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STAUNTON CONVENTION. I 1
Thursday, September 26j
Oliver Ill.'-Lnaran, Cq.-, a delegate from the
county of Accomack, appeared and look his seat.
I The President announced the presence or me
Re?. MrJ Calhoun, a Minister of the Presbyte-
r persuasion, Who was requested lo open the
nUeiing with prayer, sod who did so according
ly; in a moat appropriate and patriotic manner,
j Mr. Leigh, from" the Select Committee of 23,
reported the following preamble and resolutions
fur the adoption of ibe. Convention ;
iWhereas it is the deliberate and conscieo
opinion of this Convention, that the leading
Measure of the present Chief Magistrate of the
United Slates, and of his immediate predeces
sor, and the principles introduced by the one in
to the Administration of the federal Govern
menl, and on wbichjhe other has acted, is' still
aeliner. and seems indeed Onder a moral oecessi-
j It of continuing to act, have wrought aj practi
se!! change in the political institutions, of 4he
j country, most pernicious in itself, and fraught,
f unless it be timely-coooleracted, with the ut-
most danger to the very being of Republican Go
TVyrnraent ; we; therefore, regard it as a solemn
diily, imposed upon us by every consideration
j tfiat should mote Republicans and Patriots to ex-
eiu'on, to1 endeavtur, by all, fair, hoauraWe and
eiinotitut'onal means, to prevent the re-elecioo
ut Mart in van uuren to me omce oi rresifem
1 M .if ika TTnift Slolii ,1111 Inriiu In that hlarh
Station, iine able, honest and magnanimous
Statesman who will bring virtue and wisdoaj to
4ur Executive Councils, and conform the Ad-
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BiinisttatioA with the true llepublican princi
ples of the Constitution.s. ' '. ! HI
1 - We have seen the patronage of the Exeeu-
f ire abased and perverted to the mere purpose of
Sustaining the President in the exercise of a con
trolling influence over all the constituted aolbor
Ides of the Government. We nave seen men
appointed to offices of trust and emolument, with
tout any merit or pretence of merit, but a blind
and undiscriujinatiug support of the measures of
he: Administration however inconsistent pith
he professions which reeommended thi Admin
istration to power. We have seen officers; re-
'knuved from olace. without the imputation of
any fault , but occasional independence of opinion
and conduct, or want of influence oi of leaf and
activity in the partizan serviee exacted of them ;
such abuses of the power of removal Irom cmce
'as, in the opinion. of the first Congress, by whom
fin truth that power was conferred, amount to
liraneachable offences. We have seen officers
!in several instances, misapplying unaccounted
thousands of public treasure to their private use
'and audaciously persisting In their refusal tp pay
nublic moneys into the treasury; vet still wil
fully retained in office, in. consideration! of their
H lability and influence as partizans to support the
Administration ana us irisnas. ve nave seen
officers of Government contributing rateable' pro-
Iportions of their salaries to a fund to be employ
ed in influencing popular elections J thus cor
rupting the uovernment in Its very sources,; and
TdVpraving public morals ; and though the facts
have been proved to the Administration and to
ithe world, yet, by the wilful neglect of 'the Ex
ecutive to remove those officers from place.! they
jbave been countenanced and encouraged in 'their
criminal practices. J YVe""bave seen men rejected
bt discarded by the people, from public trusts
.sought at their bauds, immediately indemnified
by the executive fortheir disappoiotmen I, - by
tofiioes conferred on them, of honor, trust ' and
emolument. ' ' v H :j
We have seen the Executive patronage en
larged and extended by such an extravagant and
wasteful expenditure as no man had imagined
the possibility of : and by the corrupt and, corrupt
ing influence or mat patronage, we now una tne
xecutive exalted above the Legislature f all
he powers of Government, in effect, concentra-
ed in the President; and the just powers of Con
gress, of the representatives of the! people,
And especially of the representatives of j the
States, -reduced to insignificance and contempt.
pWe have seen the Executive Veto, designed
the Constitution only as a check upon hasty
find unadvised Legislation of Congress, exer
cised - on so many occasions, and in so many
foims, as would have shaken a British Monarch
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rom nis intone ; so exercisea. mat it nas ceased
p he a passive, and has become an active, Legis
ttive power; so exercised, that it has become a
ast, various and overwhelming branch of Ibre-
fogative ; 'so exercised, that the President by
continually defeating the will of .Congress, has,
iil erlect, constituted niooseii toe supreme (aw
elver of the land
Ti We have seen the President proposing mea
ill res fur rpgulating the whole financial system
jhe government ; such measures as it belongs
lacunar manner to Congress, todevisejand
provide, and which the President at the most
as only v nht to recommend : persisting1, Tor
yvars, in prising the adoption of those measures
ujHin tut tt-giMaiure, anu in spue oi me aijap
lrubation and resist a npe of a majority of the re
pffesejjtatives of th people, and of a majoijily of
lie people inemseiT; and still depending up
i ne power ana inuupace or tne iL.xecuwveia
ercome the resistance ax last. )
We We a design oow on Coot, and wejear fn
e nnvress of accomplishment, susrsresiedi and
jfcoiotuended by the Executive, to abandon; and
jirow away ( under colour of a graduation of pri-
is ot reluse public tanas,; rvhtcn is owy ibe be
Elooing -the vast public domain that belongs to
!ie whole natiuh; to deprive of all patticipatioo
t the;benefU of that domain, the old States of
ie Union, with whose treasure a part of! It! wa
jlurchttsed, and the residue vested in the Federal
Government by their free grant, and a large por
lion of it by the cession of Virginia, open the
express trust, that it " should be considered as
4 common fund for the use and benefit of such of
itie u nnea oiaies aa naa oecpme or enouia oe
cime members of the Confederation or i federal
alliance of the. said States. Virginia inelusiTe.
