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WHIG STATE CONVENTION.
On .motion of Mr pVuill. lietotved,
That.the Whig papers ot the Slate be
reauested to give publicity through their
columns, to the prooeeduigs of the Ctia.
scniioo. f,'v ' ..;:..'
No otlwr business rcmamins to be
transactad, Gen. Patterson roso and
said, that as the labors of the Conven
:ion bad drawn to a clcse, M would
read a Resolution which had been laid
n the table bjr a member cf the body.
(Mr. UugTici.) K was as funoVs";
HttQlvtd, That the thanks of this
Convention arc diw and hen by , tender
ed to the lien. John Owen (V the ablei
Signified and impartial mawicr in u hu h
!k5 has discharged tin. duties of the
Chair. ' , '- , ...
The question having been pit on its
adoption, it lias unanimously deciJcd
ia the affirmativo.
A mikn bavin been made, that ibis
Conventioo adjourn fine tfie, the lrei-
Kent, Cp. Oicen, roW, and remarked
s fulljwi: ' . '
I am, gcntlcmep.pft finctrcly tmprrs
ct with a sensa'ofrmyuFa patUrXfor
Se duties ofthetair. that I rcadil
13 - " ; Tf '
was proinpted.. It is due to no mer-
)' ofinc. but is dictated bv a soir t c
iiMlncss and fuibcaranc', un your part,
1 , . f. 1 .1 1 .,
have Ueh very cdteu liomred by ih
inv associativo in 1
v. -
II.-. J V .1
hlicncvcr called toatt in a ipublici fco-
t nave roaao n a ruio . laruii;
lril;,.l .!..BiU..v ... r. AMaM. ..
iy aliidy my full quoto of emce.
n Jcr tho iniluencc of stfch fcefuii and
pstrmination, I have resolved foaccept
) lCJipiNntnmit of a JJtHtelVfkateto
jc AathHial I'onvention. Thouira jtiy'
resencp, hk that ot the head ot every
-tiilV is indiWnblo at lwnne, must
rrcgo very other consideration but
'e success of the glurioiia caue in
pwcii ve.are embarked.
tVrfoet anainimitt. grntleman, is un
f'JamaLlo in av deliberative bodv.
it members have intelliscnre to
Wrstaid,mil; iilept'iwlcnco to five
l'rc3mn to their cpiinons. A sufU
teitCV lif if ,t a ..l.tnimvl lirrn f. r- ntl
h'l'a J practical purposes. 1 pan
" ,n)"U aUngetitleinen. wi;h unfeigned
laih e autl regret, and it permitted '
1 to express mvwlf. with this ii'jttno
J'LGTyEUV WHIG IHJ IUS
I Jy' ,nlv be active at
y l'olls, but in his 'neighlioili'totl, lot j
''ft ('OI)srttllln li!ini.(ir n mwUiiu tn.niiil
hbirh 1 10 1111 1. mitt iri.kif tA Ki ...in.: 1
tiny uniiua tw jus' vm i"
X cause, and thus lav broad and
l?D Inn r.m.l ..'..... ..r. ...... ...t.i.
n hiitrini. ' 1 will ii.t till iki
- I I UVIHIIf t f WI SI'
"r, ontlcmcn,-This Convention;
ada afjqun:d rifcaut day. l
Z .f " u r-Vr iWical blessings which
1 il Hhfth.M 1.M kill I lu. ..a.o . . . .
iSP1 y 7 . "V ! surpassed, "either n ru
V.7.:r-: '. riri.' w5.yo cmbzed
ILl.LtflVl iir fr-lir-.'XI.,IV.f
I; i.' ii i' it. n.... ........... . .
