The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-16
The Utica National WING Convention-What
Will IL Dot

leoa,es who seeded from the Abolition Whig
Convention at Syracuse, headed by the Hon. Fran
Gle Granger and William Duer; and great interest
ie felt in the proceedings ofthat body II has been
urged upon the delegates, by persons and journals
connected with the abolition section OF the wing
party, and which devoted to the propaq alton OF
destructive theories in politics and society," we'll
as 10 the interests Of the demasogue, VIM. H.
Seward, that all that is necessary for the Utica
Convention TO do. s to pass some vapid resolutions,
endorse the nominations made by the Syracuse
Convention, and then adjourn sine die, with the
determination to vote for those nominations on the
day Of election.
Now, it is apparent that such a course would DO,
in the highest degree, injudicious and improper.
As we remarked, on a former occasion, the candi-
dates selected by the Syracuse Convention cannot
get rid OF the odor which attaches TO them from
the abolition resolutions which the delegates who
nominated them passed, by large majority, I'M
lcss they come forward and deneunce any plrtici-
patton in a coincidence with them. If they refuse
10 take this course, it will be incumbent on the
Utica Convention to repudate them IN toto, and
pul for ward other men-men with national princi-
pies, and not sectional-and establish platform
on which the whc!r whig party, North and South,
can stand, with abundance of room, also, for such
s,rueglers as may think proper to join their
ranks. II they do not take this course, their
convention and their proceedings will be a
farce, and the scceders themselves will become
the laughing stock of the country. As rs
tional wings as friends Of the union of these
Sta,esas admirers OF the patriotism ST Clay, Web
ster, and Fillmore, and as Supporters of the pre-
sent administration at Washington, they are bound
10 adopt this policy or submit to be laughed at BY
the Seward abolition clique, and iassled by them
when they adjourn The passage of the resolu-
toDs endorsing Seward, was the first overt attempt
Of The abolition wings in This State to Tylerze the
prest mt chief m,gsirate-io weaken his admins
uaiion, and bring il into Gsrepue-not oaly ia the
State cfNewloIk, but throughout the whole coun-
Try Let that attempt be successful, and before
six months, Seward, Weed " Co will completely
Tylerize Mr.. Fillmore and his administration, and
break down both. This is the object of the sboli-
ton clique; and when they have succeeded in that,
they will reopen the slavery question, and agtate
il anew in Congress, and at every election in the
Northern States, al the imminent rs K Of di sunion,
civil war, and bloodshed The boilers, as they
are termed, have nov the vantage ground, and it
will he their own fault il they abandon il to their
opponents. If they have not moral courage and
firmness 10 follow the course which they marked
out, they will deserve 10 be sacrificed. That such
fate awaits them, in case they falter, is, we
think, clear 10 every one-the delegates TO the
Unca Convention ncluded--or ut least ought 10 be.
The whig parry are now in power in the general
government, and they can continue in the aScen-
dency only so long they retain their national and
general characteristics. So soon as they lose
sight Of their old landmarks, and identify them
selves withsectonasm Of any kind. or advocate Sec
onGlmes-ures, any which do not have reference
to the welfare and prosperity Of the whole country
they will be split up and divided into fragments
and sections, each hostile and repcIant to the
other. 1t would really seem as If the charge so
frequently made against them by their opponents
the democracy was well founded, Wis that a.
long as they are in the minority, they form-
dable party to contend against, bu, as soon ~ they
reach power, they foe that isvery easily eoa-
queredthai in fact they their own throais, and
bleed TO death. II would appear that portion Of
them are preparing to commit suicide in this way;
and blow having been struck at their existence
national party. by Seward, Weed. Greeley Il
Co., IL remains 10 be seen whether the Utica Con-
ven,icn can avert the consequences, and restore
the party 10 its original strength and nationality.
If such a work can be eiiected, the Utica ConYen-
il. Bat they cannot do i, by merely meeting az a
matter Of form, adopting lew vapid, wishy- washy
resolutions, as u matter Of form, and afterwards
nominating the candidates put forward by the Abo-
liton Wing Convention at Syracuse. Such push
luminous couree Of action would tend TO promote
the dissolution oiihc wings as a national party,
and hasten the movement organized by Seward,
Weed, Greeley. and their sa,eitee, through the
n ~.
Eastern States.
To ttop the stream OF fanatcism which is pour
ing in upon the wbi2 party, and to close the succs
OF issues that threaten to inundae H. one course is
ne ssary. and the Utica Conye ntion can adopt Il
with the best hopes OF success. They must form
a platform Of broad, national, and comprehensive
chaIacter-they must select as their char, or pro-
gamme, a series Of principles snd measures
that the wings Of the whole country would
surport and would rally around, and in sd-
diiion to that, nominate their standard bearer,
and, IL necessary, as their candidate for the NEXT
Presidency, some well known and prominent wing,
who is opposed 20 scciionalism of every Kind, and
whose pas; history and acts show him 10 be de-
voted friend to the whole Union, aud in whose
gusrdsnship the contribution and the interests Of
the whole republic could be safely con6ded This
would aim blow at the disorgsnisers, which
would no; only s,sgger. but snnihilaie them Such
lie Gen. ScOtt-thsn whom, NC arc satisfied, there
Is ROt more high minded, COZ scientious, and
pure man ia the country. No, sithstandiug the
few political errors which be has committed
and which, BY the way, emansted from the head
rather tia, from the heart-Ceneral Scott il a
tower cf strength to any purity that could elhm
him. His integrity and patriotism, and devoted.
ness to ,he Union, are unbounded. Ills whole
long life has been sPen, in the service of his coun-
tIy, eus has been devoted TO its welfare. Devo-
tion 10 his country has furrowed his checks and
~hiiered his locks--with such a man a. their
ehief, and with such platform as we have indi-
Gated. the integrity 81 the wing party would never
be iforardirrh allan IA ~.