The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-08-14
7IANoAsTER, AUGUsr 8, 1854.

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New YoRK- The Wig Piayorm--
1t was thought by some Wings and hop
ed by the Locofocos, that the Wings OF
New York would be rent asuuder by
their preferences for men, and that the
consequence would be an easy Locofoco
triumph; but The committees appointed,
one recently by the Legislature and the
Others byth Syracuse and Utica Conven.
tions, have united upon an address to the
Wings Of the State and call for a Con.
vention. We like The tone and temper
OF the address. 1t is worthy the gallant
Whigs of the Empire State and to which
all good men can give an ardentsupport.
That portion relative to the laws of the
country, as construed by the proper tri'
bunals, expresses the duty of American
citizens briefly but plainly. and if needed
aeit should be, would do away with much
agitation. Ht
After maintaining the propriety and
necessity of River and Han Dor improve.
ments and of ProtectiOnto American In
dustry, the address proceeds in substance
as follows:--
"Tbe Wings of this State as body,
are inaexibly opposed To The subjection of
any territory of the United States, now
free, to laws imposing involuntary servi-
tude, except as punishment for crime,
and they rejoice that no proposition to
that effect is now pending, or is likely TO
be presenled;. while at the same time,
they unquali6edIy acknowledge the right
Of every sovereign State to regulate its
own municipal institutions in such man.
ner asils people may deem most condu-
Give to their safety and happiness, with
out interference, directly or Indirectly,
by citizens of other States, or subjects Of
other countries.
The Wings of this State viii abide by
the Constitution of the United States in
all lis parts, and they wiireceive its true
meaning aud construction from the n-
dicialtribunalsit has created for that pur-
pose, aud will always sustain and defend
such decisions as the law of the land, un.
Ill lthey are reversed by the same tribun-
ais. The laws of Congress aud of the
State legislatures. pronounced constitu
tional in the judicial tribunals, must he
enforced and implicitly obeyed. And
while this is cheerfully recognised as the
duty of all, as subjects of the laws, yet
tho right of citizens, as voters, is equally
undeuiabIe, aud they are free to discuss
with full and mutual regard, the rights
and interests of all parts of the confeder
acy, whichitisas necessary now to main
tain, as it was Indispensable to achieve
the blessed union of these States.
It's their unieniable right to discuss
the expediency of such laws, aud the
pioprety Of any Of their provisions; and
to seekvby constitutional means their re-
peal or modification. All who are AMI
mated by sincere desire to preserve the
Union uuimpaired. and tho free instilu
tions which it sustains and guarantees.
by which alone individual security and
national peace and prosperity can be per.
petuated, must condemn all attempts to
resist. defeat, or reuder Intellectual any
laws passed by constitutional majorties
of legislative bodies, in either the fetler-
al or State govern ments; and the Wings
of Now York will ever be found prompt
to render patriotic acquiescence in all
such laws.
The national administration is entitled
to the confidence and support of the
Wings Of New York, for the eminent a.
bility and patriotism which have charac-
terized its measures-for its successful
management of our foreign alfdirs-the
generous sympathy it has exhibited to-
wards an oppressed people struggling tor
-treedom-the force aud dignity with
which it has maintained the right to in
dulgs such sympathy. and with which i
hasrebuked the threats Of an imperlou
government to violate the immunlies %
an accredited public agent, and the de
Termination il has eyincedto repress ant
defeat all movements tending TO impa
the public faith, and all unlawful enter
,plises calculated to disturb the publ,
peace andprovoke civil war, or to seve
or weaken, the relations Of any State witt
the Union. Hl-1
The call afterwards alludes to tn
Wing State Administrations. and coses b
calling the State Convention at Syracuse
on the 18th September next" a
ANNexATioN PRoPeR.--The editor {
the Clermont Sun, good democrat,