Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-07-29
A Patriotic Old Line WING.

The Old Line Wings of Marion county,
(Mo. recently held meeting at Palmyra.
Hon. Ed. BATES made speech on the Oc-
casion, from sketch of which we make
the annexed extract:
Mr.. Bates now spoke of our leader, Millard Fill
more-he was patriot statesman, an American
in its broadest sense, and his administration had
hected undyng honor upon himself and his coun.
try Tremendous applause by the American-De-
mocrats looking awful) Mr.. Fillmore had volun-
tariy and without personal acquaintance rendered
him the place of Secretary of War under his ad
ministraton-he wanted Office and declined.
Mr. Fillmore then offered the position of Secretary
Of the interior, this he also declined. But he
would not now pledge himself for Fillmore. He
would wait. There was no telling what might hap.
pen. They might yet have a candidate of their
own. Bur If He HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN JAMES
BUCHANAN AND WILLARD FILLMORE HE SHOULD NOT
HEsITATE-HE WOULD VOTE FOR MR. FILLMORE.
III ., the exul alton of the Americans overeaped
all bounds; they stamped capped' and yelled with
delight again. and again they sent up voice of
thunder, which told OF the deep hold Mr. Fillmore
has upon the American heart-the Democrats,
where they? Some still there, transfx-
ed Promethesn like; others had sloped-they
speechless) If they could not get Wing they
would take Mr.. Fillmore as they would take rhu=
barb before aoes.
Mr.. Bates warned the Old Line Wings against
the falacious idea that they could take Mr. Buch-
anan without the Cincinnati platform. By voting
for him they would not only compromise Wing prin.
cpes but endorse the principles of the Democratic
platform. There could be congeniality of feel,
ing between Wings aud Democrats. He then took
up the Democratic platform adopted at Cincinnati,
showed its dangerous doctrines and garing incOn-
sstencies. There was bran plank inserted
and that of the toughest material, that was the
foreign policy plank, which if Mr.. Buchanan were
elected would inevitably involve our country in
He then took up Mr. Buchanan aud showed
that he flibuster of the rankest hue, he allud
ed to the Ostend Conference, o. which Mr.. Buch-
anan was a member, and which resulted in Mr.. Bu-
chanan's recommending the offering, by the United
States Government, of two hundred millions of dol
lars to the Spanish Government for Cuba, and if
this were refused to take the Island by force thus
making our government a National free booter
highway robber. If MIR. Buchanan we're elected
be would pursue this line of pOicy.-He had pied.
ged himself to do it by adopting the platform, and
he could not fail to carry out the platform without
dishOnor Mr.. Buchanan not a great man. he
had been in public life almost from maturity, and
had never originated any great measure giving him
the OF a statesman. He possessed medium
ability-no more. Besides he had in his letter oil
acceptance, pledged himself to play mum; he would
answer no interrOgatory that might be put to him
by those whose votes he sought.
Mr. Bates then spoke OF the Black Republicans
and Black Democrats as ''agtators" and denounced
both dangerous enemies TO the peace of our
Union" The Black Democrats had persua ded
some "Old Line Wings" good honest men too that
there great danger that the Republican cand-
date would be elected, and by appeals TO their
known love of country had led them to the sup
port of Buchanan. They had been deceived-this
was trick of the Democracy TO defeat the Ameri
cans. he warned them not to go to the support of
Buchanan under the belief that they could return
to the Wing party whenever they might see pro-
per-Ghey going into bad cOmpany-eVi com
municatOns would corrupt good manners. Great
applause Democrats leaving quietly as possible
not wishing to disturb the meetng) II they went
over to the Democrats and hereafter sought to re-
turn, they would find it an uphill business-the de
scent TO hell was easy, not SO the upward road, be,
sides they could never get the of Democratic
powder off their skirts Shouts of applause in
which Sans boys, and We believe the '0ld Liners"
joined)
The Old Line Wings should stand irm-pledge
themselves to no party-form no entangling allan
ces; but keep their eyes open aud their powder dry
ready to take advantage Of any opportunity that
might be offered for lettering OF their condition,
act part worthy OF their ancient fame and if they
could not see u chance to elect a Whig throw their
weight to that man who could be most safely en-.
trusted with the destinies Of this great Lation.
Mr.. Bates here took his seat amid vociierous aps
plause