The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-02
~ "a. Boston Mercantile Journal Of 7'assday.
GREAT WING MEETING AT FANEuiL
HALL.

4 0HEAI VIII iENo "A
HALL
There was grand meeting last evening at Fame
uil Hall, Of the Wings Of Boston and vicinity
the proceedings were Of character to infuse conf
dencs into the bosom Of every true Wing, and TO IN
duce him put forth all his energies 10 sustain The
Wing party al the approaching election.
The nesting was called 10 order by WILLIAM Hay
pgs the Chairman of the Wing Nominating Con
venlion End ABB0TT LAwRESoE was chosen fresi-
dent Of the meeting. On taking the chair ne was
CRESTED with three cheers by the assembled nu,nae
JossrH LEwIs and JAMES READ were chosen ' iee
Presidents, and JAMES M. WHIros and ELsA PALMER
jr., Secretaries.
AMER the meeting was organized, MIR. Lawrence
addressed the assembly n some briei but iociois re-
marks, which received with much iavoi ana en-
thuslasm by his numerous auditors. lie alluded 70
the importance Of this Wing meeting-h being the
hrst held in Boston SINCE the great political excie-
which ended with the elsction of William lien
~ Harrison 10 the Presidency. The Wings oil Dos
ton we're assembled on no ordinary OCCASION
they had met together 10 concert measures or the re-
eles Of John Davis the Char OF State and Tor
the preservation OF the honor and dignity, and pros
periiy Of the old Bay State IL had been said that
the Wings had common ground on which they
could stand and act. He denied the statement. They
had broad and noble platform, which they had long
occupied and from which they could be driven,
namely, discrimination in laying duties and protee-
iion or labor John Davis had been the untiring and
successful advocate Of those principles in both branches
Of Congress public life and IN private life, for many
years he well known for his zeal IN unfolding the
interests laborer the mechanic the merchant and
the aciurer and emphaiically IN deed and in
fact, :" the poor mans friend" He knew him TO be
SO, having held intimate relation with him for upwards
Of twenty years The great wish Of his heart was,
protect the labor Of his country and thus secure 70
every man. whatever his station occupation joint
Of meat three times day. During the admnstri-
ton Of John Davis the State had been prosperous and
happy and no Wing could for moment cherish de-
sire tochange it, for one Of an experimental charac-
ter.
Mr. LAWRENCE alluded to the late act of Congress
in relation to the revenue which soon TO go into
operation. Il was an experimental highly important
one-on the occupations and labors Of men through
out the country by of a horizontal tariff. No
specific duties 10 be preserved, but ad raiorem
duties had become the order Of the day. he would
address his remarks particularly 10 the mechanics and
laborers Of Bostonto the workers in leather in iron,
in steel in furs in wood &c; and wished them to
anime the subject for themselves and then to say il
they were willing to cease their protective labors and
their shops abandoned or transferred to Man
chester and Leeds. Ii this great principle Of dis
crimination in laying duties should be given up the
best interests of the country would be prostraied and
many Of our worthy citizens impoverished, for The
sake Of trying an experiment! For his own part he
believed that had already had experiments enough
and he convinced that our present Chief Mags-
trate entertained the opinion and that, If elect
ed he would favor pursue course OF policy, which
would preserve the honor and add TO the prosperity Of
the Commonwealth
Mr.. LAWRENCE said that he did not appear at Fa-
neuil Hall for the purpose Of making speech al
though he hoped for an opportunity to address his
feow-ctzens ere long more at length on these sub
jects He then Introduced to the assembly RuFUs
CHoATE one Of the able Senators to Congress from
this State
Mr. CHoATE came forward on the platform, and
was received in the most enthusiastic manner. After
| silence was restored he commenced eloquent and
powerful address, which frequently interrupted
by loud and involuntary bursts of applause His
speech was marked with kind and concilatory spirit
throughout and his sentiments were heartily respoHd
ed to by every Wing, who helped TO swell the i'm.
mense multitude in Faneu Hall.
Mr. Gu, ATE commenced by abiding to the political
condition of Massachusetts at the present time
compelled 90 forward almost alone in the advocacy
of the great leading Wing principles lie spoke Of
the defeats which the Wings had sustained in various
| States-but New Jersey and Vermont still remained
faithful to their rustand he believed that Ohio would
preserve her political integrity 50 long as she was the
| guardian Of the grave Of Harrison. II
time for land the only question to be asked
was whether we would preserve the power with which
we had been entrusted by the people Let the
| swer be We WILL" and the work is done. The
| great Wing majority Of l5 or 10000, which was
shown by the last election could not have all melted
away in one short year. like the of the last
these men nau not cnangtu OplnIOns-
| they were steadfast in their principles. We may still
find the men, and as many Of them as ever =
| There could be doubt that the Wings could hold
| political power, if such was their wish.
| Mr.. CHoATE expressed an intention of reviewing
the conduct of the Wings, and enumerating the
sures which they had devised and adopted for the bene
/ fit of the nation and of this Commonwealth He
should begin with the commencement of the ascen-
dancy the political power Of the Wings in the ma.
tional councils, and see whether that party had moi
satisfactorily fulfilled its pledges, and pursued con
stan, and successful II this were so, Their,
were no lust causes for dissatisfaction dependency
The Wings Of Massachusetts might faltcr in othe
States denouncng this friend that friend of the
principles-thcy might throw down their banner anc
ny ingorousy from the feld-but IL would not be be
cause the battle had gone against themfor their pn
cples had been triumphant and the sounds of victory
had been borne 10 their ears by every breeze Ih,
administration was in fact but six months old and b
no extra session of Congress had been held-if moth
ing had yet been done Tor the relief OF the people
the reform Of abuses-su ely, the Wings ought 4
be willing to surrender, at this time, TO enemy
which, only year ago, they had threshed within al
inch of their lives Blu, during these sx months I'll,
Wings had not been idlc-a vast deal had been don,
"a series of brilliant and noble political events has
been brought to pass within that perIod-more mea
sures had been adopted by Congress for the benefit
the people for the honor of the country and the wei
fare Of the STATES than had been accomplished in an,
| previous administration not even excepting that o
w ashington,
He proceeded TO anayze the acts OF this admins
traton and among other things, described with mucl
felicity the wide difference in the course Of pole,
pursued by the past and present administrations, u
connection with our Foreign relations. Mr.. Van Blu
rem le of his egacieS to his successor pros
pect of war with England He seemed determines
TO have war; but instead Of SEEING reasonable pre-
text, such the insults to the American flag, oiere,
by British cruisers on the Of Africa the un
Just domncering spirit manifested by that nation IL
relation to the North Eastern Boundary or the sci
cure and destruction Of the Caroline within our owl
territory, in time of pence, the late administration
seized upon poor Sco'chman, who had ventures
within our lines and determined to hang him. for act
ing according TO the orders OF his government
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