Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-06-22
The Wing Contention.

We have contented ourselves for the last three
or four days with laying before the reader with
out comment the proceedings of the Wing Con-
vention, now in session at Baltimore. Up to the
hour at which we write no intelligence has been
received of what was done on Monday, but as the
telegraph may inform us of the final result at any
moment, we still forbearto speculate in reference
to the matter.
We avail ourselves, however, of the present &C.
casion to congratulate the Wing party of the
South and of the Union, on the adoption of the
platform, which appeared in our issue of yester-
day. The Baltimore Patriot contrasts forcibly
the course of the Wing with that of the Demo
cratic Convention, and we beg leave to substitute
its excellent remarks on the subject in lieu of any
reflections of our own:
From the Baltimore Patriot of Saturday.
THE WHIG NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Atthe evening session yesterday, the Committee on
the Platform Resolutions reported and their report
was adopted by vote of than three We pub
sh the resolutions in the report of the proceedings They
are, with few mmateria alterations, the were
adopted at the meeting of the delegates from the Southern
States, held in Carroll Hall Wednesday. The platform
OF principles thus laid down, that upon which every
friend of the Union and true Wing may take his stand and
feel and know that he is supported by the Constitution
upheld by unaloyed patriotism, and is pledged to the
support advocacy OF essential to the happ
ness peace prosperity and glory of the United States
We feel, when contrast the of the Wing
Convention with that of the which placed General
Pierce their nominee for President that have
to be proud of the party association which ranks
us as Wing. Here we have the declaration of prnc
pies made-we have the platform laid down upon which
every member of the Convention is take his stand
we have the pledge given in the of the Wings of
the Unon that by these principles and that platform
will they stand. And having thus put on record what
the political doctrines which the Wing party hold
red n Otp tO for
the President and Vice President who if elected are to
carry these doctrines into practice.
The Democratic National Convention the very op
poste of this There in that Convention it
but just to them say who anxious and who work
ed hard to get the Convention to lay down the platform
OF principles, and then to nominate candidate to
form to Them But they overrued The candidates
accordingly nominated first with decla- alton of
principles made by which they were to be bound. AT
forwards, when the resolutions laying down the plat
form were reported they hurried through without
formal vote, and have it forth by leading
supporters OF the nominees in the North that the resou
tons neverreay passed. and that the roceedings
by which they said to have been adopted, were
even more ridiculous than farce.
So it goes to the country that though the resolu
ons declared by the pres ling officer the Conven
ton to have been passed. many members ofthe Conven
ton say they not and while they and their free soil
friends will zealously support the nominees they pro
claim that they not bound to uphold the resolutions
and will not take their stand the political plator
they profess to lay down.
The Wing National Convention is bold frank nd man.
y lays down its principles and then every delegate
In it who votes to nominate candidate these prnc
PIES is bound in honor to support them. There is dis
position among any of them to discaim this responsible
ty, and they could not do with honor With the Dem.
ocratic Convention all is different They refused to de-
clare their political principles till the candidates
nominated; and this DONE whilst noise and confusion
ruled the hour the resolutions presented hurrcdy
read and declared to be passed-thus offering to those
who choose to discaim holding the principles of the
outions the TODD so-and, we have SEEM the
opportunity readily availed of So We have freeso
barnburners, abotonsts of the North supporting
Gen Pierce the ground that the party commit
ted to the support ofthe principles laid down the
lutons othe Convention. while the party the South
sake the opposite grounds!
Nothing of the Xxi nd be charged upon the Wigs
They show their hand-they proclaim their principles
and on these they will stand or fall.