Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-03-18
The whig Party and the Compromise.

Fer the purpose OF deeeivng the Southern wings,
majority Of the Wing MEMBERS in caucus, at the open
ing of Congress, adopted the following resolution:
Resolved That we regard the series Of acts known
the Adjustment measures forming IN their mutual
dependence and connexion system OF compromise the
most concatoy and the best Tor the entire country tha
could be obtained from conflicting sectional interests ana
opinions and that therefore, they ought be adhered
to and carried into faithful executions as nnal settle.
ment in principle and substance Of the dangerous and
exciting subjects which they embrace"
And thereupon the Republic, the organ of the Wing
party in Washington, and the Administration, put IN
motion all their appliances to bring the Wings OF the
country upon this PLATFORM and to convince the comPro
mise Wings of the South that the Democratic party al
the North were opposed the dustment. In a recent
number of that paper, the Editor says:
Pretty dark days. apprehend are in store for the
sefstyled Democracy We do not believe that any
man can be elected to the Presidency who looks for his
support either Buffalo Nashville; and II Is now
well settled and understood that Buffalo and Nashville
control the Dem ocratic party, and Will dictate terms 10
the Baltimore Convention. Meanwhile the Wings are
coming up kindly the Compromise platform OF Wing
Congress and Wing Administration They are IN pos
session of the ground The people have sym
pathy with the old sectional local. iactous politicians
who have been keeping the country in bro by their
narrow, peulen, prejudced ordinations and recrml-
nations The elections have demonstrated as
all sections in favor OF the policy of President Fill
more in regard the Compromise and disposed to
make an emphatic manifestation Of their intention TO
treat it as finaty The Wing Presidential candi-
date will of course be called upon express himself in
the marked and distinct terms this point unless
he already in print in the premises, while the triple
headed Additions recession Democratic candidate will
be compelled play the deaf mute and neither hear
speak the subject"
Now we ask who is it that plays " the deaf mute and
neither hears nor speaks on this subeci It's General
Winfield Scott Wing candidate thats to be, for the
Presidency. When and where has he uttered one
word either pro con- this vital and important ques-
tion And where do we ask is the evidence that the
Wings are coming up kindly TO the Compromise plat
form of Wing Congress and Wing Administrations l'
In not one single Northern State has Wing Convention
endorsed the Compromise measures. The only three
Whig Governors in the Northern States the Cover
nors of New York, Vermont land Wisconsin. The two
latter have in their official communications to the Le-
slature clear and explicit language, emned the
Compromise measures. The Governor Of Vermont has
approved an odious and unconstitutional law nullfy
and render void the Fugitive Slave law whilst Farwel
the Wing Governor Of Wisconsin, in favor of its un-
conditional repeal. Governor Hunt, Of New York
elected an avowed opponent of that law Now con-
the conduct Of these Governors with the Demo-
cut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana. Illinois, Iowa
and Michigan Contrast the Wing with the Demo-
catic Conventions in the Northern States AS a sample
give the proceedings of the Conventions of Indi
ana on that subject.