Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-05-01
The Wing Press and the Wing
Party.

Party.
Tho Union Wing 5u.tot nh pleosed with our
classification Of the Wing press of Vermont as
TO the Compromisa and the new test, and makes
au1'heE claiming nine presses os generously
sustaining tie Wing Administration, and ai,oca-
ting the duty and necessity of dIsch5rgng the
obligation imposed by the Constitution TO deliver
.up fueiue~ slsQcs." OF course tins will be a
perfect god send 90 the opposition newspapers,
and ii they DO mot JOIN ia luii chorus over it os
on asseriiun by one of the "oreans,' th1t the
majority of the Wing press goes for Fillmore,
/ Webster and The Fugitive slave law, we shah
be disposed o thank them for vast deal of ior-
bcamnce. Now we shall not quarrel with the
Union Wing on widely mistaken ISSUE Ours
was ,lassiication Of the Wing press aus upon
he Compromise md the pelp Test the Tosi sign-
ed by bakers dozen of dllapidatcd Wing poll
tieians ani by as many more locoocos at Wash
ngion last winier and endorsed by Mr.. Webster
/ mthe |arD town letter and the Annapolis speech:
the Ttsi which un-whgs every Wing who VIII
not merely recognize the fugitive slave law as
law until repealed but go against repeating, mod
flying or even discussing IT, 30 Wing paper in
Vermont named by u.s. except the Bellows Falls
Gazette and thc Union WING, has complained of
our Classification and it strikes as that il would
have been quite as respectful and discreet n The
Umon Wing 20 wait for the plpers concerned to
speak for themselves. Whom ethcrof these pl-
per chooses 90 speak for dscic we shall most
chccriuly make any correction That the circun-
stances may require. Now lorthe Union Uhig
Ne have heretofore expressed the belief that 1t
would come out on the old genuine Wing Plat
form Of Vermont that, aud nothing else
IT is our duty now to say. that the prospect OF SO
happy an advent is for from promising # app
pears 10 be determined not to agree with MS, any
how-anl la default OF more decent way of
picking quarrel. tries its hand at lnisrcprcscnt-
ING us-thus: W print mc stuff exactly as il
comes about half printed. twas evidently
7" born ont OF due time any way
The mpudeuce Of talking about the L mon
Wing and papers named with u as 'ucntrll' as
well as new test of Wing character being
urged IA this particular United States law con
cenlug iuguge slaves, Is loo gross 10 need OK
posture. The only persons ue have heard of ms
nt.odgcefs otp ~ new test ore the Editors of the
Noruout " f7-tman. rhta modest Gentlemen
olr,y of Vermont. and I,,in.- cxro.nn,,o,r,,l.l
an who venture 10 utter independent and
nne-tenihs
5,.,.. rS,'.,,...'....-,. ' ,n,,J 40 " ''.y o'
..i.. nbo cannot BE- IN nee, ,o t,I. .,o., il,
uer new party, but VIA stnd on their oll posi-
uon shoulder TO shoulder "ill ihe Wings ot Jhe
~ ''' i,' ','-,,.... w.
ston ,,iil he n.alntaued without fsa. Of couss-
g1enccs, aad whoever deserts ii wi, leave good
'o.api.{' 10 is 70 oa hoped therefore li1' achen-
,,,. i a,'G .'' '.' ~ ,5 ,'s'.l y a,
ou the subject of slavery. In the coryopt,on. Of
Vermont Wings lei lbe subject aIona0
As near as we can find out the Wing CHARGES
AS with wishing to get mp anew tcstsn and
" new party I" which would pass as am admirl-
bic joke, were it not palpable That the editors Of
the Union Wing are in no temper for oaur.-
Now we shall ne her reton in bad temper, nor
wilma Joke. We have had. and suu have. an
earnest and honest purpose to preserve the har-
mony, integrity, and efficient working power of
the Wing party Of Vermont; and to this end
wish the cooperation Of every Wing newspaper
ia the State. Weeks ago we "defined our TO-
siton" in the plainest terms that could be COM
minded, and invited the Union Wing to show lis
colors in the same unnistakable way. Ii has
neglected to do so up to It's last issue. leaving
everybody to infer from It's studied silence that
il may have had purposes which it was unsafe to
ayow. Now it partially throws Off the mask.-
just enough TO provoke still stronger the susp-
cion of all true friends of the Wing cause. We
desire to see that paper uumasked. be it ri7bt or
wrong, but especially if it be right to the end
that there may be left no possible ground for sus-
pcon--much less for public controversy. Again,
then, we will try to bring the editors of That
paper to a tangible point;
He are ready 10 take he resolutions or ann,
Whig Sirfe Cs>- 5,sion, Of ann ,,enr for The las,
ten years, as hc present Uhi,, Platform. mog;d,
ag Them, II gou please on The subject oc sl,,,,,,,
and he Compromise iqir, By q}oufino The ,oqob-
tons ofthe last Legislature. In order To exclude
all misunderstanding we saw. of oR thinas else
49," Let them alonen And TO this we old tl,,
we do not regard the hlbeas corpas net os q