Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-08

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first occasion IN which, by the deceasc oil Inc
ocha l. The functions Of that office have cepoiFea
IN the Wee President, and the char oil onei 'aS
,ral. is iaus filed by Que who does ho un'e w., -"
constitutional power the incidental power VI ~. -
of a political psriy-constiintss c1hui''o" VI .'s
,b;cb claims The deepest interest and calls i"r l''e u.
mos caninr and o spirit from all Inc fen"s
of the Constitution aud the lnlon-
pesoI,cd. That in The new aud difficult circnms'an
~ bv Which tie actual President oil the Chl'ed
States has been surrounded he has enoeaVofto' " ou
onn,on to deport himself conscentously and hohor,
ohlvhs purposes have been just and patriotc, ana
his measures wise and proper-and ms ADMINISTRATOR,
,hI ne i has in fact been would have been still more
emipen,ly prosperous and happy, 1t he mad peeh met
and sustained in a correspondent spin; on the part Vi
psoy,,d That in the conduct of foreign negolla-
ors ms we'll as in domestic affairs, the history OF the
eighteen months Of The present Administration, when
10 acts are considered upon their merits, and Tree from
Tho $50 calorng of cxttavagant party obioquy, shows
tat The President and his Cabinet have entitled them
srves TO the applause and gratitude OF the people OIL
the United states -.
10 National Bank, and the s.. pn;ion oil the proceeds
r Tho Public Lands, all the other objections which
ha hoo, made TO the course of the President, are
ma,a n,,,izan objections, which of no weight IN
th.nsalyes and do touch the general interests OF
the country ond exaggerated into false conse
ouence BY par,izan orators and presses, Tor The pur
oil uhjusiiy P''Ja"'N"S ~ lN"'S
The Administrations
P,>Otrsd That the idea OF n National Bank is now
an s.osolec idea that If either 81 the bills OF the first
session of the present Congress, for the establishment
of an incorporated Fiscal Agent, had become law,
tho stock would not have been subscribed, and no ptac
c,l bapeiil would have ensued from ii;-tiat great
minority oil the people of the U. ). are, either from
constitutional scrupes-rom apprehension OF the un-
due power National Bank would possess, or from DIS
,s,o,s experieuce of the mismanagement and corruP
tons of the late U S Bank opposed 10 the incorpora
ton of another and lha, therefore, the veto of those
bills by the President has proved to be III accordance
with the public will well as The public good.
R,solrsd That the Public Lands are the property oil
the u : that the separate States have no more sepa
rate interest in those lands than they have in any other
national property; that whatever considerations there
NAV have been favor vi 4 distribution oil the nett
proceeds of those lands when there was surplus Of
money in the Federal Treasury, those considerations
do no, applv when there public defc that IN such
circumstances wfateveris taken from the Treasury for
distribution, must be supplied by additional taxes, that
It is unwisc and contrary TO the sp'r II not The letter
of the Constitutions aud subyesive of tie true relations
of the States 10 the Federal Government, TO use the
tax machinery of the latter for the purpose OF obtaining
money TO distribute among the several States; and tha
therefore, the President justified in refusing, by his
veces of last session. to concnr with Congress IN re
healing the provision Of the Distribution Act, which
that Congress had itself 81 recently enacted.
ResoIrtd, That are devo,edy attached 10 the Con-
s,,on of these u. S that repudate all empirical
changes that sacred instrument; and that especially
we rrprobaie and condemn the attempts TO destroy the
balance of power in the Government, as framed by
our fathers, and thus TO break down the Government
itself by abulishng the suspensve power ot the Pre-
sdeut IN the enactment Of laws and IN other respects
transferring TO Congress the necessary functions OF the
Executives; thus building up a power OF supreme and
unchecked party despo,'sm in Congress, IN the place
Of The present happy and wisely constituted Govern
ment.
Resolred That We disapprove of the proceedings OF
the late State Convention assembled at Boston, in
it's having plunged the State INTO premature and
pern,cious struggle for The Presidency, 10 which the
pndiic welfare and peace sacrificed; and IN us hav
mo causelessy and uaiustly denounced and nnderia
ken to prescribe politically the President Of the United
States.
Eesoired That we heartily approve the spirit of the
views expressed in the late speech OF tie Hon Daniel
Webster and the letter of the Hon. John G. Spencer
m defence OF The administration and commend them
iur postponng the claims OF party to the pubic inter
ests and the honor of The country.
The meeting was then addressed in support oithe re-
soluiions by Mr.. Cushing, whose remarks, II cannot
he necessary say, distinguished for their elo
orence, manliness, and energy. They will be pub
iished in few days
The resolutions were then unanimously adopted
Mr. Gushing having retired, the following resou
,ion was submitted by l.. lie Breton, which was re-
ceived by deafening cheers, and passed by accama'
tom
pursued by our representative IN Congress, the Hon
Caleb Cushing and that by his devotion to the inter
ests of his constituents, and by his efficient support Of
measures calculated TO promote the best good OF the
cnnntrv, he has fully justified the confidence we have
rcposed in him. and is entitled 10 GU, unqualified ap-
probation.
The necessary committees then selected and
organized and all things made ready for the
better puty Of an important party, the influence OF
winch viii overshadow the land OF this there can
scarcely b. doub., since that party has for It's basis
the pulest principles Of Democracy.
Ayormrr SEcrpsR The Hon. Thomas Marshall
Of Kentucky, has unqncstonahly separated himself
from The h,gs He is addressing the people Of
his district in explanation Of his change of views
Tie last keuiacky Woman says, that on the 10Th ult,
he addressed the arges. meeting assembled at Frank
fort for long period. HIS opposition to Mr. Clay is
very decided aud have doubt will prove TO that
gentleman source of arsa, trouble in his own State
Mr. Marshall resides in the Congressional District in
which Mr.. Clay lives.