Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-24
WING MEETING IN EssEx.
To rus Eprron or rMs WING.

men, mechanic =, laborers, were all therc-lt remind
cd us oil one Of the glorious rallies Of 1870 when
the people, with mind and one voice. came to-
ee,her to declare their grievances and their deierni
natoa TO rsdress ,hem and the daring spirit OF that
ever memorable campaign was thee-the samo zeal
and enthusiasm which then glowed in the bosoms Of
the "lnvneibles OF old Essex" was e-kindled, and
again they declare Incorporating opposition aud
hostility TO all Executive detation and msrule. Ia
consequence of tho great crowd, the meeting nd
outnej To the Porteo of the Farmers Hotel, when
ID. - Clarke being called on. aldIei,ed the
meeting aid the assembled crowd for three quar-.
teTs Of an hour. in speech, which. Tor beauty OF
STYLE keen invec,ive biting sarcasm, clear illu,ua
ton aud strength OF argument. I have seldom heard
surpassed. This was the Doctors maiden effort,
and it was ono Of eoOdIy promise he dealt the 10
cos and the peculiar f'i,nl, ofhe poor sons hard
blows and keen ,hruss spoke OF the tribute which
they would have US pay to naughty England to
support her pauper labor, and exhibited a copy OF
tho Tariff lately passed by the British Parliament,
Ia document by the way very Troublesome to tho
free trade gentry.) lie then discussed. with much
ability, the one man power, showed the ruinous
consequences which had resulted from the un~ar
ranted and vicious exercises of this power by John
Tylc-, aud that hls motto was now, "Ytio 81 Dnio
ia hoe Ymees." SO soon rs the Doctor concluded,
the locos called most Justify some of their cham
pions who were present, TO reply-ihc call was =
gain and again repeated, the Wings joined in the
call, but no one answ eredso reply was or could
be made 10 the speech. aud those who had called
loudest for a reply. suddenly made up their minds
that there was nothing TO answer. BE assured III c
good work is begun here in earnest. Tell MIR Rueh
10 that old Essex. "our native" county, claims to
the lNVINClBLE, If she can't be the BANNER
COUNTY, of the WINGS, and no longer to Law
the hatering JUNCTION to his SOUL Of celebrating her
downfall Eat dinner to lie given him in the hous,
in which he was born" Loeofoeoism. Toryism and
Tyranny, nurse them as he may, will no, flourish
in her soil-there is rather to much CLAY in it
but, for good old-fashioned REPUBLICANISM
and MILL-BOYS, she is hard to beat.
In great haste, yours, SC.
A, a meeting of the wings Of Essex, held at thei
Court House, on Monday tho 18Th August, for III,
purpose of mutual consultation, on the present un
paralleled and distressing state OF our public con
Germs, Museoc Garnett, Semi, was called TO IN,
Chair, and Peter J. DeIreux and Dlndridge Sale
apHon'ed Secretaries:
Whereupon. it being moved and seconded that
committee Of thirteen be lect.d to prepare repor
expressive Of the objects Of the meeting the follow
irg gentlemen were chosen, TO wit: Muscoe Gar
nett, Jr., DR. Lawrence Ronne, James S.mple, ID
T c Gordon. Capt John ii Smith. Dr. VIM Purkins
Albert @ o Ncae, Dr. JEFF Minor, l. Gatwood
Capt 3 f Jones, Leonard Sale, De VIM Smith. &c,
VI TRIBE; who, ai'cc n short retirement, returne,
with tie subsequent preamble and resolutions
which were unanimously adopted:
Although, we the Wings Of Essex, have Away
deemed IL best that the highly exciting question o
~ no shaH succeed The President for the lime being
should never be agitated until the CONNIE ceme nj G
the last year of the presidential term, since wolu
experience has proved thatit always nbsorbs ever,
other question, TO the great neglect of all the hes
and most important interests OF the country; We
think that there are occasions, land this is on
of them,) where departure from the rule is no
only justihable, but imperaIively demanded.
