Washington telegraph., 1851-09-03
AN ERRon CoRREcrED.-There i. a

disposition among Southern electioneer-
ers to associate Northern Whiggery with
abolition, and we not unfrequently hear
the terms, Northern Wings and Abolit
tionists, used connectedly, by way OF re-
proach. by Southern Democratic aspi-
rants. BY such arts as this they attempt
to cast the whole burden of Northern
error and fanaticism upon the shoulders
of the Wings, and to make them respon-
sible for the excitement which pervaaes
the public mind on the question Of slavery.
This will DO very weM for catching votes
in the South, so long as truth is excluded.
But error and salsehood, like the quag-
mire which the darkness had concealed,
stand detected when the light appears.
We do not pretend to say that North
ern abolition owes its dangerous power
exclusively to Democratic influence. We
have never heard this charged, nor of
its being used for electioneering purposes.
But we do say, that Notwithstanding the
insin cations and assertions to the con-
trary, the Qemocrass Of the North ex-
.ercise. at leas: as strong an agency, in
controSling and directing Northern aboli-
ton movements>as Northern Wings.
For ourselves, we care not whether
they be Wings or Democrats-if aboli-
tionsts, they are the same to us, and
viewed in the same light--as enemies Of
social and enlightened freedom, and OF
the Union.
The expose which we here make is
only intended TO silence those who at
tempt to advance their political schemes,
and to defeat theil opponents by cunning
ly associating herewith an odious set of
Northern fanatics.
AT the Democratic Convention of the
State Of Ohio, the following resolution
was adopted:
"Resolued, That the people of Ohio now,
as they have always done, look aapon the
institution Of slnuery IN amy part of the
Union as an evil. and !n,fauorable to the
full Development Of the spirit amd prac-
ticat Aensft Of free institutions. aaad that
entertaining these sentiments they a0iI
at all times feel 1t to be their DUTY to- use
all poaoer clearly gsuen by ths terms of
the national compact to- 2'1eUssat ats aaa-
crease. to MITIGATE. and finally to ERApl-
CATE THE EVIL"
1t will be recollected that a portion Of
the Wings of New York have been
much abused in the South for the coun-
tenance which they were supposed to
have given The Abolitionists. The rule
"Ab uno discite omnes'-from one,
know all-was applied to the Wing party
generally. and the Wings Of the South
were made to bear portion Of the
odium deservedly attached only to run
mad fanatics unworthy the name OF
either Wing or Democrat.
The foregoing resolution, will, we
presume, correct any erroneous impress
sions on this subject, and convince those
whom willy politicians would excite
against the very name OF Wing, by asso-
ciating it with Northern Abolition, that
Northern Democrats are equally impi-
Gated, and that the effort, at the South, to
saddle it exclusively upon the Wings is
nothing more than an election eering
scheme to promote the interests of the
ambitious and designing.
INDIANA.-The following is the result
of the Congressional elections iE Ind-
ana. 1t will be seen that eight Demo-
Gratis and two Wings are elected. which
IS Wing gain of one;
First Distr,ct-James Lockhart, Dem.
Second District-Cyrus L. Dunham,
Dem.
Third Dlstrict-John L. Robinson,
Dem.
Fourth District-Samuel w. Parker
Wing.
Fifth District-Thomas A. Hendricks,
Sixth District-Wills A. German,
Dem.
Seventh District-John G.. Davis,
Dem.
Eighth Distr!ct-Daniel Mace, Dem
Ninta District-Graham N. Fitch,
Dem.
Tenth District-Sam'l Benton, Whig
PRECocIoUs BoYs.-The editor of the
"Arkansaw Traveller" suggests 10 the
County Commissioners. the propriety of