New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-16
THE Use OF A WING PARRY.

There will always be great party in this and other
Republican countries seeking power on the assumption
Of superior exclusive Democracy and as more men
are governed by than seek to look beyond these 20
the things they profess represent this party will quite
commonly attain the great end OF its exertlOns. The
superficial and unrehectDg naturally gravitate toward
its ranks the unscrupulousy aspiring look thither to
lead them-the eagles gathering where the carcass
awaits them The greater the arisocracy or knayery
to be vanished over the more need Of popular name
to give it currency. There will generally be formda-
BILE party adverse 10 this Democratic array-ess
compact less plned less maleabe and manageable,
yet still embodying many elements of strength, and
frequently snstcbng victory from the confident grasp
of its antagonist The Democratic party will be
really weakest just after it has seemed to achieve I'M
disputed sway, because the fullness Of victory will
develop feuds hitherto suppressed and fractures skill
fully covered the adverse host will be strongest after
season of weakness shall have ceansed il of the selfish
and the yenal who make politics trade and follow the
flag that most likely 10 lead 10 power and plumber
This party will be often dissolved and reorganized il
will frequently modify its positions and change its appel
lation as the exgeDcics of the times shall 70 re-
quire; but many characteristics will remain unchanged
through all.
We do not care whether this party be called Wing
or something else. Under whatever name We shall, in
all human probability generally act with when We act
with any party; but there are certain assumptions
rent as to its proper function and position which We
cannot regard with compacency or Indifference Their
drift runs substantially thus" Progress is essential,
but the Democratic party TOO Progressveit tends
TO 40 ahead at such Railroad speed that il Will burst
I l. .As 10 s.,ff II
we must have an antagonist party TO hold this ram
pant cayorting Democracy down to steady trot, or
Uncle Sans carriage will be upset and his children
and movsbes split out in all directions
Now we deny that it is the proper function of the
Wing party "a act as a snaille on the Democracy-we
deny that said Democracy needs any snafle-we deny
that il Detds holding TO prevent It's doing something
dreadful We have no sympathy with its leading aims
no confidence in the integrity capacity of most OF
its leaders-bu we have no idea that il needs ffysx
fastened to It's tail prevent its aoggng all
ton. We have seen something of these desperate
foamrg fellows who can hardly be withheld from
knocking down and dragging out right and left and it is
very rarely that letting them alone fas orestore them
TO ciyility and decency Let US illustrate by two
three hOmely examples.
The Dorr commosiOn in Rhode Island came TO head
in ls42 The accidental President Aad been a Whs
beth Houses of Congress Wing The President
sustained the legal Government Of Rhode Island, he
was bound to do. Some of the Northern Democrats in
Congress talked fercey on the Dorr side, but were
easily oyerborne The support Of the Charter Gov
ernment was charged against the Wings and lost them
many votes in the ensuing Presidential Election. But
had there been no or few Wings then in Congress this
question must have split the Democracy square in
two, or compelled TO repudate put down DOrrsm;
for TO party could sustain Dorrism without frming
doctrines war with all settled Government and the
Slave States must have confronted Dorrsm affirmed
the legal right Of the slaves Of South Carolina TO
rule the White ascendancy within her borders Slavery
and Dorrism must then have grapped in deadly con-
hict ha2 Democracy been fully in power.
In lS4i-5 after our great defeat Mr.. Clay, it
tacity agreed among the Wings in Congress that no
res0ute protacted resistance should be made TO the
Annexation of Texas except by voting against IT, So
silence was maintained while speech after speech was
made in favor of Annexation without answer The bin
dragged, and good many Northern Democrats hung
FIRE upon it, Its passage was doubtful until Mr. Joseph
r. Ingerso of Pennsylvania, was goaded into making