The Madisonian., 1840-01-04

The following Address Of the Wing Gen.
trail Committee Of KENTUCKY to the People
Of that State, in the same spirit as the pro-
ceedings Of the Wings in the Legislature OF
that State, displays noble patriotic spirit:
TO THE WINGS OF KENTUCKY.
The Wing party of the United States, confident that
they constituted for years past majority the people,
and that concentration OF their strength was all hat
requisite to their success, wisely resolved during
the last year. effect that concentration II possible by
resortng to National Convention-a mode now be-
come customary with all partes-through which might
be expressed the general wish OF the party respecting
candidates for the two highest Offices That IN party
so powerful and numbering many iiustrlous names,
conflicting preferences should prevail is entirely natural
and TO he expected Nor they scarcely be con-
demned That such have prevailed in Kentucky to-
| wards distinguished citizen of her own. we acknow-
ledge with sentiments of pde and feeling how Just
these preferences towards him. we may learn duly
10 appreciate similar preferences entertained by others
The evil does not lie in originally entertaining such pre-
fcrcnees hut declining, a, the proper period, TO reln-
qnsh them The period has arrived.
The National Convention recently assembled at Har-
rsburg fully representing the views OF the Wing party
OF the United States and deliberately weighing all tho
considerations belonging the subject have presented
TO the nation WlLLisM llsNRy HARRISON, oil Oho,for
President and lomN TYLER, OF Virginia. Tor wee fre-
sident.
Whatever may have been original preferences, or
however Just, 1t becomes us now to reinquish thein
not Reluctantly aud sulen submission 10 necessity,
but pronptly-chceruily The Wings OF Kentucky
have looked 10 the Convention, not engine to ee-
yate favonre individual for his own sake but as an
instrument Of restoring, by concentrated Efforts the
principles Of the Constitution, for the sake Of Inc
country That tho action Of the Convention will insure
the attainment of this high end every reason to be de-
rived from the virtue and intelligence oil the feopie
! leads n most c confidently hope.
The distinguished names thus presented ny The Con-
ycn,,on require no recommendation beyond that which
is so conspcuousy furnished by the history OF tneI
country From the talents, public services, and sound
constitutional principles which emineny adorn inc
characters of both the nation Justly expect, from
their election, Administration which VIII feuoem 'he
Government from the evils by which, by ong course
of abuse il is afflicted, and re.cs'aosh, py sys
TEN of wise policy, the prosperity OF 'ne county NV "
deplorably orosalcd by the wreehed measured Oh us
rulers.
To the Wings Of Kentucky there Is bu' one course
omen and that Is the plain one o PATRIOTISM anu honof
boh Of which demand that the late acton OF the Con-
ye,,ion instead OF abstiug their ardor and e1eons,
should lend them fresh Inspiration 10 the cause o the
coop,ry Who look back upon our past struggles,
bouoh not always crowned with success, without pa
trlotic exuation And who will consent by falterng
or retreang to bring upon that glorious past the
reptoach OF having assumed the garb OF PATRIOTISM 70
conceal the dcformi,y OF selfish faction
II becomes the Wings OF Kentucky 10 embrace this 81
occssio the best under its circumstances, ever oner
ed TO the patriotic vindcste the past, and 10 set an
example for the future, TO the Wings OF onef
Of the Union by cordial and resoute support oy aii
manner OF honorable means, of the nominations which
the Convention has made.
By the Wing Central Committee Of kentueH
~ -" b. w DUDLEY.
K II MENEFEE,
r. PINDELL
II. / BoDLEY
Irrrssrov, December 10, 1899.