Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-02-16
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SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY.

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vcntion which was 10 assemble IN Richmond IN thu
22d OF February. aud awaited himself Of the occasion IL
make n hrlet but earnest appeal 10 his Wing hfethren-
oNhortng them 10 a continuous use Of all honorable ef
torts IN the patriotic cause 10 which they were all deso=
ted. They Were reminded HAT the darkest period pre-
coded theglofions light ot day; aud although the pros
poets OF ,he purity had been rendered gloomy by causes
iamlllar 10 all, there We're cheering aud unoering lndiea
lions OF its triumph in the Fall OF lSil. Ii had been
truly said, we We're defeated, but not d,smayed.'ie les.
we were put buck. NOT PIT DOWN.
1t was unnecessary 10 dwell on the crimes of our tenn.
porary discontinue. Ii IL known To have been the ~.
suit OF treaelleiy. as unexpected MS II was base, unmlti.
gated aud unprecedented Of its author-oi hun who
might DC Justly termed "a bag of other peoples ideas-a
bundle ol rupees mud pnlleys Tor others use"-it were q
qualiy unidentified aud nnprotiaho To indulge IN public
rcprohonsioa.--A least II might he considered a work OF
suportropatlon, since Ito borrow the emphatic expression
of anolhor) "our language has no term of ,cproach- the
mind 10 idea of deiestatlon. which has not been already
applied To him aud exhausted"
On motion. the iollowln my committee, viz: James w.
Parker. Thomas j. Prrllow, Bcnmm,u Doyany, and
James -. l nqnhaft, 10 which. on motion, the Chairman
aud Socfe aiv were added. WIS designated 10 report n
Preamble aud Resolutions %enhody ing the sentiments Of
the meeting, WHO presented, for consideration, the IN
ncNcd, witch were unanimously adopted:
hcncvcr, by lnofdlnatu ambition or criminal design
the great principles ot Unconstitutional liberty and rcprosen
tatvc government are endangered, IT were inoNeusable
rccfcancv and criminal snplnencss IN those who value
such insitu tons, iof their Intrinsic worth, 10 Withhold
t' aus u iitlf assistance lf aIi'hllln Tue IIuuitSS OF
the tNil, or remain inactive spectators ul the general rn
III, which the course al their political opponents must, II
not timely arrested, vlslt upon the land. Far he II iron
our purpose Ia Impnte 10 the great mass of the sell styled
democracy, other than honest and patriotic motives.
Yet, we cannot shut our eyes against the alarming here
sizes, the dlsorganl2ing principles and dcnorallling prae
tees OF these trsars and Caiallncs who seem bent upon
rule or ruin io attempt n specification OF all then
acts of public WRONG and individual injustice, were a
task M less llefenlean than Improbable. These T.
nlT1IIns ara ta,uaI L., thor ij.1a and NIl sinh mr. HAXlIn
with them. Nl1h them, we fear. reason Is dethtoned.
aud chaos The only anchor Of then hopes. lito see aud
to realize the alarming effects of error and misrule, be-
insufficient 10 convince their duprsi 1t IT ia 10 iflile with
the gravity OF argument 10 attempt its use. II Is not,
then. from the hope Of proselytiug one of the enlisted
faithful who have sMon icaly TO the cause ul their
leaders; but IN justice 10 the great principles they have
outraged that we protest against Their acts. A bare re-
cual OF the most prominent and rulnous OF which. Is g
nough 10 expose Their enormliy and t%ufpltude. For twelve
consecutive years they "hold the scale Of omplre,'' aud
even since the relgn of perlidy and prostliutiun-at c
poch III the history olour Government 10 which unborn
generations will rocur with loatIilng and contempt
they have rode upon the wtlrlwlud aud directed the
storml' The blightod effects OF their boosted denocra
cy are seen and tll III the disgrace of the Government
and individual suffering; III an exhausted ENcheqner,
(lhe natural consequence OF prodignlily and pecnlatlon. }
commerce Frustrated and languishlng; a sound and UNI
form currency eNtihgnishcd, every industrial pursuit
paralized; aud the independence Of the citizen sought 10
be corrupted by the patronage of the Executive. A SO
RES OF rulnous experiments, originating with ambitious
political chaflaians, and adhered TO with a tituous deyo
ton by their deluded followers, have pushed Ms already
well nigh the verge of political ruin: while the reputs-
ton Of the States and | mon. If not forever sunk, Is sefi
ously impaired. Aet, with hot haste, " aud unscrupu
lous perseverance. are they tolhng, by day and by night,
to overinrn the principles OF popular government, and
entail upon the peoplea tyranny in~cNorablc, and every
way repugnant 10 tie enlightened era IN which we live
imp oring and lmpprtGning the sturdy trecmcn Of the
land to endorse Their record of their degradation and their
children. vassalaee. Dlsrobed, as they were, in 1910,
by the solemn-and 10 them astonishing and awinl-ez
diet Of the people other III gotten and abused authority,
in a manner indignant as Just, they exhibit even now
the unparalleled eiirontery Of again asking the conf
dcnce ii thai sovereignty. 10 ihwaft whose will. the IN
vcniive and prolific energies Of falschopd aud intrigue
have been eNbansted.-1heI ephcmcral ttlunpls have
inspired them with a newborn zeal. They claim, as
Is their want, and III keeping with their party lnctics.
