The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-10

From the baltimore american.
yXhin Platform.

The objection is made by some at the North
against the introduction of the Compromise test
into the Wing platform, that the Compromise
measures being laws already, no official endorse
ment of them ia called for at the hands Of the Wing
party. But this, il seems to us, is wide Of the pur
pose. To maintain a principle as incorporated in
law is quite as proper and may be just neces-
cary as to proclaim and advocate it with view to
secure its adoption More especially does this ne.
cessty become apparent when open hostility is
avowed against the measure, and when its repeal
or modification is threatened
Ifa protective system, such as the Wing party
would like to see established, could have been
brought into force under MIR. FILLmoRE's Admin.
istration, would it not be regarded as right and
proper, and as thing of course, for the Wing
Convention, at lis nominating meeting. next
month, in this city, to express approval of that
system and declare its purpose to maintain il with
al their strength! Would such approval be refused
on the ground that the measure was already in
istence in the form Of law2 1t would be a strange
reason to aege for such strange silence--if silence
was to be observed on the subject.
The Boston Daily advertiser, in judicious ar
ticle relating to the Compromise measures and the
necessity on the part of the Wings to approve and
sustain them, says:
1.-THE question is nothing more less than
prove the measures OF the Administration of Presi-
dent Fillmore; and especially the spirit in which
he has treated every thing relating the subject oil
slavery, II they approve these measures, they
should have no objection to saying SO, by dis.
tnct disavowal Of any design or desire to disturb
those measures which the President has repeatedly
declared he regarded as final settlement of the
| agitating questions which placed the country in
SUCH jeopardy two years ago. III they do not they
not, in fact friends OF the present Administra
ton, and by that test cannot be regarded as be-
longing to the Wing party, or complain of being
held to the test how proposed Il they refuse the
test, they deny themselves to be Wings in the
tIonal sense OF the term This is the reason, and
it is very good one, why the Wings Of the South
desire explicit declaration of the principles by
which their associates in the party are bound, and
that the ground on which they stand should be
clearly Defined"
The unanimity with which the Wings of Mary
land stand forth in support of the Compromise
finds abundant concurrence among the Wings of
every Southern State. 1t is quite manifest that
without sanction Of those measures, no Wing
Southern State can be expected TO vote for a can.
didatc avoiding the test; and il is equally evident
that without tho yotes ofthe Southern hig States
Wing candidate for the Presidency can be elected
At the last Presidential election General Taylor
received the votes of Maryland, North Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Ken
tucky-seven Southern States, casting sxty-sx
electoral votes. General Cass received but fifty
FIVE southern electoral votes OF the votes OF the
Northern States, ninety -seven were given TO Cen
eral Taylor and seventy two to General Cass. In
the coming election one hundred and forty nine
votes will be required to elect of which number
the ninety seyen Northern Wing votes will fall
short fity-two votes. We here assume that every
Northern Wing vote that given to General
Taylor may be given to the nominee Of the APP
preaching Wing Conven,ion-the Compromise test
being refused, involving the loss of the Southern
the election Of the nominee would be impossible.
The Wings Of the North arc required TO make no
unworthy concessions in giving in their adhesion
to the Compromise. II stands in full accordance
with the Constitution. The Wings of the South
have right to demand assurances that the settle
ment it involves shall not be disturbed.