The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-21
What Does this Mean.-Nhat Say the Wings
The Trip to California.

What Does this Msan'-what Say the Wings
The Trip to California.
The Republic, the special organ of the late
administration. and the leading wing paper at
Washington pending the late Presidential
campaign, has come out for Gen. Pierce.
Without being as INSCRIPTIONS in its accusa-
tions and inuendoes against Gen. Pierce as the
New York Tribune, or as coarse in it's scandal
lous abuse of the democratic candidate as the
Richmond Wing or the Louisville Journal it
nevertheless gave, without much reluctance,
the most conspicuous place in its columns to the
most outrageous inventions of the Tribune the
Journal, and the Wing. But now, what do
we behold?
To the utter bewilderment of the Washington
Union, we find the Republic coming out heartily
in support of the foreign policy Of Gen. Pierce,
as laid down in his inaugural address. Gen.
Armstrong says: No! this must not be-we
don't want you our party is large enough al
ready--be good enough to stand aside. We
have no room just now in the ranks of the de-
mocracy, for repenting wings" But the little
writing editor Of the Republic replies" We
will support the foreign policy of Gen. Pierce,
and we believe all the people will do the same.
This is free country, and if we choose to stand
by the administration, it is nobody's business.
We repeat, says Mr.. Sergeant, that we do ad-
mire the foreign policy Of Gen. Pierce, as laid
down in his inaugural. We believe he intends to
carry out this policy, and we intend to support
him, whatever may or may not be the chances
for 1856"
But what does all this mean? Is this move
ment of the central organ of the late wing party
intended as an experiment to bring over the
mass of the rank and file of the wings, through
out the Union, to the support of Gen. Pierce?
In that event. the General will have more than
be bargained for, and a larger family than he
can provide for upon the sum of fifty millions a
year. And what have the Seward philosophers,
and the Richmond Wing and the Louisville
Journal to say to this proposed amalgamation
of the wing party with the democratic, in sup
port of the administration Is the protective
tariff policy abandoned? Is the distribution of
the public lands entirely given up? Is there
no prospect at ail-not the shadow Of a chance
for the restoration Of the whig party upon some
new platform, in 1856? Are they SO quite ex-
tinguished that the Washington Republic thus
leads of for an unconditional surrender to Gen.
Pierce?
Verify. verify it SO appears to be. In the
late State elections in Rhode Island and Con-
necticut, the wings scarcely made greater
show of resistance than the remains Of the grand
army in the retreat from Russia. The great
lights Of the party-Clay and Webster-have
gone out: and their last chosen leader, Gen. Scott
has suffered Waterloo defeat. They are dis
peFSed: and excepting Willard Fillmore, or W. H.
Seward there is hardly nucleus upon whom
to rally again the scattered fragments of the late
terrible battle. We can, therefore, readily ex-
cuse the extraordinary expedient of the Wash
ington Republic to wit that the wings shall
come up and chime in with the democracy in
support Of the platform of General Pierce. It's
a good platform; and if the Washington Union
is opposed to admitting the aristocratic wings
upon il in full communion with the hard-fsted
democrats. short of term of probation let the
wings be fenced off for year or two in pew
to themselves. or with the free sellers. on trial.
W Dc ftWdIucu AMER Wlllc, according TO their
good or bad behavior. But it is utterly out of
the question that any of these chaps who come
in after the victory is won, can expect share
OF the plumber short of another fight They
ought to be made to understand that point by
special proclamation.
The Hon. Edward Smnly late the wing leader
Of the House of Representatives at Washington
has hit upon an alternative for those wings
whose occupation is gone. It is California
Yes, there is California Gold plentiful, quick
passage, fares reduced cholera all gone. ana
plenty ofroom in the mines for new diggers
the astounding quantities Of
Chinese and other outsiders that are con-
tantly, pouring in. Mr. Stanly has given notice
o his tar and turpentine constituency OF |
North Carolina. that he is going to California. |
They are sorry TO spare him. but he has resolved
0 90. Times up. He has seen what Weller
lid by going to California, after being defeated
or Governor of Ohio. He has come back to the
Senate. Gwin, Of Mississippi, went out, and
10 como BAGS 20 tie Senate. Fle.non. DID s.,e
ame' Wright, Gilbert, and IA. skall, went put, !