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UlCOtlUgi ll)d ■ . ; -il ...;. . i lutuctl
SI.J i epnrtcd a Ibe.md le, an.! the follow ing Resolutions, ,
»v':ic!i were unnnimoUsly adopted by the incctii!":
/‘'-itji ■!, Dial wo v.*il| nnpl-iT evert honorable !
Mtans lo pu-venl the eltctiun of Gt n. J.o.kton to the
presidency.
~hh Ilctoti rl, Tint we approve of 1' r lea ling prin-[
C’jiiiio upon ivhi nt..e government is i:nw ad ministered.
u^iJ Utterly i!;-.'.te:ievc the itepidai . n of i.ear,:{ ,
< tPruplion in the election of the »: uent cbm titBgib- ■
irate.
-*d, H...Jred, That ivc approve (he nomination of!
Hen. Juxin’i (1 • i // niU\ H'm. />. /*«gr,
• Srt/i .'/•/«>/1. Kt'h inJ ly. tiirtorx, John IV. Page,
( >• . ./'iHit’t i{ 7. /.'</ic-irJ .1. Smith, I Jr. Pfiiliji Smithy
Phi’ip It.trie .7. Cent. Jo. » Ship and ,1 if red It. Voir.
r,l% in .ilo at iht: set < tal sectional inittitvs, as i!c- ‘
.’elites to attpnJ the cnvcution to be TtuiJeu at j
Jlichin ni 1 on ti.o !i of January next, to form an
elect ; 1! ticket favorable to the re election of the «>rc
*< nf chief magistrate of the United States.
■ h. tl's i/ivt/, I oat a committee of vi^iliuiro he ap- ■
i'o uted, to coa»jst of the following person®: t’cl. Henry
1>eatty, Capl. F.bin Taj lor, Joseph .7. Williamson, Ja'- >
yob Cooper, J is. Wiggenton, IvJvrard J. Smith, Col j
end,veil Smith. Ehm Milton, David .Meade. Richard .
J\ Meade, Dr. D&u’l M Cruder, John Bell. David W j
Mart.m. ( apt John Hh p, Robert flotcricli, i\Inj TIigs .
Cramer, Christian Holmes, George Bilenour, IVin.
Denny, Stephen Piitcha: 1. John S illagill, John Grif- 1
fi!h, John Wall, David Hollingsworth, Jacob Grove, :
Win Campbell, .lifted II. Batkins, Isaac Hollmgs-!
worth, Kdivin 1>. UurivcL', Doct John Thompson, and j
Osluitl H. D.ivi». j
olh. tiesoicetly *1 lint a committee of correspondence ,
ho appointed, to consist of the following persons: Alfred i
Jl. PotvulI, Win I. Clark, John I lollmgsivoi th, Tlios ■
Duck, senV J ihn li. T:ldcn. James B. Doll. Henry I
Richards, Gen. Jniuih I .oekhart, David S. Danner, i
Maj. John White, Robert S. MTIav, Joseph Hackney, ;
Henry G mncll. Jam n I,yon. Col. J.nncs Bell, iMajur |
Seth Mason, John He: kcll, Jodiua L'lplun, Nicholas 1
Kerns, John \\ . Page, John ,M. Brome, Thomas .2.
Tulhail, Datid II. ..’lien, Humphrey Brooke, Wm. Ber
ry, Robert Montgomery, Robert 1’agj, Col. James 11.
Bowers and John Hay.
c.uh-li.y:-: cor.viT.
At a respectable meeting uf (he citizens of Caroline
county opposed (o the election o( Gin. Jackson to the
J'residcQcy of the U States, convened at the Bowling
sjirtea, on Monday, Nov. 12lh, IG.'T:
Wilson Alien, esq. was called to the chair, and Capt.
Jamas Madison appointed secretary.
'■The eject of the meeting having been briefly stated
l»y the chair.nn in motion. a committee of twelve
persons was app voted to prepare an l report a pieam
l-de an 1 resolutions ia fui Ibti anca of the object of the
meeting, consisiin,i of the following gentlemen:
l!S
lie.n,:. i 2ill
1 cub. Broad
i9r. Winie
43r. Dickinson
[’nil. i t. Join -i
Solid hr.vieina)
I'r. Urytioheatt
nr. Wright
Hi. llopUins
Dt. Washington Tennant
Wm. A. Pendleton
Hr. noswell.
After retireing :i -.!» >r t tune the committee returned
a i-.t teporicl the toil mi:g pieainbfe anj resolutions:
Whereas ne considi r the on uit national crisis to
tie unit of set inns and signal import, wc deem it our
defy as fiends to our cauntry, to make use of those
••(Parts which, under other crrrut.istance3 ive mi^ht
m>t con-ider to be so imperiously demanded. Our
object in the present meet icy, is, to express our sen
tinient* no the subject of the prcsiilf-ntinl quest ion\
«nd to adopt such measures with icg.ird to that mat
ter. as pro 1 :nc-i may appear to dictate, f >r contributin'*
to (lie maintenance of our national ; -. .e and hao
juneas.
V.'j hope it is mnccCi?.it y to assure our fellow citi !
iv'* j may diflar from us on this important question,)
tlr.it wc are actuated on ilie present occasion by belter \
“i dives than sucli which spring ft,„„ party-spirit:
tint ive have no persona! prejudices to gratilj;' ayd
«:*.»( ive are neither inll uned by opposition, nor
pr imptcd by a desire l > cany a f„i nrite point. Would
to [leaven, that feeling of this suit were banished from
arjtonj tis; or rt least, that they were swallowed up
m flie grand object — the common weal of our beloved
country'. Nor shall we consider it lequmitc to offer
to our respected fellow-citizens who may ditfer from
m, any apology for a measure which we all know to
be- the privilege of freemen.
