New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-08-03
Work for the season.

and we trust II may SO contlnue--wlth local OK
Ceptions where there are good reasons for such
up to May next. Six months is long enough to
have the whole country convulsed by Preslden-
tial canvass. Let our opponents shout themselves
hoarse, if they choose, over the epheneral VIC
tories they may gain by keeping their forces cter
nally in the field; they will lose more IN spirit
than they can gain III position by winter cam
paign, and their i-ti1ned acquisitions will melt
away In the Summers sun. Wherever there are
local and peculiar reasons for making deter
mined struggle in the Fall Elections, there the
Wings will make it, although they cannot cali
out their full strength; but they will not exhaust
their energies IN attempting TO carry States and
Counties which will require their every vote
period of camness from this to May is as essential
and will prove as useful to the Good Cause as
energy and animation when the season for dis
playing them shall have arrived.
1t is this season Of calmness which we would
urge our friends to improve, giving such counsel
III view oft as to us seem appropriate which they
will accept or improve upon as their wisdom and
experience shall dictate.
In the first place, we would urge the Wings Of
every township, village, ward or neighborhood,
to form society for the collection and dssemina-
ton of intelligence, calling it Clay Club, Wing
Association, or whatever name may be thought
most appropriate. Let this be done quietly, not
secretly, but without ostentation or offence let its
headquarters be established at some private house,
or its meetings held IN rotation at the houses OF It's
members, so as TO avoid all needless expense, or
the reproach of tending to foster dissipation If
any of its members choose to drink, let them take
another time TO indulge that fancy but let these
meetings be entirely separated from carousals or
irrelevant discussions. Let the best meN mot ne
qessarly the richest or most consequently be
chosen President, Secretary and Treasurer Of the
Club and let other officers be appointed as they are
needed. Avoid formaties and routine as much
as possible, and admit every honest man who
offers as @ member, charging no initiation fee or
monthly dues, but calling on the more wealthy
and public-spiritsd melabers only TO contribute
when any funds are needed.
When such Club has been formed, and all
The unwavering Wings IN the township, village,
ward, or neighborhood, invited to Join it and par
ticipatc in eectng it's officers, let the first be
to procure small selection of the best political
documents or periodicals, and then let meetings
be regularly held-monthy or weekly, as the spr-
1t Of the members shall indicate. Let these meet
ings be ouen to the public, held in any public hall
or school, house which is convenient and may be
obtained without charge, and let the great public
questions olthe day be here discussed in the most
effective manner. But do this by reading, if you
cannot secure good speaking. Where you have
a member or Wing friend from neighboring
town who knows how TO take up and discuss the
Tariff, the Currency, the Public Land question,
or any other which may be prominent, thorough
", SAYING nothing at random, and laying down
no position which he is not sure OF and prepared
10 maintain against all opposers, entrcat hun TO
speak, but eschew all those rambling, windy dec
lamations, filled with emptiness and slang, which
cause the ears of many sober people to ache at
the bare mention OF Political Speech. All the
good ever done by these would find abundant ell
bow-room in thimbe.
The best way, after all, will be found to be not
to rely on extempore speaking generally, but to
be provided with the proper documents and let Il
good reader present them TO the audience. For
let the Speeches, Reports, Documents, &c. which
best illustrate that subject be read at the meeting
of the Club, giving notice beforehand that the re-
cent Speech of Mr.. Adams, Mr.. Evans, Mr.
Hudson, Mr. Sergeant, or whoever shall be the
latest champion of American interests on the
I. j
Of the previous proceedings and the state OF the
question. When recent Speech Of interest is
not at hand, take up the documents and read a
pamphlet OF Junus, or, speech of Harry Clay.
twenty five years ago, are pertinent and cogent
now, and he is never a bit ashamed Of them
though Mr.. Calhoun has backed out from his and
suppressed the Speeches.-(We mean vet TO get
together cheap pamphlet edition of Mr.. Cal
houn's Speeches which he now keeps dark about.
They arc great deal better than those he makes
nowadays, and would read capitally in the
Clubs.)
These are few hasty hInts-to which we shall
add others hereafter-as to the formation and
proper management of Wing Clubs a small Sc
lection of papers for Reading Room would soon
BE- procured, and then few dollars worth OF
cheap documents for gratuitous distribution 10 all
inquirers- Let such course be adoptodin every
town where there are Wings, and pursued ear
nsstly, quietly, and economically through the
winter season, and we shall be prepared to take
the field next summer with an energy and force
which our opponents do not drearnof
&c Election to-day in Tennessee aud North