Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-29
GBe 9allp SPY,
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1854.
The Mnssac hnsetrs Wings.

acterstics were the same all over the country.
This was never very true; and there is less
truth in it now, than ever before. The South
err Wings sustained Zone of them originatedl
the project to extend slavery into Kansas and
Nebraska; the Northern Wings unanimously
voted against it, and are now unanimously
resolving against it. There has always been
more or less of this discrepancy between North
ern and Southern Whigism. 1t has been,
however, harmonized by the National Con-
ventions, where the Southern wing has inva-
riably obtained the ascendancy, and dictated
what Off any) resolutions should be adopted.
So in State and Congressional contests, the
two wings fought on contradictory issues, but
in elections for President, they went together
for slavery. There was one period, from lS49
to 1858, when the pro-savery administration
of Mr.. Fillmore had to be sustained, that this
discrepancy was not so great. AT that time,
the Northern Wings discontinued their prac
tice of passing anti-slavery resolutions, and
became pro-slayery in theory as well as in
practice During great portion of this time,
the Wings of Massachusetts were the most
decidedly pro-slavery in their character of any
men in the country.
At this time there is more than the usual
amount OF contradictory doctrine and practice
among the Wings Not only are the North
ern Wings and Southern Wings resolving
against each other, but the Northern Wings
are divided in their methods of action. We
call the particular attention of the Wings of
Massachusetts, who boast so loudly and so Of
ten of their nationality to the fact that there
is no Wing party aohateUer IN half ofthe North
ern States. Talk about the nationality of the
Wings, and the sectionalism of the Republic
cans Why are the Boston Journal and pa
pers of that class, aware, that in Ohio, the
Wing organization is wholly abandoned; that
the Wings are supporting a Democrat for
Judge of the Supreme Court, and ultra Free
Sellers, like Giddings and Edward Wade and
Judge Bliss for Congress; that Wing Commit
tees have resigned, and that even the Wing
name is thrown aside to a considerable extent,
and when it is retained retained only from
habit: Are they aware that in Indiana the
Wings are supporting Democrats for Congress,
and Democrats, Wings and Free Sellers in
discriminatory for State officers That in
Wisconsin and Illinois, the case is Just the
same That in Michigan, every Wing paper
but one, supports Mr.. Bingham for Governor,
a Free Soiler, who was once a Democrat and
Meier Wing? That in Yoaoa, though the
candidates were nominally Wing, there was
substantially fusion of parties? That in
Termont, the regular Wing candidate for
Lieut.. Governor is Free Soiler of the g ia
natical" kind That in Maine, there is a
well understood and well cemented coalition,
Gndietable at Democratic common law, as the
Massachusetts, coalition was at Wing common
law) by which it is expected that Mr.. Morrill,,
an independent Democrat will be made Gov
ernor, and John J. Perry, another man of the
same sort is to go to Congress- That in Con-
necticut Free Soiler has been chosen to the
United States Senate That in Nesc Hanap-
shire the Administration was defeated by a
coalition of Wings and Free Soilers: Why,
the T" Straiglt-out Wings" of this State, are
not the rule, but the exception. The ultra
isms which the Wings hereabout tell us they
are not going to adopt, hare been adopted
and the ultra candidates with them--in half
score of States. There not only is no national
Wing party, but no Northern Wing party,
even. Its victories will not be Wing victories,
but anti Nebraska Republican victories. At
this moment, the Republican party of this
State is more national, than The Wing party,
and has greater number of allies.
The atlas, the other day, having had its at
tention called to these facts, expressed its will
ingness to allow the Wings of these States
to do pretty much as they pleased; and it Is
evidently well satisfied with the expectation
of Republican victories which ale to come this
fall. But it objects very decidedly to any
such action here. 1t did what it could to
prevent lnst such movement here as the !
Wings of nine States which we have named
have entered upon. The Wing State Com
mittee have taken the same course George
Morey- superhuously tagging upon the polit-
1eal stage-Went to the American House meet
ing to see if he could not prevent the Worces-
ter Convention from being sanctioned, and if
possible prevent it from being held. The
alarm was sounded by all the Wing papers
except two or three in Western Massachusetts
=" Don't go to the Convention The Free
Sellers are going to cheat you'll So they
kept Wings away, and then because they acre
away, Free Sellers were abused because they
would not'keep away also.
? Of course the reason for this discrepancy is
well understood In the West, the Wings
have no State Offices to lose, while in this
State, having obtained power by the purchase
of the Roman Catholic vote and the aid of the
Administration, they fear that they shall be
obliged to divide the spols with others. They
don't know enough to see that they al likely
to lose the whole by their obstinaey; but they
are only intent upon their purpose of not
making division. If the Wing leaders were
IN favor of a Republican movement in other
States Tor any honest purpose; if they did not
look upon 1t as piece OF machinery to allow
few OF their number to get Office, who by
any other process would have no chance; if
they were for it as means of concentrating
the continent of The country against slavery,
and not merely as means of breaking down
the s. Locofocos, then they would go for