MIU McQUEEN, from the General
Committee, made
7 . '
mMfPd
oached tha rer(VirmniwA
which was unanimously adopted
yieiued.liie most patient and nrofonml
, . m uwwui v
.COMMITTEE. , :
We have apon
or the duly assigned us with a. just des: ient of prospective , blessing,, with
gree ol sensibility to the eventful nature what , unrivalled
wi .iiv cii.j5 wmca nangs witn tha-rotat Uiey Pw be applied
.1.1- . I i . ... x". i ivviuiiVM IVUIU
ingmiui symptoms of taUHt v onr the p ssessionrf which ever
aesiitncs of our country. WVhava the rath of man
tfelibcrttion to tho present wture of ?maa prosperity have teen thrown into
our pofatcal inieresf. which a britl c6m-t-tatc of deplorable confusion and when
pass of lime, would permit t and we tall ihe'differenf nnrs.-W- W .w
have rearlipH ih fu m t,m ,
. r ' I'auimj v"if "'""o'l iijiu ajckiriHuive state oi
jriction,that a trTore sudden" tratuition pHWon by the mad Experiments of
from jttory to gloom, from streugth-to I Government. 8 V , n ,
imbecility fryn. moral subii.mt toj -Auhaf period lit he histoty of our
t.A i.i.rtVr-"n . :
nTT- '.V - ' . pain-
rZi : ,; r i'pa.niai4isto.
ry, than that winch the American patri-1
w " ""7 """ w: mourn w-m use .
. a . " s i
most alieetuitf ndc Kince the pres. ;
coadministration ascended to - fHiwer.t
- --mohbiiviii ! U 1 1 III 41 IH 1 k ff
our Oovcrnrnent hich ias 1 iMirtulcd ioltWot crast.es and expJoikiia' anion-,
servoas a sanctuarof -reA and of; V Dunking institu.i-mlV" When have
security, to the astia ofevrry t iliie uc cn tjlQ hon, trader2
has been converted into mi inhoirv in coumrr ju. .nr(.reMi,'j,i..j .
...v.. iw .t.-.rB, Miai iiisuu wiueni9 ir.e mercy of re
r -.-.(.(..iiis, i- I'wiiiivui , vi rrco wave we cv
liidn 11 iiiciuzen are icrjca m pen - i;owrnmnnr.,f 1.
corruMnngroH. fcrtdy l l! 'in .I!
ao insatiable lu4 for gain, l.avjp grtien
possewion of"the lofty emcr4ic s winch
were once fidomcd by ctntdiless wis
dom, untainted pyrity, invi.f2 fideliiy,
ennobling magnanimity, aid iy perfect
disinterestedness of tteurt And wlx n
thAmericao citizen,1, witli anxiMUs soli
citutde, nov scafchet for a spruii of
h'salib for the political maladi': which
infesttiuf cpunfry, instead of recogm.
nog it in the constimiHHl ark which
bait let A con'rfcrated by ilie hQl and
jvisdom 01 fbe patriarclis ol the Uevold
lion, Ic it driven to that auiitamee f ir
tl slty bf Kular freedom irliich has
btitn hitMrto recognized as valid, only
in despot jc. Covernroeu's the vigi
lance of the people.M T .1' .,
la Great llritain it is a maxim of con
duct aindiig the people "which has been
sanctioned bv -the usa?c nfiiL'iirjrTeTiit'
ti Jid thciosi rroniinciit miiijsttrs as-
(uaiiu-iur any isairous resutis w.'iien
may fiow from Ilia measures Which are
conimeni cd an eolhsumaUd durhig bu
ascin4ciH:vy the cojafiVof itHta H
this hjaiinl ibouid be ' fciiforccd with
even a pailia I degree of rig.r tn itii
fefefencc jo Mr VIu
W at what poini would me pop.
bi. ;li -M ;:mn9.f . j ' ,
Z -J ' "I" ;r" " " . v
w.,,,,.. a r r
outics, the American confederacy was
t A s.k . . . , . .
