The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-07
THE MEETING IN RICHMOND.

| The last Enquirer contains the Preamble and
Resolutions adopted by the Republicans OF
Richmond al public meeting on Saturday last.
The Preamble Is lengthy, but there is a stream
oil patriotic lire running through every line OF II
1T is true declaration of Democratic Repub-
llcan principles, which we are proud to concur
ln-and we shall embrace the first opportunity
10 lay il before our readers
The meeting was organised by Thomas
| Richie, Esq, editor Of the Enquirer, Mr.. VIM.
d. Wren was called 10 the Chair, and the fol-
lowing gentlemen composed the committee that
reported the Preamble and Resolutions:
| Robert G. Scott Thomas Richie George w, Mum
ford, Thomas L. Giles Philip Mayo Samuel ID. De-
noon William + Watson, William w allaee, James
Bosher, Charles Ellis John b. Young, Robert q.
Scott, Jr., and Daniel Trueheart.
We append the Resolutions:
| With these views and principles, we reteIale the
sentiments expressed in report made to fellow
citizens and unanimously adopted in 1920, and in the
words which they appropriated, we Resoice,
" That the greatest degree Of happiness is commu-
nlca,ed 10 the greatest extent of population by grow
ing what the territory of a country grow most
cheapy, and by receiving from other countries, what
| II cannot produce but at too great an expense"
" Resoiped, That TO interfere with any of the differ
ent branches of human industry, by protecting
at the expense OF the rest, will be productive OF
evil and that such interference the part of Re-
publican Government Ike ours, which guarantees to
every man the liberty of pursuing such occupation
to him may seem best provided he does injury to
the rights of others, must be raught with manifest in
| justice"
Resoped, That we discountenance any violation of
the Compromise act, because g it pacfyng mea-
sure restoring peace and harmony Ia the country"
because one irly having relgously observed its pro-
visions, honesty and good faith require that they
should be observed by the other party BECAUSE to dis
urb this act would be "to disturb the Treaty of Peace
and Amity, and endanger the Union.
Resoired, That the cordial thanks of this meeting
due TO John Tyler the Chief Mag lsrae of the u
81 for the frmness manifested in his late VeIo Mes
sage in adherng TO the spirit and principles of the
Compromise act of 1888, and in arresting the DistI
button of he proceeds OF the Public Lands long
he considers them to be wanting to keep down the
duties, and to follow out the desi ign of the Compro-
mise act.
soiped That the proceeds of the sales of the pub
lie lands ought not to be distributed to the State Go
yernmenls, but should remain in the Treasury of the
nation, to aid in supply ing its wants and to preserve
the credit and the faith of the Government without
resortng to loans and heavy taxes, augmenting the
field of Jobbing, specializing, and plundering and OPP
| pressing the people.
TEN is to produce the desire to drain the Treasury,
that necessity may be created for increased duties
that this must inevitably lead to squandering the pub
lie money, to unlimited encroachmens upon the Con-
suton to find the means for indulgng this extrava-
gance, to assumption of the debts of the States,
and finally to the assumption of every other power
violating the maxim that 'eyery power not granted
was retained y ga MAXIM on the truth and sacred
ness of which the Federal Government depended for
its adoption in this Commonwealth
| On motion Of Mr. Robert G.. Scott the following
resolution amended motion of Mr.. Denoon, was
adopted;
Resoired, That a copy of the preamble and resolu-
tions adopted by this meeting b. transmitted by the
Chairman and Secretary to William G. Rives, of
our Senators in Congress, and to John W. Jones, of
the House of Representatives, with a request that
| the same may be presented to the Senate and House
of Representatives of tue United States
On request, Mr. Robert G.. Scott addressed the
meeting on the subject before them
On Mr. Denoon's motion, thanks were given to the
Chairman and Secretary; and on Mr.. Gils' motion,
the papers generally requested to publish these
| proceedings.
And then the meeting adjourned.
| VIM. ID. WREN, Chairman.
THOMAS H. ELLIS, Secretary.