Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-24

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Hon. Mr.. Gallegos entitled to his seat as the
Delegate from New Mexico his title having
been contested by General Lane.
The WING PARTY-THE PARTY OF FREEDOM
Mr.. Campbell, theindependent member from
Ohio, is set down in our classification OF Con-
gress as an independent Democrat This is
not strictly correct. He cares little about
names acts pretty much according to his own
convictions, aspits upon platforms" when they
do not suit him. and takes his stand among the
opponents Of Slavery; but he has usually acted
with the Wing Party, and some Of his tender
footed friends would not like to see him called
by any other name than that of "Whig."
After all, the title, Independent Democrat"
is very good one for every man who considers
the Slavery Question as the great issue before
the People, and has made up his mind to be
an uncompromising supporter Of Freedom. The
so-called Democratic Party is o Slavery Party.
1t is gross abuse Of language to designate as
Democratic political organization, ruled by s
Class Interest and laboring under its dictation
for the extension Of system which makes ha-
man beings articles Of merchandise, and subjeols
labor to the absolute control of capital What
fellowship can honest men, anxious for the well
fare of the masses, have with such an organi-
zation.
As to the Wing Party, where is it? Why
cherish name whose meaning has become
simply traditional? The organization once de-
fined by il exists no longer. Its great repre-
sentatives have gone down to the grave the
issues that gave it vitality have been disposed
of; there is no Wing Party, although there are
hundreds Of thousands of honest-minded voters
who once rallied under its banners. The slave
holders who used to act with il gave it death
blow ut Baltimore, in 1852, and have at last
abandoned it. The Nebraska movement has
revealed their true character, and demonstra-
ted the impossibility Of their cooperation with
any Party at the North, true to the Principle
of Freedom. The advent Of Mr. Toombs in
the Senate seems to have heralded new era
and we find Messrs. Clayton, Badger, Bell,
Pearce, Jones' hitherto supposed to be rather
National in their policy, now the allies Of so.
called Democratic Administration, in the work
Of Slavery Propagandism.
A few extracts from our exchanges will serve
to confirm these views.
Badgers and Jones's speeches, in the Sem
ate, (says the New York Erpress) may be con-
sidered the dissolution Of the Wing Party of
any further alliance with the Northern Adolf
ton wing Of the Party. The Nebraska Bill, in
point of fact, is finishing that breaking up of
all parties, which began at Baltimore when the
Wing and Democratic Conventions made their
nominations.p
The Richmond ya.) Wig thereupon re-
marks:
avery well--if the union of the party, or
any other sort Of union, can only be preserved
by trampling on the equality Of the States, lot
it cease We for one are unwilling to be parties
to il on any other terms than those Of perfect
equality. We know the burdens the Union
imposes upon the South-that it condemns us
to an everlasting commercial inferiority, but
that We were content to endure as best we
might; but when il is proposed TO deny us equal
political rights, further endurance ceases to be
virtuen
The Albany Evening Journal says
ain the hope and belief that the solemn as
surancss Of 1850, of repose from Slavery agi-
tation, would restore harmony TO the National
Wing Party we a few days since avowed our
readiness to 20 cordially for any distinguished
Wing, be he from the North or the South, in
dicated by popular sentiment as the next Pres
idential candidate.
ave did not then foresee-who could have
foreseen ?--that the whole Slavery issue was
30 soon to be reopened by those who pro-
nounced the Compromise a fnality' IL is but
year since Senator Atchison, the acting Vice
President, repudiated the attempt or even the
thought Of repeating or disturbing the Mis-
souri, Compromise We have been taught TO
rely at least upon the FAITH and HONOR Of the
South However exacting and aggressive, none
has heretofore questioned the truth or impugned
the INTEGRITY OF the South.
|" But she stands ready now to violate sol
emn compact to fly from bargain--and that,
too, after she has enjoyed the advantages OF
that bargain for thirty years.
"And Senator Jones, Of Tennessee, becomes
voluntary advocate and party to this national
perRdy. He stands conspicuous among the
champions Of the bill, which repeats the Mis-
souri, Compromise and rcopens most unneces.
sarily, the well-nigh smothered fires Of Slavery
agitation. This course, while IL pains yet re-
lieves many friends from any further solicitude
about his FUTURE
The New York Tribune says: !.
Not only will there be no moro Wing Ma
ticnal Conventions, but far the greater part oil
the Northern Democrats will equally forswear
their old allegiance, and fling themselves into
| the new party Of Freedom. And for inflamine
this great sectional controversy, the Southern
Wing Senators must be held eminently respon
sible II is true that Douglas and Pierce orig.