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From tie time ihss Genesal Pierce was srihm-
,phanily eeciei d mr. Presidency, NJ 10 the period
v bsa bis lnsughral 9ddssss was deliveries ca he
fseps of tae Capitol DsnoE Mic journals an over
Elhe eoUalry lock great dshgei n pfopounding he
Question, : Have we asfs az party among usas
Some 81 them were xdessivsl5 4 stiious upon The
I sR set Some amusf% lhtinss4Hes p writing Ihe
anoss rxcrneiatine ePiasis % ~ upon che Tomb 81
dsparrd WhiggsayI > ahqanted a the most
graphic and piclnTtSq1 fescfip,ioil u tAst IA
moas legality knOwh Is 5 ~ kiFer. ca The banks
of Which the ghosts of dAcared Wings were sup
parlnrhed spirits Oh The S'Fgiaa shore who had
hsen denied iAerighls dftsHolsnfe % ihia safIh -
Ahd ia shori. 50 thoroughly ai<IaFitcd aaddespon-
dent vas the Wig paity ihzl i exen bad non tie
courage % hald ~ is hf-4-' ~ bore with meek
nese Az The ieefs hHd fiense and he VIII
k.iE1 Tsfs sung aFisf'A fsssf.' sueeessin q aar
The Wings tlenhaa no mora confidence than
before the eies ti5n id tle hero whom The Democra
lev haaimpori,d tom New Hafnpshire TO ill the
Presidential chair But amidst the general Julia
ton fnI q pezas ald 10 fTiamplss with which
Young iii kory eEth-Gfauie Hills was bprne
10 Washington they tarst net evea so much as
express In siighissg debb: Of his imnsculale pn-
rig and frsnscendent fitness far ihe otee Acebrd-
ingly ihsy hung their Heads in sil -nee-ant when
tanned win the question . Have we a Wing par
II among Us had doi spirit enough even 10 assert
us existence.
But row what Is slle ttase ofthe easel What is
the character Of abe quPsiien which political phi
losoPbeTs are now TIL ing 70 aaswtrl Iis-ahave
We an Atminsti alionI arty anonw US r. II So
where i III and what il Is nuynerica strength D.
Tire aamiaisifaIloa iefeated in Maine. New
York, Rhoie. Islahd Cdnneetieuf aid virtually If
not really in New Observation-Disclosures by the
Nalonsl Den1era I'M The North for lis policy Of
appain tmEEts-bg TIE 3reesniserS account Of its
advocacy d The Nebraska Bili-by Union men all
over the ruunWE-ty nearly an a the regular
Wing party and hv many Il the presses which
aided in 6lecIing Gkn Pierce "a the Presidency
may well Zee susna setieilude n knew where its
n a. strength IS and where are is real supporters
The question as To- IT, existence of TIE Wing par
II mas he7as speea#fiTe as evet--even as much
50 The existence vi alive Banfbou-- but the ex-
isteDce OF an anti-adniuisirsffon parv is no longer
a matter Of doubt but Isl palpsbe, plain aud Vsi-
bic reality II
Now what has cajlseh this ?. WIZ ibis mighty
change in pubic seEtnieni before the Presidential
term i halt outl W. have hat III along our own
notions on the subject bot tearing 10 rely toe im-
p,icitlT unGn Oqr dwa IhGSmeHt have been SELLING
10 ascertain among peihuefstie ufnals heir ex-
planaf;oa 81 the matter We have az last foand
IL A late number of tie Nstiaeal Democrat OF
New YOrS, a reading paper among the De11ec-
racy IL the lasl eil ion Ia sreaking Of the uexi
Democratic candidate tbr The Presidency, uses the
following lsuEne &e
= The candidate Of The Democracy must run as
lac determined lae CI al i2ctlo1s ana fslls. de
must be proved man No greai unheard Of no
tremendous Dohe y, rendered available only from
his ohscnriiy, will d. hereafter. We have had a
bitter lesson ~ this Hnsiness. God help he party
il il is ever tempted BY his foolish devil 81 aYaila
biliiY again. No.ltt rs have the hcst man. the
iruesi mantle man who was never known 10
cnnnlve atsduplieilY sad faction--the man who
with mind Of equal truth awards Nnrih and South
has ever made he eonstu ion his sole guide Ia the
great aGsirs OF State With such man. success
is sure, unless We are damaged hv a blind adler
ence ~ fallen and Resbised Adusinisiratsoun
Just think Of thatl Democratic nuEaal talk
ing about great unheard Ola tremendous no
badym ard ,'b-r utisr ~ Esse would have sap-
posed ill What are WI coming tot Why, this
is the very SORT ofialk he Wings used in the last
canvassl But al chat time whenever any unlaeky
Wing veniured to intany;hin$ about obsedri-
NJ be was RECALLED with such elaborate accounts
OF martial exploits i'll The valley Of Mexico, and OF
Senatorial Iriumphsj thai be was sleneed for a
fortnight afterwards Now il seems Democratic
journals are Of The sam9 way Of thinking-and as
usual have come io fad eui after The mischief is
done. Ia, the Wings we're right in the first in
stance. ard that tse practice OF eleyaiins to the
Presidency great u8kne4ns and tremendous no.
bodies is one viii hdo4s net ray ant which for
lhe future mus bediiconiinued We are glad
they have made the difcnveiY-A nd lrusg that in
future they " u liseu 70 comhqn sense. even
though Il does come ifoh Wing 1anh not he sub
jteted the humiii5iiob OF contrasting their faults
when il has become too Gate 10 correct them
Richmond Mad