Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1852-09-30
WING Meeting in the city Hall.


For week past our streets have been pacarded
with the announcement that Col. Schouler, Of Bos-
ton, would reply, on the evening of the 2sth Sep
TENDER, in the City Hall, TO Gen. Wilson's defence
of the Coalition.
On the evening in question, the City Hall was
well filed, in anticipation Of the Colones rejoinder.
Hon. John Davis was called to the Chair, and
made speech, in which he glor6ed the social COM
fort and intelligence Of our citizens, the progress of
country, and he cI1ation Of wealth on this Con-
tinen, all OF which he 10 'Whig princi-
Piles, and Wing policy sIe then introduced to the
meeting SOUR distinguished fellow citizen" Col.
Schouer. fl
Col. Schouer said, elf any gentleman supposes
came here TO say anything disrespectul of General
Wilson, personally, he will find himself mistaken
He euogized Gen. Wilson as man of energy and
ability. He had been his friend for many years,and
although he had differed in politics with Gen. Will
son. he had never dissolved that personal friendship
which had long subsisted between them. He repu.
dated all intention Of saying anything disrespectful
of any party. He came to that meeting Wing
to stand up for Wing principles and policy.
Col. Schouler SAID he had nothing 10 say against
the Free Democratic candidates for the Presidency
He knew Mr.. Hale. 1.-THE mention of ]. P. Hae's
name produced spontaneous burst of applause. T.
lie was good man, but he commended sbatt ME
was an impractical absurdity A6stractly, there is
no difference between my Free Soil friends and me,
said Col. Schouler, but go for practical legislation,
and not for agitating settled questions. He was for
taking things as they are, and not for troubling him
self upon subjects out Of the ordinary course Of leg
islation.
Col Schouler was for policy that would har-
monzs cotton and corn, sugar and tobacco, and cod.
fish and corn-poppers, which were the several poll
cies and interests Of the several States He de-
nounced the Free Soil party as party exciting bad
feeling in the country, and repudiat;ng 10 States of
the Union The Wing party, said Col. schoqIer,
was the party Of freedom, long as they could do
anything for freedom. They opposed the admission
of Texas, but when that became dead issue, they
agreed say nothing about ii. The Free Soil party
fights against s'dead issues'' The Compromises
as fixed as fate.
Col. Schouler said the wing patty, as the party of
freedom, had been stricken down by the ssthrd par
ty." Folks election, he commended, was secured by
the nomination, in New York, of MIR Birney, by the
Anti-savery party. The gallant Colonel attempted
to show his wit by sneering at the Pitsburg plat
form, and denoupcing the trainers of ii as visonares,
&c. He referred to Gen. Wilson's statement, that
the Freesoilers had elected Charles Sumner 10 the
Senate, and Horace Mann, Robert Rartoul, and
Charles Allen, to the House Of Representatives
1.-THE mention Of Charles Aliens name produced
lofl
was mingled the family discernable Kisses Of the
wings present, at this Wing meeting.l Col. Schou-
Ter pronounced Zeno Scudder's late speech upon
Goldfish, superior speech to that of Horace Mann,
on slavery: and he characterised Hon. John Davss
speech and bill in relation to steamboat explosions,
as Infinitely tranrcending that Of Charles Sumner,
on the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law. Col.
Schouler claimed the Homestead Exemption Law
and the Lien Law, as Wing measures He was in
favor ofihe secret ballot, but was opposed to the
present mode Of exercising it. He was in favor Of
revision of the Constitutions, but was opposed to
enlranchising the small towns, because that would
rob the large cities Of their rights
Col. Schouer made no charges Of venality or cor
ruption against the Coalition in the administration
Of the government; and he not there to defend
Gen. DeveFeux or any man from the responsibility
OF his own acts. Every man was responsible for his
own acts. The Colonel did not meet any of The is
sues raised BY Gen. Wilson; and it was generally
conceded that bis speech was, after all, very la
bored, fat, impotent affair.
Before the meeting adjourned, the FreesoiIers and
Democrats bad gone home, preierring sleep il bed,
rather than do so in the u the City Hail. under
the soporihc effects Of the Colones oratory SO that
the audience, mainly Wings, was very sparse indeed,
before the meeting broke up.
Col. SehouIer is one Of the strongest men in the
Wing party, but he win need more power Than be
possesses, TO produce any effect upon the ground taken
BY Gen. Wilson, in relation to the Coalition.
We may refer to some of the Colonel's statements
al another time.
.kRere Is TO be q meeting of the Democrats of