Holly Springs gazette., 1841-09-09
INDIGNATION MEETING


AT meeting of portion of the people of Marshall coun.
y held at Buffers Mills Saturday the 4h inst to appoint
delegates represent them in the convention be holden
Holly Springs Saturday next, to nominate suitable
Whg candidates represent the Wings OF Marshall in the
Legislature MERIT DILLARD Esq. called the
Chair and b II. Dull, Esq. appointed Secretary. The
meeting being organized tho following resolutions were
ported, and unanimously adopted:
ReoIred That this meeting feels called upon under
sderatons imperative of duty vndcation of
the sacred rights of the representative principle in free
emmenis to express their decided condemnation OF the
duct of the acting President the United States in bis
Of the bill recently passed by Congress establish Bank Of
the United States
ReOlced That regard the of perfdy to the
powerful majority who combined in any system of
measures where there controversy the wisdom OF
these measures
Resolced That regard the silence of Mr. Tyler during
heated and proacted of those measures and that
which he has thought fit TO particularly amounting
direct airmance of his opinions language the
enduring memorials of could possibly have made
ReSOLred That consider the open advocacy of MIR Clay
by Mr. Tyler while member of the Harrisburg Corvcn-
on with Mr. Cays known opinions TO the proprety and
expcdency of a IT, s. Bank as suitable nominee OF that
convention for the Presidency of the u States TO have been
indication of Mr. Tylers opinions that subject which
nothing short of express dsappovaI subsequently, and
openly expressed could no" be heard ga0'ny or contra
Resolped That believe in the veto message opinions
expressed and intention displayed by Mr. Tyler which
conceived of until after the death of the lamencd
Harrison by which event. he succeeded by the forms Of
the Constitution and not by the unbought suages Of free
the possession OF power which he exercises without
that of gratitude and those obligations Of good faith
which direct relation of representative and constituent is
materially calculated TO secure
eoIred That we avow before our country and the world
confidence has been spaced have been cheated
and betrayed "a fraud practSed upon dearest righlsa
deep wound given the fidelity of the representative prnc
ples-and painful conviction forced upon our minds that
with such rulers the rights and interests of The people
the dust ofhe balance yea nothing when compar
cd with the accomplishments Of their ambitious and selfish
ends.
Resolpea That the power never conferred to
exercised in long and deliberately examined by the peo
ple-and determined by overwhelming majories,-cxcopt
in cases of acknowledged and papabe violations Of the
character has had the imposing sanction OF the great and dis
guished ote country and, OF the people from
the days of the llusous Washington down and III the
language othe venerad Madison settled by the repeated
recognons of all the departments oths government
cry shape and manner that authoritative sanction oc
Resozcea That we cannot be made to disregard the vote
the Senate of the United States the question bank
BILL any test of the opinions OF the States they represent
when the Of the people Of those States would make
stand 3S to A. instead of only majority OF upon the last
and fullest given the United States any qucs
ton but rather betraying the truth that they also
rayed against the people and the sovereignty of the State
this momentous question.
b ResoIced That hereby pledge ourselves TO one anoth
ef view violated rghs-n vindicaon of the sacred
responsibility of representative 6delity-and in full conf
dence he strength of the offended majesty of the people
cbule the disregard ofour rights and wishes il this
the acting President of the United States and
lax in exeons to convince him and tho world that the
people of the United States have only io a. accomplish
any measure, or system OF policy, which, in their
gment will be conducive their happiness and the ad
vancement of their happiness
On motion made and seconded
The Secretary requested to furnish copies of the fore
going for publication the "Holly Springs Gazcuc-a
the CONSERVATIVE"
meeting
MERRITT DILLARD, Chairman.
b. H. Dit, Secretary.