Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-01-12
The Whig Party-Its Slanderers,

The Wing Party-1ts Slanderers.
We take the following extract from late
number of the Jefferson City Examiner"
under the editorial management of Mr.. Jno.
G. Treadwoy, Virginian, who is believed
to have been Wing when a resident of
that Commonwealth-who was certainly
Benton man when he resided in Charlton
county, when the division first sprung up
in the democratic party. His paper, the
Examiner, is the organ of Gov Price, and
the leading Anti Benton paper in the State,
and thus speaks of the Wing party, and sew
eral of its papers, including The Times"
There is in Missouri Benton Wing
/ party and an Anti-Bcnton Wing party, each
jealous of the other, and between whom,
considerable luminosity is already being en-
kindled The Antl-Benton Wings are so
from principle, and will not consent to be
persuaded, or forced, to unite with the
| Benton miscaled democrats, in their efforts
to return Benton to the United States SEN
ate. The Benton wings are willing to do
this, and are more than willing to form an
utilization with the disorganizers. How
this matter will terminate is plainly to be
seen. The Benton wings will annex them
selves 10 the Freesoil Benton party, and
will eventually become avowed Bentonites
and Freesoilers. This is the cue given by
two of the wing papers in St. Louis. The
Columbia Statesman and the Glasgow
Times. All these papers have for several
! years leaned TO the support of members TO
! Congress who acknowledged the power of
that body to legisate on the subject of
slavery in the Territories, and who are now
well understood by the country TO lend their
| influence TO the reelection of the Prince Of
Freesoilers TO the United States Senate"
| There is not one word Of truth in the
whole paragraph. Every sentence is a
base and we believe-wilful falsehood: a
SANDER upon the Wing party--a SANDER
upon the "Missouri Statesman a SLAM
der upon the Glasgow Times" and a SLAM
der upon the St. Louis Wing papers.
There is no Benton Wing Party
There is no "Anti-Benton Wing Party
The Wing Party will neither support Ben.
ton, Benton manor an Anti-Benton man.in
preference to a Wing, for any political Of
flee, where Wing can be elected. They
have not done it, nor will they do it.
/ All Wings are Wings from principles:
one of their principles has ever been oppo-
sition to Benton, and they are still opposed
to him; but as one Wing, we are willing to
give Benton credit when he is right, and
will not oppose good measure because he
advocates it. This remark is just as true
in reference to Atchison, Gov. Price, or
Mr.. Treadway, as Benton.
There being no Benton Wings" they
cannot ''annex themselves to the Freesol
Benton party" but Wings will always OPP
pose the "Benton party" and the "Freesoi
party as also the Anti-Benton party, and
the Modification party. They are not re-
duced TO the necessity of choosing between
them, but can find good and true men of their
own, neither tainted with Freesoilism or
Modification.
We now come TO the "cue." We have
discovered no ''cue" in the St. Louis papers
none in the Statesman - and certainly
have given none in THE Times"
We give the charge flat contradiction
pronounce it a bald faced falsehood, and de-
mand the proof. The Examiner must have
seen the "cue" and if so it can produce it,
and we call for its production. We have
never cleaned to the support of members TO
Congress who acknowledged the power of
that body to legisale on the subject of sav
cry in the Territories" because hev &C.
knoDiedged that pO,Uer, but because we
deemed them no less Whgs--no less pa
trots, on that account. We have never
supported a man who was in favor of erer-
ctsing the power, nor do we expect to. We
have supported Wings who deny the power,
in toto, and expect to do so again, regard
ing them as none the less Whigs-none the
less patriots - on that account. We
have ever warred against making this ques.
ton test of Whiggery, and will continue
to war against it, come from what source it
may.
This being our position, it is hardly nee
essary to answer the last charge of the
Examiner, that THE Times" with the
other papers mentioned, "are now well un-