Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1856-04-19
The Oyd-I.ine Wings.

The noble, patriotic stand taken at the
present political crisis by 50 many of the
most distinguished and influential mem
bers of the old-line Wing party has not
only called forth the warmest expressions
of admiration and respect from the dem
ocratc press, but it has inspired through
ont the Union feeling of confidence in
their love of country and abiding devo-
ton to its true interests which cannot for
moment be weakened by recollection
Of past differences of opinion in regard
to the merits of men or the expediency
of measures. As an evidence of this
state of feeling, we make room for the
suhjoined resolution, which was unani-
snously adopted at large and enthusiasts
tic Democratic meeting held in Lawrence
county, Arkansas, ON the first of March
last:
Resolred, That the old-line Wings
of Lawrence county, who are actuated
with the same principles of Stephens and
Foombs of Georgia, Jones of Tennessee,
Dixon of Kentucky, James b. Clay, son
of the immortal Henry Clay, and a host
of other old-line. Wings. and who, like
those patriots, step upon the great Dem
ocratic platform and make war upon
Know-nothingism, be invited to partiei-
pate in this and all other Democratic
conventions held in the county, and that
we recognize them as brother laborers in
the great cansc of human rights.
The whole country are largely indebt-
cd to Hon Samuel Caruthers, of Missou-
ri, an old-line Wing formerly, but now
by profession and practice democrat,
for the bold, eloquent, and unanswerable
letter addressed by him to his constitu-
onts on the Abolition Know-nothing
questions. 1t has been extensively read
and sought after in the South as well as
in the North, and our democratic CO.
temporaries are warm in their eommenda-
tions of its rare merits. The Federal
Union, published at Milledgeville, Geor-
gia, says:
:. We feel peculiar pleasure and
pride "a publishing the bold, able, and
eloquent letter of Hon S. Caruthers, of
Missouri, to his constituents, defending
his acts and votes in Congress against
the attacks of certain presses in that
State formerly Wing, now Know-noth-
ing. Read it, Georgians-- southerners
whether your fortunes and affections have
been linked with the Democratic or the
Wing party in the past, you will find in
it much to strengthen and confirm pres
ent convictions. How gratefulto Dem
ocrats tosee the flower and chivalry from
the ranks of their late political antagonists
testiiying to the conservatism and. ma
tionality of their principles and practices
how the fires of patriotism and honor
glow and burn in the bosoms Of these
stern defenders of the right against all
the pleasant memories and hallowed as
socfations of the past! Where is the
Democrat in the broad sunny South that
does not feel honored by the association
of such rising statesman and patriots as
Caruthers and Oliver, of Missouri; Pres.
ton, of Kentucky; Benjamin, of Louisi.
ana; Kerr, of North Carolina; Toomb,
and Stephens, of Georgia? We confes,
that our confidence in the correctness O.
our principles, and their unprecedented
triumph in the approaching struggle, is
greatly strengthened by the assurance
that these powerful leaders of the old
wing army win cooperate with us in the
fortunes Of the day"