Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-03-17
WIG nIEETING.


A meeting of the Wings of the County
will be held at the Court House, on Mon
day, the first day of the March Court, for
the purpose of appointing delegates TO The
State Convention which is to assemble in
Richmond on the t4th Of April. We notice
that other Counties are moving in this mat
ter, and it is time that Old Augusta, who
is ever active when the interests of the
Wing party arc concerned should bestir
herself.
The object of the State Convention is The
selection of delegates to the National Con-
vention, the nomination of an electoral
ticket and the organization Of the party for
the approaching Presidential election. The
voice of our County must be heard ia that
body, and we hope that Wings will see the
importance of a full attendance at the pro-
posed meeting.
fortunately, we have in the Wing party
but few aspirants for Presidential honors
and among them there is no spirit of rival
ry. Whoever may receive the nomination
of the National Convention, Will doubtless
secure the undivided support Of the party,
although one may not be quite as accepta-
Die as another. We are disposed, however,
TO press, what we conceive TO be the pccu-
liar claims of MILLARD FILLMORE, and
therefore desire that the influential voice Of
Augusta may be heard in his behalf on the
floor of the State Convention. Mr.. FIJI
MORE is undoubtedly the first choice of Vir
ginia and the whole South. The platform
upon which he has placed limseli in refer
ence to the rights and the peculiar institu-
ton of the South, has exalted him in the
estimation and fixed him in the affections
of the Southern people. Unlike the quon-
dam pet of Southern Democracy, he has
proven himself Northern man with Ma
tional principles, and we are disposed to
continue our interests in the hands of one
who has been we'll tried. Virginia will
doubtless 90 into the National Convention
prepared to give him cordial support, and
should he receive the nomination, we are
not without hope that her electoral vote will
be secured for him at the polls.
There is nothing in the circumstances of
the party to make us despair Of success
On the, contrary, we conceive there is much
to encourage. The boosted Waterloo triumph
ofthe Democracy at the last election turns
out at last to be but triling victory when
the numbers engaged in the contest are Ia
ken into consideration. Gov. JoHNSoN's ma
iority over SUMMERS exceeds bat little the
majority Of Polk over CLAY, in 1911, which
in 1913 was whitfield down to point -
How much greater then the chances Of
complete success with the largely increas-
ed number of voters Whether success a
waits US or not, however, tits obviously our
duty to make the effort. If the principles
Of the Wing party are worth any thing they
are worth fighting for and that continually.
Let US then with a spirit undaunted by for
mer defeats, address ourselves to the work
of organization for the great contest which
is to take place next November. We cam
not commence too early. We want TO see
Old Augusta, as is her habit, moving among
the first and engaging with zeal and earn
estness. in the great cause to which she has
ever been devoted.
BY way of start, then, let us have gen.
eral attendance of the Wings next Monday,
that we may appoint good delegation to
the State Convention.