rcyir, has been
nty or.pleniitude
man. We be
hribmermerrTizerreQinir"ils
broad fulds on tie surlace of every sea,
aifcl Cartiing the precious reward of in
aspirations, and labors unmixed Vi.li tfte
staring 'apprelansion' thjt its Hurest
and "most substantial achievement a i were
ahortty to bu'rdured'lo iiukl and ishes
br lbc cret dlayin 1? tuen ?utei: f the
ovcnmient., We beheld the .farmer
sowing bis ground w ith Ijo joydls antV
cipation' thUt i . rich harvest was to
sprihgTrom tRo bosoui "of tbVtaf K 0 re'
quite his 'toil We Vlwhcld .the mer
chant arcurnulnting within thejarclepf
hist energies the rich-fabrics if. ov
;7
slkore, with the firm" rursuasioti jhat las
industry, and prudence would Ioq rem'
e safe ass lum.for himself and las chil
dren. ; W e beheld tho mechanic provi-
aing nimscii wno an uio componcni el
ements ol matter whicli peftain to hi$
" . ..... . .
vocuuun 111 uu
a.urance that
paiticipantoffn
uisrcu.rn.s vikhku w w rougm hho aru-
W e btheld in truth all the professions
prdsDwring in peace and in ynjor be
ncat.lt the benign inllicnco of Govern-
iiienf,, and conteiiMicut . and happiness
nreauin in a broad and revivinir wnve
. . . .
nu rucrining mo lontf estatiiishejl vph a capital o mV. Oia
be as to become the; ten loiiaons fdf AiibrV-i-l-ln " ITi-.l'i-W.
tis-h comforts, Mrhen jhese aLrgiMaturQ jil;jvord"to tlite latol aed
-I . I. IT . . .1..
cnt cheerless period to dwell upon a riain
Muui uun vAiivumj, ui mo union h me jniiufuce 01 mt, , v an liuren aw Ins par
other. " But w e are doomed at the ores-1 v. ' In Ijouisinna. whilst i!h. rwiriv now
AStlRBonO', (N f) FR1IHY. l)KCIiIBB
. . .. .....
arcnoj sotterifcd k a single cheerina
ray tut that WtudaT burst Irom lhA?
,,ct virtue. anergics and resolution of
a free and enrtchtenei peo Je And if
neriod of .. .i... .'I...
hent ho noblest
slescended unon
I,- . . r -
f) Tl fill rt in Arvr..nAH
hazzard: when'alt
, u,u m.c cycr w ineu sucii
r,ct'' oral wmrouJiti as e now
. v .t-.i. yi tv v VI
i ek after week to deplore ?
VVJeiil,ave wo ever heard of mich' frc
huent anH
merehan!.! in everv nari t.f ihrt
I yiei sail
Iures amonj
the
eracy t When haVwe; at any former
oeriAf, hw....-.-.; L . 'Lj ... .
'cVnfed
lent less, usurer ?;
er before se rr the
coEOlrylopeidyand
ruling a. w.r of ellcnr.wli,,! 'Jicti!i
again?i the use of credit in in ibe com
mercud ,trar:sactions" of the land
Wlim bave wo kfore seeh a President
o this ri umry dcnniiied inius views
of currency and commerce by die re
suit ofHe elvrui.qs in aoue particular
Mate r W ben have wc before seen a
Chief Migistra e cxeninj? all- his ener
gies to bht a ';r 'currency Jom the
American system of Vurreocv. ubilst at
sumo tih:nc f ,ia wrfirsUy ir
pionn me Lougrcss c titf JJiur-jj tatcs
iu mua mousunas ot Up, anmir- Jtt 'o
pai:r , to recuo , vtU.'tuivtrnrnedt
Irom Hi embarnmcnt.T lVhciihave
we ueeu pioen'U witii'a.i i.MhTiuaifi?
of observing surh uleep and' Confirmed
rfl!Lui.-nlca !ni .A. I l
fer,flasics of iSur potnlationfm the Dart
W American Pres.dent, as tat which
10 .lop the huticit ti'a-s of-this
confederacy of the nrlvileiK of borrow.
