The southern press., 1851-04-25
A National whig in tho Northwest.

We fear our neighbor of the Republic is
rather sleepy sentinel, for he allows persons
to pass in and out of the Administration camp
without hail or password
Some time since, an article from Western
print was republished by the Republic, in which
the orthodoxy of Senator WADE, as National
Whig," was stoutly contended for. To this We
responded by citations from his speeches anc
avowals precedent to his election, which we pa
thetically implored the organ to explain or de-
nounce, because we were anxious to ascertain
what constituted a friend to the Administra-
tion"-
This request was not complied with, and the
Republic seemed disposed to adopt the senti-
ment of the old song
20 breathe not his name-let it sleep in the shade -
When our adversaries thus tacitly put in the
plea of confession and avoidance" we general
ly take pity on them, and allow them quietly to
sneak off with what dignity they may but it
seems that Senator WADE-probably presuming
on the quasi endorsement of the Administration
organ-has very recently claimed to be "a
Wing, always a Wing, and nothing else"-de-
fining his doctrine in such terms as to make
Free-so the cardinal principle of the party.
Here is an extract from letter written by him
to citizen Of New Lisbon, co., three weeks
since, as published in the Palladium of that
place
"JErFERsoN, April 5, 1851.
u E.rat fhac I ovn a yVh;,x ol,,,.,x. xayl.-
and nothing else--a Wing, because believe the
best interests of our country are connected with
the success Of that party; always too much de-
voted to the party TO see 1t lend itself to the
furtherance Of measures which cannot approve
without an endeavor to prevent its so doing. 1t
shall be my endeavor truly to represent this
great State, and not any particular section Of it,
shall, TO the best of my ability, reJuke any az
tempted encroachmeu Of slavery into territory nop
free or any naughty and insolent astempt to ov-
ercome the free States by threats Of dissolution
OF the Union,' or any measures intended to in
snlt Northern feeling. You know that am
hostile 10 The compromise measures, so called, and
especially The 'Fuguie laW ; but shall endeavor
to deal fairly with the South do not intend TO
be an agitator, but while slavery will consent to
remain within her own States, without attem pied
aggression shall feel no dispositio to interfere
with her; in that intend to be true Wing.
regret to see disposition in any part Of this
State to engraft the compromise measures upon
the doctrines of the Wing party the attempt to
make these measures test of Whiggery would
be to destroy the party, on the Reserve at least
Whereas, if the Wings of the south and middle
portions of the State could be made little more
tolerant upon this subject, we should be able to
act together next fall as of old'
Thisletter confirms fully the statements which
we have made in reference to the opinions Of
Mr. CHAsE's colleague in the United States
Senate, contradicted so positively by the CON-
promise papers, which claimed him as friend
and ally.
The Republic ought, in justice to this true
Wing, always Wing, and nothing else," to
give this exposition of what he deems to be the
duty Of the members of that party.