The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-02
RESURRECTION OF THE WING PARTY

kESU ltkECIlON OF lHE WHlG PAkll.
We find the following rs cofniug from the
Washington correspondent Of the Southern.
We give IL to our readers for what II Is worth,
without pretending to know whether such
more as the one indicated is on hand or not;
"a new move, II Is said, will soon be made
on the political board. 1t will, we have no
doubt somewhat change the relations Of men
and parties The old Wing party Is silently
disentegrating itself from the Know Nothing
order. The alliance lrns proved demoralizing
and destructive Of the little strength the par
ty had. Under the lead of Fillmore and Elk.
Governor Hunt of New York--Everett and
Choate Of ssachusetts--Meredith Of Penn.
Pratt, johnson and Pearce Of Maryland
Benjamin of Ln.--Jones of Tenu.-Badger of
North Carolina. and the National Intelligen.
cer--the old Wing party is to be brought
again upon the field. Their policy seems to
be this .-in every election to run q Wing
candidate so as to weaken the Know Moth.
ings, and secure their defeat in this way. By
defeating tho Know Nothings generally, be-
tween this and next summer, they will show
them their utter inability to carry the coun-
try in their next Presidential race. The as
surance Of this will demoralize the order, as
il has not discipline and training TO keep it
a convention, adopt one principle of the Know
Nothing party--vz. the extension of the ma.
turaliza,ion lnws-and nominating nm old line
Wing, probably Pearce, Of Maryland. The
Know Nothing, incoherent and floating about,
will unite with that part which promises it
most. The Democratic party, being in power,
and conscious Of its strength, will promise it
nothing
1.-THE Wing party recruiting its resources
and fighting its way to power will readily
make all promises A party In power wei.
comes individuals-ya11C party. The for
per s2ps1 in t as Z. s'A3s latte latter ms aP
s6are Of tie flesh pots Thus the alliance
will be between the Wings and Know Moth.
ings. The order is disunited. The southern
wing repudiates the northern branch, while
the northern repudiatcs the southern wing.
How can they effect anything in their pres.
ent organization They cannot do it, Hence
they fuse together under the old Wing ban.
ner. All the various oppositiohs will rally
together, in the next Presidential campaign,
upon the Wing pedestal and with NO cry ex.
cept the extension Of the naturalization laws,
and the extravaganza of the present admin.
istration. The struggle will lie a severe one"
The WAY THEY DO BUSINESS IN New
YoRK.-AN ewYork Daily gives the following
as the way some Of the insurance Offices in
that city do business:
The Tontine Insurance Company, of No.
ID Wall street, after due investigation into its
affairs, has been closed by Comptroller Cook,
and the report Of the examining Commission
er placed in the hands of the Attorney Gem
eral for his action thereon. That this COM
pnny has been fnudulently organized, and
has transacted itsbusness without capital, is
abundantly proved by the report alluded TO-.
Its method of operating WIS simple one,
and one that has been frequently exposed in
these columns To enable the officers to
take the required oath, the company borrowed
John Thonpsons check for 100000, for the
use of which for few days they agreed to
pay $4,000. Having procured certificate,
the borrowed capital was Withdrawn, and the
company proceeded TO transact business with
out dollar in its treasury. For six months
they have issued policies, and now their books
show n capital Of $4,000, with liabilities ex.
ceeding $4,000. So we 60. Who is the next
| customer!