Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-04-29
Party Divisions among the Rebels.

There is little said in rebel nevananare.
about party organizations. The Govern
ment of jeff. Davis is too near despotism
70 permit that entire freedom of discussion
Mnion characterizes the press Of the
No.ln, and which not subsequently deeen-
Ia1es INTO unbridled license. Neyerthe-
49, .nere are two parties in ,ae Soutb
anu ,ney call themselves by the old names
w big and Democratic o.,' -'e'''
a. hl'ie curious to observe how in
tnls, as IN many other things nrao;aa
ooun.erpare exists IN the South. IA fares
.ne oinerence In the amount of frooaor,
1oierated there will allow, to the con S;.;a
of parties at the North. 0ouoition
1nere Is one psrty at the Sontb 49,
corning whose fidelity to he rahau con
there is no question. Democrat th
Is just as much above suspicion of ,>
wavering in his Loyalty to the rebel c,na ns
as Is Republican at the North of yan.
OF attachment to the Union. On the othar
hand the party at the South which is sns-
pected of lacking in zeal for the Govern
ment of JRFF. DAVIS IS the Wing party
Just as in the North, if there is district
OF country where threats of resist
ence are made or open violence
is resorted to against the Gov
eminent of the Union. one knows
without asking that in that locality the
people vote the ticket labelled Democrat
ic, so, at the South, wherever Unionists
abound, and there is open or secret bostii-
ity 60 the authority of JEFF. DAVIS. re-
ference to the election returns of former
years will almost invariably show that
such locality has been in the habit Of Civ
ing Wing majorities.
The Richmond Examiner of the 10Th
inst. has quite significant article on the
Wings OF Virginia. While it disclaims
charging them generally with a want OF
fidelity to the rebel Government, it ac-
| cuses their party of tendency in that di-
rection. 1t says that cas- surely as the
sun shines in heaven" attempts to prein-
dice the people against the war, and 10
make them believe the Wing party if in
power could restore "the old condition of
things" are busily practised in the name
and IN behalf of the Wing party in the
holes and corners of Virginia" 1t COT
| tinues:
The practice, thus alluded to are'of Character
so infamous that IL acofId not conDort acits r,,br
interests to expose them. The time will come how
ever, when they will be brought to light and it be-
hooves the Wing party, party. II it chooses m
persist in tanning its organization tbronSb az
public udes, to look we'll the action of ira
secretly working agents and minions in this mat.,-
If it neglect this timely supervision, it ma, and
itself some day overed with stains of iufamv AMI
loads of odium which Will forever exclude its ,sTn
bers from public favor and popular SUPPORT
These remarks made in no unfre ndIy sr;,,. 70
single Wing candidate in the field Tor eIsotio,
and without particle of hostility the party itself
or to a single individual known to be a ember or
it. They made in the spirit of friendly warning
and to prevent, as far temperate expostuIation
can do, the enactment in Virginia Of great public
scandal ; and we accompany these remarks with
the declaration that the Democrats of Virginia
intend, in good faith, in the approaching election
to their votes for men believed to be of the
most ability, and most suitable for public axice-
ces, with entire disregard to their past political
associations.
The superior pertinacity with which
tue wing element In the South clings to
the Union and the old condition of Things.
arises dou btless from The fact that il was
| indoctrinated with the constitutional doc
trines OF Webster and Clay in opposition to
| the State Rights theories which were always
promulgated by the Democratic party,
| and which were potent in undermining
the loyalty OF the people to the national
government, and paving the way for tho
secession moVement.-State Journal