Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-03-31
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES cOihrY.

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Alta meeting OF the Democratic party OF RIPARIAN
mock county, held The Court house of said county, on
Monday, the 18Th ui being court day,
On motion, Edward w. alasse called 10 the
Chair, and John r. Jackson appointed Secretary.
The chairman, in few pertinent remarks, stated the
OBJECT of the meeting. The following preamble and
resolutions were, after some discussion, unanimously
adopted
The Democratic party Of Rappahannock, now assem-.
bed learn, with surprise, the recent arrangement, OF
tins Congressional District Not satisfied with Ovid
Jog the late District into three parts the General AS
sembiy has associated this county in manner that
political contest for Congress- in this District
almost hopeless Although dissatisfied with the ar
rapgeincn', yet it becomes calmly TO consider our
duty and the line oil policy shall follow
Therefore, Rss0red, That we sterny maintain our
political nifty and integrity, and recommend to orr
Democratic brethren OF the District that votes be
cast for only of our party.
R,soired, That we recommend the late incumbent as
the mos, suitable person.
Resoired, That the thanks of this meeting be and
are hereby rendered to Mr. Smith, late faithful and
efficient representative in Congress and that re-
eret exceedingly any arrangement Of the District by
which deprived Of h,s services.
committee was then appointed by the meeting 10
present TO Mr.. Smith the resolution of thanks, who,
having performed that duty, he (alr Smih) and
thanked the meeting for the complimentary terms in
which they had spoken of his He then spoke
OF the relations he had always sustained IL his
si,nents, and appealed TO any say, either Wing or
Democrat, whether he had ever betrayed their trust
in single particular. In few forcbIc remarks, he
con,rasted Wing promise, before coming into power,
with their fulhnent since He said, in politics, as
well as morals, there right and wrong; and the
Wings acknowledged they were wrong by repeating
every single measure of Rciicf, they called them,
It the present session of Congress- wch they passed
a. the Extra Session. He ably repealed the attempt Of
The Wings, TO make John Tyler the goat for their
SINS by calling him traitor, and other cpi,hcs. lie
showed the OF MIR. Tyler and the Wing party
in Virginia as being in opposition to National Bank,
a. proved by the address of the Wing Convention,
MIR. 1yler's oft repeated declaration aud lis "Oho
Letter. The Wing party, then, said MIR. Smith,
were more justly chargeabe with being traitors, than
John Tyler, and this, he bound in Justice 10 tha,
gentleman 10 say, although differing as lie dad, with
him, in respects. Who, asked Mr. Smiib con-
ndsd for Bank in Virginia, before the Presidential
Election; He was glad, however, that the people oil
this State now krew the true color under which the
Wings fought. Mr.. Smith concluded his remarks,
which he said, he did not feel sufficiently we'll TO pro-
long, by declaring, in retiring to private life, his IN
shaken confidence in the correctness of the principles
to which he had always been attached.
On motion of Colonel Lawson Eastman, il was re-
solved, that copy OF these proceedings be the
Flag Of IS, with the request, that they publish the
same, and that The Richmond Enquirer Democratic
Recorder, Fredercksburg) and any other Democratic
paper in this district, will please copy.
| The meeting then adjourned.
EDWARD w. MASslE, Chairman.