The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-01-02
From the Albany STATE Register.

| ssOther fatorite doctrines Of the Wing party 0
the Union arc pressed home upon the attention o
the representatives OF the people with most com
mendable earnestness. In these recommendation
we recognise the old spirit and the ancient land
| marks Of the party. Their discussion awakeni
pleasant "reminiscences, and renders more heen tn'
regret that any portion OF our friends should seeh
to disturb the harmony, or chill the enthusiasm o.
the party by attempting to foist now test OF
faith into the Wing creed."
The above is an extract from the comments
upon tho Presidents Message by one of the
| leading "freesoi abolition organs in this State,
with Wing tendencies" The discussion OF
these topics does indeed bring to mind ''plea-
SAINT "reminiscences" 1t recalls to mind the
time when the Wing party was a national one,
united and acting together in harmony for the
of those principles and the establishment OF
those measures whitehall good Wings deemed essen
tial for the promotion of the best interests OF the
country. II causes involuntarly to look back
to the time when the Wings Of the North and OF
the South, Of the East and Of the West, went for
ward as band of brothers, and laborcd jealous
ly, shoulder to shoulder, in behalf OF protection
to American industry, and the other favorite
doctrines of the Wing party of the Union. But
that time is past. The period of differentiation
has been succeeded by one of discord and hate.
The ties which bound the Wing party together
a unit have been ruthiessly cut asunder by
tho action of journals Of the character Of the one
from which the above extract is made. To ac
complish sectional purposes and selfish ends, the
South has been aenatcd from the North--the Wing
party Of the nation has been disintegratcd, and
now presents to the world the humiating spec
tacle of division, weakness, and dcfeat--of inter
nal dscord and faction-its strong right arm en-
ervated-palsied by the fratrcidal course Of those
of he uhn hov To IN. TO into
ts time -honored doctrines Wilmot provisos of Lo
cofoco origin. and dogmns emanating from the
hotbed of abolitonism 1t is true, portion of the
party has stood erect and frn, repudiating the
new tests, adherng to the old. battling on as in
other days, side by side with their former asso.
ciates, under the national banner; but another
portion has raised the black flag, and, instead of
going forth against the common enemy, has turn
cd Its batteries upon other divisions Of the Wing
army, and waged an internccine with its
most tried and valiant soldiers. II ia thus that the
Wing party of the Union has been paralyzcd 1t
is thus that it's power for good in the national coun-
ellis has been destroyed.
While the President displays "the old spirit"
and points out "the ancient landmarks of the
party" what are the Evening Journal and its satel-
ltes doing? Sowing the seeds of discord and
hnte-lighting up the fires of dissension between
different sections of the party-driving, by their
mercenary and wicked crusade against the Con-
stitution and the rights guaranteed under it, the
Wings OF the South from their long CO operative
action with the Wings of the North. BY this
course they are rendering it impossible to make
the "old spirit avaable-they are blotting out the
"nncient landmarks" and attempting to supply
their place by the efetc doctrines of the northern
nullihers-the abolitionists In vain, therefore,
w he q,
Wing party of the Union.'' if such as these are
permitted to have influence in its councils in any
locality.
In addition to the above extract, we notice that
quite a number of journals of the same description
are commencing that part of the Presidents mes
sage which relates to the subject Of the tariff and
protection, and urging upon Congress the neces
sity of some action which will make our revenue
laws more favorable to American industry, and
give to our manufacturing interests that protection
which Is essential to their prosperity This is all
well enough in its way, but it furnishes occasion
for serious reflections upon the position of the Wing
party, as at present organized, or rather disor-
ganiIed. The only reliance that American man
ufacturing industry has had heretofore for ade.
quate protection has been upon the Wing party II
looked to the Wings alone for the passage of tariff
laws which should afford such disc Elimination in ia.
vor OF its interests as would enable manufacturing
to be successfully prosecuted in this country. Upon
the important measures of this description the
Wings Of all sections Of the country united, though
the protective policy mainly Injured to the benefit
OF the North. But southern Wings, being imbued
with national principles and patriotism which
looked above sectionalsm, stood by their brethren
Of the North, and by their votes and their influence
aided them in securing the success of their cherish
ed measures. How 10 it now! Where ia the Wing
host, once formidable, because united? Scatter
ed 10 the winds-the cords which bound them to-
gether sundcred by the frebrand of slavery agi,a-
ton.
II ia thus that the great interests Of northern
labor and northern and western commerce upon
our likes and rivers, and other important inca
sures, made to suffer, that weak demagogue
may rule the hour in local elections II ia thus
that these great interests sacrificed to sectional
ambition. And we would have the operatives in
our cotton and woollen mills-the miners of coal
and iron-thc mariners upon our inland and
rivsrs-workers everywhere bear this in mind
and carry il with them in their action at the polls
Bear IL in mind that il ia to a NATIONAL WHIo
PARTY alone that you TO look for protection to
labor to internal commerce and 10 manufacturer
the party that has extended fostering care over
them from the beginning.