Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1844-03-14

the other officers under this Constiiu.
ton shall be such as are usually per.
formed BY such officers in associated and
delibera,ive bodies.
Article ". The meetings of this
Club shall be held on the frs. Tuesday
Of each month until the Angus, cleo
ton. After iha, time the meetings
shall be held at such times as the Pre-.
sident or the Vice Presid ut. or the
Executive Committee may designate.
AT each meeting the. time and place Of
the mex, meeting shall be determined
by the Club, and the President or Vice
President or the Executive Committee
shall have power to call special meet.
ings at snch times and places as they
may deem proper.
Article V. AT all meetings Of the
Club. the order Of proceedings shall be
such as is usually observed in delibera-
tive bodies.
Article vi. Every citizen of the
Territory may become a member Of
this Club by subscribing his name to
this Constitution.
The report of the committee was con-
CURED in by the meeting and the ques-
ton being put upon the adoption Of the
Constitution, it was unanimously adopt
ed. Mr. STOCKTON, also reported the
following gentlemen as the officers OF
.heClub under the I'd article of the Con.
s,iution.
President-James w. Grimes.
Vice Presidents-Oliver Coltle, Da-
vid j. Sales. Wesley Dils.
Recording Secre.ary-Jos. S. Burn
am.
Corresponding Secretary. H. Clay
Mudd.
Treasurer-John G.. Foote.
Executive Commit,ee-Henry w.
Starr, VIM. Greene. Arthur Bridgman,
James Davidson, James McKell, l.. q.
Stockton, VIM. Stuart.
The report was accepted, aid the
gentlemen recommended were unanim-
ously elected the officers Of the Club.
MIR ]. H. Clay Mudd from the same
committee repoi,ed the following reso.
lutions for the consideration Of the
Club.
Resolved, That we believe with
Washington and Jefferson, Madison
and Monroe, that the protection of A.
merican industry and American labor is
and should be the first duty Of Ameri-
can legislators that it is, in the judg-
meni of this meeting, the great secret
Of national prosperity; and that the
wings Of the 9th Congress. in sustain.
ing and carrying out, the protective
policy by the Tariff Of 1S42, eminent.
ly deserve the thanks OF the American
people.
Resolved, That the public lands
are the common property Of the nation,
purchased by the blood and treasure Of
our Revolutionary fathers tina. they
were ceded to, and are held in trust by
the General Government for the bene.
fit of the States; and that we do there.
fore advocate the distribution Of their
proceeds among all the States and Ter.
ritories.
Resolved, That a sound national
currency is indispensable to the pros.
perity of the agricultural, commercial
and manufacturing interests Of the coun.
try, and tia. such currency is only to
be had, by establishing well regulated
National Bank.
Resolved, That we have unlimited
confidence in HIM, whose name assures
us Of all that is mighty in intellect, ele.
waited in worth and devoted in patriot.
ism; and tina. as wings, it is our first,
last and only wish, that HENRY CLAY
shall be elected to the Presidency.
Resolved, That the restoration Of
Martin Van Buren,, followed as it would
be, by the repeal of the Tariff, the a.
dop,ion of the sub Treasury and the
other not less odious measures and
practices of his late Administration,
would be an evil. which all good and
patriotic men should labor TO prevent.
Resolved, That we recommend to
our wing brethren throughout the coun'
" and Territory to NEE, in their res
pec,ive Townships at an early day. to
form Clay Clubs, and adopt such other
measures as they deem proper, in ef
fec,ing thorough organization Of the
Wing party.
Resolved, That with Harry Of the
West for our watchword, Des Moines
county must and shall be redeemed.
Resolved, That we hail the late e.
lection in Maryland for members o.
Congress, resulting as it has in The
choice Of a full whig delega,ion.-siz
uncompromising friends Of Henry
Clay and the Tariff, as the harbingel
of glorious victory throughout tn
Union, at the Presidential election il
! November; and that as wings Of Iowa
we extend to the wings Of the "Olt
! MARYLAND Line" our warmest congrst