The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-01-04

rected TO itself
We don't think the Wing party is any
longer living organization in this country,
and have often said so, but Wing principles.
the faith and sentiment on which that party
was founded, are just as clear and definite
to-day as they ever were, and the experience
OF these latter days has only served to hight
en- our respect for them.
And it proceeds thereupon to say that if to
do great many things, among others, "to
give the lie to its whole history, and to
abandon in toto its whole sscreed," is SHOW
ing respect for Wing sentiment and faith
then is our neighbor entitled to that credit,
And it proceeds further
"But he knows better. and the pecple
know better. The Wing party
was National party, and those who are
disposed to respect its principles, are acting
with National men. What sympathy do they
get from the Gate City. For months it has
teemed with the widest fanatcisms, and its
Columns have reflected the worst of the trea-
sonable doctrines of Seward, Chase & Co.
ut Is too late now to make hvpocritical
professions of political faith The people
wall not, cannot, shall not be deceived
Now what is the Times about in all this !?
1t sets itself up as the defender of the Wing
party it constitutes itself an organ of that
body which for q life long it has been en-
gagged In abusing without stint, as inimicaa
to the interests of the country, the enemy Of
popular rights, proscriptiye in its character,
aristocratic and monarchial in its tenden-
cies. There is nothing Infamous or vile in
the whole range Of the vocabulary that has
not been heaped upon it, and all its great and
good men, men whose names constitute the
chief glory of our country, have been re-
viled and spit upon, not because they did not
love their country, not because they did not
do that which it seemed to them most likely
to advance the interests Of their countrymen,
but because they were Wings. As the cham
pion of such party the Times now sets
itself up. A tenderness for its reputation
and respect for its character have moved it
to denounce us, born and nurtured in the
Wing faith, who have never departed hairs
breadth from its spirit and teachings, as by
pocritical and treacherous. And we have no
sympathy for the true men of our party -
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erlasting fame it is no fault Of theirs If
our gallant Clay be not embalmed as u gam
bier, drunkard, a rake, a murderer, it is
not because their most persistent and enven-
omed efforts have not been engaged in max
ing such charges and in the attempt to sub
stantiate them by falsehood and perjury
And John Quincy Adams, one Of the purest
and most sagacious statesmen that the coun-
try ever reared. Low unremttngly they
heaped the bitterest maledictions upon his
head, and followed him like hound upon
the track Of wolf, till he uttered those
memorable words ''This is the last OF
earth,--I die content" Having stigmatized
Wing principles as the epitome Of all
that was loathsome, and hunted to thei,
graves every man who was eminent in their
dissemination, they now affect an anxiety lol
the feelings and position of Wing men and
the purity of the Wing faith. We thin tn,
Wing party of the past, or Of the present i
there be such, can dispense with such cham
pionship, and does not need to be defended b,
such admirers. There is reason for an hon
est suspicion Of the interest which such mer
take in it's memory and in It's welfare. Wht
talks about hypocrisy
The Times says tina; our respect for Whil
principles is only a feint to cover the worl
of treachery and deceit. Well, they called
Henry Clay traitor, and we can endure thai
they should call US as bad. But what for i,
all this hustle and exhibition OF unwontcC
virtu6And mngnanimity None so blind as
those who do not apprehend it all. Is il
really, honestly prompted by one iota of res
pect for the Wing party or its leaders Nc
fool so idiotic as not to know better. 1t i.
in the hope of making diversion among tn,
old members of the party now that it is found
in such state of disorganizaton. 1t il
by cajolery, pretence Of sympathy, ant
hypocritical respect for heightened persona
feelings and the memory of a great and no
BILE party, to toll in few loose members o.
that organization, among its own piebalc
ranks. 1t is the simple display of the arts
of demagogue,--no more, no less. And
these men reflect upon others by the charges
Of treacherv and deceit To look on sucf
things, one would think that
sHonesty had fed to british beasts /"
No; the people shall not be deceived, il
any effort Of ours shall avail to expose your
hypocritical pretences and explain your
crocodile tears.
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