The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-22
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THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER %, ls49.
THE WILMOT PROVISO.
Mr.. Winthrop and Mr.. Burke.

once tne recent LoColOCO SpeCulatlOlS
in Free-Soil have terminated so disastrous
ly in New York and Massachusetts,, the
Opposition journals are assailing the mem
bers of the Frce-Soil party with no little
asperity. Mr.. JOHN VAN buren, has
been bitterly denounced, and Mr.. Senator
CHASE has met with very harsh treatment
from his late loving friends. 1t is hard
that all the billing and cooling between the
parties to this corrupt coalition should end
in so much heartburning and contempt.
1t is the natural end, however, of all such
factious combinations. But not only are
the Free-Soilers, their late much-beloved
and trusty allies, denounced by the Loco
foco press. So sensitive has Locofocoism
become upon this subject, that even Mr..
WINTHROP, the late speaker, is stigma
tized by the Union as too much of "Free-
Soil'' man. These corrupt coalitionists
oppose and abuse Mr.. WINTHROP in Mas
sachusetts for 'struckling to the South"
They denounCe him as ''pro-slavery"
man. In Washington and for the South
ern meridian, these same coalitionists de-
nounce him as Wilmot-proviso man and
ssFree- Soler" Good, sincere, free-soil
Mr. PALFREY amalgamates with Loco
focoism to defeat Mr.. WINTHROP, on the
ground of his being "Northern man with
Southern principles''-and his friends of
the Union call upon the Southern Wings
to repudiate him, because Gin the North
Mr.. Winthrop is known to be as de-
or any other Wing protesting hostility
to slavery"
The intImation here is that GARRISON is
Wing. This is false, and no doubt
known to be false to the Union. CARR
SON is not and never was WIG. He
has been an Abolitionist ever since he was
known to be any thing; and the Union
knows that the most bitter enemies of the
WHIGs in the Northern States are these
very Abolitionists. They defeated Mr.
CLAY in 1914. They did their best to de-
feat General TAYLOR in 1S4S. Recent
ly they have defeated, with Locofoco
assistance, three WING candidates for the
House OF Representatives in Connect
cut. They have just done their best to
PROSTATE the friends of the national Ad-
ministration in New York, Massachusetts,,
and Vermont, by their coalitions with
the Locofocos against President TAYLOR.
Wherever in the northern States we find
the WIGS in the political field, there we
may see the Aboltionists in opposition
now fighting on their own account,
and now allied with Locofocos and Demo
Gratis to oppose Whiggery and President
! TAYLOR to the bitter end. The WIGS of
| the North, like the WHIGs of the South,
are the members of a national party. In
all quarters Of the country they have
| given the noblest assurances Of their ma
tionality, and their attachment to the
Union. They seek to allay and not TO in
flame excitement. They hold on all
sides that the compromises of the Consti-
tuition are too sacred to be trifled with !;
and that there is legal and constitutional
mode of adjusting all differences of opin-
ion, without resorting to factious or trea-
sonable agitation.
But to return TO Mr.. WINTHROP and the
attacks of the Union. II is known at the
| North, the Union alleges, that Mr.. WIN
THRoP is as devoted to Free-Soil as GAR
,RIsoN himself This means that Mr.
WINTHROP is political Abolitionist, or it
means nothing. The charge is false.
Equally false is the charge that Mr.. WIN
THRoP, during his representative career,
has in any manner fostered or encouraged
Abolition doctrines. With regard to his
conduct as Speaker of the House, we sup
pose that if it were liable to any just cen
sure, a gentleman Of different political
views, like Governor Mcdowell, would
hardly have gone out of his way 10 intro
duce resolution Of thanks for the able,
impartial and dignifed manner" in which
j he had discharged his duties. If a more
distinguished honor Of this nature could
have been conferred upon bin, it was the
effort made by Mr.. JOHNSON, of Tennes.
see, TO amend the resolution by striking
out the word "impartal." The censure
Of this person must have been as crafty
+ ing TO any gentleman as the praise o.
. Governor Mcdowell To the Governor
, therefore, we appeal from Mr.. JOHNSON
and the Union, and affirm that Mr.. WIN
rHRoP's course upon the slavery question
! while he was speaker, was precisely what j
: ought to have been, and that he conduct
, ed himself precisely as became a nationa
statesman.
i But what is the specific vote appealed
I to by the Union, TO fasten on Mr.. WIN