Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1841-11-26
From The Ohio STATE JonrNat.
TIE WIG PARTY.

do we'll enough for sport after recen
victory over US, but if they are seriou,
in their boasling, they are making them
selves ridiculous Even children o
ordinary intelligence would know bet
ter.
a great party is not to be "uscd up
in ono year, or two, or ten They may
sustain temporary dp(pnIs-such u the
common lot Of all parties. Our. eppn-
meats did soon after the eIcc ion Of Van
Buren, TnGy we're victorious again
the ensuing year. ln lS40 they sus.
tained, or rather fell down under total,
overwhelming, complete overthrow -
This year thei: star is again ia the as
Cendant.
1t is not our present purpose 10 in
'qnlre into the causes of these successive
triumphs and defeats of both parties.
we have our notions on the subject,
and are probably not singular in that
respect. Call it being betrayed. call il
accident, laZ'ness, what you will! Thare
IS no dsputlng the ract--our opponents
are this year successful. Still nobody
but an idiot could think the Whig party
destroyed. Were our opponents de-
ssroyed when they were defeated i'm
medlateIy after Van Buren's eection2
Were the Wings destroyed when their
opponents lriumphed the ensuing year?
Was the LocoCoco party destroyed By
their last years overlhrow2 No! Nor
is the Wing party destroyed by this
years disasters There are al least
100000 able bodied Wings in Ohio; and
scattered in like numbers over tho
Union-thCy "used up'! Not Bit ol it!
They have seen worse times than rbeso.
In duo time they will rise again; not,
like Antmu', or like anything else, but
like the Wings of the United States OF
America, who always rose when their
country was in danger, and whom vcto.
ry became necessary for their country's
safety always achieved it.
1t is sometimes praciced among our
friends 10 bemoan the want Of discipline
in our ranks and predict that the Wing
party can never be permanently sue
cesslnI till better organized; and thus
TO do more TO defeat themselves by dis
couraglng each other, than a whole ar
my OF stump orators on the opposite side
could DO against them. Our opponents,
also, when they have risen after de-
leat, make an oslenaton Of calling
Wing triumphs, the result of (actious
and spasmodIc efforts without principle;
aud their own !rIumphs, however tenn.
porary, the result Of n s;padlast adher-
Hnce to right. Let 10 one be deceived
by this. The Wings have their share
OF triumphs. If the temporary success
OF either party argues anything on be-
half Of correct principles, the argument
is in favor Of the Wings who achieve so
much, with so little organization. 1t is
to be remarked n SO, that our opponents
always hold out the promie Of "spois"
TO their IdbOrcrs as q rGward in case Of
victory; as II discussion OF politics were
The same KIND OF operation anu gave tho
Viciors similar rights, as tho slorming
Of a walled city! Such is their oxcu-
sivo reliance on prin5iPlc! Such evil
dences do their leaders give Of their
confidence in each others disinieresicd
lore Of COunry!-whia the most re-
markabIo trlumphs Of the Wings have
been achieved directly in opposition 10
such principle or such a practice.
But, look you! A great many things
enter into the composition Of n great
party: among which, similarity OF tastes
and personal associations are not the
loast. To say nothing Of our own coun
try, 1t has not been uncommon in others,
10 see this habit Of association become
stronger than principle itself; so that
parties would exactly change sides with
eIch other, and yet retain their names,
and all the bitterness Of their acrimony
Such has been several times the case
with the Wings and Tories of Engand,
sincc tho accession Of King William Iii.
to the throne.
An unbiased observer, could not fail
10 see that such has been The case in this
country. Democracy in the Time Of
Jefferson, signified opposition to Execu.
tive power, Now it sustuius veroes,
Executive patronage, Sub Treasures,
and proposes to give the President pow
or TO march tho militia from State TO
State and form oOcampments in time Of
peace!
This habit or principle Of association
is not weakened by defeat, aud a par
~ can never be broken up I'LL that is
destroyed Those who enjoy victories
and sulTor defeats together become en-
daared to each other. Whatever may
be said by their opponents, about their
motives. they themselves know them to
he good and patriotic. They may be
disple0sed with each olhor aud disap-
pointed for a 'imr: but let danger come:
YOU will Gud them togorhor again
They may be dissatisfied for lrmc, al
,yh nj a rn ounnpcpd Ia ho nrrnrs ,G thu