Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-11-25
PROCEEDINGS Of the Wigs of the
Second Electoral District, in Convention
Assembled, in Hu"tscille, Randolph coun-
ty, NoOem6er 20th, ls4S.

On Monday, the Goth inst. the Delegates
elected at the Primary Meetings Of the
People, in the Counties composing the Sc.
cond Electoral District of the State of
Missouri, assembled in Huntsville, Ran.
dolph county, to discharge the duties of
their appointment.
At l O'Clock the Convention met, and
on motion Of Col, WV. ii. RUSSELL, of
Galloway, e.
Col. JosEru DAVIS, of Howard, was
elected Presiden, of the Convention, who
upon taking the Chair, explained the oh.
jects for which the Convention had assem-
blcd, in very able, eloquent, and lucid
address:-after which, on motion, Thomas
7. COATES of Randolph, DAVID M. HIcK.
NAN of Boone, Willis w. SHELL Of Cal.
loway, and CALLER WooD Of Monroe,
were chosen Vice Presidents; and CLARK
II. GREEN of Howard, JOHN ADAMS of
Monroe, and w. F. SwrrzLEn of Boone.
were elected Secretaries of the Conven-
ton,
The Convention being organized, and
ready to enter upon the duties of its con-
vocation, on motion of w. L. Swtzler, of
Boone, the President was empowered to
appoint committee of ten Zone from
each county in the districO whose duty il
should be to draft an Address and Reso.
lutions expressive Of the sense of the Con-
vention; whereupon, the following gentle
men were appointed said committee, viz:
w. F. Swi,zlcr of Boone, John B. Dun
can of Galloway, w. ]. Howell of Mon
roe, Henry Austin Of Randol phi, w. G.
Chlds of Howard A. M. Cameron of Ma
con. DR.. w. G. Warrenner of Adair, J. B.
Morris of Audrain, - of Scotland, and
- Of Shelby, were appointed said com.
mittee.
During the retirement of the committee,
Col. w. Ii. Russell of Galloway, having
been loudly called for from all parts of the
house, responded in very cloqucns, thrill
ing, and wellconccived speech, in which
he discussed with signal ability the princ.
pies Of the wing party-concluding with a
pathetic and loudly-cheered euloey upon
tho character of Henry Clay.
The Convention then took recess until
. o'clnck.
EVENING SESSION.
Tie Convention met at . o'clock, pur-
suant to adjournment,
The committee upon the Address and
Resolutions, appointed during the morning
session, reported through their chairman,
w. F. Swiz'er, the following Address and
Resolutions
ADDRESS.
Ftllop IVhtgs, Of the End Electoral District
Eighteen hundred and forty four approaches. BY
unerring demonstrations OF the popular will, ii
has been regarded and signaizcd thus far in sd
vance Of It's coming, as period Of unusual in
teres,. The signal exhibitions Of public en,hu.
siasm, with which its advent has been heralded,
will move, and impart 10 it, q character assimu.
lated to the power erecting it. This being true,
j! is destined TO be the era Of another desperate
political conflict in which the constitution and
laws OF our Government as well as the public
mind and morals will be subjected to the sever.
est oracle TO which our institutions stand ex.
posed. Every where, in oil quarters OF our
broad land. is the note OF preparation sounding;
and by motives as sacred and powerful as ever
bore sway in the breasts OF lreemen are We
the Wings Of the 2nd District, expected 10 do
our duty our WHOLE DUTY.
No considerations Of exped ency no influences
worthy the deliberations oil enlightened ireemen
can IoresIalI the necessity for immediate and con,
.lnued action on our parts. We have work Ia
agency OF others, and which left undone. undoes
the country. Therefore. whatever OF dstruSt or
apathy, which may possess our bosoms, should be
dismissed. Whatever recollection OF former Tn.
successful struggles may yet linger in our minds
TO cloy ou' energies and chill the lervor OF our
zeal, should be Immediately supplanted by a
generous aud sustaining confidence in the Ger.
tainty oil retrhutive justice. And whatever o
Discrimination we may feel again 10 actively min
gle in another political conflict we should make
no delay in dsplacng by an indomitabIe purpose
10 rescue the government, and all its manifold
Interests, from the vortex Of Federal Power now
yHwning TO receive them.
The country cries for help, ard hearing its
walings Of distress and ruin, what heart will
not beat high with enthusiasm in the effort to re
deem il! But can the Wing party ever hope tc
succeed without organization? Never. Unfor
tunstely for our party, unfortunately for The
country, the Wings Of the U, S., and especially
OF our own State, are wolully deficient in disci
pne, ard much dsinclined TO thorough syste
matte organization. Over confident OF success
or not sufficiently aroused 10 the momentous
importance Of action, we too frequently display
on apathy and unconcern emphalically runous
20 our political fortunes. Ours is not struggle
for spoils for self, for men-it is contest for
the enforcement OF great principles contended
for by great party, and therefore our response.
blity to adopt the organization prerequisite 10
their establishment, is rendered both weighty and
imperative.
The history Of our former struggles shows but