Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1850-11-08
Who is ResnonsibIe

Aye, who is responsible for the passage Of the fugi
tive slave bill and the other obnoxious of tn
late session of Congress?
We have already said that the Wing party is respou
sibe, and say it again-and especially the WHO
PARTY of Massachusetts. At the close of the las
Congress, with James X. Polk for President, the battle
was fairly fought on the slavery question, and the vii
mot Proviso triumphanty sustained, notwithsand
ing the influence of the administration against it
Northern members came home with the feeling thai
the final victory won, and that there would be lit
tie further trouble about it. This feeling was strength
ened and confirmed by the resu'ts of the election Of
representatives to the present Congress prominent
Wing member said to us, in September, lS49:-''the
question is settled; the of March the Sd in Sup
port Of the proviso decided it. The new Congress is
favorable the provso and to the cause of Free
DOM than the last and believe that the administra-
ton, also, will be less uavorable; and under these
circumstances ,ce fcel no doubt of the result
Such the state of things, when Daniel Webster,
the representative of Massachusetts whggery, came
openly in opposition to the provso, and in favor of
making all the concessions to the slave power that it
asked. He put the whole strength of his intellect into
the contest upon that side, and it is conceded by the
most intelligent men, both North and South, that to his
efforts it is owing, that those measures were carried
tn rough Congress-
The detection of Webster had twofold effect. 1t
embroidered and strengthened the slave power, and dis
heartened the advocates Of right-it carried with him
many, both Wings and Democrats who before hesitat
ed, and neutraized others, who before were decided
for the right. 1t also furnished apology for those
to change, whose interests might be promoted by a
compromise but whose hitherto avowed principles were
on the other side.
If the Wing party of the North and Massachusetts
in particular, had been to its former professions, ii
would, at once, have come out and denounced Web.
sters If it did approve that COURSE was
bound say because he had for years stood the
acknowledged head and representative of the party
1t was bound to do so, because, by doing it might
to great extent, have counteracted his influence and
saved the dear to the hearts of true free
men. But, they refused to do So and thus virtually
sanctioned his treachery and upheld him in it. great
portion of the prominent Wings in the State, d.
rectly and openly endorsed his Repeated at
empts made in the Legislature to it, but,
in every instance, they voted down by the Wing
majority in that body
When new representative was to be chosen from
Boston, an avowed uphoIder of Webster, and one of
his endcrsers was selected, and thus the influence of
the party was further thrown in his favor. A new
election is pending and another of his endorsers is
nominated. And, finally, the Wing conventions of
this and the other free Staes have approved of, and
expressed confidence in the President and his Cabinet,
of which Daniel Webster is the presiding genius and
master spirit.
Again-Danel Webster went in favor of all the
slave measures-lugitiye slave bill and ALL and by 80