Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-09-05
The w.,h,n,tou , .nun.l on tn. northern whlrs.

The Washington Sentinel in its issue Of Saturday,
has leading editorial under the heading of "rhc
Richmond Wing and the Northern Wings" We
thank our contemporaries of the Sentinel for the
plimentary terms in which they speak Of the Whig,
and which our Characteristic modesy orbids from
repeating. Having made our Acknowledgements to
our esteemed contemporaries, proceed briefly TO
notice the article deferred to.
We are taken to task upon the surmise that we are
apprchensive went too far, on previous occasions,
In ooudemning the course of Northern Wings on the
slavery question; and are CHI irged With manifestns
disposition to moderate our censurcs, and also TO
take the Democratic politicians Of the South to
task for meddlng with the domestic troubles Of
the Wings. We plead not guilty upon the first part
Of the charge, and having disposed Of tra shall take
occasion to reply to the latter part 1t from
apprehension that had gone too far in ,suring
Northern Wings which prompted the remarks upon
which the Sentinel comments. But it was, to use =
common place expression, that the saddle might be
placed upon the right horse We had seen, for seve-
raj months past, most unring effort the part OF
SIuthern Democratic journals to palm off the whole
responsibility Of the slavery agitation upon the North
en- Wings, as a party. The game was apparent
This same very patriotic ard consistent class OF jour
nails have played Mt it before and many times that
We pretty we'll acquainted with the tricks Of their
profession.
That the Northern Wings had acted wrong on the
Nebraska bill were free to say but that they and
they alone are responsible for opposing this
aid for keeping up opposition to it, we deny. There
ae thousands Of Northern Democrats who are inpl,.
cited in this move, and, take away the spoils inu-
ence which is temporarily exercised them, and
there would be thousands of them avowed oppc-
nents, as they are at heart, Of the Nebraska BILL
When the time comes for them to exhibit themselves
In their true coors it will be very easy to see how
these Northern men, protesting Southern principles
stand on the Nebrasks BILL or in other words on the
slavery question. We have before had occasion to
call the attention OF our Southern cotemporares TO
the fact that while they were discoursng in such
handsome terms about the soundness of their North
ern Democratic allies, this subject the very strong
holds Of Democracy, at the North, were being sur
rendered almost without creditabe struggle ayains,
the anti-Nebraska influence.
These results going on, every day, North of
Mason and Dixons line and in the language OF dis,
tnguished Democrat, the Democratic party Of tha,
region is rapidly becoming Crushed out" Yet, the
Democracy of the South constantly telling us thai,
their party is the only safe reliance the South has
the North. How is it, we ask to be informed, tina,
they were so onnpotent fore there in such an
apparent giving away9 There must be considerable
boiling in their ranks, or this could not be-provid.i
they were originally SOUND th. question 1t was in
view Of these facts that were disposed to moderate
our censures" of Northern WhigS-that is to saw.
that we were not disposed censure Northern Wings
only while there were of Northern Democrats
equally censurabc. Let the Northern people of both
be p.d nv nr,,Ia - II,
sist upon.
Tina, this rule hai not been acted upon, we plead in
just icaton for taking 'o task the Democratic papers
and Democratic politicians Of the North TO- inter.
meddiing in the domsst troubles of the Whig-"-
While they are setting themselves up as the very pc
cuar friends and protectors Of Southern interests,
along with their Northern bre;hren,d they for once
refuse to recognise the FreesOi wing of the party in
the full communion and fellowship OF the Dem ,crati,
O 'urcht Do they have au,ht to say against an Ad
rnnistra'ion which has taken into its conf lence an
Bestowed its power and patronage upon the mos.
rampant freeSoiIer5 OF the colnIy2 Tni Ssg.insi
1t Is true, processes to denounce those Fro s,lers,
oiI ut the sa n' ta,, 1t supports tbs very ninis
ua:lon that places them in authority Wnerc is tbs
show OF consistency in this course
We have "niy to say to our rcry consistent ,uth-
orn Democratic friends, that before they assume T.,
themselves the authority of reading lectures to South
err wings on this suh,ct, it becomes them to show
clearer record than they can now present They have
enough before them to defend the Administration o.
Gen. Pierce from its papabe Freeso:l afinities. and
70 account Tor the Freeso influence with which their
party at the North is overwhelmed, withou; troubling
themselves about "the donestrlc troubles of the
Wings"