Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-08
POLITICAL.
PUBLIC MEETING
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of both Houses of The General Assembly, held in the
Hall Of the Circuit Court, at the Court mouse ~
Nashville, on Tuesday evening, Oct IL, al cl'ck
P. NJ.
| On motion of Mr.. Hardwicke, of Dickson, Colonel
Richard Warner, Senator from Bedford, wsscalied 10
the Chair. :. ~
On motion of Mr. Fonville, of Wenkey, dr. Mill
gan, of Greene, Mr.. McGinns, OF Hara@', anu "if.
Gardner, of Weakley, appointed Secrtar,ss.
! AT former meeting, Messrs. Laughn 81 warren,
Powell of Garter, Nacn Of Fayette, Long of Bedford
Campbell Of Washngton, Greene of Upton, ho"ies OIL
Bradley, Fentress of llardeman, and buchanan OF
Giles, had been appointed committee To prepare and
report to this meeting preamble ard resoln''nns,
touching The present and prospective posture 81 public
affairs and touching the interests and duties oil The De-
n,ocratic Republican party.
MIR. Laug hln from the sud committee, reported Inc
following
| PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS.
| WHEREAS, Among the invaluable privileges secured
To all citizens by the Constitution OF our country IS the
rr,t 10 assemble together and give iull publ'cex-
preston of opinion, in reference to the measures OF
Government and the conduct OF public men, charged
with its administration And lchereas We the Demo.
cratic Senators and Representatives of the General
Assembly of The State Of Tennessee, assembled at the
seat of Government possessing this right in common
with our fellow citizens generally aud deeming the
present 10 be u period which loudly calls tor such
expression Of opinion, have assembled ourselves To-
getler in our character of citizens, for the purpose
of making n respectful declaration Of our opinions
| and views, u regard 10 puDiic HINTS we Hhsc ~"
| hesitation in declaring, that under the policy ad
vocated and maintained by the ruling majority Of
both Houses of Congress, the Government has, in our
Judgment, widely departed from the Republican SIM
pl.cy and purity which marked its policy IN the DAYS
of Washington and Jefferson, and their Republican
successors. We lament TO perceive IN the acton ana
avowed policy of the ruling majority OF the present
| Congress- n revival Of the broad and landinous con
sructon of the Constitution, held by Hamilton, the
Adamses and all the leading Federasts IN The earlier
/ tho
consolidating tendency Of their policy, and avail our
selves of the present fit and appropriate occasion
TO appeal TO our Republican fellow citizens OF Iennes
see whether called Democrats, or by The modern party
name of Wings, to unite with US IN frmy resisting, oy
all constitutional MEANS the ruinous policy OF the party
who. unfortunately for the country, control public
annirs In making this appeal 10 the sober judgment
of oar fellow citizens OF this STATE, all WI remem
Der that present excited party DIVISIONS are oil
recent origin Prior to the year 1885, they did not ex
ist and in the Presidential election of that year. which
rave rise the first distinct organization OF parties IN
the State we did divide upon principle but support
ed different candidates, admitted by all 10 belong TO the
same political party 1t is known To be part OF the
well au,he ncaed political history OF the State at that
period and for years afterwards, that all parties
IN this State made common opposition to the who
now hold sway in the Government, and 10 the political
doctrines and policy which they then and now hold
None will deny the fact that al that time nether party
in the State were the supporters of Mr.. Adams and
n lJInV
which they then, as they still are the acsnow-
lodged heads All parties in The State were at that tlme
opposcd TO the administration Of MIR. Adams, and all
prof,ssed to give Jealous and hearty support to the
administration of General Jackson. Since that time
neither Mr. Adams nor Mr. Clay, or the party that sup
ported them have undergone any change in their poll
tca principles or policy. They now the ruling
party in Congress, and Mr. Clay with his old prnci.
Plies unchanged is publicly proclaimed 10 be the can
ddae of the old Adams and Clay party, for the Presl'
w, in hc
State have been for months laboring TO draw The old
Republican men of this State into his support Should
they succeed, solemnly believe that the policy OF
the Federal party in the country will be firmly seated
in the Governmen md II IS TO avert national ca
a,nty so great that think it proper, at this early
period 10 call the attention Of Republican fellow
citizens 10 the subject.
And teiercaS, Tie Indications and political movements
in this and other States leave reason TO doubt that
the leading supporters of Mr. Clay for the Presidency
will attempt his election not by an appeal TO
reason, but by similar 10 those employed in The
eec.Inn of $40, cannot doubt that their policy will
be To keep their obnoxious Federal doctrines the back
ground and far possible out OF the public view,
and that they will again resort TO oil the senseess ex
hibtons flags pageans, noise and parade, which they
so successfully played off upon unsnspectng and
too crednlous people in l240.-These Indications are
aendy manifest in this State Clay meetings, Clay
and Clay clubs have been gotten up about
same of the towns and villages in the State and the
occ sons, published and sent abroad IN the State
and passed off Us public sentiment
And ,raereas il is sound max i'm that "the price OF
liberty is eternal vigilance, and acting upon II, we
now appeal to the sober nnded honest men of all Par
lies in this State calmly soberly, but firmly to unite
with us in the support of our principles We call upon
them, each for himself, with the evidence before him.
To attest the truth of the raj propositions which We
RIM in the following resolutions, viz
Rssoip.d, That We, portion oil the Democratic party
Of the United States, hold the Republican dctrncs pro-
claimed and advocated by Thomas Jefferson, at an
early period ofour political history, and as supported
and maintained by his Republican successors in the
pfesdena office.
Prso,red Tba, we are in favor of a strict construc
,on Of the Constitution of the U. S, and Of the most
ruid economy in the public expenditures by the Ma
tonal Administrations and that We are unconpfoM's
inolv oprosed to Tariff, tax of duties on imports
for the project on OF domestic mann'actnrts-to 'ne
distribution of the proceeds OF the sales of the public
donna n amongst The several States OF this Unon-to
Federal Internal Improvements.
nssolr,d That we now are and the presses of Ten.
nessee have BEEN for the last eighteen years, uncon
promsingly opposed to the political doctrines aud prn
cnes Of Henry Clay Of Kentucky and TO his elevation
10 the Presidency of the U. b
P,soirsd That the people OF Tennessee, with una
nimiiy OF opinion, seldom if ever witnessed !" ms o,
ony State in The Union, disapproved and condemned
the election Of John Quincy Adams to tue PRESIDENCY
by the House Of Representatives IN Congress IN oSo
beinp made in and total disregard OF The popular
will and ,ha, they equally disapproved and condemned
The "bargain, intrigue, and management by winch
said election ntc,ed hfoug h the active agency
and vote Of Henry Clay Of Kentucky
p,s,ir,d. Tha, in suddenly reconcilng the bitter
hostility which had previously existed between Mr.
Adams and himself, ard in accepting the highest exc
cutve office in the gift of the PTesiden,-a President
who had Just been elected by his vote and active ngen
cv Henry Claws own conduct confirms the truth OF
the charge which was we'll supported by other ev
dcnce, olhe bargain, intrigue and corruption by winch
that election brought about.
Resoirsd, That strong we're The proofs before 'he
public, and SO deep and well settled was the conve'Ion
that The SAID election had been effected ny "carsH',
A. t.lav ~ 10 p,oInce IN almost universal belief IN
,h, , State Of its truth; and great the puIc in
dion ,llon n, The outrage thus committed upon popular
rights that Mr.. Clay publicly hung and enrnra N