Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-07-04
The o1d-n1ne wings of New Orleans.

IL VAN0AaAHS ~ MASSO R NEW WEASa2ASs
Our readers are generally aware that a very
energetic movement has been made by a large
number of the Old>line Wings of New Or
leans to ~re-organize the old Wing party. We
are not prepared to express any opinion in the
matter at present relative to the policy of such
political action or the prospect of its success.
At a late meeting, resolutions were adopted
that circulars be addressed to the leading
Wings throughout the State, containing the
Address Of the Wings Of New Orleans; )
that they be requested to cause said Address
to be published in the several newspapers of
their various localities, and are earnestly res
quested to assume a political organization."-
The following is the Address alluded to, which
is appended to the resolutions, and which we
publish in anticipation of the request" to do
so, for the reason that it will prove interesting
to many of our readers. 1t is signed by a
large number Of gentlemen, who rank with
the leading and most prominent men in New
Orleans, and addressed
TO TEE PEOPLE OF LOUISIANA.
We, the undersigned, representing the wish
es of the great mass of our Wing fellow citl~
zens, make this declaration:
Under the present condition of our political
and municipal affairs, the Wings Of New Orr
leans deem il q duty to reorganiZe the party.
We are in a minority, but we believe our in4
huence, exercised collectively, and carried to
the support Of the moral and conservative men
of all parties, will be productive of good, and
calculated to. restore political propriety, both
ia the primary proceedings of the people, and
in our Legislative assemblies.
We are alike dissatisfied with the reckless
and ~partizan legislation of the Democrats, and
with the violent proceedings and proscriptive
tenets. of the American party. We would
gladly lend our aid and counsel to wiser and
more temperate action.
The object Of our reorganization is not SELL
fish beyond our interest in good government.
We do not desire to live upon the Government,
| but to be permitted to live d~ecentiy and in~
dustriousIy under it. We are willing, as citi-
| gems to bear our proportion Of the public bur-
| den, and ourimmediate object is to lend our
services 10 aid in curing the political evils of
the day, which we regard as oppressive and
degrading. It is far from our purpose to cen
| sure the great mass of our fellow citizens who
| differ with us in politics. We believe them
as patriotic as ourselves, and that they also are
dissatisfied with the present condition OF at
fairs. We appeal to them in the spirit Of bro
therhood, and ask their cooperation for our
common welfare.
AS Wings, we are conservative in politics;
respecting the laws and usages of our Fathers
from whom we inherit our Civilization and ouI
| Liberty. In Arts, Agriculture and Commerce:
and in the desire to elevate the moral and sor
ciai condition Of mankind, our impulses are
Progressive. We are devoted, heart and hand
to the American Union, under a strict admin
i~slration of our Federal Constitution; and are
equally opposed to Northern and Southern
fanatics or traitors, who would rob US of oul
patriotism or dismember our country.
With reference to certain discordaut CUES,
tons Of the day, we have this to say:
As a political body We have many sympa'
thies with the American party. They are fol-
tie most part, of our family, Under a sense o
injury, they, we think, have gone beyond iegiti'
mate redress, and become themselves aggres'
sors. We cannot agree with them to deprive
our naturalized citizens, directly or indirectlI
Of any political privileges acquired by law, o
to regard them otherwise than on terms of po'
litical equality. We are, however, in favor o
amending the naturalization laws, to pFotec
the country against undue foreign influence
and are especially DESTROYS that the election
laws of Louisiana should be so amended as IL
prevent, and not encourage, fraudulent voting
We are opposed to mingling spiritual will
temporal or political questions; and believe it j
the natural and inherent right of man, withou
interruption from his neighbor, to worship Cos
after the dictates ofhis own conscience.
We earnestly recommendour brother Wing
throughout the State to organize, and asseF
their political independence, and to sustain
the Wings of New Orleans in carrying out tn
objects herein set forth. We also invoke tht
aid and support of all good citizens.
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