Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-08-13
WING ORGANIZATION.

by the people of the New Constitution, we
we are glad to find the Wkig press in the
State urging speedy organization of the
party to meet the new order of things
The Editor of the Richmond Times, who is
always well posted in such matters, says
the examination he has given the subject
satisfies him that the Wing party has moth
ing to apprehend from the change, and that
it will be in the power of the Wings, by
strenuous and united exertion, to carry the
State in the Legislature elections. The
Times publishes table classifying the coun-
ties, cities and election districts, according
to the political complexion which they have
generally worn. and it appears that under
the new apportionmcnt, the constituencies
ranked as positively Wing, will elect "a
delegates, those ranked as Democratic SO,
and those ranked as doubtful %. In the
same way the Senatorial Districts are clas-
sifed as 20 Wing, % Democratic, and 8
doubtful.
In a subsequent paper, the Times gives
us some more statistics, which show that the
proposed extension of the right of suffrage
will probably double the number of voters OF
the State. The large increase of voters
will be in the cities, which are generally
Wing, and in the strong Wing Countless
Thus the increase in Augusta will be about
double that in Shenandoah, and nearly as
great as that in Shenandoah and Rocking
ham together. So, if the new voters be di-
vided in politics in the same proportion with
their fellow-citizens who have heretofore
voted, the Wing party will profit greatly by
the change.
The Times says: Now that the signal for
party organization has been displayed from
the Democratic camp we trust the Wings
of the country and towns will inspect the
subioined tables, and convince themselves
that they have only to do justice TO them
selves to achieve triumph. To- elect a
Wing Legislature is proved to be possible
achievement, whilst, with such candidate
as George w. Summers, it is much more
than possible that the first Governor under
the new Constitution will be Wing.
MIR. WEBSTER ON SECESSION.
It is common remark that Satan can
quote Scripture to sustain his Positions
On the same principle, probably, the seces-
sionists were lately citing remark made
by Mr.. WEBSTER in his second speech at
Capon, as authority for their favourlte doc
trine. The remark alluded to is this-'I
do not hesitate to say, and repeat, that if
the Northern States refuse, wilfully and de-
liberately, to carry into effect that, the Fu-
gitive Slave law or any part of the Consti-
tuition, the South would no longer be bound
by the compact A bargain broken on one
side, is broken ON all sides" Notwithstand-
ing Mr.. WEBsTER's sentiments on the sub
iect were well known, these words have
been construed as an admission by him OF
the Constitutional right of State to seccde
from the Union. He refers to the matter
in the following letter dated August LIST,
1851, written to a gentleman in North Car
DINA, IN reply to the question, "Doyou be-
lieve that a State has right to secede from
the Union -
DEAR SIR. have received your letter Of The
20lh July.
The Constitution of The United States recogni-
SEES no right Of secession as existing in the peupe
of any one Stale or any number of States. 1t is
no, limited Confederation, but a Government !;
and it proceeds upon the idea that ii is to be per
petua, like other forms of Government, subject only
to be dissolved by Revolution.
| confess | can form no idea of secession but as
the result OF a revolutionary movement. How is
il pssible, fur instance, that South Carolina should
secede and establish Government foreign 10 that
of The United States, thus dividing Georgia, which
does not secede, from the rest Of the Union?
Depend upon it, my dear sir, that The secession
Of any one State would be hut The first step in
process which must inevitably break up the entire
Union into moro or fewer parts.
What said at Capon Springs was an argument
addressed to the North, and intended to convince
the North that if, by its superiority Of numbers, it
should defeat the operation ola plain, undoubed,
and undenable injunction of the Constitution, In
tended for the especial protection ofhe South such
a proceeding must necessarily end in the breaking
nm of the Govefnment-ihat 10 to say, in revolu'
ton.
am, dear sir, with respect. your OBJ sa'wt
DAMP. WEBSTER.