Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-12-23

Hon. THosHs L. GINeMAN. We observe that
some of the wing papers in North Carolina are re-
joicing that this influential and distinguished gentle
was not elected to the Senate of the United
States by the present legislature of that State They
have not forgiven him, because he refused to join
them in their union with the abolitionists of the
North, and because he prefers that party which
stands by and suffers for the principles of fed
eral constitution Hence it is that they exult over
what they pleased to call rebuke to his con-
duct in separating himself from their company. Let
US look, for moment, at the history of the wing
party in North Carolina. The organs of that party
object to the elevation of all those who for
satisfactory to themselves leave the wings and join
the democrats; and yet the North Carolina wings
have repeatedly elected and reelected to high sta
ton men who have left the democratic ranks Willie
P. Mangum, who was elected senator in Congress
by the democratic party, and afterwards abandoned
it, was then supported by the wings, and was sub
seaueny twice reelected to that branch of the ma
tonal legislature. George E. Badger, chairman of
the jackson democratic central committee of North
Carolina, was twice elected to the United States
Senate by the wings, sort of reward for leaving
the democratic party. The first wing nominee for
governor in North Carolina, after that office had been
made elective by the people, was E. b. Dudley, who
had been leading jackson democrat; but he was
taken up by the wings with the more alacrity on
that account. j. NJ Morehead, their second nomi-
nee for the same Office, boosted that he had been
three times elector the democratic ticket VIZ
in 1924, 1928, and in 1882. 1t is memorable his
torical fact Also that in 1882 the wings able
sand votes in North Carolina, and that in 1886 they
had very decided majority. This result was pro-
duced by their placing in the lead just such gentle
men as we have named, and who according to their
present 10 sc in regard to Mr.. C6ngman, had shown
themselves traitors to their own party.
Mr.. Clingman's position before the country is
highly enviable one, and we know that his election
to the Senate would have gratifed numbers OF the
purest and most acceptable statesmen in the demo-
cratic party. His own reasons for separating him
self from the wings fayoraby contrast with the mo-
tives that impeed many, who now assail him, to
desert the democratic party. tie was associated
with the southern wings, and was, with them, pieged
to definite course of policy, TO which he adhered,
while many of them abandoned it. The southern
wings were solemly committed to resistance OF the
northern wing scheme of abolishing slavery IN the
District of Columbia, and of forcing the NIlmot pro-
yiso upon all new territorial bills. They GER
tainly committed to Separation from all such infu-
ences, if these extreme measures were persisted in
and we believe they went so far as to declare, that
in the event of the of these measures they
would dissolve the Union. Mr. Cllngman gave bold
and formal notice to both wings of the wing party
that he would act out his purposes. hat resulted,
the nation knows by heart. The northern wings
became completely abolitioniZed. Mr.. Seward sup
planted Mr.. Clay in their affections, and the exam
pie of Websters devotion to the constitution be-
mockery to his former friends. In the wing
congressional caucus of December, l949 which MIR.
Clingman attended the northern wings, in body,
admitted that they had been pledged prior to their
election to abolish slavery in the District of Column
ba, and also to urge the Wilmot proviso and when
their action in Congress and in the country COLI
trned these avowals, Mr.. Cngman at once severed
his come xion with Them Messrs. Badger, Mangum,
Dudley, Morehead, and others, show their devotion
to their people and their own rights, by keep
ing up intimate relations with organization con-
trolled by Mr. Seward and his circle. And the wing
press of North Carolina abuse Mr.. Clngman for not
doing the same thing! Now look at the causes
which induced these wing leaders in North Carroll
to leave the democratic party, and mark the dit
ference between these causes and the motives that
governed Mr.. Clingnan in leaving the company of
those southern wings who looking forward to
promotion by aid of abolition whig votes. He left
because his former party friends had refused to stand
by the rights of the South and because he found in
the democratic party resolute and unfaltering nat
ional spirit
Messrs. Mangum, Badger, Dudley. and More
head left the democratic party the bank question
"a question of finance and upon this pretext they
have justified all sorts of coalitions with the
nothern wings, the natural enemies of the South.
Mr.. Clngrnan separated from the wing party on
the southern wings not true to their pied
ges of hostility to the abolitionists He left it be-
cause he the rights of the South denied to her,
her honor outraged and her interests trampled up
He gave full notice of his determination to aG-
here to his pledges and of his resolution with
party that was false to the impered guaran-
tees of his section of the country. And he is ac-
ting with the democratic party consistently and of
right What refuge is there left for honest and
patriotic but the democratic party an these days
And who would not rather be Mr.. Cngman
sistent to his faith and his pledges, than southern
whig. who is ready to sacrifice even his rights
and his own faith and the constitution and the I'm
ion, simply to crafty personal ambition?
Wash. Union