The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-15
MEETING AT WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA.

MEETING AT WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA.
Al meeting of large and respectable portion Of
the Republican Wing citizens Of Williamsburg (pur-
suant to few hours previous notics) friendly to the
reelection Of the Hon. HENRY A. WISE, DR. Ro-
bert NJ Garrett was called to the Chair, and Benja.
min f. Bucktrout was appointed Secretary. The
meeting being thus organized, the Chairman rose and
explained the object for which it was assembled,
when, on motion Of Benjamin f. Garrett, a commit
tee of eight persons was appointed, consisting of
William Waller, Benjamin F. Garrett, Edward b.
Lindsey, johnson Sands John M. King, William NJ
Moody, and John Morriss, 10 draft preamble and
resolutions expressive of the of this meeting
who, after having retired for few m omens submit
ted the following:
The People Of America are born free, sovereign,
and independent The Constitution, smanating as it
did from the hands Of patriotic fathers of the Re-
volution guarantees to each and every citizen of this
wide spread Republic the enjoyment of freedom of
opinion, freedom OF speech and freedom of action.
All attempts to suppress the voice of the People in
he exercise of their undoubed rights, is a system of
tyranny which will not be submitted to by People
who hold kings in adherence and tyrants in con.
tempt We entertain a holy reverence for the sacred
bond Of Union, and will resist, to our latest
breath, the attempts Of ambitious to destroy it.
Therefore
l. Resolved, That for ten years past we have be
slowed our confidence on the Hon. Henry A. Wise,
and that now, 40 far from desif ing his defeat his gen
era course, and particularly the course pursued by
him in thwartng the unhoy alliance between the
Abolitionists and Federasis, commands our warm
est admiration. and justly entities him to our most
Jealous support.
Resolved, That in him man unterrifed
and updaunted by the means which have been used
TO crush him through the circulation of false issues
and anonymous publications, and that all such at
te a m n(
coil upon the heads of his defamers.
s. Resofred, That we recognise in the contest now
before US the same principles which divided the Re.
publican from the Federal party in the contest be-
tween Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia, and John
Adams, OF Massachusetts, a contes, which shook 10
its very centre this Republic that as our fathers
then were, we noc are in favor of strict constrc-
ton Of the Constitution that we opposed to the
system OF taxation known by the name Of the came
rican System" because in Il we see the South hum.
bIed and degraded, and miserable suppiant at the
shrine OF power-a power built up BY the taxes
which, under the name Of Tariff, has been extorted
from her.
| A. Resolved That we select as our champion, and
the champion OF the South, Henry A. Wise believing
that one can stain the fair fame which !. his and
won too In defence Of our beloved old mother, Tir-
GINA
g. Reso'rsd That the means resorted TO by the
Richmond Wing, and its compeers in FEEDER aism are
unworthy any set Of men who profess to love- honor
and eschew injustice that 1t evipccs spirit of haugb-
~ arrogance IN supposing that the People can be
frowned down by any system of petty tyranny OF
that their free and independent can be purchas
cd by any man who is willing to sacrifice Virginia
I" for her peculiar opinions"
4 6 Resolved, That while we are willing and read,
TO do full justice, and to acknowledge MIR Carter Il
be personally what we would desire, yet imbody Ing
as he does the most odious Federal measures which
emanated from, and originated with, Alexander IIa
milton, we cannot give him support.
WI INN ,p,pu st,. a A.
OF these proceedings be forwarded to the Hon. H. A
Wise
On motion, It was unanimously resolved that the.,
proceedings be signed by the Chairman and sccre,a
ry, and forwarded to the Enquirer Msdisonian, an,
Richmond Wing, with request that they will pub
lit them in their respective papers.
On motion Of Stephen o. Wright, the meeting ad
journed.
T ROBT NJ. GARRETT, Chairman.
BENJAMIN c. BucxTRour, Seer.fary