The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-12-04

From their system Of tactics, the
wings might take lessons to advantage.
See how it has worked in Ohio at our
late election. No prominent Wings out
among the people contending for the
success Of the Wing ticket. No. not
even the candidates themselves. except
Auditor Woods aud Eckley-and their
efforts were confined to two or three
counties on the Western Reserve. No
body else appeared to take any interest
whatever.
Not go, however. with our political op-
ponents. While the Wings remained
inactive, their leading men on the ticket,
and off of it, were traversing the State
from one end to the other, rallying the
rank and file to come up to the support
of the ticket. In proof of this. witness
the efforts of DR.. OlGs, Col. Medill, J. A.
Corwin, Pugh. Mccormick, Vallandig.
ham. Shannon, McCook, Medary, Muse,
IONeill and host of others. Not a
county or scarcely town. but was visit
ed by some one or more of these gentle
men. The consequences was just what
might very reasonably have been antici-
Ipated-that the L0cos turned out and Q
lected their ticket, while many, very
many. of the Wings remained at home
I-one at his farm, another at his mer
chandise. and third attending to his
profession we're defeated. Such
ever has been, and such ever will be the
case. under similar circumstances.
The Wings need never hope or ex.
pect to regain power in Ohio without eff.
fort-earnest, laborious, unceasiug effort
1t can only be done by sending forth our
best men among the people, to reason
with them. aud show the contrast he
tween Wing policy and Locofoco policy
They must expect to encounter the ad'
versary. They must expose the insincer
ity of the professions of the leaders and
wire pullers of Locofocoism; and the ev
which must inevitably follow the adop
ton of their reckless experiments.
"These Wing missionaries can neve
be enlisted under the present system o
} Wing tactics They must have some as
surance that, if their efforts in behalf o
, the cause are not to entite them to an,
favor at the hands of :heir party friends
] that at least they shall not be urged a
5 an impediment to their promotion. Ii
0 short they should be given to understan,
n that while they encounter the enemy il
n front, they should not be exposed to tn,
t fire Of pretended friends "in the rear"
y I'VE verify believe, notwithstanding
8 the result of the recent election. that thi
}. day the sentiment of OHIO is Wing. w
;, have no doubt Of the fact With unin
o and proper effort on the part Of tn
$ Wings, we feel satisfied that the resuI
J next fall will establish the truth Of ou
assertion.
Let us, then, for once, discard a
i personal fcelinp. and sacrifce all nersoI
q al ambition to the general good; lookin
: only, or at least mainly, to the success
y our principles.
s. LET us early make our State nomin;
10 lions, and enter vigorously into the can
s. paign. Let our nominees on the Stat
! ticket be men of influence among tn
u people, aud men who will work for su,
l. cess from the day of their nominatio
. until the day Of the election. Let th
j. county candidates be men who will eff
% cently cooperate with them in their /
bors; and just as surely as the day of
D. lection comes, Wing triumph will con-
I with it. Let the example Of Tennessc
81 be followed, aud the glorious priucipl,
T. of the Wing party will soon be establish
III ed in the United States upon firm an
+ immovable foundation"