Conspectus of the History of Political Parties and the Federal Government/1830 Anti-Masonic Party Resolution

by Walter Raleigh Houghton

Anti-Masonic Resolution, Philadelphia, September.

Resolved, That it is recommended to the people of the United States, opposed to secret societies, to meet in convention on Monday, the 26th day of September, 1831, at the city of Baltimore, by delegates equal in number to their representatives in both Houses of Congress, to make nominations of suitable candidates for the offices of President and Vice-President, to be supported at the next election, and for the transaction of such other business as the cause of Anti-Masonry may require.