Democratic banner., 1847-09-20
The next Congress and the whis Party.

The next Congress n the WING Party,
The Wings in anticipation Of having
majority in the next Congress, are begin
ming already to differ as to the policy they
shall pursue as a party. Ever ready, to
seize upon the slightest p~retext for opposing
the Administration, when they imagine they
are free from responsibility, they soon find
themselves at fault when called upon as the
majority party, to carry out or reject those
measures against which they have said and
written so much. Should unforeseen events
occur to prolong the present war until after
the meeting of the next Congress, and the
Wings be found in the majority, (which is
as yet by no means certain that party will
be forced to take the position they have so
long. and wilfully avoided. They will be
compelled to make appropriations for the
successful prosecution of the war, or forced
to take open aud decided grounds against
it. They have been thus far ~endeavoring
to embarrass the Administration, by OBJ
structing the supplies of both men and
means; by speeches in as well as out of
Congress. They have opposed the organi-
cation Of troops, by discouraging the patri-
otto young men from volunteering, and
when organized they have refused to grant
supplies to defray the expenses of muster
ing together, and equipping the brave VOL
unteers. Should they have the ascenden-
cy as they think they willy in the lower
branch of the next Congress, their opposi-
ton, if persisted in, will no longer be con-
fined to Mexican speeches and depreca-
tons of the war, but we shall have Mexi-
can measures, and open opposition to our
country. It will not do for these men to
get up and make speeches against their
country and their country's war, and make
laws at the same time for the prosecution Of
that war. Neither will it do for them to
plead that the Administration has plunged
tie country into an unhOiy and unjust war,
to justify them in making appropriations at
the expense and credit of the Administra-
ton, for its successful termination. Vot-
ing a wrong to carry out al injury, is not the
policy of an enlightened and generous Re-
The Wing ~party-if it has not lost
all Pretensions to such a couise-will be
more than ever put to it, for line of con-
.~sistent conduct. Their actions will then
come in conflict with the other branch of
the Legislature, and attract the searching
scrutiny Of the people; and we, for one,
predict they will not as a body, dare to op-
pose the Administration in the prosecution
of the war. Some Of them indeed, gained
their election by advocating the war before
their constituents, and would be held &C.
countable by them, for a departure there
from. The Norfolk Herald in anticipation
Of a Wing majority in Congress, is begin
ming already to caution the party against
the policy Of opposing the Administration.
Well, for the sake of the country, we hope
the advice Of the Herald will be regarded.
(From the Norfolk Herald.)
We do hope that the wings in the next
Congress will oppose no reasonable appro-
|priation which the administration may ask,
to fight the war through in their own way.
Let them not have it to say that the wing
House were responsible for their failures
or blunders. Give them full scope, and let
them bear the responsibility of their mea.
sures. Nothing would be greater relief
to Mr.. Polk and his friends than to pack off
upon the opposition the whole, or even a
part, Of the burden which is crushing them
to the earth. The administration papers
are already beSpeaking a ssfactious oppose
ton" to the President, since it has been as
certained that the Wings have a majority in
the next House of Representatives; and
they no doubt calculate on making capital
out of the obstacles which they are antici-
|pating that the wings will throw in the way
Of Mr.. Folks successful management Of
the war; but we trust they will find them
selves disappointed.
Very good turn for doing right, that of
the Herald. But to show the length to
which some of the most reckless fanatics
of the Wing party are willing to drive or