Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-04-22
The Development Of Wing
Principles.

comic, homily upon the principles OF It's party,
or the development of those principles, in
which il produces and re-produces set OF
ideas of a marvellous fanciful nature, as though
they were the "only stock and store" of their
apparently primitive author. At first, we
were rather amused than otherwise, by these
efforts, being satisfied that they were only In
tended for ssbuncombe''-but as every re-
vamping of them brings ont new beauties, we
cannot forbear affording our readers an eppor-
tuoity TO participate with us in the diversion
which we enjoy from contemplating them
To do this to the best advantage, we shall
take the liberty of quoting from our neighbours
article in short paragraphs, but we will en-
deavor not TO mar any of the beauties, or do
violence to the rein of argument running
through the article, by so doing.
The article which is the subject of our COM
ment, appeared in the Tribune on the 18th inst,
under the heading which we have quoted
above. The commencement is as follows -
"Every Wing in the country, has n right
10 entertain feelings of honest pride in view
of the practical application of the principles
Of his party, to the administration OF our
Federal Government"
Now, as TO the right here alluded to, we
are not disposed to find fault, if any one can be
found who has the efrrontery to exercise i'll
We simply desire our neighbOr to refer us to
any "practical application of Wing princi-
ples ssto the administration of our Federal gov
eminent" But perhaps our neighbours Ian
guage does not imply that there has been any
practical application, as yet-his idea being
entirely prospective, for he uses the words sin
view of the application, &c. Well, howso-
ever it may be, we cannot pause longer upon
so small paragraph, but turn 10 the next
at has ever been the aim of our greatest
statesman, to obtain for the people The great
EST share of personal liberty, consistent with
such government as would secure to us
our personal rights. and protect US against
domestic and foreign aggression. To
cure US in the greatest amount of personal
liberty. it is in the first place necessary that
the Government should be maintained stable
and firm, having such strength and dignity
that the people would always respect il for
its power, as well as feel consciousness of
security, beneath its protection. One OF
those sentiments can never be entertained
towards any government without, at the
same time, producing the other"
We know not what particular statesman is
alluded to. 1t could not have been Alexander
Hamilton, the great whig statesman of early
times, for he was in favor of restricting rather
than charging personal liberty. Neither
could reference have been made to the great
modern wing statesman, the "Godlike Daniel"
whom the wing party are always ready to
claim as ''the foremost man of all the world,'
but whom they do not so delight TO honor,
as to be honored by-for Rhode Islanders can
bear witness that the friends of personal lber-
ty have not much to expect from him But
perhaps we are too fast-our neigbor has quail
flied his language, by adding clause concern
ing consistency He says-"It has ever been
the aim of our greatest statesman to obtain for
the people the greatest share of personal liber-
~ consistent with such a government as would
secure to US our personal rights, and protect US
against domestic and foreign aggression" If
we mistake not, this is decided squirt at Ma
tive Americanism-whch,p perhaps, our whig
friend has taken new liking to since it has
come to light that his candidate for the Presi-
dency, Gen. Scott, has been a warm advocate
OF. But we must pass on:
at has ever been the aim of the Wing
party, 10 have this government so framed,
and administered, as that, while il should
allow the popular voice should control. in
national affairs, it should make the social
fabric strong enough TO resist any shock
which II might have to encounter, from
, foes without, or discussions within"
No allnsion, here, we suppose, to those
alien and sedition la,os, which were so well
calculated 10 give entire control to the popular
coice! Nor to the aid and comfort which the
wing party have always been so ready 10 rem
der to "foes ,oithout'' whenever the country
has been engaged in a foreign ,oar, and which
had such truly powerful effect to strengthen
the "social fabrice p Oh no for
"P:ogress has ever been the wntchword of
the Wings, but il is Progress, which is based
on sure foundation, and which will ensure
the permanent good Of the country-cool, iu.
dicIous Progress, by developing the resources
and increasing the security of our own coun-
try, instead of that mad, headlong velocity,
which VIII cause US TO run over our own
land, and overrun the possessions of others"
Cool progress! Watchword of the wings
Well, this is decidedly cool, coming from a
party that has always prided itself upon lis
conservatism, and whose great hue and cry
against its opponents has been on account OF
this principle of Progress But it is "cool
progress that the wing party favors-some-
'hing Similar, we suppose, to the adrance back
'ara principle that we read of!
out we have not yet reached the cream of
'"f ne'gnoor's article. To quote again
: WI n'ooasly the distinctive principle of the
Ing Pu''y' mas never, since the DAYS of
washington, oeen SO essential to the main
.tenance Of our very narioual exis,e,ca =.
during the lasi three or four wears =, 's
succession of Democratic misrule had =, ous
time of President Tayor's adm;n;s,ra,;.,''
collected the elements of internal dissens;o,,
to such degree, that the wisest men in bo,h
parties saw in The political horizon ominou.
forebodings of evil. Democratic admins
ration bad departed from our ancient policy
in which experience had taught US there wa.
safety, over-srepped lis constitutional author
ity, plundered neishboring republic, ant
bad brought home lis ilI.gotten booty, tt
wIungle and quarrel about its division. AL
ready the indications of discussion were un
mistak BILE. Different portions of the Re-