The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-15
GREAT GATHERINGS
THE Peoples!
MASSACHUSETTS


The Plymouth Rock says, this body assembled last
Tuesday, at Pope's Hotel, Halifax. and was organ
lied BY the unanimous choice OF Hon SAMoE a.
TURNER of Sctuate, Presidents Jabez r. ho"'P'
son, of Halifax, Oren Josselyn, Of Hanover Moses
Thompson and Jared Pratt, of marlborough vice
Presidents; Col Edward Cszneau, OF bingham, and
Perez Simmons, ESQ., of Hanover, Secretaries
The Convention considered the subject of selecting
candidates to be supported by tho democratic repuo-
lcaps of this county, for the State Senate ana inc
Hon. EDWARD p. LITTLE. of Marshheld' and
Hon. ELIAB WARD, Of Middleboro were nom
mated by acclamation.
Messrs. Gideon w. Young of Scituae, George
Gooding, of Plymouth and George Sturtevanl oil
marlborough, were appointed a committee 10 pre-
pare and report at the at ernoon session series oil
resolutions for the consideration If the Convention
Adjourned
AFTERNOON SESSION
The committee on resolutions made report of the
following;
Re,ofped That the nomination Of Polk and Dallas
for President and Vice President Of the United States,
me cts the entire appreciation OF this convention, ana
will be responded to by the people in such manner
as to prevent in future, the nomination Of such man
as Henry Clay.
Resolved That the nomination of Bancroft and
ChIds for State officers cannot fail to unite the sup
port of the democracy Of Massachusetts, and rescue
once more the government OF our State from party
whose false motto Is protection TO the laborer, Du
whose real object is to subject the many to the rule
OF the few.
Resolved, That perfect organization being of para.
mount Importance our friends in the several towns
In the county, be urgently requested to lose no time
in perfectIng such An organization as will secure a
full of the party, which Is equivalent to VIC
TORY.
Rssolved, That the Wings who profess themselves
he sole friends of American industry, prove their
r,lessness by opposing the annexation of Texas
W hich annexation will avail to the maDufactu-
rers of the North than all the protec ion that be
drawn from an exorbtant high tariff, it will open
a va ST market or Northern goods, which will be lost
if that country becomes a colony Of Great Britain OF
remains government Of it's own and while the whgs
at the North asserting that the anne aton viii
perpetuat slavery the wings at the South declare II
will weaken that institution.
Resolved, That Whiggery =" is the same now thai
it always has been an endeavor OF might 10 triumph
over mind of" the rich aud well born" to govern tn,
asses of the revival of the principles embrac
ed IN the old Alien and Seditlon laws-for Henry
Clay the wing candidate says "lhe North have nj
rlgh, to deberaeno tight discuss matters upor
which they differ from the South.
triot Thomas W ilson Dorr in his prosecutions, anc
regret that spot of American soil is stained witt
worse than Turkish tyranny we re lice that at tti
time we point our fellow cit zens what whigger,
can do when 1t has the power
| Resoired, That Henry Clay is man whose opin
ions upon all important subjects can be quoted on al
sides, and is not a man on whom we can rely bu
like the Frenchman's flea, "you put your finger OF
HIM and he is not there
After the presentation Of the resolutions, the Con
venton was ably and eloquenily addressed principal
~ upon tie subject Of Bank Of the United States
| by Jared Pratt Esq., of marlborough. He showed
| that there necessity for United State,
Bank and pointed out the dangers of that institution
to the best interest OF the country denied the charg,
that il democratic measure, as sometimes con
tended by the wings, and proved clearly that it
an important article IN the wing faith, and part anc
parcel Of their measures.
Mr.. Pratt passed merited eulogum upon the
course II John Tyler, in vetoing the bank bills b,
vas willing 10 award all the praise that could bt
claimed for him, and declared the democracy owec
Gamae CbGr5", ESQ., Of 81 Wsstpor ae; wa, tber
called upon, and addressed the convention in an en-.
thusasc recountal Of the deleterous effects of III,
shig policy upon our fair and now prosperous coun
! Try. DE then gave US a sketch Of the cheering in
formation he had received from all parts Of our land
especially from Connecticut and Michigan. He re
marked that we had given Connecticut out and out
TO the wings, considering 1t nearly sure fr CLAY
was Marylan but there was now an enthusiasm
there that could not well be stayed cheering intel
ligence was pouring in from all parts of the State
and now Connecticut may be put down as a State
whose vote for Clay is trtreney doubtful. The vene.
rable old man then alluded t. the resolution decs-
rat ry Of our ympathy for Gov. Dorr and upon that
subject he spoke very feelnqiy. Father Church,
claims direct descent, and is now the ode,l male
living from the old stock, Captain Benjamin Church;
who bore 50 conspicuous character in King Pnp's
war; was his great grandfath,r. Said be- | am Pc
cuary attached to Rhode I-l,nd. 1t is the lad of
my nativity My parents were Rhode islanders; their
ancestors were Rhode islanders and every drop OF
blood that courses these wiheiej veins is Rhode lei
and blood. But now how changed Gov. Dorr now
lies in the STATE prison, confined with elons for life
Tor attempting sustlin the principles Of freedom 10
the land If the fee.
Mr.. Church wa loudly applouded, and at the close
OF his remarks the resolutions were Unanimously
adopted, and The convention adjourned.