The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-07-09

itself, but it receives still keener euge lfou'
the fact that the Eagle is the only remaining
.sold line whis' paper in Kentucky, that's the
/ only whig journal which has not, like nearly
all its old associates, taken its position as an
advocate of the American party, or ike one OF
two of them, gone over to the old and Dittel
enemies of its principles. but has maintained
its distinctive character as a wing paper. And
even this rebuke is but feeble utterance OF that
profound disgust and loathing which all true
men, who are or ever were wings, must feel
when they hear fulsome eulogies of the wing
party and wing leaders fall from lips which tor
scores of years have continually dripped with
the foulest SANDERS upon wing principles and
their noblest advocates.
DEMOCRATIC PRAISES OF THE WHIGs-Ihe
course which some of the democratic organs OF
this country are pursuing, in regard to the re-
organization Of tie wing party, is more calcu-
lated to excite contempt than admiration. Their
praises have been yoluminous. They have
discovered perfections and beauties in the poll
cy of that party, in behalf OF which they can
not express their unmeasured admiration
They have fattered its leaders. Like pack
of fawnng syeophants, they have even bestow-
ed species of worship upon those most prom-
nent in the work of Reorganization. The viz
tues of the wing party are now the theme OF
extravagant admiration and panegyric on the
part of democratic organs, and in their zeal
for eulogy they seem to have forgotten the
work of recommending the purity of their own
party to the consideration of the country. In
deed, one would Judge from the tone Of their
press, that. they had no party of their own,
and that it was their high mission to dictate the
language of eulogy and praise upon their an
cient enemy. But their praises are gratuitous
That noble body of conservatives which once
welded so beneficial an influence upon the ma
terial prosperity of this republic, need not the
hypocritical praises Of men who have pursued
them in the past with bloodhound avidity, and
who now have no higher admiration than in
1910. Though their language of eulogy may
be vehement, it falls coIdly upon the ears of
the whig party. Though their professions of
regard may be made with apparent sincerity,
they are received as "a sounding brass and a
tinkling cymbal."
And how is ii that the democratic party have.
the unparalleled audacity to euIogize party
against which they have struggled during the
best years of their existence! How is it that
they can utter praises in behalf of the policy
of party which they have heretofore pro-
nounced corrupt and disastrous? How is it
that they can now enlogize the virtues and
yenerate the memory of men they have here
tofore impugned with the breath of SANDER,
and hunted down almost to the border of the
tombe The names of our Clay and our Web
ster are not exalted by their praises. The bright
picture of their lives as spread out before their
countrymen, has not received single touch of
grace or beauty from their pens. These &C
acknowledgements of virtue and honesty and pa
triotism come with bad grace from men who
have denied their possessing the least virtue
for years. Their discoveries are too sudden
and they will be premature. They have sprung
upon the country with such surprising CELEBRITY,
that the whig party has need topause upon the
threshold of Reorganization and enquire what
it all means.
We .donot believe the wing party needs these
and noble wbig will scorn them. They arein-
sincere and bypocritical. They are the pre-
cursor of coalition. That is unquestonaby |
their design. There is patriotism, and homes
ty, and integrity enough in the whig party to
effect an organization, if such be determined,
on an independent basis, and the wings ask
not the cooperation of their ancient rivals The
noble band who have not forgotten the clarion
ring of their leaders voice; who marched to
victory and kept "step to the music of the Uni
on in the daysof the party's pride and glory,
can act, when the occasion comes, without the
commentator of men of any party. The
wings do not ask the fulsome fattery and idle
yasconade of their avowed enemy, and they
ian distinctly see the design Of all their lauda-
ions. 1t needs no prophetic ken to intercept
heir maneurres. They would have the wings
wheel into their own ranks, and yet spurn
hem if they succeeded in efectng power
ul reorganization.
We admonish the wings of Kentucky to be
IN their guard. If Reorganization can be eff
ected upon solid grounds let it be done as
rue wings should do it. Let US turn deaf .
ar to hypocritical laudations, and treat with
profound Indifference any attempt at coalition.
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN DEMOCRACY AND t
SOUTHERN INsTIrUrIoss.-The Chicago Demo
rat, recognised as good authority at the north,
ives the following reason for opposing the {
American party: ,
I'VE are willing to do anything democratic
o unite the north. But we would as soon unite {
With the friends of human slavery at the south,
$ with friends in the north who make mans q
firth place or his doctrinal religion test for Of
zee over and above his character and his prin- t
iples. The same democratic principles that
make us detest slavery make US anxious for f
ealthy foreign immigration as the best means e
t getting rid Of it, a
And the Charleston Is. c. Standard, a
outhern democratic paper, yields the whole I
uestion as to the influence of foreign emigra- t
ion against slavery, in the following language: t
1.-The south has long been tasked to the ac- 4
omplishment of Inconsistent objects. The one
as been to expand to material Development
uild towns and cities and maintain respeeta- 2
ility in the eyes Of the world; the other was to a
narch with equal pace upon vacant territory, 3
nd preserve equality within the Union. In S
ursuit of both we are forced to competition a
18th the free society of the north, with twice Q
ur numbers, and continually increasing by t
While capable of either, we are J
OF competent TO botn'' t
We trust there is nothing reasonable in quo @
ngnortherR and southern democratic authority. f
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The GREAT UNSETTLED. James Buch- :