgraureI 81. ,e
r. / Of the currency and 10 cJrcpmIlaut--asT,r,. ps.
y cunI,ry die. cause IKE trIs, fen and Ippre-
e. cable by every msu ~ Tue cuunifyand th., .f.p.
10 cOu ID have enabled be ~ HIgs 70 d.14ce ,l, snorg
= men, ATmcH as hey were " 90 ihe power und 81
20 uonsso Of Government Every Wing. ben, IN
this VIDE spread loud, stood p.sCged, ether OpcG y
y or l1cry and mpICdy, 10 ths support of go sT,c
81 i've h5oll ngcnry,-urd us the Stat, Bunk and
l Sub Treasury schemes mad been tired and over.
- "nc.mng.y condemned, and me- The ingenuity oil
70 mln had devised but one other MODE ttr sal. q
keeping and ady1n rgsous.y DISTURBING tho pubf,
- mOn.cs, namely, National Bank, in some form Of
other, The cofolly rs unavoidable, that, Whcn Oh,
~ | wing p1iy oyhlned the reIgns Of government II
~ ! could not without violation Of p.ghteJ faith Z
gross dereIctOn Of moral OJhgBtpu--dJ O,bervis,
thln h1sf6n 70 pOtef Tho country ths mode Of re-
Iei. Deeply impressed with sense oil tins truth
~ CONSCIOUS mat this was the main lever by winch
w hlmss.l and party were raised % power the amen
ted Harrison fastened 70 convene the rerrrs,ot,.
70 ives Of the NIuon, 10y Extra Session OF Cong,es,
~ Tor the purpose, chr ny, land We h.ztrd the asssr
- VOC without hesinncy) Of devislng aud naturrne
w me best plan Of such On nstnu tion. A VIII, Con
- gtess promptly responded 20 the Gala bIiI w,,
RI prepared which met the appfojition Of large ma
JOnly Of the representatives OF the peopIetIs ooe
~ nlBht OF national distress seemed wcaring NV "
the da"ning Of the day Of relief seemed At hand
when he, on whom Il was hoped aid believed IN,
mantle Of his predecessor hid fallen as,,,nJ, 4
/ he nrtffU rF lie 49,