The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-01-16
WING CONSOLATION MEETING,
AT NEW HARMONY.

TON MEETING" on Friday last, at which
meeting W. were present by invitation. 1t
was a new idea to US, this meeting together
after a defeat for the purpose of "consoling"
one another, and we are now free to a%cknowl-
edge a very happy one-happy in its pre-
sent effects upon those disheartened Repub-
licans who have so long battled for the true
principles of the country, and who saw, Or
thought they saw in their late reverses, the
downfall of all their hopes and the overthrow
of true democratic principles, and happy, too
it will prove to the party throughout this
District in time TO come, in the more per-
feet organization of the Wings and the har-
mony with which they will move forward to
success. We regret that we have not more
space this week to devote to an account of
the meeting, for it was truly a joyous one,
and will be long remembered by every one
present. The length of the address deliv-
cred by Mr.. PELHAM, together with the pro-
ceedings at the table, require that we should
be brief,
At A o'clock, the company, 10 the number
of near two hundred, assembled in the Hall
of the Working Mems Institute, and after a
couple of pieces of music by the New Har-
mony Band. w. C. Pelham, Esqr., President
of the day, rose and delivered the following
tI1.o-- W. aeI. c>r 4I1. -a1Iro1e tho o,ra
full and attentive perusal of every man in the
community, be he Wing or Democrat. The
truths it contains must impress themselves
upon the mind of every one, and the encour-
agement and consolation it affords TO the
Wings will be felt and cheerfully acknow-
lodged. Mr.. Pelham said
GENTLEMEN:-IIaving been requested by
the committee of Wings, having charge of
) this days proceedings, to act as President of
the day, my first duty is to state briefly TO the
present company, the object of our meeting.
We meet, then, gentlemen, as Wings, for the
purpose. of inlerchanging our ideas and ex-
pressing our opinion as Wings upon the pre-
sent state of Our party, and the affairs of the
country, generally. We meet for the pur-
pose of declaring our intention of adhering
to our organization as Wings, and it may be
+ of adopting some measures 10 perfect, or ado
efficiency 10 that organization. We NEE
2 for the purpose of saying that we are not, a:
our opponents say. we are, about to abandon
our principles or change our name; that we
J. do not intend, as our opponents say we do, Il
unite with any new party with one idea, or
gained for the purpose of e~ffecting a single
I object; that so far from being disbanded o
g discouraged, never were our principles re
n garded Of so paramount importance, and new
e er were they supported by so numerous a be
= dy of intelligent freemen as at the presen
= a defeat in an important election. But tn
n result oil that election does not change tn
W nature of a single one of our principles.
ID before the election it was true, as we belle,
W ed it was, that the laboring population of tn
ID country required a tariff of protection to pre-
vent them from being forced if they worke
at all, to work for the same low rate of W;
'e ges which prevails in Europe, it is equal
IL true now. If before the election, it was tru
III that the Constitution of the Union, confer
s. upon the General Government, the sole pov
er of regulating The currency of the countr
VI that election has not altered the Constitution
= If before the election, it was true, that I
system Of Stale Banks could afford a unifor
currency throughout the country, from Il
unprobability of the people at large becor
ing acquainted with the character OF so mar
local institutions chartered ever more nur
erously in the States by our opponents whe
or in power, than by the Wings; this fact ism
=, in the slightest degree altered by the rece
election. If before that election, the Stat
H. were justly entitled TO a portion of the pu
lie lands or their proceeds in equitable pr
:: portion, and thatthe State embarrassmeI
rendered a distribution of these proceeds
this time not only ~expedient, but 10 some
liz the States absolutely indispensable 10 resc
, them from a continued violation oftheir pu
Ill lie faith, the facts now are still the same.
no before the election, we considered it dang
ent Gus to the integrity of the Union TO attem
L. TO add io the area o( slavery Inv acouirinu (