Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-10-20
The Wings of Massachusetts
TEREEBpSSE. Oct ,su

iN"''fS'SSE' Oct 18th lsh
-Hessrs h'htors.-In these dcgenerataa A.
when men are forsaking tho political fa;.,.'
which they have battlcd through stornn
sunshine to give themselves up to all '
isms and new tangled notions it does
heart good to read the following accom-, 80,
proceedings of the old fashioned wings of ", '"s
chusetts.-
[ must beg You to give it place IN
paper. There are still few left Of t1o
fa'M who will read it with pleasure and 1's
will look on it as an earnest of y com;n,. "uo
when men will return to that creed Of an,..
national, liberal and law abiding no,icr
patriotism, and cease to be carried awo.,
their one idea, trampinc down evsru
which may perchance be in their way
w. GA Wig"
The Wing State Convention of Massscbr,o.,
held at Worcester on Tuesday, was sn;s'
and cheering assemhlage. Between soT p"''ea
elght hundred Delegates were presep, na anu
senslng about one hundred and thirty t toa.e-
>. Thomas Stevenson presided On tak;nra
char he addressed the Convention in y sensu wv
old-fashloned Wing speech, which is Tins hras
~ epltomlzed In the telegraphe reports Of ;t
Gle said that they had been sent ~, H. 49,
nominate good, steadfst, and unsedncaa W.:
for all offices to be filed at the cominp e,ect;as
They had no new principles to ayoW M w.
doctrines to promulgate, no new lights as on;d''
into new channels or as allurements ;nto AZ
rocks and shoals. 1t was their duty tn no,s a'
nate Wing Governor for the Wing Sta,a =
Massachusetts,. The Wings stood, as thav ous VI
stood, on their old foundations, deem and broal
enough for the whole country, and thew r;n
not, at the bidding of any leaders, undertake.
entrench themselves in any castles of tbp a.,
no matter how gorgeous the clouds upon wb;eh
they rest. He spoke at length in denune,tion
of the new fusion movement, which he c.llaa
an old party under a new alias, and declorsa
that in regard to the slavery question within
the limits of the Constitution no stem If 49,
Wings will be wanting, and without it's limit.
no steps will be taken. In conclusion he said
some argue that the Wing party is dead hu,
they would find fire in its ashes and life in ;ts
shade. Those Wings who have Joined tho
fusion party would soon be tired of the crooked
paths they will have to travel, and be back n
the old homestead If, however, the old Whs
ship is to go down, he would rather 90 down
with her, with the flag of the Union fvipe At
her masthead, than to be left to struggle for
life in mid-ocean on a single plank, with the
crew who had scuttled and deserted
her Under the old ships flag, emblazoned on
one side with God save the Commonwealth Of
and upon the other God save
the United States of America, victory would
be worth gaorying in and defeat would be
without dishonor."
These remarks were received with entbusi
astic cheering by the Convention and the au
litory.
Letters were read from Ex-Governor Wash
ourn, Hon Robert G.. Winthrop, Hon. Rufus
Jhoate and other distinguished citizens, urg-
ng the improperly Of taking any part in the
usion movement.
Mr.. Choate declares that the party of fusion
S in the worst sense geographical party, and
hat the Wings will join no party that does
lot early the flag and keep step to the music Of
he Union. Ex-Governor Washburn states that
n declining to submit his name to the com.
nittee for nomination, he does not abandon the
political platform on which he has stood, or
lis devotion to the cause and principles of the
Vhig party. He had been more and more
convinced of the wisdom of Wing policy in its
ruits, as exhibited in the State during the long
existence of Wing Administration. He de-
ares that the Wing party has always been the
'arty of the Constitution, ready at all times to
ppose unconstitutional aggression"
OF the resolution agreed upon in committee
We have the following summary:
"They declare that the Wing party should
ow, more than ever, keep itself aloof from en-
angling alliances; that they are now, as eyer,
he party of the Constitution. They repudiate
he personal liberty BILL" passed by the late
legislature of Massachusetts, and advocateits
rasure from the statute book; they declare
nat the present liquor law is a failure, and 20
or a law which is constitutional and will pro- |
tote the cause of temperance that the organi-
alton of a Northern national party on the
ingle issue of opposition to slavery should en-.
anger the existence of the Union and the |
efeat of it would paralyze the existence of the
'orthern sentiment. If union of parties
hould ever become necessary, 10 must be
MON of national patriots Of all parties of the
nion to resist the aggression of fanaticism."
The Hon. Samuel Fl. Valley was nominated
II Governor by reclamation, and, being pres
Mt, he accepted the nomination in q brief
peech.
Moses Davenport was nominated for Eeuten-
Mt Governor; W. 7. Davis for Secretary Of
tate; Reuben A. Chapman for Attorney Gen.
raj John Sargent for State Treasurer, snd
os. Mitchell for Auditor; and then, altar
stening to speeches form several members, the
onvention adjourned.
National I1teyJigenoT.