Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-09-19
9. til The T;h November next,
NJ MCPHERSON DANIEL,
E'nr II. Enqu,r y
R.,r,MoRE. Seniemher 9. ISIS

BALTIMORE, September y, lS4S
THE WILLIAMSBURG RESOLUTIONS.
Messrs. Editors An absence of some weeks
in the valley of Virginia, has prevented my see
ing the newspapers Of The Eastern section of the
State during that period. Hence it is have
Just met with your paper Of the 25lh of August
containing what purports 10 be the proceedings
Of injecting of the citizens Of Williamsburg
on the 18th Of that month. To my great
aston shment, find this meeting has undertaken
10 arraign, try and condemn me as criminal
subject 10 their authority, and responsible to
them for my conduct.
TIE first emotion excited on reading these pro-
cecdings was that of mirth. 1t must have been
an after-dinner affair, and even then it could no,
have been Injecting of the citizens Of vii
liamsburg.' There is much high intelligence il
that village; there are many men Of sound sense
and thorough education gentlemen, who know
the proprieties of life, and who, | am sure
would not have participated in the absurd eXhi
bllIon which this "meetng" has presented. In
deed, am at loss TO comprehend how any man
living in such population, could have been
brought TO participate in such a proceeding
proceeding, whose absurdlty is only equalled BY
lis arrogance. There must have been tempest
IN the city-a "tempcst in a tea potn-to effect
sn complete an overthrow of their intellectual
equilibrium.
Is il not surprising, that il never occurred &c
these judges tha did not come within their lu
Tisdiction-that they bad no right to take cog
nizance Of my course, either as private indi.
.dual o. as visitor of William and Mary
CoIlege--thatI was as responsible to them as tc
the citizens Of Warrenton, or to the Bashaw OIL
Bagdad, aud 40 morei should not have been
more surprised il / had seen in the "Courier Of
Constanlinople" that the Turks had held pub
lie meeting, and expressed their sense Of my
unworthlness as an American citizen. II is i'm
possible there can be any one in Williamsburg
unless in the Asylum, who believes that an
in any way responsible 10 that people, other
than every citizen is responsible TO the people o.
the whole State.
The resolution adopted gives the judgment O.
the meeting" that am unit to be 4 visitor O
the College; for two reasons first, they have
heard thai have expressed myself very "harsh
ly" agains; The citizens OF Wlliamsburg-and
secondly, tina, have denied "their right TO take
into consideration the affairs Of the College /,
choose TO say, as have great respect for the
people OF Williamsburg, and am very unwilling
TO lose the kind feelings Of those whose
acquaintance have had the good fortune
10 MAKE. hat they have been misintorm
I'd ana utterly dcceiyt. havs never given ex-
preston ii an; "hafsh feelings towards them
either Individually or collectively, and have never
enteIialnrt aay such feelings towards any one d
them. They have been equally duped and i'm
posed on as 10 The other proposition ON which the,
nave based their resolution. There is not one
%ord .: truth in The statement. | recollec, or
one occasion 10 have remarked that the inlerc.,.
Ut The College would be much promoted il ,her,
we're less slr.-, agitation and parry ieeins
among them on The subject Of its concerns; and
ihai as they had no, the power 10 control the af
fairs OF The institution, | did not perceive 10 wha
PRACTICAL good result their party excitemen
could lead. | presume they would all concu
with me in the truth Of these remarks. Blu, a.
to heir right 10 take into consideration the al
airs OF the College have never denied il.
This meeting, then, il there were really mee,
ing, now occupies the position of having arraisn.
Cd and condemned an individual in no way sub
l.ct TO their au horiiy, and that upon some Ara
plan nights s'ofy OF offences never psrpelraied
But the proceedings, as published, have very