The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-19
WING platform In New York.

whig Pia,ssr.a New York.
As we intimated yesterday we now proceed TO offer
few words Of comment the platform laid down by Mr.
Hunt, the Syracuse wing candidate for governor Of the
State Of New York, and appears from his letter and
other sources the recognised creed Of wing doctrines Of
the dominant majority Of the party under the leadership
Of Mr. Seward. The New York Tribune is in ecstases
the grounds assumed in this letter and doubt all
the other freesoi and abolition papers will heartily unite
in the iubilation Indeed they do not shout without
reason for this letter testfes the surrender and
homage OF the wing party to their control From small
and despised beginnings, political abolition has gradually
risen consideration and power in that great State Fol
several elections this partyactive, jealous, and united
has made itself felt in New York and at last through
the aid of such coopeators Seward and Greeley, and
the stress of breakers ahead the wing party has up
its black flag at the masthead, and henceforh will Sight
under that piratical ensign
Mr. Hunt it will be observed, deplores most feelingy
the dissensons in the wing party but he thinks there il
no real foundation for lasting dscord if the minority will
quietly hold their peace and submit to be ruled by the
dictation Of the majority This is Colonel Webbs
the yoke of Mr. Seward to determine their future course
will act as becomes independent men.
Mr. Hunt thinks, the sectional question Of slavery,
that there is no difficulty in the way Of the harmonious
union Of the wings Of the North and the South He ven
lures the assertion that the question Of slavery is not Of
recent origin that il existed at the outset Of career.
and even prior to the declaration OF independence and
yet that il has not hitherto occasoned any serious evils
and. he seems to suppose, will He therefore
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southern Shareholders act together in perfect unison
and that the great wing platform is capacious enough to
hold them ALL
We confess this is somewhat OF idea to us, and
to conflict little with the Divine dogma that Ye
cannot serve two masters" Mr.. Hunt thinks as wing
you can He is mistaken in his historical fact respecting
the origin Of this slavery agitation. 1t had not its origin
at the outset Of national career did form an ee
ment Of contention at that early day Slavery existed in
all the States and. although less interest felt in il at
the North than at the South. man thought of inter-
fering with it in any other State besides his and
even then much tenderness and regard paid TO the
private rights of the Of this species Of property
The fact is that in those earytimes acted they
ought to act now. They attended to their own affairs
and let those Of their neghbo alone But this dscre-
ton does not suit the meddng spirit Of abolitionsts
They regard themselves sent forth on mission OF
universal liberation, and they not whose rights they
invade or what disasters they bring their country
that mission, sanctioned by the "hgher law, must be
fulfilled This is the belief of the honest ones among
them The charity OF the leaders il not quite so abstract
The present condition Of things in New York clearly
shows the truth OF this position.
Il is evident that the leaders in the existing agitation
the subject Of slavery consist Of fanatics and dema-
gogues The fanatics started the gamethe demagogues
have run down; and in this chase they have displayed
spirit not to be doubted They prove that though they
love the negro much still they love Office and the spoils
OF Office more"
Its very certain that Mr. Hunt, for himself, and az
the mouth. piece Of Mr. Seward, has eye TO higher
honors than those which New York alone can give.
They have the modest to cast longing glance
at the government OF the nation. Hence the attempt to
demonstrate that savehodng wings act with perfect
safety and consistency with your Stewards, Tappans,
Gerrit Smiths & Co. II they are weak and creduous
enough to believe this and to be deuded by il, must
abandon them to their hardness OF heart and blindness
OF mind"
Mr. Hunt thinks the wing party is the party Of the
Union and that has done anything to leopard
that Union or to infringe the rights Of the South We
beg leave TO differ from him in opinion. and TO appeal to
history to prove that all the calamites and perls that
have been brought upon the Union since the days OF old
Mr. John Adams attributable TO the policy and votes
OF the federal wing party. The alien and sedi,ion
laws. the Missouri admission contest, the American sys
tenn. Originating notification in South Csrona) and
the most formidable OF them ALL the free-so abolition
movement (sprnging out Of wing hostility to the late
Mexican war; all their parentage to the wing party
or to the federal party whose principles and policy has
inherited Should any doubt the statement, let him
read Mr. HUNTS letter. and the proceedings Of the
ton that put him in nomination. and he will doubt no Ion
ger Mr. Hunt thinks the northern wings have the same
right to their opinions in favor OF free soil and abolition
and that il 10 equally constitutional and patriotic as those
OF the southern Shareholders, who only ask 10 be let alone
Does he no, the wide difference between the agges
siye and meddlesome spir, Of those who are daily de-
nouncing and interfering with the rights Of the South
and the Of the southern citizens, who neither seek
nor desire any interference whatever with the North OF
its principles and institutions
Mr.. Hunt thinks the fugitive. slave law OF the last
session should be repealed essentially modified and tina
its provisions violate the spirit Of the common law and al
free constitutions Now, wherein does il work this in.
usticei BY denying the right Of trial by jury, and tn,
privileges Of the writ Of habeas corpus to the fugitive
Pray, what has the common law any free constitution
TO do with this grave question, unless be the constu
ton OF the United Staesi Every student law knows
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