Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-11-24
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WIIIG MEETING IN .iLBE.MlRLE.

held a the Cour, House Charlottesville ON the 9Th Of
November, 1912. Dr. +. Carr, in the Chair, and Wm'
Tompkns Secretary
The Committee Of 81 appointed Oc,ohcra Court, sub
mitted the following report and resolutions, through
'rhos Wood. Esp, which were unanimously adopted BY
the meeting
The Committee appon,rdby meeting of the Wings
of Abcmare, NJ October Court to prepare an Address
and Resolutions touching the cnning election oil fls'
dent and Wee President OF the L. 5. submit the hollow
ing Report.
lit is at all times the privilege. in the present alarm
inv and distressed condition ol the country II has be
come the Imperative duty OF the People Ia assemble
and freely discuss the merits o public men. and public
measures.
Ii ever there was time calling for the sauary lnth
Of public OPINION and the controlling power o me
popular will. il is that rpon which we have iallen-
The condition which this country finds itself reduced
the awful crisis in which she Is involved, presents
spectacle nncxampcd it, the history OF any civ iAd ma
lion earth With population the most cn'erpris'ng
"A soil the mos, terllle-a climate the most GENIAL
constitution of government the irccsi aud Trained WIN
ercnire reference the rights and interests o the gor
erned without "war, pcs,lence or famine we hhd
ourselves standing upon the verge OF universal bank
rupcy and ruin brought about by the ahlessness aud
incompctcncy of those into whose hands the govern
ment has unhappily fallen within the last ten years
Within that time, every branch Of industry, rom
the mariner the ocean, To the smith nj his anvil, has
lost the stimulus # Just reward of labor. The gigan-
Tic strides OF the nation 10 wealth. power aud rnsprr
~ have been suddenly arrested, as by The hand Of
magic.
The authors Of our unloing cannot plead even the
miserable excuse of ignorance for the mischief they
have achieved for they warned day by day. anu
hour by hour. of the dctu consequences which must IN
rvitably flow from the measures they were pursuing
Every evil that has come upon us. and IN the exact
| sha pc assumed was placed before their unwilling vi
snn in the vvidness that could he expected had line
tnrc been traced by pencil OF light but WEI told
there 80 blind AS those who VIII not see
Inhapply for the Nation ut the commencement oil the
series OF measures which have spread universal desoa-
ton over the land eroanlng under the evils oi
'.thc one man power''-and he VIII" welded The power
was influenced more by vindciiye feelings towards his
political enemies than by wise and patriotic regard To
the interests Of the nation
In General acksons personal dislike of the President
of the Bank Of the United States commenced tho warol
the Government upon The credit and currency OF the conn-
ry-and The policy begun by him, his chosen successor
Obliged to carry out, whathe II met his appreciation
~ no for full well he knew, that "b,alh from
he Hermitage had made him. blast from the same
quarters could IN instant unmake.
But the limits Of this address do not admit, nor the
occasion call for, ANALYSIS of the misrule by which
the nation has been undonc. Two years ago our hu'
inrs passed III review before the Soveegns oi Me Land
"were weighed in the balance and found wanting. -
With unanmiiy unprecedented IN the annals ni our
country they were elected the high satons which
hey had so long unwor,ly filled. The nation rcjoc-
I'd in the dawn et bright day OF prosperity and happi-
ness We believed ourselves redeemed from the reign
If corruption and dcmagoucesm under which We had
50 long suffered and that wisdom patriotism and hon
asty would, in The good old times Of the Republic,
resume the sway, and give form and shape to IN
iure dcsnies.
But ALAS how vain all human calculations In
one short month the good aud virtuous Chief IN whom
Nations hopes had cen'crcd, Withdrawn om by
the decree OF an all wise and inscruae Pro,idenceaud
The power had wresed, after SO much toll. from the
hands oiour and ourcounry deyolvcd upon
who has proved himself destitute of every qualification
for the high and dgnled station 10 which Accident has
raised HIM
That the fruits Of most signal and glorious victory.
achieved after strenuous warfare OF ten years duration,
should in be blasted by the reachey and per
ldy one man--and such man-"must excite our
special wonder and give rise TO feelings which II is
impossible it would be boolless to utter. II ia mel
ancioly reflection. that In the affairs OF this life. while
wisdom and virtue necessary To the achievement vi
any great good the interest lnbccllc is often potent for
! VII.
But we will not dignity the subjec, by entering into
review OF the ol the acting President OF the u
nited States II is sufficient 10 know that his black in
gratitude towards those who honorcd him beyond his
merit when they placed him in the second Office in the
government, aud his foul troachcry towards his party
and his principles, have made him object of ridicule
aud conieap, with nine enihs Of the people OF every
party, for though political opponents Glove the
treason they despiso the traltor'-and while they have
seluced him from his allegiance Ia his prime plies aud his
party, by out 10 MN unreal anu visionary
hopes which his vanity and unhallowcd ambition cause
him swallow with avIdily, they have just abou, as
much notion of running HIM AS their candidate for the
Presidency Of starting Of the door keepers of the
House of Representatives! But while they can profit
by his corrupt Of the patronage Of the Government
Tor their benefit, they will continue to wheede and fiat
ter and deceive the miserable cgotis and when they
longer avail themselves OF his treachery; they
will coolly "whise him down the wind"
It is not then, against John Tyler that about
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fight in the ranks against us--ior now told "he
this declaration Till he firmly seated in power
but in those ranks there will be thousand better SOL
dlers and BETTER MEN than he.
No, Fellow Wings, it is against the same party that
you and gloously defeated in lS40 that you are
again TO buckle your armour, and grid your swords
the same party, weighed down by the load of
political sins and inques and tainted by the same cor
rupiions which then caused the People, with unprcce-
denied unanimty, turn from them with loathng and
disgustthe same party, with not political heresy
ecaned, not political crime repented Of! Ii you
conquered then, nothing necessary to enable you to
conquer again. but to will it. The power is with YOU
and awful will be- your responsibility should you fail To
exert il for the redemption of your suffering country
from the manifold evils that "grnding her 10 dust
and ashes"
Modification at the failure Of the grand results auci-
paed from glorious victory OF 1910, aud disgust with
the authors and the by which this failure was
brought about, have caused large portion of the Wings
10 look with cold Indifference aud to take part in
the elections Of the last eighteen months.
Whilst can hardly lind it in our hearts to cetsure
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