The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-26
From the .Ne,cara; (.N: J.) Daily Mercury.

WHERE Is THE Vine PARTY ut is perfectly
evident to any man who carefully watches the po-
tic'l currents, that there is design on foot to
pat the machinery of the Wing party IN opera
Ton, for the purpose of building up new nfu
under the name of the Union party. For q
and generous attachment to the Union Of these
States, for a strict regard to the compromises of
the Constitution, for the observance of all laws
frao ed under that Constitution, the Wing party
has long been Justly distinguished, and will never
be surpassed In their disposition of national
questions, they have looked not at sectional but
at general good and have sought by the beneficial
action of the General Government, to increase the
prosperity of every portion of this great Republic
Upon one pifal question The Jfhigs ofthe North are
separated from full communion aoih their Southern
brethren ; and upon this question their views are
clear and decided They believe slavery to be a
moral and political evil ; that its influences are
hurtul upon the prosperity of State that it de-
grades free labor and is repugnant to the princi-
plies Of true democracy. Consequently thew can
not, without abandoning honestly entertained SEN
tlments, consent that 1t shall fasten upon new ter
rltory, to aggravate and increase the evil. They
claim here no right to interfere in this question in
the several States but yet believe that the duty of
the General Government is TO ocaize instead Of
endeavorng to extend 1t. These sentiments are
general and universal among rejecting men of the
wing party, and no would-be leaders Of public
OPINION can persuade them that they are idle
prejudces.
Our ATTENTION mas Oeen called 10 this subject by
the rumor, that u few of the leading Wings Of this
State designed the laying out of different pro-
gramme, and accommodating themselves in n
measure to the Union movements Of the great
cities. Our senators and representatives are be
discarded as betraying the interests Of New Jer-
sey; and cotton influence is to come in upon us
from New York and Pennsylvania, which will
wisely direct our counsels, and control our move
ments. We are no longer to trust to the guidance
of such men as Miller and Dayton, and King and
Van Dyke; but the Lathrops and Sou hern mer.
chants are to give us that happy impetus which
shall start us in the career of honor. The thing
will De a perfect failure, gentlemen, and it had
better be let alone. Upon no issue of such char
scter can the Wing party in this State be sus
tanned Conceding to our Southern brethren the
full right to differ from u.s. strictly standing by the
whole spirit Of the Constitution, DESTROYS to main.
tain the Union, as the only hope of freedom
throughout the world; the South must not attempt
to shackle free opinion at the North. Each por-
ton of the Union must be content to differ upon a
question, where the interest of one and the con-
science OF the other prevents an union ANY at
tempt to place the Southern creed upon the sub
lect of slavery, among the Wing tenets Of New
Jersey, will meet with the determined opposition
of the large majority of the party.