New-York daily tribune., 1844-08-31
Orange County Aroused.
Correspondence of The Tribune.

Orange County Aroused
Correspondence of The Tribune.
You are probably aware that the Wings of Old
Orange held a meeting at MiddletoTn this cay
You, sir have attended ard addressed very many
meetings IN TINS County, and you know that the
Wings are all awake, and ready to turn out at q
moments warning bu: had you been here this
would have astonshcd you,it was theehef f0enrre
of the season. I cer.d scarcely believe that
the immense congregation there assembled were
Wings of Old Orange, and congregated too IN
the very heart of the county adjoining Mlnislnk,
the strong hold OF Lcco-Focoism, This meeting
was called come weeks ego, and duly published
in the Wing papers Ct the County. Our oppo-
nents, anxious to prevent their rank and file from
hearing full and thorough exposition of Loco
Foco misrule and distructiveness, and fearful OF
the result, pIactsed upon Us most contemplate,
but characteristic trek, by calling Mass Meet
ing at the same place and on the same day but
it was ali Of 10 avail, Tor Wills. they had but some
OF 500, we numbered some 1 to $500. good
men and true, mostly Of the hardy yconanfy OF
the County, who, by their conduct on this occa-
SION, showed their an1ietv 10 hear far discus
sion OF Wing principles and measures, as also a
history of the votes and public conduct Of their
champion, Henry Clay, in comparison with the
principles, measures, votes and public conduct OF
James K. Polk, and right well and ably was the
work done Up, as was most incontroyertibly EVIL
dent from the enthusiasm OF the audience.
The meeting was called to order by the appoint
ment as President, Of that staunch old Jeersonlan
Democrat, JAMES BART, of Warwick, who was
conducted to the chair, and there received with a
round OF cheers, three times three well put on.
MIR. Bart called the meeting TO order, and in a
few pithy and appropriate remarks introduced to
the audience the Hon. JOHN A. Hing, OF Queens,
whom he stated he had known from his boyhuod
to the present day, but that he was more particu-
la,ly acquainted with his father by whose side
he had stood in the darkest days of the country's
trial, the old revolutionary times The Hon. MIR.
King then took the stand, and was received with
the most gratifying enthusiasm He gave US
most concise, accurate and detailed account OF
the history of Texas, beginning with its original
discovery, its purchase lis cess'on Its wars, lis
debts, its population, &c &c. and concluded by
showing the ignominy Of the present proposition
Of Annexation, 4 and the mean, low, tespicab'e
conduct OF James X. Polk in stealing this hobby
lthe only one he possessed) Of poor, disgraced,
fallen John Tyler. The Texas question having
been thoroughly overhauled, MIR. king went into
d most minute examination of the Mill lax. he
spoke of the debt OF the State, by whom incurred,
and demonstrated mcst cOncuslvely that 1t was
a bold robbery practised upon the farmers OF the
country, for the selfish purpose OF creating power
and patronage for party, and for aiding certain
Banks in Albany and elsewhere with funds upon
which to speculate and draw large dividends
After Mr.. King had concluded, that able, un.
tiring and eloquent advocate of Wing measures.
HIRAM KETcuuM, ESQ. of New York, was called
upon the stand, and went into full and able dis
cusson of theprncples for which the Wings as
party are contending-the necessity Of those
principles 10 our freedom and independence as a
peoplc-prnciple ples cngrafted upon the history OF
our Government in all the Administrations from
Washington down, and which, if understood and
appreciated, would receive the support of all the
good ard wise in cur country. He exposed the
nakcdness Of Loco Focoism-its want of any
positive principle in relation to the Tarfi-thc
administration of the Government, except that Of
i scramble for the spoils of Texas. Indeed such
we're the pcrspicui;y and conferences of Mr.
Ke,chum's arguments upon the several matters
at issue between the TWO parties, that no man,
unclaimed by party trammcs, could have heard
him and hesitate to believe that the true side
the American side-is the side Of the Wings
His speech produced an impression well calcua-
ted to do good in that section oithe country.
knowing my inability to do justice either to
the subjects or the orators, have not attempted
to draw any thing more than brief and short
account of the meeting but take it all in all, it
has been one the most impressive and effective
meetings ever held in this County.
Yours truly. b.