Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-04-26
. POLITICS OF THE DAY.
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Tur VINO PARTy.-It is gratifying TO see the
Whg press Of the country, generally, speaking out
in favor of maintaining the old Wing organization,
Of making its fundamental principles the test Of
all partsanship. We could never consent TO the
proposition to disband, and unite with small party,
having specific principles, openly ayowed and freely
acted on, variant from the Wings in essential par
ticulars, and such no man could ayow and con-
fess himself Wing at the same time. We mean
not now 10 discuss the character Of these principles
their bearing upon party action their consistency
or inconsistency with the principles Of the National
Government II is enough for us that we refused
assent to any amagamation with, or rather any alb
sorpton Of our party by another, satisfied that the
proposition was made in bad spirit, and advocated
by those who had not well weighed the importance
OF the measure they protested. Events have shown
not only that we were right then, but that nine out OF
ten of all those Of our party whom we opposed are
ready 10 withdraw their proposition as unworthy
the great high-principled party of which they are
members.
The result Of the election in the city of New York
has done more even than what we have alluded TO-.
Many who believed that there were grounds sufii-
Gent for party action and party triumph in the prln-
ciples of third party, and, consequently, support
for party papers that should boldly renounce party
relations with the Wings, and claim to be OF the
vinced by the failure Of the third party in New
York that they were wrong, and are anxiousy look
ing back TO the Wings, whom they derided' de-
nounced and then sought to defeat. TINS change
of opinion, though we cannot say much Tor the
motives, shows at least that the Wings are not
likely to lose much by their triangular contest, while
il points to the importance at all times of steady
adherence to the principles and name of party.
No party more than the Wings, no men more
than those of the Wing party, have been anxious
TO maintain the purity of the ballot-box. That
anxiety is yet ruling feeling with them. Tri-
nmphant or defeated, they will seek, by legisla-
ton and by administrative action to secure that
important measure. 1t has too long been one of
those cardinal points with them to be announced
now as distinguishing and leading principle. As
well might reputable female announce in the midst
of her associates that she had determined to make
"purity of life particular and distinctive princi-
pie whereas every one entitled to the appeIation
of respectable female would feel that the neces-
sty of such declaration was degradation to her.
SELF Without that, no other principle would be
worth avowa The principle of "guarding the
purity of the balot-box' may, like any other prin-
cipe be so badly associated, may be thrust forward
with others of such offensive character, as to be
liable to suspicion from the publicity Of its avowal
and to require, for time, less Prominence, as sort
of quarantine of purify; but the Wings, party,
will, in the very earnestness of their zeal for the
perpeuaton Of every other Of their principles, keep
that first in view and constantly operative. There
needs no separate organization for this or, if that
is to form an element in separate organization,
there is no necessity for Wings to join that organ
cation, as their own principles include all that as
Wings they can deem necessary. And events have
shown that not even success will sanction the
ment which seemed to some to be proposed by
expediency. There can be no great sincerity in
those who renounce set of principles from the
hope OF success with others, and only discover the
weakness and insufciency of theirs when they fail
to produce the desired success.