The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-14
From the Lowell Advertiser
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The exclamation Of Daniel Webster, at the time when
he was Secretary OF Slate under John Tyler, "Where
TO be made OF by every member OF the wing party
The result OF the recent elections in Connecticut and
Rhode Island and the well known fact that in Massa-
chuses the ascendeAcy OF the wings in the legislature
barely accidental whilst the majority Of the people is
decidedly agalDs, them Is enough 10 convince the most
skeplieal that the wing party at present poweess
crippled and destroyed with but hopeless prospect OF
future recovery
is useless now speculate the which have
produced this disastrous result II Is enough perhaps,
10 notice the fact OF the complete and total overthrow OF
the wing party, and to know that from Maine TO Cali
iorna there be found scarcely State IN the Union
numbering within lis borders majority oil It's voters who
claim 10 be wings.
II we examine the wing party for the purpose of
tanning what the leading principles and measures
by which it distinguished from the democratic
we find the task to be hopeless portion OF them
insist on The advocacy of many of the leading
of the present administration and profess. either hypo-
critically honestly Willingness TO lend Their support
TO Gen Pierce and his administration as II regards both
his foreign and domestic policy.
So far this profession is honestly made, there s but
for such wings to adopt They must renounce
whggery and heart and soul the democratic camp
But they mus, come in as DEMOCRATS, not wings as
democrats, too, who contested to labor IN the ranks
General Perces administration needs not their aid, nor
their NUMBERS in order TO it's for their and is too
feeble and their numbers too insignificant TO be OF much
in any future contest STILL IT the wings ARE dis
posed TO advocate democracy no ons has any objection
10 Their dong so.
We would here take the liberty to remark that the
wings have not unfrsquenty advocated democratic doc
,rines from motives OF expedency only. The des'ruc-
ton of the whig party has been occasoned by expe-
dency. AS they perceived their doctrines un-
popular they have invariably shifted their POSITIONS and
introduced new and contradictory articles OF faith into
their political creed They have been on both and on all
sides OF various leading questions The national bank,
the tariff and slavery have been defended and attacked
BY the wing party. Inc people perGe,ny inns wan. 81
their integrity and refused to be longer guided by their
counsels On the other hand the democratic party may
at times have introduced new articles of belief into their
Creed but seldom have admitted those inconsistent with
their former professions They have been progressive.
not contradictory in their principles Hence they have
secured confidence OF the people, and only failed OF
securing unanmity in their ranks
Another portion oil the wing party profess still to ad-
here to their former principles. These men voted for
General Scott in 1852, and spit upon their Baltimore
platform Such wings never consistently act with
the democrats and however much may respect them
for their honesty and sincerity, we can never ask them
for their company in political action. They may well
ask, Where TO go They may 90 to the ree-soil-
ers for sympathy and association, but they cannot
iinue with the wings for any great length OF time. as
that party is fast becoming HISTORICAL nor can they
go the democrats, they have always consistently
II ade war upon their principles.
We do atter ourselves that the wings are all dead
that their power is wholly departed They help make
up large share of population. They have small
share of members and large share OF wealth Hut the
party in twain, shorn OF its strength, and dis
Inctve whig principles have become nothing more and
nothing less than /" obsolete ideas"