New-York daily tribune., 1844-12-06

What then shall be done We have BEEN de-
tested. True, but not conquered. We are still
great and powerful body-possessing recu-
psraiive energy that, if we remain united, NAV
and 'esI yet enable US to -ise with renovated
strength. The operation of Wing principles has
been merely postponed--not defeated. Ali the
pohuclans IN the word cannot prevent the great
West from embracing Protection in a few years.
They must and loitl nave a home market. They
cannot exist without it.
From variety of causes which cannot be
expected TO cooperate again, our opponents have
gained present ascendency. But is their vic.
tory equal to ours in 1910? Yet, low as they
were then depressed, they recovered. So shall
we, If zoe stand .tr'niy at cur post. The very
fact of their present apparent superiority constl.
tutes their weakness, and they know it. Made
up Of the most heterogeneous principles and dis
cordant interests, they cannct hold together
single year. unless, by our iIl.directed efforts, we
act like keystone for them, and keep them united
in spite of themselves. With their ultra Free
Trade at the South, and Protection at the North,
can they act In harmony? Impossible Again:
who IS to be their leader? Every party must
have leader; who is ne TO be2 Certainly not
Mr.. Polk. He cennet begin to be it. So far
from being the leader of the party, he will not
come nearer than the third or fourth rank. The
South have taken the distinctive ground of
Southern interests and Southern principles versus
the North. Cen Mr.. Calhoun, the perfect en-
bodlment of Southern distractions and Southern
narrowness of principle, reconcile Pennsylvania
to putting out the fires of her forgas, and the
whole North TO the sacrifice of their millions
upon millions OF protected interests Wan the
leading menof N. York, Pennsylvania sand all the
Northerly and Westerly States, who have given
Polk majorites consent to be cast into the SHADE,
OF play second fiddle to some few Hotspurs OF Inc
South? For be it remembered, that just IN pro-
portion to the numbers who have supported Folk,
will be magnifed the number OF those who VIII
scramble for the spols Of victory. AND Just IN
proportion to the great number and vast variety
of interests that will be broughtlne antdgontstc
positions by any policy, be 1t what 1t may, winch
the new administration shall pursue, IN just the
same proportion will numbers be dlsaf1ectea ana
fiy from its standard. Should the idrltf DC pre-
served, then tho South will rebel and tumble
Polk overheard. Ifrepealed, then cheated Penn
sylvania, with the whole vast, countless amount
OF protected millions, in the East and the West,
the North, and even Louisiana at the South, will
spring to their arms, and renew the combat. so
that tura It which way he will, and do what ne
will, Polk is in fair way of becoming as odlous
TO his foiowc-s before his term expires, as Tyler
is now 10 the Wings.
What then should be the true position OF the
Wings? say again, Stand to your arms De
Whigs-remain Whigs-and nothing but WhlgS
Stick to Wing principles. You will then form a
vast body Of reserve; and when the East and the
West, the North and the South, tind how they
have been deceived and cheated by our oppo..
ncnts, they will fall off by thousands and tens OF
thousands, and rally to your standard: Thus
and thus only, can the great principles ior which
YOU have cuntended, become success'u'. Deiorc
The question can be finally settled, these princi-
es must be submitted To experiment; ana wnen
the people have fairly tried the Free Trade ope-
rations to their sorrow, as they are now about to
DO, thea, and net tilltheH. will ths policy oil our
cyun.ry hecome permanently settled.
This. then. Wings, is yoHr true position. Will
YOU abandon it2 viii you exchange 1t for one
of ipterminable warfare, and sacrifice all these
certain advantages for forlorn hope? Remem-
her that Polk has minority of the whole popu
lar vote. That his State majoritles are small,
and consequently very little falling off will
turn lhe scale Should your corps de reseruc DC
d:sbaaGed, where then will the countless thou
sands of the disappointed and betrayed lily to
frnm the epemy's ranks They will have no
ralIying point, no standard under which they can
unise for their own protection, anu roll back the
war upon the foe, but must remain the poweriess
victims of their oppressors -,
On the other hand, what can you reasonably
hope from an alliance with party who ever re-
nav confidence with treachefy9 Look at the
Abo,itionists! Their leaders, secretly Loco Foco
to the core, with philanthropy on their lips, have
the
upsuspecting Wings, only to break down our
ranks and secure success to our opponents
And the Natives, as they are called, what better
have Won TO cxpec. from them2 Look at the
Citv of New.York A number OF honest Wings
deluded by the patriotic professions OF these men,
were beguiled into their support; and what was
,hr resxlt? All their Members of Assembly ana
three of Coneress-in short nearly eUery one m OF
the Native candidates was elected oy some i,ouo
majority. Now it is perfectly evident that the
same force which carried these, could have elect
cd the whole ticket, State and Presidential, had
oood faith been observed. But no. Having
served their own purposes, with characteristic
treacherv, the Loco Natives abandoned thelr al
lies, and threw their whole weight into the scales
of Polk and Wright, giving the latter o,oVo ma
;oritv. Leaving the divided Wings to battle
with bu. half their force against the united LOCO
host.
And these are the men with whom 1t is pro-
posed to unite and for such allies and such
cause, to abandon Wing principles, The wing
cause, the cause of country! Again say, No.
Wings. Discard Abolitionism, aud all other
isms-nsil your standard to the mast II we
mus, 90 down, let us sink with our c0iorS fying,
and ike the heroic Lawrence, never "gtce up
The ship. "A oAkAto'A NA"AN'
swTuE EcLrcrIc MAcAzINEo OF FOREIGN LIT
rRATURE for December is on our table. We nave
mad time only for brief glance al its well hlled
pages, but the public will not wait for our opinion
of it's contents. The leading article IS REVIEW OF
Harrs's Highlands Of Ethiopia, from 'he North Brit
;sb Review. We have already treated our readers
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