Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-01-23
From the South eide Democrat
SIGNS OF REBELLION.

oiSNS VI R~EbELLlON.
we announced the other day, that the Wing party
had oecn sold out body and soul to the AZ now 10th
lngs.' \ sud spectacle was it to behold al orpani.
zatlon claiming 10 stand on great questions of public
policy, thus relinqulsh their history md their name
thus permit themselves tn be traded oil bv managers
like $" many cattle. We repeat it was a Illuminating
sight TO SEE a party flower Il half century OLD, which
had listed It's champions for every conflict state or
icderal IN TINT time, thus at one fell swoop cut up BY
me roots, their TRADITION, their heritage and their
prtncipies' mus sink into the corrupt embraces OF the
most lnlscrnble and lnere,riciuus OF factions.
But though this WINS the entertainment which the
editors III the three prominent cities" spread ont for
the wings of the State nj large. il is some refrosh-
nlent IN observe that some Of these Wings express
themselves disinclimed To partakc Of it-that some of
them still retain n certain degree Of srli.respcci.
IlIc%inllowiugf from he Charlcstown Free Press, and
the Lewisburg ChroaGIc, will find AN echo in the
breast OF many n staunch old Wing, who loves his
party for its principles rather than for its pelf:
"Bnt We did not take up the pen To criticIsc the
course of Mr. Wise. Having tried both sides OF all
the national questions, he II" doubt feels that he /.
right at last. He certainly throws into his efforts,
whether playing Wing or Democrat, MI the evidence
Of sincerity which strong gestures aud violent lntona-
tons Of voice can give 10 Oratory.
meant only TO express our surprise that the
Wing press of the State has made whnt appears To be
al unconditional surrender ri tn " 1t. They hav,
apparently abandoned their party. IN. nude II confess
sion of weakness, at the very moment when the De
mocrucy itself was t%umblinS TO pieces. The great
Wing party, which has held together for more than
twenty years, even when there WIS scarcely n HOPE
OF success-thereby proving TINT 1t was q cuI!serva-
i've, ana not Il spoils pariy--is 20 DC thrown into the
Gu5ern3iIonnl contest without leaders, and expect
victory without organization. The new party, il
s.em", In 10 conduct the campaign. and the Wing.
are expected to play .Spcond fiddle That they
desire to defeat the Democracy, no une cnn doubi,
but the idea TINT seventy thousand Wing voters are
to lose their identity and throw away their banners
Is altogether too absurd for Il moments serious con.
silcration.
The othcridea, that they are to support mn ..Amcr-
lem Democrat for governor i'll opposition to Mr..
W isc, Is still more absurd. If the latter Is objected tn
by the old line Democrats becan>e he once belong
I'd To the Wings and is therefore not "a wOol-dyeJ
Democrat, IL TINT Il reason why Wings should sup
port Il candidate more MoroHgAiy Democratic than he!
What do We gnin by il! viii any advocate of the
doctrine of rrDcdpncy tell III ! Have we not hal
some experience in that way! When did the Whig1
ever help 10 elect Il Democrat to office that he dad
not becnInc more violent against them than ever -
We might cite well known instances, If necessary.
ave proposed some time agoa Wing Convention,
but the proposition was not responded 10. The press
es in three Of the prominent cities put their heads TO-
gether and determined, without consulting the wing
of the State at large, that there should be no C0nrs"'
ton, that We should depend on another party 10 FUR
nish us Il candidate! The provincial press" as i
il sometimes called, acguirsred, and time rolls OIL
Mr.. WISE has the field tn himself. and the Democrn'
tic papers nrc haunting us with our weakness.
at may bs that a candidate will be presented IL
whom the writer Of this may give his support. but We
certainly shall expect him 10 be- rs good n Wing us
Mr.. WISE was when he rallied the "Whig' for the
sake of the Union" We know OF but one Democrat
in the whole Stute whom we would prefer to Mr
Wise"
from the Lcwi-burg Chronicle
WHAT WILL THE WINGS DO?
We are almost daily asked what the Wings intent
to do in the canvass for Governor, i'll this State. W.
are unable To answer the question. but we can shy
what We would recommend rs the course they sh"nlt
pursue. We would suggest that they night unuel
IlIcir own good old banner. We believe III W Ms
principles, and We are anxious to do battle for them
We would keep up the organization Of the wl!It
party by running whig candidates., good friends OF III
terual Improvement. We believe wings should ruiz
Virginia, not ~ much Oh account OF their Fedora
politics, as from the fact that they were the hrst, ~
they are the best, friends of internal improvements II
the State. But we fear our recommendation Will no
be followed. We think we see elements at worF
which will produce n different state of things. Som'
Wings in the Statc would make the Wing party ben
the same relation to the knnw-NOthings that the stun
ing does TO the Turkey. They may partially succeed
But we know there are many good AMI trlle wing
who will never consent TO such degradation-lre
men, who will exercise n privilege wings have AWAY
claimed, the right to choose between evils. lhe!
will fuse Themselves into no party, but viii remain
u~ntrummcled, and vote for men whose internal I'm
provcment principles best suit the wantt OF Virginia
DEMOCRATIC RATIFICATION MEETlNG
We have been requested TO state that Il meeting o
the Democracy of Page will be held at the Cour
House, on Monday next, for the purpose OF rntliyin
the nominations made by the Stauuton Convention
DR.. c. r.. Harris of Augusta will address the meet
ing.-[Talcy Democrat.
From the Lewisbmg Chronicle
Mr.. GlLNER Having noticed in the Era OF las
week, that the Editor wished to buy n good ridin
horse, to be paid for when -Accomac casts n majorit.
of her votes for Hon. IL. 4. WISE, | sent n gentlema
to him, to offer him one Oh his proposition, but til
editor objected to the horse without looking at or try
ing lin. Now, sir, | take this medium Of saying I
the editor of the Era, that he may select my hors
in Greenbrier county or iu the state nj Virgini'
which may be for sale, and I pledge myself to bu
said horse, and cell him to the editor aforesaid ut dou
ble the price he Gun be bought for, payable when
minority Of the voters of Accomac county cast thei
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