The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-08-16
The Voice of the Wings.

The Voice of the Wings.
| The st. Louis Republican has declared its inten
ton of supporting the Democratic Ticket The Re.
publican has long been the organ of the Wing party
of the West and It's ability and influence is well known
and widely spread. For this determination the edi
tor gives the following good reasons
We make two points in defense of oul
course: the first is the utter impossibility OF
the election of Mr.. Fillmore, in the present
state of parties between this and November
and the next is, that, as between Mr. Buch
anan, the Democratic, and Mr. Fremont, the
Black Republican and Abolition candidate,
no patrot-no man who wishes to see this
Union cemcnted together instead of being
broken into fragments--ought to hesitate in
deciding in favor of Mr.. Buchanan. *
Tie can beat Fremont. 1t is the duty of eve-
ry good citizen to aid the work.
| But it is asked now how can we, as Wings
AS Clay Wings, having him ever present in
our memory as one of the purest statesmen
that ever lived-how can we support Mr. Bnch
anan, who failed when he had opportunity Of
doing so, to do full justice to that distinguish.
ed man? In the course of long and evcntfnl
political life, all men commit errors, and griev.
ous oncs-Mat Of Mr.. Buch0nan to1cards Mr..
Ckay aoos mot so reSardcd By ihe latter, although
desperate politicians now seek to make it np.
pear so, and we may even grant that in this
case Mr.. Buchanan failed to come up to that
measure of Justice which the occasion required.
But the question now assumes Y different form:
Mr.. Buchanan is the candidate of the party
OF the Union, against a party that boldly
avows its intention to destroy that Union,
unless that certain object can be accomplished
This being the issue, is there a Wing in the
land so lost to the principles inaulcatcd by
Henry Clay, as to refuse to vote for the rep
resentative of the Union principles against the
disunionists? We make bold to say that, il
Clay were living now, with all his remembran
ccs of the wrong put upon him by Buchanan
looking at the present condition of political
affairs in this country, he acouM not hesitate an
Instant IN counseling his friends 10 rotc far M,
Buchanan 0gainst Fremont. Love of country
would triumph without an effort, over any
feeling ofinjnstce experienced ut the hands OF
the individual; and we feel that we are but
carrying out his love of country, when, in the
present cxigcncy in public affairs, we give oul
support to Mr.. Buchanan.
| Again it is said Mr. Fillmore is a Whig
and how can you, being Wing, refuse to give
him your aid in the election? We are free ia
answer this question too Mr.. Fillmore is no
longer q Wing lie abondoned Mat payiy
phen he accepted hhc nomination Of, and endorsed
a platform diciated by another party, to mhOse
principles me cana1ot rcspond. Had he been
content to remain Wing, and nothing else
had he not connected himself by sworn ties to
another organization, in which we do not re-
cognize legitimate Wing principle-even
though the chances of his election might not
have been so good as we could have wished,
we still would have supported him. That OBJ
legation does not now rest upon us as Wings
least of all does it rest upon us, when we are
satisfied that, by his remaining in the field, he
only increases the chances of the election of
Mr. Fremont over Mr.. Buchanan. Even if
this were not sufficient reason for our course,
are we not asked to stultify ourselves quite as
much as we can do by supporting Mr.. Buch.
anan, By roting for Mr.. Doneleon for The Net
Presideacy Who and what is this gentleman!
1t is sufficient for us, as Wings, to know, that
he WIS the most malignant enemy the Wings
had during the Presidential term of Mr.. Fill
more That he reviled him-denounced hi
oHclal acIs-cailea III uueslion tne purity o.
his motiyes-and never had good or toleran
word to say of that Administration. Why
then, shall we be taken to task for giving {
patriotic support to Mr.. Buchanan, Demo
crat, when here, in the person Of this Mr.. Don
elson, another Democrat, we are asked to en-
dorse man whose life has been one of war
fare upon the Wings and upon all Wing can
didates, and who has withal, not single quail
ifcation for the Office?
We may at future day, give our views o
the chances of the election of Mr.. Fillmore
and his Democratic Vice President. We have
already spoken very directly on this point, bp