The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-29
MAssAcHUs Ers AGAIN,
BERKsHIRE COUNTY.


| vember.
The Chairman Of the county Committee, II. w
Bishop, Eco, of LenoX, called the meeting order
and committee was appointed to nominate Officers
for the convention, who reported the following list
| which was unanimously accepted:
| For President, Col Charles NATION, of Lenox.
| Vice Pres dents, Norman Strickland, Of Otis,
LEM Coles, Of CT. Darlington,
Thomas Brown, of Cheshire,
VIM. Torrey, of WilIamstown.
Secretaries, P. Allen, Jr of Pittsfeld,
Noah Gibson, of New Marlboro,
l.. Z. Thay~r, Of Adams.
The Conven ion proceeded TO the selection Of can
didates for the State Senate, and the
HON. HENRY II. COOK,
OF LENox, AND
HON. ASAHEL BUCK, Jr,
OF LANEsBoRoUGH,
were unanimously reco nmended to the Electors OF
Berkshire for their surag.s The approaching cleo
ton.
On motion of Samuel Newman, Esq, of Great
Darlington,
Yo'ed That Messrs. Henry w. Bishop, of Lenox
Thomas +. Piunkeu and Phnehas Allen, Jr Of Pitts
field, compose the county committee for the ensuing
year; and the following gentlemen be appointed
chairmen of the Town Committees for their respec
tive towns:
Adams, l.. C. Thayer; Afford, Ezra C. Ticknor
Beckett, q. Rice Cheshire, r. C. Brown; Clarks-
pu'th' DdnIei Morey Datoo, Dr. Henry Ferre j
Egremont X. 7. Brown Florida, j. Thatcher Great
Barr ington, Increase Sumner; Hancock, Rodmar
Hazard; Hndsdal-, John Cady; .anesborough Asa
bel Buck, jr; Lee, l., ID. Brown; LenoI, M. S
Wilson Mount Washington, j. Schutt New Ash
ford, Justin Torrey; New Marlborough, Noah Gib
son; OTIS N. Strickland Peru, VIM. r Ford /;
Pltlsheld Geo. S. Willis Richmond, + d. pierson
Sandished, Edwin Bosworth Savoy, Liberty Bow
ker; Sheffield Leonard futile Slockbridge, John
NJ Cooper; Tyringham Milton Judd; Washington
John NJ. Noble Windsor, Aria Prince West Stock
bridge, VIM. Mead; WilIiamstown Nathaniel G.
Waterman
The following resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed by the Convention
Resolved, That we fully concur in the Is, resoIu
ton adopted by the whig party Of the 7h District
their recent Convention at Hinsdale, 10 wit:
"That the respective positions taken by the whig
and democratic parties upon the great ques ions
issue, are now distinct and clear and that their
sPectve candidates and leading newspaper organs
have made such frequent and lull avowsls Of their
opinions as 10 warraDtus in considering them pledged
as TO the kind measures ami policy either part,
Will adopt, n successful in the approachn canvass
and that viii be perfectly easy therefore, for every
elector to see what measures he IS supporting when
he deposes his vote in The taot-box"
Resoired, That TO the interrogatory propounded in
their % resolution, to wit:
THAT we respectfully ask every elector If there
can be any danger TO the Interests OF .7ei Labor
II those interests are under the charge Of a Wing
Government"
We unequivocally answer Yes-and that the inva.
rsbie Course OF whggery and has been in the
State and IN The National Government, where they
have had the power, to protect capital .7merean and
Butish-to protect Corporations and Mouopol es, TO
the neglect and at The expense Of .7rntriean Labor
thus carrying out In ptsctice the Federal doctrine
that Goyerbm mt should take are of the rieh aud
! hey will axe care Of the poor
| RfSoped Thai IN onDo.itton In this VIII, anJ NJ
lsh doctrine, we uphold the Democratic and Amer
can principle that "ihe blessings Of G vernment, Ik,
the rains and dews OF heaven should descend alike
| upon ALL" and that we approve of a Tariff which
while IL shall secure revenue adequate the wants OF
an economical administration of tue Government
shall Afford, m the language Of James Polk =" "a
and jut protection 10 all The great interests Of III.
whole Union embi acing Agriculture, Manufactures,
the Mechanic Arts, Commerce and Navigation"
Rssoired That the present Tariff does Mt afford
! TO the agricultural equal protection with the manu-
featuring INTERESTS a. ~ the article Of woi-the for
Gig arucle OF certain quality IS allowed TO cone n
under duty Of i've cents on toe dollar and control
the price OF the domestic artille-(a fact which W.,
shall see with our owD ey,s, In our own county aud
IN our own tosDs) while the cloth manufacturer
from the foreign supply IS projected b. a duty OF
forty cents on the dollar that It's scrninstions ~
another respect also fully az n the importani
artic es Of cUtons, cacoes, silks &c. SC the duties
on the cheaper and more Necessary articl s-tbo In
/ common use-those consumed 10y the sboring mil.
lions-sre taxed far heavily than the more ex.
penslye and .er articles consumed by the rich few
tina regards these inequalities an defects the Ia
iii ought TO be modified that Henry Clay has pub
cly pledged himself az inst any modification or al
tersti0n n this law aud fJr this among many other
reason. ). usworhy toe confidence aod support the
American People.
Resoir,d, That II - the determined purpose Of he
! fcderal party TO inhct Jpn this coun ~ another
United states Bsk, q ~ demonstrate by the action
n 10 fI.sr
to the present time, and 10y the letters Of Henr,
Clay, "tbe imbody mont" OF whggery an their ca n
didste for the Presidency, now before the people
that such inmoh money porer, with ga ca pital OF
fifty mill ons," unwsrranted by the Constitution
| corrupt and corrupting in is nature-woud control
at both the business Of the country an the e
tive frsnchise-would be dangerous to the liberties Of
the people, as the bitter experience Of the country
IN time past eshes, and that the suempt 10 COT
this vital nsue, OF "a Bank without Republic or
Republic without Bank" 10 sections Of the count
where Bank Is 80 deservedy odious Is Characters
TIC Of modern whggery.
RssOiped, That We are utterly opposed TO the Wig
measure known as the Distribution scheme whereby
the avail. Of the sales Of public lands TO the
amount Of Millions are taken from the National
Treasury and irtlered among the several States
and the deficit thus caused filled Dy an indirect tan
upon the people, and that not upon property, which
should bear the burden, but upon the AIRY srt-
Giles OF consumption, OF which the labor Of the coun.
try most pay toe larger share.
Resolved, hat IN our State affairs, hold to the
Democratic doctiioe Of an economical sdminstra-
ton Of the State Government as laid down and prac-
tsed by Marcus Morton two years sgo-thst =" re.
trenchdieni should be made substitute for tara
ton"-snd that the direct State Tax OF SIS 0DO i'm
posed by Wing administration, (Which we this year
ps,) was rendered necessary by wing exusyassnoe,
AMI Is the Iesi,ima result Of Wbig policy.
Resolved, That the restoration OF The high salaries
Of the Judges Of the Sup enc Court, urged by our
Wing Governor and carried out by the late whs
Legislature, meets and receives our unqualified con-
demnation that we do Concur in the absurd and
'unt,nable position taken BY bis ExeeIency and the