The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-04-13
nomination for Congress.

THE Vine PARrY.-When Judge Allen de-
clared that the Wing party was dissolved he mel
with the most bitter denmciatons for so DONG The
norton oft which adhered to the nomination ofGen.
TAYLOR has tried the experiment near two years, and
we find them arraved in the most bitter hostility
against each other. Webster, Toombs, Stephens,
sc. are the very antpodes of Seward, Campbell,
Fowler, and Mann. The able correspondent of the
Boston Courier, at Washington fully admits the want
of any unity Of principle in the party, and looks with
hardly disguised alarm at its speedy extinction. We
copy below some extracts from his letter. The dis
organization which he speaks of and depores, Is the
necessary consequence of its abandonment of princi-
pies for party success The only cure for it is re-
turn to principle and an abandonment of the leaders
who have brought into its present state course
which we fear there is not virtue enough left in it,
to induce it to take We extract as follows
Two years ago the Wing party undertook the bold
experiment of throwing off Its old leaders. After
furious struggle, they succeeded In doing 1t by the
nomination Of General Taylor at the Philadelphia
Convention. The defeated portion of the party
were excessively chagrlned and very considerably
enraged Mr.. Clay wrote sneering letter upon the
proceedings of that convention, and his friend and
champion OF the New York Tribune called it the
d" slaugherhouse " of Wing principles. Mr.. Web
ster was not less severe, and pronounced the nomn
alton &C not fit to be made"
The legitimacy of the existing dynasty has never
been acknowledged and no heartiness Of support has
ever been accorded to it by certain leading and pow
erful interests in the Wing party From the time of
the nomination of General Taylor down 10 the filling
of the cabinet and from that time to this ii is
cret that there has been GOODNESS, awant of sympa-
thy and suppressed hostility to the powers that
be, in influential quarters.
And thus it is, we have at this moment indiUiduGl
Wing schemes for settling the great question of the
day, supported by one and another from all parties
instead Of administration policy, universally sus
tanned by the Wing press, the Wing members o.
Congress, and the Wing party. We see Il house di-
vided against ITSELF Instead of the administration O
its policy being warmly and heartily sustained by
the leading members OF the party in Congress IN
stead of witnessing an unbroken esprit du corp
throughout the ranks which regards It's first duty II
be to preserve the morale, the integrity, the reputa
ton and standing of the whole corps we see an in
glorious rivalry among subordinates IN stato', t.
usurp the prerogatives of its chief There is rebel
lion in the camp The standard of revolt is reared
and rival leaders unfurl their banners for followers
Mr.. CLAY instead ofquietly working in harness, an
coming in to the aid and support of the administra
tion avows his contempt for Its policy and announce
grand &c compromise with flourish of trumpets
which is to supersede all other plans for the settle
ment OF the territorial and slavery questions. Nj
WEBSTER fails to recognize any rtue in the admin
istzation plan of settlement, and likewise marks
course for himself
Thus we go. What can come of it all but veal
ness, dispersion and dissolution, so far as the VIII
party is concerned? Can a party stand, with i
leading pulling openly in different directions q
great question of public and party policy! 1t wi
not take thimble-full of brains to answer the que
ton. The Northern Wing party, we fear, is alread
temporarily shlpwrecked, SO far as success in IL
elections goes in consequence of these divisions An
unless there shall be speedy change in the tactics
some of the leading men of the party, we forest
nothing but disaster upon disaster to the Wing
throughout the North. Can any body fail to 81
(and seeing it, shall we not acknowledgeit) that M
Webster'S speech is bomb fired into the ranks of
Whigs Of the free states, that threatens, nay, is pr
ducing, most disastrous explosion
The Wing party is not large enough yet to be cut |
into Clay party, a Webster party, and an admin
tration party.
And it is the prospect of such division that v
deplore, and which leads to the conviction we ha,
expressed, of coming disaster to the Wings, unIe
something is done to avert it. We do not belle,
that Massachusetts herself is sure with the prospe
OF divisions already shaping themselves in the di
lance. In that state, however, it may be- that Il
party to whom success is to ensue is not vet born
chrstened, but is to be compounded of existing mi
terials, and increased by Gggregations of pu
Whig blood, and whose name and title shall b.
when 1t shall spring, at a single bound, into Gag
and glowing existence-THE COALITION
u The Wings who had a very great horror
esTruck and Dcker'' last fail. are now counting