Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-05-06
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TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1856.
The wings Of massachusetts $

ing last, with number Of their 3" straight whig
associates, from various parts of the Common
wealth. After organising, by the choice of Col.
James W. Seaver as chairman, and Charles Hale
as secretary, both members Of the House from
Boston, they proceeded to the selection of State
Central Committee of thrty-fve. ]. Thomas
Stevenson Of Boston, who was too " straight
wing TO support Taylor in lS4s, heads the list of
names on that Committee. The members for
Worcester County are, VIM. S. Lincoln, Esq, of
this city, and VIM. Mixter, of Hardwick.
The Hon. George S. Hillard of Boston, intro
duced the following resolution, which, after an
eloquent speech in its support, by the mover,
and after being seconded in a speech by
Hon. Geo. Lunt, was unanimously adopted as
their platform and basis principles of the party.
Considering the emphasis with which these "Mas-
sachusetts wings" proclaim their unyielding ad
herence to their g old principles and their " old
creed" we shall give, also, few resolutions in
exemplifcation thereof. Said these wings in
Council last Thursday:
ResolUed That the wings of Massachusetts see
no cause to abandon their old organization or
their old creed; but, on the contrary from their
observation of the political movements and
changes of the last few years, they draw strong
conviction Of the truth of their principles and
more earnest determination TO adhere to them.
They believe that the cardinal doctrines OF the
whig party, as expounded by its leaders. living
and dead, are those which will most certainly Sc
cure the prosperity of the State ard the Union.
BY them they believe that the material interests
of the country will be best promoted, and the
happiness of the people best secured. They have
been tried and not found wanting. The wings of
Massachusetts,, at least, satisfied with them,
and will not abandon them. Come what will
whether success or defeat be their portion-they
scH stand upon the old ground and yak IN the old
path. They will Join no accidental trivial, tenn
porary organization; they will swell no cry of
prescription; they will give their countenaBce to
no sectional, geographical faction. Their patri-
otism is national and comprehensive; and they
will enlist in the ranks of no party which does
not bear the flag and keep step to the music of
the Union.
Now, for the information of such as may not
be so familiar with the position the 'Whigs of
Massachusetts" used invariably to take on the
great question of the day, we reprint some of
their resolutions Of former years, in which they
laid down ''their creed,'' and proclaimed to the
world "their principles which they reiterated
year after year, ''unalterable," and which they
now declare their persistent determination to
their State Conventonin Boston which re-nomi-
mated Gov. Washburn, they took position which
came nearer to being what they now term sec
tioRal" or geographical" in its tendency, than
anything the Republicans ever got off Just lis
ten to the unanimous voice of 1890 'Massachsetts
Wings" in council in 1854 among whom were
J. Thomas Stevenson, George S. Hillard George
Lunt, &c. =
Resolred, That the recent act of the National
Legislature, in wantonly and fearlessly annullng
a solemn compact which had stood for more than
thirty years, and of which the South had received
the full benefit, LEAVES NO RESTRICTION UPON
THE ACTION OF THE FREE STATES ON TIE SUB
JET OF SLAVERY, BEYOND THE EXACT
PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION.
Resolved, That the repeated andlong continued
aggressions of the advocates of slavery extension
have wakened the people CT Massachusetts and
the free States to the fact that their end and aim
is political supremacy; that by this last browning
act the repeal of the Missouri Compromise eff.
fected through Southern faithlessness and North
ern treachery, stimulated by the corrupt use of
executive patronage, tt IL NAKED QUESTION
OF LIBERTY OR SLAVERY as the controlling
principle Of the government as presented to the
american people; and for ourselves we declare
our readiness to meet that iSSase and our deter
mination at all times and under all circumstances
so 70 exercise constitutional right "to
the blessings Of liberty to ourselves and our
posterity.
ResoIDed, That we are unakerabIy opposed to
the extension of slavery foot of territory
now free that we will seek the immediate and
unconditional repeal of so much of the Kansas
and Nebraska act anuuls the Missouri Compro.
mise, and that we will oppose the admission into
the Coniederacy of any neso State, formed out of
our territorial possessions, unless slavery is pro-
hibited therein.
Then follows right severe stab at the fugitive
slave law
Such is the I" old ground " our whig friends
used to . stand on" Such is the old path"
which they this year re- announce their determin-
alton TO walk in" If the Republicans had
passed these identical resolutions, those old TO-
gies would have called us ultra radicals, eds
unionists," and all other hard names. And yet,
the above are but fair samples of wing resolu-
tons for years and years back, even to the time
when that pink of doughfaces, Edward Everett,
was nominated for Governor. The wings used to
take aground even for the immediate abolition
by act Of Congress, of slavery in the District of
Columbia, and for the abolition from the Consti-
tuition of the clause allowing the three-6fths rep
resentation of slaves in Congress- And yet,with
the solemn declaration on their. lips, that they
have not abandoned, and " WILL NOT ABAN.
DON" their " old principles" they profess to
regard with horror, the idea Of another party in
1856 adopting so much of their I" old creed" as
has reference to the exclusion Of slavery from, all
the national territories, and opposition TO the a-
mission Of any more Slace States.
In fact, every thing the Republicans ask for, is
contained in the following single resolution,
drafted by DANIEL WEBSTER, offered by ].
THOMAS STEVENSON, and unanimously adopted,
at Wing State Convention which nominated
Gov. Briggs.
.rnesotoed, That the WHO'S of Massachusetts,
wi continue 10 use all constitutional measures to
restrain thealready prepouderatng inanence ~
tne slaVehodmg interest in the national lepislat-
uie, " ueteat all measures calculated to unfold
slavery, ana promote all constitutional rne5suyas
loI Us 2ssftarow and will OPPOSE al ali times
VIII W., N ssS,n,, ,hVMlslNG zeal and frmness
: ANY fpkIHEk ADDITION or 81 AVE-
HOLDING STATES to this Union a,,t In Icy r.
ever territory formed, and that thew viii ,t
manner. OPPOSE ALL FURTHER pv ~ IKE
SION OF THE SLAVERY Of the Afr;can EN-
on this continent '"'e
What better Republican platform was ever mo.
posed than this Recollect, 1t was adopted when
there was no fugitive slave law and no Nebraska
must be looked upon as the cool, deliberately re-
solved sentiment Of the "whigs of Massachu-
sets" 1t will be noticed that IL contemplate
the overthrow fslavery In the States, as well
as its prohibition in the territories-a step fur.
ther than the Republicans go in their resolutions.
What " fanatics these Websters Stovonso,.