Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1838-1838, 1838-11-03
For the Piney Woods Planter.
WIG CONSISTENCY.

During the Presidential canvass it 1885
and '35, the Wings affected great alb
horrence to Convention of the people,
for the purpose of selecting suitable can
didates 10 run for President and Vice Pre-
silent, and for uniting the Democratic
party at the polls; 50 as to insure an elec-
ton by the people; avoid an election by
the House Of Representatives when there
was so great chance for bargains and in
trigue, and thereby support the best in
terests OF their country. They stigmati-
zed it with every base cpithet their fruit
full imaginations could invent, particular
:. ly apt at calling hard names,) they de-
nounced it as "King Caucus" as "the few
debating to many" as stalking away the
rights of the people to choose their rulers"
as "anti-Republican," and number of
others, too tedious to mention. Where do
we now find them? Look at their calls
for meetings Of their party, in various sec
tons of the Union, to appoint delegates to
the National Wing Convention, to be held
at Harrisburg, in the State of Peunsylva-
MIA, for the avowed purpose of selecting
candidates for President and Vice Presi-
dent. Behold the name of Henry Clay
hoisted at masthead Of number Of Wing
papers, with this emphatic proriso, 'sub-
ject to the decision of the National Wing
Contention, tobe held at Harrisburg, Pa
With what unblushng cffrontery these
solfstyled wings can twist things to suit
| their purpose! What is their grand excuse
for now doing what two years ago) they
held in utter detestation? Why, forsooth
the Democracy hold them, and they mus
do so too. A cogent reason, indeed, this
If the Democracy do wrong does it justify
the Wings in doing so3 1t is an excuse
that would not be received in any court o
justice, or justined by any system of ethic
!, of the enlightened world. If it was Skin!
ri Caucus" the flew debating to many,
. the stalking away the right of the peopI
: to choose their rulers," and "anti-republi
!, can" in 1886, it is still so; and the Demo
+ cracy having acted in accordance wit
:. what they believed to be right, will nc
justify the Wings to act on principle
4 which they declare to be ,crong Tn
. truth is, Convention is not wrong i
principle, and the wings know it, if the
had honesty enough to confess it. Lik
every thing else, it is liable to be abused
lie When the Wings asserted the contrary
N they must have known that they were az
v serting specious falsehood to deceiv
N the people. But it suited their purpos
then to dcnounce, what it suits their pun
pose now TO sustain. Whether the homes
portion Of that party will sanction a cours
so inconsistent and absurd, time will IN
fold.
In 1885 and '36, the Wings of the Sout
opposed Mr.. Van Buren,, because the
were pleased to call him an abolitionis
And now support Henry Clay, who is a
/. avowed, and five can believe his persC
}. nal friend and Biographer, Mr.. G. d. Prer
tice, Of Kentucky, who claims it for hir
as an honor. If we can credit the Hon
Mr.. Weems, a representative in Congress
from the State Of MaryIand-if we ca
/. believe the statement of Rev. Mr. Proud6
/. of Boston, to the Emancipation Society
"that in conversation with Mr.. Clay
last winter, at Washington, Mr.. Clay toll
him he was in favor ofapplying the Reve