The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-03

his course II would be vain to deny that thi,
emphatic comm sndation Of Mr.. Seward especially
in the Giro umstan under which il given, has
reference to his course on the subject Of slavery
II would go forth to the common understa nding oil
men a sanction Of his peculiar opinions, be re-
gsrded an incorporation ofthem into the creed oil
the Wing party. The design to convert the Whig
party Of this State into abolition party, or
rather 70 destroy tho Wing party, and build
up an abolition party on its ruins, is also mani
fest in the adoption of the 7th resolution of Mr.
Cornwell. The compromise resolutions while thew
| assert the whole known doctrines of Northern,
Wings on the subject of slavery acquiesoo In The
settlement that has been made, aud disoountenance
agitation.
nut the rc--olulion adopted by the convention
poH-.s 70 renewal of agitation. 1t would have
been followed and assented TO, by citation of
the Wilmot proviso, In every county in the United
States or the two points of difference between US
and our opponents, the one relates to persons, and
is transient; 1t is question of personal honor; a
question OF fidelity TO friends; question of stand
ing by or abandoning men who, in our judgment,
have stood ~ their country at dangerous crisis
The other difference is difference OF principle,
and ID permanent. Rejoicing at the restoration Of
harmony, the paciticaon of the country, that have
followed the passage of Mr.. Clay's Compromise
bliis-we stand by the settlement made therein,
and we are opposed to all attempts 10 disturb II.
Our opponents the other hand are not satisfied
to let the matter rest but insist upon renewed agi
tation--they have sought to convert the machinery
of party to the attainment of that end. We have
resisted resoutely the first attempt to do this, and
that resistance was necessary, when and where
and in the manner in which II was made; but for
that movement, the w hig party Of this State would
have been irrevocably lost in the abolition agita-
tation. or rather there would have ceased to be a
Wing party in the State of New York, II from that
convention there had walked but ten men. If there
had walked but one, with that man would have
been the Wing party Of the United States!
The undersigned have not felt themselves au-
thorized to bind those whom they represent by
either asserting to or repudiating the nominations
that have been made; the candidates most il not
all of them, we believe to be sound national Wings,
and opposed to the action of the majority in the
Syracuse convention. But their position ID at pre-
sent ambiguous. They may accept the nomina-
tions simply and Internationally, thereby binding
the Syracuse convention, and, in such case, they
would not probably appear worthy of your sup
port, or they may decline the nomination alto
gether, or they may place themselves before the
people as independent Wing candidates, on broad
national grounds. In any event, necessity exists
themselves. We have, therefore, appointed COM
mittec. with instructions to invite the Wings to a
State Convention, to be held at such time place
they may deem cxpedient. 1t isnot for us to an
ticipate the action of that convention when assem-
bled. They may adopt the present candidates, Or
they may repudiate them, or they may nominate
candidates of their own, as may be most expo
dent under circumstances then existing. Doubt
less they will feel it incumbent them,
and for this, if for nothing else, a Conven-
ton is necessary, to declare to their brethren
throughout the Union their principles and senti-
ments, in which they have been misrepresent-
ed in Syracuse, to vindicate the claim of MIR.
Fillmore to the affection and confidence of his
Countrymen, and to thank him in such words as
the occasion demands, for the wisdom, patriotism,
and courage, displayed in quoting sectional con-
troversies, averung civil war, and preserving the