It has been, we own, with a degree of indignation
♦hat VF3 bare s^en n man proferrirg bis claims to the
highest rioil office in (he gift of I ho nation, on the
sole ground of military eclat; ii.n'cneroush/ availing
ot the admiring gratitude of his country, to gain a rear
which we must consider him entirely unqualified to fitI. j
We need not arm mace that this man is Hen. . InJmo !
.1 iJc. j:U e say on lUa to! a gvo-u: / of mil Han/ ;
because we can discover no other: none on which a !
claim to tins high otlice can justly he founded: cor!
have many of Ins warmest adherents scarcely attempt-'
•■ i to paint out any %n :h grouu I. And a, it has been j
with indignation that we have witnessed (tic cl ,imr; ‘
»»fliiw gentleman; so ha. a been with asltnvt'i.Ac.-il,'
that wo (rave observed the mimbcis who (rave become !
bi» part z.ms and advocates in dilleient sections of
our country. We have beheld with peculiar mortifi
cation and grief a great part of Virginia arrayed on
this sideofthe qu- .lion, and have learned that host.J.
iiy to the piescrrt admimslratiou h the ostensive cause
of (his movement.
We do not indeed profess to ho the indiscriminate
aflvoebes ot ail the gobhc measures that have been
fciopted; nor nrc we at all disposed to vindicate every
s-’nlinitml that might hu fivind in Air. A Jams, creed—
B it we are aav:-.re,—(mil ire wish our friends would i
f our to the same cc ts.dciaiion.) that perfection eitiier
»»( wisdom or goodness, i, noi iu be expected in anv
chief niagislraio whom we may elect fro.rt among the I
sons of ms'ii; that «;v<-o j; ji wore, allowance most
! kiti no made for dm ji t-aces of opinion among the:
V'J’rde: and that it is thu pi.t of prudence rather to bear '
with some little partial ills
"Tli in f!y to others that 'iipy know r. if of,”
whore we h:iv'j portentous indications that such ills may
inuTn^hi.ti*
be of fearful and appai'ir," magnitude,
That this is the case no-/ before us, wc feel strong—
Jy persuaded; for while wo consider the present occu
pant of tho I’lt.sidcn.'ial ohair, as in a hg:i degree qua
lified for 'tie nfii ••<•;—vc look upon Ins competitor a3
entirely nnqinliuc I: ;rid while we consider our prc
neut i.s'inrnt situation to he, upon tho whole a happv
OTIC—-if ** *- ••*)• >, . .uw .*<•>• dwii i, _\yC me —
* ions'.y apprehensive tint the contemplated change
would o; era's deplorably on the state of the nation;_
if not in its i u nediate resu!‘s at; leant in its remote
nonsr pisuiues. It :s indeed to the iti.intc ronse'jtteucr3,
that our attention is n.nro strongly and fearfully y.tl
traded. When we contemplate the precedent nil,
which we ar: th: rjr.tcnrd;— vre uiea.i tins deration of a
man In me h-jd est (ici< ob.ee upon t-.e solo ground •>.
inditary fauir: we cannot but tremble for the safe:v of
loose m pub!.can institutions— the gift of Heaven and
tt.c deb^bt of our hearts—1 mJer the sha low of which
we have reposed fur Hourly ha i a < tmtuiy. Tier c.m
we refrain from begging on tepnhkc.su bicthron, .’.u'v
to reflect before they act;- t.» M:.iiJ aloof from '.hr con
tagion of party t-piril, and iimn ti n whirlpool of per
son >1 contrii; ion-; and with .,11/dy firrmif“ • and u* !e
p^ndenc” ru mind loa .stmie md maintain that altitude
vi iiich the rail' • «>f uur eon itry i.nv appear to require.
^Ve think indoefl that tb- g*oi. r ,3 nrn'pi eI has hr i/h
tetie?; nnd vr" nrc by no nu n . wuho :t liopr; (hut this
may ho the r»«o,
It ’fare wo co c .luiV- 'ht>i ro:ri_."!Ts wc ' a he occasion
to'-'.j 1 s't toirc fir from in': ti ling dwrespert
the unlit i' y c’-i; cVr; rm* that wo .it r -fertt.viil.r.w
to accord to f >, n J.ir ;-.,n thwt u.erd rr atjtude and
p.atst w .itch I*.s count'v has i.ern dir,
I in. r
Iv con
I.-.t rewa-<1 ho <r.
; I so 1t;lp!y to
‘J i' f0'*' 1 1 wc rcar’i
•;t Wc cannot .erne that I’heon shall
« ■ i> •• the t. in.*? of I'.*’ -mu vv cannot ngi<c to ro
ll aid .. iCikMm v.-;th to I’ics.der.ttaJ cham; — wc cannot
il.is m'gh'v -i ■ . . f,u : .-.i,-* we say and jurist
s y, w- const b r hr u . ■ ;1 and «c add, divpja
l,r»fd t-»„:—in ). ti... wan: of proper talent*
V'r :>!.ice;---‘i . , 11v temper and general
t -n - -f min «. ri- rc.n we ; • of the 'rr<d bv its fruits
H.vf form O- 0 hr-, s
yif%
T.bbu iorc\ 1 tesoiv cti, iii. il \.i• deprecate the project*
of llti* elevation of Andrew Jar kson |o the Pi esidrncy, !
and doculi fly oppore that im-amie: *uJ (here being bul
[ivii caniiriJ^lei on this occasion,
iiwlviil, • hat wa do as i ^cideJly' prefer the con
tinuance for ti c in xl presidential t«tm cf tj;e present j
ncumbciit John Adams; in whose integrity, ability !
ci.i general principles we continue to repose high cuti
ivlenco. I
Resolved, That five persons be c’iuscti from the
county of v. aniline as delegates tn the proposed Con
vention to meet in the oily ot* Uicbtnond on the Kill of
January next, tor (he purpose of framing an Doctoral
ticket for the use of our citizens opposed to the pre
tensions of Gen Jackson; arid that Lawrence liuttaiie,
Kobcit Corbin, Wilson Allen, Dr. i\ Robb and Capt.
