Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-26
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DEMOCRATIC MEETING =, So h,1 1rk Ey9IuRER.
On Monday, The 18th nf November, the Democracy
OF the county of Pittsylvania convened at the Court.
House Tor Inc purpose ofexprcssing their sentiments
OH the political topics o: the day. On motion of VIM.
NJ. Iredwny, Col. Stephen Coleman was called to the
Chair, and K. IL Claiborne appointed Secretary. After
some few lucid remarks hy the Chairman, explanatory
oi The object of the meeting, Messrs. Terry, I'redway,
nafiand, white and Jolins, were appointed u com.
mlttee To draft resolutions expressing The senee of The
meeting on the subjects which they had me, TO consider.
Inc committee having retired for a few minutes, MIR.
ifedway III q brier and able speech submitted the fol.
lowing preamble and resolutions:
ihasmncn, as all power IS vested by our Republican
i'orih OF Government in the people, whose policy and
interest require a strict preservation Of the great prin.
c'pHs oil our Constitution, and an honest and faith.
'ul exercise Of the authority conferred by them on
pubic agents; who have no motive TO induce them
= 'aVof the schemes of aspirants or the in.
u,gues OF fas'ion; whose duty requires seternal vi.
g''ance and Impartial judgment and whose DOW.
CT "nen cooiiy AMI deliberately exerted, Gun always
arrest tne designs &c ambition and the miscb;sr
oil inisine' and thus rreservc from prostitution the
true Pf'h.'pieS .. liepu@cenism: We, therefore. a
portion OF the citizens OF fNsylyania county, iu,,Iv
approaching the right and dri7 Of the peo,lc - 49,.
regarding the present eventful ,.r;od ns loudly DO
handing that interference which l.. neo,ls h..s
right 10 exercise; watching the insidiouf, ,,iara, =
in exercise, To destroy the cardinal princIpl. or INC ~
vernnent and lri,ier away by change and cor. ,ruc,;o,
the safeguards thrown around it by our Cons:,r,;on,
when we behold the ancient doctrines Of Virgin. Re'
publicanism deridrd and ridiculed as 'abstraciions, y,
those who hitherto professed to cherish and revere them
while we witness the foul attempt already made unde
the consecratcd name of "Whig" and "JcHersoniar
Republican" 10 fasten uPon the country The most obi
Gus advocates and measures of Federalism wien W,
have seen our capitol converted into an arena Tor IN
lrigue, ~profigacy and corruption, by a party who Ha'
just gained the ascendancy, every pledge OF econom.
and reform violated, freedom Of debate suppressed, OF
Ca Ma n n tha r,ica nj ~ y . a n chin tho rnrip n MOI
and odious measures OF .Tariii' and "Bank" at,emptet
to be imposed upon the country under The false guise o
SD stribution' and Fiscal Agency" and Loose con
struc.ion attempted to be classed with the settled an'
clearly defined principles Of the Constitution, we there
fore, asserting our reverence Tor Virginia distractions
and old fashioned Republ,canism, do
Resoired, 1St. That we regard the bill TO distribut:
the proceeds Of the public lands, TO create a Fisca
Bank or Corporation and of a retrospective Bankrup'
Law, rs n gross violation Of the Constitution.
%. Regarding the defeat Of every attempt TO est1
blish 4 National Bank as most fortunate for the bcs
interests Of the country, we do approve and app'anc
the exercise of the Veto power by John Tyler in de
frating the Two Bank bills passed at the Extra Session
Of Congress.
Sd. We view tile Distribution of the proceeds Of TIL
Public Lands, as n tariff measure in disguise, and
wastcfnl expenditure of money, unauthorized by th'
Constitution or good policy.
4th. That the signs of the times most loudly demand
a rigid adherence TO q strict construction OF the Constr
tuition, as taught by Jefferson, IN the days OF Nlrgini;
orthodoxy, as the only safe guaranty agains, a chunge
in the form Of our Government.
5th. That James Garland, Col. Daniel Coleman
Wm. NJ. Tredway, james White, Joseph NJ. Terry
Jno. Jones, Saml. Fitzgerald, Walter Coles, Col
Leonard Claiborne, r .bt. Easily, Col. Walter Fontaine
W.. J.. Graham, B. Lindsey, WIN. Rison, LAWSON Car
Ter, r. II. Claiborne, B. Avere,t, Col. N. Wilson, Geo
p. Kecsee, and Charles Lucas, be appointed Delegates
to the Democratic Convention TO BE- held III Richmond
in February next.
9th. That the Proceedings Of this meeting he pub
lished in the Richmond Enquirer and Lynchburg Re.
publican.
jcurned.
STEPHEN COLEMAN, President.
n n O. uRogNF. SrCrei0ry.