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From Washington.
Another Appeal to the Wings of Connecticut
Correspondence of The Tribune

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Another Appeal to the Whigs of Connecticut.
Correspondence of The Tribune
WASHINGTON. April ., 1916
AS there is nothing of much political interest here
to write about. shall say word to our friends OF
Down East"
| WINGS OF CONNECTICUT another word with you
1t is the last one before you called upon 10 de
posite YOUR votes on Monday next. have Just
seen the Hartford Times of Monday last, and find
rather an extraordinary article in 1t, headed "Wll
the Wings Sustain Senator Niles on the Oregon
Question:" I answer, why should they? Per
haps in one short year he may regret his position
on that question: as he has done the position he took
upon the Texas business. He voted for Annexation
at the dc,ation of party, against the expressed will
of the State which he so shamefully misrepresented
on that great question. This would be pretty
specimen of Statesman for Whigsto follow.
We are told that Senator NILES has not yet pub
lisbed his speech. Why not? Because the voters
of Connecticut must Ego it blind az the Northern
dou e h. faces were compelled to vote on Texas. Has
there not been time enough TO have published his
speech? But it might not appear well 10 have one
of the State Representatives oil "the land OF steady
habits appear as his own accuser, and the accuscr
of Messrs STEWART, SEYMOUR SiMoSs and CAT
n.
is held up az pattern for imitation voted twelve
month ago, for bringing Texas into the Union. A
few DAYS ago in Unsurpassed speech in the Senate.
he acknowledged that the birth of this New State
was by the CRsarian operation on the Constitution
of our country. Shall we follow practitioner who
resorts to such extreme treatment without any ne
cessitv7 The very fact of the suppression of this
strange political confession and recantation on the
eve Of an important election, seems very wonderful.
Surely the people ought TO be permitted 10 hear the
humiiating confessions OF great political sinners and
apostates.
But il would appear that the Connecticut Loco.
Focos are going to desert Mr.. NILES, when he
comes ont with his late and tardy and suppressed
remuneration of Folks measures. They acknow
ledge, as they are compelled TO do, that Senator
NILES is in favor of compromise on 49, This they
say is not "the extreme which we wish TO have
taken y; and again the Times says: We may frank
" saw that we claim an ndispuable right to and
should be unwilling to see the country yield the Ter
ritory North" of 49l. And yet the Times asks the
Wings 10 support man who goes for giving to the
British what is ndisputedly ours, and proposes 10
do what the Times would be unwilling to see done.
Surely this is worse than mockery 1t Is cruelty 10
their leader who has injured his conscience by the
wear and tear of Loco. COCO tergversatons. Surely
the Wings cannot stoop to adopt as a leader one
whose principles are too bad for even Loco Foco-
ISM We may ask, with great propricty, will the
Times sustain Senator NILES on the Oregon ques
ton?
The flourish about Mr. Niles's determination not
to surrender one foot south of 49, and the expression
of wish to see the country present an undivided
front TO the 10th parallel" are little less than shame
full insults to the intelligent people. The Polk mea
suree gu ppored in Connecticut by the party, were
Texas and Oregon. Not part of Texas and part
of Oregon but the whole of both. We got Texas by
vioent operation on the Constitution OF the country
as Mr.. Niesacknowledged and now we are called
upon to divide Oregon. or to support its dividers
What ridiculous TO talk TO enlightened men.
There is not single Wing nor Loco Foco in favor
of giving up one foot South of 40, and the
Times knows it il it knows anything. 1t was
but two or three days ago that Mr. WEBSTER
expressed his opinion in favor OF asserting our right
to every inch OF Oregon South of 40. JOHN C
CALHOUN, the great leader of the opponents of the
Oregon Resolutions, is not in favor of yielding any
Thing South of 40. Why then call for a rally on a
question about which there is no dispute.
But why should waste my time on such stuff as
this? The whole case is easily stated. The Polk
party are and have BEEN in favor OF Texas and all
of Oregon. JOHN NJ NILES has recently recanted
his faith in Texas. His conscience troubles HIM
about it. He has deserted them on Oregon. coming
over on the Wing ground for compromise and ami
cable settlement on 49 as basis for Negotiation
He must see that the party would ruin the country,
and he has deserted them. The question then is,
shall Connecticut vote for, and support principles
which have sickened the ostrich stomach OF even
| JOHN NJ. NILES
As to the talk about the Notice; that is nonsense.
| Several Members among them the Wings from Con
necticut knew that james K. Polk had played a
double game with every thing entrusted to him. and
were afraid to trust him even with the power 10
give the Notice ; but more Loco,Focos than Wings
have spoken against the Notice-as many Loco
Focos as Wings voted against ii in the House-as
many Loco. Focos as Wings will vote against ii in
the Senate
But why talk of Oregon? They want to pass
other measures. To-day they crowded through the
Sub.Treasury Bill, which, from the 3Oth of June
next, requires specie for the Office holders They
want your verdict on that. They want TO break the
right arm of your industry, and they want you &c
sign your approval Of il beforehand. VIII you
crafty them7 Answer at the Polls Monday
next RIcHELIgU.