Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-08-22
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CLAY MEETING IN BUCKINGHAM.

I I.
At meeting Of the Wings OF the county ol Buchng
ham, al the Court II use Of sad county. the sih day
81 August Isle; on motion, Edmund Glover ap-
pointed Chairman and Robert 4. Mosclcy. Secretary
On motion Of Thomas W. Bondurant, committee of
thirteen appointed.
The Chair an, d the following gentlemen rs the
,uuaaitiee via: Thomas W. Bondurant, Geo NJ Payne.
,,haa 4 Scott lanes NJ Paltesan Robert C. Neho
las Col. Benz. p Walker. Garland Brown, Col. Beser-
" b. Brown Col. Thomas H. fleod. DR.. Clifford Cab
ell. John Norris Josiah Moseley and DR.. sam'l y.
Christian who retired, and after short Tine by Their
Chairman. reported as follows:
Whereas the present embarrassed condition of our
couatry-iho pnaslratn Of commerce. agriculture, and
nanniacturcs-cas loudly upon every patriot for The
masal Of the evils that exist aud believing NC do.
that IN order to apply the proper remedy, the cause
should be understood and defined aud being perfectly
satisfied that the nTesu state Of things has been brought
upnn the country by the NAL administration of the Feeder
nj Government fra SERIES Of years past, ana Is emphat
iray the rosu ol Executive usurTallo1a branch Of tho
FEDERAL Government which Lie Aaron IS rod threatens
to swallow all the others; And whereas, the Wings of
the United States impressed with Tho embarrassed
,tun Of the c1untry-Nth the nisfulc and corruption
u 1ltsc IN pdWcr-wUh NE dauEf that threatened The
liherirs 81 the people. cNered Themselves aud gained
OF the most decided roltca yeiouCs ever aehevod
in any country. The yeice Of an overwhelming majority
al the nation, conforming the aefs and ley Il Mr..
Van Bureaus ad AIMS ration and ilal OF his luJa3 ate
predecessor. bY eeetag the ilrnor from u aud elect
Ing Gen William Il Harrison TO the Ell 20 % President,
Thereby robuAhs Inc fnn'l'2 and measures q" sa' a."
IEhlsuainn, anu ar "'u2 lie lilR''P'' "N llei's'u
ty the " hlgs 10 tic presidential canvass 1t - ~ And
whereas all-eiss ffuydcnee did, ia short meath
after the Inauguration "a Hanson, 10y death. deprive
as al his services aA aia, m eseung '' HeFehhl'h'
iolis pHs"ae simplicity ana IN reforming Tue ABUSES
and tNiTA'8Eaeee Nath Na' @en 5fs"" ana ehfiaH,u
l., tie preceding administration, hf Wl,h cYent the
Executive department. ct he Government deyolYed up
-, o Vice President. john I1tr elcctcd thai Office
10y tie Wings Who previous 9ils ftrl"h' every Nhel''
np all occ1s.aas, af3H.J h!hs. apps'I 10 Tue ms
lnle and cofuPu. clissd ef st 'N h'I'n' III ms
administration 81 me Governments .s 'piFS'u 10 af F'
Iey 81 The party calling themselves Democrats Ia name
u thu way winch hcy have 1salid y'caoS' oi us pop
H'afit5 "h Tue foi'r anu uaatf II nave Pt1slsei the
msl ultra edetI ntasuTe#-mfasu"S calculated l"
coneootra all the PdAtIs ct Tie fdcal Government
IN Tie hands ct ibe fNreuuvc) And whereas Mr.. y
Ter afalod hlseii ei every suitable opportunity previous
10 his election, 10 arnw hms'la Wig. and 10 profess
Wig principles IN proof OF winch, see hun vending his
way 10 The ilatHsang to"'ennn In pr ocure The NOM
NATION CT ice fnsd'hl-nf4h all occasions IN the
iaecIns, In III steam cars, N i"-sHg Wing principles,
aud compnlenang the great statesman ul The West,
Henry Clay-see HIM shedding hs Crocodile fars upon
the failure 1t MI Clay totcreYee nomination The Of
see o Presidents Yet acr all lese pfal su0s We lind this
~aeeidrida President, III very SHIT time after geunu
INFO the Presidential Char, sedneed ran his friends by
the anlu "ts Il lhesr he hat sa recently denounced As
party cvndemno9 thcirmcasures and policy asdcsfuc
tive to the best interests OF the country, aud subyesvc
d the liberties OF tie people wrapped hp IN little bnci
authority by the use 81 the veto io~ct vested IN the
Executive, by the Constitution. Ter wise and salutary
Nnrpses, aud no, intended 10 be exercised, but IN
oi clear and palpahc violation ct thc tU0sluon-usug
Ehe veto to dei'at the popular will and to thwart the
wishes Of his friends aud the paHy who placed him In
power and TO the appnsis II hs opponents. who
have woucd and won hun and ot whom in turn he is
tho wooor aUA using the patronage Of the Government,
wliheut reference Naus condition o. tbs country.
buy hem up, II percancc he create Tyler party
10 rally around his ssnard IA the Presidential Election
oi lS1-ihus sacfi ~ the interests u the c5eniry ~
his unholy ambition. which has been bols,cr,d up by
a2ttery-the politicians themselves, who are using him.
despsing him. aud looking upon him as traitor: the
Nhgs OF the country in consequence OF The course pur-
snod by the acting President, though having majority
in the Congress the United States, have been power
lss for good and unable accomplish any thing for the
relief of the country:
They have passed two bills IN relation to the currency
s,ne OF which TO conform 10 the wishes If the pcsl
dent as expressed previous TO lis passage yet both alike
fell under the dcspoic power OF his veto.
In relation to the Public Lands We would remark that
we consider them of right the property of tbs States;
thai we view the General Government the mere agent
tho trustee dispose Of them for the benefit Of the
States aud that would rcprobale the repeal suspen
sion of the law passed at the cxid session OF Congress Ia
distribute the proceeds Of the sales 10 the several States
Of the Union.
As the Tariff and Free Trade opinions advanced by
some we would merely make passing remark and say
that willis, we would not object 10 FREQ trade In fact
we cannot strongly express objections to that free
trade SYSTEM advanced by many of fellow citizens
which sall side: that Is. fer this country To ad
init iii. ma nufrlures and products of other nations at