The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-11
WING TACTICS.
Foreionned, for,arrnsd !

foretoUned, t0rtarmed
The wing presses are fattering themselves with
having two more strings to their bow They are
censuring our inactivity, and they are chuckng and
cheering over the little dissensions in our ranks.
1. One wing paper says:
"With majority Of two to one in the House of
Representatives, and clear majority in the Senate
after session Of more than three months, what
has 1t Accomplished Admitted Texas! Yes; but
Texas was virtually annexed before the present adj
ministration came in, and il had nothing to do but
pass simple act admitting her into the Union.
We repeat the question, What has the administra.
ton done' Has it carried out single one of its
prnciples2 Has IL reduced the tariff Has il esab-
lished the sub-treasuryi No; not one of
these principles has been carried out. With ma
jorty sufficient to accomplish any measure it has
effected nothing"
A Boston wing paper complains, too, that " Con-
gress has been in session more than three months
and during that whole time not one measure Of public
importance has been passed, and very few private
bills; nearly half million of dollars has been con-
sumed and squandered in speech-making president
making, and maneuvring, and not a single great
measure yet adopted" But if less has been done
than might have been expected in more than three
months is it altogether the fault of the democrats
Have not the wings had their share of the speech
making, maneuvring, &c' Besides, much work
has been done in the committees. The tariff bill,
| especially, has required much information to be
collected, and much preparation made, to bring
it into its proper shape. Yet il cannot be denied
that upon one great question there has been great
consumption Of time. First week after week was
devoted to il in the House--we mean, of course
the notice question-and now the debate lags on ,
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have had the three last days to themselves. We do
not complain, because the democrats have also had
their share of the debate. No one ventures to
predict when it is to end-and when Congress is to
act Are they to wait for the steamer of the GOTH
How many more arrivals will they desire before the
vote shall be takeni How long will they continue
to testify the truth of the remark which Mr.. Crit
tenden quoted from the pages Of Demosthenes
The public interests will soon begin to call for ac-
tion-the notice, legislation for oregon--effectve
measures for the reduction of the tariff.
@. The wings are cheering themselves with the
hopes Of our divisions.
"The recent scene in the Senate shows (says one
of the wing papers) that the breach is wide one.
We have no desire to see it healed. We would
rather adopt the 'insidious policy the Union
terms il, Of folding arms and letting our or
poncnts have all the fighting to themselves. 1t is
very pretty quarrel as it stands; and we have no
desire to interfere with it. In the dissensiops of
the administration we behold the political salvation
Of the country"
: ain every quarter (says another whg,) we see
them fighting and battling with each other holding
up their own nfamy and corruption. What, then,
is the policy and the duty of the wing party Keep
firm and united. Strive to serve the country when
the opportunity offers by division Of the power
ful majorities in Congress. Keep out Of the con-
! 6ict. Let them caumniate, quarrel, denounce,
fight, and condemn each other, they will do, but
! have lot part in the affray. Neither look to
the right nor to the left Make no compromises;
for ocofocoism is communicating and treacherous in
| its touch. II will cheat both friend and foe. Go
straight forward speak tiuie, and role plumply for
wing principles--for protection to American indus.
try; for the distribution of the proceeds of the pub
lie lands; for high-toned and patriotic adminisra-
ton of the foreign policy; against the sub-reasury;
against large standing army, and British free trade;
aud the day Of Justice will yet come. Wings of the
Union be true and firm Bide your time"
"The harmonious democracy (says another
whis } is now in that condition that it is extremely
predetermined whether it can be kept together even
by the cohesive power of public plumber
And then it proceeds to dilate upon the various
questions which, il contends, calculated to rend
it to pieces We lay these various extracts before our
readers to show what are the calculations and the
tactics of the wings. They will leave our friends to
quar- e with themselves, whilst they are to say lit
| tie, and hide their time. Cautious and prudent
enough, it must be confessed II remains to be
seen whether the republicans are to fall into the
trap--"calumnate, quarrel, condemn, and denounce
each othern Should they be mad enough to rush
into these excesses then will be the time to speak
out boldly, rebuke this spirit, and appeal from the
self-yclept leaders, to the masses of the people
for safety But we have no serious apprehen-
sions Of such results. These temporary ex-
J ciiemenis will mass away. They have appeared
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