Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-09-23

To tho efleesuation Of these objects ought tho
exertions Of the Wings hereafter TO be directed,
Those only should be chosen members of Con-.
gress who are willing cordially to cooperate in
the acco'nPnsnmento i them Instead Of striking
our flag, let it be reared still higher. with firm,
or hand, bearing upon its folds in conspicuous
letters, "tnE WILL OF THE NATION uNcoNrpo,.
LED ny THE WILL OF ONE MAN: ONE Pars,nrs.
TiAL TERM, FRUGAL GOVERNMENT, AND NO sun.
TREASURY OPEN OR COVERT, IN SUBSTANCE OR IN
FACT NO "ovERNMENr BANK, hut AN INsrIru-
rioN CAPABLE OF GUARDING THE PEopLn's rRr.
SURE AND ADMINISTERING TO The Prop,r,s
WANTS."
Rallying under that banner, let us appeal IN
mat reople whose patriotic exertions led 10 VIC
tory IN the late glorious struggle. Let us invoke
'he action OF the Legislative Councils of the SOW
erelgn States OF this Union. Instructed NV tb.r
Immediate constituents, let them ascertain and
express the public will in relation to these great
questions and especially let them, within their
respective constitutional spheres, exert them.
selves to give it effect.
Animated by these principles, and guided by
providence, defeat is impossible, and trumphant
success inevitable. We may confidently hone
that vast numbers of our fellow-ctizens. who
| have been hitherto separated from US, will mite
with us under such glorious standard and that
ma!onties In both Houses of Congress sufficient
| " large may be secured to carry any measure de-
manded by the welfare Of the nation, i'm spito of
the nterposition of the power with which any one
man may have been accidentally invested. Dis
appointed In that, if such should be our lot. there
| VIII remain the hope of an amendment of the
Constitution, curtaiing the Executive power
And II that should fail, we have only to recur to
the noble example of our ancestors, to recollec,
| the duty we owe to ourselves and posterity. and
to bear with manly fortitude three years longer
the sutferlngs inflicted during the last twelve
years by the mal-adminiStraton of the Execut;ve
department OF the Government. We shall have
the consolation of rejecting that in the mean
time, il the President can prevent the attainment
oil all the good which Congress is DESTROYS to ac
complish, Congress may check or prevent some
OF the mischiefs which, under different state of
maJorites in the body, he might have tho mower
to impose.
MACPHERSON BERRIEN.
N. p. TALLMADGE,
| D. ii. SMITH,
Committee Of the Senute.
]. p. KENNEDY,
| S. MASON
HORACE EVERETT,
J. g. CLARK,
X. RAYNER,
Committee Of the Housc0f Representatives..
Whereupon the question was taken upon the
adoption of said Address, and it was unanimousiv
adopted.
Ordered, That twenty thousand copies of said
Address be printed, and circulated among the
People of the u. States.
Ordered, That said Address be signed by the
members OF the committee appointed to prepare
the same, and that the proceedings of this meeting
be signed by the Presidents, and countersigned
by the Secretaries.
Onmoton, the meeting then ad ourned sine die.
S HMnhnN T. n RdA2S Presidents.
Sas!sr rssHs MORGAN, sse,s4s,.s,
| ". w. lHOMPSON,