The Weekly register., 1843-08-26
Public Meeting.

| 1uDIlc MeeL1Ggs -
We have received from Grenada, the
following proceedings of public meet
ing held IN that place on the 18th inst.
The sentences in the address, inctosed
in brackets, were not adopted by ma
jority of votes. That the charge they
contain is true we cannot say, though
we have heard it strongly limited. If Il
is true let US have the proof. =. IT,.
| We would respectfully suggest the
query whether the second week in Octo-
Der is not too late for the proposed Con-
ventIon. .....
Alta meeting ofthe Whigo Of Grenada,
Mi, and vicinity, held on Saturday. 18th
August, l843; on motion ]. J. Choate,
Sr. was called to the chair and D. p.
Phillips was appointed Secretary, b.
On motion of A. C. Baine, Esq, {
committee of five was appointed 10 draft
an address and resolutions expressive OF
the sense Of the meeting. Whereupon
he chairman appointed A. c. Baine, Col
n Howard, G.. w. Mcnamara, J. C.
Abbott, and J. S. Read, Esq, who hay
ing retired for few minutes, returned
and reported the following Address and
Resolutions which were adopted by the
meeting, except The portion in brackets
which was stricken out in the meeting:
ADDRESS.
FHilonn- Ciizens of Mississippi The
regular biennial election Of our State is
rapidly approaching, and it bchooves the
Wings to arise from the lethargy and
stupor under which they seem to lay--a
lethargy and stupor induced in par. by
! the fatal advice Of friends, who have al
ways assumed to lead wherever virtue.
liberty and duty called, and from whom
therefore, We expected better things
We look upon the neglect of The Wings
to nominate candidates for Congress as
next 10 suicidal. It's not only wrong,
but wrong that will be ruinous in its
results. 1t will place both branches OF
the Democratic party in front of the
public; in the foreground or The peoples
observation; and give to their dangerous
/ principles wide and unresisted infu-
ence upon the public mind and what is
more sickening still to the patriot, will
| place the great Whig party-the stern
advocates and bold defenders of the
| Rights Of man ever since the American
Revolution-in the miserable attitude of
mere hangerS-on to one Of the fractions
Of this destructive party. i. Why should
we assume so degrading position before
our countrymen? Is it time now, af-
ter having .hattled against the One Man
Poacer, and the other principles of this
party from "'76," until .''43," to baseIy
surrender up the rich inheritance of gov.
erning ourselves?. :. And to whom and
for what are we without a struggle to
surrender the priceless estate? To a
branch of a party that hold that one
man is more capable of governing an in.
telligent people, than they are Of gov
erning themselves by their own Repre-
sentatives-or in other words, that there
is no safety for our liberties unless one
| man--the President-have the power
TO prevent the People from executing
their own will To party who vene-
crate the Veto, as the great conservative
principle in our Constitution. To par
4 ty claiming to be State Rights men, with
'Democracy scorns The broad seal Of
Ne1o Jersey" inscribed in mockery oi
State Sovereignty, on their party BAN
ner. To party, who denounced our
earnest struggles, against their success
ful efforts 10 establish the State Bank
system, as mere panic-making, and our
selves as "Panic-makers;" system
that has NO. only ruined the prosperity,
bat entirely sapped the morals. of our
country. To a, party, who under the
delusive name of Free Trade, are now
fast fostering upon US new and CALLING
vassalageko British policy and British
! interests. 70 party, who supported