Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1840-07-09

we form ourselves into Club with the fol.
lowing Constitution
Art LIST. The title of the club shall be the
Tippecanoe Club of WilliarhsviIle, Bath.
Art End. The officers shall be President
two Vice Presidents, Secretary and Tfea-
surer.
Art. Bird. The President or in his absence,
the LIST Vice President, or in his absence the
IND Vice President shall preside over the
meetings of tile club, and.perform all the du.
ties usualto such officers.
| Art. 4th. The Secretary shall keen a cdr
| rect journal the proceedings of the club, and
ITS constitution, and the names of its menu
| bers, and shall read at the opening Of each
meeting the proceedings of the last.
Art. 5th. The Treasurer shall receive, keen
and by order of the club, disburse such mon
eys as may be subscribed to promote the OBJ
ject of the club.
Art. 9th. There shall be a Corresponding
COMMITTEE of three individuals, whose duty
IL Shall be to correspond with other similar
clubs, or with individuals, as may be neces-
sary, or TO procure such documents as should
be distributed by order of the club.
Art. 18th. There shall be an Executive Com
mlttee oftwenty to distribute documents, ana
to use especial exeItions TO promote the OBJ
Ject OF this association.
Art. 9Th. The deliberations of this club.
shall be public, and ten shall constitute
a quorum to do business. Its regular meet
lngs shall be held on the third Saturday in
each month ; but the President shall convene
1t when he may deem Unnecessary, and it shall
cease to exist after the end of November,
1910.
The following gentlemen were then elected
ofhcers Robert 5. Wallace, President. Ma
thew Wallace, LIST. and John Burns, Sen. I'd.
Vice Presidents, Samuel Moore Marshall, Sc.
cretary and Treasurer.
In accordance with the 9th and 9TH Arti-
cles of the Constitution, Thomas Marshall.
David kincaid, and NJ. M. Morrison, Esqrs:,
were appointed Corresponding Committee,
and Charles l.. Kincaid, Robert A. Benson.
VIM. X. Steuart, Peter Burns, Sen. John ID.
klncald, Hamilton Benson, John C. Wallace,
John Marshall, Sen. Samuel Marshal, William
II. Gwm, Moses Gwin, James Stuart. jr. Ro-
bertson Erwin, John S. Vanpelt, Robt. Gwin,
James Douglass, c. X. Redefer, James p.
Marshall, Joseph Burns, Sen. and Clementius
Swerengln, We're appointed an executive Com
mittee.
The meeting was then addressed by Theo-
dorlck b. McRobert, who in an eloquent
manner, refuted the charges preferred against
the civil, military; and private character of
Gen. VIM. III. IIarrison; showed the uncon-
stItutionality and dangerous tendency of the
army Dill, the revolutionary and unconstitu.
tonal character of the proceedings of Con
gress, In the case of the New JERSEY Repre.
sentatlves, and the probable effects WHICH
the reelection of Martin Van Buren, win
have on the institutions of the country.
The following resolutions were then offer.
ed, and unanimously adopted
LIST. Resolved, That we most cordially in.
vlte our friends who differ with us on political
subjects, to attend the meetings of our club.
where opportunities will be allowed them. to
present their views on questions which NAV
come before it.
2nd. Resolved, That Peter Haupman. Lew.
is knighsten. (Rost Mastery Samuel Lewis
and Robert Bradshaw, be added to the Exe-
cutve Committee.
3rd. Resolved, That the thanks of tbis
meeting be presented to I'heodorick b. Nc.
Robert, for his clear, able and forcible address.
delivered on the present occasion.
Resolved. That the proceedings of this
meeting be signed by the Chairman and Sec.
rotary, and that the Editors of the Staunton
Spectator and Richmond Wing, be requested
to copy.
On motion, the club adjourned to meet on
the 3rd Saturday in July.
ROBT. S. WALLACE, Pres't.
SAMUEL NJ. MARSHALL, Sec'ry.