The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-02
wing Description or whiggery.


WING Description or whiggery.
During The coming canvass democratic newspapers will
do good work if they sdkceed in bringing home to the
minds OF the people The big and black bulk OF crimna
ton which the most influential wing journals in all parts
OF the counyiurning Safes evidence for the occasion
against their old conledeates--have saddled upon the
back OF the wing party
According 10 these high wing authorities, the following
facts are ndisputable
President Fillmore has utterly forfeited northern whig
favor and confidence by his narrow and unsrupulous
proscripve spirit and by his departure from that high.
toned aboonism Of his which was, as late as Is47 a
little TOO strong and decided to please the leading organs
and friends OF Mr.. Seward.
Gen Scott. the other hand, is fully under the con
troll Of Messs Seward and Johnstons brought forward
by them to reopen the antsavey agitation, and cannot
gel an electoral vote at the South II he shall succeed in
HIS election. then, according TO the same high wing
authority abolitionsm and Gaphinsm conformity will
rule his administration.
The process by which the wing party was becoming
"a contemplate aboltonized party" having been distinctly
contemplated and described by Mr. Clay in his speech Of
November, 1880, and since that time the description
having been by him plainly enough applied to the ex-
listing organization OF General Scott, we are further as
sured by the leading representatives in Congress from
nine OF the southern States, speaking OF The whg organ
izalion in formal address, over their own signatures
that "its iendency 10 reduce me uhig party mere
heterogeneous compound Of scordan sectional factions II,
receptacle for pos obtained by fraud upon one
or othr Of The sections of The United States, and ns pres
idtnat election 10 trial Of chi,anery and dis,imaioa
among political mounit5anks and they add that its re
mil ST ha
and deserved defeat of u, ptig candidate for the prcsi-
dsnty beeue the platform Of the party ,oi be TOO narrop
for he patriofisn Of 1ae people"
The record OF these charges and counter charges
brough, by the wings OF different wings OF the party and
different sections Of the country, against each other we
have endeavored to transfer faithfully as possible to
our columns, by way of making il clear all men that
this government is not 10 become very proverb and
byword OF various reproach and profgacy, must on
whig showing be forth with and summarly snached out
Of wing hands in the federal Executive, even as now
is in the States and the national Legislature.
In this view, present another piece OF testi-
mony from the last number we have seen OF the central
home organ OF Seward whiggery the Albany Even
ing Journal. 1t contains some interesting particu-
lars. II shows who valued President Fillmore in ls47
and what he then valued for It shows that that
time such cautious friends" as Thulow Weed, Horace
Greeley, and VIM n. Seward, thought Mr.. Fillmore a
little too much OF abolonist-just they af-
feet TO think him not quite enough OF aboliiionst
suit the wings OF New York and the North. II shows
moreover, what kind Of support the whig party OF New
York at that time rallied around itself and relied upon
in the Empire State; and, finally the article, taken in
connexion with the Evening Journals desperate assault
upon the judiciary for refusing to sanction the whole.
sale plunder and yillany" OF the canal oan presents
instructive view OF the principles tactics, and allies Of
the wing party in that great central State, where a, this
time the heart Of strength ,hrobs and the head OF its
ming schemes:
Prom the Albany Evening yournsl.
In 1911 Mr. Fillmore elected Comptroller OF New
York by majority Of nearly 5000 ovey sny other
the State ucket-N y, Enps"
This statement is going the rounds. Justice those
who associated with Mt Fillmore In ~ requires that
Il should be corrected or explained.
Whenever Mr. Fillmore has been placed In nomna ton,
he has received generous support from the wings OF
State His principles and professions had always
lied with those OF his party. During the severest
test with the slave power, and while the right OF petition
and freedom OF speech sought to be smped the
dust, Mr.. Fillmore fully up to the liberty standard
and kept even step with the ultra friends Of human
freedom, Indeed he was rather in adj
vance OF bis contemporaries Some of his letters In tho
tmntion OF his friends conceded too much
TO the demands Of the aboonss Bat he ne yer
heess retained the confidence Of his party and uniformly
received its cordial support His conductn ro
moving his early friends from office. and in reversing All
his own early tcacbingss rendered the offensive by
contrast
Hence in 1917 existed why be should no, run
well He not only received the cordial support the wing
party but he had the good forisrs 10 receive the ontrssf
~ouuiwaion ard tho artirtnf This gave him an adj
vantage his associates who the ant-ren
ticket The following transcript OF the vote in OF
the moro prominent snrent counties will show en-
tent OF this advans Mr.. Fish the whis candae for
lieutenant, governo but was the antirent tickets
Fish Fillmore
Albany 1851 6b72
Columbia 2s1 3474
Delswsfs $50 2676