New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-09-03
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The following card appeared in 9 late number Of
the Boston Courier one Of the ablest as
well AZ influential journals published in the New
England States. Over two hundred Of the most
prominent Wings and ssolid men, of Boston attached
Ieir signatures To III I'D show the weight that right
fly attaches to 1t we append the names Of q few Of
the signers Messts Edward Everett, VIM. Appleton,
Luthec ". Bell, Robert O. Winthrop, Nathan Apple
ton, Thomas AspinwaII, George Lunt and George S.
Hillard. The people of the country are familiar with
almost every name on the list
Here is the card y 5siss s5.5.Z B
The undersigned, OLD LINE WINGS Of Massachusetts,
hile they have been thus r DISPOSED 70 wait for the
Central Committee declaration Of their purposes in rea
ss q ae ~ If hna az sss
which they enieau and e create that the only
oi their decided
al Other sandidasss who have nominated for the
August 16, 1856
This little card and its endorsers administer quiet
yet scathing rebuke to such men as Rufus Choate,
Pearce, Pratt, etc, who, claiming to be old line
Wings, have announced their determination to sup
port the most nnrelenting opponent the Wing party
ever had, at the coming Presidential election. 1t
does more for it gives cheering token that the once
glorious old commonwealth is recovering from the
storm Of fanaticsm that has been raging throughout
her borders and is about to array herself on the side
Of the Constitution and the Union
This opinion gains strength from the fact that the
Wing meeting held in Boston during the evening of
the 18th after the publication of the card-was 1u
merousy attended by the best men in the city, and
that the proceedings were marked throughout by de
Votion to the Union and fidelity to the Constitution
and the laws and compromises enacted under its au
thority. This meeting was called for the purpose Of
selecting one hundred and thirty two Delegates to re-
present Boston III tie Wing State Convention which
conyenes in that city to-day and to choose twenty
four members of tile Wing Ward and County Com,
mittees oil of which labor was satisfactorily accom-,
plished. ssG Fl
The State Convention, we are quite confident, will
ayow its preference for Willard Fillmore and choose
delegates to the National Convention who entertain
sentiments in common with the appointing power
OF this, however, anon. The old line Wings are act
ing for themselves speaking for themselves and are
not governed by the wants or wishes Of the Demo
cratic, American or Republican parties Their or
gaizaton is separate aud distinct from the other pc
itcal organizations Of the day, and must be SO con
sidered in order to arrive at truthful appreciation
the motives which inspire them.
The Wing National Convention assemblies in Balti
more, this day two weeks hence. From what hal
been done and from what is being done, we incline
the belief that it will prove imposing demonstra
ton Of responsibility, patriotism and intellect. There
is little Or no doubt majority Of the States Of tht
Union will be represented by delegates thigh charac
ter and unquestoned truth. Consequently, no matte
what turn the deliberations take matter how ex
tended or diversified the range of the discussions
good must necessarily result to the country the oil
line Wings met as partisans; if they proposed to pu
forth candidate Of their own if they aspired to thu
control of the offices of the country Or in any man
ner sought to advantage themselves by direction O.
ndirection, they would descend from the commanding
/ position they now occupy, and weaken their caust
1 before all intelligent constituencies. 5&
Asking nothing wanting nothing and meeting
together for the sole and exclusive purpose Of pro
tecting the Union Of these States Of devsing way
and means to restore tranquility to repress agitation
and to bring about harmony between the diferen
seetionsthe old line Wings will merit the confidence
Of their countrymen, no matter what plan they may
determine upon, or whether they succeed or fail.
We shall await the issue Of the deliberations of thu
National Convention with than ordinary anxiety
and shall promptly make the result known to the
public.