Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-09-26
TIE RICHMOND WlllG AND TIE WINGS
OF THE NORTH

OF TIE NORTH.
In the action t" the recent Wing Convention of
New York, the people OF the South will find ubundan,
confirmation of the truth which W" have 50 earnestly
asserted, that the Viii: party is no longer nn"nal
organization, but il sectional faction, siav!Sbly
subscrvicnt ~ the ambition Of Seward, and thoroughly
possessed ot the spirit ri Abolitionism The Wigs
Of Massachusetts, Of Iowa. nud oi other Northern
States, hnd hlrcndy planted th"n~rlv"s on Il SEQ
tonal, antslavcry platform: but morc importance"
attaches TO the action Of the WhiGs u New York;
and their recent reputation Of all sympav and as
sociation with the Wings Of the South, will be re-
garded most significant political event. In the
other States of the North the Wing party has long
since been abolitonizcd, but in New York there was
still some scmblance of conservatism and devotion 10
the Constitution. There was wing Of the Wing
party which, recognizing Mr.. Fillmore rs its leader,
pro:-scd rrccuncilnblc nntasonism :" Seward and
his schemes. Blu; even 'hiS fragment Is nh"!liinmizcd
II, last sn that SILVER Gr,ys" ana all are how united
in compact parity under the leadership of Seward
and sectional platform.
Ii was our purpose 10 illustrate In" urr ,lcTurHli-
cation Of the Wing purty q" the North by comlncn-
rarv OH the action oi the Syracuse Convention; but
article which we can improve neither in r"spcc: Of
curucy OF statement nor severity Of dcnumcat!vn.
From the Richmond Whis september %
| NEW YORk-WIiIG STATE CONVENTION
| The Wings Of New York held their State Conv"n-
ton on "Wednesday Inst. and nominated their ticket
for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, ~. and adopt
| I'd platform, IL Il matter -; course. w" !ranklv
confess have nothing {" shy in hchn't "t the Con-
vcnnr, the ticket ar II" Platform The ticket Is
= al, 4 .1.,-1i ,,nl-
| CIarf, "f Om:ari" for Governor N'9rVI R"g0"Dd,
! of New York, for Lieutenant Gov, :Inr: Hwg F':-
| hmch, Of Washington, !rr Ca:a Commissioner; and
Norr0od Boone, for stat" Prison Inspector Of the
latter two We know nothing and have heard nothing.
The candidate for Governor the Herald Informs Us,
belongs To the Seward school, md doe. Raymond,
the editor of the New York Times. Such being the
complexion Of the New York State Wing ticket, We
are justified in denouncing il ns n Seward Abolition
ticket and such deserving :hr support o.. no mn:l
sincerely attached III the Constitution nmd earnestly
desiring the rrcsrrN n,ioG oi the Union Il. i: ia.
| But T We object 20 the ticket We have much m"rr
reasnG to condemn 1Ac p!a::Jrnl. BIt one iea and
one s"utIrcnt perry ader --nd that I,a ii Addition.
ar thu, sentincn. dearly hostility 80 the institutions
Of the South. ri.r :irst resolution, I" b." sure ;!H'"s
cruIIdiuquen,ly oi their cordial n",' imnnvahc a'-
tachmrnt 20 the Federal tnrn md :" tie C'lStltu-
ton but the subsequent urv slrw that such a
profession is fraud and cheat. with which South
crn Whigs. believe, are a It'll" 10" wisc tn b,.
gulcd. Upon nearly every paint CONNECTED with the
~
to their own published declarations. nr rotten to The
core and TO br trusted. And FAR as this quy-
ton is concerned, they have cut on a Possibility of
Southern Wings cooperating or sympnihisng with
them. We regret that il is So, but they themselves
have done the work and the blame and consequences
of il can never bc justly laid M door. We have
aduouished demonstrated, and protested, hrt AL 10
no purpose. We have begged them i,n' 10 commit
themselves 10 the foul hcrcsv ui trC"Soli IN. ;u Is
force upon us Tie necessity oi SEVERN: comm
ion with ;hrm,--iIut 10 max" war ui"n ~" iusi'u-
tnn> ui the South, and thu Ii-ht- and ilaiv If In"
States, and thus l'u III uimn"Gt l"p'r!N IL" exist
cu,c of the Union itself. We lave .Ur''-;iv nul s"
lcnny nr,cri,d to them 10 abstain from all surh
crave injustice and i"llyip b. patriots. moi nct;on-
is;s-na'ic"ai n'", NJ >:r""T;,,:s- mon ~, n
well nigh in vain. They have gone oil after strange
gods and i, !: needless for US 10 sny Tint VIC can
worship al such altar.
