Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-06-08
rn, WING Party OF Augusta.

The Wing Party OF Augusta.
We would like to publish the Leader of the
vindicator on ''the Victory in Augusta" that
Wings might see what their enemies think and
say of them. And yet it is moderate compared
with the wild shouts fexulta!on from the locotoco
papers all over the State, at what they affect to
think and call the destruction Of the Wing Party
of OLD Augusta! Would that every Wing in
the county cOnlh hear or read thcm-it would
stir their sluggish Wing blood to madness. They
are tG,m!ed, riaieuled, ISsULrED, nEaIDED, De
FLED!
But we undertake to tell the Democracy at a
distance that il they reckon on the subngatlon OF
the Wing party from the accidental result OF the
Goth of May, they reckon without their host
They know little of the stern stuff which the
mass Of the Wing majority of Augusta is made
men of mind and substance of the old Scotch Irish
stamp, whose opinions when once formed are pro
verbally infexible, who may be slow in voting
their opinions on al occasions, but are far slower
in changing them on any OCCASION They do not
pride themselves on mere show when they secure
the substance; they do not therefore vote merely
to swell majorities, when they beiievo their rep
resentatves will be elected without their vote
3 They are not Wings in the light Of pdrttsdns, and
consequently would not change their political c.
pinions, individually, though their political party
were broken to atoms. We confidently believe
that majority of the Wings OF Augusta would
continue to cherish, and il need be, vote their o.
pinions though all the other Wings Of the Union
moment through feeling and passion but they viii
soon return to their old straight line: many others
may remain OF their ploughs in ordinary times, but
whenever convinced that their services are really
needed, then like the ancient feOmanry of Scot
land, they pour firth in inyinciblc numbers to
meet their foe.
Overweening confidence ia their strength, and
excitement on account OF what many regarded as
a threatened attack on their individual rights. an
excitement most skilhlly fostered and pandercd
to by our political enemies, alone caused the late
discontinue. But now that they know the cause
and the consequence they are prepared to profit
manifested now, we venture to say that an cleo
ton tomorrow would give Wing majority such
as Old Augusta never gave before, and show our
insolent foe something of that might which SIAM
bers in freeman's arm
''It is idle" for the Vindcator to deny that
''the Temperance issue brought about the defeat"
But for the unfortunate agitation Of that question
the Wing and Democratic candidates on each
ticket would have received nearer the same vote.
We know of no ''boast that the Auti-reform-
ers would elect two of their men at this time
and ALL of them at the next election" 1t is G.
qually ''idlen for the indicator to attempt to
wheedle the "Reformers" into the great Demo
cratic Republican family" by telling them they
are ''too republican" to be with any other than
Democrats, while the leading candidate on the
Democratic ticket was himself "too anti. republi-
can" to be a Reormer!
The Yindicator pays high compliment, GER
tainly, to the ''nnmbers'' of Wings II knows OF
leaving the ranks" by comparing then, to rermi,,
-''Rars leaving shaking ship" The Wing ship,
while the crew were asleep, has drltted on the
shoals, and, says the indicator, the verniu are
scattering off in alright. If the vindicator, know
ing them, as we do not, has described them cor
rectly, then we congratulate all hands on such a
radiance! Every man will spring to his post.
will soon right the noble old craft, and she will
put to sea again with no Gratis" aboard to knaw
her keel or cordage, but with ships crew all the
more vigilant from disaster, she will pursue her
prosperous voyage right on through wind aud wave
and storm, triumphant over thousand such mis-
haps:-
''Fear not each sudden sound and shock
IT'S of the wave and not the rock,
IT'S but the Tapping Of of the sail,
And not rent made BY the gallo
In spite Of rock and tempest roar,
In spite of false lights on the shore,
Sail on nor fear to breast the sea
Our hearts, our hopes, our prayers, our tears,
Our faith triumphant DER our fears
Are all with thee-are all with thee"