Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-21
un.reas The r;nh Of the People to assemble for the

Whereas the right of the People to assemble Tor lhe
purpose OF deteratng upon their potcoi cohu'''on
and appointing their agents as weli Us '"'p -
yisna and controlling their action, is i"uhoeu oh N
son aud sanctioned by the example oil our fathers. ~
ub,rsos The Democratic Republican party oil 'H
u;nia afie- Temporary loss of power, nave again uc
CURED their dne :scs ndancy IN the CGuhcs VI Wv
State ana Convention OF our poh''ca' tx Os.e
pr posed 10 be held III R!ehmeAa on Tue :" p'oA''O
therefore -, ;, ,:. ~
,nbican nlrtv of Loudoun county. do approve OF Inc
Con yen;ion proposed 10 Dc he!a III h'chhionu "a 49,
second proximo, for the purpose " a "a nnn,;n,
opinions and procuring UNITY OF ac'.n' au f,on
twenty delegates to represent our P''' -
vention g a., aE,r,s of
Resotpfd, Tha, we highly approve oil Tie eiio,'s o.
the Legislature to place our venefaea anu ue'"seu
State in that commanding position, oil HF:hepe' "h'cn
she IS entitled occupy, by proYlaihs promptly "0u
cGicrntly for the iul! and satisfactory payment OF all
Nor dsb, ana we trust ihey will proceed steadily 70
the contamination OF Tbs oiject,
ca. of our eralnre 10 receive any part OF Inc Lame
D<,rJ,,;on f.pd--ror coa! we, otherwise tiian win
feelngs Of adherence, witness the fact Of our STATE
bacomino !, ,Isneutant on the General Government,
hy condescendinc to accel. miserable pance doed
ou, 10 her ~ bounty, from that immense treasure
which she 50 marnanlnous'y offered on the altar Of
Patriotism for The general OeneH.
Resofred That we view witt! unieigned reProoauoa
the psd,ous policy Of the Demagogues who, to effect
their DESIGNS avail themselves of The most mercenary
and vicious principles of our natura-and atso ina,
reckless Payy spirit Too prevalent IN our iaho, ahu
prone to rush forward in support Of any measure pro-
posed bv \ nopu!ar leader; which reflections, nave
their orien and illustration in the recent movements
Of the Federal Wing party (he latter belng oi mo
dern sdorou and if accorded TO them AZ ali, 10 VI
carefully distinguished from that OF the wings OF TIE
Reyolulign) TO coeEce the General Government mo al
assumption OF the debts Of the Staes to the amount
Of two hundred millions of dollars thereby rendering
| the latter now .free and Independent the mere sub
salaries of the former and leading al once anu inevi'
tably TO that evil of Consolidation so greatly 10 be
dreaded and SO certainly fatal TO happy lnshtu'
tons and we concur in The report Of the Minority
of the Committee OF Ways and Means in the House
of Representatives. Of the u s. that it is ''unconst-
tutiona as well as dangerous to the harmony q Tue
Union.
AMI on motion of ~ Carroll Mason, Esq, the iol-
lowing resolutions appended to the above, and
! unanimously adopted
Rs<otstd, That we are utterly opposed to protective
Tar,tf and Tariff OF any KIND except Tor tie purpose
Of collecting revenue Tor the necessary expenses OF
Government.
Rcsatced, That our Legislature is entitled to our
thanks and the thanks of every patriot, for insrnct'ng
Senators and requesting our Representatives N
Congress to refund to Gen. Jackson the fine imposed
upon him, by arbitrary Judge of Tie State OF Lou
siana for declaring martial law, when the declaration
of martial law alone saved the city Of New Orleans
ReSotred That if any is unworthy TO represent
the State of Virginia the floor of Congress, that
an John Minor Bolts, and that he deserves our I'M
qualified censure for his presumpluous and offensive
letter tn the Legislature of Virginia
The Chair appointed the following gentlemen 10 at
tend the Convention he % Of March next in Rich
nond: Charles Douglas, u. c. Mason, J. T. w. llea'
ton, Slaor g. r. Duwell, Col Charles Taylor, Jonah
Hood, Steven T. Mason, Henry Clagget, 3. Hulch'n
san, Solomon Hea,on, Major James Best, James d
Hea,on Joel OsbouTn, I. v B. O,bourn, Charles F.
Sangs!sr, Urel Glasscock, Craven James, Jonah Pur
cell, John Matthews, D. c. Lee.
Rcsoiced, That the Chairman and Secretary of this
meeting be added the list of Delegates to the Con
venton 10 be holden in Richmond on the End March
next
Resolecd, That when this meeting adlonrns, vii!
adjourn TO meet al Purses Tavern in LeesbnEg, on
the second Monday in March next, at o'clock +. NJ.
ReSoired, That these proceedings be signed BY the
Chairman and Secretary, and published in the Spirit
OF Democracy, Richmond Enquirer, and Washington
Globe
SaMCEL TURNER, PrsSt.