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Meeting Of the
WHIG MEMBERS OF THE LE.
GISLATURE.

OF the Legislature, convened at the Neil
House, on Thursday evening, March
9th, lS43, Col. DAVID CHAMBERS,
Of Muskingum county, was called to the
Chair, and MN. H. P, DENNY, Of War.
rem county, was appointed Secretary.
The Committee previously appointed
to draft resolutions expressive of the
sense of the meeting, through their
Chairman, Mr.. Nash, presented the fo,
lowing resolutions, which being sepa'
Gately considered, were adopted:
ReSoiUed, That this meeting fully ap.
proves OF the holding Of National Con.
venlou, for the nomination by the Wing
party, o! candidates for the Offices Of
President and Vice President Of the u
niled States, and most cordially responds
10 the recommendation of the Whig
members OF Congress as expressed at
their meeting ct Washington city, on
the 18th day Of February last; and ear
nestly recommends the Wings Of Ohio
an united cooperation in support Of that
measure.
ReSolUed, That the members of this
meeting, whilst they disclaiNl all right
as members Of the General Assembly, to
nominate on the part Of tbs Wings Of
Ohio, candidates for the Offices Of PresI.
dent and Vice President, feel bound ne
verlheless as members of the great
Wing party Of the Union, TO communi-
cate TO their brethren in other States
their firm conviction that the preference
expressed for HENRY CLAY and JOHN
DAVIS, by the Wings OF Ohio, IN their
primary assemblies in all sections Of
the State during the past year, is still
their abiding sentiment; yet we feel
equally confident in the assurance that
let whoever may be selected, tho Wings
of Ohio will give 10 the nominees Of The
National Convention a cordial, earnest
and united support.
ReSOlped, That the policy Of protect.
ing great national interests, so imme-
diateiy recommends itself to the good
reason OF all national governments, that
in this enlightened age no arguments
seem TO be necessary TO illustrate its
wisdom and justice-our own exper.
fence as a nation being full of undena.
bic evidence on the subject. Witness
the unparalleled growth of our COM
mercial marine, built up by protection
in few years from almost nothing 10
that Of the second in the world. togeth.
er with the fact that the Tariff of The
last year is repaid by turning The tide
Of trade in our favor, and causing large
imporations Of specie into our country,
in place Of the merchandise of Europe,
for which we can more proftabIy sub.
sIitule our own manufactures.
ReSolued, That the policy " hich has
for years been pursued by our political
opponents, in relation TO the currency
both in regard TO the States and the ma
tlon at large, has been unwise and de-
strucive in IFS tendency and results
and that a point has now been reached
in this Stale when either a change oI
measures or general protection mus
soon take place. With only one dollar
in currency for two dollars OF taxes
no people can long continue 10 furnish
the means for de(rayng the public ex
penses.
ReSolUed That credit is promotive o
equality among men, and an indispen
sable means in the maintenance Of re
publican government being that which
alone can enable the poor man Of genius
to compete in business with the inher
Tor Of previously accumulated wealth
To the use of credit are the American
people indebted for all their political
greatness and happiness; our ndepen
dence was achieved through the agency
of credlt-our public works were bull
by the use Of credit, and our ultimate
prosperity must depend upon the contIn
ued use Of credit Credit and country
being thus intimately connected, the en-
emes Of the former must Of consequence
be the loes Of The latter.
ReSoIued, That the industrial ener
ges Of no people have ever been full
developed whore reliance was had up
on metallic currency. high slatt
of improvement and civilization neve
has been. and never will be attained
with resort TO credit A hard none
currency, ignorance and Indulgence a
mong The great body ol the people, have
been constant companions in all ages o
The world. XII.
Resolved, That The crude and inc Fl
eien, measures Odopted by the Genera
Assembly al its present session on The
subject of the currency, is a mere sport
jDg with the grievances Of The people
end was neither expected nor nIendeC
N TalinVa mir amharra enoania. Tho