Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-09-07
From the Cincinnati Atlas.
Warren County Syhig Meeting.

blage Of Wings took place at Lebanon on Satur
day. the 2sth inst. The specific object of the
meeting was to receive from the Hon r. c.
Schtsck, report of his stewardship; the county
Of Warren, which he represen ted in the las, Con
gress, being struck out Of the district which he
now represents.
The meeting was organized by the election Of
the following officers:
President-Hon. JEREMIAH Morrow, of War
Vice PTesident-Gov. Wu. BEgp, Hon JoHs
Woops and john NJ. MLLIxIs, Of Butler, Jons
N. c. ScHEScK, Of Warren, and JoHS NJ Gar
LAGHER, of Clark.
Seeyefnries-W. II. P. DEvSY, Of Warren and
WV. c. HowELLs, Of Butler
Committee Resolufions--LEwrs d. CAMPBELL.
of Butler, Hon DAVID FISHER, of Clinton, THos
B. STEVENSON, of Cincinnati, VIM CRossLEY, of
Montgomery, and A II DuNLEvY, J. j. JANNY. f.
BAILY. Col. JoHH HOPKINS, and CrkDos D'H.Rr.
Of Warren.
During the absence Of the Committee on r ESQ
lutions, Mr.. THOMAS b. STEVENSON addressed the
meeting. The Committee having returned and
reported resolutions for conside ation tn. meet
ing adjourned for dinner, after which they were
resumed and unanimously adopted copied be-
low. Mr.. ScHEScK then delivered a powerful,
discourse on the origin and objects of the war, as
well ms the means OF terminating il honoraby,
and embracing. besides, mastery, manly and
conclusive defence Of himself for his own course
IN Congress on that subject. He was liste ned to
with deep attention, and frequently responded to
from the audience by expressive bursts Of appro-
baton. as period after period Of indignant: attack
or triumphant self defenc rolled eoquently from
his tongue.
Mr. CoKwIN followed We had never heard
him before. We have heard some good speaking
in our time, having grown up among a people
where oratory and cloquencc seem to the '.manor
BORN but we must say, (for sober conviction
EFFORTS it) that Mr.. CoRwIN's speech at Lebanon
last Saturday was the pobest, whe ether considered
with reference to its matter manner, or both,
that 20 heard from mortal lips. 1t was
directed to defence of his vote against war sup
plies; to the maintenance Of the fundamental
principle of free government, that the representa-
tives of the people must Judge of the propriety
Of objects for the attainment of which they are
called on TO furnish means-a principle for which,
he solemny declared, he ready to lay down
his life as did our forefathers of the Revolution;
and to the conside ration Of the practical means of
preserving the Union from the overthrow threat
ened by the acquisition of territory in the
prosec ution of the Mexican War. On this last
point, he concurred with Mr.. ScuENcK and the
resolutions Of the meeting, that no safe plan of
redemption remained but that of refusing TO take
any portion of Mexican territory. On the bless
ings Of the Union, on the duty to preserve it, and
on the means of its preservation, his eioquence
seemed super human Never before was assem-
bled audience solemn, rapt so deeply
moved; and, the checks of the old, the middle
aged and the young, rolled down torrents oftears
the eloquent and patriotic truths of the noble
orator Of the people fell from lips that seemed al
most inspired.
But we feel how vain and presumptuous the at
tempt to describe such speech Some idea of
its eloquence and power and effect may be infer
red, though not realized, by the fact that every
one who heard it, declared it the abest speech he
ever delivered; and to say that Mr.. CoRwIN far
surpassed himself is the highest euogium that can
be pronounced upon bis effort, 1t was certainly .
superior in ability to his great speech in the SEN
ate; and il would be worth more to this country
than the expenses of this Mexican war, could it .
be printed verbatim and given to every man, wo-
man and child in the land. 1t should be nut ia
TIC MINUS OI school boys IOr all Tune 10 come,
and il would be appropriate both to the Sunday
school and the pulpit.
The Wings of Warren County have made
ewed declaration of the faith that is them
the fait, by which they have directed their poll
teal course hitherto and by which they will be
guided hereafter. We have no doubt that this
will be responded to throughout the
Union, and we think we assume nothing in say
ing that tho Wings of Warren have expressed
the sense of the entire Wing party of the great
and growing State Of Ohio.
The resolutions of the meeting in the words
l. Resolved. That the usurpatons of
power by the Prssiden: of the U. States,
and tho wanton abuse by his administra-
lion of sound moral and political princi-
pies, havo involved the country in an alar-
ming crisis, which threatens the perma-
money Of our National Union. and the per-
petuity Of our Republican institutions. /
2. Resolved. In the language Of HENRY
CLAY in his letter on the annexation Of
Texas. THAT we regard all wars as great
:alamilies to be avoided if possible. and
honorable peace rs the wisest and truest
policy of the country. What the United
s,ates mos, neod are UNION, PEACE
Ind PATIENCE"
8. Resolved, That VIC view the existing
war with Mexico as the result Of most