Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-07-22
MEETING IN MIDDLEsEX.


At meeting Of portion of the citizens Of Mid.
dIesex County, favourable to Free Trade, held in
Urbanna, on the 9th of June, 1912, Thomas w.
FOuutleroy, Esq, was called to the Chair, and John
r. Taylor appointed Secretary. The obisc, Of
the meeting having been explained by the Chair
man, on the motion of Col. E. T. Montague, com
mttee was appointed to prepare and report n pre-.
amb.e and resolutions, expressive Of the sense Of
the meeting. The said committee composed Of f.
Montague, Walter HealY, Thomas Street, and
time, returned and saSmRNa eFeIjIs5 fer SHIRT bert
were unanimously adopted:
Firmly impressed with the conviction tina, the in.
tercsts OF our common country, and especially the
agricultural portion OF IL, would be greatly pronot.
ed by adopting liberal system OF policy in our
commercial intercourse with Foreign Nations: and
that the restrictive system, as il is usually called
connected with its great ally, a National Bank, Is
only calculated to force into unnatural prema,uritv
some particular interests 10 the prejudice of others
and believing that II is the high privilege as well as
sacred duty OF every patriot citizen, TO give public
expression 10 his sentiments, and Otherwise 10 nro
mote, by all honorable means, the aseendancy Of
such principles es SHALL in his estimation most eC-
fectually preserve unmpaired the blessings OF free
government, and extend 10 every separate interest
an equal measure OF protection; and regarding the
present as proper occasion for the Performance Of
that duty by the people, in their primary assem-
blies, in order that their Representatives. NAV be
correctly informed Of their will in regard TO the great
question OF national policy which now engages the
attention OF Congress-thereioTe,
Resolved, That the imposition of disctimina,;,s
duties upon imports, as heretofore prlctsed by our
Government, would, in the opinion Of this meeting
by the Partially OF its operation ultimately proye
destructive Of the general prosperity of the coun.
try.
RssolDed, That all import duties should in ,bo
general, be based upon the ad ralsrsTt priociole
because of its just and equal operation upon every
separate interest, and whenever that principle is de
parted from, care should be taken that no particular
interest, however SMALL shall be njurously affected
thereby.
Resided, That it is alike unjus, to tax the aeri.
cultural interest, in order to confer bounty on the
Lowell. ~
Rss0lved, That when the late GenT VIM. Henry
Harrison was elected TO the Presidency under tbs
solemn pledge, "thal he would never revive The
Iariii, but on the contrary would supper. the Com
promise Act and would never agree 10 lis being nl
tered or repealed"+ we had the strongest assurance
hatthe promise OF man could afford that our country
would be freed from that onerous system NJ le,s,
during the four years ofhis Presidency; and those
OF US who sustained his election upon the faith Of
those pledges, and co operated with his party under
the confident expectation that they would be fully
redeemed, cannot but regard with feelings Of pro
found asionishment and regret, the utter repuda.
since his death. ''
Re'olved, That our fellow citizens generally, who
concur with Us in supporting tho principles Of Free
Trade, be, and they hereby, respectfully urged
TO hold public meetings, and give expression 10 their
sentiments, in order that their Renrssentstiyes IN
Congress may be enabled properly 10 renec, their
will
On the motion Of John Il. Taylor, it was also
unanimously
Rssoired, That copy Of these proceedings be
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publication. and also 10 the Hon. John &. G. ,boun.
Of the u. s. Senate, and Hon. X. M. r.. Hunter.
Of the House Of Representative with the request
'hat they lay them before their respective bodies.
I'm motion, the meeting then adjourned
L. w. FOUNTLRROY. Chairman.
J. r. TAYLOR, Secretary.