The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-04-14
Resolutions of the Louisiana Wing
Convention.

C0nVenLlOn.
Tho following are among the resolutions
adopted by the Wings of Louisiana, at their
late Convention
ReSolrsG, That the great interests of COM
MERGE, agriculture and manufactures are
.rsitinate and proper subjects for The los-
tering care OF the General Government; that
the Prosperity Of our country depends on
their common progress; and that it is the du.
ty Of the National Congress TO promote the
common interests Of the merchant 3r farmer
By aiding those great works of internal i'm.
provment which will bring them in close COLI
necior, 81 to foster the prosperity Of the man
ufaclurer by wise and liberal system of
protecting the homo labor oil the free Amer
can artisan and mechanic against ruinous
competition OF the half-psid and half fed la
Dor of the foreign pauper
Resoireti, That our mission as Repub>
lie is not T. propagate our opinions or i'm
Jose on other countries our form Of govern
ment by ariiice or force, but 10 teach by
example and show by our success, modera-
lion and justice, the blessings OF sell>gov-
ernmeut and the advantages oil Tree insti;u-
,ions.
EeSOlred, That we regard tie series OF
measures known as the Compromise meas
ures as final settlement in principle and
.eubsianre Of the exciting subjects TO which
the refer, and that rs such they should be
loi,il., ~ adhered TO and executed,
Resole,.f. That WILLARD FILLMORE
il the dccio, d choice of the Wings of Louis
lana, for the mt 1t Presidency.
Resoloed, That W." hereby recommend the
Hon. JOHN j. iTENDEN, Of Mems
lucky, for the office OF We President oil the
United States.
Resoiced, That notwithstanding The Wings
Of Louisiana declare that Millord Fillmore
is their first choice for President, they Tel
lofty pride in the conviction that they have
in their ranks other able and distinguished
men, under whose banner they would do
battle with equal zeal and energy.
Resoleed, That the name OF HENRY
CLAY is one which has often been associ-
ated with the great struggles Of the Wing
party--thal il ought no, to be omitted now,
and that while We deeply mourn the sad
prospect Of Il near termination Of his earthly
career, we are consoled by the reflection,
that only that OF him which is mortal can
perish, aud that his pare patriotism, noble
courage, splendid eloquence. profound wis
dom and wise counses, will live forever in
the hearts and minds OF his countrymeu, as
monuments for their admiration, and as les.
sons for their instruction and guidance.
Second, aud only second to the illusiri-
Gus Clay, in The estimation Of The Wings Of
Louisiana, in his connection with the past
struggles Of their party and with the Com,
promise Resolutions, stands the name Of
DANIEL WEBSTER, whose fame fills The
Union whose patriotism embraces the
length aud breadth OF the land whose pure
self-devotion, on a recent memorable occa-
sion, proved that he knew no South, no
North who will, in all lines, be named
with Pr aise on every sea, and in every land
in which the Banner Of the Union may be
unlnrled.
Confident titt our Delegates will be guild
ed by The well known wishes OF the party
in selecting men Of well tried national pat
riotism. We pledge ourselves 10 Tho cordial
support Of the nominees Of the National Con-
ven'ioD.