Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-02-06
THURSDAY, FEB. 6, 1851.
MIR. BRoADuEAD's SPEECH
THE WIG PARTY.

THE WIG PARTY.
We commend the speech of the Hon
JAS. U. BRoADnEAD. Of Pike, to the
careful perusal of our readers. The oc
casIon upon which it was delivered, wa,
one Of great interest TO the Wing par
~, and il will be read with inlercs, by
sill who have been associated with ,ba,
party, from principle. and who design
still 10 act with it. The true conserva,
tive ground i, takes, is very opporluna
1T this peculiar time, when men are
looking round and examining the poll.
ical platforms upon which they stand
Demagoguery ard fanaicism are rife
end stalk abroad with the cfIronlcry
of honesty and The impotence oil
the presiding deity Of the infsrna
regions; new lights arc held aluft to dc.
celve the unwary, while passion is ap
pealed TO. 10 arouse those WHO are no,
caught by the glare of sophisiry. 10
this posture Of affairs i, we'll becomes
US all TO look round, and see where we
stand; TO examine the good old Wing
Platform, and ses if its timbers are all
sound, and if ii is still sea WORTHY
MIR. BIS, speech viii materially assis, in
this examination, and also bring to view
some of the New Lights" which are
designed to distract and divide that
party which "in one Of the darkest De.
"risds Of our counlrys lybulation
"stood by the Union, and rebukcd the
doctrine of South Carolina NuIl;lica.
tion;' and, whose leaders were main
"!y instrumental in carrying out the
"grea, measures Of compromise, which
We ali'irus! will succeed in healing the
wounds Of cur bleeding country"
The question is to be brought hon,
to every wing, to determine whether h,
will stand by his party. as in DAYS past
or whether he will enter into new com
blnatlon, under some dltfercn, name
1t is for every one TO decide this matte,
for himself If i, were necessary. I,
The salvation Of the Union of these
states, 10 form "a Union Party" makt
tina. necessity aPparen, and there
would be no opposition. Such part,
would have reason, sense and Justice
patriotism end proper pride for il:
foundation; but a Southern, u North
ern, Or States Rjsh! Party, would tenc
inevitably 70 eccIionalgm, and assist il
producing alienation and enlargement
between the States, destroy confidence
in the Fedora! Government, and finally
rend the Union into fragments. A
Southern Party, Of necessity, would
create a Northern Party, and when
these party feelings had run so high as
10 determine the election Of Congress
men, and were Introduced into the Halls
Of CongrcSs, the weaker must @ 10 the
wall. Need we say which party rha,
would Lc' And this being the case. M
prophetic power is necessary to depict
evils that would cnslc. For ono, we
want no new aar'y--"we follow n
new lights" When VIC can no lunrcr
act with party which we believe to be
founded on patriotism, Justice, the con
HluIion and the Union, we VIII cease
to &c politician We believe Tie wAig
party TO he such an one, and with Mr.
Broadhead can well and truly sav.
that party is cndcarcd 10 us by the
memories Of the pasr-Ay associations
OF The present, and by the hopes
Of the futurc-hoPes that if is doc.
trines and policy are adhered 70 and
carried out, they will rebound 10 lbe
honor and welfare cf our country
Defeated upon many a welfough, fcld
it has been but purified by the fires Of
adversely, and is ready 10 bear dcfta,
again if need 10 in defence ofus prin
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