Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-09
From the Raleigh Star, .qpra C.

From the Raleigh Star. .4pril 6.
The Convention met At 10 o'clock on Tuesday,
when the committee Of one from each county made
their report.
This report, which is both able and eoquent. 70.
oaPulales briefly the great events connected with
the election OF General Harrison, the objects for
which he was called TO power the ca binet ,vbicb he
called around him. able and willing TO assist him in
relieving the dlstresses and advancing the honni.
ness OF inc people, and the signal and mournful in.
terposilion OF Providence by which the R.pubIr vos
covered with gloom and disappointed in lie biyb ,,
pectauons. II furthermore adverts TO the nos,tion
occupied 10y Mr. Tyler, on his elevation IN Tho
fiesIdency-he was nominatedas Whs-accept.
ed as Whlg-and was elected as n Wbig-no
man suspected him Of treaehery. and when ,hs
Extra Session openrd, the whole country looked 10
Congress m the confident expectation that sor,e
thing would be done TO better its condition. IL Than
briefly sketched the measures Of the extra session
the measures approved by Mr. Tvler-tbe ms,
ing OF the Two bank bills, and the Vetoes he placed
upon them. In the exercise Of the Veto IN 10Th
these instances, the Report denounces him as Inv
rag SS.eo nn"sely' IL then became apparent, suys
the Report, that he was no longer a Wbp-tbst
his opinions OF yesterday could not be relied on
Tomorrow and being fully aware of this and de
precaung any attempt at action by divided councils
ana being moreover jealous Of their personal honor
the members OF the Cabinet, or most of them re
signed AID dispersed. The events of the present
session, says the Report, have fully confirmed the
fact that Mr. Tyler has abandoned Wing prinfinles.
no" advocating and urging the adoption Of the tx.
chequer Board, measure oninenlly odious and
dangerous 10 tho country, and nov Recommending
htcpea ol NE Distribution Law, which had pre-
Viously met his sanction. F'1
The report urges that the Wbig na,,v =. M,
responsible for present nbuses-thai tboss sbuses
had their origin under the administrations or Gen
Jackson and Mr. Van Buren,, and that Mr. Tvler
seems 70 DO bringing every means into reoutsition
iot The purpose OF fixing the n permanently on Inc
country. IL animadverts particularly, and with
great force on this point clearly shelving that the
wings are not responsible for the disressss now
experienced by the country. II advances the Joe
time, and maintains H. that sound currency based
upon specie and property, ~ indispensable; de.
nounces the Locoiocos Tor charging the Wings
WIN icing the authors Of an uncertain and dernng.
e1 currency, whilst they themselves hsvo covered
VIC country with spurious paper, whenever and
Nne',Ver 'hey have held the power This Is illus
tfaled and clearly proved.
The position Of the Who Marty 10 sd,o;,,.d ~ h.
strange md difficult, yet he Whg, oro syborfed
not TO dcspond, they still contend Tor the .,os
prnelples, aotuated by the same unsel6sb roo,,ves
iof the same common country. All the main min /
cpics ~ issue during the contest Of 1870 and which
were crowned with such brilliant end unsxsmpied
success, are reoapitulated and app owed The veto
power is denounced as dangerous 10 the liberties Of
the people, aud IT, modification or abrdgment il ear.
nesuY recommended the public lands arc claimed
~ the properly Of oil tho States and the doctrine
Of 'spDdiohon u abhoued as unwise, impolitic,
Dishonest and demoralizing.
The first salmon Of the season was EXPOSED for
sele N Boston cia.ket on Saturday morning. The
,sking price vas the moderate sum Of thirty Eve
collars at the rate Of tSo dollars pound
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