New-York daily tribune., 1844-07-30
Glorious Wing Tri,,mph in Cid Franklin!

MfLoSE, y. v. July q, l6ti.
Yesterday was glorious day for old Franklin.
Some time since, at a meeting in orc Of the towns
OF this County, where the Locos had imprudently
allowed Wing to reply 10 one of their orators
the Locos feeling chaerin at their defeat gave the
Wings distinctly TO understand that when Silas
Wright and other big guns in their party should
DC on the ground, they would allow full discus
sion between the two parties, and then they would
of course, annihiatc Wliggety.
Atiength the leaders Of that party called mass
meeting, 10 be held in this village on the 23d
inst informing the Democracy that SILAs WRIGHT
MAJOR DavEzAc, &c, woud be present and ad.
dress the meeting. The Wings, thcrcupor, wish
ing to have their friends hear the opposite as well
as their own side Of the political subjects of the
day, gave out an invitation 10 all Wings in the
surrounding country TO come aud hear both sides
ofthc question; and sent J. w. Fowler, Esq. Of
Otsego County an invitation to be present, who
accepted and was here ready ior action. Both
parties rallied and came in.
Between and O'Clock, 7. NJ. the speaking
on the part of the Loco Focus commenced. The
Wings were present, ready 90 hear what could be
said by their opponents. Hon. Dr. STETsoN, Of
Clinton County, made the Introductory speech,
i'll which he dwct chiefly on the old hunbug
nopolics, Federalism, &c. &c. studiously avoid
ing direct discussion of the great points at issue
between tbs two parties. He was followed by
Hon. SILAs WRIGHT, who occupied about an
hour in attempting to show, as he sald what the
Wings promised to the people i'll l040, and what
they had failed to periorm-charging all the sins
of John Tyler upon the Wing party. He next
touched upon the Taritf-tahing the ground that
Talf was necessary only for purposes OF re-
venue, and then made some ambiguous remarks
upon the subject of Texas--thc main purpose OF
which seemed to be, to explain his owa course
upon that subject, and To reconcile It Wit! his
present support OF Polk aud Dallas.
At 4 O'Clock P. NJ the Wings and many 9th
ers who were greatly disappointed at the viudica-
lion Of Polk, Dallas and Texas, by Stetson,
Wright & Co. began to leave The vast assem-
5ege" and in fifteen minutes the Loco Fcco ora
tors locked up and heheld their audience literally
filling The streets, aud throngng III crowds To-
wards the opposite side of he river. Here the
people assembled around the Wing stand, organ.
ized and called upon Ii. n. BRUsiI, Esp. OF Moi
IA, who led off in short, admirable address, and
sat down amid the hearty cheers OF the masses
They then called upon J. w. FOWLER, Esq. who
entertained his audience for about two hours by
such mastery eloquencc and convincing argu-
ments as utterly to astonsh both Wings and Lo-
COS, replying 10 the remarks of Mr.. Stetson, and
answering, one by one, the charges of Si!as
Wright against the Wings, and showing the alb
surdity of his doctrines on the subjects OF the Ia
riff and Texas. He next took up at large the
important principles involved in the approaching
election, canvassing them thoroughly, and espe-
cially showing how diametrcally opposed are the
principles Of Henry Clay and James X. Polk on
the subject of the Tariff, notwithstanding the oft
repeated assertion of Norfhera Loco Focos thai.
" Polk is as much Tariff man as Clay"
We have never heard a more glorious vindica-
ton of Wing principles, and so complete u rclu-
tation of every charge made against the Wings.
No man was ever more essentially fused up''
than Silas Wright on this occasion. His argu-
ments and charges against the Wings were CON.
petely blown to the winds. His own friends
were overwhelmed with modification and shame
Mr.. Fowler was checred with applause long and
merited, and the Wings went home full CT spirit
and ready for the coming contest.
In the evening the Wing masses again turned
out, and were addressed in the Presbyterian
Church by Judge BEowN of Ogdensburg, and
again by Mr.. FOWLER, with like satisfaction
You will hear from franklin in November next
III pcals OF thunder. urw.