The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-28
ties, In country pretending TO be free, erect
their platforms. To proyide for the establishment
Of q Northern Dynasty.



The wincing Of the CALLED jades of party, un-
der the production of the proofs which we are
daily presenting Of the unsoundness Of both of
the old party organizations at the North, en-
courages us to continue that work, laborious
though it be. ..gs IT,
While the organs loudly proclaim the Nation
atty, each of its respective party, care is taken
to keep out of view the impolific proceedings of
the very men who make up the aggregate Of
those parties at home.
Whenever any set or clique of Northern poll
Clans can be found who are prudent enough to
inculcate non-committalism on this agitating
topic, their total abstinence is lauded to the
skies asa proof of .soundness'- but when others
ayow their opinions, the proceedings are con
densed into paragraph, and their resolutions are
not allowed an echo in the metropolitan organs.
Even when editorials are quoted from this
paper, the allegations in which are sustained by
the citation Of cases to the very point-those
citations are most carefully omitted and ex-
plunged, and the facts withheld from the public.
These things are too significant to have escaped
obseryation-but the resort to such shallow ar
tifices and desperate expedents proves the in.
ternal weakness of the two houses, divided
against themselves and tottering to their fall.
In fact those two old parties are virtually dis
solved, though the names still continue to be
used by partisans in the slogan of local con-
tests-for the unity Of feeling, Of principle, and
of action, is utterly annihilated in both. @
New isms have succeeded the old ones and
the definition Of a Wing or Democrat in these
days would be difficult indeed to give. In diff
ferent sections the names imply things totally
different and incompatible--for there is just
about as much affinity between Massachusetts
and Mississippi Wings or Democrats, as there
would be between vinegar and oil.
The claim of superior orthodoxy set up for
particular cliques of the Northern parties, self
styled Nationals is preposterous to any one
who weighs their acts against their professions
and examines the proceedings of the primary
meetings called to sustain them. ...
In answer, therefore, to all the pcrtinacious
proclamations of the partizan presses, we pro-
duce the record, and out of their own mouths
condemn the men on whom their former South.
ern allies are urged to rely.
What New York Democracy and Whiggcry
now are, everybody knows The utilization of
both parties there with the Free-soil factions, in
their grand dramas at Syracuse, with tho farce
at Utica for an after-piece, has enlightened the
whole country as to the true position of the EN-
pire State. The last Democratic tidings from that
State are as follows:
xxx D1sTRrcT.-The Democratic Congress
sional Convention held at Lima, unanimously
nominated James s. Wadsworth for Congress,
and passed resolutions denouncing the Fugitive
Slave law. $685..
Here are two of their resolutions. It will be
observed that they belong to the National" wing
of the party.
Resolved, That we congratulate our Demo-
cratic brethren throughout the State, upon their
determination to adhere to the reunion of the
party as effected in l849; and, in this public
manner, we pledge ourselves to exercise spirit
of liberal forbearance, and make all proper con-
cessons, not inconsistent with principle, to ce-
ment that union, and restore the Democracy to
to their wonted and righttul ascendency
Resolred, That the Fugitive Slave law, passed
by Congress ut its late session, does, in the
opinion of this convention, contravene provisions
of the Constitution of the United States, and
should, in justice to an offended people, be RE-
PEALED at the earliest practicable period.
The Wing tidings are:
At a meeting of Wing delegates from the
several towns comprising the Western Assem-
bly, District Of Wayne county, held at Walworth,
October 18th, the following resolutions were
adopted, among others:
6. Resolped, That the Fugitive slave law re-
Gently passed by q Locofoco Congress, by the
aid ofthirty Northern Locofoco votes, in virtually
suspending the writ of hybeas corpus to persons
arrested as fugitives from slavery, in denying to
such persons the right of trial by jury, and Of
appealing to the higher tribunals for redress
against the errors and vcnaity of individuals, is
gross Infringement on the rights Of the citizens
and q fragrant violation of the Constitution !;
late published letter, "conhicts with all our no
tons personal right and security derived from
the common law, and recognized by every free
Con stitution " that the Legislature Of this State,
in order to the due protection of its own citizens,
should make provision for the defence of every
person arrested within its limits as fugitive
slave during the operation of this act, to the end
that his legal rights may be protected and claim
to liberty established; and that its REPEAL
should be among the first duties of Congress.
7. RESOLVED, That the candidates nominated
at the late county convention, have our entire
confidence; that in Theron G. Yeomans, the
candidate this day presented for member of AS
sembly, We recognize faithful, intelligent and
devoted Wing, who will honorably represent
the interests Of this dictrict and that to all the
candidates on the Wing ticket we will yield an
earnest persevering and unilinching support.
The Rochester American (Natioual Whig)
gives the following endorsement to Mr.. FILL
MoRE's apology to SEWARD:
The Abolition papers are very unwilling to
believe that Attorney General Crittenden is ght
in saying that the Fugitive Slave law does not
suspend the habeas corpus For our own part
We are quite willing to think that eminent jurist
correct in his opinion, and trust that all judges
to whom application for a habeas corpus may be
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