Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-13
WING MEETING IN rowHATAN.

TO express their decided conds mnAton Of the cours
pursued by the present incumbent OF the pres'den
ta ch air, and to take counsel. one from another,
the means and men mos, likely 10 right the wrong
Of an injured and betrayed people.
The meeting having been called 10 order-on mo
toe, Mr. Thomas Miller was called to the Chan
and Richard lvanhoe Cooke, appointed Secreinr,
The obisct for which they had met was then biiel
dwell, upon by the Chairman. who in few word,
reminded the wings Of the necessity for action an
vigiiance, calling the patriots OF ali parties
come the rescue, TO guard their rights from inva
sion, ond show that they not only Jeii. but, whe
the occasion required it, could also Get n
freemen. IL was then moved ths, committee o
ssvea be appointed TO draft Preamble ard kesolu
tons expressive OF the feelings of the m c'ing;-
whefeupon the Chairman appointed the iol.owin!
gentlemen; MIR Benjamin Fnney. Philip ST. Georg
Cooke, Medison Harris, John L Povall, Archie
Turpin, John Gillian, and Hiram Harris. On mo
tiOn, the Chairman was added to the Committee =
Alter retiring Tor short time, the committee report
cd the following Preamble and Resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
Where's, the Wings of Powhatan having una
bated confidence in the justice OF their cause, anS
having me, for the purpose of concertinS measures
OF co.operation with their brethren throughout tn,
country for its success II is due no less to themseve
than TO those whose confidence and support they in
yite to vindicatc their party from censure for th
difficulties and defeats they have encountered, il
their cndeavors to restore the Government TO purity
and usefulness. A majority Of the people Of tht
United States in lS4O not content with the mer'
form of self. government, unwilling 20 continue
longer a game 10 which their rulers swept away al
the winnings, though opposed by band OF office
holders, numerous, thoroughly organized, boldly
resolved, and well furnished with all the mean:
that power and patronage could supply TO perpotu
their supremacy, 10y an effort as memorable io'
is nceri and energy rs for It's success, expelled
from the administration n dynasty under whose
rule Office holders alone prospered: and placed the
Government in the hands of one who they tondly
hoped, and IL he had lived they still believe, would
have left il at the end of the term for which he was
elected, restored TO the moderation, wisdom and
purity of the better days Of the Republic.-
AMER the inauguration Of the Vice President
To the Executive Office, that funetionary, ut
Jorly unmindful Of his professions OF devotion
to the Wing cause, OF which he was prodiga
before his election, and without, VIC have since
seen, any very fixed principles OF his own, very
easily brought his mind 10 the conviction that Wing
councils ought not TO prevail. He seems rot 10 re-
member that the people, TOO, sonlsumes nave Inc
mower of removal from Office: Lesson so sgnally
taught by the result OF the late contest, and one
which, il no other coed has resulted from that vic
tory, ought TO endear its memory TO every patriot
heart. Instead Of devoiing himself to the great bu
siness of reforming the Government, he has been
seriously engaged las are constrained TO beeye)
in the unworthy object OF defeating the election TO
the Presidency, Of one most likely TO receive that
confidence and support from the people which he
has persuaded himself is due only 10 him. he, and
ihos. most in his confidence have not been wanting in
efforts TO fasten upon the majority OF Congress the
guilt OF sacrificing their duty to their country to the
purpose OF securing successor 10 his cfcs better
suited TO their views than himself, and Others, I'M
PEELED by no design 10 advance his interests, have
earnestly invoked the censure OF tho public on the
whole Wing party, for the failure Of Congress to
accomplish all that was promised for them, and TO
such failures the evils that now III ct the land have
been ascrbed by some who were rtiniced at those
failures themselves as national blessings. Whether
this charge Of ineicency, either from ncapaci,y or
indisposition, in u Wing Congress 10 devise and
provide ht measures Tor the conduct OF the Govern
ment, upon the truth Of which rest all the hopes Of
the late Administration for restoration TO the lost
favor of the publicly be true or not, lei bret reie
renee to the history ofits proceedings attest
One of the first important duties urged upon Con-
gross by the President, in his first message was,
THE provision of suitable fiscal agent" Upon
such on agent, they were told in the same docu- =
meut, depends, in an eminent degree, the estab
ishment OF a currency Of uniform value, which IS OF
great importance 10 all the essential interests OF
society, and on the wisdom 10 be manifested in lis
action, much depends. So intimately interviewer
are its operations not only with the interests Of in
dviduals but with those Of the States. that II may
be regarded in great degree controlling bo.h."
