Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-26
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MONDAY MoRNING...-..J UNEa6, 1854


of political feeling than entertain. and reading
the origin. history and course of action OF the
Wig party somewhat differently from the inn
nressions we have received contains some remi-
niscences and suggestions that the Wigs of the
South may at this time profitahly consider. We
have heretofore expressed the opinion that fur
Their cooperation between the Wings of the
South ana the North would be imPraetioable,,
without a change of policy on their part-hut we
prefer TO regard then the seeeders, aud not 20
make ourselves SUCH by adopting new org AMI
cation and new creed. When practical issue
arises. the Wings Of the South viii knew where To
take their stand II their Northern brethren are
not by their side-the detection win be theirs.
and let the consequences be on Them
Southern whigs-Their Destiny and their Duty
The decree for the summary expulsion 81 this
important party division renders II Important ~
enquire what will be its destiny and Us duty. Ia
doing SO. il will not be cut of place 10 review the
history of the Southern Wing party. Il Is In
tended as Just eulogy. Perhaps It may answer
for an epitanh. No representative 81 political
opinion has in our belief over given morn eouclu-
siye evidences of disinterosted patriotism. Ii
formed the original vanguard "a that great con
fliet against Executive power 10 which the whiE
marty owes its naRfe aud IL organization. The
of the l.ffiest conflicts ever fought Their OPP
nosition to the ageressens Of Gen'l. jackson
was neither caused by personal hostility nor po-
aitioal discomfort. Many of his strongest south
ern opponents bad been his warmest admirers.
They thought his acts tended t. impair the Con-
stitition, and this admiration Tor the nan made
more mertoiioas the condemnation OF theoihccr.
Bat rs this war continued the oombatants iuseus-
ibly shifted their ground. Many Of the leaders
of the Wing party had been inimcal IL the OBJ
noxous administration ab ertg4e. They APP
pealed to certain interests of great importance
to the Northern people. The commercial Incl
dents of fiscal sy stem carried several important
electoral states. The prospect of increased wa
yes enlisted the manufacturers. The expense Of
transportation influenced the agricultural mite
rests OF the West, aud Size Wing party from hay
ing contendod for the great principle OF State
and popular rights began 20 rely upon tho sue
cess of certain measures of admin stratiye pol
lev. Its purpose was thus perverted aud lis bnp-
tsmal doctrines forgetten. Executive dietntion
was no longer the ehject of reprobation. The
limitation Of tho prerogatiye-the separation Of
the purse and sword, and the publication OF the
Government, no longer awakened the eloqucnce
of a Clay, Preston, Calhoun or "A Pfentss.
But the hnty on foreign wool. or cut nails were
topics OF general discussion, aud the custody of
the public money, wrested from the hands OF the
representatives and never returned 20 them, was
submitted r. without material complaint, because
ii yirtuallv transferred the public deposits from
Chestnut - Wall street and gave every neldtn-
tai advantage of exchange, discount and eireua-
ton to the cities of the North. There were ether
issues. Issues of dollars aud cents issues of
expectancy, and the tide OF the battle rolled
north, where thoss issues were most important.
The Southern W hgs nov served eohort in
an army which they had once commanded They
could not join the Democratic purty-though
many individuals did That party had
never been shriven of the obnoxious Executive
abuses. 1t had elected Van Buren, aud Polk,
~asa e -, ralinpushpd an ntom of
power, or failed to regulate their appreciation OF
an act by the test of party advantage So the
Southern Wings fought on in their subordinate
relation 10 their own purity, covering themselves
with glory, when the issues eorresponded with
their original principles, or abashed IN confusion
when their leaders gained victory over eorrup-
ton, forgot the correction of others in thor
dent pursuit of spoils-iumed from the limitation
of Executive power to increasing the duty upon
iron, or employed the popular enthusiasm in favor
of good and gallant man. To secure general
Jail delivery Of all the bankrupts in the land
Thus the Southern Wings being in a local and
Federal minority. received their issues from the
North duly as dry goods The annexation of
Texas proposed, and the Wing party was
committed against 1.-THE Southern Wings found
principle of opposition III the Illegal manner of
its introduction--ihe Northern, in a spirit of soc
tional animosity alone. A war with Mexico
might have been declared ten years before with
ample cause, in the wrong done our citizens.
Some of the Southern Wings opposed the war
because it had been commenced by the Executive
without warrant of law. They then went into
the and won by their gallantry the admira-
ton of their opponents. The Northern Wings
opposed the for the same reason that they
had opposed the annexation of Texas.
During the exciting scenes of 1850, the South
wings found restraining the Indignation
of their own section ON the one hand, and enfor-
cling the laws over fanatics on the other. In the
last campaign the Wing Convention repudatcd
every Fillmore and Webster man who had stood
by the Compromise and the rights of the South
They took up distinguished candidate deserv.
eddy popular for his military services aud his per-
sonal virtues But this man who had always
conquered the enemies of his country was iguo-
miniously defeated by distrust of his friends
In all these conflicts the Southern Wings have
never spared themselves, nor been spared by
their opponents. They have fought the battles
of their Northern allies with fidelity, trusting on
.ly to be rewarded by the reform of those original
evils which they had - long oombated. They
had gained one victory. The government was in
the hands of their friends. The President prov
ed 10 be a nan of Exemplary character. but the
members of the administration fell into the same
pfecedents IS their predecessors There was no
reform. 1t was all patronage, and many obnoxi-
Gus appointments were made. From that hour
the wing party was demoralized. II has now been
dsbanded. We have shown the consistent ide-
ty oftbe Southern Wings. But few known their
.disintorestedness. They advocated protective
system amongst people who had never seen
apower loom or 4 trip-hammer. The mnnuiac-
turers demand for the farmers provisions was II
subject of explanation and inference. 4 South
whig speaker who had affirmed that Virginia