Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-05-22

The Basis OF Wing Union-The
Next Contest.

Il has become sufficiently apparent that the
Wing pspefs of Vermont are generally disposed
to insist on the exclusion of personal and section
al issues from our politics as party. we re-
loice to see unequNocal and general indications
that whoever Insists on Introducing or continuing
such issues, will forfeit the confidence and coun-
tenance OF the great body of our generally able
and digniied Wing Editorial fraternity The
fact must be apparent to ALL that material por-
ton, to say tle least of the Wing strength Of
Vermont. Il composed of men who n these DAYS
have felt that Union or Dsunlon was, and 10
some extent Is, the great question practically
Whatever may be the loud professions of manvl
and who stand az all hazards, on the side of Law
and Consltuti0n. These will tolerate no compro-
mise Of their nationality as Wings, and wear no
badge as such which would Justly exclude
them from the full fellowship of their breth-
rem in other States They viii set with no
party, however styling ITSELF which cuts loose
from the Wing party Of the Union, and takes
position opposed to the Union Of the Wing par
ty. On the other hand there are those among
the Wings, who esteem it necessary to maintain
a consoles agitation Of the subject of slavery
and discern 80 need Of peculiar delcacy and
caution m approaching that terrible rock which
threatens to wreck the confederation, believing
and asserting indeed that NOTHING can break up
the Union Some Of these are controlled by a
powerful moral conviction in the matter, and 9TH
ers by a persuasion that party policy in Vermont
requires such a course but none show signs of
yielding their opinion II is too plain therefore
20 need urging, that the Wings Of Vermont must
IN selt-preservatlon ignore, as party, all those
topics upon which irreconcilable differences ex-
list. II the Conservative portion can consent to
20 into communion with persons who hold, on
their private account, things so abhorrent as the
Habeas Corpus Act" of last fall, the migrate
ful abuse of Daniel Webster, the fralricidal ag-
ltation Of slavery in politics, and the like; they
will require as the least condition of such for
beamnce, that these things be INDUCED outside
of Wing councils, and under no implied sanction
on then part. They viii concede what they de-
mand for themselves, and no more; federation of
all opinions so long as the Wing STANDARD is de-
faced with no emblems of discord and kept clean
from doctrines either anti-whig or extra-whig.-
We observe that one or two papers protessedy
DESTROYS of Union but the leading fomenters of
existing aiscords slyly attempt To bring in slave
- again ky--sn mtiul reference TO resolutions
passed by Wing Conventions and Legislatures
when momentous questions connected with the
extension of slavery were before the county
This shallow resort will then stand in no stead.
Whatever may have been the case heretofore,
there Is now no necessity or excuse for dragging
slavery by the ears into our councils. We re-
peat, that conservative and national Wings will
consent to no expression m regard to slavery the
Compromise, or any Of the connected questions.
which does not come up TO the high ground of
Union men, and place the W hig party of Yer
mont unequiyocally before the country on the
platform OF recognition and efficient fuflment
OF all the requirements of the Constitution.