James ."Madison, be our delegates to saiJ convention—
any two or more of whom to act.
Kcs. lvcJ, That a corresponding committee be ap
pointed, composed of the following gentlemen:
Dr. Dostvell
riidip II. Jones
Win. R. Carr
Dr. Hopkins
Dr. W i ight
Dr. TLos. Lf. Anderson
Cnpt. JobnG. Catlett
Dr. John K. Stone
Wm. L. Quescmbuiy
John S. Pendleton
John G. Lawrence
Dr. U/qricheart
I! umphroy I fill
Who are authorised
scour in the delegation
De'-olved, That the editnrsof the Knquircr and tho
''•’big in Uicbtnond—and the editors of the Herald an.I
Political Arena in FrediicRsburg be requested to pub
lijb the proceedings of this meeting.
WILSON ALLEN", Onih*n.
J .vmi.s M.tutsox, Scr’ry.
to fill any vacaucy that may
A O H FO1. X H O HO l't. 11
On Saturday evening (he citizens of this Horough
opposed to (icnoral Jac kson’s elevation to the Prcsi—
dency, and friendly to the reelection of J. <£. Adams,
hohl a meeting at (lie "J own I lull, pursuant to public
notice, and appo-nted four delegates to the Convention
to be held in Richmond on the second Tuesday in
January next.
* i,c •meeting'm', in comparison with our popula
-u,n> rf,a"y both large aJiil resectable; pei Imps more
numerous Ilian any ive have ever seen convenoil on
any similar occasion in our town T!,e ITall of Justice
,vas crowded to exccst, and yet we could enumerate
a long list of warm and decided friends to the cause
wh.ch the meeting was called to promote, who were
absent. The good order and unanimity with which
the proceedings were conducted will best attest the
firmness and decision ol those who composed the
meeting.
"The preamble and resolutions were submitted hy
•loSKr.t II. koniuii son, K |. u ho prefaced ilic rea
ding of them with a brief* but remarkably neat,
, appropriate and animated address to the meeting, ofl
fire ‘ all absorbing question1* which now agitates the
nifiun—they were adopted without uuo 'dissenting
'I ho following were the proceedings of the mooting.
At a meeting of the citizens of the Borough of Norfolk
opposed t i the election of (leu. Anoiicw Jackson,
assembled at the C curl 1 louse uii Saturday livening the |
IO*h it.st. irt pursuance cf public notice, Gen. Koukh v ■
B. Tavr.on was called to the chair, and Josui-a 11. lto
ii;:utw llsq. appointed Secretary.
The object of tho meeting being stated, the follow
i'-g preamble and resolutions wore read, and on motion !
adopted—
The Citizens of fsorfn'k Borough now assembled, I
maintain as the cardinal principles of Republican Go-J
vci ninent, the right of the people to chooss their pub- '
he servants freely, and without the least interference, ■
dictation or ccnfrul. They have long viewed with dh— ^
satisfaction an ! distrust, the right assumed, withorn the
least shadow of delegated authority hy the members of
the State Urgi-datuie, of assembling in caucus, form
ing themselves as it were into a primary electoral col
lege, and determining who should he nominated for the
high ollices of President and Vico President of the U
mted Smtes. They regard this practice, as in itself a
dangerous usurpation, and a direct invasion of one of
the dearest privileges of the people. Connected as it
! is with the General Ticket sy stern, it tends to endanger
] (he free institutions cf our (Tun try, by vesting in fact,
; the appointment of those officers in a small number of
{ self constituted public agents, leaving to the people
I scarce any other agency than to ratify their nomination,
f Believing that the selection of a lit person to fill l!»e
• office of President of tho United Sls'.es must have a
powerful and lasting irdhiemc on the future destinies!
of their country, they cannot observe, without feelings ;
of deep concetri and regret, the present excitement ?n 1
relation to the individual w ho shall next be called upon '
to discharge the complicated nod important duties of I
that station. In common w ith their fellow citizens j
they willingly award to Gen Jackaon the full measure :
of praise to which as a successful soldier, ho is entitled. 1
li st they are not unmindful of the instructive lessons, j
which history ha3 taught; and can never regard niili*
iary talent or services, however great or splendid, as
nn all-sufficient passport to the highest civil office' in
the gift of a free and intelligent people. This assem
binge deplore the political rancour nod animosity cm
•hingered by thegroat con'toversy, which nowagi'arcs
this country; nod will do nothing to augment it._They
cheerfully allow to those »vhoih.f«r from them in opin |
•on. the honesty of purpose, which they claim far them
selves. But they will out forbear to express their
solemn conviction of the entire unfitness of Gen. Jack
son for the office of Riesideut of the United Slates,_
the complicated and multiplied civil duties of which, his
temper, ins education and his pursuits, have coufes
sedly disqualified him to perform—Sustained by no ci
vil qualiitcations, but icsling his pretensions on miii
tarv character alone, they would regar i Ins elevation
as an evil omen to republican institutions. They deem
it therefore a sacred duty to themselves and to their
posterity, by all fair and honorable means, to prevent j
his elevation.
s n;s moelmcj, arri*, 5 »l;;pOif?J to iijifgc every Ail* i
ministration by its ac's, have seen nothing in tl»r> course
of measures pursued by Mr. Adams and bis cabinet, to i
justify llm violent a; <1 indiscriminate ccniuie ivirfi {
woicb it lias haeri assailed, On the coutrarv, they see j
n'» jest cause to doubt the purity of their motives; and i
H'ptr principles, as far as liny have been developed by j
lbe:r measures, are but a continuance oi that general |
V' Stem, which, approved ard supported by Washington, j
JeTcrscii, Madison and Monroe, have conferred ou this
na'ion nnexainpfeJ prosperity and happiness.
