The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-21
Politics.


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Politics.
N,w YoRX-The recent movements in the whiy
party in this State in the surrender Of the natona
WING party the abolition Seward party has most
clearly demonstrated that the entire whis party
now ,tand upon the abolition platform. Though
few newspapers, such as the Albany State ResiteT,
Buffalo Commercial qdre,hser, and Rochester .4meeal,
we're loud in their denunciations OF the the
majority Of the Syracuse conventon-.ana some
OF them refused to display in their columns the
nominees OF that conyention-they nov consider
the Of the Utica convention, In its vir-
tual endorsements Of the whole OF ths prsceed
ipgs at Syracuse, as just and proper, and tia
only course TO be pursued for the maintenance of
wing pIiE cples. In all the county conventions the
questions slavery, and The Fugitive Slave BILL are
t., ,st be acted upon and the latter bran led
an outrage, and which should not oe tolerated In
fact their proceedings amount to notification ont
right. The feeling has been wrought to such pDint
tbs. several OF the religious denominations have made
it part OF their conventional proceedings and have
not been less yiosut in their opposition to the fug
tive slave law than have the most violent abo
meeting At the New York State Baptist convention at
grockpoTt short time since. the Law DECLARED
contrary the spirit OF the declaration OF
and posed the direct grants OF the constitution
solved TO express every sympathy for the fugitive.
few Gays since, at a ~hg convention In Onondsgs
10 the institution at slavery OF the dearly chez
sh.s principles OF the Wing creed and pedgiug them
selves not TO cease The s,txtion until bal OF sbo
mutations, a. they term the Fugitive slave lav Is
/ repealed. Another In Cayuga couuts, wbns laudng
the cuurfs Of William II. Seward. press upon hin the
outy he the of freedom, to iDsi.t in his
cf eial pacity upon the abolition OF slavery Ia the
District of Columbia. The resolutions passed against
81. fUstiv Slave la~ vioe In the extreme aud
against tie eYsoutiop OF the law Without regard
Consequences. In Wasbr gtOn county the whig
cuuHtS convention the reso of the strong
Get abolition east, and denounced he executive officers
ot the law as kdnappers who would attempt TO carry
out TIE provisions Of the law This feeling Is not With
the whig parry alone. The democrat, have. through
out the State, In 20 far ss they have made Congress
s,onal inations except in this city amos inva
riably nominated free soil candidates The ratio may
Re v.Iy safely cultivated at about eight 20 two Iu
TIE convention which nominated Preston hing for re-
eircii"n the proceedings were OF al inntmriatory
character opposing the Institution of slavery in
we STATES where u exisis ana pesiusey d,nSaSin5
the abolition CT slavery ia the District Of COLUMBIA
In the other districts, whe the coalition agreed upoa
free coil candidates the procevdngs ere OF tempr-
rate character though the nominees were Known 20 bs
men who would oppose slavery In every po.eible gay.
Bo thus u l. easily that the State OF Neg YORK
whatever party msy be successful may be safely
dow n free soil or abolition State. Tbs Albany
Ertning Jobtns Sbich favors both the wings add de-
inocrats On the tree soil nominations Is Delighted
With the at tre wings eenerailyhas not failed
TO countspsnee coalition Of whigs. democrats. and
aniiTentsrs during the present campaign; and a. an
same ~ho opposed the reading OF the Du-r r-.sutons
at Syracuse ioiUsd Ia the nomination OF three teno.
Gratis with three vbigs 10 the recent tntrebt state
convention. The vbolo whix press aud not e small
portion OF the democratic pres openly avoSed In
presseS their determpnto1 TO Keep W the agitation
until the Institution Of slavery entirely driven out
Of tie confedetsoy.
Mrcuo.N.--The opposition to the FugItlve Slave
law in this State has been carried to greater ex
IRENE than in any other Upon the AIRES, of fasi.
L. natro All. s,
any aid to the Unitsa States ocerar6 rather
eounenaEced the mob who sought TO release him from
the Law. public meeting was called, at which the
Mayor Of the city presided In opposition to the law
and Congress was denounced ia the most positive
terms because of the passage Of Zach BILL The law
pronounced contrary 70 th9 constitution, aud
Corgress bad right to call Upon citizens to aid ia
the arrest Of fugitive. In two three OF the
gressioosl districts the Wigs ard free solers have
coatscrd and Will make every effort TO place the state
in the spprosc ching election upon the abolition plat
form. The Detroit Triins has assumed tn lcsdsrhip
Of the uhig party aud " H. Of the most violent
abolition prints In the country The Detroit .sdrer
is formerly the organ % the vhig party has Joined
In the general cry against slavery and evetythlng
tanning 60 that institution whereas 1t bsfOse observed
coptervaive The Detroit Free Press, the organ
Of Tire dsmoossts has not tailed to denounce the asta
tion Of the slavery question unoaed for au1 ouy
calculated to prt OF dissension throughout the
oountry, which would probably BE- productive OF the
most disastrous consequences TO the we'll being and
tafety Ct the Unisn
N.ssscgv.srrs-rhs political parties In this State
are smo,t equally divided; indeed much 80 that Il
Ia probsbl very members will be elected to Con-
et except in those districts In whish the wss aud
free soilss have formed coalitions The ~hig party,
except portion Of the party in the city Of Boston, s
thoroughly anti. slavery and that party, unds the
lead Of the Doeton Has has, in all Its movements
expressed the most decided opposition to slavery
The Hon Daniel Webster has been tradusei in every
section Of the State for the be pursued UPON
the ecmpromse question In the United states ssnat
and the opposition to him now In the State Is vety
strong The free soil party composed Of portions Of
both the whg and democratic parties coufssssly
the abolition party Of the State though they 10 not
60 to 90 great an extreme those Of the Garri-
sOp school. In sevtrsl Of the counties q coili.
tion vac formed between she free sellers and d.
mocrats. but the leaders OF the former reput-tfd
the movement and have nomin stsd i3dspsndsat
tickets lowell seems 60 b. the head quarters OF the
abolition party, aud the .fsicsr OF that city I, the
organ OF the party which is alec professediy in favor
81 those vhis- vho isin nth then. Throughout the
entire Stste the uhig party advocates the abolition
dtetrILes excepting tue tew who the admirers OF
the ecUise ofMr webster In this state too the poll
ticel question has entered The church Ia Springfield
TIE Unitarian convention passed resoluttons strongly
orpoeng TIE execution Of tbs RuxiiVe Slave ar aud
IN oppceitou io he Institution OF slavery generally
That fring tEtudins thfoeg hout the extent o. that
denonirstCn, si desperate the agitation aHi ten.
der wider the breach sresi existing between the /
kouth and the North The gitAtisn 50 IS tea
auotg the Me nodift denonsisation In sNis AZ 80,
Which srroad untn that des ,min .tion was dit.a a
INTO tsototrl factions sui the est bitter i@ciig gas
enetndtrtd htupAn tbs m. The sboliti snists whose
cause those osnot lat ons nos cspoase have express