The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-12

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fr gentleman AT the close OF his remarks on
Tuesday, thus defined the position Of parties in
that State. Il will be seen that he ius,ifies the
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But, sir before touch upon this let me say
word or two about this coalition in Massacbu-
sets, because the gentleman originally flung his
gauntlet down upon that matter. He says it
was a corrupt coalition. Now, sir, in Massachu
sets there were, and have been for many years
three parties. The law and constitution of the
State of Massachusetts, require . majority to
elect to any Office No one OF the three parties
was strong enough to establish government
One of two things was to be done, then. And
ask this House, and every man in it, which we
should choose? Either there could be no gov
ernment for Massachusetts, or else there must
be combination OF two parties. Which ought
we ms patriots, to have done Have no govern
ment No. 1t we were to have government,
a combination was to have been made some
where Three coalitions were possible; Wings
aud Freesoiiers, Wigs and Democrats, Demo
Gratis and Freesoers. There can be no other
Which does the gentleman prefer That is quite
plain. The House may see where the shoe
pinches. The gentleman and his patriotic
friends, whose souls scken at the thought of the
new coalition, had made combination between
Wings and Abolitonsts, aud had controlled the
State by that means. ! understand Wing ethics,
and the ruling principle is, what puts as in is
right, what puts us out is wrong Now these
very same gentlemen who for4ed a coalition,
and carried it out for eighteen years. all ut once
saw themselves elected from power. On, it is
horrible, it is corrupt, 1t is infamous. They
blush for their own State when they ind other
men doing for good and patriotic reasons, that
which they have done for no reason at ALL except
to share the spois OF office, and to carry out Il
system Of class legislation, out OF which they
filled the pockets of the managers of this ma
chincry. That has been done for years, until at
last the people of Massachusetts could stand it
no longer. They determined they would not be
ruled in that manner any longer. They rejected
all these gentlemen; and when the Wing party
was suddenly choked off from the great meat
platter which the gentleman saw in apocalyptic
vision, it set up howl that might be heard
through Tartarus. At that do not wonder.
What wonder at is, that there are Democrats
in other parts of the country green enough to
send back an echo to that howl; who sympa-
thize with Wings who have been in Office for
the best part of half a century, and think il in
famous to turn them out. This is what won
der at and | have not ceased to wonder TO this
day Why, sir, combination was necessary.
No man will deny that. The only question wa
what combination should be made Oaly three
combinations are possible; the Wings and Free.
sellers, the Democrats and F,eesoilers, and the
| Wings and Democrats. No system of mathe-
mates can make more than these three.
| The Wings and Frcesoilers had been united
for sixteen or eighteen years. The Wings had
all that time been protesting to believe various
matters which they did not believe, or else their
acts belied their belief, one or the other. They
have been, under false pretenses, obtaining
goods which did not belong to them, for eigh-
teen years The Freesoil party became sick OF
frauds Of that sort, and upon 80 large scale
They could stand it no longer They deter.
mined that they would no longer coalesco with
the Wings upon any pretence whatever
Should the Wings and the Democrats have
confessed! In other parts of the country, see
the effect of Wing and Democratic coalescence
With little more OF it, you will have Wing
majority in the Senate. ! find gentlemen rs-
ing up here, gentlemen from the Southern
States coming here, and publicly announcing
that they came determined to vote with either
party LDNt Will 20 IufJl6SL III certain QlFeCI1On
| gentlemen whom | supposed to be Wings,
and to hold Wing principles, but who have no
objection to turn Democrats all at once, as
black lobster turns red by boiling; that is, the
Wings. will turn sound, consistent Democrats,
| il the Democratic party will eat more Southern
dirt than the Wing party will That is the
proposition, and it is made unbushingy here
and the people who make it come here and ask
the two great parties to put up their principles
( for SALE to be knocked down to the highest
bidder And they have the impudence to talk
j to the people of Massachusetts about an unprin.
cipled coalition.
[ should like to see the want of principle
shown in our coalition, shown by some of those
| gentlemen who come here and saw thew are will.
| ling to Join either party-either party, provided
| it is party of profound and thorough sectional
sm-ignorng all inhabited regions north OF
Mason and Dixon's line provided it is party
not having national idea in the he'd of any man
belonging to it; provided it is party that be.