The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-03-10
REORGANIZATION OF THE WING PARTY.

REORGANIZATION OF IHE Whlu fhhif
Although the Wing Party was utterly over
thrown at the late Presidential election al
though it failed to make any distinct issue with
the Democratic Party, although many who had
previously labored for its success deserted IN
that contest to General Pierce, although death
has deprived it of its most distinguished leaders,
and although it is yet impossible to know
whether the next Administration will pursue
policy radically adverse to its general views,
still attempts are on foot to reOrganize it in the
several States, as if there were any chance OF
obtaining popular support for Party whose
original doctrines had lost their adaptation to
the times and whose more recently adopted
policy was but an echo of that of its triumph
ant antagonist.
In Ohio and CoBneeticut Wing State Con
yeutions, trusting to the strength Of old party
ties, have put in nomination tickets for State
Offices, representing, it seems to US, no prn-
ciple or measure which sensible men generally
will think it worth while to contend for.
Look ut the action of the Convention in Ohio.
Its nominees are without strength in them
selves, and really represent nothing. The
Democratic and Free Democratic Conventions,
each, had taken decided ground upon CUES
tons of great practical importance--tor ex-
ample on Land Reform, on Intervention, on
Reciprocal Trade, on Slavery, ON Territorial
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ions in entire accordance with the resolutions
of either of those Conventions, why isolate itself,
and attempt separate organization II 1t
! held opinions opposed in whole or IN part To
the deelaratio of sentiment OF both, why did
it not avow this opposition as the ground o
its opposition Its resolves neither afhrn
nor deny the position taken by sther
the two Conventions on any important 4ues
ton. and yet it comes into the field challenging
support for it's candidates All it claims fo
Itself il that it represents &" the seHtiments o
the National Conservative party OF the State o
Ohio, and all it charges upon its opponent
is, corruption and on the strength Of this CLAIM
and of this charge, it presents itself before thu
People, demanding their SURFACES
The Convention of Ohio which represented
the Party calling itself Democratic, was bolC
enough. on the advent of the Administration
which it had contributed to bring into power
TO repudiato the National Platform to which
that Administration was committed and to re
affirm, without qualification, it's old Anti Slavery
resolves. The Convention that represented thu
Party, called Free Democratic, went still fur
ther, denounced the Compromise measures, anC
assumed the whole ground of legitimate Anti
Slavery action. The Convention styled VIII,
Convention, ignored the ott-repeated sentiment
of State Wing Conventions la ,elstlon to Sla
very, did not venture to repudate the fro-s,a
very Wing National Platform, but gave it co
vert endorsement, by dropping the name Wig
by assuming To represent the National ConN,
Udt,oe Party, and by adopting the well.uudei
stood cant about National Party, standn
10y the great interests of the Union, again.
factions at home and enemies abroad" x,
On examining its resolutions, we find not
word which would prevent it from supportin
the Administration of General Pierce, should
even prove to be completely under the directo
of the Slave Power. Here they are We prir
!, them as we find them in our exchanges,
Resolutions of the Whig State Convention, whir
met al Columbus, Feb 22d, 1883.
Whereas this Convention, representing Ill
sentiments of the National Conservative Part
of the State of Ohio, taking note of passin
events and guided by the lights of experienC
! aud history, do now, rs ever, affirm the prime
pies of republican progress, upon which III
perpetuity of our free institutions and the hops
OF struggling freedom against unhallowe
mover esesywhere depend Therefore,
RcsQtred, rh.., A. q national party "
stand hv "a great intsraets Of the Uniol
against factions M "ome and enemies abroad
and that we pledge curse. ''ss 70 Tine conso''
ton, to the promotion and proteo' '"u y. ~
national industry and the development of on
national resources, by all legitimate constitu
tional means.
2 Resoired, That the prosperity of the peopl
of Ohio as an integral portion of the countr,
results from their own industry and natura
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administration of the State Government.
3. Resolved, That the party now dominant il
this State have exhibited reckless disregar
of those principles of economy and integrit
which ought to characterize the administrator
Of our State affairs.
4. Resolved, That we pledge ourselves an,
those We present rs candidates for office, to
strict regard to popular rights in all thing
pertaining to the stupendous interests of on
gigantic and growing State and that, withou
allegiance to minor considerations, we will ad
here strictly to those great republican princi
pies which alone can perpetuate our hbertie
and our prosperity as people
5. Resolved, That the Locofoco party of Ohio
by the charges and admissions of its own mem
bers, of very late as we'll Ms upon former occa
sions, is composed of elements essentially an
tagonstic, held together by the cohesive powe
Of public plumber, in coalition whose exist
ence is at once libel ON consistency and
proof of the utterly mercenary motive of thei
organization.