Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-06-27

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As Wings, We conservative in politics. respectino
the laws and usages of fathers from whom we in
herit our civilization and liberty. In arts agricul
ture, and commerce. and in the desire to elevate the
moral and social condition of mankind impulses are
progressive. We devoted, heart and hand to the
American Union, under strict administration of our
Federal Constitution, and equally opposed to North
ern and Southern fanatics traitors who would rob us
| of our patriotism dismember our country
With reference to certain dscordant questions of the
| day we have this to say
As political body we have many sympathes with
the American party. They are, for the most part of
our family. Under sense of injury, they we think
have gone beyond legitimate redress and become them
selves aggressors. We agree with them to de-
prve nauralized citizens directly or indirectly of
any political privileges acquired by law, or to regard
them otherwise than on terms of political equality We
are however, in favor of amending the naturalization
laws, to protect the country against undue foreign nu-
and especially DESTROYS that the election laws
OF Louisiana should be amended prevent and not
encourage, fraudulent voting.
We are opposed to mingling spiritual with temporal
or political questions and believe it the natural and
inherent right of man, without interruption from his
neghbor to worship God after the dictates of his own
conscience.
We earnestly recommend our brother Wings through
out the State to organize and their political indie
pendence and to sustain the Wings of New Orleans in
carrying out the objects herein forth We also in
woke the aid and support of all good citizens
Unable to find room for the numerous responses
which this letter has received from our contempt
raries, we can only suboin the following, as being,
however, sufficiently illustrative of the remarks al
ready made respecting the existence of Wig sem
timent, if not of a Whig party:
FROM THE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN
THE WING MovEMENr-The movement to re organize
the glorious old Wing party of the country is received
with degree of favor, and of enthusiasm which
in the beginning could scarcely have expected 1t
brings back the recollection of days when great princi-
plesmany of which have since been adopted by their
opponents,were upheld by men worthy Of them, and
worthy of the noble party which sustained them through
victory and despared not of them in defeat The Vi
taity which animated the ranks of this party latent
not exnct and its scattered remnants upon the patri
otto call to duty when the reveie sounds to arms will
hasten to FURNISH their ancient weapons which have
SO long lain unused and again form in solid phalanx,
prepared with open front and fearless tread the
foe. Thousands who have not recognised among the
dispuants of the day their glorious old fag and who
consequently have temporarily mustered in other ranks
will return when they their ensign more
thrown to the breeze The country needs the organ
cation OF the Wing party This great fact is beginning
u.
balance Of power which it at least do by such or
ganlzation, exercise powerful conservative in
fuence, of which the country stands in perlous
need.
Our contemporary the Bee whose whilom bugle notes
used to rally the Wing hosts duty in referring this
subject and after giving the address entire put forth by
the Wings of the city, and stating that in order to
cure success, the movement be seconded by the
Wings of the interior and of other States closes its no.
tice of it with the following highoned and patriotic
remarks:
Meanwhile are bound to admit that there is |
much in the address which commends itself to the
slderation of all worthy and patriotic citizens We like
particularly the expression of earnest devotion the
Union, and of opposition Northern Southern ia
natics we admire the manly and frank yet moderate |
and conciatory tone adopted, and entertain little
doubt that there hundreds in both the prominent
political organizations in midst who will taciy
knowledge the force and wisdom of the sentiments put
FORTH
FROM THE MOBILE DAILY ADVERTISER.
The New Orleans Commercial Bulletin of Monday con-
ains brief but cogent address signed by large num-
Der of leading "Old Line Wings in New Orleans to
their brother Wings of Louisiana. We must confess
that the raising again of the old Wing slogan is
music to our ears. and would rejoice to hear the
strain caught up by the Wings throughout the Union
who, like the sgners think they fully cooperate
with the American party. Such movement, properly |
directed would be productive of much good would
least with the aid of the American party, serve as
brake to the train of State that may the neg
ry of the country from the danger being shpwrecked
by unskilful or reckless pilots engineers.
RICHMOND WING.
Such of the evidences of the desire |
felt for the reorganization of the Wing party Full
time has not yet been given for wider expression of
opinion in relation to this interesting and important
movement We cannot doubt, however that the est
and thrilling appeal of Wing brethren of New Or
leans will be gladly and erventy responded by the
noble remnant of Wings in every State of the Union.
And why should it not be We have yet to hear single
substantial plausible objection urged against the
proposition to reorganize the Wing party; while on |
the contrary there numerous cogent and powerful
reasons which may be assigned in favor of itsome of
which, believe, have heretofore pointed out with
sufficient clearness and dstinctness.
In wish see the Wing party re-organized and /
in efforts to accomplish that end are acuated by
motive of factious hostility The American party
proper We know that the American party is composed
for the most part of men devotedy attached the great
principles of the Wing party, and that they
hate the principles and practices of the Democracy
with no less fervent zeal than do But cannot
shut eyes to the obvious and pressing fact that the
bulk of the Wings of the Union are ndisposed to CO.
operate fully, freely, actively and efficiently with the
American party On of their objection to some
of their principles and to the peculiar organization of
that party many of them are already in temporary a
alton with the Democracy, and nearly all the remainder
occupying position of quasi neutrality. So long
this condition Of things remains how is it possible
bring about concentration of forces anu concert of
action among those sincerely and resoutely opposed
the Democratic party! 1t is improbable, we take it, |
that the American party proper be abe single
handed accomplish the reform they profess desire
The whole of the Democratic party bitterly opposed
those reforms and the Wing party is not willing to
the length the American party propose We attempted
to portray, few days ago, the difference which we be-