Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-10-05
LOUISIANA WING.

A large and enthusiastic Wing meeting was
recently held at Roxbury Mass, which was ad-
dressed by number of distinguished indvidu
Hon. Mr. Lunt, and Hen. Mr.. Duncan of Louis
lana.
a series of spirited resolutions were adopted,
and among them the following:
Resolved That IN our opinion the object of
this new coalition is to form n sectional party, to
array the North against the South, and that the
success Of their plan will lead to a dissolution of
this glorious conederacy Of free States, the
pride Of man, aud the hope of the world. That
tho Wings of the North and the Wings of the
South are one in heart, in feeling, in love Of
their common country, that they have stood to-
gether in opposition TO the admission of Texas,
in ppposiiian TO ME CONQUEST OF NEIGHBoR-
ING TERRlToRlEs,-in opposition TO TIE Ex-
TENSION OF SLAVERY OvLR OREGON, in oppo.
SitiOn TO EXECUTIVE UsURPATION, TO FREE
TRADE, sUBTREAsURY SCHEMES, and Of all 9TH
err Of The unsound and destructive uagnries of de.
mOcr0cy, and that we are not prepared to dissolve
such connection for the purpose of forming Il
mother with men who all their lives long have
been opposed To us on all these points.
The lion. Mr.. DUNCAN, OF Louisiana, then
followed in speech of surprising beauty, elo-
and said, that although he had never seen or
heard of them till they were read in that hall,
they did not contain Il sentiment a principle
TO which, no, only himself, but the whole Wing
party OF the South assented most cordially. He
denied that Southern Wings were in favor of the
extension Of Slavery, and proved from the rec.
ords of Congress that with one exception every
Wing Senator voted against the annexation of
Texas, while four New England Democrats vo-
ted tor it-but one vote was wanted from New
England TO secure annexation and four demo-
Gratis rushed in to give ii /! And again, that
Southern Wing (Berrien) introduced resolu-
tion into the Senate against taking foot OF ter
rltory from Mexico, thus to shut out the possibil-
lily OF extending Slavery, and that every South
ern Wing sustained 1t, while Northern demo-
Gratis opposed it. The above resolution, he sad
ought TO be written IN words of living light and
IN letters ofgod,fo the trutl it contained were
OF value inestlmable.
And Gen. Tayl Tor was one OF these Southern
Wings he had known him for years always
the same, always Whi- He Indignantly de-
med that Southern Wings had banded together
for. The support Of Southern candidate on any
So&tleIn ground, or on any Southern principle
not equally Northern principle. .a
MIR. ID. also referred to the Sumner Van Buren,
manifesto, and denied the assertion as a whele-
sale ialschood, that Gen. Tay Tor had been nom-
mated by the Legislature OF Louisiana without
distinction of party. lie was member OF that
Legislature, and he spoke from his own knowl-
edge when he said that it had not nominated
Gen. Taylor at all lie denied the truth of an
other 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 Convention IN Charleston, that Mr..
Calhoun and his tail had come out openly for Gen.
CaSs on the ground that, although Gen. Taylor
is Southern man they could mol trust him on The
question ofslape,y, and that Gen. Cass was plsdg-
ed 10 veto any bill to extend the ani-savery pro-
vlso over the new territories.
We cannot follow MI Duncan through all his
arguments, though we wish they could be pla-
} ced in cxtenso before every Northern Whg.-
; He spoke nearly two hours, but no note of time
was taken by The audience; and he closed by
warmly seconding the resolutions, which were
thereupon adopted by acclamalion; aud with
" nine cheers Tor Old Zuck," the meeting adj
journed."