The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-26
THs Vine PAaTY.-lt is diycr,ing, ano


his idea. F:rst--The Free Soil party
who refused 10 lend their aid 10 prevent III,
Loeoioco party from wrestling ter
lsuury from foreign country by VI
eace and war, Tor tie evident pur
3ose Of creating Slave States. eytendin.
he curse Of slavery over territory thea
free and 10 increase pro, slavery votes Il
be halls OF Congress "a party whose owl
numerical strength Is greatly on the Wane
as shown By the late Presidential election.
"a party who have but name 10 The hail'
| vi our national legislature, but name IL
lhe state legislatures. and that name but q
brooks or pawns on the chess board OF poll
Lies II he Moved by Locofocos in the sres'
game far office "a party who has accom-
plished ~ one ac, 81 Importance to thei'
IcaUse without Wing power against Locoto
co mai Asilies;--a party Who claims sep
arste OBJECT aud Organization from all 9Th
|er parties. but who have never failed {,
.oaiesce with The Locos in every instance
where cfIice wa. n, stake.as in the case o.
Senator Chase u Ohio, Their only strengtl
IN The L. s Senate, who was the oii spring
corruption and the price OF their PEncI
b.es. and who can count four me mbers, all
foJ. in the II. Of Representatives,; party
sal>ied in every thought save the ono idea
x in their madness to accomplish their end,
repudiaies every effort u its ultimate &C
camplishmeni, because il does not effect i
al O single blow. These are they who as,
sesl that the Nhis party nave been swat,
lowed up hs themselves and the Locoes.
Bat While We claim this TO haye been
the urse 81 tie Free Soil Party, aud claim
that il was unwise, ilsiberal and impolltic,
ct considering their unbFialed zeal in their
lcsuse, we feel Tree 10 accord TO them al
honesty Of purpose. Second, a class otpo
| Iiticai beers who entered The Wig rank.
from , hePe Of reward, desire for eiiice OF
70 aim Ill distinction. aud who now see
4heIr hopes blasted in the election Of Gen
Pearee. Il is mol 10 be imagined that the
great Wing party could have existed 81
long, welding The patronage Of the Coy.
Iefnment, without attracting mea moved b
Icupidity and ambition, who, when hope
fails them are wiling 10 abandon their par
is-aor IS their loss regretted, for we, as
Wings, desire tie cooperation Of those WIZ
can heartily adopt the sentiment oil The il
ustfipns Clay, iha. Il would rather be righ
lhan President" II IS no strange mattel
.hat a party coming into power, basiag pa
tronage at its disposal, should carry With
accumulated strength trom their defeated
enemies. Bat their are great principle
upon which the Wing party rests, arount
which Patriots aud Phiianthropists, strang
Iers to corruption aud lovers Of their coun
ltry, will gather, and to which they w
Sing in despite Of temporary detes, or h
-ltreaehery Of friends. Can they who On
led once III opposition to Executive usar
lPation,' row abandon q forget their bon
of union? Can they who united in sup
pr, Of the home policy Of The America
people now prove trescherous TO those in
teresls? Can they Who united TO sustain
tie public frnh invioIaie' now adopt III
toctfiue Of reputation? Can those VIII
sbofed to build the means Of commercial
intercourse aud developement Of our re
sources close their eyes upon the fruit o
| their eii,ris. and refuse tosustain them?-
We answer NO! And while those princi
pIes exist, and they have solitary adyo
cate, the Wing party will continue 10 exis,
We then are wiling 10 be found doing Janl
fur those princiPes-not icr the sake oith'
ahor-nd for sake of orgumen,--no not 70
sake Of oPposltion-but because we beIicv,
that in them are the true policy Of the gov
eminent and The true interests Of the pee
Ip'e. No man is conquered until he feel
so:-thereioFe We say, sink or SWIM, s0r
riFe or PERISH" We stake cur political al
upon those principles.