Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-08-15
From the New Yo,t H.,
GraVs-surrentler of The que Silver

Our news from Albany is of b;.,,
character. Our readers are onlsnly Interesting
three days past an effort was ho;n 'iaI Tor two or
silver gray and Seward or abolition ,r l:ue oy the
State to unite on platform that wings Of this
BILE to each and to join in calling w% oe aecepta
ventlon Tor the nomination of candMatas oaIe con-
ported at the fall election. We did not 70 De sup
hkellnood OF success from the movement CO, any
gave the silver grays more credit for ~ lot we
and honor than they deserved The consistency
small in number compared to the aho;t;os '"SS are
and II union were formed We knew Il IrnI,S Tn'SS;
great sacrifice of the principles entertanoa pe at
former. The overtures made by this br,ncb ~ Inc
party were fair and equitable, and wmld bnuO the
accepted by the abolition wings if thew had oeen
termined to reopen the agitation of the saya,r Wv ~
ton on the earliest opportunity for purposes Of tbe
own. They would have been WILLINGLY accorto 'Ier II
the abolition wings, under the Leadership and ~.
dictation of Seward, Weed, & Co., were no q" t .ue
upon following the course marked out for tbou ''
those demagogues. Indeed it would have Loon ~
consistent in the abolition wings of New York 10 ILL.,
terrain such overtures for moment when va gu.
at the course which the majority of the last leo;,a
ture adopted on the compromise measures DnT~,
the regular session and the extra session. Mr. An.
thon, of Richmond county, and Mr. Tbomnsn &c
New York, proposed at different times resolutions
for the consideration and adoption of the majority
on the subject of the compromise measures; but
they were stihed in committee or laid on the table
never to be called up. The same course was pur
sued in the legislative caucus after the adjournment
How then, could it have been expected at this late
dav they would listen to overtures based on the ST.
ver-gray platform. which they had repeatedly re-
iected The policy of the abolition wings was this
They wanted a unon-they wished the disiointel
factions of the wing party reunited, as much and
more than the silver grays did for, although they
may attempt to despise the sver-gray force in the
legislature, where they did not particularly need it.
they would be glad to have it on the day of election
so as to present united front to the diSonel de-
mocracv. But, in order to effect such union, they
wanted the silver grays to abandon their platform
to consent to union, without any reference to the
compromise measures of last Congress- which con.
stitute the great question of the day, that they
might be able, when the proper time arrived, to re-
new the slavery agitation, and recOmmence the wal
against the South, by proposing repeal Of the tD
gitive-slavc law. such modification of its pro
visions as would render it nugatory to all inents
and purposes.
This was the kind of union which the abolition
Seward wings wished to form with the siyergrays
and one which the latter could never enter into
without a sacrifice of honor and principle. The
compromise measures were intended by their authors
as final settlement of the slavery question on the
basis of the constitution. They were accepted as
such by the patriotic of all parties throughout the
land and any attempt TO repeal any one OF them
especially the fugitive-slave law, would rekindle
the flame of excitement which burned 50 fercely z
year ago, and threatened to the government
and the republic. Such, however, is the union or
bargain which the silver-grays have entered into
with the Seward abolition wings. dsbon-
orabe disgracefu surrender of principle we never
heard of. The silver, grays abandoned the manly
platform which they laid out for themselves, threw
aside their principles, and caved in, body and soul
to the enemies of the constitutiOn--for enemies t
that sacred instrument the Seward wings are not
wthstanding all the twadde to the contrary. On
readers will mark that portion of the JOINT call Tor
convention which is intended to refer to the fugitive
slave law. 1t says that the right of citizens
voters is equally undeniable to discuss, with lu
and mutual regard for the rights and interests OF al
parts of the confederacy (Which as necessary nov
to maintain as it was Indispensable to achieve u
blessed Union of these States the expectancy .
such laws, and the proprety of any OF their prov,
ions, and to seek by constitutional means tHelI ~
peal or notification Could anything be more
plain than this Is not this declaration pI yr
) blank assertion that the abolition wings Oh " 3
York intend to reopen the slavery agatlon ,f: a..
move for repeal of the fugitve-slaVe law nv" i,n
not then we do not understand the hnSIlsn a."
guage. And yet the silver grays submt'ou ~
disgracefully surrendered themselves