Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-09-07

eoane'n ."oe'Aue 'onssen'''
She Ndt'ondt In'e't'geneer OF iuesuay' rePuo"snes
the following resolutions Oh 'ne great De"oe'A'e
o'n'enuon Oh MASSACHUSETTS, u" iefs'
l. hesoea. inS are opposeo 20 .rj ,.. s' so
wherever man lives Throughout, Gods herisre
Q. Resolved, That by common Law and common sense.
.,,ea CO. no pa 'us "a p"s, S.
stas Of slavery ia mere ,nurieipai regulation founded
Hpon and limited TO s rs9s Of the territorial TAR ;" that
pa.n,u.S ,hs,ss,.a TS. ao.s no, s,;.,
by sny municipal law In the new Territories aud Copg,e.
ha, no power to institute IT. the local laws Of any State
eau ~, h u I,I , Of ,ha Ts,o
ries sanctioned BY Coreres or the legislative act Of
s'.'s 10 J" sovereign capacity.
,,.y.r, 10 fss Tsr;,ors .nS T. Sror Of b oeciss =,
all constitutional and necessary restrict to the
units WITHIN which does or may eii" o' the local laws
e. RESOLVED Tb. these sentiments arc 60 universal nj
the North belong party, being held in common
t ea no,u ., Sessions. ne, "nne .aey are 'epu
not be made rational marty test
The above were the sentiments Of the Massacbu
sets Democracy in ls49 and not only the sentiments
of the Democracy of the State but according to the
9th resolution they we're sentiments $50 universal at
the North rs to belong to no party. being held in
common by all men north of a sectional line" Now
when the Democracy of Massachusetts, put forth re-
solutions that they were opposed to slavery in every
form and color, and 10 favor of freedom and free soil
wherever lives, throughout Gods heritage
that they were opposed to the extension of slavery
to the free territories &C. did the Democracy of the
South refuse affiliate longer with them or intimate
the least idea Of dssoving their connection with the
Northern Democratic party aud Of setting up at the
South, on their own hook?
Yet they the rery consistent and patriotic
gentlemen who are now preaching SO loudly to the
Wings OF the South Of the heinous sin of longer
having auy connection with the Northern Whir
party, because the Northern kWhigs demonstrated
against the repeal Of the Missouri CompI omise -
They have been recently terribly shocked at the pro
ceedings of Convention of Massachusetts, Wings
in which sundry resolutions were adopted of an anti
slavery character While they are giving vent to
their unbounded Indignation over these resolutions
we beg to suggest to their consideration the above
Democratic resolutions, and to enquire how much
better they are than the late Massachusetts, Wing
solutions upon which they have been pleased to pour
forth such an abundant portion Of their wrath Did
they have aught to say against those resolutions at
the time they were unanimously passed; and if not,
would it not be advisable just for the sake of APP
pearances, at least, while they denouncing the
Massachusetts, Wings numerically, to atone for
their omission Of their duty in 1si9. By bestowing
a portion OF their present indignation upon them
The Massachusetts, Democracy have never repuiia.
ted the sentiments embraced in those resolutions-
They stand recorded the great ant.slaverv plat
fo-m Uf the party in Massachusetts and still nee
the date of their adoption in lsi9 down to the pres
ent day, their Southern Democratic brethren have
been most lovingly cooperating with them and recng
ming them mast worthy fellow members of the
National Democratic patty. Their sop ,sit:on to
slavery in every form and color,"-thcr advocacy
''of freedom AMI freesnil wherever lives through
out Gods heritagc"-and their opposition to the
extension of slavery to free territories" was small
matter but the opposition of Northern Wings to the
repeal OF the Missouri Compromise is unpariona>
BILE sin in the eyes Of Southern Democrats, and in
accordance with their characteristic consistency they
are Mortified Mt the idea of the ybps Of the Souit
,onsor co-.,nar.,n,v ,r;,h ,ho WI, II, -,
WIN '"e "n'SS Vi "'e Morrill,
but, "hhe on the SUBJECT oil Massachusetts politics,
In this connection, may take occasion to call the
attention of ths Southern Democracv n sr,drr OH
=, ,.,,o-, ,ro-,,,,, - IT. o.-:,---.. va
ticular time nsom ich as they seem to have escaped
their notice heretofore While thew arc so nrof,ea in
their lectures to the Wings of the South about the
course of the Northern wing of the marty and mits