Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-23
MHIa MEETING.

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OF Richmond aud County OF IIenfiec. held at III
Exchange on tho evenin, OF the slst, inst, for IN
purpose OF giving en- expression Of opinion, regard
ing the late course Of the present Administration:
ARCHIBALD PLsAsAsrs was called to the Chair
aud DAVID BH'pGES Esq. appointed Secretary.
On motion Of Or. l.. W. Chamberlayne, Com
m"'ee OF six was appointed to draft resolutions 70
the action OF the meeting, whercupon the Chat
appointed the following gentlemen; DE-. L. w
Chamberlayne, James w. Pccram. James LYONS
She'win MeRae, WIN. Miller aud John K. Cook.
Amer some time spen, in their room, tho Commit
Tee returned, and through General Pegrlm report
cd the following Preamble and Resolutions, which
were listened TO with profound attention by the va,
crowd, and received with tho stronses, demonstra
tons OF approval:
The wings ofRiehmcud City and uenrco coun
~ nave been called to u Public Meeting, to express
their opinions the presen; Np, ctcd and n,us
peiouS state OF our political con With no de-
sire 10 acuaic prematurey the waves OF party strf
or 10 pass nasty ecnsure on those who have latel,
enjoyed such signal proofs of their confidence bw
with rcsolutc purpose to stand TO cause and To
preserve unbroken our union, VIC have assembled
TO consider how far the tendency OF the present Adj
mnistraucn promises fidelity TO those principle,
which invested II with poser.
| Through succession oT many years the wb;,s
| ot this Union encountered only n series of dS,1
polntmentS and defeats-their voice was upb.cd.d
m the National Councils-Jher appeals TO the coun.
try were incilrcIuil-thcr hopes and oSertions
from tune to time tllsj. until Tor her ,f,rs to ar
rest the wi practices of our Government and 10
throw oil the lncuhus under which the ntnn w, :
sroannR, appeared almost tTuitess. But at length
anu al a time, too, when tho indications Of public
sentiment seemed most dscOuTagns, 'hey rrSo' we'd
10 lay on the altar at their common cause all rom,
hcns preferences for men, and TO ccvote tn its sun
port, their miiisd strength. The extraordinary nc
SUIT orms now striking epoch in the history OF the
country.
Trusting to the tried wisdom and po,rio,;,n, or
the one, aud the honor anu OF the other the
/ Wing p1riy OF the United States pren.r,d Ia, Tho
decisive issue, under he banner of William Henry
HARRISON md John Tyler. Our cause had for IT,
Proclaimed cardinal prinripes the REsrs,rsr n,
| THE tNrcrrrrE NCro; rHE INDEPENDENT ACTION
I OF rms LE"isLAruKE, uSISFLUESCED ~ ruE OPT
MONS or ruT EXECUTIVE; rHE sUBMISsI m OF nsr
MANS WILL TO rHI roIcE or rHE PEorLE; rus
SEPARATION W THE SWORD AND THE PHASE. rus
ruReArIos OF rus PUBLIC OFFICES PROM r,tru
LESS AGENTS AND hERcESARI PARTIzASs; AND
I'iE SALUTRI CHscN To rHE ANHtrIoN oF AN,
PRESIDENT, By A LIMITATION OF HIS POWER To A
SINGLE TERM. Aud never wasa cause more ri
umphIntIy established by the yeryct of a free .rd
Piuole pcop'e, than that of which these objects
we're TIE foundation, and for the illustration of which
these Two men were the chosen and lrus, ed agents
ihe Iamenied tiatrison gave in one brief month
an earnest, NOT 20 bc doubted, Of his fidelity TO the
sacred uUst. lie fltered under no doubts souoh,
refuge from no duty, yielded TO no seductiuns nj
ambition, IN the line OF duty to which 4. v,s
thus pledged. His friends felt already assured
that this last and highest trust OF his country wopIs
/ be nimnlscrcd with the same SINGLE hearted zeoi
and truth by which his long public lie had boon
distinguished. But iom his hands the glorious
wods Of reform was destined to pass. And ltis be
come 10 us question OF painful uacasiness, whe-
'her " VIII &c cherished, IN good faith, by another
whose honor and virtue are equally involved in its
promotion.
