The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-09-11

AT meeting OF the Washington Debating Society,
held at Montague's, Essex county, Virginia, on Sat
turday the 4h September 1871 the Society was call
ed to order by the President John w Robinson,
Esq and pursuant to previous resolution adopted at
the preceding meeting the citizens present, respec-
table number of whom having attended) without dis
tinction of party invited to participate in the
proceedings of the Society and thereupon,
E. I. Montague, Esq presented the following pre-
amble and resolutions for the consideration and adop-
ton of the meetings which, after animated discus
sion, in which various gentlemen took part, were
adopted the first resolution with but three and the
rest with but four or five dissenting voices:
Whereas believe that the People, from whom
alone all power egilimatey cmanaes possess the in
aenable right to freely the official conduct of
their public unctionares, and to manifest their appro-
val disapprova whenever in their opinion may be
deemed expedient to do so, and by whatever mode
hey may think proper to adopt-that the judcious
exercise of that right affords of the surest safe
guards of republican liberty by administering just
rebuke to the unfahfu whilst it cheers and susains
the faithful officer in the performance of his high and
responsible duties and that in the present extraord
nary condition of country the peculiar circam-
stances of embarrassment by which Chief Mags-
trate is surrounded renders particularly proper that
at this trying time he should be encouraged by the
and decided appreciation of his political friends
Therefore
Resolved, That the President of the United States,
by withholding his sanction from the bill to incorporate
the stockholders of the Fiscal Bank of the United
States, in opposition to the many and powerful infu-
ences which were made to operate upon his mind, has
furnished evidence of an exalted PATRIOTISM and firm
and unyieding devotion to true republican principles
which gives him just claim upon the confidence and
gratitude of the American People.
Resolved That the selection of Hanson and
TYLER, as the Wing candidates for the Offices OF
President and Vice President, when it was well
known that both of those distinguished individuals
had uniformly opposed National Bank, and still pro-
fessed continued adherence to that opposition, if
garded as furnishing true expose of the feelings OF
that patty evnces most clearly that majority of the
Wings even, if not decidedly opposed to- at lcas,
afraid 10 hazard the open aoopai of their desire for
the establishment of such institution. And when,
in connexion with this circumstance recur to the
fact that during the last summer many of the Com
venton addresses and large portion if not orty
of The Wing press TO the South emphatically declared
that the Bank question had no necessary connerion
NTH The great issue then pending before the country
we cannot but regard the recent assumption to the
contrary as indicating most painful decline Of public
morals, and lamentable disregard of the conssten-
cies and propreties which should mark the cha
rac,er of public men.
Resolved, That the systematic efforts which have
been recently made by portion of the Wing party
and press to force the President abandon his former
principles have received meritcd rcbuke in the firm
ness and decision of character with which they have
been resisted by that high officer.
Resolved, That the recent correspondence of the
Hon John M. Bolts of the representatives oil
| Virginia, contains, in our estimation, principles o
treason deep and damnng against the institutions o.
our country which cannot be too strongly denounced
by every patriot; whilst his and yindIctve
abuse OF the President coupled with the united con
centratlon of vanity, presumption, and folly, which
characcrses the entire production renders its author
iii object for the and contempt of all honorab,
men.
! Resolved That one copy Of these proceedings IN
addressed to the President Of the United States ant
II another to the MddisoHidn for publication and thai