The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-30

| The albany .itlas is guilty of gross msrep-
resentation when it alleges that the columns
of the Republic, 'ssince the death of General
TAYLOR, are devoted exclusively to proving
that the Democrats are not, and That The Wings
are, the especial friends Of sIarery." 1t is also
guilty Of the like Misrepresentation, when it
charges us with saying that "the Whigs' OPP
posed the Anterior resolutions, because those
resolutions virtually admitted that Congress
may constitutionally prohibit the removal Of
slaves from State to State, or discriminate be-
tween the institutions of one portion of the
Confederacy and another, proUided it does so,
because it betiepes these things improper and in
expedient IN themselves, and not with view TO
disturb or overthrow slavery within the said
States"
Our object in reviewing the resolutions was
stated expressly. 1t was to show that they
were the result of political Juggling for party
ascendency" by few of the leading Demo
cratic members from the South as well as the
North. We stated also, in that connection, that
the policy of the Democratic leaders and presses
of the South had long been to rely upon the
Democrats of the North, to represent these as the
natural and steadfast friends Of the Southern
rights and interests-and TO crush the Wing
party at the South by representing it as being
in alliance with the Wings of the North, lrI,om
they have constantly represented either as
downright Abolitonsts, or as something as
very little better; which humbug was now at
length exploded-thc mass of both parties at
the North occupying the same ground Of fixed
and determined opposition to the extension Of
slavery TO the territory acquired from Mexico.
We have never intimated, much less devoted
our columns TO show that "the Wings" are
the especial friends Of slavery. We did not
say or intimate that ''the higs"-speaking
generally, and including the Wings of the
North az well as of the South-opposed the
ATIfERToN resolutions because of their virtual
admission Of the constitutional power in Con
gress to prohibit the removal Of slaves from
State TO State, &c. Those are whole-cloth fab
relations of the ATLAS.
The Wings of the North have never prac-
tiscd or attempted to practise, any deception
upon the South in regard to the slavery ques-
ton. Their course upon that subject has ever
been, at least, open and unequivocal. They
have never assembled in convention with the
Wings of the South. and concocted and put
forth set Of vague resolutions in relation to
slavery. for the purpose of humbugging the
people Of both sections of the Union. They
did not desire the acquisition of Mexican terri
tory with a view of making it free territory, and
thus increasing the political power of the slave
holding States. Foreseeing the consequences.
they did not desire its acquisition at all.
On this point we find, in a recent speech in
the Senate of the Hon. TRUMAN SMITH. the
following opposite extracts from Wing speeches
delivered, prior to the acquisition, in the House
Of Representatives.
The Hon. CALEB b. SMITH, of Indiana, in
speech delivered in the House of Representa-
tives on the 9th Of January, lS47, said:
"There is connected with this subject another
question, involving in ts decision questions of the
most fearful import. Those who urge
that VIC can amicably spportion these Mexican
provinces, making portion Of them slave States