Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-04-23


i gura1 thanking the meeting for the conplinent
confesrcd and pointing ont the most advi~hle
course forthe Wings TO parsae inithe futare- II
| On motion Of h w. Starr Esq, a committee ct
ave were appointed, consisting Of Messrs. Starr,
Williams, Clark, johnson and David TO report
suitable resolutions expressive Of the views of
the meeting -whcafter retiring fora short time,
reported through their chairman, Il. w Starr
ESQ, the following resolutions:
No.1, 1sssalsed, That We endorse the plat
form Of the Wing National Convention Of June
llglsth, IA b. 1852. & e a..A ..'
No.2 Resoired, That we do not consider the
Wlag party as dead or likely to debut believe
its prisdplcs as lasting as the Union OF these
States.
No. &, Rsssi4el. That We as Wings occupy the
same ground, recently occupied BY Clay and
Webster 1--we believe y NE sovereignty Of the
General Goyernmeat over shs Territories, its
right to admi. or to forbid slavery iF the Terri
tories in its own discretion !; aud We VIII abide
by the legislation Of Congress on this snhiect,
until the law is repealed
No. A.. Resoired, That as Wigs we repudiate
the doctrine OF the Democrats '.that the people
of the territories are sovereign" and also repu-
diate the doctrine Of the Republ blean or Abolition
party '.that no more slave states shall be ad-
mitted into the Union" We stand npon the
Constitution and general Law, and repadiate the
doctrines of each. .tses 4
No. s, Resolred, That we deem it the duty ~
Congress, in the formation of Territorial Govern,
ments to reserve to itself veto power upon all
Of the territorial legislation, as they did in the
case Of Iowa and Wisconsin. .
No.8, Resolred, That we recognize perfect
toleration in all matters Of opinion upon all sub
jects Of political or religious nature, SO long as
reason is left free to combat all errors.
z, Resolued, That we still cling to the old
Wing party lines shat we regard the present SO
styled Republican party as factious and injudi-
eiens and uayorthy of the cooperation Of any
man or set of mea, who desire to perpetnate the
union of the States or promote feeling Of good
brotherhood among the different members of
the Union. a4, ~, E5s 4sc5L ii sles
No. 8, Resoi,ed, That we regret the repeal Of
the Missouri Compromise as weakness and folly
calculated to cmbroi1 anew the different parts OF
sshe Union on the subject of slavery, and charge
this fslly upon the democracy. els
s. No..s, Resolred, That we agree TO sustain all
flaws passed by Congress to carry out the COM
pacts of the Constitution, and that we will yield
implicit Obedience to the decision of the court of
last resort in regard TO any and all Of our laws,
regarding all such decisions as binding until re-
versed by the same couss or by new legislation.
No. 10, Resolred, Thatitae fugitive. slave law
ought to be faithfully enforced by the Northern
States in just fulfllment of the public faith as
pledged by our fore-fathers the trainers of our
government, and Constitution and according
tothe construction given to it by the Supreme
Court Of the United States. t.sa
No II, Resolved That we insist as we ever
have upon the Improvement by the GeneralGov..
crnment of The rapids of the Mississippi River,
and rivers and harbors genersasly, and believe
that revenue should be raised b. the govern.
ment for this purpose by a tariff up9a imports to
be adjusted with view to protection. !,
No. IL, Resolucd, That we deem it the duty of
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the General Governmental to be as iberalto Iowa
her grant Of land for internal Improvements; and
We nov call upon Congress to aid us in our va
rious Railroad operations by liberal grants ofthe
public lands. 5,. g,l sss5
No. Is. Resoloed, That we regard Railroad
connection with the Pacific coast as of the first
importance to the union Of these states, and for
the promotion OF the power Of this Republic
that we must rule from Ocean to Ocean, and in
asmuch as private enterprise has secured the
construction of railways from St. Louis and Han
nibal, Mo-, Burlington, Davenport and Dubuque,
in Ioxa, westward, all of which may unite in the
valley Of the Platte River and progress thence
westward to the South pass, we urge upon Con-
gress the propriety of grant Of lands at an ear
ly day in aid of said work.
No. IA, Resolved, That We as party regret
the present excited state offeeling pervading our
country in regard to the slavery institution
we will make every effort to counteract oil at
tempts to sever the kindly brotherhood Of feel
ing between the different sections ofthe Repub-
lie; that we do not believe this Republic can
exist after the hearts of the Nation are severed
by aysectional line :, that we will ever: oppose
any party or platform which proposes to distin-
guish between the North and the South, and
therefore we will not cooperate with the so-styl
ed Republican party, believing them to be fac
tious, unreasonable and dangerous to the union
Of these states.
No. Is, RESOLVED, That as party NE DO not
propose to interfere with any of the police reg
ulations of this State, such as the Maine Liquor
law, and other kindred questions knowing that
men of the same political party may honestly
differ as to the true policy of the State
No. 16, Resolped, That we believe that moral
questions and police regulations, such as Sunday
laws and the Liquor laws, should not be adopted
by any party as part of their platform, because
we cannot expect unanimity on any of these
questions, and may commit a positive wrong by
making them shibboleth fparty.
No II, Resotped, That the late Administra-
ton of Millard Fillmore was one eminently pure
and patriotic and marked during its whole
course by strict regard for the Constitution and
for the rights and interests of every portion of
our confederacy. a8at ,5e4s
No Is, Resolred That we recommend to the
Wings Of this State to stand shoulder to shoul-,
der, to organize their forces every where and to
bide their time, until an occasion may arise for
immediate action, ss3s
No. 10, Resolred, That We wcrecommenda mass
convention Of the Wing yarty to be held at Iowa
City the End "Wednesday in June next, to ad-
wise as to the most patriotic course for the
Wings 70 pursue.
u. D. Browning moved that the resolutions be
adopted, when Mr.. Starr, addressed the meeting
/ in speech of some two hours in length,
giving the history Of the Wing party since the
Baltimore convention Of 1852, and reviewing the
present position Of political parties, showing in
/ an able and mastery manner the madness and
folly Of the Republican. party, and the dangerous
tendency of the policy advocated by them; and