Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-23
ADDRESS TO THE WINGS

i ADDRESS TO THE WINGS.
We repubish from the Albany Evening Jon
mai OF Saturday, Jealous, straightforward appe
, from the STATE Central Committee to the Wings
the Stale. They WILL we trust. heed its warning
and answer like men and patriots to its call. wha
ever our household dtSdgrecmcnts let them be hu.,
ed IN the presence of the common aiyer.arv ,r
wan united zeal and effort, can still mnntai
the Wing ascendancy IN this great State Let 4
resolve TO do It, and II will be done.
N Y. american.
To he Uhis Elsciors IF the Stat, Of Ns,, York
Fellow Ci,rzenS:-The Sta Central Commute,
IN discharge OF the duties devo!ved upon H. Aoiici
your earnest attention
4 We profer you, fellow citizens, no holiday com
piments-no Joyous congratulations Not 4, ~hs,
last year We assured you advance of the triunnpI
OF wing principles here aud through the Union. n
the election of the Pitriot OF North Bend do w,
/ now address you Since The close of th,t ,.Sps
rate S'russ c, resulting IN QUO unprecedt n ed ami
hI'dtns victory, deep gloom has spread over the
| lace OF our public af,TS That lnscTutsbI, Proyi.
dence which deprived US OF our beloved President.
| WINE the acclamAtonS which haI ed his IN tu.uta
ton yet fingered on The ear, has been to.Ios,d NV
o'her cal'ni'tcs alike disastrous and dep ored IL
were iue 10 recall or reeite them uwthey are Iiv.
ing III your mtmnries-they weigh upon your
htHTtS- Enough that at the close the FIRST Session
OF Congress under lie Wing Bsceuuaucy-a s.s>inn
"hch has been objective Of mote " Sc benefcent.
and "hoieAome measures than all the ten sr,s,ons
preceding u "a Session which added Vastly TO the
permanent reSoTrc Of our own y ate and All Tho
. Ae>, winch has povdeJ amply and Justly for Ma.
national defence and the national crsdtl-~btch h 9
,'hhIIro me Il 'mc OF nope upon many desolale
he"'h> anu In ve'y many despairIn. hear,-a ses.
SION WHICH, m al, respects save one, has aIr,stv
iuih'Isd tie pledges OF the Wings TO the countrv
whe has done much for the r, stor,ti,n oI nathan
a. p'ospefIy-ai The close of sucn session we
hnd the great and patriotic party which has accom-,
p.'neu 80 nIue' Tor "e seneraI welfare, prralyZed
o' an my o''ouS apahy, surrsnderlng in the
EAnds OF It's oPpressors oil that has been gained by
a twelve yerTs' Struggle.
we speak iraukiy Ia you fellow cit Gems as I've
comes our Character and yours. W. know tina, YOU
"''y ne trustee" with he tru,h, you know th 1t we
are lnchpatie OF addressing you ~ any Other ian
gnage. Fully aware as ynn are that m. I,,. I co
foco triumrhs m our sister States are based on me-,
serious uIml'HIon OF Wing strength, nor any con.
SUE '"'e accession 1" oar Hdvers 'rles, but soc
apathy and dislf.con, view OF Inc recent chi.
