Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-10-11
VIEWS OF THE WING SECEDERs AT
SYRACUSE

Can lall 10 look with interest upon the important
move of the minority of the New York Wing
Convention, in refusing to cooperate with the
majority, after it had insisted on identifying the
principles of the Wing party with the public con-
duct of VIM. FL. Seward. From our reading of
the prominent Wing journals of New York, which
have been generally attached to what is there
known as the Conservative portion of the Wing
party, we Judge that some of them, such as the
Courier and Enquirer, and the Commercial Ad-
vertser, condemned the Seceders, without duly
approaching the objects they had in view A
writer for the Commercial Advertiser, who uses
the signature of "a Wing from the State" by
which our eye has often been attracted in the CO.
lumns of that paper, places the motives of the
proceeding in so just and strong light, that we
are sure our readers will thank us for inserting
the following extracts from his communication :
Now every member who seeded from the conyen-
ton believed, forming his judgment from the course of
Mr. Seward in the Senate of the United States that he
desired ana intended to renew the agitation of the sa
very question: Its confidently affirmed that the oldest
and abest Wings at Washington those who have been
most trusted and con6ded in by the Wing party in all
past Tune believe the purpose of Mr. Seward be re-
newed agitation. This inference is drawn from this
gentemans public acts in the Senate Such a renewed
contest would it certain, greatly embarrass the bust
ness operations OF the country impede its prosperity
leopard the continued existence OF the Union, if ut
Terry Destroy It. Now if the Commercial believed all
ms would 1t consent under any circumstances to be-
long 20 BODY OF men which should single out the
course OF M Seward for marked eulogy, and thus
sl69ngthen his influence and power to do evil?
he great objection ofthe Commercial to the seces-
son IS tnat the course is not conservative That would
pe rue the body seeded from conservative but
II the majority ofthe body showed itself destructive in
us course, then secession conservatism But it is
Igtd mat ms secession eopads the success of the
hig party at the ensuing election. 1.-THE Wing par
Y OF Inc state OF New York is in favor of renewed
discussion OF the slavery question-f it would open the
setuement OF vexed questions made in Congress, =
hen ought not to succeed Every friend OF the coun-
Try should desire and labor for its defeat But the
Wing party of the state OF New York not in favor ct
renewed agatlon-the seceders from the convention
ela not secede from the Wing party, but they seeded
,aulll pooy winch, IN their Judgment did not truly
represent the Wing party of the state 1t is easy to
coneelVe mat convention, chosen according to the
usages OF the party might nevertheless msrepresept
le opinions and feelings otthat party. Such event
Agit easily occur when discontinued free soilers and
laou anoilonists are scattered all the state The
secedeIs believed that this convention was so chosen;
'lie possible contingency had occurred
let US now come 10 matters OF fact. What perso-
MAJ agency more than any other selected and brought
together the members of this conventions No man
eau oouot that this agency the eGtor of the Alba
ny Evening 1ouinab and:thoseSwho act with him. Az
Yer me convention had assembled and its members
Were disposed to ac Discreet and keep the apple
OF dlscoTd from the Body Conceded that the editor
O. the Tribune lnslsned upon casting in this apple
The papers conducted by these gentlemen have shown
themselves not the friends but only the very lukewarm
supporters OF the national administration. They have
potn shown bitter hostility to two members OF the Adj
mlnlsration-the Secretary of State and the Postmas-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS neither for anything he had done
as member OF the Administration, but against the
former because he had attempted when Senator to
conciate the Southland against the latter, mot because
he was not Wing, or because he was incapable of
performing the duties ofhis office with ability, but be-
cause ne was the personal friend Of the President and
moi the admlrer Ex-senator Seward.
VIII now dismiss the second person, speak in the
most direct manner and use the plainest form speech
write upon the soil OF my native state know the
character OF those who form the staple OF the Wing
parry, ana who give respectabiy to that party W it'll
them have Winered and Summered for more than
my years They are of the stock who made and rati-
Ied Inc constitution OF the United States who have
STOOD by It's cradle and been defenders and support
ers through the whole period of its existence They
constitute band OF brothers, not exclusively of the
NORM or OF the South. When notification aimed
ia.aL oow at the constitution, the noble of South
Salohna, slave holders though they were who did
pau lof tne unlon were as much recognized as
oreen as they had been residents Of Massachusetts
pl ferhont The Wings OF whom | speak, will not
pe cnangeo they regard Names they reject party
aii1es, II by maintaining them they put in jeopardy
.ne constitution which makes the people of these Uni
yea states ONE PEOPLE. They remember the solemn
warning OF tue Father OF his Country and they reve-
renee IT as second only to the voice of Divine ipspi.
ration HE BOND OF GOVERNMENT WHICH CONSTR
IT is JUSTLY SO; FOR IT IS THE MAIN PILLAR IN THE
EDiFlcE OF YOUR REAL NDEPENDENcE-THE SUPPORT
VI YOUR TRANQUILITY AT HOME, YOUR PEACE ABROAD
OF YOUR SAFETY, OF YOUR PROSPERITY, OF THAT We
RY LIBERTY WHICH YOU SO DEEPLY PRIZE
In conclusion let add, that all may be well yet II
Inc True Wings OF the State, the National Whigs-the
washington Whgs-are fairly represented in the con-
ventlon invited TO assemble at Utica the breach
may yet De healed, and success be inscribed in No
YeHoer next on banner which ought to wave in tr-
umph but that banner will bear the inscription "LIpER
M ONE
BILE such result is the desire OF your old cor
respondent and friend
The sum of the whole matter is, that the sece-
ders think it more important for the Wing party
OF N. York to cast off the influence of Mr.. Sew
ard, than to carry the State or Congressional
elections. Planting themselves as they do, on
the high ground of maintaining the Union, and
putting down the slavery agitation, no Southern
or National Wing can fail to second them with
his cordial appreciation. The extraordinary letter
OF Seward to Webb, which we published in the
Times OF yesterday, evinces, too papably to adj
init of doubt, the insincerity of his views, and
the baseness of his principles In February.
lo49, he was eager to convince Webb, who had
pursued highly conservative course in the cam
paign of 1913, that his opinions on the subject of
slavery were unobiectionable TO the staunchest
opponent of aboltonism. True, he would be
against the extension of slavery, but he would
also be against all agitation in Congress which
would put in Jeopardy great existing interests and
the Union Of the States be held 10 be above eve
ry other consideration. The subject of slavery in
the States he would leave entirely to those who
were solely responsible for it. Well, he was elect
ed to the Senate, and probably upon the faith of
such representations as these to the editor, Webb.
What has been his fuflment of his oily promi-
SEES Why, he has cast Chase and Hale into the
shade, with the cunning and perpetual recurrence
OF his devices for getting up anti-slavery agita-
tons in the North. His name has become but
another designation for chicanery and all manner