Litchfield enquirer., 1849-12-13
THE WING BOLTERS.

The Wing patty ought TO Feniem5er for
ever,the aposIale conduct of thosessIx South
ern Wings. The following from ser-.
respondent Of the journal of Commea -
presses the whole lhirg and IN words ct
Iruth. The Wings might have, and should
have carried the Speakersh:p. This COR
respondent says (dated Dec. A.
The reason assigned for the extraordiua :
ry course taken by some of the Southern
Wings in 'npp)sition to the Administration
candidate loE Speaker aFe Of character
entirely sectional that is TO say, those gen
,leman are governed by what they conSid-
er the views and interests of their section
0t the country, Father than by personal or
parry consider alton, The States from
which they come-io wit-Florda, Geor~
gia, Alabama, aud Virgini i, have taken, or
are prepared to take very ultra steps IN re-
{ gard to the slavery question, and neither OF
shem are now To be considered as Admins"
traliau States.
Few persous in the last presidential can.
vaSS were more decided or more influential
supporters of Gen. Taylor than Messrs.
Toonihs and Stevens.
They had the credit. inieed. Of carrying
the State OF Geolgi'. for Gen. Taylor, and
they undoubtedly, caused the appointment
Of Gov. Crawford as Secretary OF War. il
is very striking tact, therefore, that these
gentleman should be found in opposition
TO their CO. Wings of The North, and be will
ling also 10 sacrifice the interests Of the AL
miniStration, to strip it of its means vi de-
fence, and.in FACT, Ia "leave II naked 10 lis
cnemieS.o
Hoy the government is to get on with
such an oppusilislM as the administration
will meet in the House, an" destitute, as u
will be, of facilities for promoting lis views
through the committees, cannot we'll un-
derSland.
II was entirely in the power OF the nom
inal Wings aud Taylor men in the House
10 eject a Speaker, Mr. Cobb'S vote on the
last ballot was lOI. Mr., Winlhfop'S vote
was 96. which added TO the six votes given
To Mr.. Gentry, made an equal Number. VI
the scattering votes the Wings had every
right 10 claim and expect majority.
M. Gea,Iy won 1t, think, were he here.
vote fur Mr.. Winthrop. But doubt as 4"
Mr.. Allsson. Of Ala. think he would vote
with his colleague. Mr.. billiard, and no.
for any NOrlhern Waig.
cannO, unders and what these South
erm Why's are aiming at. They leave then
Southern Wing Administration IN the iurch
and are still unwilling TO break up Dem
OrIa,ic Adniuistr alton On It's views. They
would MT ioler ,le a 5 ,uthern Democratic
Executive. AMI will not supp ,rt a S"ninern
Wing President. They a'e not Calhou"
mea. NOR Ben ON men-n0t Tay.o" men: nrt
Ca>S men. They are simply An.i Provls"
Anti. Abolition men. They d .mand from
all parties representing the Free States
cHiain guarantees Oh the subject OF slavery
which they cannot obtain. aud VIII ch 'h'
members from the free states are not au-
lhor,zed To give. They demsn! extra
constitutional guarantees. They have ne
better safeguard than the Co slilulion. j
the rights OF The South depend on Congress
aud the fu:luatiOn oil piIucS in Congress
they are not worth r:eserving-no' worn
mentioning. ,,. ..-.s-. .,..,s. -.. =.
l>ok IN IN the course Of these gentlemen
as pIelude TO an eventual play, OF whicl
do not comprehend the plot.