Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-12-10
RICHMOND ENQU EREE.
ERIDAY MOKSING, DECEMBER TO, 1889

THE PRESENT CONDITION CT WElGGEH1.
The organs of defeated Scot, party arc IN a'dS
ic as to the of their defeat and even Us 70 w .'
tnued existence of the Wing party Inc war o "ous " o.
loud and fierce and the arguments on each sue so
that il Is difficult 10 arrive at proper conclusion. ro "
stance the Louisville Journal boldly procalms hat nefe
o rne Wbp who is not resolved fighting against o-
coocoism 40 oag that wetched ism has strength enough
70 make any show of battle Further than this they know
nerfecy well that the Wing, generally do not feel or admit
that the defeat of Gen. Scott the defeat OF wing pIln
cipes The Wings will remain they have been, the party
of genuine patriotism and intelligence and VIII be iuiy pre-
pared to Locofccoism in lis stfonsholds and
elsewhere whenever political shall again come
round"
Here VIC have the old story Of the Wing party being he
party of intelsenceal the talents aud decencya Ia
BILE which people have just scattered into atoms lnoeeo
the argument Journal ITSELF is sucda for i'll Do true
that ",he defeat of Gen. Scott is not "the defeat OF
Wing principles" it follows inevitably that the wings did
not have the intelligence the honesty 10 run man VINO
was proper representative of their principles
On the other hand the N Y Tribune the ables and most
accredited organ OF Northern Whsgery pronounces the
Wing party extinct since me election. 1t owns that the
Wing party the last canvass spurious one-and II
thus declares purpose cut of all connection from seh
party:"
ave have freely avowed that for such Wing party our
Silver Grays intend have hereafter we feel no interest
and make no effort Wing party whose chel ends would
seem be aiding tie Democracy, TO uphold and orlliy
Human Slavery and pu! down all agitation respecting hat
giant shame publican America and the nineteenth cen
tury-a the time opposing all rcormatoEy Ideas and
progressive legslu,ionfo such party We nave no appe'e
10 work as we have worked for the Wing party that was
We shall steadily every election, and vote lot sueh
candidates best fitted for the offices to be heo-ano
may be do better than support such men as
protesting Wings have just killed on General Scott be-
cause Governor Seward and his friends adenty favored MS
nomination. But what good such Wing party can do or
,cha. chance there Of its Attaining poer IN The natso
we do and'c hardly imagine.
"For the Tribune say that II does not mover oid ana
will assent the slavery and anti. panks
foistcd into the Wing Baltimore Platform by Hunkerlsm
last June and that very willing TO stay out OF the
Wing party acquiescencc in those resolves is made test
OF Wing fellowship Just call your Wing Stale Convention
then you please and lei it declare that 1t recog
of those Resolves and OIL from communion, ana
will act accordingly"
The Tribune further refers the "keen. sighted Demo-
Gratis who "proes. against the disbandment unsfor
nation of the Wing pary", and who 'consder j, useful
beneicen,-nay Indispensable" And upon this point, it
quotes the speech of Mr. James Barbour the Democratic
Jubilee here TO the same effect We fully agree with Mr.
Barbour and sincerely that the Tribune will be disap
pointed and that the Louisville Journal and other Wing
CANS may succeed in keeping up the organization OF the
Wing party. At the time cannot but believe that
II will be difficult TO give sufficient vitality TO Whigge
ry If the strong party Of the N. Y. Tribune and the Sc
wardites be taken away Even il s Mr.. Barbour
right in saying tina, the Wing is the weakest ogan-
izaton that could be formed of the material in the
try opposed 10 The Democratic party.