.":r.r!r:?t thrrrf.re, il-nt fj-.e nf-^rs of Norfolk now '
assembled, cnnrttr in tba expedie.vy of being represented
in tiie rmnrnfhui proposed i«. be assembled at Richmond in
t imnry rexf.fo l»e composed of «hd"ppitrs from the several
itouii 1 ies a mi towns in this - tn*-. f..r the purpose. of framing;
submitting to the ju ojde of Virginii, a tic.V.et of elec*
tors, opposed 1,. the < '.<T!i"n t»; aural Andrew Jackson as !
R.e.-ident of the I’. States. i
*'• {•' : -f< f . best exertion* to pro*I
'1,,!n lhr re-election *d • -»*»n <* linry Aii.ur,> as President ofi
il.p United states.
• -. f * r ■ - ,. f1 bat ,1 ‘r I *r,e gat c? be a pon*otcii to rep; e- -
fnt 5ne cit./ens now a., rmhlerf, in -»i I Cnir.cuiinr; any i
on.- nr mo,c of whom •>■!! romp.. :,„t to act; and that •
■ Jr. J J-’renrh, Joseph it. Robertson, .John Mvurr, an.1 t
Ai'-n 1 Taylor, hr; the said dele -v.i-s.
■I fl/Mlrt \ That
tepben Writ-fit,
f>r. I’.idio !5 11 ran
Airs. Jmdan,
I«aae Tnlbn%
lb f*rer;u,
IV. 21 bomb.
Stt ep- no A i,':t,.' •
J >!!.,’« \V...id", a, '
* • . flon ;\1,
lVier l,>i-g.
Taos. lirni.
U. Shield-, ~
He -a Committee, (aru,
buy i' shall bi,f tr> cun
th
■OOirl
II 'iter fli-rron.
If,Miry Wood! ,
i . I,. llnb»rf*on,
t,liv. l»el iny,
V. in. (•. Ca ,1 p.
Cbas. John • ,.
'■ is Korrurji.i-f,
Oik.j- S. 11 1 memo,
Henry II. Ili-dtiMi-.,
J. fl. K .herlsen,
Atrb’d Taylor,
' f hoin may act) wlioc?
!n other Committees on
o miter uimi
VuV .l ‘ "U" V :r^"i are empowered to
supply an” vacancy whir h my occur ,hr.
mi;uV.n0t,0,,,C';"' U',bl* 1 ly,0r W!'< added • o El Com
.>. l.’ffO !r/rJt That the proceeding* ,
simed hy the Chairman and St-rreta/y, a
the paper* oj this tii.ice.
PORT. P.. T
. s '1--.>:i t t •
3 meeting be
* publish, d in
/,< >i. IS. 1 cot .V'J-i.
*'*•! a meeting of a portion (.f the frceboldoiof the
county uf Ijo»»i r», npposi d to (J,e election of General
Andrew Jackson to the Pies ilency of the li. St; '
held at the Court ionise, on the 1J !i ••• y of November
V'.27: I’rcdriick llm ris wan « nli< ,1 to the chair, and
James Michic uppeitittd rccntaiy.
On motion, I.ucu-n Minor. Ur. Joseph W. 1' ud!e
ton, Benjamin It. Drake, ai d James Michie, were
appointed a committee to prepaid and rcport a pic 1
amble and resold..in-., in act idaiicc with the object !
of the meeting.
The comm.lire having retire ! for a short time, re !
ported the following preamble and resolutions, which
were unanimous} adopted:
Tiie citi/.en freeholders of fjOttisa assentb!" 1 to con
cert meamres fir preventing the election of (Tendin'
Andrew J.icksou *>• the Presidency of the U States,
deem it prof or, hi idly to enumerate the motives winch j
prompt them to such a course.
In lifting tip their voices against l!i£ elevation of a
man, ton hurt they own themselves and their country
so signally indebted for his services in war—-sort ice's '
for winch they have ever been fervently, >et rationally
grateful—the members of this moating comcientioudv
believe themselves to be acting upon the ctcm.il
foundations ot renst.n, and of j't.'t jti'inri/i’a.
Casting their cy*-s bacltwaid upon the transactions
recorded iri I lister}'. they liinl all former experience I
a anting them against the oangi^s to which the repubs (
lies are exposed, from the usurping character of mili
tary’qualifications. Greece and Koine were ot.ee tier '
enlightened, r»s this republic now is: wa s. waged
at tits! for defence, but attci warils for conquest, nou !
iished tonrti i! virtues to the exclusion of civic one
•hstingtiished waniors monopoly/, id the partialities oi
their countrymen; and soon the clustering democta
cies of Greece, as well as the solitary grandeur of the
Roman coinmomve ilfh, crouched beneath the in.n
ittleof despotism. rI\> omit the various Sicilian states,
l which though or:cc fl >uiishiug and independent, are
now principally lamcil by the enormities of Dionysius
^ Agalhorhis, successful soldiers who oppressed them.!
modern Italy has swatmed with republe-, that rh <U v
me sunversiou «u uieir iitjcrli.-M to u,.» gr.i-.Vi u en
croachments, or the sudden assault, ot warlike lead- •
OTS. England, after a long, sanguinary and truimpli
a:d contc-t with kingly tyranny, wa« nnl lvni by a
chieftain, i.• *, in l!.e very name and tinder the !>.us
tiers ot l;Lvi'.\ ikeght his way to height of authority ■
tiUi.i w h:on toe re-established throne, even oi the fv r
| mer tyrants, was a welcome refuge. France, after
; awakening from the lethargy of centuries, into which
I alnuiute monarchy had stupificd i.er, leil again under
| the more appalling despotism of a popular warrior:
and t i- n the sail of America has been polluted by the
; usurpation of an 1 Unhide; who, at ilrst hailed as the
champion and defender, died the enslaver of his conn
i try. It tv as thus that free nations formerly fe:I; it i«
thus, unless Imuran nn’.me itself change, that ever-.
