New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-04

viIase Hal. on "Wednesday evening Aug 80 for the
purpose OF preserving the integrity Of the Wing party
and sustaining its principles and measures by forming
Whig Association the following officers were selected
HENRY ANGEVINE, President
Ticc Presidents.
EDGAR THoRNE, NORMAN NJ. tINLAY'
THOMAS EAsrMEAD, b. DEsoBRY JAYcocNEs,
GIDEON MosELEY, THOMAS BARRETT.
ScrdOrics.
JAMES II FONDA RICHARD c. soUTHvICK.
The meeting was addressed by ISAAC PLAT, who
stated lis objects and after making remarks encOur-
aging Wings and recommending union and harmony,
proposed that the Chair appoint Committee OF seven
retire and report the names OF officers Tor wing
Association also resolutions for the consideration OF
the meeting to express It's opinions. The motion being
put and carried the Chair appointed the following as
said Committee
Isaac Plat. James H. Warner, James Vassar B. c.
Van vliet, Albert Champhn, John L. Bogardus, VIM.
Hunt
After the Committee had retired call was made for
the "PoKEErsIE BLACKSMITH who appeared and
made some forcble remarks in his usual eloquent style
in the course of which he was more than once inter
ruptcd by enthusiastic shouts and cheers
JAMES EMoTT, Jr Esq. having been loudly called for,
rose and remarked that this his first attempt to ad
dress poltcal meeting, but he would speak calmly
and cooily to the common sense of Wings He ably
reviewed the history OF the two great parties ana al
ycrted to the present position oil the wing party re-
commencing union and harmony ana declared his hrm
conviction OF the final triumph OF sound Wing prin-
ciples
When he had concluded, the Committee returned and
reported through their Chairman Isaac Patt the basis
of a Whg Association and its officers, as follows
The undersigned WINGS of the town of Pough
kecpse for the purpose OF preserving the integrity OF
the Wing Party and all regularly nominated candidates
entitled to WIG CONFIDENCE, do hereby organize
themselves into HAig association for the purposes
herein specified and that the following constitute the
officers Of the said Association:
JOHN ADRlANCE, President.
PccPresidcrts.
TuouAs Il. OSBORN. NORMAN NJ FINLAY
JAMES VAsSAR, WILLIAM HUNT
ISAAC Plat, THOMAS l. DEAklN
Secretaries.
JOIN l.. BOGARDUs, b. ID. JAYcoCKs
An Executive Committee Of fifteen Tor each Vi the
four Election Districts also appointed.
The following resolutions were also reported and
unanimously adopted
Resolred That Wings OF the old school, who have
stood by the Whig Cause through evil and through good
rcpor and are determined still to stand firmly upon the
OLD WING PLATFORM for the maintenance OF the
doctrines and principles OF the Wing party we feel that
the present IS time OF peculiar danger TO that party
ioel It to be duty and that OF every sound wing ID
the country stand 10 his arms IN defence OF said party
and its principles and resolve never TO abandon the one
or surrender the other.
R,solrsd That we believe now ever, that the as.
tendency of the Wing party Is inseparaoy connected
with the Ospeuty OF the country, and that until It's
great aud primary carried out 10y the Gov
eminent, all our domestic interests will lsnguish and
suffer for want Protection and the people be liable to
Great losses from constant fluctuations and dcpresslOns,
ucnt and unvaryinc Protective system
Resolrea That we view with indignation and alarm
the efforts OF treacherous demagOgucs and spohuni
ers In various places sacrifice the integrity OF the Nhg
party and tho party itself by carrying of the old and
time honored platform, and converting II into per
sonal party that it is duty 10 resist such move
ments to the last and that we will never yield to such
enemies of principle or abandon the great issues ior
which Wings have always contended.
Resolrcd That the Wings form the original and ond
Free Soil Party in the country that we commended
for Free soil and to prevent tae Extension OIL slavery
To the last by opposing the admission OF Texas and sus
tanning HENRY CLAY in 1874, 10 which Free soil prin-
ciples then advocated adhere STILL and Will never
abandon long another EFFORT IS made 10 eNtend
Slavery candidates appear IN the held VINO VIII sanu
up and couniensnce any movement tending to promote
such result.
Resolrea That we can have no confidence in men
who now profess to be in favor OF Free Soil and op
posed 70 slavery, who have heretofore, when the
most important issues in reference Slavery were
pending done al in their power TO promote its eNten
sion and all appeals 70 them TO resist It's progress were
vain
Re>oired That among the worst Of all the movements
OF the present day we ind establishment and in
dgnaton efforts making not only TO sacrifice the Wing
party by knocking away its plsOrm but 10 force upon
us again alliance with the putrid remains OF Native
Amercanism, il we Wings as frcemen and friends
OF equal rights. could be induced 10 countenance the
most detestabc faction that has ever dssraced Tree
country, and associate with the church burners OF ISL
al whose hands the noble Henry Clay was sacrificed
whose principles are still openly advocated and man
tanned and ostered in societies everywhere that
against such movements long as 1--WE know our
rights and knowing dare maintain them" declare
war 10 the knife and the knife the ht and will sup
port man for any office who will At this day Join in
any such movements or in any way give them his aid
or counienance.
Rssolred That the proceedings of this meeting be
published in the PoaShksepsis joHnal and Eagle the
Riiasbeck Gaseie FishkW Standard and Nee York
Tribune
The meeting then adjourned with nine cheers
HENRY ANGEVINE, Pres't
licc Presidents
EDGAR Thorn NORMAN NJ FrNLAy.
THoMAs EAsrMEAp, b. DESORBY JAycocKEs
GIDEON M0sELEY THOMAS BARKErT.
JAMES n FONDA, S,e'ss
RICHARD c. SoUriwicX,
In regard to the above meeting the PopghkoP-
SIC Journal and Eagle remarks
Il il proper 10 observe that this meeting was held
strictly Tor the purpose OF preserving the integrity OF
the party upon the old Whg platform that the proceed
ngs had no reference to the Presidential election and
no illusions were made 10 it. Every thing IN favor OF
preserving the integrity of the party was hailed with
enthusiasm and the reading OF the last resolution was
twice interrupted with three spontaneous and thunder
ing cheers from the assembled crowd