The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-06-05

THE YOUNG MEN AWAKE.

At meeting of the young men of Mid
dlebury. convened at the Town Room, Fri
day evening, May 24th, for the purpose of
organizing Young Mems Clay Club, w. S.
Johnson was called to preside, and Harrison
C. Gridley was appointed Secretary.
On motion, voted that a committee of three
be appointed to draft Constitution for the
Club and report the present meeting The
following persons were chosen: Edward J..
Phelps, Ephraim Markham, George NJ.
Brown.
The Committee appointed to prepare a
Constitution reported the following, which
was adopted as the Constitution of the young
mems Clay Club.
LIST. This association shall be known by the
name Of the Middlebury Young Mems
Clay Club, and all wing young men within
the limits of the town of Middlebury who
shall record their names with the Secretary
of the Club shall be considered members
thereof.
End. The association shall be to discuss and
TO disseminate light upon the great cues
tons at issue in the coming election before
the American People, and to urge by all
fair and honorable means the election of
Henry Clay TO the Presidency, and Of The
odore Frelinghuysen to the Vice Presiden-
cy of the United States.
Sd. The officers of the Club shall consist of
President, five Vice Presidents, Secreta-
ry, an Executive Committee of five to be
chosen by the Club.
4th. 1t shall be the duty of the President to
preside at the meetings Of the Club.
9Th, 1t shall be the duty of the Vice Presi-
dents to preside at the meetings of the Club
in the absence of the President.
9th. 1t shall be the duty of the Secretary to
keep a record of the proceedings of the
Club, to conduct all correspondence of the
Club, to warn meetings under the direction
of the Executive Committee, TO act as
Treasurer to the Club, and in that capacity
to receive, take charge of, and pay out all
funds collected for the benefit of the Club,
and to keep a regular account of the same.
9TH. 1t shall be the duty of the Executive
Committee to collect funds for the use of
the Club by such means as they shall deem
expedient and to pay over the same to the
Secretary, to draw on the Secretary, so far
as he has funds in his hands belonging to
the Club, for general expenses, and to pay
the same, to appoint meetings of the Club
as they shall from time to time deem expe-
dent, to provide suitable place, and make
all necessary arrangements for such meet
ings, to invite speakers to address the Club
and to manage all the general and finan-
cial affairs of the Club.
9Th. There shall be meetings of the Club
from time to time as the Executive Com
mittee shall deem expedient, or as the Club
shall resolve by vote.
9th. The proceedings of such meetings shall
be conducted under such rules as shall be
adopted by the Club.
On motion of J. M. Slade it was voted that
a committee of five be chosen by the chair to
nominate officers for the Club. The follow
ing gentlemen were appointed: ]. b. Cope
land, d. S. Church, J. H. Simmonds, J..
Cobbjr. o. Seymour.
Thecommittee reported the following nom
nations for officers of the Club, who were
unanimously appointed.
Joseph Warner, President.
]. Myers, ]. Davenport, J. Cobb, jr. H. L.
Enos, Vice Presidents.
Charles G. Wainwright, Secretary.
w. S. Johnson, G. NJ. Brown, D. S.
Church, ]. ii. Simmonds, Fl. c. Gridley,
Executive Committee.