The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-11-01
POLITICAL MOVEMENTS.

THE STRAIGHT-oUT WIGS OF New YORK.
The National Htelligencer is nursing tenderly
the Straight-out Wings of the North. 1t is in
raptures over the letters of their leaders, and en-
larges upon their meetings. as if they were not
ridiculous abortions. 1t parades with imposing
pomp the proceedings of the State Convention
of the Straight-outs of New York, which met
in the city Of New York on the 23d. In this
ton papers here, which manifest an equally
tender interest in the resuscitation of the Wing
Party. The truth is, the said Convention was
failure. It's managers claim that there were
present seoentyfce delegates, from hity-two
counties, but the majority of these were Know
Nothings, men who had made themselves no.
torious in former years by plotting against the
Wing Party. The Tribune says:
"Our city was represented in the Brooks
Wing State Convention-or, rather, on its pub
lished roll-by nineteen persons, all claiming to
be live Whigs,' and anxious for the perpetuity
and success. of the National Wing Party. OF
these, we know one who voted for Seymour last
year, considering that a surer shot against
Clark than vote for Ullmann; another, who
was a noisy Democrat, till he last year became
a Hindoo, and who is now a Templar and Pres
ident of Know Nothing Council, and never
even pretended to be Wing till this week.
Out Of the whole nineteen live Whigs,' we are
confident that Governor Clark did not receive
three votes, and we doubt that he did one."
OF the members of the State Central Com
mittee, the same paper says:
awe believe every man of these supported
Ullmann last fall, but two or three who voted
for Seymour. Certainly not so many as five
of the twenty-one supported Gov. Clark. They
have as good a right to be Know Nothings as
anybody else; but is it not mean and dastardly,
| after having joined hostile organization, and
acted with it for more than year, to pretend
now to be solcitous for the perpetuity and in.
tegrity of the Wing Party?"
The resolutions adopted, denounced the Re.
publicans as Party organized upon geographi.
cal grounds, condemned the violence in Kansas,
and the countenance given to it by President
Pierce, but ignored every practical measure in
relation to Slavery aggression. No ticket was
nominated: pretext, want of time-real reason
determination on the part of the Know Moth
ing wire-workers to secure the Straight-out
Wing vote for the Know Nothing candidates
Accordingly the Convention instructed its sym.
pathizers to vote so as to carry out their views,
if possible, only in no event to support the Flu.
sion or Republican ticket. This was in &C.
cordance with the advice of the Albany Regis
ter, know Nothing which besought the Con.
vention not to distract the opposition to the Re-
publicans, by nominating separate ticket
The New York Courier and Enquirer, which
can hardly be suspected of anything very ex
travagant, seems to regard the Convention as
having performed the Office of undertaken to
the deceased Wing Party.
"The thing is demonstrated We have had a
pr0teH IN curiG; and the Wing party of New
York is proved to be stark dead. Its lifeless
| remains have been exposed to public view in
Constitution Hall, and there can be no further
mistake about it. Its own warnest friends,
even those who have most fOndly chung to the
thought of its continued vitality, allow that it
is at least dead for season, and have formally
dismissed all its old followers, to 60 each man
his own way"
And, in reply to the recommendation of the
Convention about voting, it says:
ave cannot and will not support the Hard
portion of the Democracy, because they un-
qualiiiedly sanction the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise, which we unqualifedly condemn.
We cannot and will not support the Soft DOR.
ton of the Democracy, because they palter in
double sense upon this measure, and because
their success will be made an approval and an
encouragement of an Administration which we
regard as one of the most mischievous and rep
rehenslble the country has ever seen. We can
not and will not support the Know Nothings,
because, favorable as we are to an amendment
OF the naturalization system, we in thousand
times greater degree abhor secret political or.
CARNATIONS, and civil prescription on account
of religion. The only remaining party in the
field is the Republican party. Its
legislation will differ in no material respect
from the general tenor of New York legislation.
The success Of the party is to be valued chiefly
for its moral effect, IS q protest against the
| wrongs of the South, and as check upon the
violence which, if we may Judge by the past,
will be displayed by Southern men in Congress,
when the ;...."estions touching Kansas shall be
brought up for settlement New New York cannot
cast vote Tor 49, --ntobed
tration, without seeming to share It's ~.~.~--.
spiritless disposition, and without thereby fur
nishing Southern Congressman opportunity for
the display of any amount of intimidation and
bravado. New York is a power in the Union.
She has an opinion upon the violation of the
Missouri Compromise and the Kansas outrages.
Let her speak it emphatically, and through the
Republican party-for she can do it through
no other. In the present juncture of political
affairs, and present condition of State affairs,
this is her paramount duty"
Among the late accessions to the Republican
Party in New York, are the Hon. JAMES H.
TITus, the Democratic member of the Assem-
lily, CT this State, TO whom Silas Wright wrote
his letter in favor Of the Wilmot Prov;so, and
Hon. S. A. Foor, of Geneva, formerly a well.
known member of the New York bar appoint.
ed Judge of the Court of Appeals by Governor
Hunt.
HENRY b. STANTON has taken the field in
support of the Republican movement in Eey
York, and, judging from the tone of his speech.
es, he does not intend again to lay aside his
armor.
Ar. SEWARD has made another speech at Buff
falo, in support OF me Republican Party. 1t is
one of the greatest speeches we have mad the
pleasure of reading for a long time. Mr.. Sew
ard, since emancipated from the necessities and