The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-19
GREAT TYLER MEETING.

After a notice of only few hours meeting Of
the citizens of Williamsburg (the late residence Of
Mr. Tyler) friendly to the election Of John Tyler, as
the next President Of the United States was held in
the Courthouse, Wednesday evening, March,
18th, 1914.
The meeting was numerous and enthusiastic. II
called 10 orler by Robt II Armistead, Esq
who made few strong and pertinent remarks, which
he concluded by making motion to the meeting,
that DIR. Ro NJ. Garrett be called 10 take the Chair
as the presiding officer of the meeting whereupon
the motion put, and carried unanirnou.ly. Dr.
Garrett then assembled the rostrum, and for about
half an hour addressed the meeting, during which
time he most ably and eloquenty adveed to the cir
cums,ances under which the present meeting of the
friends Of John Tyler were assembled and demon
s,rated in the clearest and efficient manner that
Mr. Tyler should be the candidate of the Democratic
and State rights party Of the country il they desired
to be successful.
Psrkes Slater and David Cowles, E,qrs., were
then nominated and unanimously elected Secretaries
of the meeting. The meeting then fully orga.
nized, whercupon Albert G. Southall, Esq, moved
that committee Of seren be appointed to prepare
preamble and resolutions, to be submitted 10 the
meeting for their adoption, which motion wa, unapi-
mously adopted. The committee was appointed, Mr..
southsl being the chairman, who reti ed and after
some time, reported a preamble and resolutions
which were read and adopted by Ne meeting unani-
mously.
While the committee were in their retirement the
meeting was addressed by Capt. Robt II. Armi,tead.
who demonstrated in the most satisfactory manner.
that the dissolution Of the Wing party in 1910, was
occasioned by the Federal Wigs, that they we're the
traitors, and not the State rights wings, all Of whom
he showed most clearly were note where they were
then. Philip J. Barziza was then called upon by the
meeting Mr. Barzizs rose evidently under great
embarrsssment-hc declared that II wa. the first
time he had ever addressed political meeting. but
that the zeal he felt in the presen, case wa. SUCH
that he could not and would not suppress it. He
spoke for nearly an hour during which time he was
frequently sppauded by the meeting. Whenever
John Tyler's name mentioned by the speaker il
wa, received by the meeting with loud and long
cheering The Preamble aud resolution, which
were adopted are as follows;
PREAMBLE
We regard the present as most eventful crhi, in
the history of our Government A crisis INVOLVING
the question whether ours IS a Government of pre.
scrIbed power, limited by written compact and
Constitution, and capable Of sustaining itself as such.
or whether impotent for this object it is from il, he
terogoneous materials, destined to be torn asupder by
civil dssensons and commissions or TO sink down into
q despollsm or mere majority rule.
We know full well that there arc many IN our
country, wise and good men, who believe that this
experiment Of in favor Of LIBERTY AND
TBE.PEOPLE must prove a failure, and deserving
10 be dark future, as they suppose, the infinite mis-
chef aud human woe, likely to result from intestine
civil commissions on the one hsnd or from a pur.
majority ds'Po''m on the other. would avoid ,he..