Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-10-18
The Wing Platform.
To the Endependent Democracy Of Lerrile.

DClU" VIII OC louAIA lin
Wings of this State, adopted in parochial con
yention in New Orleans. 1t is a bold, manly
liberal and enlightened specification of p'inci
pies, linked with the spirit and progress OF the
age, embracing all those social and poIIt''
cal wants required by the active, energetic and
Industrious citizens Of Louisiana, and wist
and patriotic in an eminent degree. There Is
10 mum policy here, but the plain, open
frank, unma5ked declaration Of the Wing par
ty: It is a banner defying alike danger and err
tici,n,, freely and fcarlessly flung to the breeze
for the approval or condemnation of the peo-
pie of this State. Tie conclusion which they
viii arrive at, after seriously and dispasslonate-
" revolving each Of the following articles IN
their minds, cannot be questioned. No man
is 50 blind, with ignorance or prejudice, as to
be perfectly insensible to his interests, or so
bigoted as to be entirely lost to every idea OF
right in opposition TO wrong. as connected
| with our political affairs. But, without further
commen we here insert the platform, as we
| find it in the New Orleans Bulletin, and copied
and endorsed by the New Orleans Deua:
WING PLATFORM.
|. Resolved, That we look upon the Wing
party as the great conservative party OF the coutl-
trv-whose principles are best adapted to foster
domestic industry--to develop the resources OF the
country by a iudlrious system OF internal improve
nents. and by a wise and energetic administration
of the affairs of the nation to advance its interest
abroad.
2. Resolved, That We regard the Compromise
as constitutional, honorable and expedient-to be
founded in an enlarged and enlightened patriotism,
and that all efforts to impair its obligations or de-
stroy its salutary influence, whether they spring
from the Abolitionists or Secessionists, are alike
unconstitutional and at war with the best interest
of the country.
3. Resolved, That the Constitution of the
State has failed in the great object for which it was
created, that it has prevented the development OF
the resources ofthe State-checked its agricultural
and commercial advancement, and hung as an M
cubus around the energies of the people; and that
the Wing party owe it to themselves and the coun-
try to support no one for the next Legislature who
is not in favor of the passage OF q bill tor the I'M
mediate calling of a Convention to SO change and
remodel the organic law as will untetter the ener-
gies of the people, and enable the State to take her
station among her sister States In social and physl-
cal Improvements.
4. Resolved, That among these constitutional!
and Stationary changes, we recognize
An elective Judiciary.
An important reduction of the fees of Office, par
ticularly in the parish of Orleans, in order that the
people be relieved of a system OF taxation, the
most oppressive and unjust OF any that exists In
this country.
A "homestead exemption clause and legal
provisions, by which a moderate amount OF the abb
solute necessaries Of life and the wages OF labor
shall be exempt from execution.
A well regulated system Of Free Banks-so
guarded and protected. that while in its operation,
it shall ditfuse the benefits Of accommodating CAPT
ton, that shall be convertible into specie at all
times and under all circumstances,
The delegation Of the necessary power to create
and foster d wise and liberal system OF railroads,
manufacturers and suchsother Improvements as
will tend to encourage the labor and develop the
resources Of the State.
The adoption OF a more perfect system of Pub
lie Education, by which the acquisition CT know
ledge shall be placed in reach OF all classes of So
ciety.
Now, is there anything recommended in the,
above Platform that is not wise, judicious, de-
,nocratic and patriotic-anything which the
Independent Democracy of this Parish, upon
cool reflection, are prepared to condemn and
vote against! If so, we should like to know
which Of the foregoing clausessare not recogni-
Fable by them. The resolution calling tor a
Convention to remodel the Constitution, will
be repudiated here by many Democrats, if their
minds are fashioned like those who have as
sumed to be leaders in the party; for it was
clearly and unreservedly proclaimed in. the
Court House of this Parish, on the day of the
Democratic Convention, that ssthe Democratic
party was opposed to a Contention far remodel
the Constitution, that the instrument Itself
The I'M Of making any amendments
the people might require" The following ex-
tract from the Constitution shows in what
.manner" those amendments may be accom-
"Any amendment or amendments.to this Cons
stitution may be proposed in the Senate or House
Of Representatives, and if the same shall be
agreed to by three-fifths of the members elected
to each house, and approved by the Governor,
such proposed amendment or amendments shall be
entered on their journals with the yeas and nays
thereon, and the. Secretary of State Shall
cause the same to be published three months be-
fore the next general election. in at least one
newspaper, in French and English, in every parish
in the State, in which a newspaper shall be pub
and if in the Legislature next afterwards
chosen, such proposed amendment or amendments
shall be agreed to by a majority of the members
elected to each house, the Secretary Of State shall
cause the same again to be publ he'd in the man
ner aforesaid, at least three months previous to the
nent general election Tor representatives to the
State Legislature, and such proposed amendment
or amendments shall be submitted TO the people
said election; and if a majority Of the qualified
shall approve and ratify such amendment
amendments, the same shall become a part of
the Constitution. If more than one amendment
be submitted at a time, they shall be submitted in
such manner and form that the people may vote
for OF against each amendment separately"