Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-10-20
From the National Intelligeneer.
Appeal to Old Line Whigs.
Our conservative and intelIirent

oar conservative and intelligent co,em
porary, the New Orleans Bee, in remark.
ing on the disorganized condition Of partie.
IN Louisiana, candidly Acknowledges iha,
for once it is puzzled and hardly knows
how 10 define the principles and position.
OF the various candidates for Office in tina,
State. Such is the confusion that even thu
Democrats are anxiously inquiring where
they shall GO in the curious medley Of par.
ties that has arisen OIL the decline Of the an
cient and cnmpao, organization which once
divided the people Of Louislana in ccm: on
with the whole Union. In this state of ar-
fairs we need only say that Old Line Wings
receive respectful attention from all the sew
eral claimants upon the popular snffrages,
end The most earnest appeals are addressed
TO their comprehensive patriotism,' espec-
Tally by the so-calied regular Democracy
Nor is this importantly peculiar TO the
Democracy of Louisiana. Appeals to the
Old Line Wings have become a standing
topic with many Of our Democratic contem-
poraries, and it was under this head that
the Government journals few wseks ago
remarked with satisfaction upon the dispo-
sition manifested in many quarters by wor-
thy and enlightened citizens, heretofore
known as Old Line Wings, 10 coo operate
with The National Dtmocrscy,' and depre-
Gated any effort TO reconstruct the organi-
cation of their party To similar pur-
port the ST. Luis Republican declares that
in the recent elections held in the States of
Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee, a ma
.jority of The people, including large pcr-
lion OF those heretofore acting with The
Wings, have declared their preference for
the Democratic party Accordingly that
Journal expresses The benevolent and unset.
iish hope that sail honest Wings" Will not
be drawn into '<uch an eeregious act Of fol-
~ as TO support any other than the Demo
CYSTIC candidate fer the next Presidency.
For ourselves, we take leave 10 say, in
behalf Of what seems 70 us the most prima-
ry principles of political consistency and
pfoprie'y, that We regard all such appeals
AZ the highest degree innppcrtune, if not
ilnpertinent. The Cd L;ne Wings, in con
Junction with conservative citizens OF every
name and denominatina, in oil parts OF the
Union, will be able 10 interpret for them
selves, al Ike proper time lie indications
the civil conjecture brought about by the
disturbing elements OF Democratic nisrule.
Whether the authors and abeltcrs of that
iaisrule have prior claim upon the adhe-
sion Wings would seem 10 be question
hat admits Of easy determination. What
ever may be justly or unjusily said against
the Republican organization Of the North,
The Wings OF the Cnion cannot forget that
II owes IFS very existence and derives lis
daily food from The sectional agitalions pro-
voked and fostered by the Democratic par
ty. If, therefore, The Republican party
were as odious and dangerous as the Dem
ocraiic press, particularly Of the South, is
in the habit of representing, it would only
be so much the more cogent and convic-
Jug argument against any utilization with a
party which has been the primal cause of
the movement in question. The Repubi-
cans very possibly have been and may still
be in donger of carrying their feelings Of
resentment 10 needless extreme in point OF
defensive tactics, and in this line of conduct
they can expect, as thsy ask no cooperation
from the National Wings, but we are at @ |
loss 10 understand how such want Of med |
GRAFTON on the part OF the former can be con-
sirued inlo valid claim to the character Of
conservatism urged in behalf of The Demcc- !
racy. since they must none the less be held !
E.aln'y responsible for the political chaos
which has been precipitated on the country.
In The present aspect of affairs we would
therefore, advise against any coalition such
as that ino which Old Line Wings are SC
unc!uousIy invited 10 enter. 1t does not
become the Democracy 20 address any such |.
appeals 10 their ancient opponents, for the
Wings cannot avoid the conviction that these
approximations are The offspring Of a stimu-
lated patriotism. They remember that in
ether days the Democracy had no such ab-
horreRce of Coalitions with Frecsoilers,
and they therefore doubt the genuineness, !
or al least the disinterestedness, of the ad- /
vice which is now So gra,ui,ously profered. |
Where slept the Democratic thundcrs Of de-
runciation when Freesol Senator Of the |
United States was elected from tie State Of
Massachusetts By combination Of Demo-
Gratis and Freesolers against the National
Wings? Why did the sentinels Ct Democ-
racy forge. 10 cry aloud and spare not when
q similar fusion was effected in Vermont, |
in Connecticut, and elsewhere at the North?
AS late as the year 1854 it is known that
Federal Office holders in the State Of Mass
nehusotts were among the most prominent
supporters of the coalition which had de-
feated tse Wings, and some among US per-
haps have not quite forgotten the circu,n-
stances under which distinguished funct-
ionary in the city of New York lost his head
for stubbOrnly refusing 10 recognize 'ihe
rreesoil wing of Democracy in his appoint
inent 10 office. While the memory Of these
transactions survives, we incline 70 believe
that Wings will moi be greatly moved by
the fervent appeals of our Democratic
friends, who suddenly manifest 50 much
more zeal for the political virtue Of their an
cient odversaries than they formerly show
ed for their own.
Return of en- Exploring Party.
Specia! Dispatch TO the Republican.
LEAyrYwoRTu October 10