Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-12-28

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TROUBLE IN THE WIGWAM-THE Al
LIES BEGIN TO FALL OUT.
The Richmond (Virginia) Wing which, for
some time past has been supposed to be WOO
ing the Know.nothings with soft blandish-
ments, in order to secure their support
to the Wing ticket in the approaching Vir-
ginia elections, manifests much chagrin as
we'll as indignation at the bold declara-
tons Of the american Organ that the
the Know-nothings Of Virginia intend TO sup
port such candidates only as are inside OF their
organization, and that they will not, under any
circumstances, play second fiddle to the old
line Wings. The Know-nothings have all along
been sanguine of success in drawing to their
support the Wing party of Virginia. Inns
union of Wigs and Knownothings was the ba-
sis Of all their expectations Of Succession they
knew that by themselves they could accomplish
nothing Nor did they suppose possible that
the Wings of Virginia would dare to entertain
the felonious purpose Of running candidates OF
their own. But there is manly and stub
born spirit in the old line Wings OF Virginia
that will not brook arrogance or submit 10
dictation. Indeed, if we are not much mis-
taken, they have calculated with equal conf
dence on commanding the cooperation OF the
Knownothing party. The idea OF suffering
the sceptre to depart from Judah-the idea OF
surrendering into the hands of the new organ
ization the reins that they so long have held
never entered their minds. This being the
condition of affairs, it is not wonderful that the
following proclamation from the American
Organ" published in this city, should fall like
hot shot into the Wing camp:
From the American Organ.
dOUR PARTY IN VTRGINIA.--We are daily
asked what course our party will adopt IN the
coming contest in the Old Dominion. We
must answer according to the information
given US in the premises.
From all our numerous correspondents In
that State, we receive the same glad hdlngs,
that they intend to nominate and support
ticket imposed solely of members OF our
party, leaving those outside OF the organization
to support such candidates as their Judgment
directs. What other course could our party
safely pursue. The administration party have
selected as their candidates those who openly
oppose our doctrines.
aMust not our friends meet the issues ten
dered them? 1t may be answered that the
Wing party will probably select candidates
more acceptable to our friends But would 1T
not be fatal to our ultimate success, If we were
to adopt the Wing nominations? Utterly and
irretrievably fatal, in our judgment. If our
party should permit the Wings to select candi-
dates for them, il would be direct admission
of the charge, so often repeated, and so utterly
untrue, that the American party is the Wing
party in disguise.
ave cordially agree with our friends in Vir-
GINA, who expressed the purpose to make IN
dependent nominations. Any other course
"auld be suicidal, obviously So"
N>r is it surprising that the Richmond Whig,
one Of he oldest ana ~hlest organs Of the old
line Wings should FIRE up at kuo~-nothng pre-
sumption il endeavoring to make them servile
tributaries to their ambitious projects. That
paper thus comments on the above article from
the american Organ;
From the Richmond Wing.
"Inview Of the past history of the Wing party,
their steady adherence to every true American
interest, we regard the suggestions of the Amer
fcdn Organ as not only inopportune but suici-
dali That paper admits the fact, that the adj
ministration party are out and out opposed to
the party it assumes to represent. What
that party is--which the american purports
To represent il, we are not advised. We pre-
sumo, however, II is the Know-nothing party.
fit be so, all we have to say is, that hdce no
d6ilidtion or concert Nth thus party. We have
II Ia al IT,
things we agree with them, in others we widely
differ from them.
ave have no means Of knowing their strength
now, or what il will be in the spring but This
noe do kno,c, and ,ciH plainly speak out, that II
this party expects 10 absorb the great Wing
pdltg. and 10 control Us tcU and shape fs ac-
lion, IL ,cW find that the experiment ,oiH be as
hazardous as IL ,cM certainly be ansatisf factory.
We suggest 10 the american Organ that q
milder and more concilatory course, II IL
speaks By authority, viii best suit the spirit Of
the times
Now, here is the beginning Of a quarrel that
nothing short Of magic can heal The plain
English Of the matter is, that, neither the Wings
nor the Know-nothings viii agree to be ruled.
We have all along felt assured that there is
large number Of old line Wings, who under
no circumstances, will play at the game Of po-
litical blindman's buff. Nor can sensible men
blame them for being unwilling to establish in
power party whose objects and principles are
kept profound secret and who openly de.
clare that they will not support the nominees
Of the Wings, but that the Wings must sup.
port their nominees.
p
Rdy- AT the 233d anniversary of the landing
Of the pilgrims at Plymouth Rock, which was
lately celebrated by the New England Society
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