The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-08-31
NUTS FOR NoRTHERN WINGS.

The more moderate Wings of the South are
willing to continue their connection with their
Northern brethren, on the condition that the
Nebraska bill is to be acquiesced in. They are
even willing, in spirit of noble generosity, to
lot bygones be bygones, and to receive back
into the fold the most rabid of those who have
opposed the bill
The IateIligencer of this city, which stoutly
and ably opposed the passage of the bill, is
now in favor Of acquiescence, while all the
moderate and reasonable Southern Wings are
willing to forgive past opposition, on condition
Of promise Hnot to do SO any more"
The Mobile Advertiser, leading Wing
paper, has an article on the subject, which has
gone the rounds Of the Southern Wing Press,
and from which we quote some passages:
awe have earnestly contended that the
Compromise of 1850 established the doctrine
of non-intervention, as understood at the South,
as regards the territory to which it specially
applied, and to all future acquisitions; and
this Interpretation is, we think, admitted by
the so-called National Wings who opposed the
Nebraska bill. While, then, we do not con-
slider the mere act of voting against that meas
of Wing soundness we believe the principle it
contains is entirely consistent with the Balti-
more platform, and eminently just in itself;
and as it is now the law of the land, made so
by majority of the Northern v0te cast IN Con-
greSs, we are opposed to all agitation for re-
peal and cannot consent to engraft any such
policy upon our political creed"
II n 4
"Indeed, we have already encouraging in
dications of a favorable change in the conser-
yatiye Wing press of the North, whose recent
violence has been the source of a great sur
prise and regret to us and we have an abiding
confidence that the patriotic and national feel.
ing once 30 conspicuous in its conductors, will
soon resume their accustomed control 1t can
not be, that men who stood 80 nobly by the
South and the Union in the great struggle of
1850, will long endure the embrace of reckless
fanatics and all because of a measure yield
ing only just principle to the South, but
largely redounding, in its practical effects, to
the growth and prosperity of the North. For
ourselves, we are satisfied with the platform
erected by the National Wing Convention of
1882 The workmanship of able and accom-
pliehed Southern statesmen, it furnishes scope
and verge enough for our political necessities,
and wo do not believe any sectional Conven-
ton can improve upon it. The principles it
crbodies were cordially and unitedly en-
braced by the Southern Whigs and are just
as true, important, and pertinent, to-day, as
when that platform was adopted"
The New Orleans Bulletin, another Consery-
ative Wing Journal, discourses as follows:
1.-THE Union Conservatism 1t is not long
since one of our respected New York cotempo-
raries-the EIpresS-publshed q very sensible
and patriotic article, appealing to the conserv-
alive mon of the South to right themselves in
regard to the Nebraska biil--to throw it off
and repudiate it--so that they might stand fair
with tho old Union men Of the North, of 1850
memory-in order that they might be enabled
more effectually to fight any Union battle the
future might bring forth.
awe do not pretend TO give the words of the
article--only its general sentiment; and, If we
mistake not the idea was distinctly conveyed
that Northern conservatism stood very little
chance of rescue unless Southern conservatism
put itself rectus an cuTid upon the Nebraska
bill, and assisted, if it did not insist upon, its
abolshmentl
"lf Northern conservatism is worth no more
than this--if Northern Union men can be
driven from the support of the Union on ac-
count Of practical nonentity, pointless
scheme OF heartless demagogue, an imbecile
measure OF an ambitious politician - then
Northern Union men are not the men we knew
three or four years ago, when the difficulties
thst interposed themselves between us and VIC
tory were ten times as great as those they had
to encounter. Their fight for the Union was
but simple, bloodless skirmish compared to
the desperate struggle we had to make"
We are sure that Northern doughfaces could
not expect better treatment than this; and it
it is to be hoped that they viii make haste to
repent Of their sins and return to the fold of
the faithful All they have to do, is to acqui-
esce in the Nebraska perfdy as the true prin-
ciple of the Constitution, and renew their oaths
to the Baltimore platform Could rebels hope
for better terms It is to be understood that
Baltimore platforms, Wing and Democratic,
are designed by their trainers for the protec-
ton of Southern rights; and if the South sees
fit 10 60 beyond those platforms in promoting
the interests of Slavery, it is we'll and it is the
height Of absurdity in Northern men to talk of
boiling, on that ground. Those who have
had the temerity to oppose measure evidently
designed to promote the spread Of the peculiar
institution, may thank their stars if they are