The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-02-23
From the Cincinnati Chronicle aud A,lss
The Wings and the Wing Convention.

The Wings and the Wing Convention.
The whig committee have appointed the month
Of May, as the time for assembling the whig con-
vention This is three months better than the old
time, but is yet three months too early. The last
of August, or the first of September is quite early
enough 10 make nominations for an election to be
held in October. A political campaign of thirty
or forty days is as long the interest and excite
ment of the people can be sustained. Candidates
lose. by being nominated months and years before
hand, aud then hung up to dry, ike smoked beef
The people get tired of their names, and finally
forget they are alive. A short campaign, and an
energet:c one, is the principle of political warfare
AT tho close Of the campaign of l84S, the poll
tics Of Ohio were fund in a singular position. -
Neither OF the parties, represented oy Their pres
idental candidates, were in a majority. The Fact
was not in itself 30 remarkable as the manner and
composition of the vote. Mr. Cass had received
a large plurality over Gen. Taylor; but he had not
fallen short of majority. but had also ftlen short
of marlor;ty, but had also fallen short Of te vote
of Mr. Clay in 1874. Nor was this ALL Oflhe l6.-
376 new votes given, Mr.. Cass received bat s,55e
or oae-tksrd. This was not equal to the growth CT
the democratic party, had things remained as tliy
were.
Analyzins the vote given in 1s44 and 1sz8. and
dividing the new votes proportionately among the
parties find the vote of Mr.. Van Buren,, III ohio
was thus made up:
Liberty voters $500
Democrats 5000
Wings 2s,80o
Total $500
The inference, from this state of facts, is. that
on questions of general politics. and especially in
reference to our state policy, the wings they
have been, in the majority. Who. for xam,ole
doubts that il the question of "bank or no bank
were submitted to the people of Ohio they would
sustain banks by lare majority? Who DOUBTS
that the system of revenue, adopted by the whir
in IS46, and now working 50 prosperously all over
the entire state would be sustained by the people?
Who doubts that the people Of Ohio VIII sastain
the supremacy of the law WHO doubts they
will sustain the president in recommending the in
provement of our rivers and harbors? Who doubts
they viii sustain an American tariff? Who doubts
they will sustain President Taylor in recommend
ing the admission of the free state of California
And now, be it remembered, that each and cv-
cry one of these articles are articles of the whir
creed, while Just as certainly they are not articles
of the democratic creed The democratic conven-
ton pronounced against banks. 1t laid upon tie
table resolution offered in favor of human liberty,
by Mr., Warren of Medina. 1t denounced the law
of the land-a law which these very democratic
members of the legislature acknowledged to be
difference, or kicked with insult, every measure
whether abstract or practical which offered the
best positive advantage to the people! What did
it offer in their stead Nothing but hotch-po of
the same stupid stuff-posthless nothiaqs-which
had been offered and uttered by the mouths of rab-
ID demagogues from 1886 to the present time
They are the same mottos and words which the
wings have repeatedly overcome.
In this state ofthings nothing is needed to re-
store the unity and power of the wing party, but a
little discretion and little liberay. The whig
freesoilers (as they called) do not differ from
other wings the tenth part of a hair The ssnti-
meet of treesoI in its application to constitutional
objects is the sentiment Of the whg party of Ohio
1t is, therefore, with regret that we see some
persons disposed to speak of whg freesners. as if
the mere fact of a temporary difference had sepe-
rated them from the whig party.
It is of the fundamental articles Of our politi-
cal creed, to permit free opinions and free utter
aace. We say, then, little discretion and little
hberality will reunte the whig party, and reunite
its supremacy The people Of Ohio are with u.s.
They virtuouS. intelligent and prosperous peo,
pie. who viii never voluntarily deliver themselves
to the brothel Of faction. or to the destruction
Of the best interests of the state.