The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-10-19
THE WIG PLATFORM.

the speeches that occasion, what the sentiments
OF hostility TO the slavery principle with which the Wings
OF Massachusetts battle for triumph at the polls next
month. Weare happy in seeing the same views sus.
tanned in the County and District conventions of The
Wings in various portions of the State At the Senate
rial Convention in Mddlesex County, held at Concord
Oct. 6. the following among other resolutions were
passed:
ReSOlued, That war of invasion and con-
quest, entered upon for the support and defence,
and prosecuted tor the extension of Slapeyy is
an enormous crme-that the Executive war
with Mexico, the first fruits of the annexation of
Texas, can be justified by no reason 'sachich does
not deserve the Sc0rn of anan and the judgments
Of HeaUen p and that to its commencement, its
support, and its continuance, we are uncompro-
msingly opposed.
RESOLVED, That believing it to have become
the avowed and settled policy OF the national gov
eminent to foster, strengthen, and extend the in
stituton of slavery and that the rights OF the free
States, as well as the fundamental principles of
republican liberty, are thereby endangered the
Wings of the North are in duty bound to make
the declaration, that they are to be now and
henceforth regarded as the decided and unconp-
promising opponents of Slavery; that they are
opposed to its farther extension, and to its con-
tinuG1ce where it already exists; that they will
concur in all constitutional measures to abridge
its limits, and promote its abolition and that
to these their principles and purposes they will
adhere at any political hazard.
At the 9th Congressional District Convention. few
days SINCE such noble sentiments as the following were
issued
ReSolUed, That our Republic was not establish
ed to perpetuate the existence or to extend the
boundaries OF the Slave system that the recent
successful measures for that end are grossly per-
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tile to the purposes OF its trainers, and greatly en-
danger ilS existence; that the question can be no
longer asked, ''What has the North to do with
Slavery ~ but that the time has come when If
behooves the people Of the North to consider
whether it is not alike necessity and dutv.
not only to resist the extension, but to oppose bv
all constitutional and lawful MEANS the coNr1N-
UED EXISTENCE oP SLAVERY.
RESOLVED, That the responsibility for these
evils rests mainly with the self-styled Democra
cy OF the North, always, in the language Of Mr..
Polk, g the faithful allies of the South and of
Southern interests; y that relying on their sub
serviency and faithlessness to principle the slave
power has dared to make the extension of slavery
measure Of party policy and that we rejoice
to perceive in the recent elections in New
Hampshire and Maine, the signs of complete
emancipation IRON the party despotism, which
has so long humbed the Democrats of those
0'NeNNS INV
In District No. and many other sections of ,he
State, Wing Conventions have proclaimed similar living
truths. Ii only remains for all the friends Of Freedom
and Righ' 10 unite in phaanx at the baot-box and
sustain them.
1t may be here useful TO look for the sake of iIusrat.
ig the contrast, at the Democratic veN of This ore,
question Below is the Resolution in which The Loco
Focoes explained their position on the matter. at their
s ate Convention, Sept. 16:
ReSOlued, That we hold to the integrity of Tho
Union, as established by the Constitution. and
therefore we deprecate, as disunion in its worst
form, the attempts OF any party or class of men TO
stigmatize and denounce one portion of the Union
for its domestic Institutions, with which the Con-
stitution does not interfere, and of the proprietv
OF which each State is its own independent JUDGE
That is the democrats Of Massachusetts tbuk all tho
present enormous abuses committed by the proslavcrv
South upon Northern Freedom, are perfectly proner
ond wholly sanctioned by them We trust The feqmen
OF The Bay State will justly weigh the contrast which
these savocratc idea, make with Fhe Wing platform Of
Liberty and Human Rights, quoted before c.
ORGANS OF THE WoUNDED.-ss The result in
on lp9lI./ Al.