Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-06-23

ana ii we cannot gratlIy the peculiar nOuOnS
of our correspondents, we may at least trust to
their good sense, not to take offence at our de-
cisions.
Whig Meeting I'm washfuyton.
A meeting Of the whigG Of this city was held on
Saturday evening, at Cops Saloon. 1t was at
tended by a large number of persons belonging to
tho American and Sag NIGHT parties, as well as by
old-line Wings
Col. WIN. w. Seaton was Chairman Of the meet
ing, and Richard Burgess Secretary.
A committee of FIVE was appointed to draft res
outions expressive Of the objects and views Of the
meeting. The committee consisted of the follow
ing gentlemen:
Messrs Philip r. Fendall, Jacob Gideon, Rich
ard Wallsch, Richard g. Coke, and Joseph G. G.
Kennedy.
The meeting was addressed by Gov. Jones, Of
Tennessee, who gave it as his opinion that the
Wing party was not dead.
He repeated that he knew the present condition
of the Wing party was regarded with contempt.
He knew it was in a minority as compared with
the three other great parties into which the coun-
try is divided but let this be known, that before
the ides Of next November it world BE more ter
rible than an army with banners. 1t win hold the
balance Of power; it will save the country; and,
above all it viii abolish abolition. Yes, said Gov.
Jones, soto poce as to voting for the Republican
candidate, would vote for the devil himself FIRST
On the 4th of July the Wings Of thu glorious
Union would meet together in love-feast in Louis
vile. There they would minglc their hopes and
c. xhav
each other; and there determine, in view Of the
present exigencies of their common country, how
to cast their vote. We shall go there not as indi-
viduals to be absorbed here or there by this party
or that, losing our identity as Wings, but we shsn
90 as party, as becomes American freesnen. Like
the Old Guard, we know now to die, but not how
to surrender. We shall fight for our country, our
whole country, and against every sectional party.
We ask reward for these services to our country,
our object and our only object is to save Asr and,
this done, we will march back in our own glorious
old organization, and with our colors flying, to our
own camp. 49,
Hon. L. d. Campbell, Of Ohio, being present..
was called out and stated THAT he had spent twen-
ty-fve years of his life in the defence Of Wing
principles The Interrogation was put sAre you
member of the Know-Nothing partys" Thank
God, am" responded Mr., Campbell; which. was
followed by the waving Of hats and prolonged
cheering.
Mr.. Campbell concluded his remarks when the
Committee on Resolutions reported.
The following resolutions were reported and
adopted
Whereas it Is apparent that portion Of the
Wing party, most respectable and influential alike
by reason Of is numbers, intelligence, ana politi-
cal integrity, remain infexiby true and stsadastly
attached to the great principles, of general eof-
servatism and national policy which have uniform
ly guided its past career--principles which have
tory of the country, and which it is solcmnly be-
ieved identified with the perpetuity Of the free
institutions bequeathed TO US BY the wiedom of
our fathers, as wen as with the full Developments
and preservation Of the best interests of the coun-
try at large; and whereas It becomes the patriotic
duty of all true Wings IN the present crisis to put
forth every effort for the conservation Of these be-
the political agencies Of the country is proved Of
III omen and disastross Portent by the evils Of the
times upon which NJ hve iallen; and whereas,
for this purpose the pIjneipss thus vindicAsed by
experience and every consideration of sound pub
lie policy should still find Embodiment with tslo.
cal habitation and name amid the factious ten
denotes of the present time; therefore be It -,s
Resolved, That this meeting, consisting Is It
does Of Wings Of the National Metropolis, stead
lastly adhere to their old political creed often
heretofore proclaimed by them; to the principles
ON which George Washington administered the
government, and TO which Henry Clay dedicated
his long and glorious life. That, to cherish
!" cordial habtual, and immovable attachment to
the Union as the palladium of our political safety
and prosperity" and a sacred fidelity to the Cori-
stitution, in all and in each Of its parts In letter
and in spirit; to sbhor geographical distinctions as
the destroyers of public liberty, and know no
North, no South no East no West, but TO foster
brotheiiy affection among all; to be loyal to the
rights and sovereignty Of The States in their sew
eral Spheres but TO be loyal also to the rights and
sovereignty of the United States in the sphere as
signed to them by the Federal Constitution to in
terpret that instrument to give TO 1t the ef-
cacy intended by its authors but to confinc within
their respective orbits the three branches Of the
government, and especially the Executive; TO dis
countenance the use, as an ordinary Executive in
strument, of that salutsry remedy provided for ex-
traordinary cases only, the "veto power; to
maintain public credit; to guard against foreign In
fuence; to encourage general education to direct
legislation towards confirming our Independence
a. people; to respect freedom Of conscience, Of
speech, and OF the press; TO regard as equal the
rights Of all citizens "by birth or choice OF com
mon country !" to practice "good faith and justice
towards all nations" these We believe to be the
teachings Of the Constitution and the principles of
tho Wing party. ogN# ~
Resolved, That the candidates for the Presiden-
cy and Vice Presidency now before the people
have been nominated by three parties, of which
each avows political creed that Ia, in differing de-
grees, hostile to the principles Of the "Old-line
Whigsn
Resoissd, That, while the "Old-line Whigsr
cannot adopt their candidate any candidate rep