Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-11-16
W5IiG uEETYN0 m sLBE.usaLE.


susmiuei the following report snj resolutions
throush TAoS- Wood. Y q ~Lisl wee unanimous
~ ajSpied by the niee,,ns.
The comasstlee -apSoin;si by m eung Of III
wings oi Albsmarle, a, o;tobsr Court TO prcpar
an Address and Resolutions Touching the comm
election OF President and Wee President OF the u
snbn,a the following Report.
Iii, TO- n, all times, the privilege in the presen
aisrm,ng ADD distressed condition OF the country,
has become the imperative duty Of the People 90 as
und public measures .........
IL ever there vas time calling for tho salutnr,
influence Of public opinion, and the controlling row e.
u! the popular will, is that upon which have
fallen. The condition to which the country find,
itself redueed-the awful crisis in which she is in
VOWED. presents spectacle unexampled ia the his
tory OF any civilized nation on earth. With po
nulaicn the most soil the most erie
- climate the most gcnia-a constitution OF 90
vernmcnt tho reest and framed with srciusre refer.
to the rights and interests OF the gerernsd, -
without war, pcsiilencc or famine" we find our
s,lves standing upon the verge OF universal bank
rupiey and ruin, brought about by the iaithlessness
and incompetency Of those into whose hands the
government has unhaPpiy fallen within the last ten
years.
Wnhin that time, every branch Of industry, from
the mariner the ocean. to the smith at his anvil
has lost the stimulus Of u.t reward OF labor The
gig iniic stides of the nation to wealth, power and
prosperity. have been suddenly arrested il by the
hand IL magic.
The authors Of our undoins cannot plead even
the miserable excuse OF ignorance, for the mischief
they have achieved, for they were warned day by
day, and hour by hour Of the direful consequence
which must inevitably flow from the measures they
were pursuing. Every evil that has come upon us,
and in the exac, shape IL assumed, was placed be
fore their unwilling vision IN all the vivduess that
could be expected had the picture been traced by
pencil Of light. But we are tod There so
blind as those who will not see." Unhappiy for
the Nation, OF the commencement of the series OF
measures which have spread universal desolation
the land, We were groauing under the evils OF
"the one man power''-and he who welded tina,
power, was Influenced more by viadictive feelings
towards his political enemies, than by wise aud
p,triotic regard to the interests Of the nation.
In General Jncksons personal dislike Of the Pre-
sdent Of the Bank Of IL. Unted States, CONNIE need
the war OF the. Government upon the credit and
currency Of the coun,ry-nnd the policy begun by
him, bis chosen successor was obliged to carry out
whether il met his appreciation or no-fof full well
he knew, that as "a breath from the Hermitage had
made him." blast from the same quarter, could in
instant unmake.
Blu; the limits nj this address do not admit, nor
the occasion call for, an analysis Of The misrule by
which the nation has been uLdone. Two yenrs
ago our Rulers passed in review before the Soyer.
eigns Of tho Lnnd-were weighed in the baa nce
and found wanting" With a unanimiiy unprete.
dented 10 the annals Of our country, they were
elected from the high station which they had so
long unworthy filled. The naiion rejoced in the
We believed ourselves redeemed fun the reign Of
corruption asd dem1gosueism under which we had
20 long suffered, and that wisdom, patriotism and
honesty, would, as IN the good olden times of l5e
Republic, the " and give form and .h ne
to our future desiines.
But alas! how vain are all human calculaijonsl
Ia one short month, the good and vrtuous Chief in
whom Nations hopes had conferred, was with.
crawn from US by the decree Of all vie and IN
scrutib Provitence-end the power w had wf,s,.
sd so mnch totl from ham &c,
Country's enemies, devolved upon one who has
proved himself destitute OF every qualification for
the high and dignifed station to which Acciien, has
raised him.
That the fruits Of most signal and glorious vic
tory, achieved after q strenuous warfare OF ten
years duration, should, in a moue nj be blasted Inv
the treachery and pethdy Of one man-and such a
inan-"must excite our special wonder" and give
rise TO feelings winch 1t is impossible as il would
lie bootless 10 utter. IL is meancholy refection
that in the affairs Of this f,, while vision and
virtue are necessary 10 the achievement of any
great good, the meres imbecie is often polen, for
evil.
