Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-07-09

and we fear moi the consequenccs-ihe Repuolican
policy is the true and poPutar policy OF our couA-
try-nor can all the efforts and inhuence hereto
fore SO assiduously employed by our opponents
Manufacturing political capital for party pur
mn avail auoh. 10 mar lis growth or check lis
EnSress-fr in fact, those efforts have been mis-
fapiied and in the great trial so long and so
4 aIjkou>lv contemplated the cause which involved
\ e ir ONLY hope of success has been formally dis
ssehissed and Mr.. Van Buren, permitted ITO s..
thereof without a day." The nomination OF
Polk and Dallas may be regarded as constituting
i&ne-one on which depends more Inc eS-
Enlistment OF our diaintt're principles, than the
qualification of sordid ambition or Individual az
grandizement Let it be our great object then, TO
make those principles thoroughly known and
generally understood, and We have nothing 10
fear. Every day brings US the Intelligence OF
some signal and important riclory-out lei us no'
trust 100 far 10 such manifestations OF increasing
s,rength-the current OF popular sentiment Is ever
shifting and easily swayed and as well might
The mariner attempt 10 direct his course BY straws
let floating on the tickle tide, as that we should
~ attempt to ascertain, from the indications OF To-
~ day what will be the result of our efforts to-lnor-
row Pursuing steadily this oblec,-keeping our
principles constantly in view, and before The peo-
ple-who NAV say that our efforts shall not bc
crowned with glorious success With TINS com
Inunication Niessrs Editors we have the plea
sure iotransm to you the following proceedings
Abf a meeting of the Republicans OF Prince Id
yER ward county, held at the Couu House on Mon
~ day the 18th instant The meeting was large
and harmonious.
On motion of Thomas T.. Trcdway, Esq,
Mr. James II Wilson was called 10 the Chair
and John NJ. kirkpatrick appointed Secretary.
Mr. Tredway having stated explicitly the OBJ
ice, OF the meeting, it was
R.Soired, That Committee OF three be ap-
pointed 10 report resolutions 10 this meeting
whereupon Mles>Is. ThoS. T. Tredway, Samuel
e.. Anderson and George w. Daniel were put
upon the COMMITTEE
Mr. William e. Fournoy then addressed the
meeting, and the people al large, in an able ana
eloquent manner, sustaining powerfully the
claims OF Polk and Dallas, and closing with an
effective appeal TO the spirit OF Repubicanism
The Committee then came forward and pre-
scented the following resolutions, each Of which,
after few lorcbie and pointed remarks, suggest
ed by Mr. Tredway, in explanation OF the last,
was uRauin,opSly adopted
l. Reoiccd That we are opposed 10 the Fcde-
raj projects of National Bana-a Tariff for
pro,ection-a Distribution Of The proceeds OF the
sales of the public Landslide Assumption Of the
State debts rs the General Governments and that
We would regard the election OF Henry Clay as a
great public calamity, because We believe that
his elevation 10 the Presidency would lead 10 Inc
adoption of all these dangerous and atiludnouS
measures.
,. Rcsolrc4, That we 90 for total separation
Of Bank and Statc-an Independent Treasury
strict revenue Tariii-and for combining the ac-
ton of the Federal Government 10 It's constitu-
tiona, lmils-and that we cordially approve the
nomination of Polk and Dallas as the Republi-
can candidates for the Presidency and Vice Pre-
sidencv believing that their success would save
the Constitution from violation, and ensure To The
country an administration al once constitutional
and beneficial TO all interests without unequal IA
vors 10 any; and, therefore, will give 10 these Re
pubcans our earneS, and jealous support.
8 H.S2lrcd That we desire the annexation OF
Texas 10 The United States; and that we would re-
II ,rN T. et.NrnN
public sentiment in this country adverse to an
nexaiion at any ,me and that the election Of Jas
X Polk would be an expression of the public
will in favor OF annexation al the earliest practi-
cable period JAS. H. WILSON, P5eSt.
,JoHN NJ KIRKPATRICK, Sec y.
s-,rThc Petersburg and Lvnchburg Democra-
tic papers will please copy the above resolutions.