Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-04-07
: with Southern wigs.

A..um;, Mat whig national convention
is to be hs Poms time during the ensuing
simmer for he selection of candidates Tor Pres
ident and Vice President. it is evident that
collision of sentiment is quite likely to occur
touching the new issues which havs recently
been enprafted on the politics OF the country.
Let us take an observation, therefore, and see
where we shall stand respectively
We of the North, who are faithful to the ira
li9{ohs and sentiments of our fathers, propose
no action respecting slavery. desire none what
ever, from any wing national convention. We
know and acknowledge that on this subject
there is diversity Of views and feelings be-
tween the North and South, and We see no use
in plastering pver that diversity with empty
and ambiguous words. We propose to leave it
where it has been left by all former wing ma
tional conventions untouched. We hold, as
We ever have held, that the wing party Of the
nation was organised upon certain vital prn-
ciples. and in support Of certain sfaDdamental
measures, which have nothing 70 do with sla-
very or abolition. whiy in Albania may be
decidedly Mo.slavery, as one in Vermont may
be earnestl fnti-s slavery. yet both be true and
sound whiH. and they may act cordially to
gsther in airport Of whig principles and
If. ,hss question shall, ;. car
rl+;s,l .ksfonsf conV Entioi u
disturb and dist. it. the North will b
blameless His content with the old platform
and cd lsndmarks of the party. 1t asks moth
ing irregard to slavery in this connection Blu
that be let alone.
Whatever Of new tests. or frebrands. o
= 'ism' shall come into that convention will b
-. lhrus in by the South and its train bearers
by th same force that laid the Wilmot Provis
;, SO htly on the table of the last national con
:. venton. That convention was largely in ia
vor,f SAID Proviso-the laying on the tabl
imred that the subject had rightfulIy plac
in convention Of the wings Of the entire Tn
:. ion
Should the subject of slavery be nevertheless
thrust into the next national convention. no,
can othe subjects ofinterest be kept outs TIL
;. freedom # the public lands, sympathy with tn
,rampled millions Of Europe. and other sue
>, matters, ire worth of attention;i if slavery ge,
its ak ground, why should liberty aud labe
stand bak?
e Well: suppose your game wins, gentlemen
:, and mabrity Of the convention is dragoone
into enclosing the fugitive slave law-what
h it? Will ole man who previously detested ths
:. law. thereafter lovsit? Will one journal whic
=, previously denounced 1t, thereafter uphold il
What will 'our rattle be worth. supposing 20
get it?
n Is anything to be won by it? Let the gener,
10 aspect Of recent southern elections give al
!. swer. Consider especially the late contest
Virginia. which the wings fought under tn
is banner Of Fillmore and the compromise, whc
!. a wing congressional caucus had just endorse
while that q the adverse party had wisely tt
n bed it. The whig candidate for Governor ws
e decidedly aler and more popular than h
d antagonist. md yet the former was beaten SON
e seven thousand votes, 6AnState carrie
. strongly az n 49, ,yu IN ito