The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-19

| The following is the view taken by the
Journal Of Commerce, a neutral paper, of the
position of the two parties in that State, on the
compromise:
The Two CosvENTIoNs.-From cursory
examination Of ne proceedings of the Wing
and Democratic conventions, we regret TO say
that neither Of them have taken an open stand
in support of the compromise measures. The
Democratic convention, from which we hoped
most, hive declined giving to those measures
their explicit sanction, by laying on the table
az 10 SD the following resolution, offered by
Mr.. Fowler, of Orange county:
I" RESOLVED, That the Democratic party in the
State Of New York will faithfully adhere TO the
recent settlement, by Congress, of the questions
which have unhappily divided the people of
these States, and will neither countenance nor
sanction any sectional agitation or legislation
on the subjects embraced in that settlement"
The Wing convention was equally irresolute.
We shall have occasion to allude to the subject
again, when we have more time and room
Meanwhile we quote the following testimony of
the Free Soil Abolition paper, the Evening Post
in regard to the Democratic resolutions.
From the Evening Post.
| The resolutions are, in terms, substantially
the same as those adopted last year, but not at
all the same in their significance. The attempt
to induce the Democracy of New York to APP
prove of the policy of the present national ad
ministration, was voted down by a large MAORI
| ty, and therein lies a moral which we leave to
the Union Safety committee and the Journal of
Commerce to digest at their leisure. What
was not resolved by the convention is of far
graver significance than what was resolved, and
we trust it will put an end to those unhappy
divisions in our patty in reference to state
policy, which can only result in protracting the
power of class of men at Albany who have
shown themselves Indifferent alike to the res
traints of conscience and the Constitution
Aware that differences of opinion existed
among Democrats about the policy of the pre-
sent national Observation-Disclosures especially about
its browning achievement, the fugitive slave law
the convention very properly refused to give
it their approval, or to permit such an unneces
sary and Improbable issue to be introduced
into the canvass.
Tie convention have exhibited the same dis
erection in the selection of candidates. They
have avoided all names calculated to give a
partisan character 10 the ticket, and have chosen
eight men, who are is one upon all State ques-
| tons, and whose influence, If elected will be
concentrated in defence of the State credit and
/ Constitution.
The Free Soil Wing Abolition paper, the
Syracuse Journal, is equally well pleased with
the results of the Wing convention. 1t says
"The Wing nominations give universal salts
faction. We have never seen our friends in
better splits. The harmonious action of the
convention has infused degree of enthusiasm
into their minds that we have seldom or never
seen surpassed
The Albany State Register SAYS" One
thing is now clear we thnk-the New York
Democracy are no better friends of the compro-
mise measures than some other folks"