The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-01-14
Wl1ig MeeIing

tral Committee, respectable number OF
the Wings of Fairfield county met at the
Courthouse in the town of Lancaster, on
Saturday, the Sth inst.
On motion, S. P. Buchanan, of Green.
field Township, was called TO the chair,
and G. T, Shaeffer, of Lancaster, appoin-
ted Secretary.
On motion of Geo. Weaver. a Commit
tee of five was appointed to draft re solu-
tions expressive ofthe sense of the NEE
ting and also TO report Central Com.
mittee for the ensuing year. The Com
mittee consisted ofMessrs.P. Van Trump.
James r. Pearse. Walter Mcfarland,
Geo. Beery, Sen. and Geo. Weaver.
During the absence of the Committee,
Charles Borland Esq. addressed the NEE
ting.
Geo. Weaver. on behalf of the Com-
mittee on resolutions, submitted to the
meeting the the following report:
Resolved, That to again agitate the
question of"Banks or no Banks" is an
insult to the people of Ohio, who have
taoice declared, through the ballot box,
that it would be inexpedient. impolitic
and highly injurious to the interest of the
community atlarse, to desiroythe present
excellent and safe Banking system and to
demand "the payment of all taxes in Gold
and Silve.' only.
RESOLVED, That the present Revenue
Law of our State, based as it is upon the
Cash Ualuat'on ofall property, is founded
upon principles of equality and justice;
but that such provision should be made
by the Legislature, as to secure more
equitable valuation upon the Real Estate
of the different townships ofeach county
Resolred, That, in the language ofthe
majority ofthe National House of Rep
resentaives, in Congress now assembled
we consider the present war with Mexi-
co, "a war unnecessarily and unconstitu-
tionally begun by the President of the
United States"
ReSOlUed, That we view with deep
regret, the policy of the Executive, in
prosecuting the present unnecessary, un-
constitutional and unjust war against a
neighboring Republic, for tie purposes oJ
conquest, and his recommendation of car
rying the war into the "vitals" ofthe ene-
my's country; and we therefore earnestly
call upon the Representatives ofthe peo-
pie, in Congress assembled, to adopt
such measures as will bring this warto a
speedy and honorable termination.
Resol0ed, That considering the series
of splendid and brilliant victories achiev.
ed by our brave armies and their gallant
commanders, during the present wal
with Mexico, unattended by single re-
verse, the honor of the United States does
not require our government to forget the
virtues of moderation and magnanimity
towards discounted foe, nor TO exact
from Mexico territory, to which we have
no claim, when we have yielded to Great
Britain territory, the title to which Presi-
dent Polk declared to be "clear and un-
questionable"
Resolved, That. while we are utterly
opposed to the annexation of any Foreign
territory to this country either by con
quest or by purchase, fit is forced upon
us by those, who have plunged this ma
ton into the war, we shall use every Con-
stitutional means to prevent the extension
of slavery into that territory.
Resolved, That we have heard, with
qualification, ofthe passage of the Reso-
luton of Mr.. WENTWORTH, by the House
of Representatives of the present Con-
gress, by large majority, declaring that
the General Government has power to
construct such harbors and improve such
rivers as are necessary and proper for
the protection of our navy and commerce
and also for the defence of our country"
and that thoseRepresentatves from Ohio,
who opposed its passage, have failed to
represent the opinions Of the citizens of
our State and have proved recreant to the
interests of the west and of the whole
country,
Resolved, That the necessity of ade-
quate protection to our manufacturing in
terests still exist and that any Tariff,
framed for the purpose ofrevenuo alone,
is highly detrimental to the prosperity of
the country.
ResolUed, That in the opinion of this
meeting, the establishment of the Sub
Treasury system, with the"specie claus"
was unwise and inexpedient, and that
subsequent events have shown that it
must, sooner or later, ifnot repealed, die
the death of "tslo de Sc"
On motion of John D. Martin, the re-
port of the committee was received and
the resolutions by them submitted unani-
mously adopted.
The committee recommended the fol-
lowing persons to compose the Central
Committee of the county: Messrs. John
Reber, Geo. Weaver, Charles T. Shaeifer,
Henry Miers and Isaac Claypool. On
motion ofCol. Van Trump, the meeting
approved of and adoptedthe recommen-
dation ofthe committee, and the Central
Committee was declared to consist of the
aforesaid individuals.
Col. Van Trump, Geo. Weaver and
w, P. Creed Esq. we're severally called
upon to address tho meeting; the latter
gentleman responded to the call in an
able and eloquent argument of some
length.
Charles Borland Esq stated to the
meeting that our fellow.citizeu, Gen.
George Sanderson. had been proposed