The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-28
TYLER MEETING.

Al a meeting Of the friends Of President Ty-
Ter diving in the upper end of York county,
held at the store of Benjamin Hansiord, Jr.,
on Saturday, the 23d March, 1914, Braxton
McManus, Esq, was called to the Chair, and
Henry Charles, Esq, was appointed Secre-
ay.
The meeting having been called TO order, on
motion, committee Of fre was appointed TO
draft preamble and resolutions, expressive of
the sense OF the meeting, which committee hav-
ing retired, returned in Il short time, and report
ed the following:
Believing that the best interests of the country re-
quire that John Tyler should be elected the next
lend our aid to the accomplishment Of that object,
we do hereby recommend to this meeting the adop-
ton Of the following resolutions
|. Resolved, That we have entire confidence in the
virtue of John Tyler in his integrity as a
patriot, and in his ability as a statesman.
g R-solped, That John Tyler, by his administration
OF the Federal Government for the last three years,
has proved himself the friend Of the whole People,
and thus exhibits his perfect fitness to preside
the dstnies Of this nation for the next four years
3. Resolved That We regard the Tariff system, as
sive tax, upon the South, system which will enrich
portion of the community, at the expense of the
other
a. Resolved, That Republicans, as State rights
men, we cannot recognise either Henry Clay or Mar
tin Van Buren, imbodyiDg our true principles be-
they have both sustained the highest proiecire
Tariffs
5 Resolved, That the annexation of Texas is a
question of deep and abiding interest TO the whole
South and that President Tyler, above all other
men, entitled to our lasting gratitude for his eIer-
ton in that behalf
6. Resolved, That we will do everything which we
| hoDorably can do, to ensure the election of John
Tyler as the next President of the United States
and to this end we appoint tho following gentlemen
as delegates to the TYLER State Convention +" to be
held in Norfolk on Thursday the lth of April next
to wit Edward w. Moore, Willis Wootten, Jr.,
Robert G. II Lee, Edward Bishop, James Ammons,
and Wm, Searburn Esqs. And to the Tyler Ma
tional Convention" to be held in Baltimore the
fourth Monday, (the 27th,) in May next, we appoint
the following gentlemen as delegates to that Conven.
tion TO wit: John Hubbard, Richard Chaddick, Alb
solum Charles, VIM. b. Hubbard, John White, Henry
Rowe, George W. Roper James c. Chandler, Jas
McCamm, John Shell, George Earnest, John II. Lee
DIR. John L. Semple, and James J. Brooks, Esqs.
]. Resoired, That sincerely approve of the APP
pontment of John c. Calhoun by President Tyler 10
the Office Of Secretary of Sate-believing that his
wisdom and patriotism equal to the exigencies
of the country, and will fulfil its just expectations in
relation TO the great Texas question-and that for
his noble disnteresedness in accepting that station,
at the call Of the President and the country he de-
ser-es he will doubtless receive in good time the
Jealous support of the whole State rights Democra.
tic party
On motion, the Chairman and Secretary we're
added TO the above delegations and, on further mo-
ton, the d" Madisonisn," in Washington City the
Richmond Enquirer" Petersburg Republican, "
Chronicle and Old Dominion" the Norfolk pa
pers, and the papers in the State generally, friendly
to the Administration of President Tyler, were re-
quested to publish the proceedings OF this meeting.
i he meeting then adjourned.
BRAXTON McMANUS, Chairman.
JONI H. CHARLIs, Secretary.