New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-30
whig State Observation-Disclosures an'
Secession.

exercise the right Of interposisg an emphatic
No, and we mean to accord a full enjoyment
of the same right to others. Animated by
this spirit, We propose to give full, sue
cinct and candid account of the causes and
progress of the differences which marked
the proceedings and the close, on Thursday
and Friday last, of our Wing State Con-
vention.
I. The Wings of New-York have been d.
vided in opinion during the past Summer
as to the proper course to be pursued by
their Representatives in Congress with re-
spect to the Organization Of the New Terri
tories. a majority of them, as indicated
by their journals, their local meetings and
the votes in Congress, were steadfastly adj
verse to any surrender Or waiver of the
principle that Slavery should be positively
excluded from the New Territories IN any
act extending to one or more of them reg
ular civil organization. A minority, small
at first, but largely increased in the course
of events, concluded, since it was obviously
impossible to procure the passage of the
Wilmot Proviso, and that the effect Of insist
ing on it must be to prevent any organiza-
ton whatever of the Territories, that it
would be better to let them be organized
without it, after having done all that was
possible to secure their organization with it,
in the faith that nature and the known dis
position of the inhabitants Of New-Me1ico
and Utah had morally ensured their follow
ing in the path Of light marked out for them
by California.
- We believe we have thus stated clearly
and fairly the position Of the different Sec
tons on the main question at issue. Hav-
ing been by turns on each side, we ought to
DO able to do 30. While there was the faint
est hope Of organizing the Territories t0'th
the Proviso, we secuted the idea of Compro-
mise. When it become evident, from the
vote in the House laying it on the table, the
course of Mr. Webster, &c. that there was
no remaining hope Of carrying it, we thought
the best thing the friends of Free Soil could
do was to use the power remaining in their
hands to make the Compromise bill as IA
vorable to Freedom as possible, especially
in the matter of the Boundary of Texas,
end then pass it. We still think the most
good could have been secured in that way.
Though not strong enough to carry the Pro
viso, we were strong enough to pass or de-
feat the Compromise, allowing large mar
gin for the detection of its original support
ers-and we have no doubt that the Free
Soil Senators, by making terms at the right
moment, might have carried the line Of 320
North straight across from the Rio Grande
to the Red River, confniDg Texas and
Slavery to the territory South of that line.
- Our views did rot prevail. The Com
promise was defeated. In its stead, as we
had anticipated, bills were framed and
passed less favorable to Human Freedom.
They organized the Territories without the
Proviso, and in its stead stipulated that they
should at the proper time be admitted as
States either with or without Slavery, as
their people should elect. The Boundary
of Texas was carried up to $50 30<, giving
$4,000 square miles more to Texas and
Slavery than Mr, Clay's measure had CON-
templated. All the changes from the Com
promise were adverse to Freedom. To the
settlement of the controversy on this basis,
we did not assent, and we think it had far
fewer friends among the Wings of our State
than the original Compromise. Neyerthe.
less, under the apprehension of an immi
nent, most expensive and perilous civil war;
nominally with Texas, but really With the
entire Slave Propaganda, it was crowded
through Congress.
The Fugitive Slave bill and she Prohibi-
ton of the Slave-Trade in the District Of
Columbia followed in order, The latter
was Of course acceptable here the former
very decidedly otherwise. Of the thirty
three Wing Representatives of New-York
in Congress, not ons-not even Mr.. Duer-
we are happy to say, voted for thstmeasure;
our Hunker Senator favored its passage, but
steered clear Of the Yeas and Nays, and the
solitary New-York Hunker in the House cast
his vote for it, as became the fitness Of things.
Toany Compromise embracing the passage of
that odious measure, the Wings Of New
York stand out on the record as no consent
ing party.
II. The Wings of this State have for
years been divided in opinion and feeling
with regard 20 their present U. S. Senator,
VIM. Il. Seward. he has among them
very warm admirers and MANY hitter enc.