according to their usuat respective proportions in
ie general cnarge ana expenauure, ana snouia
faithfully and bona Juie disposed of ffbt that
i r pose, and tor do otner use or purpose wnat-
jver." And if it be the object of this scheme,
apparently it is, and as we believe it to be, to
inciliate the favor of the new States, for the re-
ilectioc of the present President to office, and
tor aspirants to tne succession ; and it utie old
plates stand patiently by, and let the first step
ofi the operation be, achieved j lb en we sliail see
accomplished a stupendous scheme of corruption,
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oil waicu oo exaoipie is to oe iouua in me nisio
ry of -mankind; if; H
- f VVe have seen a claim asserted by the Pfesi-
dent to a constitutional nghl to ihe-cusodv ol.
all! public treasure and public property, isdeperr
deht of and imprescriptible by law, inferred from
-riff reteuded constitutional rigbt asserted by i him,
I" "a -.a a ti
not oiiJy to appoint, out uKremove ai nis will and
pleasure, every omcer to whose care aay pu
treasure or property may oe connaea :aad we
it a ino iiimisiruu uieituuuu uu " "iiyugii tun
imvalence of the Executive power, regarded as
jtlled doctrine. - lf ! !1
We have seen the principle asserted bf the
'resident, that the' Executive Adornistra tion is
of the President, responsible t6 him only, and be
alone responsible to the nation,' for their conduct ;
a doctrine, which, if admitted; and earned out
in nraciicp. willldestro all responsibility, aind
abtogate the power of impeachment; of officers
of government lor official misconduct or crimes j;
since, to impeach the Presideot, the leader ajnd
head of the dominant party for the time beiig
is, in every practical viewj impossible.
, We have seen the President openly ana ear
ingly interposing; to defeat ihvestigations ofj
CnmhiitiM of Cnnorsa fnto Dublic abuses, an
to shield bis officers from lcnairv. unless specific
charges sbonld be first preferred against them;
sucn specinc cuargea, u wnupu oncu luuuji s
be determined to prevent, it was manuesuy im-
possible to frame and prefer :j and inns me unc
tion of the House of Representatives aa ihe
grand inquest of the naiionl has baen for ihe
lime, and if the dominant party . shall continoe
in power, will be permanently and forsver, anui-
hilaled. - ! - " - ji ' L J
We have teeo the sbtre of the power of apf
pointment to office, confided by the Constitution
to the Senate, rendered wholly nugatory by he
practice ot the President, whenever tne oenaie
has declined, lo confirm his obminaiiori of an iafj-
ncer, to leave Ihe, office vacant, anil tne puouc
dulses belonging to it unexecuted, till the Sen
ate Aad conformed to his will, i i I
mat a ' 0 I i ; -I - Tl tt.L
we nave seen f njris maqe Dy.iue r-aecuuve
and iis friends, and persisted in, to divide the
Deo ole into two distinct! and hostile elaaaes, to
array the Poor against tbe Hicb, and lo repre
sent all individual wealth as a just object of jeal
ousy to the great body of the community as if
t . a 1 a 1 I. h
according as tne exertional or nonesi inuusiiy
and enterprize succeed or fall, the poor were not
dally growing rieh, and the rich sinking into
ooveriv : aa if individual wealth were not the
inevitable result of the security of private prop
erty, and ibe security of s honest acquisition a
blessing lo the poor as well as the rich s andl as
II national weaun were any ining moie man ine
aggregate of individual 1 wealth 4 The present
rresioem oi me unttea oiaies oas. io eoieiuu
message to Congress, denounced the dangerous
influences tlmt arisa in Derioda of excessive
pfcspeiity, and the a nti-repubJican tendencies of
associated wealth :" in other words, that acca-
mulation of capital by theconiribulioo of many
individuals, which, t bourn ; the contributora look
to their own advantage, is necessary, in all coun
tries, and especially in this country, to render
industry active arid successful ; and indispensa
ble to , the accomplisbmsnt! of those; vast works
of internal improvement, how happily in pro
gress throughout the country, the advantage jo:
which must redound to each and every individn
al citizen, and which will tend, (above all things
except a wise, lust and prudent administration
of the Federal Government,) to promote, and to
preserve, the harmony the prosperity, and thi
integrity of the Union, uj j J
It is true, that while the" Executive Govefn
mentof the United Stales-has thus been ad van
cing by hasty and 'enormous strides to a simple
elective monarchy, tne ministers of that govern
meat, from tne highest to the lowest, and ineiir
leading partizans, have been continually makmg
the loudest professions of; zeal for ; democracy.
