Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-25
VOICE OF THE DEMOCRACY.
prvocRAcy OF GREENE COUNT,

VOICE OF THE DEMOCRACY.
DEMOCRACY OF GREENE COUNTY
According 10 public notice, large and respectable
meeting of the Democratic citizens took place al Stan
ardsvile Greene county, ,he 10Th day of February,
I543 that being their day, 10 take into consdefa
tion the propre,y of sending members 10 the Stale
Convention, to be held in Richmond, on the Pad day
Of March.
The meeting having been called to order, George
Stephens appointed Chairman, and Col VIM. Ii.
Sims appointed Secretary. The object of the meeting
was then explained by the Chairman in very appTo
pirate and explicit manner
Whereupon, Captain William r, Mills offered the
following preamble and resolutions, which were una
nmously adopted by tile meeting:
It is important, Just and right that people who are
Free and wish to remain free, shono often revert 10
those principles which animated them 10 shake oil their
colonial bondage III the days III l7!o four ancestors
sconed to be The slaves OF British :Yrents and molly
resolved to be free why should hs5 descndanlste tn
willing slaves Of moneyed tyranis dictated a. by Amer.
can and British baakers The English Government
claimed the right tax the people oi these Colonies,
not only without l.ieE mission, but wtou; tte small
qualification of consulting with them On that Subject.
The people OF the Colonies denied that right and boldly
contended that 'texatIon and representation were IN
separable-tha they could no; be safe, II their pro-
perty could be taken from them without their consent
After various and oppressive the part of Epg
land people resolved TO support their rights by the
sword And the plains of Lexington TELL BY faith.
full history the first bright tale of the Revolution !,
was not the pttu tax tea, tina. caused much
blood 10 split !, vas the principle involved and that
ardor for liberty f.. which ancestors re-
markabe The burden Of the tax elt indeed, N
comparison TO ,h, pr 1cIpe involved X for thai
principle them winch caused our ioFeatfers 10 gather
themselves together IN many primary assemblies IN
warke attitude force of The first British encToach.
ment in order that i, might not be enailed them
selves and poste!y Here real free bonn Liberty found
her abiding place. She sprang from vassalage- and
with her, the greatest General the world ever saw,
eprang from retirement, (p.oyiden;aily doubt, to
guard the ColoDsts, who struck for liberty IN the
new world against the crowned powers OF th- old
After the Declaration Of Independence, and after the
goth of January, 1888, when peace settled between
the two nations, Convention OF Delegates net in
MAY, l1ST, from the several Staos a. Philadelphia tor
tie purpose of forming Cuns.itu:ion having for
object The preservation Of the Union. IN that Cor.
ven,ion there distinct parties. almost ia di.
rect opposition every Treasure each cther- lie
Federal party aad tie Republican p1Tiy--knu,en -
our day, TIE Wing patty and The Democratic party
II was the avowed object ci lie Federal party
tablish a splendid, central Government. with almost
absolute powers. The object Of the Republican pa,I :
was 10 have Government limited IN IT'S operations
looking alone to The people the source Of all power
and not TO favored few A long aud continued strug
gle ensued between these parties, until the principles
of Repubcansm lrumphed in the ascendant, and Fe
deralism received such overthrow, IS nearly eztn
guished it,
Ever since that period the Federal party has beoi
infusinr is high toned la,,,ud,nous principles into
practice, which they failed 10 epgrait part of the
Constitution, whilst in the Convention. Nor have they
renounced their designs. What then was under th'
name Of Feds ra!isia, comes under TIE veil o.
WhigCery. The Constitution strained iron, II:
literal meaning, obviously TO carry out their designs
and to effect other purposes. Thy we're fond OF 10
reign models Of government, ha. ing tendency. :
squirting unlimited power Fol the truth of these
assertions il is only necessary tn revet, to of the
great leaders Of the Federal party of that day prove
H. mean Hamilton-who took the bo!des stand, and
advocated the strongest measures age:ns; the Repub
can party Of that dag of any belonging TO his party
He was fond Of strong government, and carried .
great many BY his sophs.ry, which almost eqna!ed his
vast ecuuence- Often committed violence upon the
Constitution, and finally the party succeeded in the es
Enlistment Of Bank of the United States. THIS
measure opposed by The Republican party. ii
was not long after this measure the teteIgs's Had
n Federal President ;he person of John Adams
and amongst the first born under !ls Administration
was The Alien and Set,.icn laws, more dangerous
in free country, ihan any measure that ever pass
ander any Federal PRESIDENT Little did he know
that the people, when cUce tasting OF the fruits
of liberty and of the tree Of knowledge, wou'd have
their bodies manacled and their tongues palsied by
the will Of any man, no matter how much he might
huve been charmed and dazzed By the Majesty OF Roy
atty The Republican party, beng not only opposed
10 the above law, hu, all who darkly plotted the
deadly designs of the Hartford Convention and those
who Opposed the late war-uso against appropriate
no, authorized hy TIE Consttution-an unjust Tariff
for protection, DC &c-consequentiy nearly bringing
on civil revolution having augmented TO such L
height almost compelled The South TO rnsheaiHe the
sword in self defence.
We have ever been against the usur?atIons OF tic
Elder Adams which arrested by the civil rev"iu.
ton of 1900 aud by the election OF Mr. Jefferson. So
opposed TO the administration of the younger
Adams, which terminated by The election OF An
drew Jackson, "the iron nerycd hero OF New OfeanS
We were aud opposed to the manner in which tie
Wings acted in the memorable year $780, in carrying
on their election for President which resulted IN the
election of Gen. Harrison Cor President, and JOHN
TYLER for Vice President. We believe that party
of any great nation divided in politics. should ever
sort to trick, humbuggery, 10 any device, to carry
their man. We feel hutib!cd for The sake OF
mon country, when we reflect upon The means used
by the Wings in 1910 to eject Cen Harrison. We
shall not then rame ttem here. History the hful
chronicler of the glory, and more especially OF tie
vice of men, will give The full details ol the "caas
used in 1910, By The Wings 10 elect "m. II Harrison.
We also feel our duty express orr feelings Of "p-
position 10 the measures Of tins last Administration
and especially the call Of the Extra Session OF lei
and great repugnauce to The acts OF that session
For instance did net think il necessary Tor 'aemto
repeal the Sub.Tfeasury, to make that great 40
nation 10 Harison's widow, nor TO pass the Dis'r,u-
ton Law the Bankrupt Law, the Loan Ball. The For
fcs,ion Bill, the change OF the Tnrlh, hy ADDING