! people must fall, who make deeds of arms the n i'enoi*
of fitness for civil office: nay, such must ha tiic (ate ot
all, who do not studiously’guard rgainst the natural
proiieucsi of man, to he captivated In the false glitter
of military renown. It is observed by a philosophic
historian, that “examples beget custom, an ! cu-t.nn
ripens into/<>::•; and the doubtful precedent of one go
iteration becomes the fundamental on* i»n of another.”
fI:story has been afdly callrd. ;rr v ,OCj»
■tp'.rzkixg to the future; and this meeting implore t: c.r
follow citiztuR, net tj let lh.it warning voice smind in
vain.
If it is manifest (as they beli ve it to be.) that a ruler,
of intents exclusively or even <f<: J>'J military, is in
general dangerous l<> a republic, both immediately and
by ihc precedent established, peculiarly strong cii
curnstancea should he required to set aside the dinjuati
fied principle in any individual rare. They respect
j tully enquire, -not traits of character, what extraur
dinary qualities General Andtcw Jackson possesses,
I to warrant uu exception in his behalf from fhe gru.e*
j ral role? Has he shore, in any civil station? ; jc jla,.
| (to the praise of honesty ho i: spoken)—vuluniai ily
I retired from the bench arid from the senate, ron/V-vs. d
| hj because of in zap city to fulfil their duties! Has he
displayed, upon any of his 1 timorous occasions for dis
playing, a profound kr.cv.-:*d.rn cl the nature o?
our political institution:? 11;, has sc.■/•■>/>■/ • com
plained, that !lie speaker of one branch of a .State I.e
gislalurc would not, at his rruiesf, prorogue the house
over which he presided: ami has bilked of r r.-.’i/; r ci
tizens chftrgttl mt’i 'i under n :n;':‘-ny yule
concerning spies taken in a canij! Has invariable
manifested towards the fundamental laws of cur coun
try, that awful reverence beseeming one who.e hir-li
ciTice under those laws was held by a solemn oath to
maintain and defer: ! thorn? lie has, with a sccrile
qious hand, loin the veil of the temrlo, v.r.d destined
iho sacrCHl mtnsrjr;. to sac!. ice, Im'cjui.'* {\it:x xcfzvii€tl
him oft the holy ('round which ho was profaning! and
there is credible evidence, that I e Ins since been
prevented only by the menacing interpoMiion of a gal
hint sailor, from entering the Senate chamber <r t! e
U. S. to indict bodily violence upon a Senator, to
haring, according to his sworn duty, in the Senate it
self, frankly exposed General JackcouL iofring-'iiiootb
of the laws! Ibis mce'ing waive as siiptir'lnoin, a
furtlier enumeration of d< Sciencies: though (after duly
allowing for some vile calumnies, which tie v disclaim
as unworthy of their catite they believe other chaises
are substantiated: and they appeal to the calm reason
and the candor of their country rr.cn, whether the me
rit; of the eminent persons:;,-; in quest ion crrepl him
from the general disqualifying rule? Thcv hope to
escape the imputation of undue asperity, when the.
Jc ’arc, according to the sentiment j,rcv ti.’irz in / hr
, o/'i/rx threo years ago, and in the words of Virgin.aV
, most authentic organ, that they ‘'would deprecate Ids
election as A f LI’.: II UJ’ON THE CCl’NTKV.'”
'I his meeting liasscen, with mingl’d * mioti ms of in
(lignaiion and wonder, a paraih 1 attempted to he drawn
between the Father of his country, and Genera! .lark
son. A temper, rendered tn.ld by early and l.abMun!
srl.'-command; a genHone's never known to have rn
gaged in a person:,I broil; a scrupulous fidelity, which
carried him through a seven years’ war without r n in
fraction of h' V7 nr.lima! or municipal; ar i a genius for
state affairs, discerned by the sagacity of Pa ne:: l.’ n
ry, even befoie the revolution, lobe the first in that
Congress which Chatham pronounced the ; u emc-t in
the world;—these arc some of the particulars in which
Washington utterly differed from (Jenci.il Jackson.
So immeasurable is the interval, so glaring ;iic con
(tnst, that (ho attempt to compare them can only'be
we wed as an impressive exarrq le of the greediness with
widen pretexts wiil be hereafter ??•:<",), far raising
mine still more daring, and leas hone*! soldier, to the ’
supreme command; until, ‘-the doubtful precedent of
one generation becoming the fundamental maxim of
another,r'the sway will at last be award'd of c sirup,
!o the candidate who wields th? U -fn-st 6wor |. If
!Iiirty years have producer! such degeneracy, as to
reconcile America » r a cartmari on of (!r.:icrnlJaff. gr,n
villi WASH L\G It-.V, it will bo blit a natural pro i
gres-!, should a ceniurv more h* in.I i her ciai.ir.v ,jn
fer liie Homiiialion of r (’a <;,r or a Cromwell, st If elec
ted, and supported is power hr armed hand*.
The citizens here as.v .doled do not entirely approve
Inc cour '• of (he cxn-ting administration, ard do not,
aotv pledge tiicirsc Ives for its suppoif. Yrt tt,cs can-,
not but obse: •. e. that in favor of ile mo ! obnoxious mea
sures, the rival candida'e lnc recorded his epini m*;
i.'-j tha' whe:President Adams ha /'re •>.*>, ...L ...
catc.l a censurable construction of the Fed', r.ii com
a et, (Irner.d Jackson has 1.1 nc'iun irreverently vi
dated its ur,-t src«c i provisions.
fho charge of ha rg in and corruption r> the r! ,-r.
ion of the present Ciiit f M»":'tta*e, l> ;s «»> total!-.
■ idtd of proof, by Wilncves ten from whom his con
viction was most confidently anticipated, that this rro.c
Lir.g (-o.t.c of whom 'mec gave c.t il -nce to it' f,
compel**.d lo regard it as a baseless calumny. Tl.ev
believe, that in supporting t\Jr. Ad .rn-,, Henry ClnY
but ac'pd corsi-'entlv Kith all I is former political
course: in parti n-rr, tlir.t h-s glowing aed p nverfil
Icnuriciation of General dack-ou, five years before, for
bis conduct in the, Seminole war. iorbadn hit**, without
.be most glaring inconsistency, to give a diffetenf vide.