But of those professions we are compelled to dis
trust the sincerity ; because we can recollect a
pledge given by tbe men in power, as a motive
to the people to elevate them to office, that ha
been redeemed ; no one promise that has been
fulfilled; no profession of j: opinion, principle or
feeling, which they have pot utterly disregard
ed ; and because the history of the transition! of
republican governments info monarchies, in all
countries and in all limes.fevincef, that monar
chy has always advanced and got possession,
under the mask of. ultra-democracy. Monarch
ical principles and practices, the arta of corrupj
tion, the doctrines: of egrarianism, and all tbe
countless vices and follies hey must in the end
engender and mature, cannot be endured withi
out danger lo the republic; without drying jup
tne sources oi national prosperity, overturntn
the foundations of civil liberty and social happ
ness, and introducing discoid,confusioo, violenc
and misery, in place, of that harmony, ordery
peace and ireedom, wnicnf it was tne ooject oi
our benignant institutions' to promote and to se
cure. ' i . 1 r
For the troth bf all the general charges whic
nave been here preferred against jibe prese
Chief Magistrate and his! immediate predece
sor, we refer our fellow-citizens to; the history of
their admioistraiioh to notorious and recorde
facts. We challenge inqjairy, and I defy refusal
lion. . . ; - , ' ' - I j ji
It is tbe deliberate andlundoubiing conviction
of this Cooventien, that a majority: of the peo
ple of the United States,' and, especially, a ma
jority of the people of this Stale, are sensible of
the vices of tbe existing;! administration of true
Federal Government, and; ot the evils those vices
portend, and consequently of tbe necessity; of
discarding Mr. Vau Buret! from public confidence
ana omce. Aime same ume, wo are pamiuiiy
aware, tnat mere are ai visions oi opiuion among
us, on points in themselves of trivial imporuhce
compared with the greatfobjects as to which we
an agree, wnicn, ir we snail perversely comioq
to regard and foster, will; render the will of the
majority wholly inefficient, however great that
roajorjiy may oe, ana leave ine election or trie
President to the bnttedjl combined, disciplined
exertions of a minority. IWe see in the conduct
of the partizans of the President, in theii ennj-
unuai enoris to row, or 10 mname, aivisioos a
mong us.dnd tbeir care to note and exhibit to
tbe people, every ! diversity of sentiment which
independence of lbough and individuality bf
character have produced, the convictien the
mn who onorhl tn hpi
ot the office ot i Presid
nominated and supported
ent of the United States ;
and that N. P.lTalqaadge.of New York.oughi
lo oe nominated ana Bupporiea ior ine uuice yi
Vice President'; nevertheless, if oiher citizens.
concurring with es in opposition to the measures
and principles of jthei existing! Adminisilraliun,
shall be preferred; by ibe National Convention al
Harrishorg, as proper candidates lo be nomina
ted for jbose bigh offices respectively, we hereby
pledge ourselves ;to gt? e our hcartv and zealous
support to the candidates who Shall be so prefer
red and nominated. 1 i
Resolved; That for tbe purpose of dissemina
ting true information among tbe people, of coun
teracting misrepresentations, of communication
of views, of represeniicg to the Whig party the
necessity of active exerlions, and of giving to
those exerlions the most perfect concert as well
copies in direct
as energy, there i be appointed by this Conven
tion a Centra! Committee to consist of twenty-
ope citizens deyoied to ihe cause, residing at or
id the neighborhood of tbe City of Richmond:
And that it be arod is hereby earnestly recom
mended to the Whig party for each and every
county, city,boropgb jfend town in the Common
wealth, to appoint Committees ot Vigilance, to
communicate as becaaion shall occur, with the
Central Commilteel and generally to effectuate
the other purposes in this resolution mentioned.
Resolved, Tm it shall be the duty of the
said central committee to take early measures to
ascertain whether the Delegates chosen and de
puted by this convention to the National Con
vention at Harrisborg will be able to attend that
convention or not!; and if any of them shall for
any cause, declic0 the service, or in case of the
death of any of tbemU or of any inability of any
of tbem to attend, the cent! a! committee at
Richmond be and aria hereby authorised . to fill
anv such vacancy. Ill J
I Resolved, That a coinmillee to consist or
twenty-one members, (namely, one for each
congressional district) be appointed to nominate
the Delegates proposed to bej sent to the Na
tional Convention; by the first; of the above reso
lutions. ; fi 1 1 1 '' ! ,
I Tbe resolutions frere then successively pro
pounded from the Chair, and unanimously adop
ted, except that the second resolution was oppos
ed by one negative voice. !
