Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-03-27
Young mcn Is Meeting.

Agreeably to the call in last weeks paper,
large number Of the Young Men Of this town
aud vicinity, assembled at Wheeler's Hall, on
Monday evening the Esd inst. The meeting
was organized by the choice Of ROYAL Tyler
Chairman, WIN. w. FrssEHoEn Secretary.
Mr. Tyler on taking the chair made few
appropriate remarks, explaining the OBJ. ect Of
the meeting to be, to form Young Mems As
socation, for the purpose Of diffusing sound
Wing principles and called for an expression
cfthe wishes Of the meeting.
Mr. 2. Dickinson, proposed that the chair
nominate committee TO report Constitution.
The committee consisting Of +. II. Fessrnden,
A. e. Dwinell, and J. w. Frost, reported the
following, which was unanimously adopted;
PREAMBLE.
Believing tina, crisis has arrived in the
political affairs Of our country. which de-.
isiHnds the immediate attention of every true
Wing; and feeling as we sincerely do. that
the best interests and welfare OF our Nation
are in jeopardy. from the wanton and reck-
less course which has been pursued hy the
present Administration-th entire disregard
shown to the people ami the peoples inter
es.s--the determined opposition manifested
by those ia power. towards every thing
which would tend TO our prosperity and
happiness as people and feeling to, ,hn,
in "Union there is strength" and that there
is remedy proposed in the nomination Of
Harrison and TYLER. as President and Vice
President Of the United States --Weihe un.
dersigned hereby form ourselves into an as.
sociation to be called the YOU'VE MEH's
Who ASSOCIATIONS OF BRATTLEBoRo." for
the purpose Of more rAtctually sustaining
the nomination of Harrison and Tyler Tor
President and Vice President Of these Unit
ed States at the coming elertion-and do
pledge ourselves TO he governed BY the FOL.
lowing Constitution:
CONSTITUTION.
Article lst This Association shall he
styled the Young Mems Wing Conrsniioa
Of Brattieboro
Article Cd The officers OF this Associa.
ton shall consis, OF President. Vi- Plssi.
dent Secretary. and a Board Of Directors
consisting Of twenty.
Article Sd. The President shall preside
al all meetings Of this Association, or in bis
absence the Vice President.
Articlrf4,h. The Secretary shall keep
record Of the proceedings Of each meeting
and generally transact all the business Incl.
dent to such 40 Office
Article 5ib. |, shall be the duty Of the
Board of Directors to see that meetings ARE
called from time to time as they. may deem
best--and 10 make the necessary arrange,
meuts for all such mertings-hy pro, iding
Spenkers-looking up Interesting political
news, and by generally doing any thing
which shall tend to make the meetings Of
this association interesting
Article 9th. ANY person may Income a
member Of this Association by applying TO-
any Of the officers ,hereof---and BY signing
this Constitution.
Article 7th. This Constitution NAV be
altered or amended by notice bring given
one meeting previous TO that on which il
may be acted upon, and by vote Of two
thirds present,
The following gentlemen were nominated
MS officers of the Association, and unanimously
chosen:
FREDERIcg HoLBRooK. President.
A. E. DwINELL, Vice President.
VIM. w. FEssENpEn, Secretary.