The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-11
WHATS In A NAME,2

The Baltimore American journal always held in high
esteem among the opponents of the democratic party
quotes with apparent satisfaction the following remarks
from its Contemporary of the Alexandria Gazette:n
The Richmond Wing advocates the reorga OF
the whg party consequence of the of large
ton of those the North who profess belong the
American party and likely be better effected than any
other movement and hus again but great parties
in the country-a whg and democratic party-with the
slavery issue extinct We perfectly willing There is
already entire concert of action the South between the
whig and American parties, making them, in opposition
the utrams of democracy and the same and the
abandonment Of secrecy and the davowa any thing re-
ang religious matters by the American party the
adoption of the naveAmerican principle by the wing party
10 their conventions there be Of
To have two parties would be foolish impoc
der both powerless and helpless The triumph Of true whg
and true American principles what Americans wings
DESIRE and this they will strive for in the midst Of defeat
and hope for better tines with all the odds against
them"
The proposition comprehended in the above and which
is thus held forth by at least thres whom whg and uo-
dam knownohng papers Of influence rechrisen their
party and call it whg again. since prosper under
the usurped title of american is nothing less than the
plea Of guilty souty withheld before the fall Of the
whig party from the integrity of Its nationality to the in
dictment presented in the oftrepeated couplet--
'-n we cannot alter things
Why, then, wen change their Names ar
But wbig or know-nothing know-nohing or WING, is
all the to these journalists if successful only
be carried on against the democracy.
We have objections to all this and shall rejoice
at the successful contamination of any scheme that will
enable again have bu great parties in the
try and especially with the slavery issue extinct In
deed the country will rejoice and with good cause at
such achievement. But how shall it be comprised
The of the wing party who honest consistent
and well informed with respect to the issues Of
parties, in the democratic ranks and have
no desire to depart from them; for they there find
conservatism and progress happily blended, fidelity
the consultation and the laws and determination that
"the slavery issue shall be extinct" As they never
hoped to realize better state of things from the
of the wing party they do not regret its dissolution
they have only witnessed the opposite of these proceedings
from the Americsn' party they sincerely rejoice at its
downfall and the issue Of hour forms the only basis
of the republican party, they will with pleasure
contemplate its final dissolvng view How, then,
whg who honest in his professions and who has
nobly taken position with the democracy, leave 1t
coaesce with any of these organizations or reorganza-
tions2 The suggestion is preposterous, and our
porares' doing great injustice to their reputation for
ordinary sagacity in proposing it.
Sections may still be influenced by their preudices cit
liens may still be embtered against each other by appeals
their preudices of birth parentage and
religious hatred may be kindled where only ardent re-
gious convictions now glowing Here fields open
the enterprise of those who wish to build up oppos
ton to the democratic power Of the country but when
to talk about great national party in OPPOSE
ton to that towering above all the factions in the
land they must pardon the smile of derison that nvoun
ariy plays upon the features Of every whose clear