The republic., 1851-09-11
The wings OF Dauphin County, PsnnsyI-


The following the resolutions said to have
been passed at the recent Wing meeting in the
court house. We publish them as we find them,
but with the knowledge that those relating to the
Fugitive Slave law do not reflect the sentiments of
the Wings of Dauphin county.
Ii was not contemplated by the Wings generally
that any resolutions would be required or proposed
But it seems that small committee Of three were
present, appointed before the people general
ly were assembled, who brought In resolu-
tions that had been concocted, and passed them af
ter the people generally had dispersed; and they
were read in 80 low voice that those who were
present did not understand them. But we care
little about it, farther than to say that the wings
of Dauphin county as a body more in favor
of the Fugitive Slave law than they of the Lo
cofoco tariff of 1896 They desire to see both of
these repealed by the enactment of better laws,
[PennsylvGnia Telegraph
We copy the above extract (says the Harrisburg
Slate JOlVnaD from article in the last number
Of the Telegraph for the purpose of correcting mis-
statements which, if permitted to go abroad un
contradicted, might create erroneous impressions
and place the Wing party of Dauphin county in a
false position In the first place, we wish it to be
distinctly understood that the Telegraph although
protesting Wing paper, is very strongly tine
tured with, and generally regarded the organ
of, abolitionsm. The meeting alluded to was
one OF the largest county meetings ever held in
this place, and all the active and influential men
of the party prominently participated in and
endorsed the whole proceedings. The house was
filled to overaowing when the meeting was or
ganized and the committee appointed. The
resolutions were reported at early stage of the
proceedings, Colonel KUNKEL giving way for that
purpose, and resuming his speech after the resolu-
tions had been read and unanimously adopted. The
statement Of the Telegraph, therefore, that the
committee "was appointed before the people gene
Al
"passed after the people generally had dis
persed," is without the slightest foundation in
truth. Colonel KvNKEL in his speech emphati-
oally, unequivocally, and eloquently endorsed the
resolutions, avowing hinsef in favor of the Com
promise measures and the supremacy Of the laws,
and opposed to all agitation of the questions settled
by the Compromise. With the same propriety the
Telegraph might charge Colonel KUNKEL with mis-
representing the sentiments of the Whig party of
this county.
The resolutions do reflect the sentiments of the
Wings of Dauphin county, as was evidenced by
their unanimous adoption. The Wings are now
they have been, devoted in their attachment
to the Union and the Constitution, and repudiate
and condemn the attempts of southern rebels and
northern agiators TO obstruct the efficient execu
ton of the laws, trample upon the Constitution,
and sever the Union Of these States The Wings
OF Olu DAupnln are FOR ALL THE COMPROMISE MEA-
suREs, regarding them Tin the language of the
patriot FILLMoRE) as ga settlement in principle
and substance-dt final setAement-of the dangerous
and exciting subjects which they embraced" That
"settlemeRt" has given Us ga firm, distinct, and
legal ground to rest upon" and we will "mantan
that ground as the best, if not the only, means
of restoring peace and quiet to the country and
preserving inviolate the integrity of the Union"
This is the position of President FILLMORE, DAM
IKL WEBSTER and HENRY CLAY. This is the
position of the great Whig party of the nation
and of Pennsylvania. The Wings of Dnuphin
county stand upon the same broad platform
and will occupy other. Where such dis.
tinguished Whig statesmen FILLMORE, WEB
sTER, CLAY, CRITTENDEN, GRAHAM, ScoTT, and
others lead the way, we are proud to follow. The
Fugitive Slave bill is the law of the land, ap
proved and sustained by large majority of the
people of the United States, and beyond the power
Off opponents to repeal or modify it. We there
fore regard all agitation on the subject as useless,
and likely to lead to bad results. The Compromise
must be sustanede la,os must be e1ecuted-fhe in
tsgrity of the Union must be preserpsd-at every ha
gard and at every sacrifice. The Wings of Dau- |
phin county, as party, are opposed to this "eter
nal agitation" of the slavery question, and, re- |
garding the Compromise "final settlement
of all the subjects embraced, they have declared
their determination to stand by it, and sustain our
noble Whig President MILLARD FILLMORE, in his
patriotic efforts to 'restore peace and quiet,
cute the laws, and maintain invioIate the integ-
rity of the Union"