Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-08-13
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DEMOCRATIC PUBLIC MEETING.
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WV. IL. JORDAN, Secretary.
DEMOCRATIC PUBLIC MEETING.
ioiee Of The People.
Our readers will find in our paper of to-day the pro-
ceedngs of the Democratic meeting held in Ports.
mouth On Tuesday evening, August 3. We hope tina,
similar meetings will be held in every neighborhood
hamlet village and city, throughout this great nation
to protest against the creation Of Monarchica Co
vernment Bank The deception and fraud practscd
by the Wing party previous TO the Presidential cleo
| tion was severely commented upon by some Of the
speakers the fact that the Wing party could have
obtained power, had they openly declared in favor OF
a Mammoth Bank, dwelt upon at length. The
idea that bank charter was 'svested right, was
secuted and derided-it maintained TO he a law,
mot contracU and equally liable to repeal amend
ment as any other law; that the people had the power
to alter or repeal the Constitution itsel-nuch
had they the power to repeal an unconstitutional law
passed in open violation Of the Constu,on-that
should Congress pass the charter creating another
Bank, that the Flag of REPEAL should instantly be
uniurled and kept flying until the law expungcd
from the National Statute Books. But opinion
prevails upon this point-the Democracy will 90 for
REPEAL 10 i man.--Ofd Dominion.
PUBLIC MEETING.
Alta meeting of the Democratic Republican party Of
the county of Norfolk held at the Town Hall in Ports
mouth, on Tuesday evening, August Sd, DR.. Arthur
r. Smith was called 10 the Char and Mr.. John Cooke
was appointed Secretary. After the objects of the
meeting had been Aplalned BY Mr. Theophilus Fisk,
committee Of FIVE appointed to draft series OF
resolutions expressive of the sense Of the meeting in
relation to the establishment OF a l. ). Bank and the
Distribution Of the proceeds of The Public Lands
The committee consisted Of Dr.. VIM. l. Cooke, Dr. J.
Schooield, Theophllus Fisk, Bernard Neil and ID,
p Daughtrey After having retired fora few minutes,
the committee reported the following, which were
adopted by the meeting:
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS
Whereas, during the last for the election OF
President and Vice President of the Y s, the Wing
party denied that disposition existed 10 e.estabish a
| L. ). Bank-that many Of the leading journals and
orators, as we'll as conventions OF that party, asserted
that this object entirely abandoned by them; and
Whereas OF the prominent members OF that party
in the Senate Of the T. S. did deny during the session
of that body III the spring Of lci0, any intention on
their part TO bring about assumption OF the debts OF
the several States by the U. S. Government; and
whereas we believe that many Of the people did join
with and vote for those who in power under
false impressions to the objects and political views
and principles of the Wing party and whereas, be-
eve have done, that the power OF establish
ing banking corporations IN the several States was not
only given, but intentionally withheld from the Pc
deral Government by The Convention tina, adopted the
Constitution and by the people who ratified the same
Therefore,
Resolred, That we hold The rc-establshment Of L
S. Bank and the assumption OF the debts Of the several
States the distribution of the proceeds OF the sales
of the public lands amongst the several States for that
purpose, to be equally violation Of public confidence
and the constitutional RI his of the people
ReSored, That unite most cordially and entrel y
with our fellow Democrats Of Philade ph:a in the fol
lowing resolutions; and hereby pledge ourselves each
one to the other, and TO fellow Democrats Of Phia
depha not to relax in our e1ertions until they are ul
ly carried out:
Resolutions adopted on the 5th by the Democracy o.
Philadelphia, Chairman, Hon. IIESRr Hons.
Resolred, That we here the pledge Of our
cestors to maintain and defend the principles set forth
in our nmitabe Declaration of Independence, against
every assailant, whether foreign or domestic.
! Resotred, That we deprecate all innovations upon
the principles of our Government We go for the Con
suton of country as is and not rs its enemies
would make it. Every thing which it does not grant,
it prohibits; and that which it prohibits, should be
pudaied dangerous 10 The liberty Of the people and
the integrity of the Union
Resoiced That the trainers of our Federal Constitu
tion with forecast peculiar the great spirits
of the age in refusing TO grant TO Congress the
establish corporations, under such grant Bank
might be created, evidently forrnaw the danger and
they believed interdicted the establishment of such
| institution: Therefore,
ReSoired That Congress has power to create n
National Bank, distribute the proceeds of the Public
Lands or 10 the Slate Debts; and the exercise
of any such power would be palpable violation OF the
rights of the States and dangerous encrouchment up
| on the liberties of the people
| Rcsolred, That like the Democracy of the olden
time who aroused the people to n Of their dan
GER hurled the marauders from power, repealed the
Alien and Sedon laws, and rescued the Constitution
from dissertation and outrage, we pledge ourselves
should Congress pass any law establishing National
Bank, distributing the proceeds of the Public Lands
or assuming the State Debts to relax our e1er-
tons until these unconstitutional and dangerous
actments shall be expunged from our Statute Books
and the sancy of National compact be vindicated
and maintained.
! On notion it was
Resoired, That so far this meeting has the power
that Representative in Congress, the Hon Fran
els Mallory, be instructed to oppose the re-es.abIsh
ment of National Bank in any form and under any
modification.
Rcsoired, Thata copy of the Proce edngs of this meet
ing be forwarded to the President of the U. S, Hon
John c. Calhoun and the two Senators from Virginia
and to Dr. F. Mallory, our immediate Representative
| in Congress
Rcsotred, That our proceedings be published in the
old Dominion and other Democratic papers in Virginia
The meeting was addressed by DR.. VIM. !. Cooke,
t. Fisk, J. B. Davis, Dr. F.. C. Robinson, and William
Morrill,. A. K. SMITH, Chairman.
j. Cooke, Secretary
TO THE EDITOR OF THE ENQUIRER
4 CARD.
You respectfully requested to publish series OF
letters addressed 10 John Tyler, President OF the U.
States, and signed, "a State Rights man: An at
fampt ada hefnre the Public through