New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-02

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ons OF car Bs Leeialaure-those principles are eui
Naiol a. " Republican, because they sre iua and
g. Resoised Fhat tbs Wbigs Of New-Yort have conf
derce in the hoL pUrpotes and pstroi motives hca
The Wing Representatives from this Bale In Tue
Federal LIE upon the asng question: which
bHve hes D seaied du irg Inc pre,enl Congress-
7 Realized, That The admission OF CRdEoni4 i1to me
Uron sla,s With Tree Constitution, NESTS Win nps
hehry hpProvs ppd &C 9er"tia Government Is sSsap
ciipse or The as5unpioa that slavery Is excluded oy on
is ht sclamn guy OF Congress to extend the
fe, opsD ordnance over hose territories on tue st "
dcsrnn that slavery or Involuntary Ee7lu3e +. ely 10
be introduced into the Perrito.leB
Ap5 one az all oopgsrsanr with pubic events
will at once underttand what are the enbarrs&a-
ing questions alluded to in the 6th RESOLUTION Of
Dir. Cornwell and the 9Th resolution Of the Com
nittee Reference ig had TO the bills for eatab-E
liabipg Territorial Governments in ew.Nexieo,
ard Utah, and the bill for the settlement OF the
boundary Of Texas fad especially to the latter
mea.ure. Tho Presijent OF the United States re-
commends the settlement Of the controversy reEa +
tiv g TO the boundary of Texas, by fixing line by
agreement OF the parties. ana allowing sn equiv
aIeit in money to Texas, for the tarritor5 TO
which she huuenoered her claim. Thirteen
Wing Representatives. from the ScaSe of New.
York voted for o BID framed in accordance
with the policy Of the President. The
Wing Senator End sixteen Wbg Reptesea.
.atvea rom New York voted sgAinst that bill. Ia
the opinion of the undersigned, the PRECEDENT and
the thirteen Wing representatives who supported
him, were right; ard the Senator and the alxtaen
Wing representatives. who vozed against the recom-
mepoaton OF the PRECEDENT, were wrong. Never
theleas they were wiling either to omi. reference
to the question entirely, or if that were refused to
accord purity of motive TO ALL without passing
Judgment on the merits Of the question. This ie
what was done By the Committee in theit 9Th 1880
tion; and the sense OF the Convention as to the
S.Sr 81 dIdn Tad
in a marked mapner--fo. it was received lin the
language of the reporter) with prolonged and deaf
eping applause, which fairly shook the reporters
table But with this the majority, or rather they
who directed the majority, were not satlahed.
They were willing 10 allow honesty OF purpose to
others but they insisted upon dstinct approval OF
the course of Mr. Seward. and consequent can
aure of those who differed from him. To this the
undersigned could not consent.
They could not consent 10 rebuke those whom
they believe to have been right, and to praise
them whom they believe to have been wrong
They would not do this either directly by ttsr
votes or indirectly by acquescence in the pro
oeednga Of the Convention, They did rot choose,
for the sake OF placing Gro ~n of glory on tho
head OF Mr. Sew ard, to stamp with condemnation
the President Of the United States, and such
earnelt Wings az Henry Clay and Daniel Web
ster. Gould they have done this without being
"recreant TO their principles and treacherons To
their friends?h The spirit that animated the
zealots in this business, is well illustrated by the
declaration OF one of them, that the 100 guns fired
by the order of the Wing CODmC1ee in the City OF
NeWYoIk, must be answered by this Convention,
The vote for Mr. Seward was this ans yer to sho
guns fired for q. Clay and the Union. When,
from all the Wbgs in Congress and IN the Union;
one is aelected for special lgadatl0n it must bo
for something marked and particular In his course.
1t would be vain to deny that this emphatic COM
mendation OF Mr. Seward sspecaiIy in fha cir
oums tAnces under which it was given hagrefsrenoe
TO his course on the subject OF Slavery. IL would
oforth to the common understanding of men,
sanction of his peculiar opinions-be regarded al
incorporation of them into the creed of the
Wbig party, The design TO convert the Wing
party OF this State into Abolition party, orrather
10 destroy the Wing party, and build up an ADO
ton party its ruins, is also manifest III the
adoption Of the aeveDth resolution of air. Corn
we'll The compromise resouionr, while they
assert the whole known doctrines OF Northern
Wings on the subject of Slavery, acquies3a in she
settlement that has been made, anddlscountenan1e
agitation. But the reso uton adopted by the
Convention points 10 a renewal Of agitation. 1t
would have been followed, if assented to, by re-
agitation of the Wmos Proviso in every county in
the United States. Of the two points Of difference
between Us and our opponents, the one relates TO
persons, and is transient. Ii il question oil per-
aonal honor q question Of fidelity to friends,
question OF standing by or abandoning men who
in our Judgment have stood by their country at
dangerous crisis The other difference is dlher
ence Of principle and 10 permanent. Rejoicing as
the restoration OF harmony and the pacItcaElon OF
the country that have followed the passage OF Mr.
OlsY's Compromise bE, we stand by the settle
ment made therein, md we are opposed 10 au et-
tempto to diaturb is Our opponents, on the other
hand, are not satisfied to let the matter rest but
insist upon renewed agitation. They have sought
to convert the machinery OF party to she atthln'
ment Of that end. We have resisted resolutey
the final attempt to do this, and that resistance
wi "a nd
in which it vas made. But for that movement,
the Whig party of this State would have beenlrre-
bly, loaf in Abolition agitation; rather there
would have ceased TO be a Wing party in the State
Of New York. If from that Convention there had
walked but ten men; if there bad walked but one,
with that man would have been the Wing party OF
the United StateR The undersigned have notfeIt
Themselves authorized to bind those whom they
REPRESENT by either asserting to or repudiarng
the nominations that have been MAIDS. The can
didates, most il not all Of them, Wa beliege TO be
pound National W higs, and opposed to the action
Of the majority in the Syracuse Cow but
their position is at pressnt ambiguous. Tney may
accept the nomination smp ply aud Internationally,
thereby biading themselves TO support tue prnci'
pies declared at the Syracuse Convention, and in
such case they would not probably appear
worthy Of your support; or they may decline
the nomination altogether or they may place
themselves before the people as independent
Wing candidates on broad national grouada -
In any event necessity exists that the true
Whigs OF New.York should speak Tor themselves.
We have therefore appointed Commistae with
instructions 10 invite the Wings to State Congen'
ton, 10 be be held at such time and place as they
may deem expedent. 1t is MOTTO US 10 anticipate
the action of the Convention when assembled.
They may adopt the present candidates, or they
may repudiate them, or they may nominate candt-
dates OF their own, az may be most pudens under
the circumstances then existing Doubtless they
will feel it incumbent en- them land for this il for
nothing else, Convention is nscessaryl to declare
to their brethren throughout the Union their prln-
ciples and sentiments points in which tney have
been misrepresented in Syracuse. to vindlcate the
claims of Mr.. Fillmore 10 the affection and conf
dence Of bis countrymeni and to thank him IN
such words as the occasion may demand, for the