What sc object 10 most i'll this platform IS mo' the
opposition it avows IL the princp OF the Nebraska
bill, although that would be enough 10 elicit our
warmest reprobnton. But il If the determined h"st!
iv il expresses TO the extension oi snvcry and the
admission of new Slnv" States int" III" ni"H-ihc
spirit in short, Of uudypg hatred to slarcrv itself ~
il exis:s in the Southern States Of ih!. lri'n That
il the prominent feeling that p"rvadcs nr"-t every
resolution in the series. And to that lIln and that
feeling il 10 the duty If Southern "hi-' ild"p"n-
dent of party and all other considerations, {" op"s"
a stern and manly resistance. W." i'r "Hr, shall
never he !nruh Wil.!n tn sacrifice !1r'h'T u "r
,i;lc OF tie ;, Of the South for h" -hk""t k"cIn:
On terms with any party: a" "" ar" h'' hpprI>cH
that We stand alone i'll this determination. II !, ;t!r
srutinrrt If W. mistake not, nf the cu'r" Southern
! Wh- party; and we avow II boi!y, ih"t the Whig-
Of New York and the uihc. Northern Siai': HAY not
he deceived ~ tG our true l"s!:iu!. mon or dis
union that 10 the ground upon winch we 'ihi!-n"t,
indeed that we love the mon cs-, bu tia We love
! ;h. South more,
We annex the platform adopted hy She New York
Wig Convention, that the reader may Judge for liui-
sell how far are justified in dcn"unrlnS II as an
| uncuuivoCal Abolition prununclamcni":
Resolved, That the wings ni New "r cherish now,
IL they have ever ,Onc cordial aud lnulnvahl" III =
;arhncnt IL the federal Union ana (" ia" Con::iiu
ton, as havin. been framed and ordnn"d 10 est.J.,sI
Justice insure, domestic tranquility, vr"l, sc III" gene
raj welfare and secure th,: h.s yjHgg {" liberty I" our
selves and p"scry ai. liza, '!"T VIII resist amy
attempt from aut Iin:scr I" d':dc re one ;il" N."-
late H. ,i!vT or 10 divert either t!"m ;l b"ciircnt
parpnzcs Tor which they were established.
Resolved, Tint the passage by the trainers "i me
Constitution, and the iuhcrs Of the rrbllr of III"
ordinance of l7S7, clearly established ~ Il rm"'nI
principle with them thnt slavery should hc forever
prohibited in the Territories of the n!tci STAT.
| Resolved, That VIC cordially nplrov" c.ih hrin and
manly stand of the whig senator; u IL" S;nte "i New
York in defence of the yL.s OF the free States and
maintenance OF the principles and r"hcy 81 the whig
party and that tender our grateful thanks To those
members Of Congress who Resisted with hZcd fidelity
the breach Of public faith involved III tn" r'c" "i the
Missouri compromise.
Resolved That hv the ret Ir"curIn- the rr;rnl al
the Missouri Compromise We hold tho We mr. forever
discharged from all "bIi,atols to support any com
promise with slavery "Acrt such H. ~" contained III
i.. constitution If the United States, AMI most 'sp"-
r;v that we rrf. forever released from all obligations
: - uimt into our union my State which -''nci"iI- ar
permits slavery.
Resolved. That the recent action "f Congress, en-
MATED and nrrrnvcd by the President, whereby tic
| r,,uuuct conulouIy known Us the Missouri Compru.
mise is rcrrdia:cd, and the vast TERRITORY known IS
Nebraska and Kansas, opened TO slavery, has already
received the unqualified condemnation "i The wS-
Of New York ana we point with satisfaction and prl'!,
To the inct that not single whl. m"lI6"r "f rI'I"r
House uf Congress from this nny other free Stat"
Yielded any .ort "f support, cnuncnnnc" or iav"r
10 that most unjust and unrglr;c"u, proceeding.
! Resolved. That II measure p"rvaiIn. and ma
mr!ituus III its scope aud influence. vitnv affect
IN. :Ic reputation and destiny of oar whole cuam;ry
| us the establishment or inlroducon "i human s!"ycry
| throughout ,"run "i the nnii"ns! ,."i;im largr
than the Old thirteen States can, with r"prcly. hr
| referred to tribunal less cycn.; and c"nniandm;
than that composed Of the whole American pcnglr
and We protest against its diversion u'tr iI" i;s'
and deceptive cry "f 'ropular soy, "ci.y from t!ir
august tribunal 10 one composed of the iw hundreds
| or thousands OF sguatcrs who may cncanp in said
territory as pspablc dcrclc,on from, duy, under
precxt too fmsy TO mislead any bat those unx"is Ia
be drudch au,l eager 10 l'e led asirny.
| Resolved, That against iEc priuc:p!"s involved in
The Nebraska hi;l 10 their appica;i" either 10 trri-
tory now hrrnnc 10 III" unon Of hci, after 10 be
uuire,, the Whig> OF Now Itrk wilisrnrE Il with
| resolution and c"n,idc O. resolution i'"' they 'slnil
nr, md confidence tina, they "rauuni receive IN,
sanction cf tic American pc"!r; Gu III ;h!s sfrucg.
w., inv the 'r-"p,raii"n al term, t.; equality AL
| .rGte-nv II a. snc'~c uuI carGc>. champions ct
| ir,.t labor an! :'.-#.'.
Resolved; Ths. in the rocont vc; 1t t, I:v.r an
| Ha:h"r ill We perceive Legitimate consequence e!
thu, I.,ltr rni d" nla which r"-;r Is war AMI ''plU,>i
rs ,!ir wiu'nui hu,ii"s. "t IA" @"vc.2G-n'. aH. Is.
:r,'u al ,.nvotnn :" lrhic Icsnu:CC> a." "'s". - :"
extend the i",nrm -: u.II>ry and cr!- ~" ai- n;
ucncc ns n violation ri pu5r du:": Iui wo r,!.: this
maIirn veto will open mcny eyes Ia ;i.t truth that tie
policy which il indicates involves s supporters in
perpetual collision with the public welfare and var
| on common sense.
Resolved, Thut we congratulate thc people Of this