The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-06-28
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
The Wing Csnvsnuon at Lancaster.

| The WING C.nvsnuon at Lancaster.
| New YoRK June 26
| The action of the wing convention OF Pennsylvania.
whch met IN Lancaster the cath instant, quite
decided IN lis way as that OF the democracy al Reading
Our opponents have taken their position and drawn the
line OF demarcalion between themselves and with
great clearness and precision The relation in which The
two parties stand IN regard 10 each other and TO the
country is well defined that by no possibility can il
be Mistaken the articles OF faith proessed by either are
plainly inscribed upon the record that he who rams
may read and how fortunate is II for the democracy and
for the country that such is the There one prom
nen and almportant feature which characerzes this as
well every other demonstration made by the several
parties, whose political creeds OF doubtful
than doubtful parotism-a feature which il is mposs-
Bile conceal, Notwithstanding The attempts that made
il with plausible verbiage, and one which
nfalble index to the real object and designs
of the parties themselves and to distinguish them from
those whose fidelity TO the constitution and the laws is
firm and mistaken.
It's both curious aud instructive to observe the differ
in the modes adopted by the different parties for the
exhibition of this feature, which constitutes Just at pres
ent almost the only practical application of their prnc
pies to the existing state OF things. The abolitonists
proper openly denounce the government, repudiae the
constitution, and demand dissolution of the Union
peaceaby if il may be, forcbly il it must be- but in any
event dissolution of the Union All this is verbage,
which may may not be intended to deceve but when
they begin TO argue and strive for the repeal of the fug
veslave law, they al once become practical, they
the work in earnest and they exhibit the charac
erislic feature in which they assmate to the reesoiers
and the wings
The free-soilers usually in the first place, affirm the
old established doctrines of the democratic party and de-
clare their adhesion to them they especially clear
upon the topic OF free trade and decidedly in favor OF it,
They profess the most unbounded devotion TO free
institutions TO the government the constitution, and the
Union. And then, from under all this pile of verbiage,
they protrude the characteristic eaturea determine
ton to defeat modify the ugitve-slave law Ii ex-
amples of this mode of exhibition wanted look the
late demonstrations in Massachusetts and Vermont
The wings, after going the old issues of their
party and pedgng themselves TO sustain Them enlarge
upon the blessings of high tariff, maintain the prnc
pie OF protection by half dozen lengthy resou
tons, and then fall back upon the Union and the cons
tuition. To them they have been most ardently
ached, and for all time they swear 10 support
and defend them In their professions of fidelity the
institutions OF our country they far Guido their reeso
allies; they even, to certain extent willing
dorse tue compromise measures they admit that they
the laws OF the Land, and allegiance the
laws; they fairly clothe themselves in verbiage of
the most plausible and quasipatrotc kind but through
il all they suffer TO peer out the distinctive feature
the repeal or modification OF the fugitive. slave law.
Now, when it is considered that the only practicable
method OF disturbing the Compromise, upon which not
only the peace ana welfare OF the country but Its
existence nation depends, is amper with the fugi
ve-slave law, and that its repeal would, in all human
probability, be followed by the violent disruption OF the
Union, and consequences which humanity shudders to
contemplate, what is the value of all the patriotic pro-
fessons put forth by the ~whgs and soilers let us
ask and wherein do they differ from each other or from
the abotionsts, who the open and avowed enemies
OF their country Ii is unnecessary for us TO dwell par
tcuary upon the character OF the resolutions by VIII Oh
the wing convention at Lancaster professed express
the principles and policy OF their party they are pub
shed, and every one can peruse Them and see what il
sufficient Tor our purpose, that they endorse the doc
trlnes and warmly sustain the course of Gov Johnston
whose hostility to our southern brethren and their ns
tuuons is open and avowed They nominate him for re-
election when he boasts that he has in his pocket the
act OF the legislature which repealed law OF Pennsy
yania which was aimed to defeat the provisions OF the
constitution and which bad dsgraced her statute book too
long The action of their convention, we repeat de.
fines the position OF the wing pary it places il in an
attitude OF hostility 10 the Union and arrays il beside the
aboonsts and free-soiles in opposition to the faithful
of the democracy TO whom alone the country will turn to
| look for safety and protection.
The legislature OF Connecticut, as we ancipa,ed have
indefinitely postponed the election OF senator which car
res the matter over TO the next session. and leaves /, 10
| be decided by set OF men, We have few fears of
the result for the progress OF democratic principles in
that State is onward