Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-04-02
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Reorganization Of the Wing Party.
EDIrons DEnocRAT: The E'IluwinE very signi6.
cant article recently appeared IN the Sacramento

rumorc that efforts quietly making In the city
to reoreaniEe the old Whg party BETTER wait until
new organisation In Virginia calls itself the Opposition
party.
This, when rendered into lain English. supp oSe
would mean-" Wings, don't BE- hnsly in your in.
d"rScment; n"thing tangible has yet been done.
That new party may take the name Of the OppOSi.
tiOn; If so, you must indUrse il. and premature
ton may embarraSs y"u." have been an active.
ardent Wing. and chung with fidelity tn the old
chip whist plank Of the wreck was remaining. aud
then left it only because il had ceased To exist !
know there ARE many others in the Same situaiiOn
with myself, who would lnil with glndncss the event
that would restore to them the privilege If voting
for their old party. led an by some Of the gallant
CptnIns If the old Scl.nnl, if that battle c"ald BE-
fought with anv reasonable prospect of success
Can that Nov be- done, either in this State 0r ia the
Nalinn: Lo~k ut 0ur past hist"ry. When we we're
ut The zenith ii our power there were but five
Southern" States to which We cuuld hmk for aSsis.
overwhelmingly. Tennessee, Louisiana, Florida
and Maryland. Kentucky und Maryland were al
ways reliable. Florida once und once only gave
her vote tn the Wings. Tennessee and Lnuisinua
always "scIluting, generally gravitnted To the Dem
Ocratic party. II would BE- madness to suppose
that the corps" "f Wnggery, newly galvanized.
would possess m"rc strength than the living, active
body in the full vig"r of manhood.
Then wha, ARE We To- expect from these States:
Mnrylan might cast her vote for such movement
She sto"d alone in the memorable struggle 81 SO
Kentucky then iullcrcd for the first iimc--nu: b..
cause abe had changed her principles nut because
the " American =" candidate fur the Presidency was
unpopular with her people, for nr1, to her own lu,
mortal Clay lac was tie idol 0f the Wing purity Of
that State-but because che believed that the old
issues had Lcen merged in the great and absorbing
question 0f slavery that then agIRird the Cmiun
and that she must then vote upon ihnt ISSUE The
causes Which induced her tn Gust that vote then,
still exist with ,en-fold additional force. and M one
will suppose for onc mnn,cui Ihut size Ias changed
her views upon the slavery question.
As to the three remaining States. they seldom
gave majority To the Wing party; and only whcn
Somc popular cry was raised. which would catch
the Auaiing vote. which was ever ready to 90 with
the majority. They were always Democratic upon IL
vote given free fnm political excitement or extran-
cOus clamor gotten up in favor # some particular
candidate. With the INN popularity Of the
Democratic party in the south, increased by its
faithful adhesion to the compromises in behalf II
the slave States, it would be- impossible in tho last
three named States U get even u respectable vote
for the Wing rrr,y. Then, five organize with u
view Of success We must look Ia the North for "uI
~ port and how d" We stand there! What State,
"uI Of the whole number, could We carry! Is there
one
When Mr. CrittSndcn made his celebrated speerh
-, Tv.,:e. l.
Lcc"mpton question: siateSnAn-likc, PAiri"tic and
eminently cOnscrvativc-he took ground ngninst the
Democratic patty and favored the peculiar views
then advocated by Northern Senators. It WAS read
in every part "f "Mr c"nIedcracy, and cnmmente ed
upon fattcringly by tlIUse who termed themselves
the opposition press. His friends blicvrd he had
made Ike. and might even be regarded as
the Opp0sti"n candidate for the Presidency. His
long and fart Ifm life Uf National service his con.
ceded tale ats his eminent virtues. and his tiled
and unIinchnR fidelity to the Union under a.l ,ir-
cum -,ancrs. seemed especially to make Tim out us
tie man fur the times lila long aud faithful aud
efficient services :" the Wing party, would secure
him that vntc; his connection with the American
party would give him that strength, wherever that
element still prevails; hIS course on the I.ecump.
ton issue would give him favor with the entire
North. whilst Union men, of all rarirs would feel
that in his election We would have at the helm Of
State tried statcsman. IL true patriot, and con.
sentative politician. lis name was immediately
hoistCd for the Prrslcncy-h native State received
him with Grandnvati"ns and the South urged no,
whisper of opposition Ut dissatisfaction to the
movement.
But how was il received at the North, and why I.
Tar echo OfrrittrndCna v"icc had scarcely ceased
revcrbrraIng in the IIaIls of the Senate Chamber.
when the whole pack" Tray, Blanrh and Sweet.
hcUrt"-were let l"osc upon his heels. One disenv-
cred that it was II movement IL revive high prt-
tectvc Tariff thrr. the renewal Of the old
landed pulley Of the Wing party and third, the
re.charicr III u National Bank and revulsun in the
monetary world; whilst ull proclaimed TINT the
Sccpirr in his hand would he barren victory the
North: that, with the appointing power in his
hands. the Federal patronage would not be given
~ these entertaining The le,uliar vicws Of the
North.
Seward himself with Glr.sightrd and keen Wis.
ion, bcheld the unfiirndly indications and deter.
mined Ia take step TO- thor towards Abnli ion.
ism favorable In the views If his section, and nne
which Critienden enuld nut follow. Hence his
Rochester speech. in which he announces the trcu.
S'nable d"ciIine-" war I'll sections, till The Union
becomes al slave ur I'LL free This idea is caught
up aud ciisraicd by the preHs and in public speech
eS, in aud nut Of Congress, ." US to shape public
"I'innn that the candidate Of tie Opposition must
be the eXpunent IT IhOSe views. This was master.
sr"ke u" p"hcy On the part IL the New York states.
man. Il completely demolished u dangerous rival,
and left himself the prominent candidate Of the O,,.
position iE the Presidency. but ut the same time,
he well knew, il would drive from him Ill IT the
conservative element If bath sections and his sic.
ia now only "a be attained by keeping up that
secih'nal agitation. Thus far Seward has accom-.
plshed his object. The issue ia fairly made M T.,
his liking, A candidate Of the present dominant
party IN the 0ne hand, and une holding to the
views Uf The Seward sChnol upon the other, aud u
third candidate OF the conservative opposition h.
b0lh-woWld receive ieWer Electoral votes than did
Mr. Fillmure In 1885.
10 the state Of affairs what are We, % Wings, 70
dor Support third party merely for the glOry Of
dstvats Mr.. Clay when ab'ut 10 make his celebra.
ted report upon the land bill. wac requested BY .
friOnd to rrsixn his p,'aIiOn upon the Committee.
that it might beat him fur the Presidency Ills re.
ply has bsc''me axiom 10 PoliIics had rather
be right than be President" aud the Wing party
still adhere " that idea. Where principle 10 involved
it's the true rule 1t ae'i"n. But upon mere qurs.
ton |poliey its observance Is not ~ ImperiOusly
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