Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-06-29
Whio Ratification Meeting.

A meeting Of the Wings of this city was held
on the Capitol Square Saturday evening for the
purpose of ratifying the nominations of the late
Wing Convention at Baltimore. Mr.. VIM. Fl.
Macfarland was called to the Chair, and Messrs.
A. Moseey and John Scott appointed Secretaries.
MIR. Macfarland addressed the meeting, briefly in
support of the nominees, paying high tribute
to the PATRIOTISM Abilities exalted moral worth
and illustrous public services of Gen. Scott, and
appealing to the Wings Of Richmond to rally
promptly and zealously to his support. Mr.. R.
It. Daniel then offered the following resolutions
which were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we, the Wings of Richmond,
cordially rafy and confirm the declaration of prin-
ciples ofthe Wing National Convention at Balti-
more, an emphatic enunciation of the ancient,
well settled and true faith of the Wing party.
Resolved, That we heartily accept and will
support the nom ination of Winfield Scott and
William A. Graham-assured, as well by their
known principles and character, as by their un-
hesitatlng acceptance OF their nomination, on the
declared principles Of the party, that they will ad-
minister the government in its true spirit, mind
full that the compromises in which it originated
are indispensable to its preservation.
Mr.. Robert E. Scott, of Fauquier was thenin-
troduced to the meeting by the Chairman, and
spoke about two hours, with his usual force clear
ness and ability. We regret that we are unable
to furnish full sketch of Mr. SCOTS remarks
He gave succinet and interesting narrative OF
what transpired at Baltimore both in and out of
the Convention. in relation to the adoption of the
Wing platform. So much had been said in res
pect to the afiation of Northern Wings, with
the freesoilers and aboitionsts that Mr. Scott ad-
mitted he had gone to Baltimore with much mis-
trust and many misgiyings; but the course of Nor
them representatives iii the late Convention had
been such, as completely to dissipate all his
piclons He avowed it as his candid and firm
conviction, based upon close and serutinising OBJ
seryation OF the current of events at Baltimore,
that the Wing party of the free States were
scsnd upon the fugitive slave question, and would
De found true to all their constitutional obligations.
He expressed the belief that, but very small
portion eyea OF those VINO voted against the plat
form, were actuated by hostility to the fugitive
slave act. Ohio had given the largest vote of any
other State against the Compromise resolution:
but a distinguished representative from Ohio had
taken occasion einphatieally to disayow on behalf
of himself, his colleagues and his people the
slightest sentiment of opposition to the execution
of the fugitive law. Their only objection to i
was that it was hot stringent enough to rid then
not only of fugitive slaves, but of the .,free ne
groes and abolitionists." The Wings of Ohio
this gentleman said, were law abiding people
and ne voted against the resolution relating to tn
fugitive act, because he regarded it as imputa
zion on their willingness to obey the constitutio
and laws of the land.
But the most interesting portion pf Mr.. Scott