But we will not dignity the subject Lv en,erir,
into review OF the course of tie acting Preside nj
of the United States X is sufficient 10 know ,ba,
his black ingrautude towards those who honoted
h;m bsynnd his merit, when they placed him IN the
SECOND ofce IN the government and his foul tresch.
cry towards his party aud his principles. have In ae
him N object of ridicule and contempt with nine
tenihs of the people Of every party: -For though
our political opponents Glove the treason they des
Piso the traitor"-and while they have seduceJ
him from his allegiance 10 his principles and his
party, 10y throwing cut 10 him unreal and vi ionarv
hopes winch LIS vanity and unhallowed ambition
cause hIm 10 swallow vth avldiiy, they have lust
about as much notion OF running him as their can
didac ior The Presidency, Of starting enc of the
door Keepers OF the House OF Representatives.
But while they can preht by his corrupt Of the
patronage OF The Government for their benefit they
Will continue TO wheedie and h4lte:, aid deceive
the miserable egotsi; and when they can no LONGER
avail themselves Of his tteachery, they will eooiy
"shistle him down the wind"
IL is not, then, 6gniost John Tyler that we are
about TO en'et INTO The coming con'est. II IS true
Ice will fight IN the ranks against us for we are
no. told ''hs nspeT pas Whig"-thoueh lie Gun.
ningly kept back this declaration till he firmly
seated in povcr-but ia those ranks there will be
sen thousand better soldiers aud BETTER MEN than
he.
No, Fellow Wings, il is against the same party
tia: you met and so gloriously defeated in 1910
that you are again TO buckle on your armour, and
Eird on your swords-ihe same party, weighed
down by The same load Of political sins ond mat
ties. and tainted by the conuptons which th,n
caused the People, with unprecedented unanitni,y,
10 turn from them with loathing and disgust the
seine party, with not one political heresy recanted
not one political crime rePented OF! ifyou con.
qdered then nothing Is necessary 10 enable you 70
conquer again, but to will il. The power Is with
you, anG awful will be your responsibility should
SOU fail to exert i, for the redemption OF your suf
trIng country from the manifold evils that are
grinding her 10 dust and ashes"
Modification at the failure of the grand results
anticipated from our glorious victory Of 1870 md
disgust with the authors ard The means ly which
this failure was brought about, have caused large
portion Of the Wings TO look with cold indiffer-
ence aud TO take part 10 the elections Of the las,
eighieen months.
Whilst we can hardly fad il in our hearts 10 een
cure this couIse--for il is the result. Of a yrtuou,
indignation sgalns. ueschery and double dealing
yet we cannot but regret the consequences that
have hDwtd from IT, Our lis,lessness and uplthy
have inspired our adVeTsarIes with new hopes and
stimulated them 10 the most strenuous eIsrtions
Az was TO have been foreseen in such a STATE Of
things, our enemies have seemed 10 be uiumphe nj
IN most Of tho recent elections. Blu; these appear
Ences ore deceptive and unreal We have oniv 10
put forth our strength TO retrieve all tina, has seemed
10 be loJ.
IL IS not that the power Of our nJvers,ries has
increased-fof they have had but little ndded 10 i,
except renegade "Captan" and n 'Corporal,s
guard" whom eoulJ we'll spare-but that We.
~ our modification abd chagrin have stood a!ooi,
and refused 10 enter the lists gains: them.
But, Fellow wings, new crisis has arisen
another Tremendous conflict is before us-one in
the issue Of which VIC soltmny believe ore involy
cd the stability Of our Republican Institutions. and
tho prosperity and happiness Of the Nation. Let
us then shake ell this incubus that has so LONG
weighed NO down-atouse from this ing orious slum
ber-ahd IN the holy name Of our beloved Country
"fesolve to DO or die" As in the din oftte battle.
field each soldier fights as 4 victory or defeat de
pended on the proves Of his single afm-sn in the
coming conflict. let each Wing sJett himself as II he
held in his hands the future dfsneg of his eonntrv
Thus ucting, he may COZ hJenUv hone that a H.,