The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-27

ed that for the last few ysa shs,s has been grow.
ing restiveness. under the influence of the central
upon thousands Of good wings AL over the State
That power has controlled caucuses and dictated
TO conventions until q spiris OF indignation at Its
assumption has stirred the great body Of the whig
party to a determined and active resistance. This
resistance Is by no means confined TO that branch
Of the party known as national wings; il pervades
now all independent, fair minded men over the
State-aDd slates made up in private rooms of Sy-
racnle hotels by meddling outsiders. will be broken
IN the convention. or smashed at the polls. The
scenes OF the last convention, as well as those which
resulted In the election OF the late legislative Off
GERS, cannot be enacted again with impunity. The
wing back is up again this subject. aud submits
sion 70 such tckery and dctation Is out of the ques-
tion. The candidates at the coming election must
I've men disconnected with cliques. frank acting, in
signs of Che times. they will meet with small sue
cess al the polls. Political toadics--me4e party
hacks-will have hard time of il next fall
There is another matter that will have to be looked
to if the WING party would secure success. 1t is
fact against which it is folly to attempt to close our
eyes, that the temperance issue is to have control
ling influence in the coming election The wing party
would do well to look TO this. The democracy stands
whig party by its past action Is ia part at least
pledged in favor of the prolibtory principle. A.
wing Legislature Passed prohibitory law, and was
sustained BIZ the great body of the wing party: IL
is entirely true that this sustaining has hot been,
universal There are those who have heretofore ex-
ercised large and controlling influence, who have
opposed the proh btory measure, insisting that the
gieat remedy is not prohibition of the traffic in ia
toyicatiDg drinks, but the suppressing by penal
eractmcits their adulteration-that int importance
with a. IFS accompanying evils Is to BE- cured by
rcieasing the cost OF indulgence beyond the reach
Of the Iaboring masses, giving pure liquor to the
rich ard cold water to the poor But the great mass
# the wbg party advocate no such foolish theory.
1ley are in favor OF form that shall be radical
-one that plucks up the evil by the roots, by pac-
ing the whole traffic under the ban of the law. AL
Ibis the dealers in and drinkers Of intoxicating Ii
and all tie prophecies OF ther position against the
wLig party.
there are in the democratic party thousands of
warm hearted temperance men, who also know and
feel the force OF these facts. They are not willing
to abandon their principles on the subject of tenn
perance for the sake oflheir party obligations aud
will not vote for any man whose position ia against
prohbitory law.
The temperance people are not DESTROYS of enter
ing the field as a distinct organization. They see
the position OF the wing party. They have studied
its procivites and appreciate its past action They
are ready to give its candidates their support pro-
vided they mer whose opinions are not doubtful
on the question Of prohibition.
IFrom The Genesee IN Y.) whe-Conservative.l
THE COURSE OF THE WING PARTY.
The course which shall be best Tor the whig party
to adopt in this State at the coming elections, is
question which is exciting much interest and pro-
voking some discussion,
Such is the aspect of affairs, under which the i'm
portant query arises-what will the wing party do
Three courses have been suggested, and are under
dacussion by the press. lst. To abandon our Or
ganization and go over to the free soil party. I'd
To suspend our organization and have Peoples
Convention, irrespective OF all parties and there act
upon equal terms with our fellow citizens Of every
political denomination, who feel, We do, the ne
cessity Of cordial cooperation OF the efforts OF all
friends of freedom to repei the aggressions Of the
slave power. Sd. To preserve our organization, and
60 INTO the fall campaign upon our own resources,
with the accession u such strength as good wing
nominations may draw to our standard
In proceeding to consider these propositions
severaly, the difficulty presents itself of how the
determination of the wing party is to he obtained, so
as to certain truly the will OF its majority. We
believe in majorities governing, whether in caucus
convention, election or legislation; and however 1t
may be with tie locofuco party, We do not believe
that either city or country journals can dispose of
the action OF any considerable portion OF the wing
party. Just according to their views, however in.
fiuental, good or disnterested hey may be-a fact
which we led to infer OF our Detroit cotem-
poraries occasionally lose sight Of For ourself,
we claim 10 have an individual voice in the debe-
rations OF the wing party, and no more.
Fhst then, will the wing party dissolve itself for
tbt aVowed purpose OF going over and electing the
ire. soil ear dictates! TIE Northern wings claim to
b. AID are, the anti slavery paftyand the strongest
roo and easiest OF access are he votes other rep
resentatNcs il Congress, where thel will pe
found recorded against the extension OF slavery from
beioIe the annexation of Texas, down to the repeal
u tie Missouri compromise fugitive Slave law IN
clu6cd. l. there any thing in the antecedents Of
tie Tree sellers likely to induce The rank aud file OF
TIC wings TO Iepudiate themseSe Tor their sakes!
We appel end not. II is common Tor them to affect
to ,steheSe whg anti-sla'ery professions We DON
votes in Congress TO point at. We have, then, the
same end in view, but do not agree upon the means
OF accomplishing it; and because OF this difference,
it seems to US that the disbrganiZation OF the
wing party has been long systematically
sought after by the free soiiers, without much
regard to the means employed. We have
no fault to find with these eff)rts-we presume
they altogether right and equitable, according
to political morals but would rather not see
them successful. Many of our whig friends in this
locality remember the rabid denunciation of them
Clair; and others will recollect the vrulent and
abusive Misrepresentation Of the wing party, in
dulged in by the free soil organ of Detroit for
months after the defeat of General Scott until it
became problem whether anti slavery or anti
whigism were the cardinal principles OF the party
But pronouncng the wing party dead, it was found,
did not kill it; and now all this is changed, and
they come into the wing party for of the most
important officers upon their tcket-and take out
the notice of Theodore Parkers cowardly desecra-
tion of the of Webster from under the head of
the organ-and cease to cry !" the documents are
ready" showing up the vieness of the whigs--and
--and-expect Us TO 60 in and elevate them to
power in Michigan. We do not doubt the purity of
their motives nor the goodness their intentions,
OUT we 40 lsTust inc soubdness VI ,helr judgment,
especially in supposing the wings OF Michigan can
so soon forget these things.
And what have the free soers ever done for free
dom? To go back little upon their antecedents,
we answer-Procured Texas, New Mexico, Utah,
and the repeal of the Missouri compromise In
1874, as now, they were determined to break the
wave of freedom into spray, unless they could
ride into power upon its crest. One third Of the
votes cast for Birney, in New York alone, would
have elected Henry Clay; and it is very well
understood that if Clay, instead of Polk had
been President, Texas would not have been annexed
and there would have been Mexican war-with-
out these 1t is equally certain the Nebraska bill
would never have been introduced by Northern
Senator. This was grave error IN Judgment, but
eXcusable, because the FIRST. With the result OF that
hte OF policy OF the liberty party, staring us in the
lace n the repeal OF the Missouri compromise to
repeat IT at the present emergency is not excusable
AID in the review OF ALL we do not think there j. any
probability whatever that the masses of the wings
OF Michigan can be either induced or persuaded TO