Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-10-10
POSITION OF THE WING PARTY.


would commit the wing party of the
State TO very ruinous and suicidal
policy. He urges The adoption of a
new Test in the election of United
States Senator-,be introduction of
dangerous fire. brand on the subject of
slavery-the committal Of oil our in
terests, present and prospective, TO The
embrace Of useless abstraction. Here.
tofore we have again and again express.
ed our unqualified dissent from the
proposition; we have made war upon
it in all its shapes and shall continue TO
do so.
The enforcement of The proposed test
Touching the Constitutional power Of
Congress over the Territories, while ii
would result in no practical good to
the country would be signal misfor-
tune TO the Wing party. lAt most it is
a mere question of iaw. And can it be
wise,to thrust into the party, as a car.
dinal principle of its political faith, an
imprac,icable, barren, and useless ques.
ton oflaw? AS TO the question ofpol-
icy-as TO the propriety of the exercise
of the power--as 10 the measure itself,
(Which is in fact the gist of the whole
matter,) all are agreed, for it is not
pretended that any portion of the wings
of Missouri advocate the passage OF
The Wilmot proviso or any kindred
measure. Why then disturb the har.
mony Of the party and utterly destroy
its efficacy for good, by the introduc.
ton Of so useless and mischievous q
test! Why SO unwisely involve our.
selves in the same net-work-in the
meshes of the same distractions
which have SO signally overwhelmed
The Democratic party? Are we sc
blind that we cannot profit by their ex
auple by avoiding the rock on which
they have wrecked
1t is not 10 be denied that the ~hil
party is divided in opinion concerning
D the question Of power. Wings Of abil
d lily Wigs who can point 10 long year.
9 of ceaseless effor, TO upbuild our cause
I and whose fidelity to our flag no mar
t can question-are clearly of opinion
d that Congress has the constitutions
power to legislate, while on the o,he
!. hand wings of equal talents and equa
devotion to Wing principles as firml.
d deny the power--aH however agreeing
d as TO the utter impolicy Of its exercise
!. II is therefore no, plain that if this new
II test be enforced an rreconcilable feut
will destroy the y:tals Of the party? i
n it not plain that if this miserable fire
: brand is permitted to be thrust int
r our ranks, large numbers of our friend
will be unlohiged, ostracised, and driver
+. from our victorious columns? Ant
for what? Merely for their opinion
$ about barren question of law!
t But why talk of such a test in TIT
>. present posture of public affairs? Arr
/. not good men ana patriots everywher,
D rejoicing over the measures of pacifi
e cation recently adopted by Congress?-
. Is not the question of slavery setlled?-
G Is not the Wimot proviso "a dead cock
! in the pitt" utterly powerless for evi
e if left undisturbed! Have not the ia
n natics of the North and South been re-
buked by the sca'hiDg judgments o
r the people? Have they not been told
in thunder tones the most distinct anc
appalling, that the peace and perpe,uity
of this union, are no, TO be sacrificed
. on the altar of useless distractions?
The views Of the lntelligencer are
correct on this subject. We endorse
\ them cordially. Like that paper We
, reject and repudiate, as doubtless the
large mass of the wings of the State
reject and repudiate, any such test al
that proposed. $50 far as we are con
cerned, we are perfectly content tina
any good Wing shall enjoy his owr
opinions upon the abstract constitu
tional power, SO long as he is opposed
TO its exercise; and we shall esteem hin
none the less Wing, or less worthy
of the confidence and support of thu
party,if his opinions on the constitu
lional power should happen 10 difel
from ours:"-