The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-28
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they will, they will not be able to escape them.
From the American Sentinel.
MEETING OF THE "CORPORAL'S GUARD"
At an adjourned and unusually crowded and
thusastic meeting of the CorporaPs Guard" of the
city and county of Philadelphia, held at Harpers Ho
tel, on Monday evening, the 23d instant, Mr.. AN
DREW REDHEFFER called to the chair, in
| the absence of the President, and HENRY b. HIasT
appointed Secretary.
After the minutes of the previous meeting had been
read and adopted, the Committee Officers reported
the following list, the President, Mr. CONNELL,
having before been chosen, and they unan-
mOusly elected:
VICE PRESIDENTS
|. LIST Districl-Thomas M. M 'Keever.
| I'd Districl--Col. Sandy Harris
| Joseph Kerr
! Sd Observation-Disclosures Graves
Rec. Secretaries Pancoast,
| Henry B. Hirst
Treasurer James F. Macauley.
Mr. Redhcfer resignng the chair one of the
Vice Presidents, Col. Sandy Harris, was, on motion,
called to fill his place.
| Col. Harris, on taking the chair addressed the
meeting at length in most eloquent manner He
reviewed carefully the politics of the past time, and
noticed those of the present. proving conclusivey
all the orthodoxy of John Tyors democratic princi-
pies. He explained fully the differences between the
| South and the North, and showed that John Tyler
was neither Northern President nor Southern
President but President of the whole People His
| remarks were interspersed with witty illusions and
courteous but effective sarcasm and the deep silence
| Of the assembly while he spoke, excepting an occa
sional involuntary burst of feeling, together with the
| long continued and enthusiastic applause which fol-
| lowed him when he concluded, showed how strong
was the impression made.
| DR.. English being called arose and addressed the
Io,
He poured forth flood of satire of the most causc
and excoIiatng description, and handled without meI
cy the unprinciPled opponents of President Tyler,
who violate the cOurtesles of private life and the de-
cency of the press in the extremity their hated He
held up to scorn and contempt the mingled folly and
knavery which marked certain clique in this city !;
and concluded by urging amid bursts of enthusiastic
applause, immediate and effective acton.
James F. Macauley Esq, followed Dr. English
with the following resolutions, which he prefaced by
short but spirit-stirring address They adopt
| ed by reclamation
| Whereas, The present able, and patriotic Chief
Magistrate of the United States has since his aces
sion to the Presidency, encountered opposition in
Congress, malignant and unprinciped it has
been unprecedented and detrimental to every interest
of the nation held sacred by republicans
And whereas, This opposition has arisen from the
refusal the part of the Executive, the
government into an engine of vast mischief to the
peope--to lend his aid to the re-estabIishment of
power recently wrested by an abused and nsuIted ma
| lion, from combination of American Brokers, and
Foreign Capitalists to bestow the patronage of the
government unhoy cabaI, formed to foist upon
the People their President, man who has neither
their confidence nor their respect and who has
been presented to them q candidate, without meet
ing with their verdict of emphatic condemnation.
And whereas, The attempt by the ultra Wing
members of Congress, to create Bank of the United
Staies gross violation of faith and base fraud
upon the people who voted for General Harrison and
Mr.. Tyler, with the implIed--in many instances ex
misunderstanding that measure SO often con-
demned and repugnant to their republican princi-
Piles and sympathies had been abandoned by the
| Wing party.
And whereas, John Tyler has, Throughout his life
illustrated and exempfed the private virtues,
won the esteem and attachment Of all who admire
gallantry, generosity, decision, and benevoence,
proved his claim the confidence and veneration of
his fellow citizens bv his discharge of the functions
of long array of distinguished posts and his uni
form adherence to Democratic principles, but, above
all by the manner in which he has met every crisis
since his elevation, through the surages of his
trymen and The voice of God, to the first station in
the world;
Therefore, Resolved That the coalition, partcu-
larly in the United States Senate of factions hitherto
as embitteled and hostile they are united and
homogeneous is well calculated to excite SUI picions
in the mind Of the patriot that unworthy motive
is the basis of then union, especially their aten
ton to be alone directed to the overthrow of
the President, apparently careless Of the means they
employ.
Resolved That the present crisis in the affairs of
the Republic requires that the agents of the people
should be employed in cooperating with the Execu-
tve in devsing remedy for the evils which affict
the nation, instead Of grouping together in OBJ
scure bar-room at the Capitol, and like "poitical
grimakins, housing over petty stratagems," to en-
barrass the Government and bring discred upon the
Administration.
Resolved That every passing event admonishes
the people of the urgent necessity for their casting of
,l,a -
leaders, and uniting, without reference to previous
affinities, in sustaining Chief Magistrate who has
shown himself through long and brilliant public
career, consistent pupil of Jefferson, and who now
seeks to administer the Government for the good of
the whole nation.
Resolved, That with these views and feelings,
this association has been formed and composed of
members of all the great political parties and that it
is now necessary for more efficient and organized
ton at the approaching elections to form auxiliary
ward and township associations.
Resolved, therefore, That committee of five be
appointed, residents of the city of Philadelphia, and
instructed to report at the next meeting of this
citation plan for organizing the several wards of the
city, and that committee OF five from each of the
adjoining Congressional districts be also appointed
and instructed 10 report similar plans for the on
ject in their respective districts.
Resolved, That the standing committee Of cores
pondence b. instructed forthwith to open a
pondence with the friends of the Administration in
the several counties of the Commonwealth to ascer-
tain whether any, and what mode of organization has
been adopted by them, and also to gather the general
sense of our friends touching the policy of holding a
State convention some time duling the approaching
autumn.
The Chair, in pursuance of one of the above reso.
lutions, appointed the following gentlemen commit
tee for devisng the best mode of organizing the city
James Fl. Macauey, Thomas Dunn English, Jo-
seph E. Bowen Mason Hutchins, Mark McHenry
The Constitution having been read and nearly
sixty members having signed it, the meeting ad-
journed to meet at the place Monday evening,
the Both instant, at o'clock.
SANDY HARRIS, Chairman.
| Attest