The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-07-16
WING MEETING.

MUSCATINE.
WING MEETING.
Muscatine County. July IL, 1910.
From one hundred to one hundred and
twenty-five persons, coming from all parts
of the county. met at the church in
Bloomington pursuant to previous. notice.
DR. B. S. Obs was chosen chairman.
HIM. G. WoodUard aud G.. N. Bra
dy appointed Secretaries.
Stephen Whicher. Esq. announced the
objects of the meeting in a very pointed,
pertinent and animated speech which was
not conned but came fresh from the foun-
tain of thought.
On motion Of s. Whicher, jr. COM
mittee of five was appointed by the chair,
to report resolutions, which committee
consisted of Stephen Whicher, Jr. Wm.
G. Woodward. ]. w. Richman, Harvey
Gillett and E. Thornton.
On motion of Mr. Thornton, Mr. Viele
was requested to address the meeting
which request Mr. Viele complied with in
a manner most heartily acceptable to the
meeting.
In his remarks upon the signs of the
times, Mr. V. remarked that Mr. Kendall
had resigned his responsible and lucrative
Office of Post Master General, and had
become the Editor of the Extra Globe,
and that the eight thousand Post offices
and Postmasters of the country were made
instruments for the procuring subscrip-
tons to, and the circulation Of this paper
devoted to the support of the government
party, by Mr. Kendall sending circular
letter to probably. each of the Postmas-
tiers in the country, soliciting his aid in
procuring subscriptions to Mr. Kendall's
paper, thus making the officers Of govern
ment the means of promoting the inter.
ests Of this partizan paper. Mr. VieIe
said that he felt confident many such let
,ers had been sent to the post Offices of
even this Territory. and that if his friend
Mr. Fay P. NJ. of this town, were present
he woull politely invite him to show the
letter which, he had received. A little
while after Mr. v. had closed his remarks,
Mr. Fay politely furnished his letter from
Mr. Kendall, which was read amid the
loud acclamations of the numerous audi
ence.
The committee appointed to draft reso.
lutions, reported the following, which, on.
motion of Dr. Grubbs, were adopted with
out dissent.
lst. Resolued, That the wings of this
Territory have learned, with deep regret,
that the partizan leaders among the friends
of the present Administration of the gen.
eral government have declared, and are
determined to prosecute against them al
partiZan warfare in the choice of a Dele
gate TO Congress.
End. That the relations which we now
sustain, and which we hope to sustain,
for years to come, with the general gov
eminent of the United States, forbid the
friends of the Territory voluntarily draw
ing and acting upon party line Of dis
tinction in our choice of officers to serve
either at home or abroad.
Sd. That in view of the attitude which
the self styled Democratic party has as
snmed, as appears by the resolves of a
Territorial convention holden in this place
on the 9th instant, and by the tone of the
public press of the Territory so far as
that party has control of it, there is left to
the Wings the alternative only of base
submission or unqualified opposition.
4ih. That in the approaching election.
driven as we are to recognize party dis
tinctions we will oppose effort to effort
that we will practice the lessons given us
by our revolutionary fathers and meet the
enemies of our country from whatever
quarter or under whatever pretence they
may assail us-whetlier in the battle field
or at the ballot box-and that we will
never yield but to superior force.
5th. That we are of the true Jeffersoni-
AN Democracy--of the Democracy Of
heart and principle, seeking the good Of
all at the sacrifice of none: seeking to raise
the depressed, but not to bring down the
elevated.
9th. That as portion of that people
which will be trodden down and Cypress
ed when such an event shall come, we de-
precate. whilst we fear, an approaching
monarchy in our fair land.
18th. That we care less for questions of
finance and banks, of internal improve
ments and tariffs, than we do for our coun-
|try's welfare.
9Th. That whilst Democracy is on the
lips Of the present Administration and its
supporters, and those questions are made
their hobbies Of discussion and the pre-
tended issues between us, their real BUSH