i Mr. Dabney of Albemarle' the member who
bad voted against the second desolation, explain
ed that the vole was not givee in consequence of
any dissent from the preference expressed for
Mr. Clay and Mr. Tallmadge, whose nomination
he cordially approved; and would heartily sup
port. i-'ihlH' ; '
i The Chair then Bnooonced the following com
mittee to select Representatives to the Harris-
burg Convention,! viz ; Messrs. Miller of Pow
hatan, Colton ;of Elizabeth City, Boiling of Pe
tersburg, Kennon of Mecklenburg, Wilson of
Cumberland, Paimell of Pittsylvania, Donold of
Bedford, Yerby of Northampton, Dickicsxm of
Caroline, French-of Prince William, Wickham
of Hanover, Harris of Locisa, Chapman of
Orange, Colston of Loudoun Dandridge of Jef
ferson, Jones of Pendleton, Kinney of Augusta
Preston of Montgomery, Smart of Greenbrier,
McDonald of Hampshire, Gooding of Ohio.
i The Convention then adjourned to meet at
four o'clock. i!;TiJi : " I' "
1 hat boor naviog arrived, and the conven
tion re-assembled; ij i
Mr. Miller, from the committee to select Re
presentatives to Harnsborg,! reported that the
committee naa nominated ilo rouowing gentle
ben, viz;. . T W i :- '!
BENJAMIN IVV. LKIGH of Richmond
City, and JAMES BARBOUR of Orange
county, delegates from tbe Slate at large.
1st District -Dr. r raocia Mallorj of Eliza
beth City. ;:-; i; if H r'- . '
2tf James WJ IfEgram of! Petersburg.
3d William SJ Archer of Amelia;
4th Richard Kidder Meade of Dinwiddle.
5th George Morton Payne of Bockingham.
6th Vincent Witcher of Pittsylvania.
7th William Martin of Henry.
8ih John Tylei of Willikmsbatg.
9th James M (jfarnett of Essex.
10th Willooghby Newton of Westmoreland,
lltb Geoi J. B Harvie of Henrico.
12th Col. Isaad A Coles of Albemarle.
13th Jones Green of Culpepper. '
14th JohniJanbey of Loudoun.
15th Henry Berry of Jefferson.
16th August us Waterman' of Rockingham.
I7ih Geo Briscoe G. Bald w in of Staunton.
13th Gen. Peter C. Johnston of Scott. i
19th George W. Sommers of Kanawha.
20th Gideon Draper Camden of Harrison.?
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and aroond tile laid cffices whejever patronage
con tact with the community
But the mass, thB yeomanry, are yet uneontam
inited. ' Convince them where their interest and
the hooorof their country lie, and j they will be
ouua tieauiiy puisuiuu tueui.
T Hi Excellency the Governotcf j . .
ivui the .Members cj ine iwwf y ww
Fx L low Citizeks:
I' At the ninth Annual Meetip? of the Ame
rican Lyceum, held in the City if New York on
the 3rd, 4th and 6th of May. l$39, the follow
ing resolations, proposed, by Professor Brooks, of
Massachusetts, were maturely conaiaerea ana
unoirooosly adopted, viz : i ; j
I' Revived, That it is:fexpediet lo hold a Na
tional Convenlien for one week fn the ' Hall of
Independence,"! at Philadelphia, beginning on
the 22d of November next, at 10 o'clock, a m.,
for. the purpose of discussing the various topics
connected with elementary education in the Uni
ted Slates, i t it-- i t i !
f Resolved, That a committee of five be ap
pointed to request the Governor; (and if in Ses
sion, tbe Legislature) of each Stktein the Union
topviie ine inenos or eaacauun to men oiaie
to attend the ConventioaVV f f 1
i !cdpr OF EECOBD3
The undersigned, having been appointed to
form the committee, do now, in obedience to their
instructions, respectf ally addres3jcu on this par
amount subject. ; f i ' ; .' f j I
The American! Lvceum. in (akin? measures
to carry into effect the above resolutions express
es ;its deep anxiety tor the proper pnysicai, iniei
tectnal and moral culture of evfery child in the
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UOliea Oiaies. U U ascertain ao iuuy
as nineteen out of twenty children, who receive
instruction, receive it in the common schools.
These schools therefore bast be with us the hope
off civilization. libertv and ivirtoe.! To elevale
them so as to meet the wants off oar repablic, is
the high and single aim of the Convention.
Parties in politics and sects in religion will not
for' a moment be recognized in any form. No
cower will be vested in the assembly i It will
bei we trust, a company of philanthropists, pat
riots and Christiana coming together in the spirit
of an expansive benevolence, to consult for the I
highest good of the rising generation ; and whose
deliberations and I result! when published to the
country, win ortng tne great cause oi Education
simaltaoeously before tbe several Stales in a
form for enlightened, definite and successful ac
tion. As subservient to this humane and patri
otic object, we would sbsrseet tt few amobgr the
I many topics which will demand the considera
tion ot the meeting, vn: i i
- (iow many children are there in each State,
who. according to1 jthe llws of iat States should
be under instruction t ; How many of this num
bee are to.be found in the schools? What is
the condition of common school in each State?
