The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-22
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We take the snbjoined article from the Rich
mond Wing, the lending paper of a large and
J powerful party in the largo and powerful South
eyn State Of Virginia The Richmond Wing
as we stated short time ago, and as it con
fessed, supported the resolutions of the Virgins
egislature-supported the Nashville Conven
tion-and then supported General TAyLoR's
policy-and then supported the Compromise
bills. The same paper denounced the course Of
the majority of the New York Wing Conven-
ton, which endorsed the course of Mr.: SEWARD
and upplauded the secession from that body
which was caused by that endorsement. $500 . 70
I WASHINGTON Hunt was nominated by the
same convention that endorsed MIR. SEWARD
which we published, endorsing the course OF
Mr.. SEWARD. Mr.. HUNT himself is for essential
notifications of the Fugitive Slave law, and
against all further territorial extension of sla-
very, and hence, is in favor of prohibiting it in
the territories of Utah and New Mexico, if there
is any danger of its going there. In word, he
is in favor of violating every miserable remnant
of tho late miserable Compromise that recog-
nized single right of the South. On the APP
pearancc of his letter, it was published with the
silent aceuiescence of the Republic here, the
organ of the President. Nay, the Republic
even published the opinion of Mr.. Attorney
General CRITTENDEN, in favor of the constitu-
tionality of the Fugitive Slave law, which has
been happily called by the correspondent of the
New York Herald the apology of FILLMORE to
SEWARD for the Republic did not urge a.word
in favor of the reason or justice Of the law, but
limited itself to the argument that Wing Pre-
sident was bound not to veto constitutional
law of Congress.
We have warned the South that no reliance
was to be placed in the submission papers. We
have derided their threats of resistance to future
Impressions. We did not expect our predictions
to be so soon fulfilled. But here is n leading
submissionist paper of the South already sub
hitting to, nay, rejoicing over the hope Of elect
ing man as Governor of the Empire State Of
the North, who repudiates the pitiful remnants
of recognition of Southern rights, almost be-
fore the ink on the late bill for the abject sur,
render of the South is dry:
UTICA CONVENTION proceedings of the
Convention at Utica, which was held on the 18th
instant, will probably be known by telegraph be-
fore this article is published. We regard the re.
, suit as vitality important to the success of the
Wing party Of the Union. Whatever the result,
, may be, it is proper that the correspondence be-
tween Mr.. Granger and Washington Hunt-the
) nominee for Governor at Syracuse, should be
, spread before our readers. In one aspect, which
the proceedings at Utica may assume, Mr.: Hunts
letter will be the mark of peculiar animadverson
, If his nomination at Syracuse is confirmed, the
whole Locofoco press Of the Empire State, HUI
ker and Barnburner, will rail at the enormties OIL
what they will be pleased to call an Abolition
nomination. This cry Of denunciation will come
from the party headed at Syracuse by John Var
Buren,, the Prince of Aboltionists, whose veneer
able sire was nominated in secret conclave as o
fit candidate for the Presidential chair in 1852
That the Democratic party, of every shade Of
J opinion, will join in the hue and cry against
Washington Hunt, is already foreshadowed by
the course Of the great organ Of the Washington
G quarter, to be followed by murderous cannon
4 ade. 1t requires no seer to fathom the design o
y these movements. New York is the Flanders O
the Presidential battle ground. Demolsh tn
@ fortress Of Wing sentiment and Wing union il
that great State, and the contest is ended. IfMr
u Hunt has received the nomination at Utica, al
d impartial view Of the whole ground has convinced
:. us, that it will not only be the salvation Of tn
Wing party, but the ultimate defeat Of Adolf
9 tionism.
Q Harmony will be restored to Northern Wings
on true Wing and National grounds Temporary
discord, upon local and sectional grounds, will
: cease. If, after an attentive examination, we un
derstand Mr.. Hunts letter, we find but two pas
sages to which the most scrupuous men of tn
: South 1--WE do not mean Southern ultras) cou,
take any exception. Like nnety-nine in hun
dred in his own latitude, he is opposed to the fur
ther extension Of slavery, but advocates no ilegu
= or unconstitutional measure to effect the prohibi
ton. He is also Of opinion, without denying tn
. right of the save-owner to his property, or with
out questioning the obligation of the fugitive slav
0 Iaw-that the same, in some Of its provisions, il
, unnecessarily harsh. This, in itself, is matte
purely of opinion, but, in the jaundced vision o
= party, will be magnifed into something Of impor
lance. Men who could applaud James K. Poll
for giving his sanction to the Wilmot Proviso ii
the Oregon bill, will find nothing but base motive
and baser doctrine in mere abstraction withou
form or substance. In the main, we discover ir
Mr. Hunt warm devotion to the national princi
, Piles of the party he represents. His love Of thu
cause is superior to personal predictions per
sona interests. Let the reader examine and judg,
for himself.
Hon. T., L. Clingman.