From the same high source, no less than from
their own observation, they were warned Of the
dangers Of q return to the pet bank system. They
were further informed as 10 the Sub Treasury
Scheme, that "if carried through all the stages o.
its ransmutatiom from paper and specie 10 nothing
but the precious metals, TO say nothing Of the nse
curity the public monies, It's Injurious effects have
been anticipated by the country 10 its unqualified
condemnation" Thus urged and ndmonished "Wi't
the entire question: omitted 20 them, best quail
fed 20 give full exposition OF the wishes and
opinions" of the people, they surely ought not 10 be
censured II they adopted neither OF those plans that
under the late Administration, had failed or beer
decidedly condemned still less ought they 10 IL
csnsured for adopting the only plan that had beer
repeatedly tried with success, and never abandoned
without mischief; and lie ST OF all do they deserve
ones censure, IT,, coming 5irecly from constituents
already driven TO the verge Of ruin and revolt, by
experiments upon the currency, they refused 10
adopt the plan of the President, remarkable for 70.
thing so much Tor us novelty and unpopullrity.
The distribution OF The proceeds OF the public
lands, was also recommended to Congress in the
same message, and although unconditcn lily APP
proved by him before, was then made TO Dc c I'd on
the condition of raising the duties TO be laid for
revenue above 90 per cent. Since then ne has
commended tho entire abandonment oil the policy OF
distribution for the reason that the land fund would
I've necessary for the wants OF the Government.
Congress passed Revenue Bill sufficient for the
purposes of the Government, leaving the land fund
subjec, 10 distribution among the States. This bill
the President thought proper 10 veto, and the i'm
mediate consequence uGs the return OF the bill T.
him, so altered continue the land fund as part
OF the revenue of the Government. but AZ the.same
below the to lie expected from the former bill by
an amount equal 10 what could be expected from the
land Gales, by exempng tea and coffee from duty;
the only articles in the bill really important for the
revenue they would supply, the duties on which did
not exceed 90 per Ct, and did not violate the com
promise act; and this bV making the bill more pro-
iectye in its character, while FILLING to secure an
increased revenue by the cnange, he defeated dis
r.hution without accomplishing either Of The OBJ
iects, which furnished the prelexl for IT'S ebindon-
lneni. As 10 the principles upon which duties are
laid for revenue in the bill passed by Congress, we
submit with confidence 10 liberal and enlightened
people the decision Of the question, between those
principles and the principles Of such OF our fellow
citizens as are opposed 70 discrimination for the
protection Of domestic industry, as a question he
tween the uniform practice the Government, un-
der its wisesi and best administrations and theOrJ
hitherto un,ried, leading inevitably 10 direct taxi
ton, with ruin TO interests in the country, too
important TO he neglected or disregarded' and
we ask the candid Of itE opponents, to CiFsri
SONS ofther censure from the Wings upon whom The
bill in is present form forced against their will
TO the Democrats, by whose aid il was m de n as
sume a character, for which With more justice Than
u would otherwise have been lit has been denoun-
eel as a high Protective Tariff
Hoping nothing therefore and feliing nothing
from President, too weak 20 leopard the cluse he
has betrayed, We throw our Banner TO the breeze
with our abiding confidence in the justice Of r
cause, and we pledge ourselves TO our Whig be
thren throughout the Union, with a resolution
Strengthening as the necessity grows daily more p
parent, never 20 cease our eNertions I'LL the nbu,
Of the power and patronage Of the Executive, lately
more than ever shamelessly pfactced IS tifecual.
ly rebuked, and the Administration brought back
10 tho principles conformed 10 tho practice and re-
stored 10 the purity Of the days Of Washington, oil
Je0rreou mud n Mndron.