Ties AZ Washington winch have para, zed the xer-
Mons OF portion VI our friends and " withheld MANY
Of them from tie polls, We yet say to you, m The
sincerity OF profound CONVICTION, that n sunni n
course on your part, followed naturally by similar
teSuls m this State, will he viruaIy ia al TO our
hopes OF maintaining Wing prepOnderance IN the
councils OF he EatpnIi sGminis alton And yyt The
overthrow "l TIE Wing asccnddncy perlshes not only
TIE nope OF securing The other blessing, tor which
We h'Ne struggled, tot - restored 10 power a uarIy
pledged TO "irpea" the Distribution Law These
axe among the consequences Depending upon the is
sue @i your rarldly aui .osching election. Freemen
Of Ne" ! ork! we eutrca, that your III ,r,s - -
r.'' - ...- magnUuue OF the blessings TO be Sc
cured-ihe caamIues To Ds Eyefled
Electors o. the Empire STATE! IL has d,voIved
on you ~ more than one memorable crisis 10 save
tie cause OF your country from dis-srer-unbord,na
ana sustaining u until ievb hands and he rts were
her'eu 10 assist you IN bearing u on TO victory IL
vas your earthquake voice which, in 1887, n st
pe''eu me popular condemnation OF the Sub Urea
Z yuHs ind. -
IN 1888, when Maine Maryland P,nnsyIy,ri, and
ONO succomOed to Executive power restored the
hopes and revived the energies of the Republic II
was your unutunted h-mneSs-y your lofiy p,triotc
Is'oIoh-"hlch, IN 1883, when almost every other
S'h'e surrendered, rcKIndIed the dying watch.hres
upon the hattlemens OF Freedom and IN the breasts
OF your ndmIrlng counIrymen ut up an enthusiastic
aTdJf OF which the triumph Of 1870 was the legIii-
mate result! Freemen Of New York! You are
tney who achieved those glorious victories. ,,or,
country again appeals for your a aid IN her drss,
calamity, and IT the same spirit still lives IN your
breasts you ciH rescue her agaInl Is she not sor-
my generous EFFORT
III MI events, we cn,rel; you, feo;y. citizens 10
come FORWARD ana yoie Al The approaching election.
ina usfence IN such CT lis 70 the blacklist treason If
you are tired OF serving your csuntry turn sr,iost
her and vote tn LOcOt,co ticket II YOU desire IN.
restoration of servliIty, ~ and corruption IN
our safe Councils # yOu wish to SEQ the bust.
'ess VI banking monopoly ~ the hands of n cen.
n1Tces for gold or v,ics-f you wish TO see the
business OF auctions another rnJbopoly of the Cen
i'a' Regency TO be dotted Out by them only 10
desperate phflsans IN payment OF purchase Of ser
Vce-l you wish TO see your guptrVi sots OverruIed
by beVy Of party made Judges IN the arpoint
ment OF local Othcers-In short, If YOU desire to 70
turn Of that rule which so Iony rendered New York
politics by word for corruption through the land
then vote openly Tor the LocoiDco ticket, and secure
At once the OBJECT OF your desires and the reward
Of your cEertions. But Gsyer, We inpore YOU LEI
ne thought emOltter your future years that New
York fell suPlnev In'o the grasp Of her most lust.
Iy banished TaTqIins, when the ireeman's weapon
m your outstreIched hands might have prevented
l.,
For the vena the vers'tic, the timid, the feeble
IN purpose, we con OFF, M indictments to engage
earnestly m the cause OF the Poop IN the coming
contest the struggle must be arduous but It's Is.
sue need not be doubtful. The spoilers, a, once
smariing under the Tremendous defeat Of last year
and electrified with sudden and sanguine hopes nv
recent Occurrences, arc already IN the field with
their drilled 10 lowers. To their f rec onset we
can oppose only the calm good sense, the stern
In'egr'y, The lniomi'ubIe patriotism OF the maiari
/ " OF the hoemen Of New York. II these will but
devote u their country the few days intervening
before election IN the spirit nnd with The energy o
the three lost cOntesis, then victory will agar
smile on tho Wing banner, and hope thrill III,
/ breasts Of our b rthren a over the Union. T.,
YOU fcemen NJ New York, IL committed he pren
GUY OF Keeping alive he sacred fame Of liberty
nI"d the Jury ~ The tempest, when ieeblsS hand
have proved unequal 60 the task. My the result
prove YOU worthy Of the high responsibilities viii
which you ore entrusted, and commend YOU stiI
more strongly 10 the affection ond gratitude ofyou
Countrymeu
LEWIS BENEDICT,