Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-07-13
From the Louisville Journal.


The opposition papers are in ecstacies al the
least symptoms of diversity of sentiment
among the Wings in Congress, and aupur from
occasional indications of a want of unani,nitv
among them serious and permanent division
M the wing ranks. But these foul birds of
III omen are altogether premature in their bo-
olngs and Civilizations. True, they may dis
cover during the discussion OF important uues-
uohS' sight differences ofsentinlent, in regard
tocertaln measures Of national policy. thew
may sometimes Cxult over an occasional M
Hesitation Of aspirit Of disunion' but when tho
day OF action arrives, they will find a sufficient
majority OF the wings true to their PRINCIPLES
true to their country, and true TO the wishes
and hopes OF their constituents. Our Repre.
seniatlves know the important trust confded
70 them, they feel the weight of the resnon.
6ibllty under which they have been commis-
stoned by suffering and agonized people IN
redress their wrongs and repair the tnischiefs
Of mIsrule; and no patriotic Whig will tolerate
a whisper Of dlssention till at least these oh.
lects shall have been acomplished;and no wbiq
who heeds the voice Of the people or the cali
OF our common country, will dare to show his
head to his constituents till he has made ev.
~ possible effort and every reasonable sacra-
nee to carry out fully the great and impor-
tant principles for which the wbig party Rave
so long battled and struggled Abiding to
these exultations Of the locofoco press over
iancied or prophesied dissentions in the Wbig
ranks: the National InteTgencer thus replies
70 The editor of the N. Y. Evening Post on this
The editor Of the Post carries his exultation
upon supposed divisions among the wings far
tler lhania mere calculation upon weakness to
"a 4
brings the President into the scene. ~Tbe
Chief Magistrate (he says) is about to have
ms party IN Congress-" ale will, il ia honed
speak out through his friesds, if not tbro,Iob
himself" &c. HIS party! The President
already has "his party" in Congress. He i
Is Identified in principle and in feeling. with
the wings of the nation, and with their Repre-
sentatlves in Congress; and the very last
thought that would enter his mind wouId he
that of lending the weight Of his name and an.
tbority to any "party" which. the opposition
hopes to see formed out of seceders from II
We speak with confidence when we express
our conviction that the supposiIion that anv
political friend Of Iis would impute to him anv
movement or any sentiment tending to sow
olStrust amongst the Wings against each 9th
en- and, above all, to place him under the sus-
Plcion OF favorng party in Congress distinct
from the great body Of the Wings.
That the opposition should hope for such a
state OF things, and chuckle at any occurrancc
that should look like favoring it, excites no
surprise Itwould be playing into their hands
with vengence. We are happy to say nev-
ertheless, that they cannot be gratifed. The
The President viii not suffer himself 10 be
placed IN the position which they have so
kindly and most dlslnteresiedlv chosen for him.
tie took his position when he stood in the
front rank OF the army Of the Wings by whom
they have been defeated in fair and open com.
bat Unmoved and unseduced by the articles
Of his enemies, he holds still.