iog capital with wheh to proti ufoithe
usual ,traii.ctlor.s et triklol Ami where
amonzst llic reevrded tioeds of tha "ru.
b-rs 'bfavaiikintl, will web adequate to
inrasirorTfacmyTno bi.es of such fla
grant turpiuidd as i;;t n kh Mr. A'an
JiHO? h?5. visWajp s trivia v;imaib
lafe, banking institution in ibe.croatioft
ofwhictr Iiq huu:l( was an active and
irdiucntialfartivipaott It is ft' well es
tablished tact, that wuh an 'e'teVral pro
fessinn of hatred to the United States
Dank pliyirg upoa his ' lips, trrid with
the sword o destruction confinualV.wa.
vjng in his hand, ngarnst that i:Ts:ifution
ie3 nSlilinr.ft.t
for ilie localion of a branch f iV-irriii
political emporium i f New "York, It is
an equally authentic portion cf his histo
ry, that he is now exerting the r whole
scope ol his power against till the tank
ins institutions cf tho country, alien the
inuucncQ .of that rmrty to whieh be be
logit haa ttlil.i;nhfflricf rWof-ttj
auihonty brought tnqre banking institu
tious into e"xrsten and a lamer Unr
CPpitufiiiitu circulation,-than
ever-pi U plo Ixp Within "ten limes
tlw satiie spaed. k any 'ornfef period.-
U New h;ftt-hire-8iid iMilne,. which
arueachdcvcMcd to Mr. Van FWen:
bank's have beeif inuliiiJied Vnd bank-
o-vBpi!w;iicreaseat, aiarc-Jfie Vnn
Curen'part aame ehtru.vid with, the
rens of pqvioti 19 an altp wi r' incredible
extent. t Within the sfirno Kfrvits ortitue,
tho State Dahk of Aiabaia.Y Jias been
.........
prewoi AilmimsfraiiunS of the GoYct
ital from Uto nearlv se vent v-five mill.
ioni,of dollars , U "the grsat state! o!'
Ndvv; Virk j a hundred buaU, fxclusivo
'o!itifiUinerable loan and trust ctvmpi-
nio. Iisva Kfcn in k t.
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17.1 : . . If r. .1.'
power was invested with "tho coMrol
ii-
6, 1889.
SrtSsd
lour mulioiis of dollars. And in Penn-
S !!0: kson and ralren
Slull Ii' reason ana VaBuren chal Government; and for ha Via
!frfn ?fn ."aft: tothe erecUou bf su,?
"-.wiaoHar. , And yet with all 'eminent on the
Ef "t'1'?61 with all'
these broad and stubborn facts to m.
Myj?,ei!dW r1
hf r 'r- T nC Wf?' V".
Buren ha, had ,n the erection of banks
-e is be d . up - wjtlj rapturous ap-1
pW by his fr,endsas the implacable'
enemv of bank. u h it i,Afc -,.if
no hattti.-tri m ..fu T Lir .t
pnminent facts; in Mi. Van Curens po
nidi . jiisrry.-. we cannot refrain1
irom suDmiiting to the eonideratJvti, of j
tr.e vonvention the utte fallacy and
ivi.vy,(jcs oi an nis oroiessioru ol cevo
tiori to the freed ef D'eoiocratic fAkb
VVas it Democratic, to vote for the Tar
riff In its, most .odious 4 and tepulsivtt
forms a meatmte wjiirh was univer
sally allowed to be founded upoa aatram
ed constructKm of the FedcraUhatef !
