Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-09-01
The democratic party are unanimous in

upholding the administration in its prose
cution 10 an honorable close of the exist
ing war with Mexico. BY far the mos
politically active portion Of the wing party
denounce this war as wicked and unjust
and demand an unconditional Withdrawal
Of our armies from the enemy's country
while = large and respectable portion
some Of whom, are fighting its battles, be.
leive it to be q righteous and unavoidable
war, and favor its prosecution.
While all is harmonious in the demo.
cratic ranks, this diversity Of opinion is on
the increase in the wing party; and as ths
time for the next Presidential election
draws on apace, the wise ones in their
midst are utterly at loss to conjecture
what will be the end Of all these things.
They cast about them for candidate who
can harmonic all these conflicting ele.
ments, and through his elevation, restore
to them the long lost sceptre Of govern
eminent. Vain search. As well might
they hope to form an admixture of FIRE and
water, without destroying either the one
or the other. They see portion Of their
party, true to their old tory ancestry, ia
voring the elevation of man who has, in
an unmistakable manner. manifested his
hostility to his country's best interests, -
her honor and her glory. Another por.
ton, and one which, perhaps, more than
any other, represents those principles
which used to be acknowledged as belong
ing to their party, are urging the claims of
an old and oft-repudia:ed courser; while
third division. who by their acts have
proved themselves as destitute of honest
principle as they are Of true patriotism,
are recklessly seeking to obtain place and
power for themselves, through the eleva-
ton of an individual, entirely irres pective
of his principles and of the manner in
which he may administer the affairs of the
government.
But, as we before remarked, the time
for the next election draws on apase, and,
in proportion to the nearness of its ap-
proach, the hnbbnb of Babel, the confusion
Of languages and the running to and fro of
its rulers increases. But something must
be done. The editor Of the N. Y. Tri-
bune, great sachem Of the party, one of
profound and acknowledged wisdom and
diversified acquirments, and who, if it were
possiable, could harlDonize in himself all
the piebald hues of his party, comes for
word and commands silence. He calls his
Taylor brethren to areckoning, and thinks
''those wings who favor the Taylor move
ment owe an explanation to their some. time
brethren, who do not concur with them on
this point; and that this explanation can
not be given too promptly, or too frank
w." Hear him, as lie sounds the wing
chaos, and endeavors-v ainly endeayors
Ito draw order from depth where con-
fusion alone is visible. AS our readers
will see, the questions he asks are more
easily propounded than answered:
"We will thank, therefore, the editors
Of Northern Wing journals who favor the
nomination of Gen. Taylor for President
for explicit answers to the following ques-
tons:
81. Is it your understanding and pur-
POSE that there shall be Wing National
Convention some time within the year
ensuing, for the nomination of Wing can
didates for President and Vice President?
Will you favor or discourage the calling
Of such Convention by the Wing mem
bers of the Congress soon to assemble?
80. Suppose Gen. Taylor should be
Induced or constrained to declare himself
opposed to the principle Of the Wilmot
proviso, would you continue 10 support
him? Ditto Of Protection to Home Indus
try aid liberal system of National I'm
proyement of Rivers and Harbors?
80. In case no Wing National Conven-
ticn shall be held, by what means is it to
be settled and declared that Gen. Taylor
is the choice Of the Wing party? What if
respectable portion of our friends should
insist that he is not, and that, surprising a
new candidate is to be taken up, he ought
to be, must be, Northern 8, statesman, what
are we to do?
80. What will be the probable effect Of
running Gen. Taylor pell nell, with all
the bands Of party organization relaxed,
or, rather, castle the winds, onthe growth
and expansion Of the sLiberty party
SO called? And where will the Wing party
be, not alone in '48, but afterward, if that
party shall thus be enabled to poll 10000
votes in this State, 10000 each in Ohio
and Massachusetts, 10000 in Vermont,
&C.?
"These questions are asked in no in
vidious spirit, but in that impelled by an
earnest desire to promote the National
well-being through the ins,rumentality Of
Wing harmony and Wing ascendency.
Shall they in like spirit be answered."
IT. - Al. LII.