The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-08-14
TIE WINGS OF NEW YORK.

The basis Of union agreed on by the Commit
tee of Conference Of the two sections OF the Wing
! party, which recently met at Albany, begins with
propositions relating to an " economical admin
istration of the Government &c, and thus treats
Of the slavery question;
"That the Wings of the State ss body, are
inAexibly opposed TO the subsection of any terri
tory of the United States, now free, to laws i'm
posing involuntary servitude, except as punish
ment for crime and they rejoice that no PROPOSE
tiOn TO that effect is now pending is like to be
presented while, at the same time they unquali-
6edly acknowledge the right of every sovereign
State to regulate its own municipal institutions
10 such manner as its people may deem most con-
'ducIve TO their saec tfd nrPpitfcss5 Without "a
reference, directly or indirectly, by citizens of
311e7 s'tasg, as ,,2s5sSts. Of Other ceSsf =
The Tribune says this proclaims "infexibe
hostility to the extension Of slavery We do
not so regard it. 1t looks more like an "artful
dodge"-a caving in from the ground they former
ly occupied. They are "inAexibly opposed to
the subsection of any territory of the United
States now free, TO lens imposing Involuntary serp-
tuois, except rs punishment for crime" We are
not aware that anybody is in favor of the pas
sage of law imposing involuntary servitude I"
upon the territories. Nobody ever asked Con-
gress to impose such laws The danger is in
slavery gaining foothOld in the territories in the
absence Of any law to prevent it. Let US go
little further: "And they rejoice that no propo-
stion to that effect is now pending, is likely to
be presented" Great cause of rejoicing, truly
Nobody ever dreamed of such law and this
cunningly devised platform is nothing but an at
tempt on the part Of the "Slver Greys" to hood
wink the Wing party of New York into an
abandonment Of the WilmOt Proviso. We are
astonished that anybody should be deceived by it
1t is a trap set to catch gudgeons, and liberty
loving Wings should repudate it as deception
and fraud
They fully endorse Mr.. Fillmore's Admins
tration, notwithstanding his appointment of slave
holding judges for the Territories Of Utah and
New Mexico, and with knowledge of the efforts
making to extend slavery into these Territories
The following article in their basis of union
means the Fugitive Slave Law:
"That the laws of Congress and of the State
pronounced constitutional by the |
judicial tribunals, must be enforced and implicit
ly oceyed; and that while this IL cheerfully rec
ognised as the duty of ALL subjects of the
laws yet that the right of citizens, rs voters, is
equally pndeniabe to discuss, with full and
mutual regard for the rights and interests of oil
parts of the Confederacy, (which is as necessary
now to maintain as it was indispensable to achieve
the blessed Union Of these States,) the expedi-
ency of such laws, and the propriety Of any of
their provisions, and to seek by constitutional
means their repeal or modification
They submit to the law as constitutional, and
say it must be enforced and implicitly obeyed,"
as constitutional law thus practically acquiesoing
in the Compromise measures of the last ongress,
but claiming the right to discuss them. II the
Wings of New York are satisfied with this, they
are easily satisfied.