Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-12-07
cLARKsBURG. wEDNEsDAY,DEc. I, 1858
Reorganization of Parties.

a reorganization of political parties in the
United States. The Wings have virtu-
ally abandoned every principle for which
they formerly battled with so much rigor-
have been driven from every position as
sumed, by the genius of Democracy and
the omnipotence of the people A sue
cession of defeats follow b. such a
disastrous overthrow as that of 1852,
and which has been followed by series
of revulsions since, has completely dis
heartened thatParty. aud led its leaders
to turn their attention to the deyisirg of
some means-some new system of tactics
or organization. by which they can again
rally around their standard a respectable
party.
Horace Greely and John NJ Bolts are
taking the lead in this matter. The per-
sonel fortune of the one and the political
fortune of the other, depend altogether
upon the revival of their party. or a new
one in its place; and consequently we find
them zealously engaged in the formation
of new Constitution and Bylaws for
the successor of the defunct Wing party.
They have got as far as Article l. Section
l, which reads thus This party shall
hereafter be known as the National Re-
publican party. and shall embrace all
former Wings who have been refused ad
mittance into the Democratic ranks, all
disorganizers, all factionists, all dissatisf-
ed Democrats, and all the fag-ends ofeve
ry party, that will enlist under our ban
ner against that huge monster, the great
absorbing Democratic party"
The task undertaken by these gentle
men is an herculean one, and not to be ac
complished without great labor, such as
only the header of John Tyler and the
champion of Fourierism are capable of;
and the slight commencement made in it,
has not been done but at great cost Of
lungs, pens, ink and paper. John fur
nishes the wind works, and Horace the
balance of the material. The former is
stumping the country, while the latter is
writing, printing and circulating docu-
ments to rally their followers. and con
vince them of the necessity and feasibility
of their proposed plan of reorganization.
The redoubtable Bolts, in speech re-
Gently made in New Jersey, gave as T.
reason for the adoption of the aforesaid
Article I, Section l, and the abandon
ment of their former rallying cry, that
there was nothing significant in the word
Whig," while everybody knew what
National Republican" meant and that
the people the nsaSses-neither knew or
cared anything about the principles of u
party, but were governed altogether by
the sound of its maize: mus, conclusive
ly proving position always taken by
the Democrats, that those demagoguical
leaders oil the Wing party had no conf
dence in the intelligence and integrity OF
the people.
We would. however, respectfully sug-
gest, with all due Difference, to the editor
ofthe Tribune and the late special Wing
elector, that their efforts are vain. They
cannot force the political principles of the
people out of their natural channel, and
to attempt it by mere change of name.
is as puerile as the reasons given for the
change. Like has an affinity for like, and
with few exceptions. the only adherents
of this new organization, will be set Of
political gamblers, as desperate as their
leaders. The great principles of division
between the two parties since the forma
> ton of this government, have been progress.
and conservatism, and they are likely t.
; continue so in spite of all efforts to the
contrary. If John Tyler, with the patro
mage of the government at his back, Sc
signally failed in forming a new party
what can be expected of men with nc
/ material at command but the scattered
1 camp followers of an overthrowu organi
cation, The only rehabilitation of par
ties that we can foresee, is that which
may possibly grow out of the difference
in sentiment of the "Old Fogies'' and
Young America" Here conservatism
and progress are again brought into col
lision, and may be made the basis of a
new party organization but even in this
case. we shall be much surprised if the
Democratic party does not maintain its
identity as the progressive. or &c Young
America" party; shorn, perhaps, of some
of its ultraisms. by cooler heads than those
now profe ing to be the particular cham
pions of that party.
We would advise Messrs. Greedy and
Bolts to keen ouiet awhile and hide their