What is ths organization of the) school system ?
What branches of knowledge should be taugb
in Our common schools ? What should be the
character of our common school books? How
many school apparalos and school libraries be
made most useful ? In what branches should
instruction be given orelly,and in (what degree?
What should be the qualifications of teachers?
Are normal schoolsf or seminaries for tbe prepara
tion of teachers)desirable ?r?On what plan should
they be established ?, Is & Central normal school
for jibe Union desirable ? J Should it be under
the direction of Congress or .a octety of citizens ?
What connection should Ine common
have with academies, colleges and universities ?
What models for school houses are best ?. Will
& f Board of Education established by each
State, afford the pest supervision and secure the
highest improvement of the schools f How can
it cteate teachers and lecturer best to supply des
titale places? ill a national system of instruc-
h tori desirable ? How'shodld a school fund be
applied? In what part of the State has the
greatest progress :been made in elementary edu
cation ? How met school statistics, which most
m m - - m t' I. i .
Oe tne basis ol legislation,; oe most easily col
entertain, mat ineir nopes ot success rest ion
our divisions and their own unanimity.
If it shall tifrn jout in the sequel that the vast
aaa an pervaaiog.power -or me iXecitive, i is
alone competent tp organize, combine and direct
a party to decide the election oft a President,
tljen the same i influence which will enable Mr.
Van Bureb to" accomplish his own re election,
will alsoeoa'ale him to dictate the election of bis
successor ; and we cannot but look with horror
and dismay, to the dynasty to which he may
transmit his power. ' - , !j ' it
In fine, this Convention, while U knows that
concert and co-operatlio!i amone those who are
opposed to the re election of Mr. Vn Buren to
mo irifbiueuvj. i ausuiuieiy necessary to ineir
success, is happy j in ihe! conviction that cuch
concert anuo-operauon win prove sumcienl to
remove bimfrom office, and to elect a trust-wor
thy saccessor. j 4
Resolved, therefore. That it is expedient, that
as many delegates as Virginia is entitled to elec
tors m tbe Presidential Election, shall be chosen
and deputed by this Convention to tbe National
onveoiion proposea to oe neia at jiarnsourg in
December next, to represent the his party of
Virginia, in the selection, nomination and ire
commendation of proper candidates to be sub
ported by the whole party throughout the Un
ion, for tbe offices of President and Vice Preisi
dent of the United State? : and that two of tbdse
delegates be selected from the State at large,
and one from each Congressional District of ths
a late. .: ; ; :
RuscTved, That whether we have reerard to
me opinions and wisnes ot the Uonstnueots We
repieseni, i.r .to the talents, 'on? experience in
21st Jesse Edgibgton of Brooks. -;
Which report was! unanimously concurred in
by the convention, ji I .
In pursuance i;Of; ihe recommendation of the
committee of Z$, Uhe I following gentlemen were
.Appointed a ceniraL committee for the S'ate of
Virginia, viz ; fWou U. Macfarland, Gerr. J. B.
Haivie, Sidney . I Baxter, James Lyons, John
M. Bolts, Holden ftbodesi Gen. Bernard Pev-
ton, Wyndham Robertson, James M. Wickham,
Peacby K. U rattan, Lewis W. Chamberlayne,
Henry L. Brooke, jvrancis B. Ueane, Jr., Col.
George M. Carringtnn, Sherwin McRae, John
B. Xoong, Isaac oddin,Pr. Micajah Clarke,
Samuel Taylor, and John Hampden Pleasants. .
On morion of MrJ Dormao
Resolved, .That each member of this conven
tion contribute the um of five dollars towards
advancing the pbjecis for which it has assem
bled, and that the same be paid to Kenton Har
per, to be transmitted , to the. central committee,
after defraying the pecessarj expenses incurred
here.- " ; i; U 1 1 j ..' .
Mr Miller bf Powhatan offered the following
resolutions, which Were unanimously adopted,
to wil : A resolution of thanks to the President
and Secretaries, and to the Citizens of Staunton
for their attention, kindness and hospitality.
From the East Tennesscean.
. UKJON OF.THE WH1CSY
We have been much gratifiedf late in ob
serving the spirit of harmony and concession
which" is pervading ihe Whig ranks in different
oarts of the counirv. it speaks well for their
success in. tbe coming Presidential election.
Al no time since tbe formation of our Govern
ment has our country so muih required its friends
10 DC UOliea in ineir euuris ior us tveuare s
the nreseut We rejoice to see that the Whigs
of the North and the Sooth, of the East and the
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West, are leeiing u aeepiy. u xnose sacrea pnn
cipIesV bequeathed to us as a rich legacy, are
about being sacrificed to power; The Whigs
are rallviDfir to the rescue, conscious that it re
quires their united exertions and the efforts of
their; boldest and most powenui cnampions 10
save them. This spirit is worthy of their 6ires
of the RevolutloD, and springs from the 'purest
patriotism.-- ' i ' t ;', . . . .
