New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-23
WING STATE Convention-Whaas houia
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| meets at Syracuse on
with regard not to the candidates who may
he selected, but as to the principles which
NAV be affirmed. a good deal Of exertioa
is obviously making in favor of the lie low,
ekeep dark hush policy pursued by the
late truok-and-dicker gathering at the same
place, and tits quite extensively represented
that, if the Wings will but be content (like
the Barnburners) to conceal or disaemble
their convictions, they can have fFstrate
chance for the Offices.
We didn't like this course at PhlladeI-
phia, and we cannot like it in New-York.
To our mind, it is equally unworthy and
impolitic. The Wings of New-York are
not ashamed Of the principles for which
thew have hitherto commended, and we think
it the only wise course to say SO, and to
state with clearness and emphasis their
present attitude and convictions. Their
late difference as to the ezpediency of taking
somewhat less than half loaf rather than
no bread involved no difference of principle,
for none existed among them. We do not
know a Wing in the State who agrees with
Cass and Dickinson in pronouncipg uncon-
stitutional the entire action Of the Federal
Government from 1847 to 1913 with respect
to Slavery in the Territories. We know no
New.York Wing who would have consent
ed, under any circumstances, to abandon
the New Territories to Slavery, or the half
Of them. And, on the other hand, we
think there are not many Wings who de-
sire now to reopen the Territorial and
Boundary strife lately closed by the pass
age of the California bills, proulded no eff
fort is made to carry Slavery into New
Mexico and Utah. If the statu quo can be
maintained and New-Mexico admitted into
the Union as soon as she shall have fairly
proved herself entitled to be, and no at
tempt is made to force new Slave laws
through Congress, we think the general
sentiment among Wings is to let what has
lately been determined in Congress have
fair trial before either approving or warning
upon it. In this we may be mistaken, but,
whatever the Wing sentiment may be, we
trust it will be fairly expressed by the State
Convention, and that any attempts to en-
force silence on topics demanding speech.
whether by threats Of secession Or other
wise, will be treated with the contempt they
merit. Let US have Free Speech
The discussions among the Wing journals
of the interior have drawn our attention to
this topic. Thus the Ca'aandaisu0 Reposi-
tory, commenting on the late Seymour Con-
vention, says
"Les it be remembered, then, that series OF
resolutions indorping the Baltimore platforms, re
jolcpg over the death of the Wimot. P roviso, dis
oarding all the Free Sell principles, and frownng
upon sectional agitations, wa5 passed 10 Conven-
ton, more than two6tha of which were B arnburn
ers, and by large vote OF SO TO 81. The Free
Sellers themselves hastened to kill and bury the
corner stone.
"There are lessons to be learned from this &C.
ton, which we trust will be seriously pondered.
That which we have all along asserted 10 again
shown to be true The Free Suilers are not the
men TO stand by their principles. Any actions of
Wings or Wing bodies looking to them for support
will be found now as in all times past. utterly
! useless-po positively pernclous 10 sectional party,
abandoning national grounds, can hope for any
continued triumph, even in the Free Soil State
OF New York. We trust that the Wing Conven-
! tiou to meet at Syracuse @ fortnight hence, will
| give heed to these truths"
Whereupon the Rochester Democrat COM
ments:
"If we understand the Repository it counsea
the hie Convention IN DeRp rat
by the Loco Focos Tbs "lesson' iG one we
willing to ponder, but we hope Wing State Con-
vention will not follow The course the Repository
desires the Whig party to take would founder it in
New York. Ohio, Massachusetts, and every other
northern Wing State in less than three months -
Look at she past II .647 the Loco Fooos repudi-
ated the Wilmot Pro- in their State Convention;
the Wings adopted 1t and carried the State by
Thirty Thousand Majority, In 1885, the issue was
the same and we swept she State -electing thirty.
two Wing members of Congress and a large ms
ioi,y to the Legislature. In ls49, the Loco bocos
made a new platform, coming somewhat nearer 70
the Bsrnburner model but still not taking decided
eroupd against the extension of Slavery. The re-
eult was that they elected half OF the state ticket
and msiority ofthe Members OF the Agsemoiy'-
This wear they have relapsed to rank Hunkerlsm
The experience of the PaStis the safest guide for
the Wbig party ia the Future"
In opposing the extension Of Slavery, the Wings
| of New.York have never abandoned otner ma
tional" Issues and it ip nonsense to say that the
Wings of "she Free Soil State OF New-York
must square their opinions, upon all questions, by
tbose held by Wings Of other States. We have
differed with them heretofore upon certain ques-
tious, agreed with them upon others, and year
after year have triumphed. 1t was when the ex-
element upon the Slavery question was uniyer-
sal, that we gave Gen TAYLOR nearly two thirds
Of the electoral vote of the Free States. Let ia
stand fast by principle and we shall achieve con,
tirued triumphs7 In our opinion, nothing could
be more snfortanate for the Wing party OF this
State than to have the fact disclosed that consd-
ereble number Of delegates in the State Convsn-
ton, although minority, insist upon trampling
down the banner of Freedom under which we have