BY the ever to be lamented death of Gen. Harri
son, hlm the Wings Of the Uni:cd States ha
succeeded in eecting President, after long and
| irresistible influence OF executive power and patro
| mage, the country, with It's bes. friends were de
prived in one short rejoicing month, of the man I
whose benign administration they all looked up 10
relief, from the numerous evils brought upon IN
nation by the lawess and oppressive misrue Of hi
two predecessors. This deprivation was OF itself
| great calamity. But i, was imme diately iolowe
| by one infinitely worse, and that too al a tim
when oil the talent and patriotism Of our Who'll
country required TO repair, If possible, I'll
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rests from the various outrages committed agains
them by the two previous administrations. TIL
Harrisburg Convention not anticipating, as il woul
| appear, the possibility OF Gen. Harrison's death
during the term for which he was elected had re
commended for the Vice Presidency (which is
mere sinecure whilst tho President lives) a man
whom no individual. probably, in the United States
| but himself ever dreamed Of as a President OF III
nation-such, however, he has become, by the Wis
taions Of Provdence-ard as IL it were to punis
us Tor our sins, his acts OF misrue have FAR Trans
cended any that we have ever witnessed before
| To enumeIate every instance would he needless
for they have been sorey felt and are we'll know
10 all. But there IS one which Is so highly danger
GUS in is tendency, alarming in its Consequences
ns to require the strongest denuncations that fre
| end Indignant people can inter. By the most atbi
! traTy and uueXimped exercise Of the Veto Power
he has therefore ofsctuaiy prevented md It is be
leved will sfW prevent the passage of certain Law
which the majority Of CongtCss nave deemed ALSO
lutey necessary, not only 10 revive and sustin th
public credit but tn preserve the very existence o
the Government iiscf His single will may thu
virtually become the law OF the land or pu, a stoI
TO oil future legislation; since II is hardly posSib
| that tWolhirds Of any Congress will ever mite il
oppo,ing ii and two thirds must do So or the Vet,
Power IN his hands-if we may judge Of his futur
conduct 10y the past-will prevent the passage o
| any law whatever, which does not suit his owl
views. These are. ms II 10 now perfectly manifest
to make himself President for another term, not
withstandng his frequent aud public Reproduction O
such conduct IN her men. And although the ex
pectat on on his par, OF such an event, seems {,
every one but himtel rs utterly preposterous ant
! even ridiculous ever crazcd the mind of man, We
its eNisterce, should it continue, OF which there il
every probability, will have the same calnmitou
influence on oil the best interests OF the country al
! il already has had
| Under these circumstances, tho Wings Of severa
Of our sister States and of certain counties OF Vir
| gnin, have deemed it best, not TO delay tho nom
nation Of candidate for the mex, presidential term
| Full time will then be given. should oil agree tc
support the same man for the first office, TO gunrd
as far as practicable by selecting ~ candidate fo
the second office, against the possibility Of the frs
| being ever again, so unworthy, SO mschievOusly
filled. The people Of the United States will justl
deserve the most TINT can happen TO Them should
they once more commit the fatal error OF leaving il
TO any casualty whatever foist into the presidon-
tal Office so totally unfit for IL, the present
occupant has proved himself TO be-we will not say
by the badness OF his henrt-Of which we do moi
pretend to judge but by the utter capacity Of hii
head.
II h1cnced Ivy these considerations, the Whigs o
Essex concur most heartily 10 the course which SC
many Of their brethren now pursuing in regard
to the nomination OF a candidate for the Presidency
Of the United utes. Therefore,
I. Resolved, That we cordially approve OF Hen
ry Clay Of Kentucky, az candidate for that office
and that wo will use all fair and lawful means TO
support his election.
2. ReSoiU,d, That Of all the Wings in tho Unite
States we believe his chance to be elected is The best
not only because he has exhibited, in oil the tK
allied pubic stations which no has filed, talents Of
the highest oTdcr-talonts such as every President