Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-12-03
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RALEIGH, SATURDAY., DEC, 5, 1853.
THE LATE WING MEETING.


Resolutions. We take the liberty of calling it
WING meeting, for it is headed as such, and OBJ
serve among the names Of the participants gentle
men who are considered Wings but, judging from
the Resolutions, and striking the term Wing party
from them wherever it occurs, we might very reas-
onaby infer, if we thought proper so to do that 1t
was meeting in behalf of Mormonism, or IN favor
of the next war OF on the interesting subject OF cop
ner stocks There Is it is true plentiful sprnkling of
Wing party" W hgs of Wake, !" & Wing friends,
and the like all through the Resolutions, which, we
must not omit to state were gotten up and appro-
nriatev presented by our enthusiastic contemporary
uf the Register-but not one word is said about
PRINCIPLES Mr. Raboteau we are pleased to see by
the proceedings managed to make himself agreeable
and useful by moving Mr.. Roulhac into the Chair
Mr. Gales we are informed, submitted some " pre-
liminary observations -; Mr.. Doub requested
to act as Secretary and we suppose he did, as his
name is signed to the proceedings; the Hon. Sion H.
Rogers supported the Resolutions in an eloquent"
speech of some length" which speech Mr.. Doub
has not reported; the Hon. John FL. Bryan and Gov
Manly concluded the exercises by two very import
ant motions the former to add the Chairman to the
list of Delegates, and the latter to adjourn-a this
was done but not word was said about principles
! Whether this was the result of forgetfulness-or
whether the respected mover of the Resolutions in
tended to insert the word principles but was de-
tered thcrefrom by the mingled novelty and bold
ness of the idea-or whether it was thought it would
look like dictaton TO the Wings of the State to say
any thing on the subject-or whether the Secretary
made mistake in copying the Resolutions for pub
lcation does not yet sufficiently, appear If called
upon for an opinion in the matter, by some disnter
csted gentleman duly authorized to question us we
here state that we should elbound to answer en-
phatically yes. Still, we very far from ntmating
that Mr. Doub is capable of making any such mis-
take We have had the pleasure of that gentlemans
acquaintance for time andwe are confident from
our knowledge of his ardent pursuit of principles
under difficulties that if hehad found in the Resolu-
lions any word bearing the most distant resemblance
to such an article the under consideration, he
would at once have rendered it into most intelligi
bic English The word, then, omitted, or the
Resolution on principles was lost Itwas lost because
we cannot suppose it at all possible that the repre-
sentatives of great party would deliberately refuse
or neglect in public meeting to set forth their prn
pies 1t was lost because to suppose the contrary
would be as absurd as to imagine that ship could
be worked without rudder, or that steam could be
generated without fire. or that author could pub
lish book and at the same time omit its contents.
Why does not the Register then advertise five dol
lars reward for Stray Resolution on principles?
Eagle Rock and Old Trap are expected to respond
next and the Resolution, if it indeed be in exist
ence may be produced by the time they need it But
however this may be, and how great soever our sur
prise may have been at this forgetfuness neglect
or mistake, or loss the part of the meeting, we
cannot refrain from expression of wonder that no
aluson was made in the Resolutions or by any of
the speakers, to Green G. Bronson and,the Consti-
tuition. Is not Bronson a martyr? And arc not our
Wing friends less aroused, all at once and
for the first time the subject of Southern rights
True the slavery question has been settled Bronson
has been settled and no one is likely to be injured
at this time by Northern aggression and this mainly
because Gen. Pierce is President Congress Democrat
c and all the States ditto yet did suppose that
this meeting, being the first in the State for
me would rather sgnalize itselfby saving the Union
once moren an approved style, and by Ginning in,
in the most melancholy manner imaginable, with the
moaning OF some description or other of New \ ork
'Sshells. Here again disappointed; and this
sserves to confirm still in the belief that if
you cannot predict what modern Wing meeting
Ill say in its proceedings, you almost be sure of
what it viii not say. We confess nevertheless to
some concern account of this apparent oblivious
ness as to principles by Wing leaders, inasmuch as
lheTe are several Wel-nleanlnS w hlSS OF the rank
and file within the range of our acquaintance, who
are pestered to learn their exact position and are
anxiously inquiring where they to go. Some
provision ought to be made for such. We know
where the Wings of Eagle Rock went on certain
occasion, while they were being addressed by the
Editor of the Register and another acetious friend
of ours, who shall be nameless-they went straight
way, upon invitation of some troublesome Democrat
to a watermelon cart and acGteTmeIons was the
word for the remainder of that day Principles were
eft to scufae for themselves then, as they were in
The late Wing meeting; and it remains to be seen
whether such indifferent things as principles in Wing
meetings, once fairly under, they appear to
pc, in the current of spoils and oicehuntng, will
ver rise again to the surface. If they should, the
Democrats will just give them little more grape,
Iapt Bragg" and they will go down again; but if
hey should not, the country generally-including
nc " oldest inhabitant," who well remembers when
Federalism 'O@s what Whiggery now is-will not, we
pPfehend, suffer serious detrment or inconvenience
~ Congress will assemble on Monday next We
hall keep our readers fully posted up in the pro-
eedlngs The Presidents Message will most proba
" be sent in on Tuesday, and we expect TO lav.it
eore our readers in our issue of Saturday We
confident it viii be worthy in every resnect of |
President himself as well as of the high rank
- country holds among the nations of the Garth.
~ p Hendricks and w T;n,;. -