Worcester daily spy., 1851-09-26
Whig Hypocrisy.-No. 2.

Wing HypOcr1sy.--&o. =.
In an article some weeks ago, 1 endeavored to show
that the pretensons of the Wings to an an.sIavery
character wholly unsupported by their conduct
and that their real hostility to the anti-savery move
ment in any Of its phases, sufficiently obvious all
observing men. Perhaps may consider il waste |
of time pursue the subject, but if the people only
be made to comprehend the true issue before them at
the coming election, great point will be gained. One
would think that the general silence Of the Wing pa.
pers the subject of slavery extenson-a subject
which, for years past, has occupied much Of their
attenton-would awaken suspicion that their former
zeal was but pretence The same and greater rea-
still exist for effort against the spread of our ma
tona curse, for openly, and under the patronage of our
Whig administration, slavery is planting itself in New
Mexico and Utah. and threatens soon to grasp the
richest section Of California. Yet not word is said
by any of those papers which, year ago. could mouth
such finely sounding sentences deude the anti slavery
voters of New England. But their silence is not all
under the specous preence of preserving the Union
necessity equal to that Of keeping the ocean from
stagnation-we have homes upon s'peace,'' "concil-
iation," and "concord"; agators are denounced as
fanatcal parrcldes and prescription, bitter and
as unsparng as that which succeeded the triumph of
the Jacobns has been directed against every man who
has chosen think for himself and has not needed the
suen mandates of Webster or the seductive pathos of
Choate. Advancing thus from a silent neutrality
through covert, and seahy pro-slaverv eaning they
now affect no farther disguise. The mask could be
worn no longer; the people have had time to become
accustomed to the change the leaders gave the word
and the summerset was made Had this been attempt
had nothing but historical existence. The full, deep
and strong Indignation Of New Enga against the
Fugitive Slave Law aud its traitor champion could not
at first be either queled soothed. No papers, save
such as are in the employ Of men who would kidnar
negroes Tor white eher dared insult the free peo
pie of this State, by defending even apoIogizing fo
this infamous statute. So judicious silence was OBJ
served, and the mighty levers which corrupt politician
accustomed to use, brought to bear upon tn
Wing party. 1t must be brought to the position whic
Webster had taken; time only was requred--muc
less than Archimedes needed for hs experiment
leverage-and the work is done. The party which
year ago. would have pitched the abominabe bill an
the northern Judas down
''as low as the fends;''
now IN an Enthusiastic and harmonious conyeutio
support the one and glorfes the other. Can the Who'll
record OF political corruption furnish fit parallel
this! Shall we not be obliged to refer to that frs
great Websterization, In the language of MANN to fin
its counterpartl
1t is true that the Boston Aas ard some of its coup
try friends, endeavor, by miserable special pleading.
escape IRON this dsagreeable dilemma. They will nc
acknowledge that the Whig State Address, and tn
Resolutions of the Springfield Convention are at a
Inconsistent with their high.soundng professions G
last year, with their open and direct censure uno
the course of Daniel Webstar. 1t is painful TO see
man like the editor Of the Aflas-a man whom all me-
personally respect--now compelled to resort to sucI
subteIfuges; to see man whose noble and outspoke
words ior freedom, syear, gladtened the hearts
SO many thousands, finding crumbs of com(ort !,
the genealogical dissection OF sentences whose obyou
import no man, in his senses, question If thes
wing resolutions do not commit the party fully to th
Fugitive Slave Bill, to the President that signed Il
'e Odohet lhat nave intrigued for it, and especially
lne aPosate who, from his 'bad emnence," saw will
grim approval, the embryo scorpion quckened into
thing oil life and armed with fearful power for evil
then the language has terms in which such an ;ae
can be expressed. when the same resolutions are ar
proved by the Atlas and by the Bee that has been ne,
severingy singing itwhen The cotton lords, and III
honest anti-slavery Of the country, after YEAR
quarrellng, can unite in apparent gee upon one pIa
form, each claiming to remain unchanged, we are con
strained to adopt the definition of Taleyrand, and
say that Language was invented TO conceal thought
II it were not for the implied reproach, it might
believed that in this tournament between whig cham
pions no more real annosity has existed than belwee
the mortal combatans in the representation of trap
edy on the stage Their fencing is superb but no boo
is drawn. II is SO convenient to have two sets o
principles and two classes Of organs in the present con
dton Of the whig party, that it really seems that de
sign, not chance, has guided the "harmonous', ALA
and Cowie to different Positions and now anima,e
them to fight for ostensibIy antagonist principles.
But we caution our friends not to prolong this mock
contest If Satan cast out Satan, how can his king
dom standl
All these indications point conclusively to the disoI
tion Of the old parties, since they are divided only on
minor questions, and to the formation of new combina
tons in favor Of and against the great and real ea