The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-03
From the Pennsylvania, May "a
ADDRESS OF THE DEMOCRATIC WING COMMITTEE
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OF SUPERINTENDENT
The wing committee Of superntenaeace desire 10 adj
dress their feow-ctxens few words Of friendly and
respectful counsel Encouraged by the result 81 the late
municipal election showing il did that the mysterious
power Of secret and therefore Irresponsible party,
known the thing organization had with all the
aid Of local patronage shown itself relatively weak when
arrayed against honest and manly public opinonits
muudnous majores Of seysn and fifteen thousand
having in less than year, collapsed TO 1877 ticket
and 422 anoiherthe committee would have been con
tent TO be proudly silent, But when they see sudioUs
and elaborate attempt made TO msrepresent this result,
they cannot refrain view Of the future from trying
expose the fraud. They refer 10 paper very gen
orally circulated bearing the ambitious title Of Address
Of tie Executive Committee o The american Parry 10 ne
Amercdas throughout he United Statesn and signed by
John W. Ashnead and six Others the object OF which is to
show that the escape which their secret constituents had at
The late election not only the greatest triumph ever
achieved but that It was an especial triumph over The
wing party They undertake 70 that il vic
tory the whg and democratic parties to their
very words painfully distinct in their erontery, that
while in 1854 they oooperated in 1855 the wings as
party repudated all eonncxon with their 1.-THE commees
principles, and united with the democratic party in an
effort TO prevent their success
1t is this singular assertion utterly groundless
that wish direct the attention especially Of wing friends
We shall Try 10 do this IN words that are precise neglo
and hope offensive, for perfectly that
into the enang clements Of this wreched organization have
been decoyed many friends, both wings aud democrats
who Ia bitter shame regret H. and viii the first
chance escape from To Them and such them for the
wrecks all around do desire to give
any pain deepen the blush already upon their cheeks
But the authors
genuine representatives they claim to be- Of their secret
uncandd party and of their attempt mislead the
public, we shall speak freely and decsyely.
With remark of purely personal nature we might
dismiss this address 1t will hardly be credited but il ia
simple truth which defy contradiction, that at least
three of the sgners Of this very address which asserts the
adverse fusion Of the wings and democrats parties and
their prostrationyz George r. enzey Joseph L. Ches-
| ter and George s. Sharp-on the day Of the cleo
ton carried paoads ard eleesoneered Their ticket as the
regular wing ticket How they dare 10 say that
the ticket thus eleconeered and thus victorious
the wing ticket all This may be honor and morality
in the know-nothng lodges but it very like dis
honor and equvocaon out Of them To us it close
y kindred to the system by which Of high social posi-
ton of reputed personal integrity, and of religious pro-
ession, deny adhesion secret political organiza-
tons; and yet with the denial fresh their lips attend
lodges and councils night after night and make speeches
and deliver lectures the texts of anahcsm which there
are current. Such there among well known and
well marked This illustration Of the conduct of
this executive address.
But it is worthy those represent dispose of
this fraud by personal reference There is sadder truth
be evolveda revelation of the by which, before
the election the ruin and disgrace OF the wing party was
planned How far it will be successful remains 10 be
The Of Mr. Webster is cruelty introduced into their
address having oreold this result If the queruous
maledicons of dying statesman, who had lived long
and active life of whg honor and profit were sufficient to
destroy the wing party then TO inquire how
far the mschevous gossip oozng through the crevices of
sick mans chamber and retailed by busy mischief
kers throughout the land is to be relied on and if Mr..
Webster did pronounce the wing DOOM it at least
from lips that spoke and did not equivocate" So far
back 1883 the Daniel Webster announced his
readiness accept anti Masonic nomination Willard
/ Fillmore anti-Masonic member Of Congress The
relatively innocent obligations of charitable associations
were then deemed criminal by those who according to
this address, bound by secret political oaths pronounce
aud rejoice the doom Of the wing party The wing par
ty, in belief conservative element OF open political
organization still lives independent party but 1t
be infected corrupted in some OF its members by the
prevalent disease of pseudo Amercansm there in it yet
vitality enough to unite with honest allies against new
and common enemy The fusion of honest men in the
pf TIM
end the wing party here is in full life 1t means to live
and be felt
AT the late election we affirm that the wing organize
ton and machinery the side of the successful par
ty. Those who separated did, reluctantly and, we
hope temporarily from ancient communons did so for
reasons which all good must approve Those motives
we will briefly state:
In the spring of 1854 the spasm Of know-no,hnglsm
at its height IL mysterious and therefore captva-
ting creation, that sprung into being knew how
and worked sudden and great result Impressed by sue
cess and stimulated by greed for local Office, hundreds
rushed to the lodges, and in their mysteries and
res imagined there comfort and pleasure and success
Night after night high officials to be skulkng
parading, for it depended temperament whether they
acted boldly tmidy to the places Of meeting, and graf
flying morbid appetite another by orid deca-
nation imaginary dangers absurd ceremonasm. OF
fees distributed by DEGREES oodges and councils secret
orders multiplied and every variety of absurd nomencl
ture adopted excite curiosity aud attract recruits
The idle and unrehecng pleased with the num-
merry while the selfish managers were diligently turning
its organization to their advantage. This very
manifest Mt the late election when at the per-
suasion Of secret and irresponsible advisers great
sues of party politics were Abandoned and clear wing
victory for such would James Pollocks election certainly
have been turned into patry know-nothng tri-
umph and democratic canal commissioner who deceived
all parties elected George Darsic honest
perenced and able statesman simply because the breath
of his carly years breathed among the free hills of
Presbyterian Scotlandthe land of Mercer, who bed at
Princeton, and Wherspoon, who signed the Declaration
Of Independence Such were the nothing vico-
res so much vaunted. But the bitter end not yet
Part OF this victory was an overwhelming majority IN
the legislature; and we purpose bring the real
fruits Of this party organization the lips of Its aiders and
abctters and especially of those Of them who as
executive committee, have published this address we
| shall speak very distinctly and strongly.
When how this executive committee constituted
have of knowing. Probably il was done IN
secret for very that had il been in public after
discussion and consideration less offensive to the
whig party and distinguished for social and political
position would have been selected responsible authors
The address itself may fairly be presumed to be the work
of the chairman well known expert and experienced
veteran at the small game of politics. but the last man en-
titled to consideration from the wings of Philadelphia As
officer under whig national administration the chair
Of this American committee maintained doubt
full loyalty party, though he always displayed COM
mendabe zeal in promoting political combinations at those
crises when means literally contributed and dis
bursed Still the chairman of this committee, and
the leader OF the dominant party in this city, he entitled
TO distinguished consideration at hands. Why are
compelled thus to distinguish him from his obscure coli
leagues viii presently appear.
We have said that the know-nothng triumph OF last fall
in Pennsyvania complete. The city government, IN
every branch the State executive and the popular house
of tho legislature wholly theirs This not their