Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-04-10
Position of the Wing PARTY.

Position OF the Wing Party.
The whig party Of the country, at The pres
ent time. is fast assuming a yfragm -ntary char
acter such as it never possessed before, and
which'is indicative of the general overthrow
which it must soon experience. Every thing
10 tending towards this. The elements of dis.
cord are within itself-it has sown and nur-
tured. and must now reap the harvest. Upon
its elevation to power, tine wing party present
ed a singular anomaly. 1t had succeeded
through the araiia6ility of the man that had
been forced upon it as candidate-the sup
port of whom was only justified at the time.
by large portion of the party,on the ground of
necessity, or from the "cioice of srils" policy
Foscer was the primary object to be acquired,
to which public policy or national welfare was
but secondary. While the democratic party
had emblazoned its principles upon its banners,
and selected as a standard bearer, a true and
known exponent of those principles. how was
it with their opponents. They had forced up
on them candidate, of whom the most could
be said was. that he was no-party man, but
had chis prcdilections-that, although he had
never roted in has life, still had he taken any
part in polit les, he should have acted with the
= ,chig party-a man whose acknowledgment
of incapacity and disqualification were gener-
ally acquiesced in by his political friends.
Success, nnder these circumstances, produc-
ed rerOlution in the wing party, ere it had
become conscious of its victory. A ,ehig tri-
umph, it was generally conceded. had been
achieved in the defeat of the democracy--but a
class of politicians had been warmed into life,
in. the ranks of the successful party, that
threatened any thing but harmonious enjoy
ment of the spoils. The originals and the old
standards were soon arrayed against each other
but the former succeeded in obtaining the
controlling and dispensing power. and after
helping themselves to the first pick" turned
over the 'leavings' to their no less hungry,
but unfortunate fellows. Many of the most
prominent and distinguished wings of the
country, it was very apparent, withheld their
councillings and were shorn of their influence
with the Galphin cabinet of Gen. Taylor. This
may or may not have accounted for.the notori-
Gus ineficiency and tceakness of the admnistra-
tion-a fact SO notorious that Mr.. Bulwer, the
British minister, in his diplomatic correspon-
dence, alluded to it as ga ,eeak administration,
that is incapable of sustaining itself much
longer Wy, a.5-...- ..os s-,.
At this juncture of affairs, Gen. Taylor died,
and the country was fortunately relieved of the
bad management of his advisers. The wing
party proper began to take courage and hope
for better state of things under the new dy-
nasty. Mr.. Fillmore realized their hopes in
calling to the State department the present
able incumbent. This act indicated the policy
to be pursued by the administration. Mr.
Webster was an advocate of the compromise
measures for which he had but just incurred
the almost united censure of the ,ohig press of
the North. But 10 he is raised to power,
and presto. change. The guns soon turned
on the enemy, and quarter only granted on
total and complete surrender.
The mode of tactics resorted 10 by the "pow-
ers that be- in order to bring about change
of public sentiment, varies according to circum
stances. Those ofthe press that have been ia
vored with government pap, that are not wise
enough to see what is required of them-or,
being wise, have self respect enough left to
continue consistent-have the "by authority"
summarily withdrawn from them, as has been
the case with the Portland Advertiser, and the
Kennebec Journal, in our State, and with sew
eral journals in other States. In some cases,
the patronage has been Withdrawn from po-
iiticai and given to religious paper --as, for in
stance, from the Portland Advertiser to the
Chris tian Mirror. Our Tribune friend, as it
never had anything to lose has been no suffer
er-but, as it is now getting to be quite loyal
we think there is good prospect of its getting
a slice or two. II keeps very quiet in relation
to the significant movements above referred to,
and it may 0e, thinks that the muss raised
thereby, will soon blow over, and the .'breach-
es" be healed. The Advertiser. in lengthy
leader, evinces considerable choler and pluck,
and gives it TO the ''god-like"' about right
The concluding paragraphs are SO caustic, that
we append them, as follows = ''' '
- But we are making this long story, which
we intended should be short. We cannot
close. however. without noticing the fact which
must be gratifying to the friends of the Hon.
Secre,ary-that in this, as in several other
transfers of the department, he appears to man
ifest, in these. his declining years, much more
anxiety for religious than political support
May he better deserve it, and be more success
full in obtaining it. f.ft "-iffF tis si-
The Advertiser will continue to be publish
ed as usual. 1t has been published in a loco
foco state, without patronage state or national,
for many years. Under Tyler, it was cut off
very soon. This time it has Jared little bet
ter. BUTT has steadily supported the whig
party and wing principles, and will continue to
do the same. Those who have been elevated
TO high places, may kick out from under them
the ladders by which they have assembled, if
they choose. But the proudest edifces cannot
be erected without bricks and mortar. and our
services as "hodmen" in the wing party will
still be needed, notwithstanding We no longer
publish laws "by authority. .-., ,-...... -
II would have been a very simple thing for
us to have retained the patronage. We un-'
sderstood perfectly well hoe it could be done.
put self respect would not permit Us TO adopt
lne necessary course. We sell our papers, butt
not our principles 9t3 ~ n.lf d sfff
u DsSioes TINS summary mode Of Furnishing the
press, Tor ITS recreancy. a systere of proscrip-
uoh IN relation to obnoxious and infected of
nee holders is being carried on in some quar-.
tiers. In New York several Se,,aya men q, 40
they are significantly denominated awoolx,
y Heads have been removed. to q;vs d..
friendsof the administration. Benod; Thomn7
son, one of the'latter class, has been .rno;,..
Postmaster at Buffalo, vice HARRINGTON Nv,