The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-29

The Piedmont Wing published al Wauenton, virginia)
makes vain attempt wound the democratic party by
aroutng lis hold the public mind to the successful
use Of political falsces." We quote its words
10 the cunning devices of partisan warfare, the
called democrats have greatly the advantage OF their oppo
nents aud in nothing has this superiority been more
painiy peceptbe than in the ariu ploy OF certain
political isiacies which have been their reliance Ia
procuring pIoseyes We do say thai there
no aIul and INSCRIPTIONS politicians among The wings
our we do most positively believe lha party they are
much more disposed to rely pon truth and Justice OF
eir lene to The exclusion of trisk and arce than ter
opponents" TIN
ihe article from which make this extract was
written, to use the words OF the Wing sin view of the
important contest about TO take place between the two
great national parties in the State OF Virginia" II will
nave contrary effect to that which was intended for
the democracy of Virginia may proudly defy compari
son with the wings OF that State on the Isl ne which is
presented and we mistake much il the people of Virginia
Will consider il compliment to their intelligence to be in
formed that they have been msled by empty sounds and
have been following specous "allaces for hall century
The democratic party OF Virginia has always maintained
It's faith and It has always stated its principles 1,
has met every issue boldly Not with the Virginia
wings The party in that State originally formed OF
men varying in sentiment--he federal supporters of
Adams, and those who abandoned the democratic party
at different times and for various reasons 1t sought 10
gain power by uniting in brotherhood the most incon
gruous elementshe federal consodatonsts and the sup
poers OF nulli6calion-bank men and an,i-bank mem
indeed, men OF every political hue and complexion pro-
yided that they only willing 10 make war on the dc
mocracy This motley compound was christened s'the
wing party by Mr. Clay and in 1910 that portion of it
which resided in Virginia attempted 10 play off the
"pocal fallacy" that the party was truly republi-
can. In the address of its State convention il affirmed
that General Harrison was opposed to bank on
constitutional grounds and attempted to fasten on
Mr. Van Buren, the odium of a high protective
tariff After the election, the wings of Virginia disclosed
the cloven foot They sustained the federal pocy-he
American systematic tarh-the bankrupt law-and
heaped the most opprobrous epthets Mr. Tyler for
veoing the bank bill. This open abandonment OF loud
professions Disguised many who had been en,rapped-
misled by a political faacy" They repudiated their
decevers and turned their backs on them-thus leaving
the wing party Of Virginia composed of the fedealiss
and those who had imbbed federal DOCTRINES like con-
tagous disease by long association with the infected
The result was that the wings party. embraced the
American system in all its length and BREADTH and su
fered Waterloo defeat under Mr.. Clay in 1874 Since
then it has gone back TO its old game OF political fall
lacies," and TO the cunning devices of partisan war
fare" Since then we have seen the wings of Virginia
exhibit eagerness Ito rely the truth and Justice of
their enels the exclusion OF trick and arthce" The
OF the democratic policy overwhelmed them and
in ls4s they secreed their party flag which used in
1911, and served under the banner of no payism They
turned their backs the bank and they looked codly
on tariffs and internal Improvements by The general gov
eminent they denounced the Mexican war, praised no.
paryism and General Taylor, and promised prescribe
prescription. They were beaten, although General Tay
lo elected but the existence OF wing dynasty
has not mboldened them rely the truth and JUS
tce Of their lenes, whae eteon pending. During
the late canvass in Virginia the wings staked their hopes
their efforts mscad the eoplc OF that State by pre-
tending that there disunion party amongs them
and in district, that have heard Of did they advo
cate bank tariff, and distribution as in 1884, or talk Of
political foibearance and the era of good feeling or
promise to prescribe prescription, in 1913.
We have not space at disposal 10 be minute
than we have been and have therefore touched only
those prominent points which characterized the conduct
the wings OF other States well as those OF Virginia
We have mentioned that State particularly simply be-
cause it nantes, that the general remarks which
we have quoted intended TO affect the pending can
vass in that State, and, is fair TO conclude were in
tended TO describe the conduct OF the two parties in that
State