The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-01-07
From the Ticksb,ug (Miss.) Wing.
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We are not prepared to GO to that extreme Of
censure which some papers manifest towards the
six Southern Wings who split the wing caucus Tor
the nomination of Speaker. Motive Is an import.
ant item in all the transactions OF ie and we are
fully convinced that Messrs. Toombs, Owen, Ste
phens, Morton, Cabell and Hliard were actusted by
the best intention in endeavoring to pledge the
Whie caucus to the Southern view of the slavery
question. There is moreover, compiacency
abroad in the world for errors committed on the
right side, to which we think those gentlemen are
entitled And, besides, az their desire was doubt
less to do good, and they may have had hope: OF
accomplishing something desirable, we are Wiling
to believe that their movement may have nao some
merit even though the result was unfortuste. sun
we feel sure that the movement was l-umed and
illconsidered. Thus much can justly De said OF It
upon the assurance that it's projectors might have
known that it must result to the injury OF Mr: vim
throp, and, consequently, do some violence 70 tnat
once the duty of the Whig party and the South TO
cherish and extend. That Mr.. winthrop man
of liberal feelings to the South Of enli rged
and national opinions, an excellent zen wing, an, ana
could be selected-should have been made the VIC
tim of such movement, must be matter OF spe-
cial regret TO every true Wing in the South--a
regret which is not subject to modification by the
consideration that the northern Wings in caucus
not moved from their proPriety by the acton
of Messrs Toombs & Co. II is to be regretted, be-
cause that large body of conservative northern
Wings of whom Mr.. Winthrop is the representa-
tive, and who delight to honor him, have never re
fused to unite with the South in national canvasses
SO ordered that the concession of opinion and pre-
iudice had to be made BY and not to them. II 10
true some Of them wanted to pass resolution
in State convention binding the Wings of that lati
tude never to support STAKEHOLDER for the Presi-
dency but that movement was ehectually crushed
by the eloquence of one man, and that man Robert
G. Winthrop! He then and there declared his de-
termination to vote for any man in any canvass,
STAKEHOLDER otherwise, who might be nominated
by the Whig party; and at the same time ne
touched the crouching faction demon with the spear
of an hurel, and it forthwith assumed its hideous
natural shape, and was thrust forth with disgust
and scorn The same body of Wings who, with
Mr. Winthrop, took this honorable position, sus-
tanned him nobly for Speaker of the last Congress
after he had refused to form any coalition with
-Soilism, and repulsed with indignity the Ab-
olitionists who wished to sell him their votes for
pledge. This gained him the almost unanimous
support of southern Wings, and secured him no
What then, ask, has he since done TO forfeit tho
eountenance of southern men? Even violent south
ern press in South Carolina was forced to admit at
the close of the last Congress, that ne had per
formed all the duties Of the speakership not only
with dignity and ability, but with imparsalsfy
Did he not yield General Taylor, the candidate OF
the South, hearty and generous support! Did he
ever, in word do any thing to place himself out
side the line which includes those men at the North
from whom the South, in her minority, has most
reason to expect that justice which will restore her
she has right to occupy These questions cannot
be answered in manner derogatory to his charac-
ter as a national statesman and for the reasons
they involve, as well others, we regret that any
movement of a southern origin should have re-
suited to his disadvantage.