The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-05-23
WIG MEETING Ar RED NOUN.
TAIN.


A large and respectable portion Of the
Wings uf this county. assembled al Red
Mountain on the lib inst, TO consider
Of the expedisney Of sending delegates to
the Wing Cont eniion. 10 be held in Hills
borough on the 3lsi inst. TO nominate a
Republican Wing candidate for this con.
gressionsl district. 10 opposition 10 the
late member. the Hon. Vim. Montgom.
cry.
On motion Of II. Parker. esq, John
X. Hall, esq. was called to the chair.
anL George w. Jones wss chosen serre.
tary. The meeting being organized. n.
Parker, esq, in brief. but energetic,
address. explained the objects Of the
asssmbIage. aud dssssnied upon the i'm.
porianee and advantage of activity, zeal.
and unanimity. in the Wing ranks. The
meeting agreed, unanimously. 10 appoint
delegates, and voted that the chair should
announce a committee TO embody their
proceedings: The following committee,
to wit. G. W. Jones. II. Parker, esq,
Capt. Isaac Laws. aud Capt. II. Parrish.
were appointed; who. after consultation,
made report which. after being amend
ell. was unanimously adopted in the FOL.
lowing form. 10 wit:
Your committee have had neither the
,ime nor the necessary documents 10 pre-.
pare Iull report. and therefore cOniine
themselves To a few Of those plain and
obvious reasons. which. in their opinion,
ought 10 be decisive against the re.eIec.
ton OF DIR. Montgomery.
THE PuBLIc LANDS.
The great questions connected with
the public lands. are Of the first maani.
,ude IN North Carolina. None others are
or can be ofsuch importance, except such
rs tend to destroy liberty. or to sap the
foundation, or undermine tie purity. Of
the government. DR.. Montgomery pro.
teSstS 10 be with Us on that subject, bu,
he acts against US. II 10 true, that he
votes with us, but he exerts All his facul.
ties and influence 10 uphold those who
are striving againsI Us. who boldly svow
their policy to be, In deprive the old
states "f fair distribution Of the proceeds
Of said lands. The Dar,or gives Us his
vote, (fia he feels obliged 10 do, TO keep
his sea, in Congress- bu, he gives TO
our enemy all his Influence. land that he
feels obliged to ln. to keep the favor and
smiles of the Pfesidentl The Doctor
veil knows that The President is pledp.
cd against dividing the proceeds Of the
public lands amung the old states; he
knows that II never can be done while
Mr.. Van lIuren is the President; and vet
the Doctor is striving. with all his might,
To keep Mr.. Van Burtn in office.
Disguise and twist il as you will, one
Of two things is certainly true either
the Doctor is at heart oppnsed 10 The dis.
Iribulirn, or his pariizan devntion To The
men in power, is stronger than his attach.
ment to lis state and district, in this res.
pee. ..m.
The avowed policy Of the adminis,ra.
ton is to grant the public lands in pre-.
cmption titles 10 squstters: 10 reduce
their price; and finally. 10 give them IN
To the states in which they lie. This
course will deprive the old states of their
respective shares sc eigh. hundred, or
perhaps a thousand millions Of acres
The share of our good old state, would
make her blossom az a rose; IL would
carry the lights Of science into tho hum
blesl log cabin, az well as into the dwell.
ling Of the sflluent. Mr.. Van Buren,
lsidecldedIy opposed to our reaping these
great Benefits Doctor Montgomery j.,
clamorous for them, but he il Much MORE
elt'mOroas IA The support Of Jfr. Fan
D"rea. who has carried OH, part Of this
hostile policy. and is striving To carry
out The WHOLE Of il. This i" running
with the hare and holding with iho
hound"-,his .'looking one way and row.
ing another"-this giving Of laid and
comfort" To our enemies--demsnd our
most decided sensure, aud compel US TO
b'lIcvr IhaI however useful the Doctor
L.