Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-08
THE REASON WHY THE LOUISVILLE
JOURNAL SUPPORTS THE NEW
YORK WING TICKET,

The Louisville Journal is one of the few
Southern Wing journals that cling to the Abo-
htionized Wings of the North, supports the
New York platform, and advocates the cleo
ton of Clark, Raymond, Fitzhugh, and Bovine.
The Journal expresses the opinion that the
Wings of New York are under political obliga-
tons to support the nominees of the Wing
State Convention-"i if the nominees faithfully
support all the principles which that conven.
ton chose to announce" At the same time
the Journal acknowledges that these nominees,
by endorsing the resolutions of the Saratoga
convention, shave shOicn themselves styongly
tinct,red riM Freesoilism" The language of
the Louisville Journal should be carefully
noted. 1t is such language as we were not
prepared to expect from any journal at the
South of any political complexion. The senti-
ments embodied in it are such as the Express,
the Advertiser, and the Courier and Enquirer,
Northern Wing papers, Indignantly spurn. 1t
says: We could not hare the Wings of Neac
York support Aessrs. Clark, Raymond, Fig
hugh, and BoTne, as Freesoilers, but ace think
they ought to support them as the nominees OF
the Whig State contention, standing sguarely
upon that constitutions platform. Some H5e-
raluy and liberation must be exercised BIZ the
Wings as to questions groioing out of slarery,
or there can be no earthly hope Of the mainte-
nance Of the harmony Of the Wing party"
The argument of the Journal amounts To
this: 1t matters not whether these nominees
are Freesoilers or Abolitionists, so they pro.
fess to be Wings, and are countenanced by an
Abolitionized Wing convention. 1t matters
not whether, after their nomination by Wing
convention, they made corrupt and secret
bargain by which they secured the nomination
Of themselves by other and worse conventions.
These things the Journal regards as nothing.
1t satisfies its conscience by saying it does not
desire the election Of these men "as Free.
soilers," but "as the nominees of the Wing
convention"
The Louisville Journal thus expresses senti-
ments, that some, even, Of the Northern Wing
journals repudiate, and which, il il were a
Northern Democratic Journal, would cause its
prompt expulsion from the Democratic party OF
the North.
As if to cap the climax, and after confessing
that the Wing convention and its nominees are
all strongly tinctured with Freesoism, the
Journal says: "The Wing party, after all, 1,
the conservative party Of the country, and his
the South, eUen the slareholding interest othe
South, raL learn sooner Orlater-Jut perhapstoo
late Lovely and admirable conservatism, in
deedl Such as would destroy the Constitution,
degrade the Southern States, and strike at the
rights Of property.
The New York Tribune warm supporter Of
these favorite nominees Of the Journal, unlike
that paper, advocates. their election on the
ground that they are not Wings, but Freesoilers.
II denies even the existence Of the Wing party
There thus seems to be plant accommoda-
ton aboutthese nominees that fits every CROCHET
meets every view, and delights every idiosyn.
Grassy.