The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-03-23
Letter from Hon. D. D. barnard.
ALBANY. y. ". February %, 1859.

GENTLEMEN: ! regret that, owing TO the
misdirec,ion Of your letter Of the 7th instant,
50 that il has only reached me within q day
or two, my response, which would have heen
prompt, has been so long delayed. have
read with care the resolution II your Gener-
al Committee, copy Of which was transmit.
ted with your letter. agree generally with
what appear to be the opinions and objeet Of
the committee. was a Wing so long as
there was An organized body q Wings in
the country, and know Of no other war Of
defining in general terms nv political opin-
ions TODAY Than by saying that ] am still a
Wing. This il referring personal opinion
to historieai standard which al intelligent
persons understand.
| have b-rn glad To see the INDIGESTION shown
in various parts Of the country Of a desire and
design 10 rrorgauize the Wing party. Even
where this can be dane nnly Nv means If 4
general and other committees, think il
should be done.
do not forget. and hope uihers will mot
forget, that the Wing p1rty in it. LAY was
an extremely useful party to the country,
in minority as well as when charged with
the adninistrstinn Of affairs. think that
party nav be revived now and made extreme
liz useful, il only presenting itself with iis
grand compact. staiesmanlikr. well approx
ed. and time hnnored principles. and with
them 50 arranging It's furces ami eonsnli,la.
ting its ranks rs at lrast 10 hold the balance
81 power between other parties.
| III this way il might control the neyt Presi.
dental election, and il would BECOME a par
- al. r. al
try wnpld fnally rally again. The time
must soon come when the country will de.
mand something better for the promotion u
our great interests, for our honor at home
and abroad, for our security from threaten.
ell evils, and flr the preservation Of the
cnusiiiuiinn and the IniDn, than Il has had
or can promise itself 10 Or through either %
the two iitical organizations which clam
now to divide nearly the whole popular pow.
er between them. The Wing party thus re-
visel, and standing ~ fearlessly TO 4 true
and ancient principles. there would be no
occasion Or any place for an " American" par.
ity asa separate orgsnlliti n.
The Wing psris, i trne 70 itself. alway'
must BE-, a. Il alwaYs his been. true Ame.
tican party fur all The Just, patriotic purpo.
ses fur whith snch an nrganz,tion WIS eyer
demanded. II world NOT bedilficalt. think
to name more than nrs man who, II the Re
publican marty would have the wisdom AM
patriotism 20 present ~ adopt - a candidate
Tor President at the next election. wouli
command the undivided support of all old
Wings. and II nearly al conservative men o.
ali parties. and Ii whom IN assured and easy
success might be given oser any so.tslled
Demoei ATTIC candidate. We want man AMI
mot 4 platform mas WIN. the moment h,
il named, shall be recognised as standin.
conienedly fpr body n sound principle
such - the country needs, and such as, SOON
sr OF later, IL must and will have.
II, on the nther hand. the Republican
party, which still stands before the country
AZ mere anti. slavery association. shall is'
sist on a pure aud exclusive party effort. "a
king the field with csndidats who can re-
present nothing but practical sentimental
ism. involving an essential and necessary hos
tiIIty IL Tie Constitution and the pressrva
ton and peace d the Uniop. duty not u
agreeable, but still Necessary, effective. snt
useful, may remain Tot old Wings to perform
Keeping their own organization and stand
Ing BY Old principles, they may have 70 chocs
. between tao great parties a. between tsl
. great evils. and throw their united sireBgtl
Tor the time intn the scale Of the least evil o
the two. We should ihsn give our supper
from our outside position, without sacrificing
, our organization or our principles, 10 tha
party which might seen TO " on the whole {
be the least dangerous and destructive Of N
! two tc tie Union and The county, and whic
should seem 81 he time % hsys most Of h
! odor Of nauonality about Il Such 81. lea,