Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-09-02
MoRE FUSION.

The Freesoilers and Abolitionists of Penn
sylvania held State convention at Harrisburg
last Wednesday and passed resolutions with
drawing their State ticket and recommending
the support of Pollock, the Wing candidate for
governor. The party represented at Harris
and admirers of the Buffalo platform of le4s
as inhabit the Keystone State, comprising
Freesoilers and Abolitionists Of every stripe,
from David Wilmot to Joshua r. Giddings.
They adhere to the name of Stree Democrats
assumed at Buffalo; and until the recent con-
vention, they have adhered to the organization
adopted by that reasonable assemblage. Now
they have gone over to the Wings.
The regular parties in Pennsylvania held
their State conventions and made their nomi-
nations before the attempt to organize North
ern sectional party, pledged to restore tho
Missouri restriction, repeal the fugitive slave
law, and resist the admission of slave States.
AT that time there was nothing new and spe.
cial to cause Fusion between the Wings, Free.
soilers, and Abolitionists. Under these cir.
cumstances, the Freesolers and Abolitionists
made up ticket of their own. But since then
the Fusion movement has been set on foot, and
the Freesoilers and Abolitionists perceiving
that the Wings of Pennsylvania have been
sufficiently aboltionized, under the lead OF
William F. Johnston and Thaddeus Stephens,
and being further satisfied with the sectional
character of the Wing nominees, have with
drawn their own ticket in order to unite with
the Wings. The notorious David Wilmot be-
longs to the "Free Democracy of Pennsylvania.
He is prominent leader in that camp, and
recently he has descended from the judicial
bench to assail the Nebraska bill with bitter
and fanatical epithets. We most earnestly
hope that he has followed his associates into
| the Wing camp. That is the only place fit for
him; and he ought to have gone to it six or
eight years ago. During that time, he has
been laboring assiduously for the benefit Of the
Wing party, and he should have assumed its
uniform.
We trust that the country will now perceive
that there is more than one process by which
Fusion can be accomplished. The proceed
ings of the Harrisburg convention, and of the
Massachusetts, Wing convention, show that it
is not necessary for two parties to meet in con-
vention at the same time and place, in order to
fuse, coalesce, and amalgamate. They show
also that in the present state Of the Wing party
of the North, it is not necessary for a Wing
convention to renounce its organization, and
nominate piebald ticket, in order to fuse,
coalese, and amalgamate with the Freesoilers
and Abolitionists. The end may be anticipated
by passing fanatical resolutions, and nominal
ing candidates to correspond, SO as to invite
the Freesoilers and Abolitionists to abandon
this separate organization, unite with the
Wings, and make common cause with them.
The Boston wings have attempted this
achievement, and the "Free Democrats" of
Pennsylvania proved its practicability The
Wings Of New York will attempt the same
achievement at Syracuse next week, and we
have but little doubt that the Auburn conven-
ton will initiate that Of Harrisburg by sup
porting the Wing ticket made up at Syracuse.
But the Pennsylvania Wings enjoyed an adj
vantage over their New York friends, for the
latter will lose portion of the factionists, I'M.
less they concede some Of the golden glories
of civic ambition" as the Washington Union
would say.