The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-23
The slavery Question

The northsra wings have at last been forced openly Ia avow ths position they have long oeca- ped n secret They are out and eat free-soiiers, and have adopisi he WIMor Proviso 1--oue of the cardinal principles of taeir political faith. The whig State Convention Of New York p4omaigsts, ihe following resolutions a5 the creed o! tAe 'YAig party apoa tl.e slagery question:
 RssS'rsI, That tae Fedcral Consdtntion was formed aud adopted expressly Co the niSssings of liberty 10 the people of the [ siiet States and their p7sie ierty, aua tuSt power given therein 50 extend toe curses ui avery; wherefore nata- tam ta8t Congress h4s ths righf, and is h auty 0ound, To a0aiisa slavery wherever Il exists a th= territories of tae Un!ga, and plainly prohibit lts es'aoi,saUsnt 'u any paFtoa oi he territories al aas tifH4 hsseafter.
 .ResstosG, Fsat recognizing the restriction or s.ageTy within iis present limits Of the cina principles ef oar political faith, pleege ourselves io oar fellow eiik-Bs, and tise eountry to exercise, to tbe utmost. aii the power may possess i5 prevent the extension of slavery ever single foot of fTee-spii.'
 Where, uow, are those southern wh3rs who, but f-w week since, raised the cry of coalition be- tween the democracy and free-soilisml The Peo- pie of Iae south now plainly who are their friends and who their enemies. The whig party having failed to succeed in sher effort to create permanent division in the democratic ranks by the ag,s'ion of the WILMor Proviso principle, have, as lssI resource. de6ned their position, and, q cariy uprai>ed the ti-siaccTy baauer. This taey never would have done, had they not been drtyea b 1t py the unshaken frpa>ss of the dsmocra's in favor of the non -iaterceatioH doctrine. The junction of the two wiogs of the New York de- mocracy extinguished al hope of efecting their n- 'rgne to create permanent division of their oppo neuts. They now stsH4 committed before ths country, Gan the wAigs of tue south so far forget th~iF iaserestz the interests Of their several States; and the interests of the coualry as to unite ilh and assist ia sustaining party iba, has avoed is epmity to an institution eatail-d upon the southern States by eircum,taaces far beyond their { control, and now, bY long Use, become necessary to ihsir existence ani welisre'
 ! While the whigs of New York are thas publish ing ta=lr adherence 10 the infamous creed of The
 Ies-soi ~rs, another instance is presented 'asyay down east ef the integrity of the northern de- mocrgcy upon this question The legislature Of
 Maine lately passed some iotat resolutions ia favor of the NflNOr Proyiso, tn such form to require the governors signature. Gov DsxA a democrat, Fe!useI to comply. and sent special message, Ia which hs says that be would have been willing ts traassai; the resolutions to "te governors of the several States of hs Uniou, if they had been pre- seated to him ia the cfaiBsFy nanaer; but, they had been preseated to him by h~ Senate for is a9- prsoal and SiysHays, the message from that body was syiaeatiy intended to request him lo sabscrib7 ,o opiaioRs e,amelrleaily opposed to those he had officially exPfessed.'