The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-15
THE VITALITY AND STRENGTH OF THE WING
PARTY.


"At the proper time wing National Convention win prob
ably be called and held 1t BIO that the southern wings
will refuse join in tho call, unless preliminary pledges
satisfactory them shall be given the subject of slavery
and still likely that they will exact at least sence
the subject in the platform of the National Convention
We preme however, that the majority will have learned
from past experience the y of securing their alliance
such terms and thar the resolutions adopted u imbody the
only principles which gire the party any degree Of VITALITY
And sTsEsGTH."Ner York Times.
The foregoing contains the frank and authoritative
admission of the permanent disruption of the wing party
and CT the complete absorption of the northern wing Of ii
by abolitionism that have observed The admission
from obscure four-by-sx village sheet bat from
located in the great commercial emporium "a the
Union and one too, which makes pretensons TO
successful rivalry in influence and respecaby with the
Herald and the Tribune The object of the Times sto
secure for the wings Of the North the leading and
trolling position the sectional organization proposed
to be formed upon the sntslavcry basis Having
dered a, discretion to aboitonsm, 1t would humby
petition the leaders Of that organization allow the
wings the poor privilege Of retaining their names and Of
perpetuang the shadow Of their former existence by
sorting to their old usage Of nominating candidate for
the presidency National Convention And why should
not Mcssrs Sumner Chase, and Gddings grant this
boon to their Inundated allies DO they not fall on their
knees with in their eyes confess their sinful assoca-
ton in times past with southern wings beseechngy
forgiveness and ieengy promise to sin in like man
ner no more Surely such contrton and penitence and
promises will induce the triumvirs Of abolition TO leave TO
them their "good name and whewash their reasonable
desertion Of wing principles through National Convention
which shall be called by the northern whgsl The solemn
assurance given that the resolutions H ibo he only
principles rhieh gre any degree ef vitality and strength
They win be deeply nged with to the Union
Parker Greeley, Phillips could desire As TO the
aoinos the Times is ready TO submit 10 the dc,sion Of
the abolition leaders well knowing at On this point there
is an identity Of feeling between 1t aud its allies which
win render the selection mutually gratifying The true
English Of all this is that the Times desires consolidate
marshal the sectional organization to be COM
posed Of abolitions,s, wings, Mane-aw men, and know
nothngs under the and according the usagcs Of
the wings but it is immateral what this Organize
lion may assume what mode IT may adopt for selecting
its candidates its platform will imbody the only pne-
pics which give the party any degree Of vitality
strength principles which win continue to betray the
fell spirit Of hostility to the institution Of slavery the
interests Of the South the compromises Of the const-
CON- and to the Union itsef spnging she cosss
tuition as 3, is.
with the southern wings and with cruel GOODNESS intends
10 give the cold shoulder those few Of Its old associates
In the South who have recently manifested willingness
bangle still longer at the skirts Of abolition the Ne
braska question Its cruelty goes even the length az in
timaiing them that their association heretofore has
been neither agreeable profitable n any Of these
southern gentlemen with northern sympeihies have been
Influenced in their late by aspirations for prcsden-
tal honors they win regard this inmaion Of the Times
as pregnant hint that organization purely and exci-
svey sectional hardly he expected to belle the very
basis Of its platform by selecting is s'andsrdbcnrcr from
the South But trust that Of the corpofas gnard
position the Nebraska bill actusted by any such
unworthy considerations and hence that the formal and
semofcial Reputation Of their further assistance will
cause neither disappointment regret They must see
character Of the Nebraska bill there has been Singh
lar and unfortunate coincidence Of sentiment between them
and the abolition leaders which them TO doubt
the correctness Of their conclusions.
But the feature in the extract above which win
most observation amongst southern wings Is the
confession that the only principles which give the whg
party any vitality or strength those which they hold
in common with the aboltonis This is the plain mean
ing Of the Times and II IL distinct announcement to
southern wings that the principles which they
been organized have ceased have either vitality or