Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-06-21
ESSEX COUNTY

At meeting of the Democratic Association of
Essex county held at Tappahannoch OH Monday
the 9TH OF June. the following resolutions Were
offered bv NIu>coe X. IL Garnet. ESQ. ard una
nincuslv adopted:
ReSoircd. Thai we have heard with The most en-
tire satisfaction that the Democratic Republican
Convention recently assembled i'll Baltimore, has
unanimously Nominated Is candidate Tor the
Presidency JAMES X. POLK OF Tennessee, and
the Vice Presidency.
P,So'rcd. That we have seen James h. Polk
during his Congressional career. voting uniform
II and unwaveringly against the restrictive SvS
TEN, ami il twin sister lavish expenditure Of
the public money in unconstitutional and corrupt
schemes OF Internal Improvement by the General
Governments: during all which period his vote on
these questions is 10 be found recorded on the same
side with John Randolph OF Roanoke, Tazewell
Macon. and other worthless oil the old Virginia
School of 9S and 90.
ReSo'rcd That in these, and other facts. we
have abundant proof oil his devotion 10 the pure
Republican faith. and that knowing his opinions
thus co-incidenl with our own. and having, in the
ability with which he filled the important Posts OF
Chairman of The Committee OF Ways and
Means. Governor of Tennessee, and Ike third
Office of the Government. the SPeakership of the
House of Representatives pledge 81 the adj
lniniSifaive talent he will display a. President
We believe him honest ana faithful. and will heat
tilv and unedlv sGppo, him.
RcDircd That above all. do we support him,
because he will defend The cause oil American
Independence hy using every eliot Tor the inine-
dialc remuneration OF Texas.
Rmieed That NC consider this last question
a. an issue not with Mexico but with England,
supported by the tTcacherous and ianaiical Aho-
litionisiS of New England. and that We regard the
annexation Of Texas a. vita not onivio The Inle-
rests and independence OF The South, but OF the
Union itself
Rmircd That we eolenlnly declare orr belief.
that the majority of The American Senators IN the
rejection OF the Treaty. OF Annexation have know
in@ly sacrificed the pubic weliareand The nation
al honor. To the base dictates OF party ScltlshnesS,
oil personal and malignant haired.
i,aUired That we will omi, no effort. but unit
lingly and undauntingly strive in this glorious
cause. ill we see the >,ar-spanged banner waving
over the waters of the Rio Brave: and though lac
tioris Senacs. foreign lnonafchie>. ana impous
aboiiionis,S forbid. we proclaim, what Nature her
self declares. "Texas must and shall lie ours.
Re@lrld That we return CIR hearty thanks 10
John TYLER for his manly veto on The corrupt bill
for the Improvement vi Eastern Harbors and
still more for his gallant move Tor Ire re-ahneXa-
lion oil Texa.; thai We approve OF e"ery step which
he has taken in this negotiation and in all these
,bings recognize true son OF the Old Dominion.
Rem,rcd, That we cntreat our friends IN Texas
not 10 regard the recent vote in the Senate as the
voice Of The American people, but 10 pause IN ne
notialine with any foreign nation till their fellow
citizens here can. through the forms OF The Con-
stiuiion extend TO them the hand OF kindred love.
THE aho,-e resolutions were advocated by Mr..
Carmen he mover. and were supported bv Ro-
hc,t /. Montague, Esq of MiddlesSex, and james
3. Thornton Of Caroline. who sevcrally address
ed the Association.
On motion. the Association then adjourned.
EDMUND L. NOEL. Chairman
II W. DanrrrSpsor-cu SrrrctGrU