Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-09-26
Resolutions of the WING State Convention of
New York

9uiyoosl. and will prove satisfactory presume
alike to Seward and 70 Greedy. We lind in them
no disguise save of the fatal blow which is aimed
al the rights of the states. aud at the Union for
which they fhsidiously profess such cordial
aud imnovable attachment,
Occupying the position to which taoy ure now
pedged,to restrict the states OF tn. South in the
exercise of their constitutional rights snd priv
leges ii would be ridiculous to suppose that the
actors 1T Syracuse have not designedly broken
up ell aiiinnoe with every party south, aud flung
in their teeth the guaudet Of delanee.-
For one, We say be it SO. We love the
tnion we would preserve 1t ns the inppest, best
AM only ASYLUM Of liberty ou earth. We would
preserve it forty for the slayeto shield him from
feeble competition with the un-ympothising Van
kee, and to porpctuate to him even with his
bonds the Thousand practical blessings lac now
enjoys,as against the blig'ltng curses with which
selfish and blind fanaicism would ailiet him
but it would be unwise, If not criminal 10 hest.
tate plainly to iorewarn the people, wings and
democrats, of the northern ststes Of the incyita-
BILE tcndancy of the sectional measures to which
they are disposed to commit themselves. 1t is
true. there is nothing practical in these measures
AZ ltltsfbl--eiHtF tHF south Il HlHklhH no intAt=
ment whatever towards an extension Of the INST
tuition Of slavery. They ura causecss insults,
Whose only etiectcan be, aud Is. 10 weaken the
common bonds of unionand to prepare the south
the more readily to oppose the most uncompro
missing hostilty,at any and every cost, to any at
tempted limitation whatever in future upon their
rights under the constitution. Those right they
know Among them, is the right of property in
slaves and the right to carry and use that proper
" IN any state or territory OF me union in which
II is not forbidden by the local law Thi, right.
N the abstract, was surrendered in the Missouri
Compromise; and let northern agitators pirate as
they may Of southern indifference 10 the recent
re adjustment of that measure,wo tell thcm.and
we believe we know southern sentiment on this
question,that its peaceful restoration would be an
act utterly impossible as would be the abolition
of slavery itself
1t will be observed that the main feature of the
following platform of the wings OF New York
like that of Massachusetts, Is purely sectional IN
its character, and is therefore final act in the
utter standardization of the party in that sfatc
They are here presentedin body IN coalition
with aboltionists, AZ distinct sectional organi-
zation at war not only with the south but as foes
that every patriots hand should strike, Ms
enemies To the Constitution and the Laws
to the entegrity, the peace and pcrmaucucc of
the. Federal Union. Shall the people of the
south yield To- these Impressions of fanatieism
Shall they renquish the Union or. shall il be
their Rights within the Union \ response
to these questions will meet the only praeti
cal issue we can find involved in the following
resolutions
Resolved, That the wings OF New \ ork cher
i-h now, rs they have ever done, a cordial and
immovabe attachment Ia the federal [ mon aud
to the constitution, as having been framed aud
ordained 10 establish justice, insure domestic
tranquility, promote III" general welfare, and
secure the blessings of liberty Ia ourselves and
our posterty: and that they will resist any at
tempt from any quarter 10 divide the Que aud Vi.
olate the other, or 10 divert either from the be
Inefficient purposes for which they were establish
ed
Resolved, That The passage 10y the trainers of
the eensttutiOn,and the father OF the republic of
the ordinance OF l7S7. clearly established asa
cardinal principle with them that slavery shoald
be forever prohbtedin the Territories of the nj
ted States.
Resolved, That We cordially approve of the
firm and manly stand Of the Wing senators Of
the State of New York in defence of the rights
pl inc lIff suites Hud maintenance al the llin-
ciples and policy Of the wing party: and that We
tender our grateful thanks 30 Those members of
Congress who resisted with fixed fidelity the
breach of public faith involved in the repeal of
the Missouri compromise.
Resolved, That by the act procuring the re-
peal of the Missouri compromise w hold that we
are forever discharged from all obligations to
support any compromise with slavery, except
such as are contained ia the constitution Of tho
United States, and most especially that we arc
forever released from all obligations To- admit IN
to our union any State which sanctions or per
mits slavery.
Resolved that the recent action If Congress
stimulated and approved by the presldent.whcre-
by the compact commOnly known rs the Alissou-
ri Compromise is rcpudated, and the vast terri
tory known as Nebraska and Kansas, opened to
slavery has already received the unqualified
condemnation of tho wings OF New ork, and We
point with satisfaction and pride TO the fact that
not single wing member of either House OF
Congress from this OF any other free State yield
ed any sort of support, counteuanoe or favor to
that most unjust and unrighteous proceeding.
Resolved That measure peryadng and
momentous i'll its scope and influence, vitality
effecting the reputation and destiny OF our whole
country, as the establishment or introduction of
human slavery throughout IA portion of the ma
tonal domain, larger than the old thirteen States,
can, with propriety. be referred Ia no tribunal
less exacting and commanding than that com
posed OF the whole American people, and we pro
test against its division under the false and de
ceptive cry of popular sovereignty" from this
august tribunal TO one composed of the few hun
dreds or thousands of squatters who may encamp
in said territory us palpabe dereliction from
duty. under pretext too himsy to misead any
but those anxious to be deluded and eager TO be
led astray.
Resolved, That against the principles inyolv-
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