The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-19
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WAsmSGroS, Oct. Is, Is47
Sflas Wright aud the Wiimot Propfso
MIR. wright's sanction of the wimot proviso was
evidently indicted under impression of the
character OF that measure His good nature was i'm
posed upon by the factonss of the old Van Buren, par
y Tor the purpose of procuring his endorsement Of
principle, Of which, during his whole public career,
ne mad been uniform opponent. MIR. Wright never
was An abotionist and Of mis- ruest and most In
innate friends still believe him to have been opposed to
tho doctrines Of the Wimot proviso. There Is q most
essential difference between that doctrine 1t really it,
and Mr. Wrghts understanding Of it. as set forth In
his letter OF April l5 s47 In that letter he SAYS II
the question had been propounded to at any period
Of my public fe shall the Of the Union be employ
ed to conquer or the money Of the Union be used to
purchase territory now constitutonay Free for the
purpose Of planting slavery upon It, should have an.
swered No And this answer to this question II the
Whmot provso, AZ understand it.n But this Is not
the Wilmot proviso at all fMr Wright had been ask.
cd, in peace appropriation, shall clause be inserted
not only inconsistent with the purvew Of the act but
which ties the hands Of the and renders
gatory all their efforts for the restoration Of peace he
would without doubt, have strenuousy answered no.
and this answer to this question would have embodied
the opposition to the Wilmot proyiso 1t was That
such the real import and tendency Of the Wilmot
proviso have frequently demonstrated.
No Northern steadfast in his opposition
to aboitonism than MIR. Wright. In January, 1885, q
petition was presented in the Senate of the United
States from the quarterly meeting Of the Society Of
Friends in Pennsylvania, praying Congress to abolish
slavery in the District Of Columbia On the 18th o
March vote was taken on M ton by Mr. Buchanan
that the prayer Of the petition be rejected among
the names in the affirmative Is that Of Mr. Wright.
During the same session q bill introduced pro-
hbt the carrying Of abolition tracts papers or dosu
ments In the mails, most extreme measure, the fol-
lowing first section Of the bill will show -
Be 1t eacted, &c, That 1t shall he lawful for any
deputy postmaster in any State territory district OF
the United States, knowingly to deliver any person
whatever any pamphlet, newspaper handful, or other
printed paper pictorial touching the
subject Of slavery where by the laws Of the said State
territory or district their circulation Is prohibited and
any deputy postmaster who shall be guilty thereof shall
be forthwith removed from Office.
On the sth Of June 1896, the bill was disposed of BIZ
the following vote
YKAs-Messrs Black, Brown, Buchanan, Calhoun
Cuthbert, Grundy King Of Alabama, King Of Georgia.
Mangum, Moore, Nicholas Porter Preston Rives TO.
NAYs-.Messrs. Benton, Clay Crttenden, Davis Ewing
Of Illinois, Ewing Of Ohio, Goldsborough, Hendricks
Hubbard Kent, knight Leigh, Mexican, Morris Nsu-
dsin, Niles Prentiss Ruggss, Shepley Southland Swift
Upton Tomlnson, Wall ana Webster-25.
In various other instances Mr. Wright recorded his
vote against abotionism. To believe that he could
have sanctioned the doctrine of the wilmot provso II
the question had been fairly submitted to him. would be
to doubt his consistency, which cannot BIO doubted.
GALVIENsIs.