] Upon the death OF General Harrison, Mr.. Tyler.
through the nomination and support OF Whss a one
became, tor term only one month short of the Cu
fTes dental term, the Chief Mdgistrac of tins r.
pubic In his address TO his coun rymen ne pro-
GAINED many general principles consistent with
those winch prevailed IN his election, although, on
some SUBJECTS oil vital interest to the country his al
iusons were not explicit; but unlike the in,uo,r,l
address OF his predecessor he made no reference tn
\ the principe Oi one Presidential Term 10 which
none more than himself had been sole mnly pledgeI
At the meeting Of the Extra tsson of Congress he
delivered his first official message in which again
observing silence IN relation To his own fayorite
prineiPleo of one Presidential term he ady.rted win
emphasis TO the recent manifestations of nonul,r
sentiment on oher leading subjects, and plsdged
himself ready to cooperate with the immediate re.
eXpccta' ions J9'
1t was well understood that this extraorjinsrv
session OF Congress was convened for Two le,Jins
onlects-FHSt, 10 supply the deficiency known TO
exist IN the resources OF the Treasury; and second
~ 20 repeal n once the condemned measure of The
last Administration known rs the Sub. treasury or
IN other words, TO wresi from hands which held the
sword the treasure Ut the nation and 10 substitute
some hscai policy for the Government better ndapt
CO to the habits and necessities Of the country d.,
this last suOcc; Mr.. Tylcr's Particular view, ysr
not 10 he gathered from his message A TO the for
mer hscaI plans OF the GUvcrnmcn. he declared IN II
neither the Pet Bank SYSTEM cor the SuU-Trcosurv
nae au oeen tolerated TIC people, and also expressed
the Oeiei that nj former period the late IT, States
BANK had been repudated by the same high autLo
rry. ''''
When thus reminding the Representatives Of the
nauon OF the fate 10 which these different schemes
mao oeen cons sncd 10y the judgment OF their con-
suLuenis, or, Ia the language OF the Constitution
"Gvins Ia Congress This information of tho STATE nC
the Union," he declined "to recommend to their con
siderAton such measures he Judged necessary and
proper The apology for this omission was found
IN the declaration, that a. these three scbc,cs al
finance had been in turn condemned lao The ,or,,i1-
sentiment, he had no means Of letermnn, tho rI.sr,
VIII OF the people but by appealing TO their more
immediate Representatives" tO whom, said he. ass
haVIrg come more directly from the body Of our
common constituents, submit the entire Suss,ion
as best qualified To give full expnsitIon Of tber
wishes and opinions" From language sucb ,s his
none could question the Difference which the new
PRESIDENT Then felt Tor the popular end legislative
WEI oi .ne natlon-anH' accordingly, Congress pro-
ceeded to mature such measure as thew iyybo NJ
lyler thought best qua fed TO Iudgerl LaIisvoi
"oud meet the wishes aud opinions Of their com.
mon constituents" There Is too much reason To be-
i'e'e thlt pendlng these proceedings President Ty-
yer yielded TO influences and suggestions and suffer
ed ms lnnd To he swaycd by considerations aItoge-
lhcr iofcign from the establishment OF ga suitabe
hscal agent for the Government and of a rn, f,rn,
currency" whereby "lhe country mieht once more
return to a state of prosperity"
Alter Congress had lie ibcratcd in n sprit NJ rom
ceSSion, and passed scheme which il was b,I,.ved
from the best information to he gathered from the
VacilIatIng and mySiIfcd views Of the President
would receive his sanction, Mr. Tyler kept the
country IN state Of suspense and excitement for
nearly ten days before his yet hidden opinions could
be revealed, aud at length vetoed the bill This sin
gle act, however Is not the part % his conduct which
50 much exposes him 70 Tcproich.
II, consistently with his message and well anthem
tcnted conversations, he could have placed the
question on the high ground that the Fedora Gov.
eminent hid no authority 10 incorporate a National
BANK IN any iorn-ihlt IN his conscience, his oath
would not permit him to be instrumental in the *
ercIse OF such pOwer-he would al least have en-
tilted himself 10 respect and iorbenrancc But in
stead OF adopting this consistent and manly course
and openly declaring II to his friends from the be
ginning he returned the bill with objections which
DID not shut out the hope that n bill might vet Le
framed, which would meet 9TH his appreciation.
and, indeed, he minated that a Bank, dealing In
exchanges only, would not, in his view infringe IN,
Constitution Congress received this Exccutiy,
dctum with dignity and moderation. Under a hipI
sense Of duty 10 their constituents and their country
the popular branch Of the National Legislature
proceeded anew to refer the subject to Select Com
miitee, OF which distinguished friend Of the Pre-
sidcni, nnd one towards whom he was thoupht Z,