The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-03
The Division In the yyhig Party.


Mr.. Grarger, from the recent Abolition Wing Con-
yen,on in Syracuse. They are inso,ent, false, and
unwarrmted bv the facts Of the case. There is but
one wav in whith the conduct Of Seward, Weed,
Greeley Il Co, for year or two past can be inter-
preted; and that il. il designed 10 convert the
wing party Of the North into geographical, sec
ona faction, to destroy the party, and build on its
ruins an abolition faction, embracing as its princi-
pies renewal of the slavery agitation, condemna-
ton Of the course pursued by Messrs Clay and
Webster during the late session OF Congress, and a
renewal Of the hostility lately existing between the
Northern and Southern States. If either the phi
losopher Of the Tribune, or Mr. Stewards organsl
in Albany, deny that this was their intention, we
point TO thei, acts evidence of the falsiy OF
their assertions. But what could be expected from
one who said be preferred dissolution of the
Union 10 the abandonment of the Wilmot proviso :
of another, who defends and advocates the prin-
eipe that there is higher law than the eonstitu-
toni
There is no prospect, however, that these aboli-
ten faclionists will succeed in their base attempt
TO force such disorganizer as Seward down the
thToats Of the wing party, whether they will
or not, or induce the national wings of this
State 10 recommence the slavery agitation, and
condemn such patriots as Henry Clay and
Daniel Webster, who al the eminent risk of self
sacrifice, stood 10y their country in the hour of its
danger, and defended the constitution from the as
saus of its enemies. The Wing General Com
mittee of this city, have, in the most unequivocal
and distinct manner, and in terms that cannot be
misunderstood, repudated and disavowed the
action of the majority the Syracuse Convention,
and have appointed day for the election of dele
gates TO the Convention of National Wigs, which
is TO meet on the nineteenth of this month. Such
proceeding is worthy Of the conservative wings
of the commercial metropolis Too happy are they
at the passage of the compromise bills TO recon-
mence the agitation of the slavery question, to
subserve the purposes of q clique of demagogues
whose determination appears to be to rule or ruin
the wing party and to embroil different sections of
the country in a state of hostility The wing party,
heretofore, has been national in its views and prn
eiples; and although large portion of them are in
favor of the extension of slavery to free terri
tory, they detest from their innermost hearts all
demagoguism and factioni,m for sectional pur-
poses.
The wing party has now to 60 through severe
and trying ordeal. IL has TO be purged and purified
of the demagoguism and sbolitionism which have
erept into within few years, and to be relieved
OF the incubus which Seward, Weed, Greeley a. Co.
have placed upon its energies. II must arise in its
might, and shake off those aei,ators and dema-
gogues, or be forever in dsgraceful minority,
not only in this State, bu, throughout the
whole country The good work of purifca-
ton has been commenced in New York, and
it is TO be hoped that it will be followed up
in every part of the State. With such platform
OF principles as that formed by the abolition wing
convention in Syracuse, the wing party becomes
extinct, as national party; and therefore it fol-
lows that if they wish to preserve their existence
they must upset and repudate il at the earliest pos
sible moment The eyes of the rest of the country
are intently directed towards New York.
An attempt is being made by the Seward organs
to wheedle the wings into the support of the nomi
nations Of the abolition convention, because they
were made previous to the adoption of the aboli.
ton platform and the passage Of the obnoxious re-
solutions endorsing the demagouge Seward, and
opening the way for renewal Of the slavery agta-
ton. We trust the trick will not be allowed to
succeed. Mr.. Hunt and the other nominees may
he all good men; but, emas ating as they do,
from that convention, they should resign, and il
they do not, they too, must be repudiated. They
cannot get nd Of the odor attached to them from
having been nominated by that convention with
cut expressly regulating the platform issued after
their nomination; and the most efectsal way Of
doing that is 10 resign and decline 10 be candidates
under such circumstances. We are satisfied that
this is the view taken Of the matter by all the national
wings in this region; not that they have any OBJ
jections TO them personally, but to rebuke in pro-
per and foroble manner the insolent attempt to
e. g. .hal, and cfali.
their party, as part of its principles.