Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-05-21

designed as much TO head MIR. Calhoun as Cnn,,;,
Tyler-ior. he no more than any other southern
man, eau subscribe to the detes,able principles of the
Resolutions. which PROSTATE all the barriers TO
tho security OF Southern society Ii il be true tina,
nnmesrs, and numbers alone confer rightful ru,bo.
rlty, We shall have Tammany Holl let loose upon
the South, under the cry OF universal equality, 10
support negro cracy.
From ne Ne'r York Express Nav is
HEADING CAPTAIN TYLER.
FIRST PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION OF
VAN BURENISM IN NEW YORK.
In another column is a sketch of the spirit of
meeting, domihaiIy called 10 encourage the insur
gents OF Rhode Island TO carry out a revolution by
force, but reilly to head Capt Tyler and to estranre
an attachment that has begun to he formed for him
among the older and better part OF the Republican
wing Of Tammany Hall.
new actor appears in this meeting, old in years
as Old IN noioriety, and old in the confidential Of.
ieetions OF Martin Van Buren,, viz: the Hon. C. C.
Cambreleng, late Plenipotentiary of the late Admin.
istration to all the Russas.
| Thus, in these Rhode Island mn,,ers Mr. CAM
breeng leads off with caution, but Ely Moore, and
MIR Wright the assigned Orators Of the day. fred n,
the President right and LEFT. MIR Cambrelcng has
evidently seized upon this opportunity, when MIR
ty, to endeavour to ALLEVIATE from him the growing
affections OF the Van Buren, party in the State. Van
Burensm that has not the pluck to appear outright
yet in N. York, appears thus nsidiously in an in.
| troductory form.
In heading Captain Tyler, there is also in these
movements an attempt to head MIR Calhoun, who is
inclined with the South generally in supporting
State Government Us the Federal Government find
| N. MIR Calhoun N aturalt,
revolutionary politics, nor the political abolition OF
this so'ealled Gov. Dorr. His doctrine, the South
see-that numbers can change n constitution with
out going through the forms of law, would at once
convert tbs numberless blacks of the South into vo
tiers, who could vote down the Southern State Go
vernments at their pleasure. Numbers, indeed, all
the Tammany speakers yesterday contended could
revolutionze when they desired, though Of what
color the numbers should be, whether black, white
or yellow, they did not name. But when TO this
doctrine OF numbers is added the belief Dorr enter
tains that it matters not Of what color the numbers
are, naturally enough the South shtinks from him
and his cause.
MIR Cambrelens thinks that by taking hold Of the
honest prepossessons OF the People foe an enlarged
suffrage, he can prejudice them against both Mr.
Tyler and MIR Calhoun, and thus favor his old mas.
ter, MIR Van Buren,, again. Hence the three &c. c.
C0 again start upon the stage from the long obscu-
rIiy in which they have been buried in our city,
Vanderpoel of Undertook appears too.
But they will be mistaken in the end all of them.
or we much mistake. If Dorr moves one inch prac
ticaly in his Government, President Tyler will be
down upon him, Notwithstanding all the camors Of
Van Buren's supporters here,-and with an efficen
cy and power, that will spread his popularity far
and wide IL is the very crises TO make man re
nowned, and John Tyler will not shrink from it,
when It is his duty TO act.
GREAT MEETING IN THE PARK IN BE
HALF OF THE RHODE ISLAND INsUR-
GENTS.
Resolved, That the people Of a State, acting bv
a majority, have the indefeasible right to alter the
existing governments that they the Judges Of the
manner and the occasion in which 10 exercise that
right; and although there is a high and generally
controlling eXpediency in exercising this right
through tho existing government, the doctrine that
IFS assent is Indispensable, IN all the vadi-
" OF action vests the sovereignty not in the people
but in their agents
Resolved, Th,t in entering into the Federal com
pact. the States did not intend to dvest themselves
OF the right TO alter their local governments which
they had declared IN most of their Constitutions TO
be indisputablc, indefeasiblc and unaliennbe;" or
IN bind the power OF the Union to perpetuate the
existing governments against tho i'll of majority
when those governments failing to adapt themselves
to the changes Of society had desenemted into the
tyranny ni a caste.
Resolved, That VIC have viewed with astonish-
ment and the deepest sorrow, the denial Of the Fee
deril Executive Of these fundamental principles
which are expressly asserted in most Of our State
Constitutions, sanctioned by our highest judicial
tribunals, and on which oil our governments are
founded.
Resolved, That we most soemnly and earnestly
protest against the mennccd intervention OF the Fo
deul Executive by military force in the political
controversy in Rhode Island; we protest against il
as practical denial OF the great truths which all
our governments rest, and utterly subversive of
the popular sovereignty; as lovers of peace and
friends Of order, protest against 1t tending in
evitnbly TO convert contest hitherto peaceful into
q bloody feud.
Resolved, That in n republican government the
arm of power IS comparatively impotent unless
backed by popular sentiment, and thnt the Federal
Executive has fcnriully lost sight Of this important
truth IN tho policy which he has pursued in the
Rhode Island controversy.
Resolved, That we respectfully, bu, most 30
lernnly call upon the Executive OF the u. States to
pause, to beware how he treats the great popular
movement in Rhode Island ms m instance of insu-
bordnn'ion TO just authority; and We most emphat-
ically declare that We cannot and will not sec
fellow citizens Of Rhode Island shot down by tho
soldiers Of the General Government, for seeking IN
| manner which MI our institutions recognize, rights
which we ourselves enjoy.
Resolved, That this meeting deem il desirable
that tho sentiments Of the great mass Of the people
Of this city should be known TO the President OF the
United States and others in nuthority that the pco.
pie n tho Union should be awakened 10 like sem
sbilily relative u any interference by the armed
power of the Central Government TO crush the poo.
pie. md overthrow the rights Of sovereign State,
and that full knowledge should be acquired and dis
somnated in tho present fearful crisis, Of the views.
wishes and proceedings Of tho conending parties in
Rhode Island, and that corresponding committee
oi twelve persons he therefore appointed by the
President Of this meeting for nnd on behalf Of the
city Of New York.
The Hon. & Cambroling, in taking tho Chair,
made a few remarks, EXPIRE B'ing his sympathy in
behalf Of the movement in Rhode Island, and his
desire that It should have success.
The Hon Ely Moore was then loudly called for,
and addressed the audience for about 90 minutes
4 with great animation.
Mr. Moore said, th1t though for tho last 10 years
he had often been before the People TO address pubs
he Meetings, there no occasion that he deemed
more important than this. Here was question us
10 tho naIicnablo rights Of man. Tho struggle was
not only for the right Of the majority TO govern, but
Tor liberty itself Mr. Moore then went at length
to cite authorities to prove that majority might
change their form Of Government, for oil power be-
ing inherent in the People, the People had right
10 govern according to their will. This principle,