Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-05-08
A BETTER TONE.

| The Washington Republic, of Monday, has a
significant editorial, in reply to an article Of the
New York Courier and Enquirer, which refers
with EMULATION to its information 'hat rally is
to be made in Congress upon the policy of the
| Administration in regard to California and that
the line will be distinctly drawn, upon that point
and all others, between its friends and its foes.'
The Republic marks the circumstance, that the
Courier's article is of the same tenour with the
Washington correspondence of Northern presses,
in which is undertaken ga systematic assault upon
certain Wings in Congress" whohave suggested
plans of compromise somewhat different from the
| Presidents:
"These assailans have, however, (the Republic says
with singular unanimity absained from any criticism OF
the of distinguished Senator from New York,
who was constrained by his position, as the Albany
Euening Journal informs to give his opinions on all
and singular the topics of the day, and in way dis
tasteful to large section of the country to compel
him to cut loose from the Presidents platform, and
launch out into ofspeculation broad enough to float
all the "srns and schisms" that have dsgured
the creed of party disturbed the repose of the
try. We say that there has been systematic attempt to
scrbble down the proudest names in the republic-a
policy which has not produced the least possible advan
tage the politicians here who supposed to have
instigated these onslaughts and which, il pursued must
end in disaster to the Wing party"
Then the Republic refutes the idea that Messrs.
Clay, Webster and Bell are to be deemed inimcal
to the Administration because they have proposed
their own schemes, after having as is charged in
some Northern papers "importuned and solicited"
successfully for official favours. And here it gives
a sidewipe at Seward, by saying that " the New
York Senator, who goes scatheless of these i'm
putations, has received ten-no, score of favours
of this sort-for any other Wings one"
The Republics article concludes as follows:
But a truce to bygones. Are to understand from
the Courier and Enquirer that it will hold all Wing
Senators and Representatives in Congress who may adj
vocate the compromise, whatever it may be- foes to
the President and recreant to their responsibility as
Wings ?-for the extract squnts to reading out OF the
Wing ranks. BY parity OF reasoning, our contempt
rary must read into party and account as friends to
the Administration all Democrats who sustain for what
reason, much OF the California message as
ates to the admission Of that Territory State. By
this arrangement would be exchanging Clay and
Webster for Benton and Hamlin Bell and Berrien for
Chase and Bradbury and fearful list of like character
Surely our New ork friends contemplate build
ing up the Wing party by any such interchange of BAN
nerbearers If these are to be the sequel TO the en-
couragng which seen in the direction of the
Capitol, fear the Courier and Enquirer has been de-
ceved by flight of foul BIRDS as ever winged their
way between the and doomed party
Will the Courier and Enquirer inform us what sort
of Wing party, or Administration party, that would
be- which shou be formed upon an issue that will Sc
parate it from the entirety Of both parties south of the
Potomac-savng perhaps one gentleman who has be-
fore stood SOLITARY and alone" upon points which
he has challenged any sentiment but the confidence,
admiration respect of the Wing party? Let pause
moment, and see where these ordinations and recri
limitations leading Let our Northern friends
remember that we cannot smite and strike down the
Wings of the South, the recognized great men and
great statesmen of the Union, North and South on a
sectional ground, without nficting fatal blow upon
the Wing and the Wing party. We have entered
into no such covenants. We can look North and South
East and West and can fraternze, and sympathise
and cooperate with all good citizens and good men
who can feel with us that we have common country,
a common hope, common destiny. But Disunionists
and AboIonsts of every colour, come they from the
North or the South detest and defy, as we always
have detested and defied them and we going into
upon to repsdate true Wings for halt faced fellowship
with any such associate.
We beg our friends to pause. We just about en-
tering upon discussion in which controverted mat
of great Importance and interest to be adjusted
Men who are not easily alarmed have been startled
and driven from thehrequpose by heexcitemens of the
times The times and the questions counsel peace
conciliaton-a grave reflective, deliberate and for
giving temper. We shall need all these elements of
wise and prudent consultation.
We beg you then, Wings of all sections to be patient,
temperate, patriotic, and national. Do not embarrass
the possible settlement of these agtaons by premature
enough to indulge these when the hope which liberal
and intelligent statesmen entertain of adjustment of
these agitaons shall be disappointed and when there
will be little hope left but much fear and much for
fear from sectional animosites, and real magina
nv sectional wrongs.