Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-10-20
WING peitey.

WING Policy.
The IDLE ioast is frequently made by "our
friends the enemy" that democratic policy
has rriumphed over Wing opposition, und thai
Wing administration has not disturbed the
system Of measures they esabishcd The
pretensiou is almost wholly groundless. The
present financial system owes It's character aud
feature. almost az much to Wings as Demo.
Gratis We do not mean that Wing members
Of Congress voted for i,-bat that their oppo
siiion TO the Sub-treasury scheme OF Mr.. Van
Buren, was so irresistible, and their sugge s,ions
as to the proper mojifca,onsto he inoorporat
ed into IT, SO judcions. that the present scheme
isas much the creature of Wing objections to
the original measnre.as oil democratic invention.
So Of the tariff of'46 Ii distinctly recognizes
the principle Of protection. aud. To that extent,
is the triumph of Wing craftsmanship, and the
rebuke and defeat of lrcofuco theory Anoth-
er great Distinguishing feature of Mr. FIJI.
more's administration has been It's foreign poll
cy which has been purely Wing. LIS leading
idea has been to do no wrong aud suffer no
wrong. The powers OF the government have
fraction OF our treaties with foreign power
To discountenancc the dangerous and lnwlcss
policy of intorvcnon--and at the same time 10
exact ample apologies for the injuries thai have
been doue or attempted US, 10y other powers or
their subjects. Another fundamental principle
Of Wing policy rccci, ed It's sanction from the
last Congress:-w refer 10 the subject OF in.
ternal Improvements by the general govern
ment. The practice OF prescribing men ior
the sake OF their political opinions, carried &c
so shameful on extent 10y Jackson. Van Blu
rem aud Polk. hus been avoided and dscounte
nanced hy Mr.. Fillmorc-therein introducing
another Wing tenet into the practical operation
of the government. In addition to all thi
there has been a Wing atmosphere around tn
eovernmcn,-purifying and invigoruing it i
every department For the future We do nj
see that parties are apt TO come more nearl
together than ut present. The democratic pla
OF government seems to be growing every yea
more wild and destructive. The restless an
reckless spirit Of Young America" is difusn,
itselfthroughout the whole body Of the democ
racy. The conservative portion of the part,
is being swallowed up by Calhounism Doug
lasism aud Van Barcnism. The old Jackson
ian democracy is almost entirely extinct. D.
the other hand the Wings adhere firmly to thei
early fah-to the prccep,s and practices c
the great founders of our system The Har,
ford Conn., Coarant gives briefly and cearl
in the following passages the char; Of their pol
cy:
The Wings are con.ending for 4fmeyicdn IN
dustry and tie Development Of tie resources o
0aon country They wish to establish poll
cy which shall lead to make those fabric
ourselves which we now obtain from abroad
which shall uphold the industrial pursuits o
our own ciizens, and not aim at supporting
those OF other countries. and which shall enahl,
our manufacturers and all persons dependen
upon up mem 10 compete with foreign labor
n"e " hlgs con,end for these objects; while
franklin Fierce and his party are opposing
them. They believe that the Immense denas;,.
OF COAL iron, lead and copper in the II. States
are worthy OF being worked. because Amer.
can labor will thus be paid, and American can,
itsl rewarded. They feeltha, this is OF more in
portance to the coal digger and tho iron worko
than the policy that would obtain all these ar
ticles from England, and thus neglec, ourow,
resources. IL appears to them more reasons
BILE and more patriotic To develop the resourc G
of our own land than To assist in accompIishin
the prosperity OF others. Franklin Pierce an
his party think differently, and call upon tn
community to uphold policy that is buildin
up English interests, that s rewarding foreig
labor, that is developing the resources Of 9th.
lands.
For hfeynal Improvement. They feel thu