And it is not d. .red tfT.t of tb~ wht<:e union, H.-nry
( 1-y was (lie roan whom enlightened policy evidcntly
pointed ent to !\!r. Adams, as u.'.st fit (n he Secie'sry
1, 0 vote ami the appoinlmcul are li e* obvious, why,
against all the rules of light reasoning, *ho«ifd diaho.
oe»t inducements he imputed’
t hints eo illy founded as those of Genual Jackson
inis meeting' can l ever suppoit.
Resolved therefore, that the metnhers of 1!»js mectitj'*
.without pledging thvinsclvrs to support John Quincy
Vi ' i ^ a* V1*” Presidential election) will use
all the law fill and proper means within their power to
prevent the election of General Andrew Jackson to
toe presidency.
Kefcuircd, that Frederick Harris, James Michie, Iiu
man Minor, end I)r. Joseph Pendleton, be appoin
ted Delegates on the part of this erecting, to attend
tnc convention proposed to be held in the city of Kich
mond on the <"th day of January next, for tiic purpose
at nominal vg electois, and of di viding other lawful
an ! proper measures for defeating; the election of Gen
eral Jackson.
Isosoh od, i .tat li^rtj^mtn If. Duke, Joseph \F. Pen* I
dletun, Janies Michie, Rob.-tlG. Willis, Dr. Francis j
Johnson, Elijah Hutchinson, Iticbard Tyler, Emllow
lliainham, Arthur Clayton, F.dinmnl Bullock, Huciau i
Minor, and George W. Tu.ehcart, he appointed a I
corresponding committee on the pail of this meeting. •
i.evolved. That the proceedings of this meeting be i
signed by the chairman and secretary, and published in i
the Richmond Enquirer, Constitutional Whig, and Po* j
lilical Arena.
FEF/DEEIClv HARRIS, Chair’n.
James IMichib, fcuc’y.
The proceeding* Cf Ohio, Prince William and Frank
'in, on Wednesday. Judge Dade presided at Prince
William and he U accordingly denounced in the most
approbiintis terms in the Telegraph. lie is deputed
1,01,1 that County, and Judge Sv.ur.dcta fro.n Franklin.
The voters of GOOCIIL AN D county opposed to the
• lection of Andrew Jackson, arc requested to meet at
Goochland Courthouse on the fust day of Movernbor |
court Ti»* \ t. to take into consideration tho propriety of j
ele. i >g rrminhc-s to the \uti-Jaek on Convrntion to;
be l.L'.ri in Richinor.J on the II• i» d.*\ of .January next. >
M \ >v \ oixrs ok Goochcamj
A meeting will Lj held at POWHATAN C. II. on !
Tuesday next. I
,/. 1CKSOJY JH2ETI Y'J.
At a mpf tii. f of planters ami other ritb'ens of dies- i
tou'ii i>l co. ill mimhcr two hundred and twenty flue, held
nt the Courthouse of P'ti! county, on the IJ'liday of No*'
vit: :er,ld»'T, to tuV.c into consideration the steps, in their
opinion, necessary to the re-election of John <i«tiu
cy Adams' as President of tin; United States; and to ex
press their opinions on that subi -ct:
On mi.lion of d.-.iin linker, which was seconded, Kdmnnd
i.nckctt !st I...' . to the chair, and l'nik Poindexter was
appointed Jh-cri’ni :
1 Itoir.as 1,. I-ii I.ict h.tvbjg explained the object of the
mtieii'On iiioihm, Archibald Thweatt, Thomas 1J. Uur
toot, John W . Jones, iili.im CJoode, setir. Thomas \V
i.i i„ i, .!"im imi.ier, Higgesnn Hancock, llrancb Chitat
M im. <11 oige ’»/. Cole, 1'ltlward Anderson, Michael IC.
nerr.iy, I.i, nard \\ . ; !.. i my and flob-rt Clarke went
5IT ' y '* ^ •t'biiiltee. Who, atte; a short retiirnient jito
• ■ toe 1 .lowing piea iv.:kc and i esnlutinjis, which were
! reportetl liy the chairman to the meeting, and adopted,
their being tut nr.e dissenting voice.
Whereas, it is the sense of this meeting, that had ti e
principle on which mtr cnflctitiuinn i, founded, that is to
j toet the will Of the people shall always prevail, been
.held sacred and inviolable, General .T ickson would have
! l’E,Ml e'ynl'{} •!' »he year U1JJ. That, from evi
, denee iaid before tite public, we ate with the most painful
, regret, satisfied, that .iolm Q. Adams a„d Henry Clav ns
j cencied to power by bargain and intrigue—That Andrew
' icksoii was cx -lod.-d roni the 1*.evidentiul chair against
t !1’-' 'v,llof a majority of the people, ami of the States,
i I.ecacse his iuHexilde virtue rejected with ineffable scorn
' • indignali ie. i dishonorable pu.podtinn, havim. for its
‘ o';e<*t Use appointment i f ll.urv I I *; ...*
or,t we bn vc tm confidence in the present ndmini.tra
'•on, or ti.e Coalition as it is properly called, because in
riiloti m to human aftairs only, we cannot permit ourselves
!<l, believe, liiat, “what is sown its corruption, can he ra:s
•m in mcorruption, that what is sown in dishonour, can be
raised in glory.*
j <i.K disapprove the iv-asnrcs and policy purced ar.«l
recommended by the administration. The political rioc
:nncj siMaint'ri by p.esilent \ihms and Secretary Clay
i-.evo a trnrtiMii-y to animl all constitution;,1 limitations of
power. 'I he mtwite and unjust interference of the admin
istration in the proceedings of Congress, and tZi.-ir st;1-,.*
Iqucnt flagrant and unwarrantable ncgk-ri r.f official duty,
oarn produced ih» grrat loss of the !u> r itivr commerce of the
Kr.i.d. West India islands, as well as checked the p.osperi
ty o. our commerce and agriculture in other respects:—The
joxerr,*. of powers to construct roads aud canals —to in
1 stitute diplomatic missions without ti c consent oftltnSen
: •" I’fotem iiiaini/.tctii.es, hv tits lestniciiou of rivn
i mer v and agriculture. imiM be regarded as in. st palpable
! a,ul ”,'Mu,in" •“frartiors of tiie federative principles,
and .mutations of power, as declared and secured by
:oe constitution of the United States, 'flic extension
l’n,,cc',nS ,i,r’!{r policy, coinmoniv called Mr.
