The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-28

A CALL. TO THE NuIGS

The Boston Courier publishes the following call
to "the Wing Voters of Massachusetts, 1t is
signed by upwards of two hundred of the best men
of Boston,
The undersigned members of the National Wing party
beg leave to address you few words at this time In
view of the present political condition of the country and
of the changes likely to take place in of the proi
nent issues before the people during the Presidential
contest, the time has arrived, in judgment for a
organization Of the Whg party, National and State. This
movement must begin somewhere, and we know of
place where it NAV with more propretv begin than in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, where Whg principles
so long fourished and where the policy of the Whg
party so long prevailed and produced such good results
We have therefore taken the first steps towards
ganzaon of the party within the State of Massachusetts,
by designating number of gentlemen to act a Wing
State Committee whose claims to the confidence of the
Wings will dispute. 1t will be the duty of this
committee to open correspondence with Wings in other
parts of the country at such times they may deem
pedent for the purpose of completing the organization of
a National Wing party; a duty which will be the more
easily discharged from the fact that the National Wing
Convention which sat at Baltimore in 1856, appointed
committee with reference to such measure.
For reasons which will readily to you, have
not deemed it eXpeden to present for your surages any
Wing ticket for the ensuing State election. While adj
wise the Wing voters to be Independent in this contest
do advise them to be neutral In our Judgment they
should not throw away their random still less
abstain from voting at ALL But in view of the policy
and conduct of the present State administration especial
ly towards the Judciary,-respect for which has
been cardinal doctrine in the Whig creed,-we cannot
but consider it duty Of the Wings of Massa
chusets to throw their votes in the way likely
defeat the election of the candidates of the Republican
party.
DEATH OF Hon. r. RANToUL-We see the an
nouncement, in the New England papers, Of the
death of Hon. Robert Rantoul, of Beverly, Massa-
chusetts. He died on Sunday last. at the advanced
age of seventy-nine. His son, Hon. Robert Ran
toul, Jr., died some years since, in Washington,
where his commanding talents had given him a
high reputation. The decease of the father will at
tract less wide notice than that of the son. His was
a local reputation. He was not known out of New
England, but where known recognized as a
representative man. He had all the New England
peculiarities in their best forms. OF unbending in
tegrity, his Justice in all his dealings was of that
nature which prevents paupersm. Never was a
contract of his disputed DELAYED. Never was
right sacrificed to expediency. He hesitated
to follow his convictions, from any fear Of comment
or criticism. He settled maaY estates filled con-
stantly offices of trust, the first thought of
in private life arbitor; and in his political re-
lations often the choice of his opponents to
conduct Investigations and serve committees
| where integrity and impartialitv were required.
! twas well understood that no personal or party
motive could make Robert Rantou swerve from
the trust reposed in him. In a word. be was what
may truly be called good citizen, reliable in
all his relations, never admitting that lower code
Of morals can be recognized in public and political
than in private matters. He died full of years and
honor, and will be remembered by local historians
as one of the staunch tederalSts of the days when
| the tederaliSts had an organization, He was one
Of the last to relinquish his old party ties, and
! when he did so found home like many others OF
| his school, in the ranks of the democracy-North
american.
| The BANK QUEsrIoN.-A convention of the banks
| of New England is talked of, to decide upon some
plan of action in reference to the future redemption
of country money The recent circular, issued by
twentythree Presidents of the Boston banks, sug
gested that something should be done Immediately
but the proposition for meeting of the banks, in
! convention, comes from the Bank of Mutual Re
demption. We informed that comparatively
few of the country banks, as yet, evince any de
| termination to close their accounts with the Suf
| folk Bank.
The project of New England Sorting House
| continues to be favorably received in many quar-
ters. Little doubt is entertained that such an in
sttution could be established basis to obviatt
all the objections urged to the present system of
deeming the money of the interior banks.-Bostol
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