advantage OF every accidental ebullltion of public feeling
as the barometer of party strength. II, to Judge of the
future by the past; 10 reason from analogy; or phlloso-
pl,izr from cslabl islied principles; afford a probable index
of ''comlng events, then are the hopes and speculailons
Of our opponents destined 10 disappointment, and the
Wing party assured of eventual success. The reyerses
that frequently succeed yiftuous eXertiun, are otttimos,
but the h%arbin4crs of waitinn triumph, and though they
may sometimes dispirIi, should never cause relaxation
nor dependency. Great and important as Is the work
before US, we will meet it with ucrvcd hands and steeled
hearts. SO vii that lnvlncihIc and unlcrrIiied pllaldnx,
who, amid the yicissliudes of storm and olsunshlne have
IfItl lllif SUIT asiNli} bIh il' uiiihtl'H l'Hiti
of Iroachery and corruption. and again bear the palm OF
victory from the contentious field Of political sirle-to
gladden., repose and TO prosper the hopes, the fears, and
the happiness Of a mighty peoplc.-Aware that "lhe
horse is 7 prepared against the day o%ihatllc," let us 90 forth
panopled III The Justice of our cause 10 meet his coming,
and vow upon the altar OF our country, and before high
Heaven, that all the means Of honorable warfare shall
have been exhausted, ere we succuInb To their despotlsm,
or lay down the lance of resistance. For the rights OF
lreencn. and against perfidv Of traitors aud the tyranny
Of dcspos, we contend. II the maxim, that nothing is
truly sublime, or merits the aid Of honest cndeavours, il
Invested Of the attractions OF truth and justice, be sound
with what eNulianl antIcl pailons may the Wings look
forward 10 the crowning success of Their glorious efforts?
Ills uudcniable, that in most of The State elections, du-
ring the last II months, defeat Of the Wing party has
been the consequence. Yet, they have sI,ewn no ac-
cessIon of strength to the spurious democracy. A gen
eral suplneness-the result of causes both notorious and
disreputable-has caused a temporary paralysis of Wing
activity. But when the hallowed cause Of our country
and the constitution. the rights Of ireemen, aud the safe
ty Of our self government, shall bid them meet the foe
with manly front. they will again show forth their nigh
ty prowess, and seal their devotion to the consecrated
principles Of their fathers. Therefore,
Hesoircd, That, cordially approving the objects Of Tho
Convention proposed TO be held in Richmond. on III,
f 22nd Of February next James b. Urquhart.Dr DR.. Thomas
}. Pretlow, Benjamin. Devany. 4. u. Urqntart. DIR. 5
b. kolo, James w. Parker, james Sebrell II. II. Smith
! Dr. II. &. Griffin, and Charles +. Urquhart, be and they
f are hereby invested with full power and authority tC
represent the Wings of this county, in said Convention
and that, in the contingency Of their failure 10 attend
Gen. James w. Pegram and Raleigh !, Daniel, of thu
city of Richmond, Robert T.. Tayler. of Norioll
Borough, Robert II. Smith, of the county of Nansemond
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