Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-13
wings North and wings South.

Are there any differences between them? Oi
course there are, rs there are between Democrats
North and Democrats South Are these differ
ences such that there can be no cooperation be-
tween the two sections of each party respectively?
We trust not When that becomes the case,
there is no longer bond Of union for these
States. Two national parties can alone preserve
it; and in each of these parties there must exist
variety of opinion on questions of sectional in
terest and feeling.
| One of the ablest writer's now in Washington is
~. s. p" of the New York Tribune. In n letter
of the 7th instant he gave his views on this sub.
ject and we shall here quote them, emitting the
incidental remarks upon the slavery question.
We regard right understanding of this subject
as important, and regret that hostile prejudces
so generally interfere to prevent the interdssem-
ination of the views of the people of the two sec
tons.
| WASHINGTON, Wednesday, April :, 1852
The Wing party is composed of two wings,
Northern and Southern wing. The Northern
division is opposed to slavery, and always has
been. The Southern, Of course, upholds that
institution.
The present administration insists that the
line of action Of the Whig party on this subject
shall be what il never was before, viz: a perfect
agreement and concurrence Of opinion and action
upon IL by both divisions or sections Of the party.
While it is fact that the two wings never did
agree before on the question of slavery, it is
proposed that noto they shall agree.
The doctrine is, that the Northern Wings, as we'll
as the Southern Wings, shall sustain those laws
....4 AnI tbio nnly fhny ahn1I
also agree and declare that the slavery question
is finally adjusted that there is to be no more
talk, no more action on the subject, y
This is the present position Of the Whig ad-
ministration on this subject-a subject that has
long divided it, and long been regarded ques-
ton ON which the two divisions of the party
we're to be allowed to differ; upon which, in the
very nature of things, they could in fact do no
otherwise than differ
y There are two parts to the Wing
party. There is Northern and Southern di-
vision-a slavery and an anti-slavery wing. There
always was, and always must be, while it exists
as national party On the subject of slavery
there can be no agreement The two sections Of
the party must do now and hereafter, as they
always have done, agree 10 disagree or the party
must 90 to pieces. There would be just as much
sense in the Northern Wings insisting that the
Southern Wings should set about exerting them
selves for the overthrow Of slavery rs for South
ern Wings to insist that Northern Wings shall
abdicate the position they have always held in
opposition to slavery, and turn its advocates and
supporters There is no sense in either expecta-
ton. There is n natural antagonism in their
several positions and relations MS to slavery that
forbid cooperation upon that subject. y
| Do the northern wings, then, design or con
template any party action adverse TO slavery in
the Southern States? Let their past history an