If: we would perpetuate our gionous luawu
tioos if we would restore this Government to
its original purity, we must regard the preserva
tion of our principles as of ihe nrsi importance,
and give up men, if they endanger these. It is
impossible for us all to agfee upon the most avail
able or suitable candidates for office. The preat.
requisites are, honesty and capability. If we
are satisfied on these points, and the probability
of their being elected, we should give them our
warmest and most active support. ve snouia
be governed .by a spirit of forbearance and con
cession. It is to this that our Union owes its
existence, & it is this cdone will preserve it. We
must give up personal preferences and part tan
ties when they endanger its saieiy. -The
Whigs, as a party, are too independent
not in respect to the great, principles ior
which they contend but each must push the
claims of his candidate for public favor, to the
exclusion of every otherl Thus,j;by dissensions
amqnff themselves, they endanger. their best in-
. tr . . j: - .
leresis. vve are conieouintr against a uau
much less in number than our own, which has
succeeded only by union of effort and of action.
tin . . .. .11 a 1 I
vvny can toe not nave una vve nae leajneu
from dissension in our ranks before this the im
portance of having but one candidate for tbe Pre
sidency, ana oi an uniting upon mm. 11 we
would wrest the Treasury from tbe hands of the
Spoilsmen; if we would put down corruption,
and again enjoy the blessings of good government,
we most unite upon one man. Of what conse
quence is it who is elected President if we can
secure these ? Our enemies expect to triumph
over us only tbrousrh our dissensions. J-.et us
disappoint them. Let, us also learn a lesson
from the Wbigs of the Revolution. Dissension
arose among them, but they did, not suffer it to
peril the noble cause in which they, were engaged.
Atone time during tbe war, there were maoy
who honestly believed Gen. Gates better fitted
to command the American forces than General
Washington. Vet they nobly gave up their pre
ferences, and the country was saved. Such a
spirit should actuate us their child;en. " We
have numbers, virtue, intelligence, and patriot
ism." We need but union to save tbe Union.
VVe are like raw militia fighting against a dis
ciplined soldiery . Let us, then, have one leader,
and fi'bt under one banner, and we shall be vic
torious. Already are the office-holders marshal
ling their forces for the great battle of 1940.
Let us not be idle. Let us not supinely yield
up our glorious inheritance. Our country has
need of her sons in this hour of her peril. Lev
us unitedly rally to her rescue. ' Be actuated by
one sentiment. Let that be the " union of ihe
Whigs for the sake of the Union.'
any other alternative 1
fair and practicable ?
oilier way, to arrive an
a majority of the Wl
W big voter znd W I.
science and honor to r
ranjjemenl fully and !,
Il would seem then,
canvass, when tne vcr:
assembling to decide t!
gates have been prorcu u
States; with a free, ex j r:
candidates preferred by t
when Ibe Conveniiut;
which tbe discussiur.s
year have afforded 1!:
would now dictate that ;
should be reposed in t!. ,
vention itself. Lspecu.
ed that any attempt to c
didates from bis fair cr
the Convention, or to r
eratioo cf his claims by :
pretence whatever, v.
depaiture from ah u
inflict a fatal blow cn i:
uy of the Whij party i;
'As to the assertion u
ted, in any xcay, his i...'
candidate, we take leav
ing its being vouched ;
journals, that we do ::: ,
BLK. OF THE STATEMI
too well what is due to t.
who originally nominal
en any intimation ot t:, r
tempt to coerce 3lr. c
we will restrain thef;:
ihe suggestion, but vvt
Clay well enough lossy :
expedient to effect their ;
been hit upon by any tcJ,
the temeruy to essay it.
At the same time vi e t
interested friends of tS.
the distinguished gent!
connexion $ and to be n
a hearty support to any
whon) the Convention :
ready to sacrifice our c
case, and thepredilectL
never sit Quietly by a;; .!
like Mr. Clay, who i;: 3
the reverence and alt:
treated with a meanr.c
as coming from men c!
our party, we are ashar.
lected
f
in j operation
Whatl features bf the! systems now
in f Holland," Germany, Prussia,
France and Great Britian, may; be most usefully
adoptetLin this counthr ? I j
Fellow-Citizens': The discussion of these and
kindred topics will; probably elicit a mass of in
formation, the importance of which cannot be
easily overstated. We Would therefore urge
those, who shall attend the Convention, to come
prepared for making known the valuable facts
they can gather. I believing lhjat all the talent
I of a country should be so tempted forth, by ja
dicious culture, as to bring it into profitable and
harmonious ; action ; that it is Important to the
puilic good as welt ai to private happiness, that
we should receive the requisite lsupply of useful
information ; and that each faculty, which the
Creator has impltnted in childhood should be de
veloped in its natural order,, projer time aod.due
proportion, we invite ; you to secure the attend
ance of delegates from, your State prepared to
promote this first duty of our republic the ed-
ucUtion or our i tooth J Believing that our
The President of the Convention, in a brief I vention.
