Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-12-22
The Wings of Missouri.

The Wing Members of the Legislature of Mis-
souri,, together with other Wings sojourning in
Jefferson City, held meeting i'll the Representa-
tives Hall of the State Capitol at that place on the
evening of the 3Oth utimo.
William Carson presided, and a committee, con-
sisting of j. T. Hughes j. NJ Bean, r. Wilson,
VIM. I. Moscley, Il. c. Harrison, and w. J..
Mayo reported the following preamble and rcsol,,-
tons which were unanimously adopted by the
meeting 1t is the first formal movement that we
have seen for holding next year Wing National
Convention, and indicates the purpose of the
Wings of Missouri not to suffer the old Whic
spirit to expire:
WHEREAS the time is not far distant when we shall again
be called on to exercise of the highest prerogatves OF
citizens of free country that of choosing President and
Vice President of the United States and of casting our
sufages for candidates fill the various State Offices at
the approaching election and whereas, further in review
ing the past history of the country for period nearly half
century, look with pride and satisfaction upon the
conduct of the great National Wing party believing the
principles and policy by which it has been guided
be eineiy conservative md truly patriotic, embracing
those great measures of right, JUSTICE and public policy
which are, in opinion, in high degree calculated
only to advance the prosperity of country but
to aay the unhappy strifes and differences which uor
tunately exist between the two great sections of the
try and to unm aired and unnjured all future
generations the Constitution the rights Of the States and
the union of the States: Therefore,
l. ResolrN', That we do most sincerely and earnestly
recommend to the Wing party preserve their ancient
gzat1on In Missouri and to continue do battle for those
tnehonored principles which have SO often led them to
victory.
2 Heso1ced, That invoke the Wings of the State of
Missouri and of the whole Union rally once more upon
the broad principles of the Constitution the gnion and
not to trampe under foot and discard landmarks es
tabished by the wsest and best of the Republic
he iiv p,rtxi, ,Jao
but still veh and that in the coming for Pres
dent and Vice President of the United States will show
ourselves worthy of the best days Of the Republic that
though often defeated, We are not conquered.
A. Resoced, That still adhere, with firm and devoted
to the principles and policy of the Wing
party, as set forth in the platforms laid down by the various
Wing National Conventions and State Conven-
tons and particularly the Wing National Convention held
at Baltimore in 1852.
5. ResO1oed, That have seen with the profoundes
regret the detection of large portion of the Wing party in
several OF the States of this Union, and earnestly
see them return and fall into the line with that patriotic
party whose textbook is the Constitution and upon whose
fag are displayed the stars and stripes of the Union
+. ResotDe1 That we recommend to the Wing party the
proprety of holding State Convention at St. Louis the
second Monday Of April 1885, for the purpose of appointing
delegates to the National Wing Convention nominate
candidates for President and Vice President of the United
States and to nominate candidates for Governor Lieutenant
Governor and other State officers and to deliberate upon
such matters as may be OF interest to the Wing porty.