Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-10-31
From CobbePs Hfekly Register.
THE WINGS.

1Iy friends, the word Wig meant in old
times thief or plnderer; and as such, il was Civ
en- To the first set Of rufiians who were distin
guished by it, and who, unable TO get rid of it
took it as matter Of boast. This political fac
ton was ALWAYS notorious for its love Of plum
der, public plunde,; and perhaps, it has contain
ed greater number of really greedy Williams
than have been known in all the world besides
The faction as Matched IN Henry the Eighth
hot bed Of punder; and, though England and
Ireland have been bleeding under It's tangs
for the greater part OF ihree hundred years
its Unsuitable nav seems To- be as VOID, and
its teeth as keen, as ever For about Tour OF
FIVE years past, they have been cndcayoring 20
whe, die themselves as underlings into Office
by protesting TO agree with Canning, Huskis-
son, and another or two, upon the subjects oil
s-aae -cammetce and foreign policy; all Of
too large III their extent, to make II possible
u pm people down as 10 their meaning and
their principles. But, just as if there were no.
'hlng interesting TO the country but trade,
commerce, and foreign policy, this faction,
seeing hole opened hy The LIDO MOI. know,
what-'o-caii-it OF Lord Liverpool; seeing Gre
vice by which they might creep into the yard,
and get their heads at me crib, they all rushed
10 anrlnS-oHtred hm their support, if he
course, let ;he;n come 10 crib. It is said that
seventy OF them met, and subscribed a pledge
to support him. Be this as it may, we know
that they did support him, and thai, too, Will,
he declared hat he would oppose Rerorn,
and also repeal OF the Test Act, to the last
hour OF his Parliamentary life; we know that
they abandoned every principle for which
they had ever contended in favor of liberty. ci.
VII or religious, and we have on record that in
comparable instance Of their basrn. ss-name.
y, their opposition, their actual opposition both
~ speech and vote, 10 the motion of Mr..
iume, tor repeal of one of the worst of these
TX Acts, which particular Act they had OBJ
,osed IN three several distinct debates, having
ll'ldcd the House upon every stage of the bill |
,h' monstrous creatures! What even before
hey got into place, except two or three of
mem; upon the mere smell of place, they aban.
onrd the people to be dealt with through the
ieahs OF this cry BILL and there sa, that n,ta,
ie Poiltie al apostate, Burdett, with his knees
lcking IN Z innings back. voting against the
pea! OF bill, which comDel!s me to make a
" th,hg 10 sell Tor siXpence, and that was in
nd'd 70 narrow and retard the circulation of
me ana OF all such publications; there he sat.
'ihS against the repeal of that bill which
'nPeiis the proprietor and printer * pu blish-
VI newspaper TO give, eUen before he beeins 10
M, oali Tor the payment Of any fines that !.
ay thereafter be imposed upon him in consc.
fence 81 publications in the said newspaner J
here sat the whole Of the faction. vot;na u
ainst repeal of this bill, having onposrd \
nch they had made the greatest Of mer;,s !.
Tn the people. The truth is, they thought
~ were going to be fixed in power, and in p
money receiving way; and thew liked we'll h,
'"gh I" have this hill operating for their
',eeuon against the scru,inizine eve Of
tn declare most solennlv ,hatI know
'AinS that would not be-H anoyerian. lew
ry thing bu, Wing, name omino.s to in
sia"a, descriptive of every thing that is da
e; and a name, thank God, which is now II
riy dotted out. To me tits perfectly eyi. Or
I tha' my Lord, Prosperity GodericI, wish Al
70 get rid OF hem oil; AID that he never
iid nave any thing 10 do with them. had il
aeeh Tor Canning and Huskisson. Hec.n. -
IKE them. lnevery principle he is oppos. r
men, except in wha, regards The iiber- n
OF the people, and there both factions cor. J.
y agree; In one thing, my Lord Prosper. NC, NO.
d"derich has been disappointed he ~. Tor,
ed the Wings to resign. He might hive -
~n better They gave sufficient proof Of
sticking quality in 1907. They were IT
first compelled to withdraw their Catho- Il
I'LL after they had infroduced IL, and To'
" 0Erst time. The King then insist Jay ,,