?7 nTthia nrartical cansMaeoce deduced I public affairs am) trtMl virtna ttik mmuL
that odd and novel dogms,-ihat; Sll jEx- toconstitote the wisdum bf a ereai Sutesman,
ve officers are tbe mere servants or agents Henry tlay of kentocky is, in oar opinion, the
address, returned; ; his thanks for the resolution
just passed, and again, in the most earnest man'
ner, invited the Whig parly to 'sink or swim
with their principles, out never with men, and
congratulated the Convention on the cheerio?
prospecis wnicn saiuieo ine tv nig party,
ii And then, ion motion of Mr Dorman,
j! The convention adjourned tiue ate.
!j The speeches of Me&srs. Leigh, Johnson,
Archer and. Newton, when they touched upon
jthe iniquities of outi rulers and the state of pub
lic affairs, were received with loud cheers.
When Mr Leigh proclaimed war war to the
knife ihe spacioosichurch rang with applause,
put few assemblies ; have congregated in cur
pommy of superior intelligence nt one, I ven
ture to say, more disinterested in its patriotism,
ne spirit of zeal io the cause, determination to
nake it succeed, ant) cheerful cod fide tee in the
ssue, perradea the entire knass Varioas indi
riduals exchanged pledges to devote their eoer
jies to the triumph f a cause which ther 6e
ieve involves the haziness and liberty of their
country. Let this! spini but diffuse itself ever
the community-ilet! every man bot do his part
vigorously and faithfully in Ms spherelet but
liGHT be diffused among those whose situation
cu e them off from an habitual acquaintance with
public affairs and not a doubt toeed U entertain
ed of the regeneration of firgjnia by a Urge ma
jority. It is a great mistake io suppose the mass
of ihe people corrupted ITbey are now wVt
cosntry must look lo;inteIligerjfce as its defence
and to Virtue as its" life blood ; and that the plan
now proposed, originating in thf most enlighten
ed, views of freedom and hamanitv. will be the
first in a series of means for securins tbe great-
est good to future; generations,; not only among
usj but our sister; repbblics the Lyceum desires
to bring into a focus all the light which can be
collected id our land. ! Some of; the most diatin
gulshed gentlemed in several States. have prom
ise to be present ; and we wyuld suggest tbe
expediency of invitidg the m;embers of Con
irress ( whd will be on their wair to Washincrton
about tbe time of thelmeeting) to join! the Con-
J.
With the most heartfelt good
benefit o! ihe young, both inl your State and
throughout the Union, we are -
! Your friends and fellowTcitizens,
j Theodore Frelikghotsen, N
j. Charles Brooks,! Mass.
j I Johs Griscom. Penn. j
Heitrt H. ScHOoiiCRiT, Mich,
f !THEoioiE WkiTR,!Jr., N. V,
. Kew York, June, 1839 f
P. Si We respectfully invite each Editor of a
newspaper in the United States to give h pat
rons tbe opportunity pf reading the above circu
lar, and to add this postscript ! as recording our
iuub. iox uia irieuoiy co operation.
Perpetual Jtfbfton. Some Yankee, io
Cincinnatif has discovered the loog-songht
fojr perpetual motion, and isjexhibilfng it
inj a room over the" pdst onice, (ai very ap
propriate placed ac wet see! by an adver
tii eratyt in the Gazette. It is said that the
moving power is quick :7rer. The fellow
has stolen the ir vention froih theBnb-tteas-
crers.
From the Jetrport Herald.
The course marked t out,.. and undeviatingly
pursued by Mr. Ct.xri with respect to the ap
proaching election for ibe Presidency, has, from
the commencement of the canvass, been a per
fectly well defined one. and in entire accordance
with every act of bis public life. He has '' never
courted a nomination, nor placed himself before
the People for that bigb office, by any underhand
ed combinations, nor sought, at what he might
conceive a favorable juncture, for opportunities
to swell bis popularity at the expense of tbe just
claims of other eminent individuals. He has
adopted, we think, throughout, in a situation of
great delicacy, a most manly, conciliating, pub
lic spirited line of condnct, which, if he had no
other claims on the Whigs, entitles him to be
treated with the most scrupulous attention to
his feelings, and in a manner very different, we
must say, fiom what we have recently noticed
in some leading Whig journals, in one or two
States.
The situation of the country .since the accession
of Mr. Van Bureiv to; the Presidency, has ev
ery day strengthened the conviction of tbe ne
cessity of a thorough, uncompromising change
of the Administialion, to place its affairs once
more in the old road of well settled principle and
steadily advancing prosperity. Tne prospect of
eneciing trus change has kept pace with this
conviction, and, until a; very recent period, in
deed, the 6trong probability, not to say certainty,
ot eneciing it, seemed scarcely , to be ooubied I n
the best informed -circles. The chances of suc
cess, however, in a struggle of this nature, must
depend, among other things, very materially,
on the character and services of the candidates
presented, especially when the public mind is
to be roused to its highest energies, or sustained
in a great effort. It waS therefore; we contend,
wttn sound judgment, and a right appreciation
of his qualifications in both these particulars,
mat, io selecting a canaiaaie ior me riesiaency,
the! Whigs in so many of tbe Slates, at this cm
ical juncture, turned with such pride and cordi
ality to their old and never-failing friend, their
well tried and gallant leader HENRY CLAY.
