Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1844-01-04
The Wing Convention.

The Wing Convention.
A most useful lesson may and should be
armed by the Wings, as they view the an.
naticn and zeal manifested by the leaders
the ranks of their opponents. These
saders know very we'll that if their spirits
hould for moment flag, the mass OF their
farty would flag too. On this account,
nd TO keep their party together, they feel
Unnecessary to keep up appearances, when
hey feel and know, as they must, that
heir party has not the least possible chance
# success. 1t is this very holiness, that
has done more for the loco foco party than
any thing else. This, and their false and
flched n-democrat-have secured
their perpetuity thus far. Nothing but
these have done it. If not, what else? 1t
cannot be their principles. surely; for if
they have any, they are Of so mongrel
character-so wanting in uniformity, sta.
bility and usefulness, that while one portion
OF their party denounces them in one sec.
ton as misunderstanding, various other por.
tons of the same party declare them to
be part and parcel of the democratic creed
We believe that nothing but their political
shibboleth-their false name of democracy
and their bfazen faced audacity, have
continued the vitality of the loco foco party
up to the present time. View the prac.
tice and even professions Of that party
and even the leaders Of that party through.
out the United States, and all must see
that it is not their principles that keep
them together.
As a party they are far from being a
unit as touching their principles. The par.
ty processes to be opposed to the wings be.
cause one of their leading doctrines is ia
vorable to Tariff; and yet the loco foco lead
er, Mr. Van Buren,, permits his views on this
subject to be interpreted both ways, for
and against this measure, at the south a.
gainst, at the north for, without any public
correction. If then, the leader has a vacil-
jating opinion-in fact has two opinions
in relation to one of the fundamental prin.
ciples about which both parties are contend.
ing, our word will be taken when we say
that similar diversity may be discovered
in different members of the same party, in
different sections of the Union.
The same diversity exists in relation to
all the leading principles of the two great
parties among the members OF the loco
!oco party. You will find those who call
themselves democrats opposing and declar-
ing to be wrong the monarchcal or one
man power of the Veto, as strenuously as the
wings You will find in the same class
those who advocate a sound and uniform
national currency, in the shape Of nation
nj bank. They likewise 60 with the wings
for an equitable distribution Of the proceeds
OF the sales of the public lands-non.inter.
ference Of Office holders with elections and
an economical expenditure of the public
moneys. 1t cannot be these principles,
then, that hold the loco foco party togeth-
e.; and as there is no others about which
parties are contending, all must see that
their adhesion is maintained by the pro.
cess before mentioned-with the mask of
Democracy, backed by an audacity that
makes it appear like real Democracy.
If, then, this party, that in reality has
no principles, attempts to maintain its
ground by rallying its forces--if its leaders
can put on a semblance of activity and
zeal for the purpose of mastering their ranks
and fiie' while it has polluted and changed
'ne name and character Of Democracy and
while it is crumbling to decay-how much
more reason is there for the Wing partv 10
buckle on its amor, to rally around, sup.
port and vindicate-not mere name, but
principles on whose prevalence is depend.
ing the prosperity of our democratic insti
tu''ons' We repeat, then, that lesson is
70 De learned BY the zeal manifested BY
our opponents to organize their party, which
should influence the Wings throughout this
Territory to adopt effective measures to
secnFs thorough organization without de.
lay. The object of the Convention =, low,
City on Tuesday next will be for this mr.
pose; and al. those wings who wish 10 mar.
ticipate in furiheripg such a desirable oh.
ject should if possible, be present on the
occasion.
Let such an organization be effected a.
will secure the cooperation of every whig
when his cooperation is most needed in be. |
half of the wing cause, and we really be. |
lieve that the majority, which has hereto. |
fore been claimed by our opponents will be |