Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-08-30

AIR. Ambrose made few very appropriate
ysmarks-James Fl. Cox, Esq, was called for
lie arose. ami delivered speech q one hour
AMI a hall, in which he handled the Wings quite
,oashly, and cxhortcd the Democrats 10 lcrsevere
in The good cause that they had esponscd.
Upon the motion OF Capt. Mark +. Flou!ac;,
il was ordered, that copy ot the proceedings nc
forwarded 10 the Richmond Enquirer and Repub-
lican Sentinel, requesting them 10 publish l'ie
same and then the meeting adjourncG 10 meet
again al Richard Goodies Store, on the ti!l!d ~
lurday of The present month
WILLIAM GOODE, ST., President
=; W; re G.Tts' Secretaries
YORK COUNTY.
A, meeting OF the Democrats oil lork co"fl-
~ held in the Court House 1t York Town, on
the 10Th instant, for the purpose oi appointing de-
lryales 10 Tie Convention 10 be held III Chaiio'leS-
,.ls ON Tuesday. the 10Th September next-pr
VIM Henry SHIELD was called to the Char ana
Bailey I. k.lliol, appointed Sccrc'aff
on mo;ionot John Ill. Fox Esq, the Chair an
no,,nccl The following named scn'lcmcna Com
,ni,tce Ia prcpaie suitable Preamble ana keso-
hniops ior The adoption of the meeting VIZ: John
n Fox, Richard X. Garrett and James Scla'cf.
The Committee having retired short Tune, re-
,urncl, and offered the following Preamble ana
Resolutions which were unanimously adoplec;
PREAMBLE
Believing that the time has arrived when every
lover al liberty OF Justice. and Tie Union, shoua
cxe,, himself to the utmost, we have met to-day
Ia raise m,r voices in behalf OF Republican prin-
cirles. and 10 cheer our brethren on IN lacir op-
position 10 tie ant-Repuhlican doctrines OF
Henry Clay and his partizans. Let us glance al
some of his leading measurcs-onc OF 'he'h
Protective Tariff has been laudcd 10 the skie>; It's
praises have been sung throughout III: length and
breadth Of our Republic Is a measure by which
rhe poor are 10 be made rich, The hungry aieto pe
fed ana the naked 10 be clothed-lls 2dVecales are
continually CRYING out 'Encouragcho home menuiac-
,,,rs nrcert home industry. and raise home
market Tor your products Stripit ri lis sophsin,
and a more iniQuitus and unequal proposition
never excited patriots fears OF Just man : m
,iirnation When the Northern manufacturers
first asked for protection, il was granted WITHOUT
complaint. and was at different times increased;
they protesting 10 want il only until ti'ey conid
get successfully into operation, ana compete on
lair terms with other nations, which lhey expect
ed ~ do when the immense waier-poWcf OF ihc
conn,ry-the iaci OF having The raw materials
and other advantages were considered 6at WHAT
was n first granted as favor they now clam a.
. r;rh, Forpe,Iil Of the buIthen whlc. the oi''er
interests of the country had borne Tor them thsy
continue 10 raise tine cry ot more rfo'ceu"h anu
bo,3 ON, the Protective System a. yTe.' poilicai
panacea bv which The currency Is To i~re5uiaiea,
The price oil every thing which man mas 10 DuS
is /, be reduced, ana every ih'nS winch liz mas
n sell IS 10 he increased, and the country general
Il. 10 he made prosperous AMI happy y more
hare faccdhumbug was never at,cinrtct--and me
advocates q. this scheme Only nSe i To gun The
,,nSuspeciing and honest that they NAV ald them
in their nelarioIS plan Of ag.,raCt!iZng lew ii
the ey,ensc OF The agrcuturlSt the mechanic
and other laborng classes. Like The Egyptian
ling. they will continue 70 Impose BEAVER ana
more srieyonS tasks, until a, last, they VIII de-
mand their tale Of brick AMI refuse Us Tue
straw whcrewith 10 work. ;. ,..,.
a Tinted State; Bank is also leading " lii5
,neasure-onc which is unconstitutional, linpoii-
tic and dangerous They concealed t;ieii BANK
,ocirnes in 1910, and proieSSe', IN The addresses
which their Convention sent OF q the county 'o
he apt-Bank. But no sooner had they GOV INK"
power. and me, in Congress ,h;tn EahN bili WIS
framed and paSscd--and when II was vetoed ~
m. Presiden. whom they had clcc;ct. They de-
noancrd him a. a Traitor. and curses, load ana
deep, were hcapcJ upon him by In ciNaQsoih',0 I
politicians, spectators ami S!oekIohHetS I" H'c
c0anrv.
