Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-08-16
THE BALTIMORE AMERICAN AND
SENATOR PEARCE.

The Baltimore american INDUCES in strain
OF remark upon Senator Pearces course, alike
unjustifed by either the personal or political
standing of its editors and proprietors.
Nothing but being STEPPED to the eyes in
Know-nothingism could have impelled that
paper to q course of remarks such as it has in
dulged in.
The course of Senator Pearce, to say the
least of it, has given TO him national reputa-
ton as Wing, and of sterling integrity, second
to that of none other in the country.
How do the facts stand-a party suddenly
sprang up in the country under the mysterious
name Of Know nothingism, which openly pro-
claimed its existence to its triumph over the
Wing and Democratic parties. 1t brought
forward principles never recognized as part of
the Wing rubrc.
So many Of the old issues between the Wing
and Democratic parties had ceased or become
obsolete, that most Of the strong points of an.
tagonism had passed away.
Suddenly sectional party has sprung up at
the North, threatening the peace, harmony,
and all the best interests of the Union. A party
based upon single principle, that of disre-
garding the constitutional equality of the
States. Opposed to this party is the Demo
cratic party, the only party having evident
strength to resist this dangerous issue.
Senators Pearce and Pratt are not the only
Wings, who, under the controlling impulse of
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Constitution have, for the time being, ranged
themselves in alliance with the only party from
which effectual resistance to Black Republi-
cansm can be expected. We find in all quar-
tiers Of the country the staunchest wings have
arranged themselves in line with the Demo
cratic party to resist and defeat the reasonable
purposes of the Republicans We find Choate,
Everett, George I. Curtis, of Massachusetts,
Preston, and others Of Kentucky, Clayton, Of
Delaware, Benjamin, Of louisiana Jones, Of
Tennessee, johnson, Of Maryland, Toombs
and Stephens Of Georgia, and hosts of others
who might be named, oil Of whom have as
good claim to the genuine Wing stamp as the
Baltimore American
The american does not presume to give as
surance that its candidate can successfully re-
sist or defeat the Black Republicans.
Mr. Fillmore and the american deserted the
Wing party, and have gone into the Know.
nothing ranks. They have deserted the Wing
party long since, and yet it is these deserters
who went over to a party hostile to the Wings
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remain steadfast in their Wing faith.
Their presumption in this matter is as unbe-
coming as was their desertion of the Wing
party unjustifabe.
Let those who remain steadfast to the Wing
party find fault, but do not let us hear censurc
from those who have long since deserted the
Wing party, and have given their support to
party openly denouncing the Wing party as
corrupt
The issue between the Maryland Senators
and the american is in nutshell, and it is
this:
Messrs. Pratt and Pearce state the notorious
fact that there is no Wing party organization,
no nominee by the Wing party, or by any por.
ton Of it. That they find three parties in the
feld-the Republican party, whose single
principle leads inevitably to sectional discord
and to disunion-the Democratic party, which
recognizes the equality Of all the States and
the constitutional rights OF all, in opposition
to the Republican party, which repudiates both
The Know-nothing party. This last party
nominated member Of its own party, duly in
stalled in joining this party, Mr.. Fillmore
turned his back on all his Wing friends, and
gave his countenance and support to party