The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-11-09

HEPUBLlCAN MEETING.

Agfeesbly 10 notice given in The M Vernon De.
mocratic Banner large and respectable number OF
ciitens Of Knox county, Ohio, convened at the Court
House IN Mt Vernon on Saturday evening, October
Z, ls43.
The meeting was called to order BY Mr. Kcrshaw
who nominated Col ,. c. MeNulty for President,
and j. S. Martin, for Secretary The nomination
was unanimously responded 70, and Mr. McNulty
being conducted 10 the chair, addressed the meeting
as follows
The invitation, my fellow ctzens, TO preside over
your deliberations on this occasion, conveyed 10 me
by your unanimous voice, altogether unexpected.
Sill do not receive the compliment unkindly for
there is no one more willing than myself to dc JUS
lice 10 President Tyler for his every public act that
eommends itself by its merit and correctness 10 the
approval of the American democracy
1t is indeed difficult for US, my fellow citizens at
this distance Of space and time, fully to appreciate
the difiulties and endorsements with which the
Executive had to combat on his accession to the
Chief Magstracy Of the Republic, and therefore
with us the wonder should be- if wonder there is not
that he has not done more, but that he has accom-
pshed much as he has, for the preservation OF
American liberty and the perpetuily OF our free for
tunate, and glorious institutions
Unadvised, gentlemen, Of the objects Of this as
semby, further than the notice in the papers would
enable me TO be, must invite those composing the
meeting to invite the attention of the assemblage to
the matters deemed proper TO be considered.
Mr.. Kershaw then moved that a committee of
three be appointed TO draft resolutions expressive OF
the sense Of the meeting. The chair appointed John
kershaw, Efq, Capt, G. W. Morgan and VIM. II.
Whitton, Esqs, said committee The COMMITTEES re-
tired and after few minutes returned and reported
the following preamble and resolutions which were
unanimously adopted
Whereas, number Of the bitscrest Clay-Bank-
Wings OF this ncighborhood who in the hard cider
campaign Of $40, shouted the Ioudes against cor
rupion in high places have since the downfall OF the
great federal dictator Henry Clay, poured all kinds
of denunciatons aud caIumnies upon the Executive
OF this great nation for acting the part of an honest
man IN thwarting the contemplated ruin of the coun-
try and whereas, the most vndictiye and malignant
abuse has been heaped upon him for daring regard
the obligations of his official oath, and adheriDg to
the principle that has guided his public life for Pc
rod of twenty five years. therefore
Resotred That we heartily and cordially approve OF
the Vetoes of President Tyler upon the Bank pro-
jects of Mr.. Clay matured and consummated in the
last Congress-
RESOLVED, That we w as one man, second the
President and the administration in their patriotic eff
forts 10 bring back the government to the "Republ-
can tackn where Jefferson left it.
Resotred, That we regard it as an obligation the
administration owes to the Democratic Republicans
of the Union, TO place the duty Of administering the
government in the hands Of persons whose political
biasses accord with that of a large and well ascer-
tanned majority Of the American electors and we
take this occasion to express qualification that
cent events give us good grounds to believe do,
that the administration will not be trdy in the dis
charge of its duty
Messrs, Kershaw and Morgan, reported the follow.
ing:
ResoIped, That we approve of the removal of b.
F Smith and the appointment of VIM. H. Wilton,
Esq, as Postmaster at this place, because in the
former we recognize Clay Wing, and in the latter
saunch and true old fashioned Republican who never
hesltates to applaud the acts of public funconaries
when they tend to the preservation of the public lib
critics.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be
published in the Republican papers Of the county
and State.