Was it democratic to Vote M'(u$ eroc"
tion of toll gstes upon' the Curilberlar.d
U.ad a nieasura.w.hicU' is admitted on
all hands, to embrace; theesseaee of
Federal doctripes? Was it Democrat
ie tc-support T)t Wittintoirrilie fed
eral ('andidate'for the I'residency, and
Rufus King, tho Federal .JCandidate for
the' fyiti.H)L Senate, during the lute
war with Great Biituin! Was it Dem
ocralic to suMairi General Jackson's
proclamation, sm?d during tliB troubles
produced by tbeullifieationera? Was'
it J-ndcratIc tcrsaociwa the exflunj-inff'
iv-uiunun wnicn ai oca a vital ytate at
the liberty 6 the Senate, tho principal
ark of safety, which has been rrovidca
ly the constnutioo for f tho riglws. at,d
lreedomiof the peoplel- Was -it Demo
cratic to sanction the force bUl.a nea
iuro which was not only regarded as
dijutful, but as a glaring infraction of
tne -provisions f the Constitution, by
many of tlio -rtDsfenJiglitene'd politicians
minis country i. is-if a conrse which
presents a demotTqtic complexion to
exclude moreian two thirds of the
qualified and virtuxius men in thisx-oun-try
from tho oflices f5f whicli their an
cestor shared the. bitterness, W every
""'"v uiavuu uic pcrus oi every
c6nflicf, merely iecause the disagree
with him m political aenfimentf is it
lemocraitcio overlook tlie fa rmersmf
the country in the distribution of the of-fii-cs
of Government! I- it pemocrattc
to, aequte ah unceasuur waf tmba the
use of jhat credit in- trade which consti-
totes l)ie vital blood of the prosperity of
uib eopiei - is iu uemocr-tic to bring
the patronage of the Government opci
ly constantly and irrosistably to bear up
on the treedom of the press, and of the
elective franchise? Is it democrati5--is
it consistent with democratic priiici-ples-Mhat
bershotdd jncTeaseTheleTpn
U's'of tlio Government to, more than SO
millions of dollars per year, when the
lact hai byeen irreversibly established,
thatfteen millions of dollars will con
duct its operations withvigor and facil
ity' Is it in accordance with his own
professions of democracy, to - resort to
every possible expedient in order to fix
tho Sub-Treasury upon the people of
this country after they havjo twice, $
clared themselves explicitly and una
qui vocally against ill Is 41 consistent
with a due degree of. respect 'for, the
popular will .to withhold from tV pe
PU a directhoice of llicir-chief majris-
Jrate, .when they are universally . known
wwoniiiiMj iu a i ijuire- imi, pnyuege,
knd when too he has had it in his power
at any period since his elevation to Dow
er la corisumate the measnrcf , U it nnt
(flagrant violation of the cardinal prin
ciples of democracy not only to refuse
to' lend his aid 10 a measure of such ob
vious propriety and ustiee but. alio to
bend 'bis full energies against the distri
bution of the nublio ltA amnnct ilia
Staicfl Of tht Uiiiou Rafter the purposes
for whlchihese lands were ceded to the
Government have been accomplished.
anq when, too, the most powerful Slates
of ihe Union have beeu addressing the
most convincing and lervid appeals to
Coligfess ia favor of the measure! Caa
vtx A Jicrlhgiicrnocral- whai-ap
Ipraei by thef ublic x)f Urttt
ItJrS dftfuclion of ,t,cre 1J-fated cre-jtry. constitute thefoblv legitimate foun.1
at,JS8. I".0 power and influence, tains of P91iticaL Wer! ?. If Mr. Van
Whilst we are acanolmf-the 'moatnuren caA be an Accented Jen.
M'MBHR 45.
for hW(,pe0 demonstrations of
attachment to the usages ol n monar
Government aX haS:
p pavo
eminent on the ruins of, the 1 American
ltenuhli l;.. ,r..:XI 2 1 ,??
admtration of thtf world! An I
i1 possible the nature of thing
thaf he should be a pure and accepted
republican, w by asceuded to the supreme
poW of poVer h this confederacy by
!. ..J. L..-i. v ' r.. .
burning incense at theshriiKj
. . . . f 1
.wi h a Ilthese glaring errors and omis-
aions tnatiging'np6o h skirts, it wU4
Prore exceedingly difficult matter Jor '
any person not. to bo a' democrat, let
. . - . - f. vwwwoti a 11. 1 IJMiriHI H ill ;
him pursue any and every course agree-
?y.lo-.e randtmvdirectiona'of hij
will , 4 .4 r ( - J. :: t , .
