Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-04-18

measures entertained and advocated b
THAT party; we deem it incumbent upo
every true friend Of his country and lov
er Of Liberty to exert himself tothe ut
most to secure the success Of those priu
ciples And. whereas we believe .ha
this oar otjeet can be better attained b
union and concert ol aetisn-ThereIose
be it
Reso!red, That we whose names ar
heieunto annexed. do form an association
to be called the Mount jackson Demo
cratic Association, and do adopt for on
government the following constitutions:
.4rtiole /. he object Of this associa
ton shall be to counterfeit and expos,
the rnlnous tendency Of the principles
entertained by the Eedcfalaor " lig par
~, and TO aid in the permanent estab
llshmen: of true Republican principles
for which purpose we pledge ourselves L
use all honorable means to defeat the
election of Henry Clay as President o.
the United States, and whatever may be
our personal preferences,to give our cur-
dial ard undivided support TO the nonli-
nee Of the Baltimore Convention.
.4rticle 2. The officers of this associa
ton shall consist of President, four
Vice Presidents, Secretary, and Treas
urer.
.4rileie 8. There shall be Committee
Of Vigilance TO consist Of at least 90 mem
bers, and Committee OF Corrcspon.
dence to consist of five members.
.4riicie 4 1t shall De the duty of the
President to preside over The meetings
Of this association.
.Aticle 5. 1t shall be the duty Of the
Vice Presidents, OF any one OF them, to
preside in the absence Of the President.
.4shcle 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the
Secretary to keep correct record of all
proceedings OF Association, register the
names Of members, give notice Of NEE
tInas, and discharge such other duties
as may DC required Of him by the Asso-
citation.
.7rticle 7. l: shall be the duty of the
Corresponding Committee to conduct all
correspondence which may be necessary
to be carried on for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning and impartinS useful informa-
ton.
A,tiezs 8. It shall be .he duty Of the
of Vigilance to obtain mem-
bers, report lists thereof to the secreta-
nv. to circulate documents calculated to
difluse correct principles among the PEG.
pie, and discharge all other duties that
may be imposed upon them BY Assacia
lion.
.4ricle 9. 1t shall be the duty of the
Treasurer TO collect and receive from
he members whatever may be necessary
10 defray the expenses Of the Associa-
an account of his receipts
md disbursements, and make monthly
reports thereof
.Raticle 10. The regular meetings of
this Association shall be held in AIT.
Jackson on the second Saturday of eve
y month. But meetings may be called
1t any time by the president at the re-
quest of three members.
.4ficle II. Ten members shall con-
stitute "a quorum, and shall have power
to adjourn to meet at the usual place oil
meeting at any day named in the order
Of adjournment.
.friicle 10. The Association shall con.
time in existence until the second Sat
urday in December.
Article IS. This Constitution may be
altered or amended at any regular meet
ing, by a majority OF members present
But notice of the intention to amend
shall be gwen at regular meeting, un
less two thirds Of the members concur in
the adoption of the amendment.
The meeting then proceeded to elect
permanent officers for the Association
Whereupon John ]. Allen was chosen
President; Col. Il. NJ. Conn, Lawrence
Pitman. il. Adam Will, and Capt.
Fred'k Hoffman, Vice Presidents; Benja-
min M. Samuels Secretary; and James
McCan Treasurer; Committee of Cor
responGence, Dir. l.. rfiplett. B NJ.
Samuels, Cant. John Peters. John Funk
houser and Israel Allen. Committee Of
Vigilance, Capt. Andrew Pltman. Capt.
Fred'k. Hoffman. Samuel Grim, DR.. lie
onidas Teiplett, Capt. John Peters, A
braham shaffer, George Will, John Fills
movers. John Swarts. Col. R. NJ. Conn
James Mclean. Israel Allen, Lawrence
Pituan Jr, Adam Will. George Will o
John. Samuel WindJe, John Grabili.Johl
Bowman of John, John Emswiller, Isaac
Bowman, Reubin Bauserman.
On motion, Jos. Samuels and Joel Pen
nybacker Esqrs were invited to address
the Association at its next meeting.
On motion, the Secretary was reqnlr
| ed to forward the proceedings of Associ
| ton to The Woodstock Sentinel: aud tia
| the Winchester Virsinian, Richmon'
Enquirer and Washington Cube be re
quested TO copy.
On notion, the Association adjourne'
to meet on the second Saturday Of May
i JOHN ]. ALLEN, President.
B. M. SAMupLs, Secretary.
i -eGe-
/ ANOTHER, VICTORY AT NEW
ORLEANS.