Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-05-12
From the N. Y. Tribune.

| we see by the Boston papers (as well as by
the letter of our correspondent there) that
the Wings, called of men Straight belonging
to the Legislature of Massachusetts,, held a
meeting last Thursday evening. We did not
| know before that there were enough of them
IN the Great and General Court to furnish
Chairman and Secretary. But we were in an
| error, 1t seems; a Chairman was found in
Mr.. Sever, and exc a Secretary in Mr.. Charles
Hale, the youngling of The Daily Advertiser.
For speakers, however. they had to go to the
outsiders, and, we presume, for the balance
OF the meeting, as our Southern friends say.
MI George 5. Hillard, the Corypheus of the
occasion, had the astonishing intrepidity to
affirm that " the Wing party still lives in the
hearts of thepeople - We know that there
are people who believe that John c. Colt,
John w. Webster, and, just now, John Sad
leir, " still live" in spite of the prima tacie
| evidence that they have yielded their lives TO
| justice by the hand of the haDgman, or by
their own, but we were hardly prepared for
so stupendous a case OF delusion as is here
| presented.
! This Spartan band went on to resolve that
| the Wings of Massachusetts "willj join no ac-
eidental, trivial, temporary organization they
| will swell no cry of prescription they VIII
| give their counteDance to no SECTIONAL geo.
graphical faction. Their patriotism is nation
| al and comprehensive; and they will enlist in
| the ranks of no party which does not bear the
flag and keep step to the music ofthe Union"
| Every one knows what the emusic of the
Union " means, just now, The word Union
is fast getting as ill-sorted as the word &C.
commodate" was in Bardolph's time. 1t is
an excellent word in itself, but is made, like
democracy, loyalty, and many others, the
cover of very rascally things. In the Castle
Gardenite days of 1850, the Union meant
slave catching, and devotion to the Union
was understood to imply readiness to hunt
negroes to any extent. and nothing else. 1t
means that now; but then the word has goC
another twist in its Specification since then.
1t now expresses willingness to let Slavery
take possession of Kanzas and Nebraska, and
resolution to stand bravely by and suffer the
Shareholders to do just what seems good unto
them. And this is precisely aud exactly what
these Massachusetts Wings mean by the flag
and the music of the Union, and all the rest
of it.
There are plenty of dirty dogs in politics,
as well as in the gutter. But for particu-
larly scurvy political cur, commend us to this
particular breed of Massachusetts Wings
whelps that, after tawning on Webster, went
MT his pointing to lick the hand of Frank
Pierce; and then, that they might trip up
the heels of a genuine Wing of the old school,
(Mr Rockwell,) FASTENED to roll in the dirt
at the feet of Gardner--W ebstero. Pierco-
Gardnero- Democratico- wNothingowhigs!
Genuine descendants of the old dog IN the
manger of Asop's time. We know that this
breed is by no means confined to Massachu-
sets, We could point to some special speci
mems much nearer home. The race is to be
found everywhere in the North where there is
chance of mischief But the main pack,
kennels in the old Bay State, only waiting to
snuff out which way the shareholders want
them to go, to follow the SCENT exulting in
the crack Of their masters whip.
The Massachusetts Wings once had weight
in the nation. They protested at least princi-
pies, and were supposed to have some But,
since the bankruptcy which their Webster
speculation brought upon them, they have
been sadly out at their political elbows, and
seedy and shabby to the last degree. All the
comfort they have lies trying to damage
those who are still in the business t ey once
pretended to carry on, and in doing their best
to help those whom short time since Snsy
protested to believe the worst enemies of the
public. Had these triple turncoats had any
belief in the truth of what they were saying,
the instantaneous conversion of Ben am in of
Louisiana-which was announced to the SEN
ate just about the time they were expressing
! their faith in the life of the Wing party, and
which made Mr.. Cass and other Democratic
saints shouting happy"-we say that an
nouncement must have spoiled their break
fasts the next morning. And as it was, they
could hardly help feeling the righteousness of
the predicament in which this Geographic
commentary on their forid text of the night
before must have put them. 1t was pulling
the ASS ears out of the lions skin with a
vengeance. Mr.. Benjamin's, recantation was
the verdict of the "crowners quest" and
the observation Of all Boston cannot prevent
the rest OF the world from seeing that the
Wing party ID what Mr.. Mantanli used to
threaten to make of himself damp. un.
pleasant body" beyond the help of the HUI.
name Society.