Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1855-12-20
Old wings and the American Party.

The Union and american of Tuesday con-
tains an extract from an article in a late num-
Der of the Memphis Bulletin relative to the
attitude of parties in the House Of Represen-
tatives, at present engaged in attempting an
organization, and attrbuting the difficulty in
attaining that object to the disbanding of the
old Wing organization, and its supersedure by
the American Party. We had observed the
article in the Bulletin and intended to notice
some of its points.
It is the policy Of the Democratic press to
contribute by every means in its power to Gre
ate a schsm of feeling between the small rem
brace the principles of Americanism, and the
great body of their former friends, who, in
conjunction with large numbers of the patriot
ic masses of the Democratic party form the
American party.
They eagerly catch up and repeat every re-
greet that one of these once cordially hated but
now dearly loved "old Wings" may express
in regard to that party which he loved so well (;
and should one of these aspiring "old Wings
become convinced that the new party is not
! likely to give him office, commences to abuse
and denounce it in the stereotyped terms
"bigoted," "intolerant," ''unrepublcan," &c,
&c, forthwith he is erected into an oracle by
the Democratic presses. His lightest word is
considered the cOncentI ated essence of politi-
cal wisdom They treasure up with sacred
care bis every saying, and record in q strain,
evincing almost devotional admiration, his eve
nv movement. His incoming and his outgo-
ing, his uprising and his downsitting, the most
trivial incident of his every day life is set
down and sent forth that tho faithful may
learn to regard him as one having authority
TO teach.
+ These "old Wings" who once were rank
with the stencil of federalism, with whom to
consort it was a damning sin, now exhale an
odor more ravishing sweet than call the per
fumes of Arabia" they fold them to their DO.
SONS in the loving trustfulness with which 6
signing swain strains to his heart the bashfu
object of his tender esteem. They are at los
for terms OF cndearInent in which to expires
the OVERLOOKING fulluess of the love they bea
them. Ii in days gone by they have de
nounced them Us allies of AbolitionSm and foe
TO Southern rights and interests, though the.
we're encrusted an inch thick with the 500
Hight to endorse their cleanliness; they hav
been washed in Jordan and made whole
they have emerged radanlly red with fire
eating fury and smoking with vengcaHc
against freesoilism. Their simple refusal t
act with the American party and thereby ind
rectly affardng aid to their opponents is atom,
nent enough in democratic eyes for al polt
cal sins. Men whose political conduct b.
been characterized as corrupt and unpricc
pied, by this process, are purified into polite
saints with garments whittier than the drive
snow.
To an unsophisticated observer, this kind
political TRANSPORTATION may appear wonderir
but We confess these transactions have 50
stranger feature to US. We are surprised tn
any one who has been Wing should so east
succumb to the seductive batteries Of his a
Gent foes. Can he have forgotten that 4
same tongue which now drops honey, on
distilled venom; that the unstinted eulogi;
of to day were the merciless revilers of yestC
dnyP What conjnrer has so tricked III,
: vision that the frghtful monster Of locofoC
; ism. has rounded its repuisive features IL
a comely Gree, whose song has seized a
s,upifed their intellectsl Il is difficult for
TO conceive how any one who bad been a u
4. whig, could so readily unlearn the docIriI
Of that school, and unwligging himself In
0 trice, leap forth fdll-blown locofoco. J
4 we have seen these things of late, and hl
q reached the conclusion that all such ",
y never true Wings, and never will be true De
y ocrats; that they are political adventur,
resembling 10 their habits ownerless dc
u who stsy longest where they are treated b,
}" Now, the assertion Of the Bulletin, that
J" present deplorable condition Of things 10 c
: grees IS the fault directly or indirectly Of
I, American party We fatty deny. We d,
" that there is a probability that the oondit
Of things would have been different If
!, Wing organization had never been supplan
a BY the American party. The present az
n ton Of the slavery question Is doe alone
10 the Democratic party, and as the contest
the House OF Representatives demonstra