Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-02-27
DEMOCRATIC JOHNSON MEETING.

DEMpCKATlC JOHNSON MEETING.
According to previous notice, "A large
and respectable meeting Of the citizens
of the town of Vandalia and county Of
Fayette, was held at the Public Hall
ofCaptain Johnson's Hotel,o Jon Thursday
evening the 9Th inst.
The meeting was called to order by
Col. +. c. Berry, when Maj. John A.
Wakefield was unanimously appointed
chairman, and Martin w. Dorrss, of the
comfy of Franklin, was chosen Secreta.
ry. H. B. Roberts Esq. introduced the
following preamble and resolutions.
Whereas we are sensibly impressed
with the great importance of selecting
some distinguished individual poss ssing
the confidence of the people TO be sup.
ported for President ofthe United States
Therefore;
ResoiUed, That we deem it cxpedien
torecommend TO our fellow citizens o.
this State the propriety of calling a
State Convention to assemble at this
place, at some convenient time, to BE-
composed of delegates appointed from
each county, to express in terms MOTTO be
misunderstood the sentiments of the
Democratic party Of this State in rela-
tior to their preference for the individ-
ual to he supported for that high and
distinguished station.
Resolved, That we recommend to our
fellow citizens of this State as well as
the Union at large, our distinguished
statesman. Col r. M. Johnson, to be
supported for that office.
Rssotved, That we are firmly impress
sed with the belief that there is no man
in tie United States who justly possesses
to greater extent the confidence ofthe
Republican party, than the individual
we have named, and none that has de
voted more Of his time TO the service Of
his country, in the most advantageous
manner, than Col. johnson; and his ser
vices in the field, in the hour Of danger,
and his untring exertions in the coun
ellis of the nation, entitle him not only
to the highest honorss but the most pro
found gratitude of a free people.
After the introduction Of the foregoing
resolutions, Col. Field addressed the meet
ing for nearly two hours, in favor of the
claims of Col. JOHNSON; he portrayed In
bold and strong language, the various and
important services he had performed, both
IN the field and in the councils of the ma
ton; he said that Col. JOHNSON was now
old, and it could with truth be said, that his
whole life had been devoted to the service
of his country. His experience, discretion
and firmness peculiarly qualified him to-
so high a trust lfthere is man, said Col
Field, in this great republic, from Main.
to Georgia, who may justly claim a higf
and enviable character for fearless
bold and manly discharge of all the variou
and complicated duties which devolved oil
him in public stations, and one that ha
manifested so much devotion and zeal, boil
in the field of battle and on the floor O
congress. it is the distinguished individual
whose claims he advocated. He did no
!, say this in disparagement of the claims q
, other distinguished men who had been ma
med for the same high Office, because it al
forded him great pleasure to say that in ma
ny of them he had the highest confidence
knew them to be patriots who occupied
thigh place in the affections and confidenc
of the American people; their names woul
stand fair and unsulied upon the page {
: history, as the ornament ofthe age in whic
they lived, as friends to their country an
The sacred liberties of mankind. He ha
, the highest confidence in their pa:rosism,ta
: Tents and fitness for public stations, but Fl
: his part, as one Of the democratic part
] who had early uufurled tho banner for o,
t present chief magistrate, in all the contes