Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-10
WING MEETING AT SAVANNAH, (Gso.)

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The meeting Of Wings held at Savannah on the
evening of Tuesday last, for the purpose of ratify
ing the nominations of the Baltimore Wing Ma
tional Convention, organized by calling Col w.
THoRNE WILLIAMS to the Chair, and appointing
w WOODBRIDGE, Esq. Secretary. The papers do
not state whether the attendance was large or
small.
The CHAIRMAN having briefly stated the object
Of she meeting the Hon. VIM. b FLEMING, De-
legate to the Wing National Convention in logi-
cal and able speech reviewed the recent action and
present position of parties in Georgia. Amongst
other points discussed, we learn from sketch OF
his remarks in the Savannah "News" he assumed that
the Union party of Georgia. composed Of Wings and De-
mocrats was organized at time when the country was
threatened with dsunion The passage of the Compro
mise gave peace and quiet to the country but
in support of these it deemed prudent to
maintain the Union organization, which perhaps would
still have been maintained had not the Democratic mem
bers of it, after having participated in the Mlledgeve
Convention by which it resolved to hold aoof from
both the National Conventions determined to go into the
Baltimore Democratic Convention and to sustain its
minee. This movement Judge FLEMING considered in bad
faith to the Wings and indicative of determination
to absorb the Wing party 1t absoved the Wings from
the action Of the Union Convention and left them free to
re-organze upon the old platform of Wing principles
Hence the Fillmore movement which followed and which
approved by the great body of the Wings of Georgia
The Wing Convention at Milledgeve appointed dele
gates to the Baltimore Wing Convention with instruc
demand Of the Convention the adoption Of plat
form embracing the principles Of the Constitutional Union
party Of Georgia That demand made by the South
ern delegations in the Convention and conceded by
the National Convention in the adoption of platform of
principles declared by the Southern Wings Under these
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nomination which, though they contended to the last for
Mr. FILLMORE their first choice resulted in the seec
ton Of Gen. SoorT the candidate of the National Wing
party Gen. Soorr having given his adhesion to the plat
form of the Convention the Wing party Of Georgia
bound in honor to support him for the Presidency.
But one objection he said, had been urged against
Gen. ScorT by those Wings who opposed him, that he
was unsound the slavery question and the fugitive
slave law That objection he ready meet Either
Gen. Scott was unworthy of belief he sound
the fugitive slave laws and he appealed the country if
in the whole course of long public fe Gen. Scott had
forfeited his character for veracy He had only
endorsed the Baltimore platform fugitive slave law and
all but he had by appendng to his letter, adopted its
principles in the language of its Southern trainers He
believed that both the great National parties sincere
in the adoption of the platforms of their Conventions and
that both parties would adhere to them.
IL DeeH urged Uen ScolI was Uuuer the lnuu
ence of Seward. The charge groundless. If Gen.
Scottwas supported by Seward Mr. Pierce also sup
ported by the Van Burens OF this the Democrats did
not complain and they right for, having brought
their candidate in the field, they desired to have him
elected But it Wing principle to find fault with
their candidates. policy not practced by the Demo
Gratis.
He did not base Gen. SCOTS claims to support on his
military services though superior military talent in
dcatve Of superior administrative talent illustrated
by the administrations of Washington and Jackson He
was the candidate of regularly constituted National
Wing Convention in which the Wings of Georgia had been
represented and having proclaimed his adherence to
Wing, Southern Wing principles, he entitled to the
support Of the party Judge FLEMING believed he would
receive that support and that he would be elected Presi
dent Of the United States For one he had taken his po
son and would sustain the nomination by every honor
able means.
Major E. H. BACON introduced with brief speech,
series of resolutions approving the nomination of Gen.
ScoTT and authorizing the appointment of delegates
Convention to be called for the purpose Of nominating an
Electoral ticket.
The resolutions were unanimously passed after which
the meeting adjourned with three cheers for Scorr