American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-07-05
From tae Wheeling Times Of Monday.
LET OLD LINE WHIGS READ

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Virginia, who can read the extract we
give below withouta feeling of disgust,
emanating as it does from a source
that has cajoled and petted them for
the last twelve months with sycophan-
cy that has been really sickening.--
But since it has been discovered that
the body of them are proof against the
soft words and honeyed phrases of Lo-
cofoco organs, "thc loyal, high-mind-
ed patriotic Wings" again sink into
Federalists, and will, by qGltatiag ,oith
the pure, heaven descended, coasecrct-
cd Democracy, " "corrupt tts integrity,
and debauch ats princples!" Mercy
preserve us. The idea Of honest
Whiggery corrupting Virginia Locofo-
coism !! Think of it, yo who have so
far fallen from your lofty position, as
to think seriously of affiliating, in this
contest, with your ancient traducers,
who even now show willingness to re-
pcat their attacks if you hesitate in be-
coming like their foreign allies, mere
serfs to aid in placing full blooded Lo-
focos in fat places. They tell you, to
your face, as if you had no sense of
honor left, that you must ABJURE a
faith that you have cherished through
defeat as well as in victory--a faith the
basis of which is conservatism, and
which you honestly believe is the only
check that can prevent Democracy
from running rampant with it's ultra
isms and progressive notions-before
you can aspire to act as equals with
"thc great Democratic party of Vir-
ginia," arrogant because it thinks that
I it and its renegade Wings are saffi-
jciently strong to carry Virginia for Bu-
chanan.
Lot the Wings Of Ohio county, land
Of every county, we add1 when they
read it, arouse as in days of yore, and
with the other FILLMORE men of Vir-
ginia, if thoroughly organized THEY
CAN CARRY THE STATE. In
every county and city in the common
wealth, the Wings are moving to the
terror of the Democracy. Follow their
example and let it be seen that there is
still a remnant Of the proud old Whig
party left.
The following, from the Richmond
Enquirer, of June "a, is the Locofoeo
manifesto to which we invite your at
tention.
AS some persons seem to have mis-
taken both the motive and object of our
appeals to Old Line Wings, it is proper
that we should acquit ourselves of the
unjust accusation to which such mis-
construction exposes us. WE INVITE
No MAN OF WING PRINCIPLES TO
| JOIN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. Such
an overture would be as insulting to
him as unjust to our party. A PER
SON WITH WHIG CONVICTIONS
CANNOT CONSISTENTLY AND
HONESTLY PROFESS TO BE OF
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. A
PERSON WITH WHIQ CONVIC4
TIONS CANNOT BE ADMITTED
INTO TIE DEMOCRATIC ORGAN
IZATION WITHOUT TO SOME
EXTENT CORRUPTING IT'S IN
TEGRITY & DEBAUCHING IT'S
PRINCIPLES, We have CREED
which constitutes TEST of Democracy;
and to which no whig can subscribe,
because it is absolutely irreconcileable
with the principles which he processes.
An advocate of protective tariffs and of
federal aggrandizement, cannot con-
sistently enter an organization based
upon the principles of free trade, strict
construction and State rights and If
we consent to such an association, it
will not be long before the Democratic
party will be destroyed by its allies.
We object to FUSION because it is con-
sistent with neither personal nor polit-
ical honesty. An alliance between
independent and political organization
is another and very different thing.
1t is not only allowable, but in certain
emergencies may bo essential to the
best interests Of the country. Such an
emergency is the present; which de-
mands not a fusion Of oil parties in the
South, but o cooperation Of good men
for the sake of the Constitution and the
Union, We ask no Wing to renouncc
his principles, except from an honest
conviction ofjudgment. We tpvttc no
Wing to come into tie Democratic par
ty, unlcss he chooses voluntayity, and
from conviction to ABJU.RE his an
OIENT FAITH, end to profess NJ
leginnce to om' 2,eruliay pIotform."