Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-06-26
From the U. s. Ga-efie.
THE WING PARTY AND THE UNION.


action. We have moi space to give a.
large his remarks, which are given by
him quite at large; but what he ANS al is
the adoption. by The Wings, Of the aboli.
ton creed, taking up al once, and distinctly,
the SPECIAL views Of the Liberty party head
ed last year by Buney, and making them
part and parcel OF Wing objects, identity.
'ng the single principle of The Bnneyites
with the great principles Of the Wings.
In the course of his remarks, he says:
"Ard what is there in anti.slarery that
we so much dresdi Admit tina; Abolition
lists have done some wrong things; admit
that in their combinations they have ex.
hibited folly instead of wisdom, it is I'm.
worthy the dignity of great party, that
numbers nearly million and halt OF vo
tiers, 10 refuse to take position TO which
patriotism, humanity, virtue, and even
their own party interests invite them, be-
cause a very inconsIderable portion Of
their fellow citizens made mistakes and
pursued right object in wrong way.
Blu. however we may feel. | hold il to be
fact, OF which there Can be no reasona-
BILE doubt, that unless the Wing party will
take ground that Abolitionists can con.
sistenly occupy, they cannot succeed
The encroachments Of the slave power
are becoming more and more fearful ev-
cry year, and nothing can prevent the
formation OF a great free party, TO resist
those encroachments. And every thing
tetokens that tina, day is not far removed
from the present moment"
We have copied the above, that our
readers may not apprehend that we are
replyingto imaginary arguments, or wrong
ly impuilng sentiment to another.
We did, nearly wear ago, oppose with
all our powers, the amalgsmation Of the
Wings with any other party or the use OF
any other party, however reached, to pro.
mote the election of Wing candidate. -
We could not forget the unlotuDats re-.
suits OF AN amalgama.ion in other times,
nor shut oar eyes to the promises Of de.
iea: which were then evident, and which
were subsequently mos: signally fulfilled.
The Wing party is a great combination
upon great national principles. Ii IS not
an association for promoting special en-.
terpTise, of either pecunlary or moral i'm.
porlsnce. 1t looks 10 the correct admin.
istratlon Of the government, according tc
the Constitution of the country, and any
amagame,ion with parts which have only
special and local object, which are
acting only to produce an end not con-
templated in the provisions Of The Cons,i.
tuition, is not only unbecoming the party
but IS almost sure TO procure its defeat, i
not its destruction. We recognize among
the Wings Of the middle and eastern
States, a vast many who are openly hos
tile to the institutions ofsavery, who are
devoting their time and their money Il
procure the abolition OF the Institution o
slavery; and occasionally some of then
assist, by some means, in procuring the
| freedom Of an individual. But we Dr.
not consider this fact as necessarily max
ing the Wing party bolitionists. or az
abolition party; that would be, at once
to cut off, or drive away, almost ever,
Wing residing south OF Mason and Dix
on's line. Nay, more--it would be tc
deprive our party of the vote of Della
ware, Maryland, North Carolina, Geor
gia, Tennessee. kentucky, and Louisiana
usually considered Wing States. The
act of the Wings, in merging their party
in the liberty parry, would be, to say
nothing Of the positive wrong, as unwis,
as to connect it with party that was OBJ
posed to some religious denomination
nay, on some grounds even worse, for the
latter might make itself national, but tn.
former could not.
The open avowal Of the Wings, as &
party, of the sentiments promulged by the
correspondent ofthe Courier, would be o,
once the annunciation Of an "Anti. Union
Party" 1t coulc not be otherwise. Sia
very has sort of geographical position
that gives 10 the discussion of its charac-
ter geographical character, and tends
directly to a rupture of existing relations.
The writer SAYS further:
The great religious sects of our couu-
try are dividing on this question. The
powerful denominations Of the Methodsts
and the Baptists have already done it
The Presbyterian Church, Cat least the
new school DIVISION will soon follow this
example. Ifnow the religious sects feel
compelled, for conscience sake, to sunder
ties so sacred and binding, and break
from associations so much endeared as
are those that religion secures, can you
expect that political hes will hold them
long to the Car of slavery, to do the bid
ding of those who would sell their votes for
southern influenced You may expect it
but you will be disappointed"
The assertion OF the write. is true with
reference 10 some OF the sects mentioned,
but the assertion oI these facts, in the form
of argument, is one Of the worst features
Of the whole article. The religious de-
nominations cannot agree. The subject
Of slavery is one that divides them. -
They cannot sit at the Lords table with,
or listen to the gospels from, slave hold
er. The conscience is tender. CHRIS.
tian charity, as explained by the Great
Apostle, requires a great respect TO that
tenderness, on accoun, of the institution of
religion, and the great ends it has in view.
BIT because men may no. hold the closest
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