The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-10-26
THE wreck OF the wing Party.

II upon next Tuesday, coidenty anticipate, the
State OF New York shall respond 10 the immense demo-
cratic majores which have carried the other three great
central States then will the sun Of that day 90 down upon
wreck and ruin Of the wing parry lar more complete and
hopeless than has been since the humiliation oil the
old federal anti party in 1916 On that day the wing
party will behold itself eectually oveTmasered in the
Sate governments OF iwerty eight States out OF hnty-
lone, with an overwhelming majority against It in both
houses of Congress, and with presidential candidate
,co,ss beaten than ever wing candidate beaten be-
with far less than fifty electoral votes in
his favor 1t will behold moreover, the country signal,
prosperous and contened under complete and conpre
|hensiye system OF legislation established in opposition to
evey principle which the wing party has prolessed. Such
Ia of things plainly utter ruin to any party and II
not without interest and instruction at this time briefly
Ito review the procession OF events which, we doubi
no will that day have brought the wing party OF the
Hast twenty five years, national organization, 10 this
violent death.
When President Polk inauguraed, the wing party
under the acknowledged lead OF Clay and Webster stood
LAS opposition in an imposing and formidable attitude
II was defeated, but demoraized 1t was true 10 the
Traditions which had given II life and force. But the
energy and success of that most splendid democratic ad
gminsraon bore down all opposition during its first two
YEARS. slereoyped upon the statuebook of the country
IA thoroughly democratic policy, and in The treaty teml
mating the Mexican war concluded lis great achieve
Bments by the grandes step American growth and prog
Sress since the adoption Of the federal constitution In
Opposing such an administration, the wing party
forced display itself the party desperate exPedenis
The nomination OF General Taylor and the or
shim were such an expedieni. Eminent wings saw aud
aid that whether successful not, that canvass must
suit in the moral ruin Of The party which entered upon il
claiming 10 be the conservative party OF the country
The ruin came more sudden and sweeping than bad
5been oreiod The Taylor administration hardly made
show OF attempting to command the public confidence,
The sgBIsgsh me pI3 Initiative pS5c affairs "a lie
great crisis OF the Compromise, and fell more hopeess
land scandalousy than any administration in our history
The death OF Pesden, Tay or, restoring the control Of
cy affairs to civans. gave TO the wing party breath
ing time 10 escape from The military malaria which had
3proslraIed it,
Clay's great day over But in the names and un
der The lead OF Webster and Fillmore what was best
10 the wing organization sprang work upon which
was suspended as events are now demonstrating the
Question whether the whIg party national oganza.
lion should continue u era We do no injustice when
I've say tina, Mr. Fillmore did not possess the moral ener
'ges fitted to the task Had Clay, perhaps had Webster
been Presidenthad the genius Of Clay been al lis
meridian a, The moment-ihe result might have been diff
,ferent As il was, the TACTICS and the plans Of Mr.
Seward and his followers predominaed, and in The
nomination OF Gen. Scott the wing party took The
|only downward step il could take after the nomination
of Taylor. In Taylor the wings took candidate from
THE line of the army, who the true hero OF a
war Of public principle and policy, whose previous
life had not been marked, and whose political record was
IA blank "a Gen Scott, the wings took from Tue lead
Of the army candidate openly opposed to the policy OF
The war IN which he had played conspicuous Iau,
whose past life had all been sodershp and whose
political record was one great blot, Worse than this il,
would that party Of conservatism could do; bul'
the Scott wing leaders managed to 10 even worse than
ibis
Gen Scott before his nomination. was plainly in thei
hands OF his friends. His political antecedents had
abundanty proved that towards several Different
parties and factions he was willing 10 be all hngsI
10 all men, Hence in a great and exgen, crisis!
oi public opinion, while every other public mani
of mark 10 both parties spoke out for peace and
TOR Union the Scott leaders made General Scott stand
sient. Thus they put their military cauddaoS
tine brand Of sectionasm. Every intelligent Observer
saw why this was done, and wha, il meant. Its OBJ
ect was TO break down Mr.. Wooster and Mr. Fillmore
TO repudale their policy, 10 subugae their friends
and 10 place the national organization OF the wing party
il the hands Of who from The first bad made section.
al prejudice their instrument Of local power and who
were resolved in national politics rule the whie
party by the same means and TO the same end. Tbeiry
sway in Gen Tayois administration had both strength
enei and embodenrd them for this desperate game and
il is remarkable that the course Of the Taylor ad
gave The whig sectonalists courage for
This attempt, so the Taylor canvass suggested the
plan for its execution. In its outline that canvass
has passed into history our greatest public chea,
Al Baltimore the late Wing Convention for The first
time framed platform which themselves promptly an
TO be gigantic fraud Sectonasm, TO serve
lis purposes, made II and made IL nahonoi-iakng}
at the lime 10 record sriysir votes in solid
phaanx against H. TO send out two versions OF IT, and ioS
'repulale and execrate" il as soon il was framed
Il thus became the primary and initial cheat Of whole
Of Frauds foreteng and drawing after all
The rest
The result IS before us 90 wing showing, all the ma
lionay and all the unity Of the whig party are gone
Il is BY the most leading and trusted wing voices in all
paris Of the andand chiefly by those two commanding
voices 50 lately hushed in deaihlbat we are told in
words in deeds speaking Iopder than words that The