; oiny S • Amn.ican ftyiicn," will certainly ’pmstiate the
planting interest of the Stntthei n .States, and reduce them
'toe. (.uloni.il bondage to the manufacturin'; Suites.—
.00 management nu 1 distribution of the patronage of
government—the frequent tours of the secretaries, their
(.inner, toast-making, and electioneering speeches_their
1 "littaring eulogies on President Adams—their li-minotis
datfemig expression*, and defence of the measures and
policy of the admim.trntion—Henry Clavs dinner speech
denunciations of Andrew Jackson, &c. fori|| ,
ff nnprcrede. il d and unwarrantable proceedit.2s.
prcs-.it.w; a strange and suspicions character, redouud:o .
to oiscretlit and dishonour of a Fedeu.1 Repwtdicnu
< loveniuient, founded on the w ill of the people of Sllvf._
States, and to be administered nremding to t'nc will
of,t onl/ h’faitinw.tc Mivrrvi-nty. For these and mai.v
ot.ier gnod reasons,wc the planters and ti::-en9of Ches
i te,l:..,d county hart- nw.'mhled, do orim$e the redec tine
Of i .•'Sit! Hi
l.t. Kiv.dvrd, therefore, that the dslegato., , f tld,
county and the Senator for this dist.irl nr- hereby
at.tl.nr.md and tosinicted, the one by their ror tilt,mis,
toe freeholders of Chestr, field, and' the other hv that
portion in I’ts cor.'tituenls here assembled, to attend the
mr-tmgo. the G.-i-r ,I Assembly f, irndly to the election rf
A til.rew Jackson »« present of ,1m I. nitc.i States, and
unit- with tlirm in forming an electoral Ticket to he.
recommit,di d to the’people rf Virginia fir their s.n-mn’.
. .. 1 hat the editors Cf the Richmond Enquirer*, the
Ct • nsi r tnt i anal Si lit;*, ttnd.OJd Poniioiou, a ml . thcr nnvesi •
tj-ers of:;,;- «.tv, b- respect fully u juried, to , ublisiV in
hetr respective papers the furegoing proceedings.
J*1>MLXI) I.OCKL I f, Chairman,
r\uirr. Foivnr. ;jy.r.,Secretary.
IT. (irntlemen, mnnied nnd single, disposed to pa*
ron ytt the nmttsrmcnt of D.mring, are requested (<
meet at tie Eagle this evening at 6 ocloclr, to or
fjanizr for ihr winter.
U^P.D.
iYI R* J’.rn.'7:rr';0'; r'”'5'r, ';i,!!r Mi.'vrms the I adie
. L »nd t.entlpinen of 1’,ichiiiontl, .Manchester, and u,..;
' icinin--, that lie will, in a few days, open the
...r a Mi"! t season, having organized a Company, in
a-'tirui".»n of whirl,, he has t eith-r .pared exertion i;,
exp'-nee. loth, Patrons of the Legitimate Drama. JVJ
1-. looks W ith solicitude fot and the f.adics ai
• rut.emeu rwrrpiiring hit Corps, will in a short tie
‘"'imit tbeh- talent, u» the chaste ttnd classic rtisccrnnie,
1 r* *:n«on I Am!in.< ♦•.
i\ov 17—i*
a lAt (IO.N.—All per. .w.s are hereby cautioned e-ain
trading for o. taking at, Assignment of a JVole rx-er
tr l by mo at,on, four years tijo, fo Zachariah Shu-rnrt fr
about seventy-five or eighty dolla.s, film amour., nut r,m
• tactly remembered,) for the. purchase of n horse a,
have a jo.t ofi.it against th- • ,h,„ itsaniMi.i
for win. a I beve com,ur need unit eealnct ,|lr ,aid ,S!„mar
CARTIin MOODY
V'- BAKER—Dentist.
rr.rv respci tfully informs the pol.lic tha't he hai „
' t’lriH i to Hi.-hint ;al. i -
a.•• t !I n■ • • ’ ' ' ' 1 • t-ftn :..y it mam .
* •
jSfcjtwotgg
__AY MORNING. NOV. 17, 1827.
Cy the following article it will be snenT that of the
surviving electors who voted for Mr. Jefferson on Iho
,'irl of > irginia in 1801, all save Mr. Giles, are suppor
ters of the present Presidential incumbent in opposi
tion to Gen. Jackson. Notwithstan !.ig, these are the
men accused in the Lynchburg address of attempting
to introduce the worst federal doctrines under disguise!
Hiese are the men prommuced, by the discriminating
correspondent of Duff in the same town, TORIES!
I’he men who met auj vanquished the federalists In
lo ll. are called by the wise of this generation, toritsl
The editor of the Petersburg Intelligencer has fallen
into a strange mistake. After reminding the public that
Pendleton, Wythe and Roatte, had been electors, an!
had tu.,cu part ;u politics, lie says “ii it was right tLen,
it cannot be wrong now.” This to he sure, would bo
the conclusion at other times and of other things; bet
it is not the conclusion of Jacksonistn. All things are
reversed by J.icksomsm, and the rules of reasoning
among the rest. For example; Roads when rrconw
mended by Mr. Jefferson, were deemed salutary and
constitutional. The protection of infant manufacture
recommended by him and .Mr. Madison, was well,,..
