The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-11-29

On the contrary II would not be In accordance win
The principles on which he and his party fight If he
did not do II, but condemn the spirit which would
prompt man to hatter and caress the party against
which he has fought mot that his day of grace
Is not nigh up) for the purpose Of retaining power
and place.
1t Is said that he has played his cards as to OBJ
tain the promise of several Wings that they will sup
port him at the coming election; but Of this have
my doubisj for. with all due Difference, would say
that for Wing to vote for Mr. French under present
is no very great proof Of his attach
ment TO the Wing party. / think that the Wing sup
port on which Mr. French relies will be like calling
spirits from the Vastly deep; The Wing party re-
TO that faithful officer and incorporating Wing
COL Samuel Burche. They also remember the gen
eral sweep Of every Whgi the Office when the same
company came into power; and now that the day Of
that that they should do less than pay this same
company of in their own2 b.
The Editor Of the Times the Editor Of the National Wig
POLITICAL ABOLITION.
The Abolitionists held National Convention in
October last, at Buffalo, New York, at which they
nominated Hon J. P. Hale, of New Hampshire as
their candidate for the Presidency. Among their pro-
ceedings the following resolution, reported by Mr.,
Leavitt, from committee, was adopted
a. Resolped That the principlesof the Liberty par
ty the same as those expressed in the Declaration
Of Independence, and necessarily involve opposition
the system of American slavery as one Of the great
est possible abuses of political power, and, that
account demanding the united, persevering efforts
of the party to overthrow II, as paramount objects
yet hostility to tyranny in every FORM and the main
tenance and protection of the equal rights of all men,
is our great bond of union as political organiza
ton.
The following was moved as substitute, by Mr.
Gent Smith:
Whereas the Liberty party, whether 1t was or was
contest with slavery and whether 1t was or was not
organized with the expectation that the great poi
cal parties would very speedily espouse that contest
and leave the Liberty party to disband Is now, be-
Is to be past all cure and their reformation be-
yond all hope, to be regarded permanent party
and whereas every political party, which looks upon
itself to be permanent party is therefore bound to
acqualnt ITSELF far as it can, with theimportant
duties Of that Government which 1t aspMes to con-
troll and administer and whereas this Is peculiarly
and emphatcaly the duty of the Liberty party, in
asmuch as from the first moment of its existence,
the equal rights of all men, equal justice to all men,
has been Its acknowledged and boasted principle Of
action:
Resolred therefore, That in the light of these pre-
misses the Liberty party should not longer delay to
be studying and intoxicating all the duties that are
Justly called for at the hands of the Government of
the United Statesall the duties which, If II shall
not prove false to Its trust and to its confessed prn
cipe of action, il will itself discharge, when that
Government shall come into Its hands.
The latter resolutions show the spirit in which the
first adopted They both declare that abolition
is political organization" looking to the possess
sion of the, Federal Government, resolved to obtain
its end by "united persevering efforts"
When in 1882 we cndeavored to arouse the South
to a sense of what political abolition would accom-
plish the cry then VAST There is no DANGER; Calls
wel;" ait is false clamor, intended to operate
against Mr. Van Buren,"
a W. l. &c oh,
Van Buren,, and the proceedings of those who acted
with him, prove beyond question that but for the
death Of Silas Wright he would have been put in
| nomination for the Presidency, and that he and
those who sustained him relied on the Abolition vote
| to elect him. No one who has carefully noted the
progress of events for the last years. hesitate
to believe that such is the influence of the Presden-
tial question, that had Mr.. Wright been nominated
by National Convention as the Democratic candi-
date, relying as he would have done upon the Adolf
ton vote for his election, and pledged he would
have been to patronize and sustain abolition as po-
litical organization he would havesnevertheless
ceived the active and determined support Of many
influential leaders and party presses in the southern
States. Who doubts this? Does any one? If there
be any SUCH we ask them to note carefully the Ian
guage of the leading party press. What is its Ian
guage2 Does it denounce political abolition because
IL Is dangerous 10 puDuC suUNtTslNe Vi
the Constitution? Or does it deprecate it's proceed
ings because 1t disturbs the harmony and endangers
the supremacy Of the party2
Abolition Is bold united, persevering, and triun-
plant; and it triumphs because it is bold, united,
and persevering. Abolition is political organiza
ton acting on fixed principle; and those whom it
cannot persuade nor convince, it intimidates. Its
efficiency consists in its organization and its disci
pine; and 1t must triumph, unless 1t is met by a
INSTRUMENTATION equally efficient.
Political abolition works in the North, and organ
ICES the North against the South, because it seeks to
monopoize political power. The counter rganiza-
ton musrsbe in the South; and the motive is, the
preservation of the rights property, and liberty of
the South Surely If the North combine against the
rights, property, and liberty of the South, the South
should unite in their defence. If political abolition
can ntmdate northern men, and compel candidates
for popular suffrage in that section to combine with
them against the South, surely the South should
unite as one man. in opposition to every candidate
for any Office who in any way lends his influence to
the abolition movement.
There is no other means of arresting it, What
though the South be In minority? What though
the North if united could elect the President? Who
does know that If the South be united the North
will be divided? Who does not know that If il was
distinctly understood that the South would vote for
no man as President who would appoint any aboli-
ZIONIST to Office, that that fact would put an end to
abolitionl Let southern Senators act together and
vote against the confirmation Of every Aboitonist
who may be nominated for Office. Let the southern
press denounce every southern Senator who fails to
do his duty In this respect; and let the people Of the
southern States denounce and drive into political re-
tirement every public man who is tainted with abo.
lition, and there will soon be an end of II.
Let the southern press be true to the South, and
their influence will react the North that section
Is controlled by patronage Parties In that section
are and ever will be nearly equally divided. If the
South are united and vote in body against oil and
every Abotionsf, no Abolitionist can be appointed
to office; for there will always be northern Senators
opposed to the Administration, who will act with
the South in rejecting such nominations.
One of the duties Of this press will be, to show
that the present Administration has done much to
build up the Abolition party, by appointing known
active and influential Abotionsts to Office and that
southern Senators have failed in their duty in per-
hitting such nominations TO be confirmed. That all
such nominations hereafter coming before the Sem
ate may be rejected we request persons having the
proof that nominees are Abolltoniss to place such
proofs In our hands, that we may place the proper
responsibility on the Executive and the Senate. We
will endeavof TO close the door Of political preferment
in the face OF these agitators; for ii we can do this