The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-10-24
A LOUISIANA WING.

A large and enthusiastic Wing meeting wa
recently held at Roxbury, Mass, which wa.
addressed by number of distinguished indi
viduals, among whom was Hon. S. II. VALLEY
Jr, Hon Mr. Lunt, and Hon. Mr.. Duncan o
Louisiana.
A series of spirited resolutions were adopt
ed, and among them the following
Resolved, That in our opinion the object
Of this new coalition is TO form sectional par
", to array the North against the South, and
that the success of their plan VIII lead 10
dissolution of this glorious confederacy OF Tree
States, the pride of man, and the nope oil the
world. That the Wings OF the North and the
Wigs of the South are one in heart, IN feel
ing. in love of their common country, that
thew have stood together in opposition to the
:,iIuission Of Texas, in opposition TO THE CON-
1UEsT OF NEIGHBoRING TERRIToKIEs,-in
oDD0siti0h TO THE EXTENSION OF SLAVERY
OVER OgEG0N,-in opposition TO EXECUTIVE
UsURPATIoN, TO FREE TRADE, sUB-TREAs-
TRY SCHEMES, and Of all other Of the upsound
and destructive ragarieS of Democracy, and that
we are not prepared TO dissolve such connec-
ton, for the purpose Of forming another with
men who all their lives long have been oppos-
ed to us on all these points.
The Hen. Mr.. DUNCAN, CT Louisiana, then
followed in speech Of surprising beauty, ell
cquence and power. He took up the resolu-
tons and said, that although he had never
seen or heard of them till they we're read in
that hall, thev did not contain a sentiment or
principle to which, not only himself but the
whole Wing party of the South assented most
IL Il Y
were in favor of the extension Of Slavery and
proved from the records of Congress that with
one exception every Wing Senator voted a
gainst the annexation of Texas, while four
New England Democrats voted for it-but
one vote was wanted from New England TO
secure the annexation and fur Democrats
rushed in TO give it! And again. that
Southern Wing. (Berrien) introduced resO-
luton iato the Senate against tIkiug foot Of
territory from Mexico, thus to shut out the
possibility Of extending Slavery, and that ey
~ Sout! ern Wing sustained ii. while North
ern Democrats opposed it. The above reso-
luton, he said, ought 10 be written in words of
living light and in letters OF gold, for the
tr..;ls il contained were OF value inestima-
bic.
Ard Gen. TAYLOR was one of these South
WAYS the same, always Wing. He indignant
" denied that Southern Wings had banded
together for the support Of Southern candi- !
date on any Southern ground, or on any
Southern principle not equally Il Northern
principle.
Mr. d. also referred to the Sumner Van !
Bnrer manifesto, and de1ied the assertion rs
Il wholesale falschood, that Gen. Tay lor has /
been nominated by the Legislature of Louisia-
us without distinction of party. He was a
member Of that Legislature, and be spoke
from his own knowledge when he said that it
he'd not nominated Gen. Taylor al all! He
denied the truth Of another assertion made in
that paper. to wit: that Mr.. Calhoun and his
party favored Gen. Taylor, and proceeded TO
show, by the doings of the Democratic Con-
Nsntion in Charleston, that MIR. Calhoun and
ais tail had come out openly for Gen. CaSs, on
the ground that, although Gen. Taylor is
Southern man they could not trust hin on the
question Of .SIdreru and that General Cas-
was pledged to veto any bill TO extend tie
aR;i-slavery proviso over the new terrific
ries.
We cannot follow Mr.. Duncan lhrou Oh all
his arguments, though we wish they would
be placed in extenso before every North
ern Whig.-He spoke nearly two hours
but no mole of time WAS taken bv tie
audience; and he closed by warmly second
ing the resolutions, which were lhereupon
adopted by accIamalion and with 'nine
cheers for Old Zack," the meeting adj
jOurncd.