Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-11-17
From the Nashville Free Whig,
Col. Gentry-The WING FsEty

The Uniouof SatlrdayS1n inc o0HsseNSl ~ ~ y 4
iloIl article. sayal:
+ odlonel Gentry hoped 70 escape the wrath iot
those 81 his parry who differed with him BY re-
NAMING silent; but we felt sure that this hope was
yain. Whiethe battle ragged, jbe vis tfeatea most
-aHeotiolatelys ut wing contemporaries could not
find It in their hearts TO censllre him. The name
Of the lion was well sttGkedl to keep his ire
down. But now there is no longer anything TO ee
gained by soft words, and out the hard ones ''iH
come,s..zsss.s-.ssssss.,,sls
Remarks like these in leading democratic pa
per in Tennessee, cannot fail to excite attention
Iin2he minds of obserYsut wing Esaders. ourde-
mOcratic neghb6rs lahnred hard during the can
vass, to bring Col. Gentry and his old wing friends
into open and active collision, until the task was
found to be utterly hopeless, Now that the battle
has been fought, and before the din OF arms has
fairly died away, when, in view of the result the
popular mind Of the wing party is supposed by
them 10 be vet in heated and iTrascible condition.
we see these efforts to provoke an open and iePa1
rable breach between Col Gentry ana his former
political friends and supporters, renewed, with
persistent determination and characteristic adrolt-
ness. % y p as a...eN sd
Men, usually do not act without motive. The
inquiry which naturally and iuesistibly IT.
self to every obseryant wing, upon reading remarks
| like these, from leading democratic Journal IN
reference to Col. Gentry and the wing party, must
bswhat is the 1ROlipeE Of democratic LEADERS Tor
being in such 'hot haste again provoke an opens
hostile, and impossible breach between Col. Gen
try and the organized body Of the wing party in
TENNESSEE Clearly, that the1 expect toPEeft by
it-and the sooner it is accomplished, If ever, the
more they expect from it, They have learned some
ions in their own ranks-and it is perfectly nattlr-
al that they should be DESTROYS to see their wing
opponents involve d in internal diScoTds and con-
troverSies among themselves, equally calamtops to
wing prospects, as was the Nashville Convention
controversy to theirs-especially in view Of their
recent defeat in this State. Indeed it would seem
that the democratic leadeSin Tennessee have Ut
terly despaired of ever regaining their lost power
| in this State, If they cannot succeed IN Bringing
| about by some mems, permanent division and dis
/ Sension in the wing ranks. .at,
We do not profess to be particularly informed OF
the Interior political purposes Of Colonel Gentry
We have not been very prolific OF 'sott words be-
fore; or used any 'hnTd ones since, the PFeSlden-
tal election. We have rather chosen to Let Col.
Gentry speak for himself, in his own good time and
manner, as are quite sure he will do when hls
| Judgment and feelings prompt him. We have diff
fered with him, earnestly, but kindly, upon the
proprety of supporting the nomination OF Gen.
Scott. We were gratified, since he could not be
with US, that he was not actively againSts, in the
recent struggle-and we have hoped, and still hope
that this temporary cause of alienation being pass
ed. he will be found in cooperation again with his
old party fsiends, with whom, one OF his tbmpera-
ment and antecedents cannot fail to feel thou
sand ties of sympathy and conviction, in common,
to one which would tendpemanently to ALLEVIATE
him from them. Whenever he does speak, we
presume he will speak again, as he has spoken
heretofore, and with all his signal ability in main
tenance of wing measures, and wing principles
The breach between Col. Gentry and his old wing
friends is not intnnsicaly hall important in its
character as that hich divided the convention and
anti-convention democrats in Tennessee two years
\ ago-and none has stood higher. than. he in the
confidence and esteem of the great mass Of the
wing party in this State-or more gloriously won
the honors he so proudly wore. Thenf tby-gones'
may be permitteito be 'by-gones' in their case,
why may they not, in ours2 We see no necessity
/ for permanent breacl.--and we do not presume
that one will be permitted to be made by any in
vldious interference of democratic leaders. -