Internal Improvement hr,ha General Govern /
men, i another of the measures Of t!iiS @iea'
Wing Parry. which is not now much a@l'a;ed,
lu viii be revived, shoulh they succeed IN @e;iin2
into pccer. Let M Clay succeed in putting
anon the countrv a Protective Tariff, unhel
States Bank. and Iater.al Improvements ~ the
General Government and constellation o: as
nnion is ineyiable-an evil, which cannot he too
much deprecateG-oppo>iliont 10 The Annexation
Of Texas to the Uuilei States : also another
Whio :nea>ure-unc which originated win Tue
Northern Fanatics and AhoiitionlS's-and with
cut wishing 10 charge the h'S 'aftE VITA 40,
lif;,aisio we must lie allowed Ia say, hat gre;.;
many Wing, CHANGED their opinions ate: t!ic &C.
nnncia;i.nS of abolition papers which, were io!-
I,w,l - Mr. Ciays letter On That snhjec'
measure of so much inlportanc, H. the country
should never have been made party question:
and 10 Henry Clay belongs all the credit or all the
olium Of il> rejection. The conle>, between Mr..
Clay and Mr. Polk, i> one OF the highest interest
aud importance 10 The country II the one Is elect
I'd, wc can only expect an Administration sec
,ional and oppres>ivc-an almost entire subverSion
Of The Constitution. and we fear, a consolidation
oi The States, or dissolution Of the Union. IL
Mr. Polk is elected We may hope tor an admin
i>tfaion ofihe Government, accoui! 8 10 the Con- |
,ti,V:inn ard TO Justice. We have no fear how |
ever o! Mr. Claws election, unless perchancc The |
Almighty di.poSer OF events, ncenscd at The lido
:alry and ma:-worShip Of his party, should en-
taithis hca.v curse upon Us. ard say OF rs, as lie
did oil one Of the tribes Of Israel, @Ephraiin i
coined To- his ols-lct him alone. Conscious "i
he justice o or cause, we will struggle TO thc
last AMI il ~ should be beaten, we have the sa-
t.>ldclion o. .nowing that in tins respect at least
we haze done our duly to ourselves, our country,
an! oar Gy Therefore he it
/. R.;o'r-d rha; We corliall; approve OF Inc
nomination ui James X. Polk for President, and
os,1r.e ". Dallas Fl Vice President OF The
rai;ej States, an. AT we will use all homo abe
means 10 insure their eaclion.
, Rsoic5d That We approre Of the Ccnren-
lion TO b. hei,i nj Charlottesville, on the ION sep
,@:nl,er lcXt.
3 r soirsl, That r. r. Garrett, r. l. Far2n-
holt. Wm. Nelson. James II. Shield, James Scla-
Ter 10 She'll, Danl Carmines, and L. W. Hut
gas h., and they are hereby, appointed delegates
i. tcpresen, the Republicans Of This coany ln>ar;
Convention. And. on motion, the Chairman and
Secretary were added.
Al,srnarcs-IIon Thos. H. Bayly, and X. q.
Scott
4 Rcm'rcj Tha. we recommend 10 our Re
publican brethren. Throughout this Congressional
District. The propric,y of holding District Con-
yen,ion al some central poin, some time daring
m. month of October, at which said Convention
Wing friends are respectfully invited 10 meet us
ii discussion.
). Rs@itsd That The following Names gentle
men. together with the Chairman and Secretary
i, appointed Committee 10 correspond with our
friends mthc district upon the propriet;' d holding
sail Convention, viz : William Nelson, r. X.
Garge,., ana John IL. Fox.
On motion, il was
& R,.,lrcd, That the proceedings Of this meet
ing lie .isnel BY the Chairman ANA Secretary,
aud sent 10 the Richmond Enquirer and Peters
burg Republican ios publication
WM. HENRY SHIELD CIa2maa.
BAILEY I. ELLIOTT, Sccrei0Ts
MARSHALL. COUNTY.
Agreeahlv 10 previous notice very large con,
course Of the slaunch Democracy III Marshall
convened a, the CoMl House on Saturday The 5ih
- -. iad q, liz, steamboat landing Il