Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-11-28
DUTY OF THE WING PARTY
NEXT PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION. &C"

Intelligencer, who signs himself Upper
Missouri" lays down what he con.
ceives to be the duty of the wing party,
in the election of United States Sena.
tor, as follows
81 have been much pleased with the
views you have presented, in reference TO
the course Of the Wings in the next Legise.
ture Of the Stale, in the election OF the u.
S. Senator. If the policy advocated by q
fen, viz: Of dscarding any man who admits
thai Congress mag lawfully legslate upon
the subject Of slavery in the territories, yet
is decidedly opposed 10 its exercise, is adop'
ted, it will amount 10 total dsbanding OF
the party. The only thing to be regarded
in the selection If Senator is this: Is the
candidate natural Whig-has he been one
in all our contests-has he uniformly sus-
tanned the Wing candidates for President,
Adams, Clay, Harrison, and Taylor; is he
for entire non.inteyference on the slavery
question? Then, whether the choice fall
upon Bates, or Geyer, or Gamble, or Wat
kins, or Rollins, or Woodson, or Cawood,
Of Lafayette, or Doniphan, or Leonard, the
whole wing party will be satisfied. 1t seems
10 me. sir; that politics are becoming SO
mixed up that i! will soon be difficult for
common man 10 know in what party he has
o place. For one, | have always believed
that there never was, and never will be. but
two honest pssties in this government, the
Wing and Democratic parties
This is our opinion, exactly; but we
think the remedy proposed by Upper
Missouri" for the selection of a can.
didate for the Presidency, would fail to
break down the "side parties" or "sec.
tional agitators." This is his PROPOSE
ton:
THE union OF all National Wings with
all National Democrats in the selection OF
the next candidates for President and Vice
President. Let there be National Con.
venton at Philadelphia or Baltimore, at The
proper time; let each party send from each
State. the same number Of delegates; let the
Wing delegates agree, first, upon candid
ate for President, and the Democratic dele
gates do the same, and then let drawing
take place between them. II the one first
drawn be Wing, then let the Democrats
have the Vice President. and rice rersa.-
There is not, as humbly conceive, anything
in our foreign or internal policy in which the
two parties differ too widely and essentially
10 prevent such Union as have suggeated;
especially, if as | have supposed, the very
existence Of every great interest is al stake
As an ardent, true and loyal Wing, | am
bold TO say that should like 10 see such
union of the parties If it takes place, all
the miserable, dirty, and misc hievous factions
in the country will be killed off Whether
by such a union we have Cass, Buchanan,
Woodbury., Dickinson, Butler, or Fooie;
whether we have Webster, Fillmore, Scott,
Cril.enden, Mangum, Clay or Bell; all true
Americans will feel that the country is sale.
Rest assured, sir, that the "cEisis'' is not
passed, too many OF cur leading men, both
Wings and Democrats, are infected with
the loalhsome disease OF Abolilonism. As
you very Justly observe, "no man can either
be wing or democrat who is Free Soil
or" therefore ell such will, at the next cleo,
ton, be on the side OF Benton and Seward.
or whoever may be the candidate OF that
marty. As an humble citizen, urge this
Union Of par!ies-l urge it upon the aI'en'
ton Of the press and Of the great minds OF
the country Of both parties"
All concede that there will ever be
two great parties in this country; that
the present division of Democratic and
Wing is likely to continue, should they
even temporarily unite, in great emer-
sencies, as during tbs last session OF
Congress, OR as is proposed above. 1t
is not in the nature of things that men
will agree touching matters of Nation
al Policy, whether Foreign or Domes-
tic. But these differences Of opinion
detract nothing from the patriotism OF
parties. individually or collectively
when the honor or stability Of the
country is at stake. 10 such emergen
cies, party differences have ever beer
laid aside, until the crisis was passed
when old positions were resumed. True
few of both parties have ever s,ooo
of. and ever wiIl-but we are not Of
those who believe they possess suitlcien
strength TO dissolve The Union. Al