Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1840-06-18

ciples of personal honor for attaining our OBJ
Ject. In accordance with these views we a
dept the following Constitution
Art. LIST. The name and style of this, our
association, shall be the Tippecanoe Club of
Mount Scion, and shall continue until the LIST
of May, 1871, when by the blessing of Prov
idence, we hope to see the end for which we
unSe with each other accomplished.
end. The officers of this Club shall be a
President to preserve order, and preside over
its deliberations: Two Vice Presidents, one
of whom shall of!iciate in the absence of the
President, and Secretary, who shall if ne
cessary, act as Treasurer.
Bird. The duties of the Secretary shall be to
preserve fair and correct copy of the pro-
ceedings Of the Club, and roll of the menu
bers thereof; and in the capacity ofTreasurer
shall collect under an order of the Club, all
voluntary contributions in money to the uses
of the Club, and account to it when required.
18th. There shall be corresponding COM
mittee consisting of eight individuals, whose
| duty 1t shall be to correspond with other SIM
| liar committees or clubs throughout the Union
on matters of interest to the Club. They
shall procure such political documents forus
and distribution as will be found necessary.
9Th. There shall be an executive committee
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duty it shall be to add to the number of mem
bers of the Club, prepare business for its de-
liberation, and distribute documents.
9th. The stated meetings Of this Club shall
be at this place on the LIST Saturday after the
Bird Monday of each month. But the Presi-
dent or presiding officer at the previous meet
ing is authorized to assemble it whenever he
deems it expedicnt.
18th. The number of members of this Club
shall be unlimited land all the friends of Gen.
Harrison shall be invited to sign it, and con-
stitute themselves members. But twelve
members shall constitute quorum.
After the adoption of the preamble and re-
solutions, Capt. John Nj. Estill was unani-
mously elected President, and Capt. b. Irvine
and Col. A Rankin, 1st and 2nd. Vice Pre-
sidents, and John Nj. McCue, Secretary and
Treasurer. In compliance with the 4th arti-
McCue, James Wooddell, John r. Syrcell,
Abraham Smith, John IRVINE, Captain John
Wooddell and David Griffith, were appointed
a corresponding committee.
The following individuals were also ap-
pointed the executive committee Henry RAJ
der, Revolutionary soldier,) Christian Stau-
bus, John Orebaugh, VIM. A. Marshall, Rev.
George p. Rimels, VIM. E. Hogsett, James
White, j. Wooddell, Jr. John Shaver, Jr. G.
Blakemore, Captain Saml. Miller, III Blake
more, Richard III. Dudley, A. II. Coyner, j..
G. Rusmisel, A. Rusmisel, ST. James Bell,
(of D. Thomas Turk, Thomas Holt, VIM.
Fraioy, Jacob iiulTard, Sr. G. Ruff, A. Han
ma, J. Daggy, VIM. Wooddell.
After the adoption of the above, Major c..
Lewis arose and addressed the meeting in an
interesting and appropriate address. Capt.
]. Estll followed him with brief and very
impressive speech, addressed particularly to
those who had supported Gen. Jackson's Ad-
ministraton. From the fact of his having
been warm and prominent supporter of his
administration, he was enabled to give a
faithful and correct outline of the tendency it
had in bringing about the present state of
things. After some further remarks by Maj.
Lewis and others, the following resolutions
were submitted and unanimously adopted
Resolved, That the President and Secreta-
ry, be, and they are hereby requested to in
wife Col. ID. w. Patteson, A. I'll. III. Stuart,
and Thomas ]. Niche, Eos. to address us at
our next meeting.
Resolved further, that the proceedings of
this meeting be signed by the President and
Secretary, and published in the Stanton
Spectator.
On motion, Resolved that our Club do now
adjourn to meet again at this place on the LIST
| 'o"tuiudy tjlC III NlOuuuy VI July liCNl,
which will be the 25th.
The large number of those who attended,
Including all ages from the hoary and venera-
BILE soldier who had fought his country's bat
ties, to the tender youth, who looked On in
silence, yet participated in feeing-Inanitest-
ed the deep and abiding interest this whole
section of the country feel in the momentous
struggle which will SO soon be decided. AL
tho many causes contributed to make cur
meeting smaller than it would otherwise have
been, yet we numbered nearly two hundred
in attendance, larger portion of whom are
members. We are daily adding to our num-
bers, men determined to fight valiantly for
the noble principles for which their ancestors
commended. JOHN M. ESIILL, Pres't.
JOHN NJ. McCUE, Sec'ry.
THE SUB-TREASURY.
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