The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-07-09
NAMES And PRINCIPLES.

upon the ignorant m,slead heunwaIy II has been
resored to in times past and is connu 10 the present
day. 1t is the most potent engine Tor controlling the
masses, by party leaders, when the principles IN winch
the party originated have been abandoned or by change
Of circumstances have become Of no practical value -
Both of the old parties al the present time rely on II III
great measure for their success.
We were led 10 these remarks by the fppancy with
which some of the Boston papers, well as others IN
different portions of the country, are charging upon the
Free Soil men the sins of "Locoocosm" or wing
gerry" just as suits the particular object of the writer
making the accusation. The proposition, which has
been made 10 New York, to hold Conventions OF the
Democratic and Free Sol parties on the same day Tor
the purpose of seeing union can be formed on Prn-
clples satisfactory 10 both, has stirred up The 1ayof
papers to renewed attacks of this kind, in which the
Free Soil party grossly beled and the PfeJud ceS
and Tears of that portion of them who belonged 10 The
Wing party, are artfully appealed to. The Boston
Journal declares that so far committed 10 Inc
Democratic Party thati cannot recede, tat we are
going ouer 10 "Locofocoism" and all that sort OF hng
and the Boston Atlas reference to the proposed union
in New York, says:
"The separation began upon the question o.
the division of offices, and the union Is attempted
upon basis substantially the same. The ques.
tons of Slavery and the Wilmot Proviso are now
voted out of the decalogue, and the basis OF I'M
ion is hatred of the Wings, opposition to the ad.
ministraton and an eternal perpetuation OF the
Offices in the brotherhood of Loco Focos. Ii
their late manifesto amounts, in plain English, to
ANYTHING more than this, we should ike 10 nave
the difference pointed out.
The Wings who went off from us under the lead
of the Buffalo nominations, now can see how
they have been cheated.
The object Of these papers is apparent 1t 49, BY aP'
peas 10 the pIejudices of free Sell men, to bring
them back if possible into the support of faylorlsm
and slavery, under the name OF the Wing party
Letus see, then, how much truth there is IN the as
sertlons Of the G-F TRUTH TELLING 20 Atlas
The reply Of the State Committee OF the Free Democ-
racy Of New York. the proposition for The Two con
ventiOns in speaking Of the two parties, says;
"The question which appears to divide them
is that of slavery. WE believe conscentlously,
that human slavery is a moral, social aud pofis'
icaL eru-that the general government Should re-
Heve itself from all responsibility TOR as eGtstence'
and that the full constitutional power OF tue gov.
eminent, to prevent the spread OF this evil, should
be exerted now as it has been uniformly, IRON
the Jetfersonlan ordinance of 1887 to the Oregon
territorial bill OF lS48. We have sustained this
faith through the adverse circumstances oil the
Presidential campaign of l84S, and WE CAN
NEVER ABANDON 1T WITH HONOR.
Thus our unalterabie position set forth and ADHERED
to- and the xhole tenor of the letter is in conformity
Herewith We stand upon principles aud our pot>
form If others come and stand there with US, We are
not particular as 10 the under which they choose
to do it. The New York Evening Post, the leading
Free Soil paper in New York city, speaking OF this let
ter, says:
sNo attempt is made to disguise the sentiments
Ofthe committee and of the party it represents,
upon the great dividing question between the
late supporters OF MIR. Van Buren, and Mr.. Cas-;
none are encouraged to participate in the proceed
ings oil that convention, tst the hope or erpectG-
ton that Gny concessions Ut principles are to De
made by the friends Of free soiI"
Suoh is the tone OF all the Free Soil papers, far
we know-that of uncompromising adherence to the
principles of liberty, the principles on winch the party
was organized La view thereof, if there is Free Soil
man who can be frightened cajoled from his proprey
by the alsehoods of the Atlas and its coaducTs OF by
this senseess cry of "Locofocoism," "coation," &c,
he is not worthy be member of the parry OF Frees
dom, but will find his more fitting place among the mass
who made brave pietensons favor Of Free SOIL, and
then skunk back into Taylorsm.
We wo, Id ask the Boston Journal, when it makes the
charges it does against as, what princpe we advocate,
now that We have not for years past, held TO and
what principle we formerly held that We have now
abandoned? One fact o. This kind will te worth more
than column Of viluperdtIon
We would also ask the papers, one and all, who TAX
ca Humanity about the Free Soil Party, who charge 1t
,V ~ ocofocosm" and other sins, both OF commas ION
1 omission, to tell u.s. if they eau, what are the pHn>
anle which distinguish "Whggery' from "Locoioco-
;.r,rq Will they tell us of any one leading principle
which is the principle of the whole parry, and which
distinguishes il from the party TO which II ls' and long
hos been opposed If it has no such principle OF SET OF
n,0coIes, then is it, in the language OF IT'S own most
eminent orator. not party but acilon and Il II De-
comes those who adhere TO 1t TO charge "ioco'ocosm
on others. Perhaps can assist them IN 'iiS 'nVes'
cation. The Ne,o York Mirror, the leading of'g'na
Taylor paper in New York city, discusses IN tins wise
THE WING Pass AND WIG PRINCIPLES.
There never was time when the Wing party
wanted fugeman more than at present. IL Is
the universal complaint among editors that they
don't know what to write about, or tight about