Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-14
The Whix Party.

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The WING Party.
The Wing party is beginning to realize its posi-
ton. Unused as its members have been to being
in the ascendancy, they have been slow to compre-
head and appreciate the value of membership in
the administration party. Not that they have walked
up to feel that they have the power and therefore
wish to it in domineering over the opposition.
Not that they delight in witnessing the humia ton
OF their opponents Theirs is system Of bigotry.
The achievement ofvctory is to them only desirable,
as it will enable them to deveope the resources Of
the country and employ those resources in advance
ing the interests of their fellow citizens of every
class and of every occupation.
During the progress which our country has made,
new issues between the two great parties have been
introduced, and in this view it may be said that the
Wing party, il is constituted, has never been
in the ascendant before. The proscriptive course
OF the late administration has been habitual, that
twas almost impossible for the present to find an
important officer OF government who belonged to
the Wing party. This great army of office holders
were enlisted and drilled in reference to building up
them. Their allegiance was measured, not so much
by the strict performance of their legitimate official
duties, by the success they met with in securing
votes for their party. Men holding Office under
such tenure-willing to do the bidding of their
masters--were unworthy to be retained. It is no
wonder then that the simple performance of duty ON
the part of the new administration in removing such
on the body polite, should appear like
retaiation--like prescription for opinions sake.-
The largeness of the number who had been thus
engaged with their united complaints made the
action Of their removal the more striking and Coz
spicuous and created this appearance. We would
their number had been smaller but had it been ten
times As large. offenders against freedom, the du-
~ to remove them all would have been the same.
But their removal is not prescription. The spirit
and principles Of our government would have been
degraded by their retention. Were the men who
take their places to differ only in party name, and
were their services required mainly to build up the
Wing party, they not selected for their essen
daI qualifications, the cry of prescription might
then he appropriate. But this is not the case-
Exercise their freemanshp they may and they ought;
but to employ their official influence in perpetua-
ting the life of their party, they may not they win
not On this point this is the great difference be-
tween the two parties. We have seen the practice
OF the loco focos for long series of years. and we
are now about to witness that of the wings. We
shall be mistaken and mortified if the difference is
not made apparent to all.
In all the great and liberal movements of the age,
to raise the Masses to secure the greatest good to
the greatest number-to promote and develope A
merican md that ,o;,, 4h,%
and remuneration which is its due-to interest the
government in advancing the safe intercommunica-
ton of the whole, by aiding in the construction OF
works of improvement in rivers and lakes, so as to
remove all distractions that stand in the way of this
object-to foster commerce and agriculture--to
guard against fluctuations in the currency-and, in
short to advance the great interests of the country
the Wing party stands fully committed. Give the
party fair trial, and think they will fulfil their
mission in the accomplishment of Ill these objects
We are under no approximations about the admin
istration of Gen. Taylor gaining favor with the
pie. Under such standard bearer the people can
rally with the utmost confidence. His intercourse
with men Of all classes has already gained for him
reputation which lifts him high above the dema-
gogues who have preceded him, and will, if it has
love him.
The vantage ground the wings occupy in being the
Administration party, consists mainly in this =
they will have opportunity of showing to the for
cign born population that the government will be as
safely managed under whig rule it ever has been
under the so-called democratic. The rights of all
will be as scrupulously respected and maintained
the principles of our beneficent Constitution will he
as jealousy watched over and regarded-and the
good of the whole people will be consulted in all
acts of the Administration. The very base line OF
wing principles will actually more real free
dom, and the privileges enumerated above will be
enjoyed to far greater extent than they ever have
been under loco foco rule. We say this without
fear OF contradiction, because every one knows
something Of the tyranny Of loco focoism where
ever it has had the power. We need no. leave our
own State to furnish illustrations in abundance.
Hitherto it has been the practice Of loco focos to
urge upon our foreign born citizens as motive not
to vote for wings, in doing theywould leopard
the liberties Of the country. They went so far as
70 tax their intelligence in making them believe that
II the country was ever governed by Wing Presi-
dent, ne would be tyrant, monarchist, and as bad
a. any Of the rulers they had left behind them in
their native country. That he would deny the for
eign population tn cir rights, guaranteed to them BY
the Constitution, drive them out of the country, and
even hang them without judge or jury. They thus
deceived this class ofour citizens into voting against
the wings. The foreign born population having no
experience in this matter-never having seen a
Wing President in powcr-were obliged, to q GER
tain extent, to believe the statements thus made to
them. But they will now have an opportunity of
judging for themselves. Loco focoism can never
have the same hold upon them again that it has had,
fthey are at all disposed to judge and weigh this
important matter for themselves.
We see a feeble attempt in the Gazette of yester-
day to continue this deception, by giving extracts
like exaggerated counterfcits but whether they are
or not, they prove nothing. They are the excited
statements off man in fear of losing otice-that is
all. Our foreign born population will find-they
have already found-a good friend in President
Taylor. The wings will not s.curry favor, with
them tor their votes, but they will do all they can in
securing to them that liberty which they could not
enjoy in their own native land, but which our Co
stitution grants to them in this. All they have 10
do TO ensure this, is to obey the laws become good
citizens, and contribute their share in pcrpeuatns
our free institutions. With such leader as Cen.
Taylor, they need havc-thc country need have-no
fears of successful and prosperous administration
Of the Government.