The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-10-18
NATIONAL WINGS.

The Richmond (Va.) Wing is no less pleased
than the Richmond Enquirer with the move,
ments of the National Straightout Wings in
Massachusetts and New York. Quoting in full
the resolutions of the late Convention in the
former State, it says:
"The doctrines here announced are the doc
trines Of national, Union-loving men, and can
not fail to command the approval of such all
over the country. 'The Wing party of Massa-
chusetts stands now, as ever, upon the Consti-
tuition The declaration of such sentent is
surely worthy of those who profess to follow
the teachings Of Daniel Webster, the great ex-
FOUNDER of the Constitution, and the ardent
friend OF the Union, under all circumstances
and amid every peril that menaced it,
The denunciation, by the Conservative
Wings of the Old Bay State, of the odouS Per
sonal Liberty law, as an enactment disgrace
ful to body of men sworn to support the Con
stitution,' and the declaration of their determi
mination to use all their efforts to have 1t
erased from the statute-book, evidence
patriotism and firmness of purpose worthy OF
the best days of the Republic. In short, it IS
no small merit in men anywhere in these times
to stem the torrent Of fanaticism, and proclaim
themselves, in the face of all manner OF ad-
verse surroundings the friends and guardians
of the Constitution and laws. But especially
is such conduct to be commended in Massachr
sets men, who are beset by so many temp&
tons to desert principle, aud ally themselves
with ism and with faction"
1t also publishes the address and resolutions
of the Straight-outs of New York State, and
says
"They will be read by Southern men with
deep interest and pleasure, as afording happy
indication of a returning sense of reason ana
justice on the part of our Northern brethren
Like the Conservative Wings of Massachusetts,
the Conservative Wings of the Empire State
heartily respond to, endorse, and adopt, the III
spring sentiment of the eloquent Choa'':
We JOIN ourselves to no party that ines ~"
carry the flag and keep step 10 the Dluslc 81 NE
Union Even our neighbor Of the Enqnp"
is forced to compliment the patriotism and me
manly frmness of these Northern Wings. II
is encouraging it says, to see the attempts Oh
our honest opponents, diScardiag all the od'o'S
isnes Of the day, to put do,cH sectional ana geo.
graphical parties
The following resolution of the New 1orh
Wings, which, in its wicked mis-statemen' o.
the issue between Anti-Savery and Pro SLAYER!
men, virtually gives utterance to an unmlH'
gated falsehood, finds special favor with the
Richmond Wing:
" ReSOlUed, That the sacrifice Of the Interests
of twenty-five millions of white men, and 81
lence upon all the principles that concern
them, to the supposed interests OF some 'IIeo
and half millions of negroes, is an abandon
ment of our own race and color, to aggranuA@v
into greater importance the race and color =.
the African. The Wing party was made Tor li'
American, and not for the African
Now, what paper is this which thus com "'
ments the Straight-out Wings of Massacnu'
sets and New York? 1t fercely urged inc
passage of the Nebraska Bill, commended 'ng
sham Democratic Administration that procaisu
its passage, praised Senator Douglas VIII
brought it forward, denounced the Wing SenS'
tors and Representatives from the North VIII
opposed it, sneered contemptuously and arrO
gantly at the opposition raised by the Northern
Wing press. assumed that the conduct OF the
Wings of the free States had broken up the
National Wing Party, and that Southern Wings
could no longer act with them, and was violent
in its menaces of a dissolution of the Umon'
should Northern majority succeed in restoring
the Missouri Compromise. From the time oil
the passage Of the bill, it has been busy II