The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-12-16

very section of the Wing party 1t asks now,
barely liberation for its individual opinions;
should Wing State Convention pass resolu-
tions in favor of the Baltimore platform, 1t
will not consider itself communicated; 1t 1t
pass resolves to recognise none as wings VINO
do not subscribe to these doctrines, it will con-
slider itself accommodated, and act accord
ingly; but still it may be found supporting its
excommuni cators--in other words, the very men
who have just killed off General Scott be-
cause Governor Seward and his friends ardent
" favored his nomination !"
And has Freedom sunk so low, that its only
demand now is, for life-so low, that for this
boon it is willing to lick the heel that grinds
it in the dust9 We appeal TO our Anti-Sla-
very friends among those Wings who feel that
Hunkerism yields the sceptre and who are
vet uncertain as to their future course. Is it
by such policy that you expect to advance
the interests of the cause of Freedom, or Sc
cure for yourselves proper weight in the po-
litical scale? We ask every candid Anti.Sla-
very man. who knows that Slavery has an I'M
constitutional existence in the District OF Co
lumbia, and that the laws of Congress sus-
tanning it here involve the free as well as slave
States in the responsibility of maintaining it
who knows that the coastwise slave trade is
carried on under regulation of Congress; that
the Fugitive Slave Law, with its denial of ha-
beas corpus and jury trial, and its fragrant
disregard of all the ordinary safeguards Of per-
sonal rights, was the act of Congress; that the
area of Slavery has been continually extended
by Congressional legislation; that Congress
has been and is constantly prevented from
using its constitutional power to protect the
Territories of the United States against its
inroads that Il movement has been organized
to divide California, and convert its Southern
half into slaveholding State that projects
are now on foot for the formation of new slave
States in Texas; that the Southern propaganda
lists, keeping in view the natural and inevitable
wants of Slavery are continually plotting for
the colonization of Hayti, the annexation of
Cuba, and the seizure of Mexican territory,
rejecting all schemes of Northern annexation ;
and that the organization of both Houses of
Congress Is now, as it is more than probable
the incoming Administration will be, under
the control Of Slavery SO that manly opposi-
ton to its unreasonable demands, constitutes,
and will constitute, sufficient ground for politi-
cal, if not social, proscription--we ask, can
any Anti-Slavery Democrat Or Wing, who re-
members all this, WHO Comprehends all the
evil that Slavery has done, is doing, and pur-
poses to do, admit for II moment that the qua
essence of Mr.. Dix or Mr.. Seward is the ground
which truly American party ought to occu-
pyt No he must see that the only safe,
righteous, and national ground is, aetivs and CON-
piete sntagonism to Slavery as the eternal foe
to Liberty, the great National Interest and In
stitution This is the ground of the Free De-
mocracy. They do not crave toleration-they
acquiesce in no claim of Slavery--they COM
promise no claim of Freedom. Their funda-
mental principles are, that Freedom is right
and good, Slavery wrong and evil that they
are eternal oppoaitssj that they cannot CO.
oAi'' W ouo Poh1itPi syobeIii Witnopt worrying
against each other that every advantage
gained by one is q loss to the other; and that
the price of Freedom ia eternal vigilance and
effort. They demand for Freedom prompt re-
cogntion and absolute supremacy in the Ma
tional Councils They propose no improper or
illegal interference with Slavery uuder State
authority, recognising the principle of State
Sovereignty as a necessary safeguard of Lib
erty they contemplate no prescription of
our Southern fellow citizens; but they do pro
pose to overthrow the domination of Slavery
in the Federal Government and to regard and
treat it as merely sectional system, for which
neither the Free States nor the General Gov
ernment to which they are parties shall be in
any way responsible
Their purpose IL !. definite constitutional
national, behefcent one; aud as luiesoenue
will not execute it. they will agitate agitate,
agitate, till it DO accomplished, in defiance of
all Baltimore platforms, and In soorn Of all
skulking and temporizing policy.