As to this State at least, we can speak positive
ly, from a personal knowledge of the facts. So
H-strong was the feehnsr here as to the claims of
Wishes tor the I Mr. Clit to a nominalian. that, rather rjrema-
turely perhaps, and without a proper considera
tion for the feelings of another great statesman
in a neighboring State, then a candidate, a nom
ination was made at the winter session of the
Legislature, in this, a New Eqrland State,
when one State only fKen lucky jIj ad lormallv
propounded Mr. Clay. We know there were
exceptions to the remarks here made as to the
extent of Mr. Clay's popularity. Mr. Clay was
not meirjirst choice tor tbe Presidency in some
ot tne I Whig States. The State of Massachn
6et la, for example, though strongly approving
Mr. Clay's course, naturally preferred her own
eminent citizen, Mr. Webster. Ohio and In.
diana, holding to Mr. Clay as their second choice.
were supposed io oe tenacious ci their preferen
ces for Uen. Harrisoit. Pennsylvania also,
lira any time sne could with the least nronri
ely be considered a Whig State.; so far as ihe
AoU-masonic party was concerned, preferred
Gen. Harrison. To reconcile these differences,
and . bring about a cordial and united action in
the several Slates, whatever might be their in
dividual preferences what next was suggested
by theJWhig members of Congress, snd univer
sally " acquiesced in ? Wk. tk.t th. Wki
e this impor- M ?ach Siate, by proper delegations, should
meet to Uecember ext,in Convention at Har
.jHirg ; mat they should there freely .discuss
' . J-wtsh(
They long since m
tant discovery, and always apply! the mo-
WIST Oower to theins'elirW r All ihnvliovo
a. ' t -.1 , i the Claima r.f A . i j
vkm s iu tu uicir poCKeiS! Wltuilw ana ll j-j y,vuuiiw, iuu wuimef can-
iney nave oeeoj Having no epd but the poblic I immediately puts them iu motion, and tbcvl r wm7,l airkaiscussioo, could unite s mar-
good Co,,,., 0.4 U.grei, Ai -fPPeitoff CArWc.
' From the Nati;
AMERICAN II1STC
The first volume cf
the American Histc: '.
been issued, in 8vo , (.
Jacob Gideon, Jr cf
ciety was established
and will, we trust, I :
vere in its patriotic :
dertaking. Our folic
the States have hcrct:
sense of the utility cf
organizing them err.:
advantages peculiar t.
located at the seat cf t
mcnt are too obvicu:
too impoitant to be r.
The interesunj tc
tains a Preface, the C.
its Constitution and i!(
cers, members, bod; .
the Discourse prone t:
dent. Gov. Cass, and t
Gov. Woodbury; an:
curious historical trac.
informs us were pre: .
ne of its members.
our worthy Mayor Pet
laborious and discrir;.
cause cf American 11 i
come largely .indebtc J.
The following cxtr:
shows tbe purposes f; ;
expects that its hlc:
able : -
'As the origin of tie
that of most other cuu: ;
thenlic period, their cz:',
from the traditions and !
al yanity too often dL-f
embelish. Noporiicn,!
ry is free from errors, .
transmitted by the pariL:
of one generation to the
another, and often cc -.
some authoritative wriur.
of these inaccuracies i
live sources of informat:
A diligent collation cf i
stances ascertain the tr
to do so, it may at least
trust for submissive err J
.constantly discoverir i
past age something to C
sages in our annals; to :
to known events ; and i
erto unsnspecied, for r:
If pursued with palier.c
a spirit of devotedness t :;
the accumulation cf a rr.
to be used by some ru-t
history of our Republic
raeot8, its destioiep, an !
language which lies L
over eight millions of s
sixth part of the globe, i
of one hundred aud fifty :
"Gratifying progrrt ,
for American history i
the Historical Societies c
hia. New York, Ms?
and Maine, and other s;
as the researches of t!, .
chiefly directed to the s
ing to their respective
that an institution pre;
sive range of inquiry -considerations
of proprittj
cated the seat of the Ft
location. Accordingly,
1S35, a number of genii-,
jngton City organized t!
icar Society. ' Its c
procure, and preserve, t
the Natural, Civil, Lit;;
History of America in r
ted States in particuLr.,
The present Presi
the venerable JiiU.s C
The happinesv cfeur '
the active performance t
tion nor have we any
ibey are not prupeily
better if we moved in
Usefulness is conEnfd ;
asionisbipg hov much t
what maybe -aflected v. y
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