Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-31
RICHMOND WIG.
THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 81, 1854.
TO CORRESPONDENT.
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Northern Whlxs.


considerable portion Of the attention of Democratic
papen and Democratic politicians Of the South
Apart from their own domestic troubles we know Of
no subject over which they disposed to bcstow
moro Of their tender consideration Indeed, fear
that In the plenitude Of their sympathy they arc
doing themselves great injustice by attending to other
peoples business when they might be moro probably
employed attending to their own.
The position Of the Northern Wings on the slavery
question Is held up at tho South shocking to the
senses Of every Southern man. The peculiar guar
dians Of Southern rights particularly shocked on
this OCCASION and their papers, from the metropolitan
organs TO the most obscure country prints are terribly
Mortified at the Abolition propenstes they pretend
to discover among the Wings Of the North. For
our part thought they had made this discovery
long ago 1t has been old song with them as far
buck our recollection Of political affairs extends
Twenty years ago the Northern Wing party was pro-
nounced by the Democracy to be as much abolition
ired As they contend it is at this day Every sue
oeding year the same old song has been repeated
Occasionally with the variations, and in the year S5i
this startling fact has been disorered again. and
the Democracy are again roaring themselves hosrse
over il.
The Wings have been in power several times
during that period when the majority of them were
such outrageous Aboltionists. They have filled federal
Offices from the Presidency down to q custom house
collector, and yet wonderful to tell, the Constitution
h still preserved the Union is not dissolved, the
South continues to exist and negroes to be found
in.abundance from Maryland to Texas What issome
what astonishing also, during the reign of Whggery
the Fugitive Slave Law was actually signed and en-
b,y,
sions carried out by Northern Wing Officers
But, Nebraska had not turned up them and the
crushing testimony sprung upon the country, that
Northern Wings must be Abolitionsts because North
srn Wing members of Congress saw proper to vote
against the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise alo ng
with Democratic members and Northern members Of
the Wing party happened to be opposed to the repeal
OF that Compromise in company with scores of North
ern Democrats with here and there Southern De-
mocrat even, and in that number no less personages
than Southern Democratic United States Senator,
Den'ocrdttcrepresentatve of the Virginia Democracy,
and prominent candidate for the Democratic nom.
nation for the next Governor Of this State
Wewill admit, however, that the Northern Wings
nave not acted on this question they should have
done We have expressed our regret at the course
they have taken, and have not withheld our censurc
But how is it with Southern Democrats who fill the
land with their patriotic denuncations of the North>
ern Wing partyg Have they judged their Nor,her.
Democratic brethren by the same test? Have they
said aught against those of them who stand precisely
waero the Northern Wings stand on the slavery
question, or, have they uttered syllable agains,
any longer afiiliatng with them? On the contrary
have not some Of them manifested decided prefer
Anca far nj uvin ynFt ha
against which the conservative portion Of the North
sFn democracy have long conteuded, aud are now
contendng, in opposition to Freesoilism How dc
sundry OF our Northern Democratic contemporaries
stand on the war now going on between the Har,ls
and Softs Of New York; Have none of them worf
to say for their old and tried friends-he Hards-witi
bronson at their head? Could they not spare
portion OF the time they devote to ndting dreadI,
accounts of the horrid Abolition Wings and in puz
cling their brains to know how Southern Whips mr.,
longer to cooperate with them in considering an(
defining their position towards the different factions
OF the Northern Democracy? We are surprised tina
they should waste their time and talents discussing
the future OF what they pronounce a deflnct party
When both are so much needed in preserving thei
own party from Abolition contamination and yer,
probable, from political death
tmght, Furthermore, not be amiss for them to tpr,
their attention to the contemplation of the fact tina
whilst they are Mortified at the position of the North
srn Wings, they are supporting, eulogising and de
fe,dng an Administration elevated to power b,
Frecsolers, which has filled the Federal Offices at The
North with Freesoil favorites, and which hes,ates
to cast the power and patronage of the Government
In favor oil the FreeSoil party. When they hay,
uenH tbar
Northern Wings will come with better grace.