The Daily Madisonian

From the Philadelphia American Sentinel, of Thursday.

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.

TYLER AND TEXAS.

GREAT RATIFICATION MEETING.

A mighty gathering of the people took place in front of Old Independence Hall, last evening, to respond to the nomination of John Tyler by the Baltimore Convention. The meeting commenced assembling at an early hour, and the crowd continued to pour in from every part of the city and county, until all the avenues leading to the Hall were completely filled up. There could not have been less than five thousand persons present.

On motion of Mr. Caleb Pierce, the following gentlemen were chosen officers of the meeting;

President—AMOS HOLAHAN.

Vice Presidents.—General Joseph Hall, Caleb Pierce, William F. Harrison, John George Ziegler, Martin O'Brien, Daniel J. Rhoads, Doctor Samuel Heintzelman, Francis Dougherty, Captain D. Martin John Keefe, John Maguire, Dennis Sweeny, Robert Thompson, George Kirkpatrick, Thomas Copeland, John Brown, James McCaskey, William Smith, George Masser, James M. Fairlamb, David Todd, Esq., R. Spain, Thomas Webster, Major J. Fagan, Caspar Erwin, Captain Thomas Whittits, Lewis Audenried, Peter Poh, John Carey, B. Brickley, John Tierney, Lewis Cochrane, Wm. Evans, Peter Schriver, Charles Hunterson.

Secretaries,—Doctor George Spackman, N. Hicks Graham, David Nathans, B. H. Marclay, Jacob Hummell, Jr., Jacob Albright, Michael Abrams. Richard P. Leedom, John Hogan, J. C. Cook, Henry McGathen.

After the organization of the meeting, Thomas Dunn English, Esq., on behalf of the Committee on Resolutions, offered the following, which were read and adopted:

Resolved, That this meeting enthusiastically responds to the nomination of JOHN TYLER for President of the United States, made by a Democratic National Convention of 2,000 delegates assembled from all parts of the Union, that met in the city of Baltimore on the 27th of last month.

Resolved, That this meeting is in favor of JOHN TYLER—

1st. Because he is a Democrat of the old Virginia Jefferson stock, and who has at all times not only manifested his devotion to Democratic principles, but in the darkest hour of peril fearlessly came up to the defence of the Constitution with his vetoes against the Bank of the United States.

Because an honest and high minded party will not allow the champion of the Texas question to be pushed aside; particularly as this question will have to be settled before the 4th of March, the British Government and the British press having openly avowed their hostility to annexation, and will, if the question be not speedily adjusted, have influence enough to prevent any new application of Texas for admission into our Union.

Because President Tyler signed the present Tariff act, with which the whole Tariff party of this State are satisfied.

Because having raised the issue with Mr. Clay of bank or no bank, and having been everywhere applauded by the Democracy of the country for making the issue, the Democracy desire now to pronounce judgment upon his Bank Vetoes, just as they did upon General Jackson, at his second election, upon his Bank Vetoes.

Because common justice demands that he who raised the Democratic party from its prostrate condition by vetoing the Mammoth Bank of the Whigs, should go before the Democracy, and have his Vetoes passed upon by the party that so universally applauded them.

Because no man in this country can run so successfully for the Presidency as John Tyler, the originator and champion of all the great questions upon which the Democracy ought to stand or fall in the approaching Presidential campaign.

Resolved, That the Democratic friends of President Tyler be requested to organize themselves in all parts of the country forthwith.

Resolved, That we will celebrate the 4th of July, in a manner worthy of the birth-day of American Independence, and that the Chairman appoint a committee of arrangement for that purpose.

Resolved, That as American citizens attached to the interests of our beloved country, we cannot view with indifference the language held out by the British press, and members of the British Parliament, to deter this country from annexing Texas to this Union, that we regard with indignation the threats of any government, and that the honor of the American nation is in its own hands, and not in the keeping of the Cabinet of St. James or that of Mexico.

Thomas Dunn English being now loudly called for, came forward, and for an hour enchained the vast multitude, during which time he was interrupted frequently, by the applause of the masses present.

Mr. James R. Hayman was next called for, and addressed the meeting in a masterly manner. Mr. H.'s tongue acted as a two-edged sword. This a few that were present could not hear without emotion, hence they manifested some dissatisfaction, which was speedily put down by the good sense of the meeting.

Mr. Joseph Graham, of Ohio, responded to a unanimous call, took the stand, and for three quarters of an hour, delighted the audience (which from the first had continued to increase) with a speech abounding in argument and eloquence, and judging from the manner in which it was responded to by the crowd, produced the happiest effect. After the conclusion of Mr. G.'s speech the meeting adjourned, it being near 10 o'clock.