New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-12
ROCK AGENT"

The conductors of The State Register at Albany
s,gnsJ the Call for the Saratoga Convention much to
our surprise and qualification That paper has talked
80 well for some months past that we hoped it meant
TO act As well as talk. We are disappointed. The
leader in their last issue is recanta'Ion OF TIE sgai
tures aforesaid commencing as follows;
"WHFHs ,uE W. pRIFTING We were presented VITA
call the other day for Convention OF peicgates IRON
the different Assembly Districts OF the SAFE 20 i.e' "
Saratoga, for the purpose OF giving exp5Ics.on VI ,ao
popular sentiment against the Nebraska and Kansas IN a
recently passed by Congress supp sing the oc 10
be simply speak in concentrated ianguise the un'e
sa opposition OF the northern people 10 that u su ai
seeing the of good and true men 10 the CALL We
signed H. But have believe that the move
men or rather the orinators Of r. have something more
than supposed in view and that their object i nothing
moro or less than 10 break M present political organla
tiOns abandon all other issues overlook all the great prn
ciples that underlay parties a. they exist and bud
up a great northern party based upon the Slavery
sentiment alone and relying upon the superior numerical
force of the free the States strike r supremacy
in the Union. through the power Of sectional preiu
dces We Weld in opposition TO the Nebras-
ka measure have denounced from the beginning in
LANGUAGE strong could command. We have regarded
il as the wckedes violation OF faith the yles piece OF
demagoousm that ever dhouerod the political history of
the country This sentiment we believe Is universal
among the people Of the North per'adng al classes ana
all organizations political or social IL i orsau.c IN 'ne
northern mind But the very fact OF ITS amy shows
the folly attempt organize party oed upon 'hat
sentiment alone Being common to all parties no sucn
organization can be needed, nor can al! SUI" Oe s"S
tanned.
lis this rational The call, it seems. was all
right ard the objects avowed in it commendable; but
The Register chooses to suspect that the origna'orS
of the movement cherish Ilteror purposes watch 1t
cannot approve. Well suppose they do, what OF it
The Convention, when assembled, wi be under no
obligation to heed these "orignators:" it will neces-
sary be governed by the will of its constituents the
~ i al q.
union to resist and beat back aggression the Conyen
ton will so declare; if not, not. What, then, is The
Register afraid Of
The Register we regret TO see, aiter all its brave
words of hostility to the Nebraska outrage, proposes
to resist it earnest no further but let it stand and
bear its obvious fruit That paper scents afar off the
restoration Of the Wings to pewer in lo56 but has no
idea of getting the Missouri limitation of Slavery re-
stored The feeling here in favor OF keeping Slavery
out of Free Territory so hearty and unanimous that
we need say and do nothing to effect that object, bat
let it take its chance while devote ourselves to
preparation for partisan Presidential contest now
two years ahead. We cannot the matter in this
light Ii seems to us our first duty to deal with the
more imminent question, and so clear the way for
taking up the other unembarrassed in its turn.
Tho Register thus asseyerates:
at will be remembered that opposition to the extension
of human Slavery opposition to the repeal OF the Mis-
souri Compromise, opposition To the principle OF the Ne
braska blu already primary principles IN the his
creed
Unhappily We can't remember the time when nor
the place where ghteous plainly
ayowed by that National Wing organization to which
The Register glories in belonging On the contrary as
We read the Resolves Of the last Wing National Con-
vention, they do not bear this construction. How
ever, are very glad TO have our own impression
that these truly Wing principles confirmed by
such high National authority. Only we don't see
why, if such be really our sentiments, we may not
come together and authoritatively say So Such
thoroughly National Wings as Badger and j. G..
Jones will of course acquesce and We shall all jog
on together harmoniously For our part we are very
willing to act heartily and zealOusy with any and all
who acknowledge what The Register declares
primary principles of the Whig creed so, we
doubt not, will the great majority OF the Saratoga
Convention. Then why should the dry hide of Dis
union be shaken in our faces, with the plain intent Of
breaking up the Saratoga Convention or keeping all
the Silyty Grays out Of it