Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-09-08
THE WING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

THE WING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
In another column, the reader will find an &C
count of the reception of the Wing members of
Congress by he citizens of Philadelphia. On Fri.
day last the people of New York turned out by
thousands to welcome them to their city, and a
most enthusiastic welcome it was. The New York
papers state that the arrangements scale
commensurate with the patriotic gratitude which
the course of the Wings of Congress. had inspired
toward, them on the part of their follow-citizens
every where.
A steamboat was chartered to convey the gentle
men composing the committee of reception and the
invited guests, numbering about 300 persons, TO
Elizabethport, where they met tho members of
Congress. their way to the great commercial en-
porum.
II must indeed have been gratifying in the ex-
treme these faithful servants of the PEG de- to
find their conduct so warmly applauded by their
common constituents; that it was a pleasure to
those who awarded the need of praise, the recep-
ton speaks for itself. Thrice had their laborons
efforts been tbwar,cd by the arbitrary and tyrann
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time, did they exert themselves to leave the gov
eminent, before they should separate, with the
mean. of existence. The Locofocos we're charging
them with determination to adjourn without vot
ing supplies, with design to embarrass the gov
eminent, that i, might to the benefit Of the
Wings by throwing the blame upon Mr.. Tyler
where it most justly belongs, and other fulsone I'M
meaning slang about efficient and sufficient"
Revenue Bill. And that the Wings have
waived for time, one of their cardinal measures
the distribution la~--he hue and cry is again
raised the cue has been given from one or two Of
their leading prints, and the little dogs of the par
ty, Tray, Blanche and Sweetheart" are begin
ming to yelp forth, worse and worse" "bIl of
denominations, and other such bug-bears upon the
subject of tariff, they have been employing in
the South for many years past, in order, ms they
SUPPOSE,
TO fright the souls of fearful adverso'rs."
but have confidence in the calm judgment Of
the people upon the measures of their Representa-
tives, and we believe, that notwithstanding the
crafty efforts of the Locos to CITY down the late la
riff law, it will be popular in the county and yield
a sufficient for the support of our bankrupt
government, brought to bankruptcy and the very
verge of ruin by the criminally erroneous measures
and legislation OF these very Locos themselves.
Amongst the most prominent of the members
Of Congress above alluded to, observe the
names of Messrs. Tallmadge, Stanly, Fillmore and
others whose labors during The long session of
Congress which has just closed, will be remem-
bered with gratitude by the Wings of the Union
After the arrival of the party at New York, meet
/ ing was held in the evening which was addressed
by the Hon. Willard Fillmore, of New York, Gov.
Morehead, of Kentucky. Hon. Edward Stanly, of
| North Carolina, and the Hon. Richard w. Thomp
son, of Indiana. When the latter closed it being
about l o'clock, and the anxiety of the immense
ooncourse to hear remaining unabated adjourn
meni moved and carried to Saturday evening,
at o'clock, when Hon. Messrs. Underwood, of
Kg., Milton Brown and Caruthers. of Tenn, T,
Butler King of Ga, Bates of Mass. Mathio,, of
Ohio, Tallmadge and A. Lawrence Foster, of New
York, were to address the meeting.