Washington telegraph., 1856-08-06
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of interest, the course which the Buchan-
an party have, for some time past, pursued
in relation to the Old-Line Wings. We
did not forget, while reading their fulsome
adulations of their whilom opponents, how,
through long period of years, while the
men who arrayed themselves under the
banner of Harry of the West, had unseat-
ed them in many conflict, and always
opposed a wise conservatism, to their run
mad schemes for retention of power, these
same friends of Mr.. Buchanan had ex-
hausted the powers of invective and emp
tied the vials of their wrath upon them In
their ungovernable rage And although
we saw the propriety and benefits to be
derived from the adoption of the line of
policy, which they have pursued, we have
all along doubted the sincerity of these
high-fown Inscriptions to the integrity and
patriotism of the ''Old-Line Whigs,' with
which the opposition press had teemed for
while past. We know, as our friend
Tar River" says, ''their votes were want
ed" We have for some time looked for
ward to the present condition of affairs.
We We're content quietly to look On and
witness the spasmodic efforts of our oppo-
nents to prove that the American party
was an Abolition trick, confident that the
reaction would come, and that the con-
sentative men of all parties would be
found arraying themselves under the III
ner of MILLARD FILLMORE. And we
can say, with perfect truth, that cur fond
est anticipations are becoming realized
The arrival of every mail heralds the ac-
eession of powerful aids to the cause, for
which we are determined to do battle, with
whatever energy we possess, so long as we
have a hand to guide our pen. And
among other noticeable features OF the
campaign, we find the old line Wings O.
several States assembling in convention
and declaring their preference for Mr.
Fillmore. These movements. as a matter
of course, upset all of the previous calcu
lations of the supporters Of Mr. Bueh an
an, and already do we observe unmistaka-
bic evidences of their chagrin. The hon
ey-fuggling tone which they have used
during some of these Latter days, is in
eontinently dropped, and here and there
We see the words ''Whig trick" peeping
out from the covering of verbiage with
which they hide their platitudes about Blu
chanan, Southern rights, &c.
1t is at once wonderful and amusing
to notice the facility with which the
''derce democracy change their system OF
tactics. They are not only putting Oh
airs towards the Wings. whom they have
recently so gently wooed with sweet phrases
but they are actually beginning, in some
quarters, to affect a supreme and lordly
contempt towards certain large bodies OF
better citizens" of whom, they have fig
ured quite extensively, as the apologists
and defenders. The large amount of .svir-
tuous Indignation which they get of, be-
cause their German and Catholic allies
have gone over to the support of Fremont,
we would most respectfully suggest to them,
could be much more proftably expended
How, We viii leave them to discover
/ But we cannot refrain from rendering to
them our most profound .sympathies, in
view of the affecting dispensation which
has deprived them OF so very considerable
an element Of their strength. And as
they have been kind enough, on sundry
occasions, to suggest to all ''patriotic
Americans the propriety of supporting
Mr. Buchanan, in view of the impossible
lty of the election of Mr.. Fillmore. we
would beg leave most respectfully to of
fer them place In the ranks of our own
glorious party, now that the utter hope
lessness of Mr.. Buchanan's election is
fully and fairly demonstrated, by the de-
fection from his supporters of the foreign
vote, and his failure to secure the coop
Grafton cfthe Old-Line Wings, upon whose
influence and assistance so much reliance
was placed and 50 very much, seemed to
depend. And we would also suggest to
the editors in Mr. Buehanan's s service. the
evident impropriety of hereafter indulging
IN any remarks in any respect derogatory
to '.Old-Line Wings" Considering the
amount pf soft sawder which they have
land on them within the past three months.
1t would be little less than self.stultifca.
ton to turn in to abusing them. And
since you have, on so many occasions,
manifested warm desire to give into the
hands of the Dutch and Irish unlimited
power to shape and control the destinies
OF the new territories, don't, for Heav-
ems sake, ''fop over and vilify them
for taking up-a mistaken notion that Ere