Washington telegraph., 1851-07-16
Fhe Wing State Copventspn, 9ss Penn,


The Wing State Convention qs Penn
sylvania, assembled at Lancaster on the
oath, ult.. apd nominated the. present IN
cumbent, Vim. F. Johnston, for Governor.
Mr, JphpstQp appears to be tEsipm tsipml ming his
sails to catch, as much as possible. the
popular breeze. and his nomination. under
the circumstances. was an act OF bad
faith toWssgds the sonIh. and, the general
government, WHICH we trust will secure
his defeat. During the last session Of
the State Legislature. an act TO repeal,
an act. passed in 1847, DENYING. the use
of the jaiIs of the Commonwealth. for the.
incarceration Of fugitive slaves was pass,
ed. aud, Goyernor Johnston. wita, view,
no doubt. of obtaining the support IF the
abolilionists and free-soilers. retained the
/ bill, unsigned, thereby defeating the act
The Convention, among Others, passed.
the following resolutions, WHICH without
doubt embody the sentiments Sc ri q OF very
large majority OF the people of the State
/ irrespective Of party.
Resolued, That as Wings We will continue to
adhere, as ever, to the whig party,and unite
with them in sustaining the integrity end
harmony Of the Union, apd, adXosatilng The
protection Of American labor, The Development Of
our. national resources, the improvement of our
common country, and tbs maintenanee Of judi
cons economy in the administration Of the goy-
ernment'
Resolred, That adopt the language Of our
patriotic Chief Magistrate. MillaFd- Fillmore, and
regard the cnmRxonaise pleasures oi the last Con
gEess as "a fnaI settlement of the dangerous and
exciting subjects, which they embraced" and de-
precate any further and useless agitation Of the
unfortunate question of slavery.
To these resolutions the following
amendment was offered. but as i would
have appeared as q reflection. on Gov.
Iohns:clnq fpr retaining unsigned the bill
repeating the obnoxious section Of the
act Of l847, it was after an exciting dis
cussion, smothered. by a call for the pre-
vious question.
Resolved, That the provisions of the Constitu-
ton, in reference to the rendition of fugtiYes held
to service or labor. demand aud shall receive from
our party a. faithful, manly, and uneGnvoca sup
port
Notwit kstap pAug this amendment was
deseated, we believe large majority Of
both parties will sustain the Compromise.
The Governor was present, and after
his nomination addressed :hS CppVention
in kind Of Two s4ieA equilvoeaating style,
on the compromise question, OF which the
following is a specimen. The Governor
said;
"He should never have voted sor the Texas
boundary bill, nor the fugitive slave law; but the
compromise bills are now disposed of-the ques-
lions settled. The controversy or these vex-
ed questions has been adiis,ed-,he fugitive slave
law is law 81 the lalid--t demnpdi our ohe-
dience, apd no hcnest or sght-fainded man will
resist iL'
.:But the law is still in reach of amendment.
1t is not necessary an absolute and perfect law.
II is just as opeu to discussion and modification
the tariff act OF 1916. The law requires our allie
glance The Wing party has always been Far
ty of law and order"
"WhiIe the law reuaains on the statue book we
will Aside by it; but if the law could be- amended
and made perfect, we would, il called upon to
to vote, support it. In regard to the amendment
OF the law, he said the people told not to
vote for this amendment, for fear of dsunion; but
he did not think that any one act of Cong ress
could dissolve the Union. 1t would require long
years to poison the public mind to such extent,
that it would entertain the idea Of dissolution; and
he esteemed it the duty cf every man to teach
his neighbor the mpfcba5Iity of disunion."
We regard the course of Coy. johnson
as dangerous in its tendency and as un-
wisely and iniudicious!y opening the
agitation of question that will weaken
if not endanger the bond of our Union.
1t exhibits him in the light of political
trickster. who to promote bis own selfish
and ambitions views would excite storm
he could not allay. We trust his course
viii! meet the condemnation i merits.
We rejoiced at his election to the chief
magistracy of our native State; we would
rejoice now at his defeat.
HE SOUTHERN Press VS.. THE WASH
INGToN UNIoN.-The Southern Press of
:he Goth ult.. says (and we are curious to
see the TJniOn 3 renIuA