Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-09-29
Tne.day Morning, September 30. 1916.
THE WINGS OF MASSACHUSETTS

III Is mdtleT Oh ucCp 1SuSS-"
course pursued by the Wing party oil mass@. -.
se,ts Until recently, the Aboii'iohiS's " -
State have formed mere fachon' Po"e,'e
-, .nd looked upon with contempt ior Incl
~..,,ness But they seem TO have graoua'l
swollen into importance, and are now ac'"an
regulating the course OF the great wing parry
The Bay State. Not long since the ani'-slaVer,
Senator of New Hampshire, John +. Hale, az
dressed meeting al Boston, over when Inc F" nj
Mayor presided and gave 10 it The coun'eian,
OF the Whig party. His speech breaihed through
ON, shirt or sectional division on slavery, am
d;srn;on. il the anti.savery parry OF The Nor'i
.aono, Otherwise put down the South. These
sentiments were enthusiastically respondedto.
The Boston Courier, Wing journal OF mgr
Standing declares that the Union is worthless, ina
Misno advantage 10 the free States and 'ha' 'hs
flag of disunion is the banner under whicn INC
Wings ough, a, once TO rally. Hear lis aeliDe
rate and solemn declarations;
an is prepos,erous folly for Northern men e
,alk oftbe value of The Union. They must inake
nm their minds 10 one OF two thngs:-they mus
submit 10 be governed BY slave-owners, or oiedn
I'D this Union which operates so uhequd''y, GUY
has already destroyed every fragment OF PoIl.a.a
equality If 10 talk OF the latter appal the hed,'s
ri onr youns men. and shaltrr the nerves "i Inc
old ones. lei them choose the former, ana forever
hereafter hold their peace. There is no aiterla-
tive and the sooner you hoist the flag OF oissoiu'
tion. or bend your knees for negro-orivel ~
straddle your back and tickle your sides WIN MS
whip The sooner YOU will cease 10 feel the solici-
Jude and responsibility OF a FREE MAN"
Last week The Wing STATE Convention assem-
bed in Boston. After nominating candidates.
and renewing the declarations OF their parry
creed, the question OF slavery was taken up. Inc
Younger and more fiery members, led on py
Charles Sumner Charles +. Adams, (son o'
John @. &C., advanced The most ullra'doclrhes
They called upon the Wings TO use all the means
in their power 10 abolish the influence OF the
slave institutions of The country. They wished
10 see bold and decided action on the question OF
slavery Mr. Summer implored the Wings 10
place their opposition 10 The present Admnlslra-
zion ON higher grounds than The repeal Of The 'ie1o
Tariff which he said had been mentioned as The
rallying-cry OF The Wings. The higher ground
he said, was 'lhe repeal OF slavery under The
Constitution and laws Of the United States"
al assume ,hen," said Mr.. Sumner shat il is
the duty of The Wings, representing the higher
sentiments OF the community and the principles
of their fathers 10 express themselves openly
and distinctly and solemnly against slavery MOI
only against lis further extension, but against lis
longer continuance under The constitution and
laws OF the Union. But while il is their duy 10
enter upon this holy warfare, II should be lheir
aim TO temper il with moderation, with gentle
ness, with tenderness, towards slave owners
yr1L- l.. tha dirty.
en-, 10 the duties Of emancipation. But emanci-
patton should always be presented the cardinal
object of our national policy"
Not only must the Wings, he said, pass resolu-
lions in this spirit, but they must choose men 10
fill public offices who would not shrink from car
rying these principles into practice. He said
"They must mol be ashamed of the name which
belongs 10 Franklin, Jefferson and Washington
and which expresses the idea 10 which they
should be devoted-Aboiitionsl. They mus, be
thorough Incorporating advocates OF The repeal
of slavery of its abolition under the laws and con-
stitution of the United States They must be Re-
pealers, Abolitonisls"
1.-THE Wing party" said MIR. Sumner, us CT
ought 10 be the party oil freedom.
This portion ofthe meeting brought forward The
most ultra anti-slavery resolutions. The regular
w ulSS, SccluS q ldtol UAOW ~ wv SNiAN'''
in the adoption of such extreme measures, had
the good sense to protest against them, and intro
duced others OF a rather milder character. A
violent and bilrer discussion ensued, and j, was
found necessary 10 send for the "God-like Da'
MEL" TO still The waves. The vote was finally Ia.
ken. aud the ultra resolutions lost by the close
vote Of 81 TO 1877, in Convention OF Wigs from
L. Foll0 I'm
lions were then adopted:
Resolved That the Wings OF Massachusett:
regard slavery as great moral, political aud so
cial evil, and they therefore pledge themselves L
present as firm front of opposition to The insli
tuition of slavery as is consistent with our ale
glance TO the Constitution, and our dulles a
members OF the contederacy.
Resolved That the Wings Of Massachusetts
will continue TO use all constitutional and prope
means to restrain the already preponderaung IN
huence of slaveholding interests in the Naliona
Legislature, TO defeat all measures calculated I,
uphold slavery, and promote all constitutional
measures for its overthrow, and will oppose at al
times, with incorporating zeal and hrmness
any farther addition OF slavehodng States 10 hi
Union, out of whatever territory formed; and tha
they will in like manner oppose all farther e1
tension of the slavery OF The African race on I'M
continent. IT. under the government OF Prov
dence, il shall happen that portions oil this conli
nsnt, not belonging TO the United States, shall o
settled by the Saxon race, lei those settlers carr
with them, wherever they 60, together with thei
own free blood the blessings OF free government
and free institutions for ALL and chains and teller
for none. Wherever our language is to be here
aGer spoken, our history remembered, our eS
ample quoted, or our kindred acknowledged, ther
let universal freedom and equal laws be proclaim
ed to man.
Southern Wings will be naturally indignaT
al such an interference in our domestic inst
tu,ions by their brethren Of the North. Whi
right have The latter, especially in an organize
form, to raise their voices against rights guarar
teed 10 US by the Constitution
We turn with patriotic pride and pleasure
the action OF The Democratic Stale Convention
Massachusetts, held a shor, time before, in II
same city. Here is the resolution which The
adopted:
"Resolped, That we hold 10 the integrity OF IN
Union, as established by The Constitution, an
therefore we deprecate, as disunion in its wol'
form, the attempts of any party or class oil me
10 stigmatise and denonnce one portion OF u
Union for its domestic institutions, with whic
the Constitution does not interfere, and OF the pr
priety of which each State is its own indepen'
entjudge"
Let the South compare the two official dec
rations of opinion, and on vital question, an
decide which of the two parties deserve to
STYLED "the natural allies of the South n
comment is necessary.
THE WINGS OF NEW YORK.
The Wing press have taken peculiar pleasul
in denounciug the Northern Democrats as disc
eanizers and destructives. The Wings alon
they said, were the conservative party, and undo
their guidance the Constitution would be mail