New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-03
THE OLD wings.

Noyel-readeIs will be reminded, by Gov. Hunts
last letter, Of the untimely devotion wherewith
Mrs NJ used to assev crate that she :" never W nld
desert her Micawber." In the year of grace
1860, Mr. Hunt reyiyes and parades bis letter to
Fropcis Granger ten years ago, protesting that no
would "nevtr surrender my claim TO live and die
" in the same Natior al party with Clay and Crit
ter den, Bel and Mangum, Stanly aud Geatry."
In these eyebtful ten yeors, Clay and Maogum
have died, Stsply has become Republican, Gen.
try has come outfor BreckiDridge-and 80 become,
in Mr. Huuts view, promoter of disuDiou and
.eeessiOnleayiDS OILY Bell aud Critteuden linger.
ing by the shrine of Dir. Hunts unchanging idol
airy. But lever mind: I" The scent of the roses
" may hang round it still" and that sutiices to
drive Dir. Hunt into the support Of the Douglas
Democratic Electors in order to defeat those favor
able to bis old Wing brother Lincoln.
Wheu Dir. Hunt turned Wing in l833-iO, Caleb
Gushing was conspicuous member of that party;
he is Low deacon in the Democratic church, aud
goes his length for Breckenridge. John ler ditto,
ditto. Henry A. Wise ditto ditto. Josiah Ran
dali, Joseph Il. Chandler, and William b. Reed
were leadii Wings in Philadelphia; they are now
Democratic megnates-we belsye all for Breckin.
ridge William Wright ditto 10 New. Jersey. In
Mary land, James A. Pesrce and Reverdy Johnson
were Wbig standard bearers: they are now Demo-
ciats Of long stapding-ihe latter Douglas field
marshal. MIR. Pearce seems a little bewdered,
but viii probably go for Breckiurdge. Abraham
Rencber, Burton Craige, Daniel l.. Bsrriager, and
Thomas l.. Clingman, we're among our mOst vehe-
ment Wings in North Carolina; they are now
good Democrats, aud they say our preur ciersiier
Kenneth Rsyner il about to follow in their foot
steps. Clipgman would like to go for Douglas,
bat the local current is too strOng--he is deter
mined not TO be read out of the party he has had
much trouble to get into-so he has to seem
TO 20 with the crowd for Breckenridge.
Isaac f. Holmes, our solitary Wing from
South Carol Ia, whose vote made Mr.. Winthrop
Speaker of the XXXth Congress, is now farmer
IL California, and We believe a Republican. Our
Wing master spirits from GeOrgia--Aleck ii. Ste
phens, Robert Toombs and Thomas Butler King
are now oil Democrats Of approved standing,
though Stephens 10 likely TO be read out Of meeting
for WON'T g to support Douglas. Our leading if
not only Wbig in the XXXih Congress from Ala
bsDa was the Rev. Henry W. HiIlierd, who is now
for BreckiDrdee, while Lewis L. Parsons, one of
our staDchest Harry Clay men Of tho old days,
leads the lorloIn hope for Douglas. In old Ken
tucky--not to mention the WckliiIes. who left us
q few years after Mr. Hunt Joined us--William
Preston, Humphrey Marshall, aud Archibald
Dixon, were Wings Of lofty mien: they are now
Democratic leaders, apd for Breckenridge In
Tennessee, beside Meredith y. Gentry aforesaid,
Charles Ready, an old Wing and Union" Mem.
Der of the last House, ia now It for Breckenridge,
while Gov. Jones has turned Democrat, and
died in that faith. OF our old Wings in
Missouri large portion have sunk through
Border Ruffianism into Slavery extending Dcmoc.
rscy: about half the present delegation 10 the
Hou'e are Of that stripe, though it is said that Col
WoOdsop, seeing his new household hopclessy