Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-04-18

phld.-Thls Association recently assembled IN
Philadelphia. Josiah Randall Esq. presided.
The Hon, John Sergeant responded to call,
and urged the Wings to prepare for the June
State Convention. Mr.. S. concluded amid the
cheers of the meeting The Hon. VIM. Z.
Preston ofSouth Carolina, was called for, and
addressed the assembly. We copy the follow
ing speech of the Honorable Senator from the
United States Gazette.-Edgefeid advertiser.
"Mr. Preston expressed the highest degree Of
pleasure which he felt in once more meeting his
Wing brethren Of the city Of Philadelphia.
1t is now, he said, five years since he had Vlsl-
ted this city on the invitation Of those whom he
had now the pleasure of meeting. He then
stood side by side with men whose lead he was
proud TO foIow-hs distinguished colleague,
a senator from Mississippi, Senator from Ala
bama, Senator from Louisiana, and members
Of the House Of Representatives from his own
state. Those gentlemen were now mostly es-
tranged from him. 1t were unnecessary to go
into causes but they had been such as TO leave
him standing alone, the solitary Wing member
of the United States Senate, south Of the Po-
tomoc.
But the cause which he supported was the
same now, that it was in l834-he stood upon
the same ground, maintained the same princl-
pies, and battled against the same abuses oil
power and executive usurpatIon now, that ne
did then; and, by the help of God, he would
maintain that ground and fight that battle to the
last, finch who might.
He alluded 10 the severe contest which the
Wings in Congress had been compelled to sus,
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the ruinous measures Of the administration in
check they could do little else; they had pre-
vented much evil by defeating the Sub-Treasu-
ry Bill, THEY could do no more. Even under
the defeat ofthat bill-its suspension, for it was
not yet killed, only scotched-the country be.
gan to rise from its depressed state, and to ex-
ert her energies But if this were the case
when the career Of the present administration
has been only checked, what might not be ex-
pected when The Wings should dispace the pres
ent powers that be, and be able to act efficiently
and TO carry out their own conservative prn-
ciples!
Mr.. Preston urged upon the Wings, the ne
cesslty ofbeing UNITED. They must sustain
the broad principles of Whigism, the only ism,
he said, by which they could sustain themselves
If they were united, they might look forward
to certain triumph.
Tennessee, he said, was with us, Georgia
was with US, North Carolina, Louisiana and
Mississippi were with US, and Virginia was CON-
ing, il she had not already come; and what, he
asked, had brought them to us? The principles
the broad, the catholic, the conservative
principles Of Whigism. These principles had
sent Wise of Virginia, Dawson Of Georgia,
Prentiss of Mississippi, Bell Of Tennessee,
and Stanley ofNorth Carolina to Congress,
and nobly did they Sustain the glorious cause.
Yes, he repeated, it is Wing principles, and
Wing principles alone, which had brought so
many of the Southern States TO sustain that
banner, and to array themselves against this
destructive administration. implore you then
he SAID, one and all, as you may regard the sue
cess OF these principles and this cause, to stand
by them and maintain them as the last hope of
the nation. Do not suffer any division, let US
rally under the same banner, and supporting
the constitutional rights Of all sections of the
country, stand by each other. Then our sue.
cess will be certain.
Mr.. Preston said it did not perhaps become
HIM to speak, in this place, of men, but as the
Wing flag could not be supported without a
hand to hold it aloft when raised, he must be
INDUCED in remark or two upon this sub
Ject. The flag under which we rally, he sale, ,
was noble, broad, and expanded one, and proud
we were Of it.; it should DO placed in hand
worthy Of it, and able to spread it forth upon