Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-12-17
RICHMOND WING.



Aueas othss important results Of the late Presidential
election In the United States may be ranked the fusion
iato too opposite campo Of an the previous existing d.
visions Of parties. The American Republc nov posses
ses shss Tor many yesrs England possessed and
can shov no longer-tso parties differing merely In
nAss bat In principles. and to strive the utter
most o. issss The most that stimate
che passions enlist the symps,hes Of tho human mind
The smalncs Of The number Of votcs poed foe Fillmore
nost COW incinsy proved how completely the old wbg
and Knownothing parties had been pulveriIed and de-
ssoysd In the shock Of conflicting opinions which the
great Presidential conflict has called FORTH The couduc,
Of the whigs during the election Is such as to re-
mind vsy forcib OF that Of the Peete party Ina our
own House Of Conmons. Both had In some degree lost
the confidence Of tho pub lie by aec,ation Of superior
refinement nlcalcuatcd to win public sympathy and
each had opportunity Of evug its position
By supporting public feeling In favour Of the war and
the other By pAc ing itsc at the head Of the popular
excitement against the extension Of slavery in Kanss-
Both American Wing aud English Peclite wanting
70 their destiny. The opportunity has passed them BY,
and they must wa probably in vaiu for the
Of another occasion, aud undergo in the the
dsntsgadou which ails operate rapidly on un-
successful political parties. The Know-nothings-a party
founded on secret organization and protesting princi
pies adverse to that free emigration aud which Amer
ica her wealth. her population and her public works
have also been annihilaed and American history hence
forth viii probably know but two partes-the Republicans
Oh inc Norm and 'ne democrats OF the South In such
10 for very little, and the popular is
scrambled for aud adopted without the slightest reference
'ne prnc'Pes or Oh the party that hight un
uer " lug "o'u hepuoncan only Piedges 70 republ
democratic, while the "Democrat" means a Re.
publican free from all ogarchical faint The first is ge
horic anu properly nciuues oo'n pates the second
specific and, properly understood excludes the ogachy
Of the South Who have succeeded In pre-occupysr the
name and applying it to themselves. n"whig and ITO
DC perpetuaaon oil tne oaroarous slang Of obscure
'.euons, Democra' ane nePaohcah are standing
monument OF the CONFUSION o IDEAS SO apt TO wait On
hemen, party e1c'temen-
hvPuoncan parry may DC saa ~ present TO be con-
nneo 70 tne Nofnern states OF the Union Those who, in
spite tne the ooutn dare to dissent from
ne prescioee 70 tnem generally arranged them
serves unue, tue no" oosoa'e name OF wing aud Know
nosnus, anu INC Hse VI hePuohcah party south oil Ma
500 aud Dixon line phenomenon yet lar distant This
oeai nas ueeu e"Pioyeu IN the late con-
TEST 70 assen on the hepuocans the charge OF sectional
m, "ocu o' unaenheu meaning, the import oil which IN
Univ 'e,y oesuoyeu ~ SOU as !" Is paraphrased III
,no,ls qua. 'a9 opinion Is confined 10 par
part o. inc ouon tue epuohcans are seconslists
seeuonansm means op,n'ons arising from mar
'oSa a personal views, III ro'en sense alone II Is
,sn VI ,ePr0arn, uen u IS VA tne South ana not the
o.n, tue peGocrats anu NOT 'ne hepuoicans that are
seouona'A ine one tene. y, tue hcPuohcau party Is
ce 70 tue extension OF slavery. IL has sprung into
enee " meet Paucua, emergency, AMI has not yet
.oua'eu Us Pi'nc,9es or regulated It's internal
TWO aeieet 20 wnlcn princpay owes its re-
cen, ueeA but IT'S 100 numerous and Too enthusiastic,
w ny eouvineeu oi tue justice OF It's cause and too
I'm, ~ u,uua'e Victory, 70 DC uishearteaedb by such
S " % .o' uneasonaoc 70 enpec' taatit wi ac-
que IN 'ne coming thar confidence in ITSELF that
~, :. w M ' se'P""e "uie" wnetner III the Gap
-, " on SON" future ned OF oatte viii en-
s - W t's cause anu US CONVICTIONS Growth
~ M $50 ae VI 'oe siuo U, tue North anu u the south
srcS ~ sa linus mus DC oy succession OF ma
suca rs unat winch has just 30 sgnaly succeeded