The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-06-14
WIDE AwAKEs.


in this place under the name and style 0
the Central Wide Awake Club Of Wyan
dot county. The Committee to whom
was assigned the duty Of preparing {
constitution and regulations for the gov
ernment Of the Club, reported the follow
ing:
PREAMBLE AND CONSTITUTION OF THE CEN
TRIAL WIDE AWAKE. CLUB OF wYANDo1
COUNTY.
The voters Of Wyandot who are opposed tt
corruption and usurpation in the Natona
Government, to the further extension oil slave
ry, as well as the dangerous doctrine that til,
Constitution itself carries slavery into all tn,
territories Of the United States, and who are il
favor of maintaining inviolate the rights of til,
States, defending the soil Of the States and Ter
ritories Kansas as well as Virginia) from law
less invasions and of a faithful adherance t.
The Constitution and the Union and favorable Il
the election Of Abram Lincoln of Illinois, fol
Presidential Hannibal Hamlin, OF Maine, 70,
Vice President, do hereby form themselves in.
TO an organization to be know as the Lincoln
Wide .Awakes," under the following regula.
tions:
ARTICLE /. The officers of4his Association
shall consist Of President, three Vice Presi.
dents, Recording Secretary, Corresponding
Secretary, Treasurer, and an executive com
mittee to consist of nine members.
Art. II. The elections Of these officers
may be held at any regular meeting OF the
Club, and they shall hold their offices 70. one
year or until their successors are elected.
Anr III. The regular meetings of the club
shall be as hereafter determined by the Exec.
utive committee and may he changed from
time to time as circumstances require.
ART w. 1t shall be The duty of the Presi-
dentto preside at all meetings Of the Club.
ARrV. In the absence Of the President one
of the Vice Presidents shall preside.
Art VI. 1t shall be the duty of the Secre.
tary to keep a correct record Of the business
transactions Of the club.
ART VII. 1t shall be the duty Of the Cor
responding Secretary to correspond with other
associations and with persons whom it may be
deemed proper to confer in relation to, OF for
the promotion Of the objects of the club.
ART VIII. Itshall be the duty Of the Trea.
surer to collect and keep an account Of all mo
ney belonging to the association and pay it out
upon the order of the President, under the di.
rection Of the Executive committee.
ART TX. 1t shall be the duty of the Exec.
utive committee to make all necessary arrange
ments for perfecting and carrying out the plans
Of the association according to the expressed
will Of the majority, and to propose any meas.
ures they may deem Of advantage and report
in relation to their transactions for the consd.
Grafton and approval ofthe members at the reg
ular meetings Of the Club.
ART X. Any person who approves of the
objects of this association and who is willing
to co operate with US in carrying out these oh.
jects, may become member by signing the
constitution.
ART XI. Each member of this association
will be entitled to Badge of the Club and il
will be considered their duty to wear the same
on all public occasions.
On motion, the report was received and
unanimously adopted.
Whereupon Committee of three was
appointed for the purpose Of selecting
permanent officers for the club, who altel
short absence reported as follows
President--Col. W. II. WILSON.
Vice President Col. M. H. KIRBY, DR.
o. FERRIS, and DR.. G. j. RoDre.
Recording Secretary--J. A. MAXWELL
Corresponding Secretary--T. E. GRr,.
SELL,
Treasurer. ROBBINS.
Executive Committees. s. Petit, T
E. Beery, Josiah Smith, Alexander Lit
tie, Thomas Petit, John X. Engle, VIM
Kiehl. S. H. Hunt, Harrison Ragon.
On motion, the report Of the Commit
tee was received and unanimously adopt
ed.
During the evening quite number Q
gentlemen signed the Constitution, and
was suggested. and the suggestion adopt
ed, that each member consider himself
Committee Of ono for the purpose Of SC
lici.ing their neighbors to become mem
bers. The book containing the name
will always be found at the store of th
Secretary, J. A. Maxwell, in Upper sar
dusky.
On motion, it was resolved that th
friends Of LINCOLN and HAML1N in the Sc,
eral townships in the county. be reques
ed to organize, as soon as convenien
auxiliary Wide Awake Clubs in their r.
spective townships, and that they repo
such organization to the "Wyandot Pi
neer" for publication.
On motion the Club adjourned to me
on the evening Of SATURDAY, Jul
%. 1860, at the Court House in Upp
Sandusky, when it is expected that eve
member as well as those who are desire,
Of becoming members will be present.
The nomination at Baltimore will th,
have been made and the campaign fair
opened.
Theodore Parker died at Florent
Italy on the 10th of May, last He W