New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-09-04
Convention of Old Line wings of BALTIMORE

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election into the House Of Representatives.
Convention of Old Line Wings of Baltimore.
Agreeably to the call of the President, which had
been made some days previous, the members OF the
Wing Convention Of the city of Baltimore met on
the evening Of the 9th nit. After calling the meet
ing to ORDER the President CDR. John L. Yeaes) said
that, as the Wing National Convention was to meet
in that city in short time, he had called this meet
ing for the purpose of taking action in regard to the
matter. =
Resolutions were then passed authorizing the Presi
dent to appoint committee of fnanee, to consist of
ten members; a committee of reception, to consist
of one hundred members an executive committee,
to consist Of twenty MEMBERS who empowered to
make all necessary arrangements for the convenient
assembling Of the National Wing Convention, and for
a mass meeting of old line Wings at Monument
Square, the evening of Thursday the 18th Instant
A committee was then appointed to frame an ad-
dress to the old line Wings Of the United States in
yting them to attend the National Convention of the
Wings Of the Union, to be held in that city on the
18th September. This committee reported adj
dress, which was unanimously approved. The adj
dress commences as follows:
Old Line IVhigs of the United States Your Iphig
E Brethren Of Baltimore send you this address
.f Greeting
The undersigned have been appointed q committee
by their Wing brethren of the city of Baltimore, in
general convention assembled, to invite you to send
delegates to the National Wing Convention, to meet
in this city on the 18th day of September, and
therefore, cordially bidding you welcome, do most
strenuously urge this duty on your attention, and
claim your best efforts to secure the election of -
WILLARD FILLMORE
To the Presidency of the United States.
l
1t then goes say that the present crisis in the
affairs of our beloved country, demands prompt and
energetic action the part Of all conservative old
| line Wings. The crisis that now demands their re-
assemblage in mass convention, is one vastly more
pressing and important than before presented to
them. TIE Union, says this address, sraing her
astenings, and calls upon all patriotic citizens to
come to her rescue aud that in the present condition
Of parties they possess the power if they will exert
4 it, to overthrow fanaticsm
It says, further, that in the Hon Willard Fillmore,
the old line Wings of Baltimore recognize one from
whose antecedents the country expect in full
curity, truly national administration, an admins
traton equal and impartial to the North and to the
South, regardless of all sectional issues-a whose
conservative character and views are calculated to
allay the sectional strife that threatens the sta
bility of the Union.
!. Delegations continues the address, comprising
among their number the most distinguished statesmen
of the Union, have already been appointed to partic
pate in this convention, among whom will be such
men as Judge Conrad, of Louisiana, Edward Everett
of Massachusetts, VIM. A. Graham, of North Carolina
Francis Granger, of New York, Robert G. Winthrop
and Edward Curtis, of Boston, William G. Rives OF
/ Virginia. Judge Wessel and Alexander Randall, of
Maryland.
7 The address closes with the following words
We, therefore invite you to come to us with youl
tens, your hundreds, and your thousands! Ample
room have we for you in our hearts and homes-the
warmest welcome, public and private, Of Baltimore
ans awaits you at the convention, to swell the voice
Of public opinion in favor of our nswerving national
| candidate the Hon. WILLARD FILLMORE, of New
York. We wish to see the constituents here with the
delegates, to join in enthusiastic ratification of the
nomination of the convention and in the of the
citizens of Baltimore, who so noby threw open the
doors to the Wings of 1910, promise you hearty
welcome and cordial greeting.
After the President had appointed all the commit
tee, in accordance with the resolution mentioned
above, the convention adjourned, giving three cheer
for Fillmore.
NEW ORLEANS AND JACKSON RA1LRoAD.-Tht
following, extracted from the Holmesyille (Pike co.
Missy Independent, of the 2sth ult., speaks cheer
ingy of the present and future Of our great Northern
Railroad the completion of which will confer so man,
substantial benefits upon city and the countr.
y through which it is pass.
According to the progress that it seems to be max
ing it is quite evident we shall be connected with tn
capital of Mississippi by iron links at no distant ne