The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-04-11
How the Wing Party was Dissolved.

There are several SORTS OF men who still
call themselves wings, and claim that the
old wing party still lives, and that there 10
still whig organization. There Is ono sort,
comprising many leading men, who know
better. They keep up the pretenco merely
for deception. They know very well tina,
the party received severe, IL net o NOR.
tai wound, When, on the death Of General
Taylor, his policy on the slavery question in
the territories was discarded by those who
succeeded him IN tfice, and the " compton,.
Use measures" ('o called) adopted, with
their aid aud approval. !, q, least 90 divid.
Cd the old wing party thu. in the succeed
ing Presidential election, 1t carried only
four States. But the wing party sill lived
and fingered on in name, until tho PROPOSE.
ton was brought forward 10 repeallhc Miss.
ouri Compromiss-and then, the Southern
portion Of the wing party, by joining in this
nsfarious scheme, not only gave the party
mortal wound from which il could not hope
to recover, bu, they vera In no, taste to
proclaim anil exalt over the ruin they had
effected. On this point, the Bo.ion Daily
Advertiser, rs far back as October 5tb, 1854,
said -
THE NATIONAL WIG PARrr.-Some Of
the most respectable southern wing journ-
ais have lately pronounced the dissolution
Of the national whig party. We refer TO
such prints rs tho Baltimore Patriot. tho
Alexandria Gazette. and Richmond Wing;
journals with which In lines past, We have
been accustomed to take friendly counsel
for the public good. When ground OF this
kind is taken by journals such rs we have
named, that aIe by no means 10 be regard
ed as representing On ullia Southern tone
Of feeling and opinion, ], 10 easy to DO seen,
that for tie present ut least M Gar ~ the
Wing party Is concerned, NIL further Coup
Grafton between The Moth and South 10 out
OF the question. In other words, II these
journals take correct view of the matter,
The National Wing party 10 no more
This announcement. on the part OF 70.
spectacle southern wbig journals, ia mat
ter Of great regret 10 Us, but OF no surprise.
Such result was rendered MI but incviia.
bic by the course pursued by tho Southern
wing members OF Congress last winter
With the exception Of three or four individ.
uals in the two houses Of Congiess, loo few
to have any influence on public opinion. or
10 affect the result, the entire wing patty OF
the South, 10 reference to The moot difficult
and dangerous sectional controversy which
has ever arisen or ever can arise IN The
country, pursued course, quite unneces,.
arily, and We must say wanionly, IN which
il was impossible for any northern whig to
act with Them. They did this, fully aware
that such was the unavoidable result aud
moi only doing %, but with rather os.en,a.
tious manifestation OF their conviction 10
This effect. II we ars not mistaken, sneei.
Ing OF Southern whig members was held,
at which the editors OF the National In,elli-
pencer were formally declared TO have for
feited their confidence. for having. In the
and respectful language from
which that journal, greatly to its credit,
never departs. expressed ther dssapproba.
lion Of The renewal Of anti slavery agnation
by the repeal Of The Missouri Compromise.
The Wing party was at tho same time de-
clared 20 be- dissolved.
Nor was The esgerness Of Southern whig
members 10 separate from their northern
brethren confiaed TO resolutions al unofficial
meetings, whsre public men o'ten act with
100 LILLE sense OF responsibility. Tho first
proposal for the formal repeal Of tho Miss
,uri Compromise, II our rscoolleciion u not
vholly at fault, came from Mr.. Dixon o
vhie Senator from Kentucky; and come Of
he most ultra southern speeches IN favor
!! repeal were made BY wing members In
9th houses OF Congress. M % I..f
We cay. then, tina. tho whig patty was
issolved BY the acts Of the Southern por-
on Of the parsy-iL day Of usefulness and
f6cieucy has gone BY, i virtually dead
and we can hardly comprehend how any
'sll informed politician can fail 10 regard
rs "a {" 6xsd fact" And yet We hnd como
oliticians still hsrpins sbou, the whig par
!, and whis principles, % IL tina, oresnis-
lion wers still In existence. Some Of shsm
70 sincere 10 this, and olhsrs are no,.--
ons Of thsm keep up this delosiou, ,ba,
10y may the more successfully lure few
onest men over 10 the pro-slAysry psitv of