Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-08-20
NORTHERN AND sourHERs wings,

We published, yesterday, the resolutions
adopted by the Wing State Convention Of
Massachusetts. They are eminently worthy OF
the serious attention of the Wings of the South.
FOR many years the Democratic press in both
sections Of the Union has been warning the
southern Wings that their northern allies were
giving strength to the abolition sentiment and
were becoming abolitionized themselves. But
these warnings were UNDECIDED or discredited
until the Nebraska bill raised the curtain and
revealed the true state of things. Even then
some OF the Southern Wings would not see, or,
seeing, would not understand. The resolu.
lions of the Massachusetts Wing Convention
sheds such a food of light upon the question,
that the dullest eyes cannot fail to perceive
mat the Wing party of the North is thoroughly
committed to abolition sentiments.
The Alexandria Gazette a thorough Wing
journal, says, frankly, that "he resolutions
adopted at the Wing convention of Massuch,t-
sets shotv so evidently that sectional issues and
sectional questions compose the ground on mhieh
they stand, that IL ciU be impossible for tie
National Whig party to act pih them, to desire
he,r success, or to consider Them as COMPRISING
any portion Of hat party" The Alexandria
Gazette says further, that, "Those who intend, in
Massachusetts, to adopt the resolutions of this
convention, had better drop the name of Wing.
and take up that of Anti-Nebraska agitators
and Sectional disturbers of the peace" This
IS the true view Of the resolutions of the Massa
chusetts Wings, and we trust that it will be re.
sponded to by the entire Wing party of the
Soutii. We trust that the Louisville Journal
will now perceive the dangers which must en-,
sue, if the course it recommends should be
adopted-that it is impossible to give strictly
local character to national questions, and that
the repeal of the Nebraska bill and the repudi
alton of the Compromise of 1850 are made
tests of orthodoxy by the wings of the North
not local tests, because they embrace national
questions alone.
The Alexandria Gazette seems to labor under
wrong impression in one particular II
speaks Of National Wing party, and says that
those who sustain the Massachusetts, resolutions
had better drop the name of Wing. There is no
National Wing party in existence. The Wing
party has been split into two fragments; and
there isa Northern Wing party and Southern
Wing party; but there is no National Wing
party, and there cannot be unless the Southern
Wings succomb TO their former allies Even
then they would yield themselves to a sectional
and not to q national organization For many
years the Northern Wings have been too strong
for their southern associates and have ruled
the councils Of the party as they pleased,
making only such concessions to their southern
friends as would enable them to sustain them.
selves at home.
But for the last few years the Northern Wings
have become so thoroughly committed to abo-
lition sentiments or have been induced to place
such low estimate on the spirit Of the Wings
OF the South that they have paid but little at.
tention to their wishes Now they seem to
look to the North alone, and to rely solely upon
the formation Of sectional party and to q
fusion Of all the antslavery elements in order to
carry out their selfish and ambitious schemes
Under these circumstances we do not under
take TO say which Of the two divisions Of the
former wing party is entitled to the party name
If the question is to be decided by numbers il
must be decided in favor Of the northern frag
ment. But no matter how the question may
be decided the Wings Of the South should bear
in mind, that their warfare on the democrac,
is but giving aid and comfort TO the Wings anC
Fusionists Of the North, who are bent upon
crusade against the South. All the combined
strength Of the Northern Wings and fused fac
tons is making every effort to strike down thu
democracy Of the North because il sustains th,
rights Of the South. If they can accomplish
that, they will have surmounted the great bar
riers which confronts them. They will have con
quered the North and can then bring its Who'll,
power in the national legislature to bear dowr
southern Institutions We trust that wings il
the slaveholding States will ponder these thing
and take such action as sound policy dictates.
TIE RICHMOND, Virginia, Christian ddrocot
says there are in Virginia, So sos Baptsts; 9264;