The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-07
ADMINISTRATION MEETING.

Alta large and highly respectable meeting of the
citizens of Lucas county Ohio, friendly to the mea-
sures of JOHN TYLEk'S Administration held, pur-
suant to public notice, at the franklin House in the
city Of Toledo, On Saturday, the Goth November, in
slant, JOHN FITCH, Esquire, was appointed Chairman
and CLARK Ii. RYDER, Secretary.
The beet of the meeting having been briefly ex-
planned by Colonel LEVI S. LowNsBuRY it was on
motion,
Resolved, That committee Of three be appointed
by the chair to draft resolutions expressive of the
sense of the meeting
The chair accordingly announced Levi S. Towns.
bury, James Myers, and Charles l. Scott, as such
committee, who reported the following preamble and
resolutions while these pending, few able
and pertinent remarks were made by James Myers
Esquire and Hon. f. ID. Potter, in favor of their
adoption, and by G. w. Hill, and G. M. Dorr Es-
quires, in opposition after which the preamble and
resolutions seyerally adopted by the meeting, as
follows:
Whereas, the right freely to canvass the conduo,
and Of public officers, to censurc or APP
prove of their acts, they may be deemed sautary
and wholesome, dangerous and deleterious to the
public good, is fully guaranteed to every American
citizen by the Constitution Of his country. And
whereas it is less essential to the welfare of com
munity that they should sustain and uphold their pub
lie servants in the proper discharge of those due.
which are necessary to the preservation and happ
ness Of society, than that they should censure and
condemn them for every neglect violation of those
| duties therefore
of the General Government, John Tyler has pursued
a course which has emnently entitled him to the gra.
titude of the American people.
Resolved, That in the wise and amicabe adjust
ment of several of those long pending difficulties be-
tween the United States and Great Britain, which
have threatened the peace of the two countries the
President has been actuaed by an ardent devotion &c
the public good and has manifested no ordinary de.
gree Of skill and sagacy in directing those impor-
ant negotiations which have resulted no less honora-
bly, to his administration than benehcally TO the ma
ton.
Bank bills which the dishonest and facous partisan.
Of Henry Clay sought to fasten upon the country, al
the late extra session Of Congress, John Tyler ha.
clearly met the wishes of large majority Of the
American people, and preserved the institutions OF
his country from another of those and trying
tests to which they have but too often been subjected
since the adoption of the Federal Constitution
Resolved That, in his veto of the Land Distribution
BILL the last session of Congress, the President has
thwarted the schemes and Vaccinations of the same
dishonest and designing set of politicians, who sought
| by every means in their power, to break down anc
destroy his Administration, no matter at what cost &c
the nation sacrifice of public good it might be ac
complished
Resoired, That in thus nterposing the power, with
which the Constitution had wisely clothed him. the
President not only discharged his duty to the country
but acted in entire conformity with those views anc
sentiments which he had at all times declared as q
private citizen and a public functonary prior tc
his election 10 The important station he now fills anc
that those who seek to traduce him for these acts
have, therefore no cause for the denunciaton they
have heaped upon him.
Resolved, That the proceedings Of this meeting .b'
published in the Toledo Register, Ohio statesman
| Old School Republican, and Madsonian.
! JOHN FITCH, Chairman.
C. H. RYprR, Secretary.