CL‘iici1,n9 illustrating their desite to emancipate the
country of British dopcndance. But what so “start
ling,” “alarming.” “consolidating,” “unequal,” “un
constitutional” and “oppressive » as the same recom
mendations from President Adams? Our government
has always claimed entire reciprocity in her coruncr
ciai relations with Ragland, and (h0 asseition of th.>
principle by Jefferson and Madison was warmly appro
ved by Virginia. But President Adams’ attempt Ur
enforce the same principle is called, “mad,” “mischie
vous,” “silly,” “weak,” “obstinate,” “foolish,” “per
verse, “ignorant,’ “diplomatic” (snecringly) and “ru
inous.” Doth not our brother of Petersburg, see fl„
snnplicity and uniashionahleness of his conclusion, that
what was right in Pendleton, Wythe, and Roqne
inns' he right in Brooke, Cabell and Carr? Undoubted!
fy it is eery wrong in tl.cin; it is called “madly shooting*
I from their spheres” hy the Cnquircr, whose consistCZ
cy so n ull entitles it to authority. If indeed, Brooke,
et cfctera> "’rro for Jackum, Air. Yancey’s conclusion
j wouM bo sound: it would still be right in Judges f,r
interfere in a national crisis; but as they are against
Jackson, it i- all wrong and undignified! What a U*
c\d icascner is Jacksouistn!
’ 11,1,1 the Petei sburg rntt‘!li-®r.t;cr
.-..e ./-J-Tscn Electors cf ILuO.
Wa ii'-fu.! it s^'od rcrc.itIy that .Mr. Madison, at.
‘Vn9* J,,(1 :V‘ Krookc, J.Ml.eCabulI, Judge Stuart, Or. FieW
cf Bruns/./ irk, Mr. McKinley of Ohio, and Mr. Newton , f
i\orf.>',k, arc the only survivors of the electors who. in IdUl
"Wfi the v,°,c uf lhUS,ale to Mr. Jji FK t; sc X— a ,ul that
I" C•X-ep, Mr’ ar« *>«w in favour
• t nir. An.vMs m opposition to Gen. Jackson*. Mr at,
nrs .xs opinion whs stated as ma.ter of belief; but n,r
■loiiht.appeared to exist as to the others. Judge B„0wr
;!™! '“'"f0 Hoi.Nil’s, who were also elected at the san *
t mr, and w ho have died S,„re Mr. A Js election, n,e known
^u'fcrrc<l him. hen in addition to these fact ,
recol.ecte,. that 1 irK-r.i.R of Massachusetts, Hemphill
>f Prim. MrLai.,* and Kid^ley of Delaware, of
i\t.«ittu:ky. Dray ton o| S. B.-r.ieu of Georgia, and most , f
i r'*°.‘"’V«!.»se states are a,miens
1 i u;° Oen. Jai-Hsnn, we ho, e that it will be nn Io„..,*r
a!..g...l that the icpublicnu paity, the politicians of the Jet
■e.so,, school, are against the administration in the presr, -
contest. . he convention which is to meet in January w-i. '
.t is expected, consist of many of the most distinguish,..T
republicans ,n the »ta.c-n„,„„p whom we have hear l
the names of Judges Brooke, C..be||, Coalter, Carr, Str w
a.t and 1 ado, Watts, formerly speaker of the fen
J»tt\ tnapman Johnson, t^-r. tve,
VVc have seen some objections made to nor JnrVes h«
vim* either lot or part in the election—b„, we ,)0|ip5„ ,
at the fir-t ehriioi, of Mr. .1. the venerable P, ndleton ami
JJf S.V l,Wh rI-c,.nrs5. »"«» «h»t in addition
. i .g, s before named ns having been electors. Judge Roa, e
Judge I?roi keiibrciigli. and several others ha vc beet, subl
sefriinnrly elected to tin* same nfhce. If it was ri-iu f -
it cannot be wnr,,« now. it w as right t,in ,
~OQO—
tr IV/*.—The Jackson men go on claiming- alt
-jes »i! —not a county but Noah has claimed, sat e wo
h.rdieve ^ohmibia. The administration prints in New
> or;i have ceased even to contradict him—they givo
mil fwing to Ids mendacity. Onondago, Oneida,
have elected the administration ticket
by large majorities, but Noah protests they are Jack
son men. .Mr. Sanford, an administration man, is elec
led to toe Senate, but Moses insists he is a Gen. Jack
soniin. Ia one county, Gcbhart!, the administration
candidate for llieSena c, beat bis antagonist 1200 votes;
but Mordccai s-.vcirs the assembly men in that county
are Jacksonians. Tim truth is, that except in the ci
lies, the eleslion has been no tr s». Tlie rr^vtnr nom*
nalions have generally succeeded, and that is all that
can be predicated with certainly. These regular no
minatbms ivere made by the Republican pa.ty, and as
v an Bnrcn and h:i party aic members of (be llepub
•c .n party,they have claimed all the gent Icmen efec
iod hy the eiTect of regular nominations. In man/
instances flier are claimed both as Jacksonians ai. ?
as administr ation men; and it is obvious that the ptnpl,
were governed by the single consideration of their be
ing (lie regularly nominated republican candidates_
Republicanism has triumphed in New York; but nei
ther people nor cam!.dates scorned to have considered
■ failsoni ,i as Republicanism. In the largo cities
alone, the line was distinctly drawn between Adams
and Jaokmu. In the large cities, the foreigners, tbo
cncninb, tbo slcmn and refuse, which are found In nil
• arge cities, went for Jackson. The sound and heal
thy yeomanry of New Y'ork arc against him. We
spsak conscientiously to the best of our belief, when
V7c say, that setting aside the votes of the city of New
Yoik and Albany, the rote of the state of Now Yoik
is as doubtful n before the late election.
—&S*>—
‘ Compare Jackson with Adams, (said (be Er.qiit.
rer w 1.and 1lore inferior.” One is n “curse ”
ti.e other a “monument of Genius” and ‘'an ornament
to hi.« Country.” What pity that files of newspaper*
should bo preserved!