The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-06-03

FRIDAY, JUNE 5,
The whlgs ansI lllelr opponen1s


There is nothing which is so likely t.
throw a greedy Locofoco Office hunter int
fits as the thought that his party is again to
encounter the dreaded Wing party. He
bears in mind the fact that the two great
political parties are in luck by turns THAI
the Wings succeededin i84o,the Loeofocos
in "A, the Wings again in '48, and the Lo-
lcofocos in '52. The Wings viii again be
Fuppermost in the contest Of 1856, and the
and the alternate rule will be pretty fairly
established. 1t requires no superstition on
the part of Locofoco to believe this. He
remembers with great distinctness how his
party was pounded and beaten by the wings
in the fierce contests of / $40 and 1848, and
feels very sure that another bounding awaits
j it in 1856.
We don't know whether whistling is a
panacea for cowardice or not. but we do
know that cowardly chaps are very apt to
whistle. in the hope of keeping their pluck
up above zero when they fancy themselves
in the presence of danger. The Locofocos
have caught this trick. and hence whenever
they feel frightened they take to Whistling
with all their might. With a quivering
liver they talk of the destruction" of the
Wing party, while they feel very certain
that this destroyed party will. just when the
proper time comes, rise up and oyerwhelm
their own piebald party. Indeed il may be
laid down as a settled rule that whenever q
Locofoco affects to think the Wings as a
party is dead as barrel of picked her
rings, he is all the time shiYering in his
shoes. It would be the cause of the most
ecstatic rejoicing If he could persuade him
self that the Wings have lost their vitality.
But this sweet solace connot be his. He
knows that the Wings are just as numerous
and formidable as ever, and that they will
be ready. whenever anything can be gained
by activity, to buckle on their armor and
meet the Locofocos in animated contest.
To infei. IS the Locofocos do, that. be-
cause the Wings are not making fuss and
flashing themselves as the young lions do to
keep their fighting propensities IN good con-
dition. they are therefore overwhelmed and
discouraged and hopeless, is the most alb
surd use man can possibly make of his
logical powers. When there is anything at
stake, any great principle or great measure
involved, the Wings will show themselves
to be just as resolute and unconquerable as
they were in those memorable conflicts in
which Locofocoism was thoroughly routed
and beaten.
Itmay be in perfect consonance with the
nature Of genuine Locofoco to suppose
that the Wings were so effectually used up
in November last as to be indisposed to
wage another contest. We regard il, how
ever, as an imputation on that ardent spirit
of patriotism which all good Wings feel. to
assert that they will hereafter fold their
arms and permit Locofocoism do as il pleas
es. 50 long as The party now IN power IS
actuated BY the wrongheadedness which has
always accompanied it, just 50 long will iii
be the duty Of the Wings to oppose 1t. So
long Is Locofocoisrn is unregenerated and
unreformed, Just 50 long will i continue to
exert detrimental influence on the public
welfare. Il will be the duty Of the Wings
to be yigilant and to Be active and 70 hold
themselves ID readiness to bring out their
whole strength whenever an occasion arises
in which the Presidency Is to Be lost or
gained. And we are happy to be able to
assure the Locofocos. from pretty extern
siYe acquaintance with Wings and their
feelings, that they win never be found want
ing in that decided and victorious spirit
which leads men to array themselves un-
comparatively ii opposition to those who,
having possession of the Government, i'd
minister ii ii afactious partisan way.
President Pierce seems bent On following
the example Of bis Lo1bfoeo predecessors
and making Iis administration strictly parti-
san. ii any good shaII bsfaIl The Wings,
ii viii BE- undersigned and merely incidental.
Thsy sre prescribed ThsiE government
viii not recognize them in ths dispensasion
81 any 81 is blessings bul 81. edaiin1e 3
regard Them IS alien. 81 whom t i ns. pro.
per q shower any advantages g tins
neg es.|ne aid grading l|.e Whlgs,
Piszee and bis eak|ns. wiI| excite ] deep.