Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-10-02
The Whig Party.

r least, little remarkable, considering tn fact
,hat it holds the executive power of the
federal governments. The unity of the party
in the two extremes Of the country is not only
destroyed, but they have nearly lost their foot
held in those States where they have so long
held power. The facts show that of the thr-
atv-one Governors of the several States of the
Union, the democrats have elected fipenty-si1
1.-The wings retaining Jtfve only, to wit New
York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Florida and
present month will also find one of them,
(Pennsylvania) redeemed, and occupying her
old position as the keystone Sdlc in the demo-
cratic pillar! .rlfr-M r taf
= In the Legislatures of toenty-one States last
elected, the democrats had decided majorities,
the wings holding only the Legislatures of
the six following States--New York, Yer
mont, Maryland, Kentucky. Tennessee and
Charlottesville the free soilrs hold the bal
ance of power in transformations, Massa-
chusetts and Ohio-and coalition of anti
Benton democrats and whigs elected whig
Senator in Missouri.
This state Of things is pregnant common
sary npon the power of whiggery and the poll
ey of whig misrnle-demohstrating conclu-
sively that the periodical excitements which
are gotten up by this party, and which result
in the elevation to power of class of men
with wing predictions, are no criterions TO
judge of the true sentiments of the people
This was demonstrated as well in the history
of the campaign of 1910 and its results, as in
the present state of affairs. Then, the Tip
pecanoe and Tyler too hue and cry the song
singing, coon-skinning and hard-cder drinking
caronsals excited the people to such an extent,
that among the indscretions committed by
many, TO be repented of in their sober mo-
-ments, was that of roting the rhg ticket -
The reaction was nearly as great then, as it
has been since their victory in 1913.
This reaction is not entirely attributable to
the fact that discovery of the delusion which
has been practised upon them leads them to
renounce their new associates, but it is found
.
which is so readily made apparent by their OPP
Grafton. These doctrines are too narror,
special, and sectional to command the support
of the masses. Class interests, such as bank
movements and movements for the aid of par
ticular interests, to the sighting of other no
less important interests, which the wings have
ever advocated, have given selfish, self-inter-
est character to their policy which finds no IA
vor with the people. Their conservative poll
cy, also, which has ever prompted them to
look with jealousy and distrust upon all move
nents to enlarge our territorial limits and to
induce emigration from abroad. has given an
un-democrdtic stamp to their principles which
renders them odious to republican people.
The sectional character of the wing party,
as given it by its controlling majorities in diff
ferent sections, on the Compromise question,
has had strong tendency to break up the par
ty in some States, divide ii in others, and Sc
riously leopard its existence as national Or
ganizasion, everywhere. a--t
The perrerseness of the wings, in their poll
cy, is sometimes well shit off, by some of
their own chatting, disguised members. We
have an example before us, in the Albany
knickerbocker, which severely rebukes lis par
ty and the administration, for nl,rdys taking
the ~rong side Of erey question that comes up!
In reference to the Cuban matter, the Knick-
erbocker uses the following language
"When the wings elect a President, i, is
Shy the grace of Cod for they know no more
about discretion than they do about the my.-
teries of the apocalypse. We care not what
question arises, if it is possible for the party to
to put its foot III an unpopular trap, it is sure
to do 50. il is this determination to commit
suicide on the part of their opponents which
enables the democrats to effect all their victo-
ries.'
Judging by the campaign of 1910, we should
think that the wing victory of that year was
-"by the grace of some other individual than
that suggested by our whig cotemporary.-
The Cincinnati Enquirer endorses this para
graph for that State, as follows - t.
"Does not that hit the whig State central
committee plumb between the eyes Look at
tne ldte Clrculat OF tfidt cOn1fnltlee, where tHey
have put the foot of the whg party into as I'M
popular trap as could well be constructed
as if it were their determination to make the
party commit suicide. If the party in Ohio
get out of the trap the central committee have
placed them in, it will indeed be by the grace
of God' and not by their own discretion or
power"
Lack of discretion in other particulars than
taking the wrong side of every question that
comes up" seems TO be prominent failing of
the whig party. They sometimes manifest
their indscretion and offend influential friends
by their nominations for ofice-thus, in 1910.
the nomination Of John Tyler proved to be an
indiscreet one for them, and as for the nominee
of ls4s, it was openly denounced by the old
leader of Massachusetts whiggery, to be one
mot fit to be made % And it was some time
before the bitter pill was entirely swallowed.
How it will be in 1852, we shall not pretend
to predict. One thing seems pretty evident,
however, that SCOTS chances at the present
moment, look rather shady. This may be
owing TO the movements of his friend Seward
and his abolition spirits, for it is evident that
their friendliness to him must be concealed, for
fear of displeasing the South. In the mean
time, President Fillmore is travelling about
and manufacturing not little capital for him
self, and from present appearances he is dis
tancinp all connections The Evecutive ;pa,