Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-01


mainly Northern in its advocacy, the responsibility Of its
adoption or rejection properly rested upon the North
Viewed as o simple business Transaction Northern men
opposed to the repeal had right to use all honorable
mea and however much she may regret the
lack IF courtesy and justice that act would seem TO ndi-
cate the South cannot osracze them solely for desiring
to adhere to the old contract. 1t may be said Mr..
Douglas asserted the floor of the Senate that the Mis-
souri, Inc repealed by the Compromise Of 1850; but to
this the North reply, if such the fact ressa
superuous and mschevous and il cannot be denied that
few prsons North South the extent of the doc
trine advanced by the Senator from Illinois.
We earnestly contended that the Compromise Of
1850 established the doctrine Of non-ntervention
dsrsod the South regards the territory which
it specially applied and to all future acquisitions and
this Interpretation s think admitted by the socalled
National wings who opposed the Nebraska bill. While,
then DO consider the act of voting against
that violation of Wing faith proper test of
Wing soundness, believe the principle it contains is
entirely consistent with the Baltimore platform and emf
nenty just in ITSELF and it is the Law of the land
made SO by majority Of the northern uots cast IN Congress,
we opposed to oil agitation for repeal, and cannot
engraft any such policy upon political
creed. But Messrs HUNT, BELL, CuLLoM, CLAYTON, Ev
EREIT and others Of the noble stamp though they
did not reflect views in opposing the bill, are still
any which must necessarily ossracze them for
boldly and cour.eousy schargng what they believed to
| be high duty to the country.
3 The assumption that all the Northern Wing oppos
ton the Nebraska Kansas bill proceeded from hostility
to the South is, in opinion, incorrect.
That large number Of the Northern wing Of the par
~, bitter Freesoers as they are thus influenced
and that their whole conduct hypocrtca sectional
and the highest degree despcabe is unfortunately
but that such the motives governing the and
the presses the North known as the National Wings
we have idea and it. doing them and ourselves in
justice to confound them with the Freesoiers Among
the Northern Wing opponents of the bill those who
ably and zealousy maintained great personal risks
the fnality platform adopted at Baltimore, who are still
willing abide by its provisions, and who in the recent
exciting at Boston, defended its obnoxious fea
ture to the North-the fugitive-save law-with und-
mnished zeal and ability But for the followers Sew
ard Greeley & Co. have respect than we have
for the Freeso wing of the Democratic party under John
Van Buren,, Cochrane, Dix Co., petted and pampered
though they by the Administration and fellowship
ped by Southern Democrats and do not regard them
as belonging to the Wing party. ..
g. We opposed then, to the call for Southern Wing
Convention because first no adequate occasion for it
exists second admitting oil that it's advocates charge
against the North it does not to promise any
good third if desirable the present agitation Of
the question premature fourth presupposes change
in Southern sentiment which does exist and lastly
the feature of sectionasm it necessarily involves is
ceedngly disaseful to those who combatted the NASH
vile Convention and the anti Union doctrines to which it
gave utterance Let rather Southern Wings watch
and wait" The people of the North have been re-
Gently excited to degree scarcely appreciate by the
South in its present state Of quetude and is i'm
probable that when they shall calmly review the
LoIo
WINGED Of their and be prompt to do justice
who, by indscreet hasty action part may be
driven permanently into the ranks Of our enemies.
Indeed, have already encouraging indications of
favorable change in the conservative Wing press of the
North whose recent violence has been the of great
surprise andregre have abiding confidence
that the patriotic and national feeling conspcu
Gus in its conductors will soon resume their accustomed
control 1t cannot be that who stood so 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 yielding only just principle to
the South but largely redoundng 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 1852. The workmanship of able
andaccompished Southern statesmen FURNISHES scope
and verge enough for political necessities and we
do not believe any sectional Convention improve upon
it. The principles itembodes cordially and uniedy
embraced by the Southern Wings, and just true,
important and pertinent to-day when that platform
was adopted Those principles the proper tests Of
party ealty whose finds them too straight and conser
vative can repudate them but in doing he withdraws
from the party and call himself by what he may,
longer be admitted into its councils but all who
honestly and faithfully adhere to the PLATFORM whether
they be few many whether from the North or from the
South entitled share in the honors and the labors
Of the good old Wing Why them leave broad and
patriotic platform fashioned Southern and founded
tenn that and sectional Convention devise? ?
Why abandon present good for best doubtful pros
pect of future better? ...
No. no let us hold fast own good work. and il
the event shall prove hope and trust it will not
that Southern Wings alone faithful the noble
onal principles therein embodied let the proud
ly and tenacious cling to them still bearing alof the
revered standard bequeathed by the immortal Clay
and Webster the great founders Of party now gone
to their rest and fall at last, if fall must with the
glorious symbols Of conservative nationality above
proclaming to all the world that party died. it
lived true to the Constitution and its compromises and
to the union Of these States of which that sacred nsru
ment was at once the cradle and the safeguard.
1t may be that fanaticsm will at last destroy the vi
taty of the Constitution, that sectional strife will rive
the noble keystone from Governmental arch and that
decent regard for the opinions of mankind and the i'm
muabe law Of sef-preservaton may compel the South
to sever all political connexion with the North but that
hour has not yet come and we pray Heaven it may