Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-09-19

to their former party would involve the de-
struction of the government-it might involve
their own
1t is but an act Of sheer justice to the late
Baltimore Convention to say, that it embraced
more men Of distinguished ability--of fervent
patriotism-and of reaching sagadty, than
any body of men of the same number who
have assembled in the last ten years. The
proceedings of such body Of men, and more
especially the unanimous resoIUes of such n
body Of men, cannot fail TO impress the coun-
try with the belief, that the path they have
pointed out, for the 0ld-line Wings to follow,
is the path Of duty, honor, safety, and patri-
otism. They assembled from all quarters of
the nation, not to advance the interests Of the
American party"-r0t to throw aside their
own peculiar principles for another set of doc
trines-pot to oppose or to advance the claims
Of any man to the Presidency, but to throsO the
aoeight Of their influence on the side Of the
Constitution and Of the Union.
They ask not that Fillmore and Donelson
shall alter their present positions, they ask
not that they shall become the candidates of
the "Od-line Wing" party,-they ask not that
they shall recant or modify their adherence to
the "pecuJiar doctrines Of the party sohich
had already selected them as candidates, -
they ask not that in the distribution of place
and patronage, the Wings should be recognised
as part of the American party, they ask
no pledges-n0 promises-no assurances such
as general Pierce gave, through the Washing
ton Union in 1862 to the Ffee-soil leaders
Of the orth,"-they stand up as patriotic
and independent men, announcing to the coun-
try that the only remedy for the appalling
evils which exist, is
"To support candidate pledged to neither of
the geographical sections now arrayed in political
antagonism, but holding both in Just and equal
regard" "and that such candidate EXISTS in
Willard Fillmore - -.. =,
The "Old-line Wings" have thus done their
duty-simply and only their duty, AMI they
have done it well. Gratifed though we are
rejoiced though we are, at the result of their
deliberations, they require not from us the
praise, well done "gallant" Whigsl well
done "noble" Wings! We might Gull from
the columns of the Washington Union and
the Richmond Enquirer in the last two
hundreds of such terms as "gallant"
noble" "ine'' and "patriotic," which those
presses have bestowed upon the Pearces,
Jonescs, Pratts, Benjamins, and others who
have joined the sham Democracy-6ut the
application of these terms, to such men as
those above mentioned, would render our APP
plicaton of them to the members of the late
Baltimore Convention, poor and paltrY COM
pliment! The Convention has done its duty
its whole duty, and nothing but its duty.
The "Old-line Wing party" has demonstra-
ted the nationality of its principles-the indie
pendence of its organization-th sincerity of
its patriotism, and its fixed purpose to aid us
to rescue our institutions from impending
danger.
And now let US see, in the future issues of
the Washington Union, Richmond Enquirer,
and of their allies, whether the terms to which
we have referred as having been of late show
cred upon the Old-line Wings" will be con-
tinued Are the "Old-line Wings =" in truth
tnat gallant, pure, hopie, auu paul-
otto " set of fellows, which these presses have
them2 oh, no indeedl These
presses will again denounce them as of yore-
they will be called Blue-light Wings" Brit
ish Wings" Federal Wings" "Treacherous
Wings" cold Bank Wings" and every cpl
tibet of abuse which can be culled from Web
ster's Dictionary will be applied to them But
their denunciations will be harmless Abuse
from such quarters is less dangerous than
praise