Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-10-09
For the STANDARD
WING CONSISTENCY.

Mr.. EDITOR Every rejecting Wing. who takes
the least interest in the acts, pride in the charac-
ter of the party, of which he processes. himself
member, must be deeply hnmiated when he calmnly
views their conduct for several years past.
If the bitter denunciatons of the Mexican war,
and the shameful abuse OF Scott and TAylor by their
leading men and journals in 46 and y, compared
with the fulsome aduation of the same parties in '4S
and $50, it must strike every unpreudiced man with
establishment at the audacious erontery with which
they appeal to the people for support.
In '46 and = the American army in Mexico were
described g. band of disciplined cut-throats -
the national enemy were called "to welcome
them with bloody hands and hospitabe graves, their
gallant leaders were pointed out who deser-
we'd, and would receive the s. execratons of the
world Tor their wholesale butcheries of the much
abused Mexcans. Every victory was received
with sullen disaPprobation; our honor nation and
our character as people declared to be dsgra-
ced forever. Such is the recorded language of the
Wings in '46 and AT.
How changed the scene in '49 Taylor, the ex-
ecrated leader of the " cut threats, )" was loudly
proclaimed to be the best of men and the first of
Generals. Scott was deliberately rejected a man
OF " fuss and feathers, whose brains lay in his sword
and epaulets," and the consistent Wings succeeded,
during derium of national gratitude in electing as
President mere soldier, whose mbecility of char
acter and nexperience in civil affairs brought ridicuIe
upon the high Office, once filled by Washington
and Jackson. What cared the Wings for national
honor or national fame the patronage of the gov
ernmen; and the money of the people were in their
grasp Inc Journals oil the last congress Will tell
to posterity how the abused and the other
Pundered by men who still stand high in the ranks
| of the party.
The -puers of the party are again at work :;
the rejected OF '4s, the man without brains, is sud-
denly discovered to be "availabe,' and of course
possesses every necessary qualification for Office
which qualification must have been acquired since
49, as in that year high Wing authority declared him
totally unfit to be Chief Magistrate of the Republic.
Thus again will this reckless party attempt the
game of thrusting the people another I" mere SOL
dier, =" the only difference being that the almost
childish simplicity of Taylor will be replaced by the
dangerous because selfsh) obstinacy of Scott. Such
is an epitome of Wing politics since '48; it shows
unvarying object all through-a determination to
obtain and keep Office by every means honorable or
dshonorabe; il matters not, the end justifes the
means. Would any honorable man practice in pri
vate life the means resorted to by the Wing party
during the last six years. Would he SANDER and
msrepresent his absent neighbor, who was risking
life and limb in the public service2 Would he on
that neighbours return, for some paltry private end)
meanly swallow his own words, and unblushingly
proclaim his insamy by heaping honor on the
man he had basey and cowardly injured How
many hours would such man be tolerated in any
town village in the United States! Yet every
Wing who supported Taylor means to support
Scott, has acted thus. Such is Wing honor. Such
is Wing consistency.
No man worthy of exercising the privileges of an
American citizen should debase himself by support
ing party, who in words and deeds proclaim that
the chances Of of more importance them
than purity of character, brliancy of genius,
long and honorable adherence to constitutional prin.
ciples. LOCKER ON.
There was Mr.. Kerr, or Carr, or a man with
some such name, run by the Wing party of North
Carolina, for the Office of Governor. His name has
been recalled to our memory by hearing ofa speech
he made in Oxford few weeks ago. In this speech,
we are told, he rehearsed most tremendously funny
anecdote, making thereof smile other sort
of likeness, and applying it to Gen. Pierce. The
amount, sum and substance of this button-bursting
anecdotica comparison was about this certain man
bought dog, (whether long or bob-tailed, he didn't
say, from a negro, who recommended him
ceent hunter. He tried him for squirrels, but he
wouldn't tree them: he tried him for 'possums, but
he wouldn't bark at the tree he then tried him for
coons, but he couldn't run fast enough; he begged
the negro TO take him back, for he could make moth
ing of him. To this dog Mr. Kerr Tor whatever his
name ISL likened Gen. Pierce. He said the people
tried TO make him a member of Congress but he
wouldn't do there: they then tried to make him
member of the Senate, but he didn't for that
they then tried to make him General, but he
not fit for that; so that they would have TO keep him
at home as being unfit for any thing. We have no
doubt that Mr.. What's-his-name told the anecdo:e
very prettily, and that many of his hearers put
| smile as broad as the draw bars; and we have no
doubt this smile wdened considerably when the i'm
was once considerably written and spoken of, from
the county of Caswell. The people took notion to
make him representative, but they couldn't come
it they next tried to manufacture him into a mem
Der of Congress, but he did mt fill the molds: next
they thought to put him to the Governors trade, but
he was found unfit for the place. and suppose,
he will have to rest contented under the decision
made by the people that he is unfit for anything.
Now, whether Mr.. hat-you-call-'im thought of the
aptness of the comparison the of the speaker
We have method of ascertaining but that many of
| the hearers did, we have positive assurance,
" Retsim rex taht ypPuP, erus."
Owe are not in the habit of quoting Latin, and
hope the above line will not be looked upon as an Of
fence of that natuIe.) UarrentOn Neus