The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-09-18
coNaRRssIoNAL WING MEETING.


At a meeting of the Wing members OF the
Senate and House of Representatives Oh inc
9th Congress of the United States, held IN the
city of Washington on the 18th OF September
lS41-
The Hon. NATHAN F. DIXON, OF Rhode Isl
and, on the part Of the Senate, and the Hon.
JEREMIAH MORROW, of Ohio, on the part OF the
House, were called to the chair, and KENNETH
RAyNER ofNorth Carolina, CHRIsToPHER Nor
GAN. of New York. and RICHARD w. THoMP-
SON, of Indiana, were appointed Secretaries.
Mr.. MANGUM, of North Carolina, offered the
following resolutions: saa F.'.
ResOlpsd, That il is expedent for the Wings of the
Senate and House of Representatives OF the United
States TO publish an Address to the People OF the
United States containing succinc exposition Of the
prominent proceedings Of the extra session OF Con,
gress, of the that have been adopted, ana
those in which they have failed and the causes OF such
failure together with such other matters as may e1
hbit truly the condition of the Wing party and mig
prospects. ,-t .,.a yga H... ....' 3s. !.
Rssolpsd, That committee Of three the part of
the Senate and five the part of the House, be APP
pointed to prepare such Address, and submit it to
meeting of the Wings on Monday morning next: the
18th inst, at hafpast eight o'clock .... IT,
tons, they were unanimously adopted. FL.
Whereupon the following gentlemen were APP
pointed said committee Messrs. BERRiEN, OF
Georgia, TALLMADsE, of New York, and SMITH.
of Indiana, on the part OF the SENATE anu
Messrs EyERETT, of Vermont, MASON, Oh ONO,
KENNEDY, of Maryland, JOHN G. CLARK oil
New York, and RAYNER, of North Carolina, on
the part of the House. -.
When on motion, the meeting adjourned, 10
meet AGAIN on Monday morning. $3.50" ..' 30
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1871. 1~&'
The meeting assembled, pursuant to adjourn
ment. !, N -
Mr.. KENNEDY, of Maryland, from the commit
tee appointed for that purpose, reported the loi-
lowing Address: .... ,.
FELLow-orrIzENs The Extra Session OF Congress
has, at length, been brought to close. The incl,
dents which belong to the history OF this session. ana
especially those which have marked its termination,
are of nature to make strong an impression upon
the country and to excite much interest in the u-
ture action and relations Of the Wing party that the
Wing Representatives in both Houses Of Congress
have thought it their duty, before separating TO ad
dress their constituents with brief exposition OF the
circumstances in which they conceive themselves to
be placed by the events which have recently tran
spiled. @ -.
first measure Of that ustrious and amented cltizen
whose election to the Presidency less signif-
cant of the general sentiment OF condemnation OF the
acts of the preceding Administration, than It was ex-
pressive of wish for imn ediae and radical change
n the public policy. The impro"idence OF those VINO
had lust been PEELED from power had rendered in
eytabIe and the country hailed the meeting OF new
Congress as the pledge Of relief from all those
evils which the disastrous ncomPetency OF the men at
the head of affairs had brought upon it. .-g !. S.
The People desired the early adoption Of the
policy which had been promised them by the Wing
party That policy had been brought to the consider
alton Of the country throughout contest OF nearly
twelve years duration, maintained with unexampled
devotion; and its principles illustrated by the
preceps and practice of the most eminent and patriotic
of our citizens every form by which they were able
to address themselves the intelligence OF the People
No one misapprehended these principles; they were
identified with the LAHORE Of that great party whose
paraleled both the token and the reward
Of the general confidence of the nation. They pro-
missed reform sr
1st In the restraint of Executive power and patro
Sd In the wholesome regulation of the currency
and the advancement of the interests OF industry
Cd. In the establishment of an economical admins
They proposed to accomplish the first OF these OBJ
iects by limiting the service Of the President to sim
gle term by foIbiddng all officers of the Government
from interfering In elections snd Dy 70 ss. sen,
cessivc use of the Veto power which had recently De-
come SO offensive to the country as an instrument OF
party supremacy ss@s ~ E ,.E., "
They hoped to achieve their next object by the es
adjustment Of National Bank; by an adjustment
of the system Of duties upon moderate and Perma-
nent scale adapted as nearly practicable to the In
te, est and conforma bic with the views OF every por
ton Of the Union; BY the establishment OF uniform ,h
proceeds Of the public lands amongst the States
measure recommended not only by considerations OF
Justice to the States themselves but also by sad ex-
perence of the embarrassment produced in the curren
Apatn Qfra tInUf ,f Fl n
variable amour an item in the ordinary revenues
of the Government. The establishment of an eco
nomical administration of the finances they expected
to attain by cutting down oil useless offices; by en-
forcing strict accountability Of the public agents
and more conspicuously, by making exact and ade
uuate provision for the ascertainment and eventual IL
quotation Of that public debt which the past Admins
traton had created by permitting their expenditures
TO overrun their receipts, and which they had con
cealed from public observation by the easy device o
repeated issues of Government notes. Z. /
These were the prominent points to which the poll
yof the Wing party had been directed, and which
constituted the great issues before the country In tn
recent Presidential election. We are aware that gu
adyersaries in that contest now deny these issues
founding their denial chiefly upon the tact that n
formal manifesto was put forth to declare the term
upon which we insisted. We chose ralner 70 apPea
TO the widely -lfrused knowledge of our principle
which had been impressed upon every mans mind II
that long struggle of years gone by with winch on
party had been Identified and of which It's very nam
exponent aW
1t need not be said that in representation spreae
over territory Of such extent that
our Union, and exhibiting interests 90 diverslhcd
what might be called the characteristic principles q
the WING party, throughout this wide sphere should
be subject TO occasional notifications dependent up
on local influences; and that il incumbent there
FORE upon the party to move together in spirit o.
mutual concession and accommodation of sectional
differences of opinion 1t need not be that in the
system of measures which we have enumerated, con-
OIL au,iUh nal
resentaves of distant portions of Republic and
that only by yielding Of minor interests to the estab
lishmen OF the general good entire harmony was t.
be obtained in the action OF Congress. This wal
natural and to be expected But we felt proud con-
seriousness that in the patriotism of the party all snct
difficulties would vanish, and that the demands of AZ
enlarged welfare would be met and fulfilled, through
the virtue of that spirit Of comPranse and forbearsnse