Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-07-17

present position which would bs unpleasant to its able
conductors or cease to be Wing Journal, which would
DO regretted by all those wbgs who remembersnd who
does not yits faithful powerful aud ong-contnued ad-
vocscy OF the partys interests.
1--WE have further and insuperable objection to the
proposition made in the passage have quoted Inc
conservative national Wings cousent to become
a sectional Northern party, or stand upon pat
form which the North alone can occupy. No poinea
sentiments worth sustaining aud perpctustng-no issues
worth con,euding for-ean be limited by geographic
line There can be no party deserving capable OF In
huencing the destncs Of this republic, whose organs
ton embraces only half the States Of the Union aud
which Is avowcdly hostile to the other bali what uue
patriot what thoughtful statesman could give ms conn
dcnce to such party For our humble selves, We
would rather be in minority Of one, than among tn'
majority Of any party tina, embraced ouy section o' n'
Union"
The Albany CNcw York; STATE Register, another
able and staunch Wing journal, in noticing the cal
for tho great Ant-Savery Convention, to be held al
Saratoga, and to be composed of members without
distinction of party" has strong article against thu
move. The following is an extract:
"wHERs ARE WE pRIYrISG I'VE were presented with
call the other day. for Convention of delegates Iron
The different Assembly districts OF the State, To meet
Ssratoga, Tor the purpose OF giving expression OF h
pulsr sentiment against the Nebraska and Kansas mea
sure recently passed by Congress Snpposng the ohJec
to be simply TO speak in concentrated language the uni
vesal opposition the Northern people to that
and seeing the Of good and true men to the call
W signed But nave rcason 10 OeHcVe tOat INT
or rather the ogina,os OF il have something
more than supposed Ia vie~ and that their object
nothing less than to break up present poitca
organizations abandon all other issues overlook all the
great principles that uuderay parties as they exist
and build I'd great Northern party, based upon the
Anti Slavery sentiment alone, and relying upon the supc
rior numerical force Of the free the slave States
strike for supremacy IN the Union, through the power o
sectional preadices We yield in opposition
10 the Nebraska measure have denounced Il from the
beginning in language strong as we could command We
have regarded as the wickedcs violation OF faith the
vest piece OF deUagogueism that ever dishonorcd the
political history Of the country. This sentiment We be
eve universal among the people of the Sorh, perva-
ding all cssses, and all organizations political or social
Il is organic in the Northern mind. But the veEy fact OF
its universally shows the folly OF attempt to organize
party based upon that sentiment alone. Being COM
all parties such organization can be needed,
nor can any such be sustained
And in an article on the same subject, the New
York Adeerissr defines its position in the following
emphatic language:
but there are indications that the discussion of other
subjects than the Nebraska bill contemplated by the
convention; and that an attempt will be made TO commit
the Wing party TO the platform which the conven-
ton may lay down. snd that nominations will be
made which the Wig party will be expected
to support. If such projects are In contemplation
have difficulty in defining position" with
spec them. In regard any resolutions platform
which the convention may adopt We shall treat them
with hst respect TO which any declaration enlnating
from large aud respectable public meeting is entitled
and no further. They have no authority with
Wings. Not whit So with regard &c nominations,
should they make auv. We shall consider the
gentlemen nominated simply as having been recom-
mended ANA endorsed by thu meeting in question: out
shall by regard them Wing nominations. We
recognize other authority foE State nominations
than the Whig State convention, snd definition OF
Wing principles except what ia given by the Wing Ma
tioHsl convention. To this principle trust every
Wing will adhere for the very sufficient reasons assigned
in the Registers art1le il any portion Of the Demo
cratic party, disGused with the cOndii and the
of their party, choose unite with US the say is
open them but there is shallow Of for
disbandinr in order TO pan them