Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-11-09
THE WINGS OF NEW YORK.


in the city Of New York, on Tuesday evening
last, at which Daniel Lord. jr. presided, for con-
sidcr:ng the nominations made by the Wing Con-
vention for county officers and members Of As
sembly, the meeting was opened with nine cheers
for HENRY CLAY. The report from the nominal.
ing committee having been made by David Ora
ham. Esq. and unanimously and heartily approx
ed by the meeting
MIR. Thayer, on behalf Of the County Conven-
ton, offered the following resolutions:
l.. Resolved, That in surveying the field of the
coming contest, we fluid occasion for devout pra-
utude In the present complete development of the
fact that the LocoGoco party, destructive in its
whole nature, tendency, and effects, is also final
~ scJ-destructive; that having destroyed all
good that came within its reach-having DESTROY
ed our national prosperity, credit, and honor
destroyed our currency, our commerce, our manu-
features, our public works. private enterprises
lit has at last begun to destroy itself; scorpion
like, turning its venomous and deadly sting upon
its own vitals.
2: Resolved, That, however encouraging may
be the contemplation of this result, we do not re-
gard it as forestaJng the necessity of our redou-
pied and thrce-devoted exertions for the universal
dissemination and permanent establishment of
our principles, and the success of our measures .
and tl.at we will still 90 on to perfect our organi-
cation and consolidate our strength, making the
election oil HENRY CLAY the mere beginning and
not the end OF our labors, and marching under his
standard In long-con,inued, oft-rcpeated trumphs,
from victory TO victory, ill. no enemy remaining,
our peaceful and prosperous country fulfls her
glorious destiny.
B. Resolved, That we salute the gallant Wings
OF Tennessee, Mary land, Georgia, Pennsylvania,
anu ONO, with hearty congratulations and praise
ior their recent unexpected successes, and do
hereby pledge ourselves to abide by oil the issues
they have SO triumphantly made, and to maintain
the ground they have taken on every great nation
al question.
A. Resolved, That we present our special con-
gratuia'ions to the victorious Wings Of Baltimore
on the late double triumph, by which thew have
taken high place among the great Wing cities
OF the Cnion-with Boston, Philadelphia, ST..
Louis, Washington, Providence, Albany, and
others-and that, emulous of their illustrious ex-
ample, we assure them that New York, which al
ready gives more Wing votes than any CITY or
county In America, shall soon claim and take the
highest place on that glorious list shaking off the
ln'amy OF l.ocotoco misrule, and rising to the
same lofty eminence in political purity and fame
that 1t now holds in population, commerce, enter
prise, and power.
.. Resolved, That in response TO the call of
the Wings of Baltimore for a great National
Convention in that noble city, simultaneously
with the Presidential Nominating Convention, 20
ra;ity ITS proceedings ard opeE the campaign of
1914 with mutual counsel and encouragement,
we do hereby delegate one thousand Wings from
each of the four Congressional districts of New
York, to meet tho Wigs of the Union there on
the second of May, 1914.
D. Resolved, That now, in the very outset of
our career OF victory, with the shouts of triumph
anlmatlng us from more than half the Union, we
here renew our vows of fidelity to our fellow
wings every where, and pledge our grateful and
lasting membranes to all those who have stood
firm by us and our principles in the dark hours
now passed; that we will be faithful to those
,oho hare been fruitful 10 us; faithful to Henry
Clay, and those members of the Harrison Cab-
net who preferred retirement and temporary OBJ
security to the retention of office; faithful to the
incorruptible and heroic Wings of the late Con-
gress; faithful to all prescribed Wings, never
abandoning them to their enemies: faithful to
h'~ anu 'Iieif selI-Sacrlnclng course" faithful
even unto DEATH"
7. Resolved, That, animated by the indomita-
bic spirit OF our great leader, spurnng all promo
sitions to disband, or form coalitions with any
portion OIL our enemies, and scorning them as the
counsels OF cowardice and treason, we answer in
the language of never-yielding and ever-actiye
determination, The WHIGs OF New York Cry
ARE HENRY CLAWS OLD GUARD. "THE GUARD
NEVER SURRENDERS."
3. Resolved, That protection 10 American in
dustry and labor in all its varied branches. is one
OF the most prominent and cherished principles
perty OF the country behold the first fruits of
the faithful Legislation of the 9th Congress; and
that to give to all the laboring interests of the
conhtry-mechanlcal, agricultural and CONNER
GAIA fuller reward, shall be our continued aim.
uh'ii the great American System is perfected in
the election of Henry Clay, and the establish
ment OF permanent protective tariff.
.. Resolved, That although we know by in
contestab!e evidence, and by the shameless pub.
Tic avowais OF the chief Locofoco office holders
In this city that the apparent majority against us
az 'he iast Charter election was made up by more
than SIX thousand illegal votes, and false oatbs.
backed by violence and brutality, still, as the in.
tfepid Wing democracy of New York, holding
'he elective franchise sacred duty, TO neglect
whlch would be crime, we will 90 TO the polls
IN our full strength, solemnly appealing against
the suborners Of these wholesale periuries and
awful ordinations to the auenger Of Cuisc oafhs.
TO- Resolved, That in our candidates for She
Ill., coroner, county clerk, senator, and assembly,
men, we recognise Wings Of the right STAMP. of
long service. and of tried devotion; men who
VIII administer office with fidelity, and legislate
with ability and candor; and that, proudly liftinn
up our banner, inscribed with the names of such
men, we Will move on with steady and determine
&c steps to complete triumph of the glorious
wing cause In the city of New York.
The resolutionswere received with three cheers,
and were unanimously adopted.
COL }. w. Webb then rose, and after making
a few brief and pertinent remarks offered the fol.
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, That while, in common with the
great body of Wings throughout the United
States, we look upon Henry CLAY as the onlv
candidate OF the Wing party for the Presidency.
and consider HIN already virtually nominated by