Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-15
The Richmond wing Again.

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The Wing of Thursday devotes another col
umH to the american Organ, and the public
printing, having now 80 far moderated its thirst
for blood as to denounce the penalty Of loss Of
ears only, and not of "ears and tongue" as
heretofore, upon those Southern members Of
Congress who may commit the sin Of voting
to the Organ the public printing! In another
week, If the Wing continues to improve in
mildness and forbearance, members may be
allowed to vote for US under the penalty of
thine and thirty lashes well laid on" and who
knows but that, after enjoying the good things
of Christmas, the Wing may become as mild
as sucking dove, and begin the new year by
blotting from its statute book all the pains and
penalties hitherto denounced upon such offend
ers!
ct seems very difficult (says the Whig) for the
Organ to make anybody North or South compre-
bend its exact position on the slavery question"
The difficulty lies not so much with the Or
gan in this respect, as with those who have no
wish to understand its position themselves, nor
to allow others to understand it. Or, if we are
wrong in thus supposing the Wing has no wish
to understand our position, then it follows that
its mental vision is somehow or other obscured,
and for this we are not responsible 1--we are
obliged to define our position "again" and
again, this necessity arises from the want Of
understanding in those who read our defini-
tons. There are some editors, who, like
school-boys, read the same lessons day after
day, and never understand them. It Is enough
for us, that we properly present our positions,
without furnishing our, contemporaries with
understandings to comprehend them, never
theless, like patient teachers toiling with sleepy
scholars, we repeat our explanations for the
benefit Of those whom we would fain instruct,
and if by such repetition we can overcome
their natural dullness, we are at least entitled
to credit for our charitable perseverance,
But in the present instance we do not think
our pupil is really as stupid as he seems to be-
The Wing says "there is deal Of method
in the Organs madness" 80 there is deal Of
method in the Wings ignorance Of the Or
gan's position. The Wing says Of the Organ.
!" In justice to it, we suhioin it's last platform,
which runs as follows:
g" We now advocate federation of opinion on
the slave question.
ave noD condemn the repeal Of the Missouri
Compromise.
1--WE noU contend that the question of slavery
should form no part Of the American platform.
We noW condemn ultraim at the South as
much as at the North.
We noW maintain the reserved rights Of the
States, to their fullest extent.
'"We noD claim to be neither pro-slavery nor
anti-slayery in our editorials.
We no,o protest against the agitation of the
question of slavery in Congress, or Of any other
sectional question, by the American party"
"Its last platform" chr Our /" last plat
form" is precisely our first and only platform
and we declared, in recently laying down the
above platform, IS follows, to wit; eve chal-
lenge the whole host Of our enemies to show
that, ever at any time, we held opinions ad-
verse to those above laid down." Had the
Wing been influenced by desire to do !" JUS
tice' to us, rs it professed, it would have added
the above paragraph, and not have left the i'm
preston by emitting it, that the word ano,o"
implied change from our former positions.
The Wing says that our anxiety for the
public printing, is absolutely Jsrooious." Fs-
rocity, If we comprehend the term, belongs to
those barbarians who "chop off the ears, and
cut out the tongues" of their victims, rather
than to those who, in consideration Of political
services, ask patronage and support from a
party, whose interests they have promoted /
The cannibal who would make his breakfast Of
the ears and tongues Of his fellow-mortals we
incline to think should be called I" ferociousn--
but, not so a printer, who from tho profits of
the public printing, would make his meals of
edibles common in civilized countries.
The Wing is quite amusing in some Of it's
Illustrations. 1t says, for example, that the
South wears its principles ever upon its
Sleeve"
Does the Wing mean that the South " pins
its faith to tho sleeves" of school-boy ed
itorsf We wear our principles in the heart.
they are not pinned upon the extremity Of our
garments, to be changed whenever we change
our apparel We would be sorry to believe
that the South pinned its faith or its principles
to the "sleeue" Of any man. We do not be-
lieve it Nor do we believe that the citizens
of the South, (saving and excepting the politi-
cians) deny the justice or policy Of the posi-
tons we have laid down for our guide We
know that the more sensible portion Of them
admit the correctness Of our positions We
tell the Wing that we can and shall ere long
adduce the evidence Of this truth.
We have now before us several letters from
prominent Southern men, tsoo Of them mem
bers Of the late Philadelphia Council who
voted for the 18th plank, and one
Of @hom oaons more slaOes than epery editor
in tho South who has assailed us, distinctly as