Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-28
the State Sentinel
The WING Party--its Origin and Char
acfer..Lts Politics and Purposes.

The origin Of the wing is well settled. II
is supposed 10 be of Scotch origin; and sgniied
tchey first; and afterwa rds poor. harassed people,"
prosecuted by the government; aud who in 1851 took
up arms against Charles the second. The Duke OF
Monmouth was sent against, and defeated them. But
badly treated for his supposed sympathy for them.
Hence he became opponent Of the administration,
aud with his adherents received the nickname OF
wing. The word Try seems 10 be Of Irish origin,
and sgni6ed Robber 1t Dies not seem to have
been applied a political party Till 1880; and then
a nickname. But in due time the advocates Of
hereditary rights and passive obedience, adopted il
their cngnrmen, did their opponents that IF wing
These two names were used 10 designate two great
divisions Of the English arstocracy for $50 years."
and In fact they used Ia this day.
On the of the Revolution, and during its pro-
gress towards maturity, The tories were IN power !;
and hence those in America who opposed it, were
properly called tories. In fact, the of the
Revolution parties in England and the Colonies were
divided on tie same grounds, and 10 both countries
were designated as tories and wings. During the
early with the mother country the wings Of
England favored the claims of the Colonies, and the
tories of the Colonies favored the pre;ensiJns of the
Crown of England to tax the Colonies without being
represented.
In this state of parties the Revolution broke out
and the tories were Of course obliged to conceal
themselves flee the country. But this time the
wings only claimed the rights of Englishmen under
the English Constitution; and did not even dream OF
representative democratic Republic, like the one we
enjoy the fruits of these labors.
Parties in the United States were first formed IN.
der the lead of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas JEFF
ferson, under the name of Republicans and Federal
lists. The Federalists favored strong government
with President and Senate for life and other life
Offices, while the Republicans advocated popular cleo
lions and limited tenures Of all Offices. The election
of Jefferson, with a Congress of like politics, the
death of Hamilton, and the bitter qunrrels betw cen
Adams and Pickering, and other federal leaders, de-
strnyed the credit of the old federal party proper
and its opposition 10 the late with Great Britain
rendered it 50 odiOus TO The people that the leaders
shed its snakes do their skins, and new
party, with new name, but with old principles, was
formed. called National Republican. In the mean
time, the Republican party, that had been nicknamec
Democrats by the Federalisis, acknowledged tke
corn" and universally adopted the name as more
properly and fully designating their peculiar political
principles than that Of Republicans. But the defea
of The National Republican, in the triumphant elevu
ton of General jackson and the overthrow of thei
"American SYSTEM" again rendered il expedent Il
get rid of the unpopularIty supposed to have becom,
permanently attached the name of National Re
publican and they cast it off d. an old coat
or os they had done that Of Federalist as n snak,
off his old skin. when il becomes burdensome
How they came by the name # Wing is mol exactly
known. 1t is generally conceded. we believe. tina
James Watson Webb is entitled to the credit of be
slowing tDls cO9nOuen upon tnls mouey DOoy Douol
less the present administration believe him entities
this credit, there is other earthly 70
rewarding him with the German mission, with o.
outfit and salary of $4,000.
II is amusing to witness the airs this alias part
have put since they found themselves in possession
of the name of Whig. They sometimes call them
selves Wings of '76 and the democrats tories. Blu
they have not one peculiar principle held by th
wings of '76 not held by every American citizen
while one they have not. The wings of '76 wer
opposed to high taxes upon commerce, while the pre-
sent wings distinguished for high tariffs on i'm
ports to protect the rich manufacturer. The viii
party is a minority, and oftener entitled to the nam
of faction than party. Under the present admins
tration, it finds itself in dead minority in bot,
Houses of Congress, and seems approaching nnothe
crisis when it will b. necessary TO take another
1t is not denied that large majority of it's votin
supporters are sctuated by patriotic motives but il
leaders office seekers and monoposts
OBSERVER.