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assEitioaal surrsndsf 81 the field. They hare aPPa
rsy abandoaed thear party shd made eoafession #
weakness, al the very moment when sht Democracy i
ssli was tumb'ing d pieces. The great whig party.
whteh has held together for more than twenty years.
even when therewas scarcely hope Of
prdfing thai II was conservative, and MOI sPos par
sgis 70 81 fhrow into the GabcEnatolaI contest with
ou. Ieaders, and expect victory without organisation
The new party il seems, is to coGduct the campaign,
snd the Wings areexpeesed 70 play fsecoud fiddle.
That they desire 70 defeat the Democracy, can
oabt bat the idea that serenity Thousand Wing voters
are 20 lose their identity and throw away their banner
i altogether TOO absurd for moments sefons consd
GRAFTON.
The ether idea. that they support 'fAmeri-
enn Democrat" for Governor in qpPositipto Mr. Wise,
u sill morc absurd 1.-THE latter Is objected by the
sod Lac Demccrata because he once belonged the
wings and Il therefore not "a woo-dyed Democrat"
II that reason Why Wings should support candidate
more thoroughly Democratic than he 4 What do we
gain by iil Will any advocate Of the doctrine Of
edisaey tell US Have We not had some experience IN
that way When did tho Wings ever help 10 elect
Democrat 10 Office that he did not become more yiolea
srainst them than eyerS We might cite well known
INSTANCES, II necessary. t6
i We proposed some time ago Wing Cohvention, bpt
DE proposition not responded %. The presses in
three Of the promipen, cities pat their heads together,
sndletefmined5 withoutNe onsuing the Wings Of the
State Al large that hcreshoad be no Cpnvention-hat
VI should depend another party to furnish rs can
dgaatei Thss provincial press X is Sometimes
called. aeqaiescsd aad time rolls Mr.. WISE has
the field 70 himself, and the Dsmocratc papers are
ihanting Us with our weakness
II aay Be that candidate will be presented to whom
The writer Of this may give bis support but certain
lily shall expect him to We a. good Whig hlr. WISE
was wken he rallied the .sWhgs for tie sake Of the
Union" We know d but one Democratin the whole
State whom we would prefer TO Mr. Wise