' But let us devcte a brief: intcfVa! to .
the wrjuiry whether iln Van Buren has 1
been laithfut to the del? tnrft nn wohAn. V..:.
Bible trust which has beeif
.is cbargtff Since be has been clothed " '
with the hiffhest attributei .
there ha vd been largelymore than ona ' " " .
million of,doirars tost to the people by i
the dishonesty if collectors p the rev
enuei hpof'MrVan: Bufe-Tfailed to "
bnng to Recount' as he should have' ,
done; ivhenjas, it fias been establishet, - ,
to the satisfacttoq oCe very jrtnuiring and ; '
unprejudiced - numl.lhat during all tho
adn.Hrtstrattons of the Government pre- C. f
viousto those of himself and of General . .
Jackson, there was lost io the Gorprn .
mcut tire comparatively trifling sum of : '
ivw iiuaurea aua miy tbousand dollars. '
c1i.-lUc",$ 5ro and criminal act of : -negligence,
such a 'shamefQl degree of... .
indulgencetltfib'ase and. greedy pecula- '
J":lM-VPre-nrn aspect of
faithful-ess to bis high functions I Uo- ,
der I'lesupc-vision .of himseff and of
bis immediate predecessor to office, the '
prosecution of the Florida war, which '
has been as barreo of good and glory to '
th country as it has been prolific in the-'
expenditures of noble blood and of pre- '
cious treasure, has cost the country for- 1
mn9( dollars. Bul the lata' war :
with Great Britain only cost the Gov- 1
eminent 9d millions of dollars, when it
was in progress during the protacted -
-pace of three years bumbled the tow- r
ering pride of Great Britain, and encir- -cled
Uie; American-brow r with laurels of
iulperishable verdbre. Does such' a
prodigal expenditure of Ihe fundi of tho
pooole merely in the occasional butche-" ' ' "
ry( of a few handsful of untutored and '
musguided savaged indicate high souled "
sensibility to the solemn nature of his' '
duties I' Does it argue fidelity to his
high trust, to desert his post, during tho
long space of four months, for the pur
pose of indulging himself iq virulent pb-. .
receiving $2083 per monthfor his sex- '"1
vices! : ' -
VVas he actuated by a spirit pf faith
fulqeVtb hi.4 important duties,, whea
he failed discard from office one ' of "
the members of his cabinet who openly
u.v.jmicu, ucueu, ana aisoueyeu ihti
utn;ittiive -manoaie oi a - High jnifij1-I
luncUonary f Or has he been faithful
in retaining in oiiice, to the great deter,
ment of the public interest bis present -.
Secretary of the Treasury, who has ac.
quired as jnujeh notoriety by bis finan
cial blunder and acts of mismanage-
ment, as be has by bis, venal subserven
cy to the will or bis master) V Or haa "
he evinced a due regard, Jo the. public '
interest in filling the highest judicial fo
rum ra this country with rabid and rner
cpnary partizans of'his pwn,,who, atthij :"
bar, were the more distinguished the less ,
they had to do, and who, ou the bench, ;
aresoiahktaiHl meagre ia iheir Jeal
potportions, as scarcely to afford a res-
poctable judicial shadow ! -
us u -x .nsficct the peculiar
charms -which Mr. Van! Buren has pre '
sented to the American? public oa, tba
40udt otquahfiea dons. If lie has per
rmcd one acf r which entitles him to V
.heteputation of p-messing ability of a,
high order or to the character o'f being .
i patriot, jealous for his couutry "s honor
no has been such a faithful cbscrvar of
ihe eommatidjrof tbs holy sc Wp'toret,- as
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