The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-28
The wings

The whis papers of the North seem 10 differ as 10 to'
political complexion OF Winslow Case. the collector
Rochester, who made free with the goVefnmen
funds intrusied 10 his All agree that ne was
whig but the silver gTays would have MN appear
woolly head while the woolly heads would place hln
in the silver gray ranks We do not pretend 70 DC aOie
to settle this dispute nor do think IS matter OF I'M
porance for every branch OF the wing party has iur-
nshed its full quota OF incompetent and unalthful ON
GERS When the list OF such is completed we thlnk that
every grade will be fully represented from the cabinet
advisers to petty postmastes. The National Intelligence
said days ago that the wings have no reason 10 be
ashamed OF the origin OF their name, nor OF their prede-
cessors who bore it, That may be true to certain ex-
tent, inasmuch the origin OF the is matter OF
uncertainty and dispute and in times past and in other
countries it has been borne by who actuated
by very different motives from those who have ap-
propriated it OF las years. But feel that
portion Of the succeeding generation will be parc-
uarly anxious to justify and become responsible for the
conduct of the present generation OF whgsof those who
controlled the executive branch of the government for
the last four years, exhibiting degree of ncompetency
extravaganza, and corruption before witnessed in
the history of the republic. Something is
sary for party in enlightened country than the
TO command the public confidence. The name "whig
may be derived, the Inteiiigencer says, from a
Scotch term used 10 denote driver of horses Or as
others state, from a word meaning sour buermk with
out having potency enough justify evil deeds and be-
cause the men who marched TO Edinburgh in 1913 10 OPP
pose Charles the First, and the wings OF our own revo-
lutonary vrtuous aud patriotic, does no,
follow that those who appropriated their party appel
la,ion OF late years thereby acquired claim TO re-
spect and consideration strong enough to sustain their
dangerous doctrines, and shield them from the legiti-
mate consequences of their corrupt practices. The
National Inegeneer thinks that if the time was appro-
pirate might proceed to show that the wings OF
day have been actuaed by various and sundry vtuous
pure, and patriotic purposes, which sets forth general
terms The time is not appropriate for such task and
If it should be undertaken now 1t would be regarded
the most foron Of foorn hopes. The wings have con-
oed the executive branch of the government for the
four years; and while the in which they discharged
their high duties is fresh in the public mind, it would be
waste of labor TO attempt the task of convincing the pub
lie that they acuated by the eminent virtues and
dsinerested purposes which the National Intelligence,
would claim for them. They were TO great extent
Iammelled by opposing majority in both branches Of
Congress- tina, their dangerous principles their incom
potency, reckessnes, and their corrupt designs did
have full and fair opportunity of exhibiting themselves
but yet the people enough OF all these TO make them
repent of their misplaced confidence and rally to the sup
port of the democratic policy with degree of unanmity
Unprecedented, and overwhelming in State and fedora
elections as to make il doubtful whether the wing name
despite lis respectable origin, will be used again
party struggle. Under such circumstances. we would
like the Iniegencer set forth the virtues OF the
wing party, and illustrate them by references to the Pac
tees of the late whg administration.