New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-10
New-York and the Union,

There are many good citizens who say
they entirely concur in the sentiments
which the great mass of the Wings of the
Free States maintain, and which Messrs.
Webster, Duer, Rose, and all our Union
Editors formerly professed, with regard to
any further Extension of or concessions to
Slavery, but who have been persuaded that
there is no need Of any further demoastra-
ton on the suHiect-that the whole matter
has been deinitively adjusted and all pre-
tence for further action upon it precluded
by the passage of the Compromise bills
On this ground they urge that there was
no need of reafirming the time honored
convictions of the Wings of New York
at our last State Convention-nOt that
such expression was intrinsically wrong,
but that it was needless. Slavery,
they argue, is asking nothing more than it
now has, and it is idle to give notice that
we will concede nothing further. We ask
all who honestly hold these opinions to
consider the following extracts from re-
cent Washington letter to The Herald:
"wAsHNGroN, Feb :, 1851.
The Democrats are sure they have
aparty scattered about somewhere and the imPouan,
question with them is, how il is be reunited who do
IL and what movement 10 first necessary to put The ball In
motion Some concessions Of pinelte must De made 70 Sc
cure the Southern Rights uiag the Democracy, possibei
but that is delicate operation and requires consultation
study and the putting OF the old wise heads together with
some Of the leading ulras In deliberate consultation; and
that too, is delicate proceeding But this s cersin I'M
ess the Southern utras concisIed the nationality Of
the Democratic party gone aud they can do nohns ana
can effect nothing with National candidate before the
people -, 49,,
whispered In private that the Democratic party In
1852 WIN be organized not only upon Union platform out
gp0n stToAg Southern grounds and that The hrs step Will
be 10 reconcile by liberal coacesoRs the utras Of the
South and bring them back In this way as oacksidert
recovered to the church. by the exercise oil eha ana
Mr. Bright has given notice OF bill amend the fugitive
sare lac that say pyerids for more effective ex
ecuton OF that act by more stringent pans and psaaes
This to be peaesfTiSg 10 ne reeHsaHt ana Tuson
40 On Ss e1Gsd ea msmo from A
kansas praying Congress 10 take steps for me paesoe
acquisition Of the beautiful island of Cubs including ne de
hciOus attractions .of HavRns and the Key OF lhe uUu
which supposed be locked up in the Moro Castle
What then We still count upon new NsuonA DeLn,
ocratc patfJrm-ths fyamecOyk 81 S0Ht1eTH tsfN ana
fiji sbs suit the South better than the Nenons w ng rloc
there still prospect Of winning the souhern ss'es IN
the grand carnival OF 1857"
That all this is substantially true, is as
notorious among politicians as the ueIeaI OF
Hamilton Fish. The Democracy are
being prepared for further and deeper
descent in servility to the Slave Power
and nothing can possibly prevent this con-
summation but an antagonist and command
ing attitude on the part Of the Wings of
the Free States. Had our Wing State
Convention faltered last Fall, this maneu-
yer would have been nearly accomplished
ere this; and still, if our Wing Legislature
could be seduced, coaxed, bsrgained or
ballied into an approval of the Fugitive
Slave Law, there would be no stopping
the momentum under which the DemOc-
racy is now descending toward the ex-
IRENE Southern Platform. With the
North acquiescing in, approving and glori-
flying the Compromise Measures, Fugitive
Slave Law and all, and the South dissatis-
fed, distracted, and threatening Disunion
if more is not conceded TO Slavery, there is
no avoiding that result 1t will be pre-
vented now, if at all, by the certainty that