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iay ihs 27sh uliimo, % organise Say Cab, =
!. shi.h. Ed. vas. o. moii1p, called % The N
saask and Messrs. s. B. T. Caldwell and J. A. W
r,s,,ss Todd. chosen. secretaries. Il uas hen
.aoss5 ahd carried. TIA, ne chair appoint DOM
niece % sref. lesoIaiions ezpfess'1s of The sense
Of +. uesiiDg, and aIsO 10 dfaif eonsiitution
.na ~ laws for he gOreFnneotql The Club
igkstenpon. he following genilsnsn we're daily h
s.,sk,,d Messrs. John A Thonson. Johh &.
P,1s Jam ". Page, and Drs Pa'|iP Smith and
s,,s.sos.h KOwnslsr. The comnILlee, afler hav-
II. r.,ired, reported The following resolutions
..hseh were unanimously adopteds
2.rarss. We deem !. highly conducive 70 |
IL Vel being Of our country thai Wing Princi-
49, should Re fully known and richly under |
$500 ana ,hat the best means 10 effect this end
So local associations, formed in every county
aud civil corporation Of The Subdivisions,
't,,ei..d. That We, The wings Of Clarke. form
ID selves into society for The inres.igasion ana
determination Of these principles, 70 pc called "a
eosbphmeat 10 their able advocate ana e1Poono-
sr, he Clay Club Of Clarke county, Iilgln'a:
$1,000 We consider that there should be q
.,,rrenev psovided BY Congress. Of uniform va
M throughout The nnion-that American M
du.sfx should be fairly proteeied-srat me go
gs-,.nent should be administered 9Th an en-
/. I;Jhsened eeonomy-lhai executive power and
! r,sybear. .honld be carefully resirained-that
ad;sers should hold their Offices Tor the good Of
nv peope, and not for Jher own Pront, Or 10 M
4 erase he pollicalg influence OF the appointing
/ ID yer. As ma1imF so essentially necessary to
] COED government, shat they never have and ne
4 w ear Be departed from without injury 70 the
greak interest Of lie country. and endangerIug
il - = qfte II 81 4llon1. Nj
WHRakAs. We believe that these are the prin-
4 ciples Of Henry Clay, Of Kentucky. and that
they are such as are necessary TO do away with
:. the wide spread effects Of misgoyenment, I'M
! der which We have SO long laboTed, 10 restore
The country 10 lis formef STATE Of prosperity, aud
lilo secure the blessings Of good government FOR
The future and because The many important
: y braiaas M Clay has filled, the trying situations
his couniry's good de,iRii i gahes.stIng ano no-
whole course Of his life prove him 70 be one mn
We can trust without fear, and honor withou
reproach-because we can point 10 him, viii
9 honest pride. as notable instance Of the e1ec
Of our Institutions 10 elevatiDg ih- character d
man, and as splendid illustration OF the demo
eraiic doctrine that worth alone is necessary FOL
& high official station-because, in short, we cGnI
IS sider himas the man Of the people, from the peo
pie and for the people therefore, be il
4 Resolved, We declare. 10 cur WING brethren
. Who shall assemble in The National Conven,ior
! at Baltimore. that we are animated with tht
universal enthusiasm in his favor. that pervade.
The country, look TO him as the man 10 carry. ou
. our principles, and promise for him, heart and
. hand our warmesi support
: RESOLVED, Ia declaring above, openly and de
: cidedIy, the cardinal points Of our whie creed
We regard among the first and most vital, that L
the general government il belongs TO furnish lht
y people of the q States, a sound national curren
e cy, and that for This purpose We prefer vel
9 tried Nstionat Bank TO the Sab Treasury or any
= ether experiment.. IN
/ Resotpsd, In relation to The Tariff our frs
consideration is for revenue, and the next for !
fair iaeiAtnial protection Of American interests.
i RssOlvsd, That we regard the Public. Lands
e az justly the properly Of The States, The senefa
0 government merely as their trustee, and we ad
). vpcate the distribution Of Ihe proceeds or lhesI
lands to them as their proper owners. ~
We advocate The De,term principle in Ii.
o election Of President, and 10 the present corrup
use and abuse Of Govern uienf patronage, see !,
full illustration offs importance. =
I'll The following resolution vas then. presenie,
: BY J. A. Thomson, Esq, and unanimously d
. dopied
y Resolved. That the Presidential election q
I, 1910 having stamped on The memory Of TIL
J. Wings, lesson never To- be forgotten, (the pos
|. sibiliiy OF the Vice President acting az Presi
dent,) tits proper and expedisnt 10 select can
6ldAte for that clirr, ano1 We would be viii
: ing to see President Ia JoHN NJ. CLAYTON D
Q delaware, we have such man. and hereby ex
o press our wishes for his nomination by the Con
o reaiion 10 meet at Baltimore in May next.
IS The Committee then repotted Constitution
q and BYLAWS which were Ia like manner I'd
ceiyed.
The following gentlemen wereslhen elecie
Officers Of The Club:
Z President, E Smith Fics Presidsnis, job
p w. Page, Thomas F. Nelson, Treadwell Smith
Province Mccormick; Corresponding Secrelart
j John A. Thomson; Recording Secretaries T. A
e lexanter Todd,S B. T. Caldwell; Treasurer, vii
u liam Norris Standing Committee. Col. Benjami
: Morgan. Daniel Sewers, ST., David H. Mcclure
: George knight. George CT Blakemore, JOSEF
;, Williamson, T. P. Pende,on, George Kerfeot.
J. The following delegates were then appoinie
/. 70 the Wing Convention TO meet al Richmond
Sr on the I22d Of February.
DR. Philip Smith, John E. Page, DR.. Nelson
Archibald Bowen. Dr.. Kerfoo; Hugh M. Ne
. sen, Edward ]. Smith, Province Mccormick
Charles Mccormick. S. B r. Caldwell. John A
: Thomson, John Richardson, Mann r. Page
John 3, Larue, Thomas + Nelson, Benz MOI
gan, WIN. F. Siorrow, Col D. Bonham, Dsvi
Ell ri Mc(1aire DR. Randolnh William Psrrv n