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

hEoURKECTlON OF THE WING PARTY.
We find the following as coming from the
Washington correspondent of the Southron.
We give 1t to our readers for what it is worth,
without pretending to know whether such Il
more ms the one Indicated is on hand or not:
A new move, it 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 has proved demoralizing
and destructive of the little strength the par
ty had. Under the lead of Fillmore and Ex-
Governor Hunt of New YOrk-Everett and
Choate of ssachusetts-Aleredith of Penn.
Pratt, johnson and Pearee of Maryland
benjamin of La.-Jones of Tenn.-Badger of
North Carolina, and the National Intelligent
cer-the old Wing party is to be brought
again upon the field. Their policy seems to
be this:-in every election to run Wing
candidate 50 as to weaken the Know Moth
ings, and secure their defeat in this way. BY
defeating the Know Eothings 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 demoraize the order, as
it has not discipline and training to keep it
up under defeat. The Wings, then, will hold
convention, adopt one principle of the Know
Nothing party-viz: the extension of the ma
turalization laws-and nominating an 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
The Wing party recruiting its resources
and fighting its way to power will readily
make all promises. party IN power well
comes acknowledgements party. The for
mer comes in as private, the latter as an
officer. The former vote, the latter ask
share of the 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 repudates 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 opposltons 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 be- severe one"
THE WAY THEY Do BUSINESS IN New
YoEK.-A NewYork Daily gives the following
ms The way some of the insurance offices in
that city do business
The Tontine Insurance Company, of No.
Is 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 Gen
eral for his action thereon. That this COM
pany has been fraudulently organized, and
has transacted its business without capital, is
abundantIy proved by the report alluded to.
Its method of operating was simple one,
and one that has been frequently exposed in
these columns. To enable the officers to
take the required onth, the company borrowed
John Thompson's check for 100000, for the
use of which for few days they agreed to
pay $4,000. Having procured a certificate,
the borrowed capital was withdrawn, and the
proceeded to transact business with
out II dollar in its treasury. For six months
they have issued pocies,and now their books
show capital of $4,000, with liabilities ex-
ceeding $4,000. So we 80. Who is the next
customer!