Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-23
VOICE OF THE DEMOCRACY !
pJTTSyIVANIA COUNTY.

AT meet;nr OF the Democratic Repuolcans q
Pit,sylyana county holden the Court House, on the
18th day of January, 1911. being Court daytime:
Whttle, ESQ., was called to the Char, and TarPley
White appointed Secretary. The Chair appointed &c
neral Benjamin w S. Cabc|, Colonel Stephen Cole
man. Jose ph NJ. Terry, and William Nj. Iredway, a
Committee 10 prepare and report suitable preamble
and resolu. for the consideration OF the meeting
During The retirement o.! the COMMITTEE, the meeting
was addressed by James Garland, in explanation Of
the object of The meeting, and pointing ont iAe ruinons
tendency of The course pursued by the Wings Al the
Close of the speech the Committee report d through
their Chairman, General Cabe, the following pre-
anble and resolutions, which were UNANIMOUSLY
adopted
The election for Pr siden, OF the United States is
at hand. We it 10 ourselves, and 10 the lrincptS
of the Democratic Safe Rights Party, TO wheh We are
proud to belong ID exert all fair and honorable means,
II keep those principles IN The ascendant Inc price
of Liberty is eternal vigilance
The approaching election involves, as emphalica!ly
us any which has preceded It, the great fundamental
principles of the CONSTITUTIONS We should never for
get that it was amidst the most ardent conflict, waged
between the parties, winch existed at the close OF The
Revolutionary War; that these princtpies were eabora
ted and eventually established, in that sacred instru-
ment. We must remember, too, that from the moment
the Government organized, and commenced rs
operation under the Constitution, down 10 this hour,
the then defeated monarchicai party, dreaded ny
Alexander Hamtoa,) whose evowed doctrine It was,
that men could only be governed by the purse or the
slcord, has sought, with s!eersss vigilance. 10 obtain
that pOloer by construction, winch 1t had lost IN the
text of the Constitution.
The Republican Party held the doctfine, that man
was capable Of se-governmant that the peopl, pos
sessed the Rtgtace 10 understand their interest and
the eirtae, unawed by power, unseduced by coFrup-
;;on, to pursue IL This great and glorious party,
the friends of order nstcc, and equal rights, headed
by Thomas Jefferson, ire, their OLD adveslries ut the
threshold, and alter coGact OF convusive violence,
of varying fortune, {tor, n The midst OF It, The nrst
Bank of the United States chasiered.) ard OF IN
exampled duration. finally triumphed-Fnat triumph
was preceded by the adoption, by o majority OF tie
States and of the peope-o the Justly cell b,a,ed Res1-
lutons Of John Taylor, and James Madison Report Oh
I79S-9-ihence forward the text book OF the hefnol'-
can Pary-and illustrated By the overthrow OF th+
Federal Administration OF John Adams-AIien LAWS,
Sed,tion Laws Borrowing Money Laws, EA,raFaga''
Expenditure or Appropriation Laws, the M'dngh,
Judges Law, Excise Laws, DiREcr TAX LAWS, anu
Standing Army Laus-,hose brilliant illustrations "
FEDERAL RuLE-all, all were consigned ny Tue nav
of the people, to The tomb of all the Capulets-ior, ~
1901, Thomas Jefferson inaugutated ffesioeht "
the United States. Under his auspices, the genius
the Constitution revived. Peace and commerce
with all nations -en,angl,ng alliances with nome
frugal Government, which ceased = piunder 'i'
poughman, or beggar the ycoWan-a pate rnai govern
.nent freely awarding labor The bread had earned
Such vas the government under his administrator
which shed It's benign Influence over land, prosperous
beyond oil former example |, was The object nearsS
his heart, Nto bring the Constitution DICK 10 ts e
publican tack"
We have made the above brief sketch, to show VIVA
the principles are which the party to which we beionE
have hitherto held, and which we now proclaim as IN
landmarks Of our political faith
MIR Madison :naugora;ed IN lSU9-aho Reject
ed in iol2 H. s3aytd the scsptre Of au'horiy u
times of great difficult y-arisng from The ierocous sp
rt, manifested by the then beliigerent powers OF Ia
rope To AVOID resort TO arms, embargo, noh-inPos
ta,ion and non-intsrcoursr laws we're passed IN VAN
C,aro ali
lions upon our commerce, and Impressment OF our So
men, he recommended deciataton or war asiins
Great Britain. That war could not have been aV''H
ed without a surrender Of the honor and Interests
the nation That was denounced bY tue fsUe'a
Partv who threw every possible obstlcle IN the way
its success In the heat Of the ccntet-ihat party,
Congress- with Dan,l Webster and Alexander Han
son al its head declared tina. they would not vote
raise dollar although the money asked Tor was re
ouired /, feed aud cuthe the soldiers and saois VII
were CALAMITY fighting the battles OF their county
The ACHE OF the Navy broke the cuiras OF B
fish nvincblity the ocean. The cross OF St Georg
was struck, in many sangu'nary conflict snip - sh'f
pun TO pun man 10 man, TO the saf-spangled banner
which a British Minister hid but short time befor
Ierided as ga iii of striptd bunting, waving from tn
smasts of the cock boats of The United States IN
9Th of January has become n'tonal ANNIVERSARY
1be victory Of New O leans closed the war in blaz
OF glory.
Where was the Federal Party theha Its very nam
had become bye-word and reproach IN The nation
and accordingly, at its next appearance, IN an organ
lied form, il had changed its name.
We can never lorge,-nor for the peace, prosper,t
and happiness of our beloved country sufficiently de
nlors-that in moment Of weakness, error or alarm
resulting from the boaed and dso:dcfcd state Of To
ecrrency-growing almost exclusively out OF the mu
rinl;ca,ion Of mere manufactures Of paper money, IN
der the name OF banks SO unwissly chartered by III
State Legislatures during the preceding ~ years-'ha
the late Bank of the United Stafes wGs chartered.
md that, after having put his geo upon simi1 D
Mr. Madison signed it. We could wish that tue r.
cording angel had dropped tear upon The ac', an
bIotted his signature out forever. Bat we have Ii
consolation to reflect t',at the great mass OF Tue hs
publcans of the Uuiisd Stats, and especially OF fir
pina we're then and have continued u be to THIS day
uniformly opposed such inst tuition, both upon tn
ground OF It's unconst:tutonalty, aad It's nexpedency
Whenever the subiec; has been presented to the con
s,dera,ion Of tae people, they have decided against
by decisive majori:ies They have mol hitherto seen
and we trust will see, ans warrant Tor IT'S Moor
norat;on in the Const tut,on Of the United States
VIVA, is the language Of that instrument: Congress
,bulI have power 80 coin money, regulate The value
thereof and Of foreign coins and to tx the standard
weights and mcasures'-"Na State shall coin money
emil bills O. credit make anything but gold or slve
> ,eader in payment of debts. In the Convention
which framed the Constitution, the proposition wa:
sutmtted and voted down. States to s-"shali Con