Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-09-06
The Transcript on the National Wing
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which we regard as worthy of some considera-
tiou. The article is written with degree of
ability altogether superior to anything that has
hitherto appeared in the Transcript; and there
is an authoritative expression in its sentences,
which indicate somewhat eminent or
igin.
The Transcript, in this article, acquiesces in
the maintenance of the Wing party of Mas
sachusetts, but at the same time affirms that
the Northern and Southern Wings are irrevo-
cably divided; and that there are no honorable
means left, by which the National Wing Par
ty can ever again be united The writer says,
"After what has passed, Northern Wings can
no more desire to renew fellowship with their
late Southern allies, than u merchant, who
had been swindled by his partner in business,
could desire to continue the partnership"
We entirely agree with the Transcript in
this proposition. We think the Southern
Wings have shown the most perfect contempt
for all the laws of honor and all the obliga-
lions Of Justice in their course, upon the Kan
sas-Nebraska Bill, and we think also, that
manhood, self-respect, duty, and patriotism
demand that the Wings of Massachusetts,
should sternly renounce all connection with
them. But the Wings Of Massachusetts,, as a
party, have done no such thing nor are the
leaders willing to do any such thing, or suffer
the party to do it. The Transcript may say
that the action of the Wings in this State, is
foreshadowed by their resolves at the late State
Convention; but who reposes any confidence
in that statement? When a resolution was
proposed in the committee of the Convention,
pledging the Wing party to support no man
for office whose convictions of duty on the
subject of Slavery, do not substantially coin
eide with the principles set forth in the reso-
buttons they had adopted that resolution was
VOTED DOWN. This plainly showed that the
leaders of the Wing party in this State, had
no idea of separating from their allies and
brethren in the South. In confirmation of
this position we need only to quote the follow
ing statments from the National .Egis, of the
23d ult.
''Our party is one of mutual toleration.-As
Wings of Massachusetts, we claim to manage
our own State affairs, without unseemly in
reference from abroad. We concede the same
liberty of action to the Wings Of the South.
And, as members of confederacy which en-
braces conflicting interests, while demanding
perfect freedom of opinion, on the subject of
Slavery, we are not disposed to exact of our
ally in Kentucky Or North Carolina, that his
views upon that point should agree with ours.
Tie Wing presses complain because we ex-
press our want of confidence in the Wing re-
solves and also, because we have condemned
the Wings of Massachusetts, for refusing to
repudiate the Baltimore Platform, and the
Wings who voted for the Nebraska bill hut
our course is fully vindicated by the Wing
presses themselves. The .Egis knows nc
reason why there should be disruption of the
"Great National Wing party;" but the Tran
script does see cause for disruption and urges
its easons therefor, strongly. The Wing State
Convention, on the other hand, passes some
general Anti Slavery resolves ostensibly tc
meet the views of the Transcript, but at the
same time refused to pledge itself to carry om
those reso1ces, in order to afford itself an OPP
portunity to unite, once more, in national
campaign, with its allies in Kentucky or North
Carolina.
The Wing presses contradict one another
and the Wing Convention does not resolve in
accordance with the views of any of them
What wonder is it, then, if ace refuse to put
faith in party whose prominent members
make statements so Numerically opposed to
each other, as to the course it will pursue.
Our opposition to the present position of the
Wing party of Massachusetts, is predicated on
the following circumstances
In their State Convention they did not re-
pudiate the Baltimore platform; on the con-
trary, they refused to entertain resolution
repudiating it; and claiming to be part of the
National Wing party, they must of necessity
stand upon it. They maintain e position which
completely isolates them from the late Wings
of other States, and which is not in harmony
with the position of the opponents of the Kan
sas-Nebraska bill generally throughout the
Free States. Their resolutions are no more
anti-slavery than other resolutions which they
have passed and repudiated; and still, they
ask the confidence and subordinate co-opera-
ton Of other parties while, at the same time,
they stubbornly refuse to give any satisfactory
assurance of the faithful execution of their
resolves. 1t will not do. If the Wings who
sympathise with the article of the Transcript
''can no more desire to fellowship with their
late Southern allies than merchant who had
been swindled by his partner in business,
could desire to continue the partnership" the
Free Democrats can never unite with the
Wing party for exactly similar reasons. How
can any sincere anti-slayery man unite with
the party which passed the Fugitive Slave
Law, and the Southern wing of which led the
way in abrogating the Missouri Compact? If
the Northern Wings will demonstrate by their
acts that they repudiate the Fugitive Slave
law, aud that they will no longer fellowship
with any portion of the slavery propaganda,
but will resist them to the death, then, we
viii light with them shoulder to shoulder; but
while they voluntarily remain in an organiza-
ton which made the Fugitive Slave law, AN or
ganization, one Of the prominent members Of
which, first moved the repeal of the Mis-
sour restriction, an organization which has
Tor Its Platform the Fugitive Slave law and
the other atrocities of the Compromises of
1900 they can look for no sympathy or sup
port from any true hearted, liberty loving