Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1848-01-12
The Position q lhs Wig Party.


The Position Of Che Wing Party. |
Wcask for the annexed communication
. calm and attentive pcrasal from every /
member Of the Wing Party. II Is taken
from the Richmond Wing, the Editor Of |
which paper introduces Il As being from
the pen Of one Of the strongest Wings
and most brilliant writers In Virginia. -
Il advocates the adoption without the
agency If a National Convention, which i
denounced a. System Of corruption--cF
General ZACHARY TAYLOR as the
Wing candidate Scr the next Presidency
Fsrae Wig
TO TINE wHIf;s or VIRGINIA..
The rscsent Is 4. . turning point 10 The history
ofpariys and perhaps in',he destiny Of our conn
~. The unhappy var which We are now wag-
ing against ihe Mexican Republic, has forced
upon the peeFle ef the United States new issues
il which he old ones are likely TO Be merged
and icrgabss ard which are already hrcaking
the ranks Of he great parties 81 the country, and
which may pcrrilanee resolve them inio new e.
emenis.
The Wing parry, viii singular unaninity BE-
, lieve this war TO have been made blythe acfof the
President; yet this has ceased 70 be aPFaciieh
question, since d Is now sustained BY the united
energies or the nation. The question for our
consideration 4, Is Ii i iust warIi Here public
Z sentiment il 20 divided, lhal n0flaa can well
az u which side II inclines. "a just wal, what
shall 81 our indemnify TYonly indemnity Is
territory. Here fear pup sentiment Is dccid-
III All whe halieye iai we arc waging 2
-,i,h,eous war 10 Tor frfeEy, and many aEhs
,..t,eve ,Le war III, ttidable, on grounds q
hlsh na,i,le,l moray JET say we must have the
,ass,,lrv s. mr. y nifest destiny THAT Mexi-
sa,,,,., s,sl5 4 fghcr civilization, as aborigi.
-, ar,s,,,., to The Anglo Saxon and the
spanlard. re : 'he philosophy Of migAs--ihe
nasiioaaI ~ saphy u all ages. J, Is the phi
iosophy<csi nearly all 90 In -: -
IErssyi 4 few n.a-e 49, 9aolr territory. This
saihotssy win 20 on Increasing; and the ,faaris,
that Il peace y put Otto distant day, this mi
nority may become liked majority, which win
Be irresistible New M sxico aud Upper Cali
fornia are even now dc smallest slice OF territory
which wilfconteni oar people think thai the
Wings should yield 70 this compromise. ii ucxi-
co win agree to make peace on such 4 basis.--
Here the slavery question presenis difficulty
Of no easy solution Albas Gallaiin and Henry
Clay, from The heights Of Ioiiy masnanimity
md pure religion. would cut this Gordian
knob, BY refusing al territory; but the people
move IN lower and less pnrc res ION. und their
hearts arr untouched ~ the appcnls Of these We.
nerable patriots. They fall on aAs ears Of ths
people, like hal 4apon The rock, They hare
been lighting lhey say; and whcsher right OF
wrpng. they will no, fight for nothing.
Mr. Clay represents that portion Of or filcw-
citizens who belicvethai tie war was, and s now
sspjustiddble. and who further think that he con
ses, should be abandoned without ans kind of IN
demnisy. This Is bold and manly ground--,he
uaors bcld and manly, because il is the ground
at the minority The man who takes this pssi-
Aion makes his appeal ioposieriiy. The prrscsn
will do nothing ~ him His friends may erecs !
= monument 10 his memory; but inajoritcs can |
alone make Presidents
General Scott able and successful as ne has
hcsns in leading and directing the armies Of the
country, has made but 4 slight impressionon she |
wind and hcartcf the country Why this is 80, I
and wheihes itoughttohe 50, are booilcss enqnir-
lea = & e His Political friends &rc bu i 1
hanafut Ane1u hero Of he war has gathered /
al ihelaurels which ihis war is des6ned % yield
and Gen. Scot has thrnsi bis sickle mo the field
e cleaner successful gleanex 10 Be suFc
but yet only cleaner Thehero Of The war. tic
man q tAe times, he fasorile Or The people, Is
ZACHARY TAYLOR. Il
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