The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1841-10-08
Effect ofIhr Wing "Lsclorn,." &.r. upon tn,
Nnmdid portion ofiI,e " his LMrIN.

Below we give an extract from speech deliver.
ed at an immense gathering of the Democracy OF
Harrisburg, Pa. by Mr. VINCENT PALEY, an no.
nest and rcspcctabl, mechanic of that place. and
one Of those who had been mislcd by the whil
leaders in the last presidential contest by the cry
of "Rcucnchmcnl" Reform" Better Times -
&c. Mr.. P. has expressed no more than what
we believe now to be the feelings and opinions Of
thousands ogolhcrs who were similarly miscd, and
who, like Mr. P, have had their eyes opened by
the odous measures Of thccxtraordiuory session Of
the extraordinary wing Congress which has lust
adjourned. As an evidence Of this, we may refer
Indiana, both of which were wing last fall, (aud
the latter by an unprecedented majority,) but are
now revolutionzcd and by large majoritcs. Yer
mont and Tennessee may also be referred to, as
heretofore among the very strongest ofwhIg states
but which Of late have escaped revolution by the
skin of their teeth. And in Alabama, Kentucky
in short, wherever an election has been held
since the extra session was conyencd-thc result
was the same, the democratic gain was immense
1t is evident that the days of the universal whig
party" ac numbered "The last link is broken, "
of that brittle chain which bound together the
thousand and one factions that composed it, Old
Tips cabinet is blown sky high, and the honest
portion of the party are daily leaving by scores, as
rats leave a sinking ship. Nothing can save that
party from the wrath of an insuItcd betrayed, and
indignant people.
(From the Harrisburg State Capitol GaseHe)
"Mr PALEN said it was well known to
many present, that, until within few
days past, he had been acting with The
Wing party, and since he had come upon
the ground this evening, he had been told
by some of his former political friends,
that he had turned his coat. We'll, be
that as it might, he would appeal to every
gentleman present, to say whether his
coat was not on right side out now, how
ever it might have been heretofore. Yes,
gentlemen. it was now on right side out,
and fitted well, and here in the presence
Of ths vast assemblage, he shook off
whiggery from his skirts, suiling the
action to the word, for the remainder of
his life. Immense cheering. He had
heretofore acted with the Wing party be-
cause he had been induced to believe,
through the arguments of his former poll
teal friends, that the policy of the admi-
nistration Of Gen. Jackson and Martin
Van Buren, was opposed to the intcrAs
of the working classes. He had been
led to believe that their measures were
calculated TO operate injuriousl Y upon the
interests of the mechanical classes of the
community and he had supported Gen.
Harrison, under the belief that in the
event Of his election, relief would be
afforded to the country.
"WeIl, Gen. Harrison was elected, and
inaugurated on the 4th of March last, and
a wing Congress, with an unusually large
majority, had taken possession of the ca
pito on the 3lst of May last, and were
yet in session, and where were their
measures of relief! Where was the re-
trcnchment and reform, which they had
promised so faithfully to carry out
Where was their reduction in the expend-
lures of the government, which they had
promised during the election campaign
Where was THEN economy in expenditures
which we had heard so much of during
the last summer! Why, he saw by the
proceedings in Congress that they had
expended or would eXpcnd near FIVE
of dollars, AT the present
extra session. Cheers. lie saw it an
nounccd in the National lntelligcnccr,
,the leading Wing organ in the Union,
fhat no reduction Of expenditures mas
70 take place, bit rather az increase"
md therefore an increase of taxes was in
9yitable. Loud and continued applause.
He saw that bill had been passed to