Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-05-28
May 18th, 1874.
OFFICERS.
President JoHn CLARK.

Vice Pres't. JosEPH REYNOLDS.
Treasurer, JOHN MCCoLGIN.
Secretary, s. P. EVANS,
The meeting was called TO order by
The President. The constitution was
read as usual, and several more subscri'
bers received 10 our long list Of unAinch.
ing Democrats. A committee of three
William Campbell, John McCOlgin and
5. L. EVans,) at a previous meeting were
appointed TO draft resolutions for the Club,
reported.
They forwarded the resolutions (you
see below to day, which were adopted
BY the Club. The Club was addressed
by s. E. Evans. On melton of William
Campbell, they ordered the proceedings
of the meeting to day, with the resolu-
tohs, 10 be sent 10 the Standard for pub
location. The Club then adjourned un-
til next Saturday, o'clock z. Al.
S. P. EVANS, Sec'y.
Resolved, That we will be ever active
in trying 10 support tho democratic cause,
and we will be armed and equipped as
duty directs, for the coming POLITICAL
contest, in order TO meet our opponents
at the ballot box; with all of their bought
aristocracy, snub-nOsed cOonery, drunk
on orgies, cavalcades Of blaCkguards,
bias phemy and idoltry--with their black
cockade, federal Barley, and traiIOrClay
at their head.
Resolved, That we will give our sup~
port to David Tod for Governor, sndMar-
tin Van Buren, for Presi esident-beleving
them to be true, firm and unfinChing
de mocrats.
Resolved, That we believe Clay, the
coon candidate for President, proved
traitor to his constituents, who instructed
him to vote fol Jackson in l625-instead
Of voting for the candidate they instruct.
cd him to :-he sold their rights interests
and sufrages 10 the federal Usurper
Adams for the Secretary's place in the
cabinet. Sand that he was the fellow
that said, eff he could not get black
slaves for himself, wife and daughters, he
would have white ones"
Resolved, tha; we believe Mordicai
Barley to be a stiff necked old federal
list, (dyed in the woOi,) who went into a
coalition with Clay in lS25-to cheat
Gen, Jac kson out ofthe Presidency, and
the people out Of their rights.
Resolved, That we are not ir favor OF
letting Adams, Clay or Webster negotiate
or treat away one foot more of our Ter
ritory, to England, Spain or any other
government: believing such men ought
10 be kept in traitors bounds"
Resolved, That we are not in favor of
the passage Of any more bankrupt laws,
10 cheat the honest creditors out OF the il
Just dues-nor the charterins ofany more
United States banks which are mere
political machines, TO hire kRSves TO
vote Tor them. Nor the resumption Of
the State debts by the General Gov
srnment, nor the distribution of the
monies arising from the sales of the pub
lie Lands among the States, while Oul
Government is in debt,
Resolved, That we are in favor of the
adoption Of the Sub. Treasury system,
for the safe keeping Of the public mon
les: And we'll regulated LEGAL Banks,
where the stockholders are personally
bound for the redemption of the bills is-
sued upon the stock by them SUBJ
SCI ibed; and a discriminating tariff for
revenue: and remuneration Of Texas to
the Union ;and our immediate settlement
Of Oregon.
Resolved, that we have renewed con.
fdence in our Senator and Represents
tive q. Loudon 4 J. D. White, as dem
Ocrafs, Statesmen and Patriots, since
they opposed the Bank Coons Cast win
ter with such unmoved stability,
Resolved, That we entertain the high.
est respect for D. P. Palmer, (tbe Edi-
tor Of democratic Stan dard,) for his un-
tiring perseverance in the democratic
cause.
Resolved, That We will send a letter
of invitation to Hon. 7. L. Hamer, D.
G. Devors Esq. and, A. Ellison Esq,
(Some time next summer,) inviting them
to come out and address our Jackson
Township Hickory Club.
Rssolvsd,tha we approve of the act of
Congress in refunding the fine, 10 Gen.
Jack son, that was assessed against him
by Judge Hall,
JOHN CLARK, President.
JOSEPH REYNOLDS, Vice Pres't.
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